The Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life programming has been going off without a Hitch — until now. The current film series focuses on the rarely seen movies of Alfred Hitchcock; tonight’s screening of Marnie is the last in a lineup that’s included The Wrong Man, Foreign Correspondent and Life…
When the best of the best amateur boxers face off tonight in the Championship Finals of the Colorado Golden Gloves State Tournament, they will have already battled their way through three nights of fierce competition — all for the chance to eventually secure an Olympic berth. “Last year, we had…
Folksinger and quintessential left-leaning activist Phil Ochs floated around the edges of Greenwich Village royalty in the ’60s, maintaining an on-again, off-again friendship/rivalry with Bob Dylan and writing such songs as “I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore” and “There But for Fortune,” which injected the influences of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger…
The Dikeou Collection is known for its innovative, ingenious literary and art programs, and here’s another one to add to the list: Five Denver Writers, hosted by Oren Silverman and featuring a quintet of local wordsmiths who have books coming out almost simultaneously. “A lot of it is poetry, but…
For nineteen years, the Denver Record Collectors Spring Expo, put on by Big K Productions, has been one of the best places to cross off the obscure end of your music wish list. As more and more physical media becomes collectors’ items rather than the only way to listen to…
In his debut novel, The Wilding, Benjamin Percy displays a flair for the horror/thriller genres as he delves into the American archetypes of nature. The plot follows a small band of people journeying through the Oregon wilderness, battling both obvious and hidden prey as they face the challenges of dealing…
Andy Warhol was more than just another modern master; some believe he can actually be credited with starting the current era in contemporary art. He did this in myriad ways, not only by turning soup cans into icons of veneration, but by delving into film, installation and performance art. An…
It’s hard to think of a more legit way to rep your city than by getting it permanently tattooed on you. And if you’re going to get it permanently tattooed on you, it’s hard to think of a better place to do it than Th’ink Tank, one of Denver’s most…
Today is the 107th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s birth. It is marked with National Read Across America Day, which happens each year to promote literacy and remember one of the greatest children’s authors of all time. And he was a great children’s author, no matter how you look at it:…
If you’re a fan at all of Madonna, you know about her 1985 Playboy spread and the classic down and out story that led to it: In 1979, a then-broke and unknown Madonna posed nude for a photography class for a fee of $30. Years later, when her first single…
For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you “Gettin’ Crafty” where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances. In honor…
In 99.99 percent of all of video games, you control a character who walks around and explores or kills stuff. That’s all well and good, but what’s it like for those getting killed? That’s the question Second Person Shooter hopes to answer by putting you into the eyes of the…
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour wraps its two-night stint at the Boulder Theater tonight before heading to Denver’s Paramount Theater on Thursday and Friday. Tonight’s seven featured films (peep the trailers after the jump) include The Fall Line, from Carbondale-based photographer and filmmaker Tyler Stableford, and The Swiss…
In every romantic comedy, it all starts with a lie: a little lie that leads to zany antics, which in turn lead to more elaborate lies, which in turn lead to madcap misunderstandings, which in turn lead to love. And isn’t that what it’s all about? So today, because we…
It’s been almost a week since Charlie Sheen went off the fucking chain on the Alex Jones Show, where the insane rant he went on — in which he (among so many, many other things) called Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre “a contaminated little maggot” who “can’t…
The interview with Charlie Sheen on ABC’s Good Morning America is one of the finest pieces of television I’ve seen in a long time, in no small part to Charlie Sheen’s off-the-wall replies to a straight line of questioning. Here are some of our favorites, in a new meme we’re…
Naughty Pierre, looking naughtyIn the true spirit of cabaret, Lannie Garrett and her Clocktower Cabaret have always brought a diverse array of entertainers to the stage, focusing on the more nostalgic entertainment like burlesque, skits and sing-alongs. Tomorrow night, Clocktower staple and goofball MC Naughty Pierre will be hosting a…
Photographer Mark Sink is one of the grand old men of the Denver cultural tableau, with a colorful past, deep roots in photography (his great-grandfather James L. Breese founded the Camera Club of New York, and Breese’s uncle Samuel Finley Breese Morse, inventor of the telegraph, has been called “the…
Memorizing and reciting great verse kept the epics of the ancient world alive. It helped former hostage Terry Anderson survive years of dismal captivity — and countless closet poets from losing their sanity in a tin-ear world. And last night the act of performing classic poems became a group celebration,…
Human beings are pack animals. Like lions and wolves, we separate ourselves into groups and vie for status within them, status we achieve with feats of excellence; it’s natural then, to want to show off. By doing so successfully, we show are prowess and thus are elevated within our packs…
If you’re one of those weirdoes that do your taxes straight away at the end of January, then chances are you’ve got a big old government check burning a whole in your pocket right now. Thankfully, we’ve got plenty of stuff for you to spend your money on. If you’ve…
Dear Carlos Estevez, aka Charlie Sheen, How goes it, man? I saw you on Good Morning America and beyond the sweats, the wide red eyes, excessive talking, cigarette-smoking and orange liquid-consuming antics, you looked fucking great. Any cocaine and whores and stuff like that should obviously be kept far away…
