Update: 5:32 p.m. This contest didn’t have as large of a participation level as our past giveaways, but Show and Tell readers proved themselves horror experts here. Great responses. Here are our top five comments:…
Many people complain that street art detracts from a community and cite it as a main influence in rising crime rates and subsequent vandalism, but what happens when so-called vandalism actually benefits a neighborhood? Is it no longer crime? Could it actually be a good thing? The non-profit organization TED,…
The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Today’s installation of sculptor Mike Whiting’s touted public work Rhino at the intersection of Larimer and 24th streets at the gateway to the RiNo Arts District flawlessly dovetails with tonight’s opening reception for his solo show Primitives down the street at Plus Gallery. And…
The religious right has a pretty well deserved reputation for being uptight — take two weeks ago, when a Montana woman got her dickie so flapped up about an apparent depiction of Jesus Chris receiving oral sex in Enrique Chagoya’s “The Misadventures of Romantic Cannibals” that she drove down to…
Haven’t you always wanted to do this? I guess if you’re the artist, it’s okay. This photo of Donald Lipski sitting atop his sculpture The Yearling on the lawn of the Denver Central Library appears in The Facebook Show, Volume 1: Profile Portraits from the FB, currently at Detroit’s Museum…
Rick Springfield wrote a memoir. That phrase alone pretty much precludes the utility of a review of that memoir; you will either read it or not read it on that basis. All the same, when a copy of Late, Late at Night arrived unannounced in the mailbox with a photo…
It seems like we’re accustomed to a lot of different types of freelance positions, from writers to designers and even lawn care. Even still, it was a bit surprising to find out freelance computer programmers exist, too. Sure, it’s a thin line between running your own business and freelancing, but…
Ben Steinbauer wanted to find the angriest man in the world. The man was Jack Rebney, the salesperson from a Winnebago film in the ’70s who had also unwittingly starred in a gag-reel, surreptitiously made by the film editor, of his profane outbursts during the filming. That video went viral…
The ladies of Burlycute have put together Zombielesque — taking place for one night only at Bender’s Tavern, 314 East 13th Avenue, tonight promptly at 8 p.m. We caught up with bad-ass burlesque madame/emcee Reyna Von Vett — whose alter ego, Cora Vette, will be introducing the ladies of the…
Forum Snowboards, Special Blend, and Foursquare dropped all pretense for their 7th feature film and accompanying collection of f-bomb snowboards and apparel, ripe for controversy on the mountain this season and in a school near you. The film is titled, inappropriately enough, Fuck It. It does take a certain kind…
If that slutty-nurse costume is losing its luster, then perhaps it’s time to class it up a little this Halloween — and what better way to do that than with a stage adaptation of one of the best literary classics related to Halloween of all time? It’s Ray Bradbury’s Something…
Truth is often stranger — not to mention scarier — than fiction, something the Allied Witches demonstrate every year with their fall performance. This year will be no exception: The theater group is presenting Apparition Palestine: A Modern Tragedy, opening tonight at the Mercury Cafe. “Live theater, to me, has…
As the witching hour creeps nigh upon us, we all start thinking about spooky stuff, the occult and things that go bump in the night. Artist/entrepreneur Eric Matelski’s Halloween itch, however, was inspired by the Ouija board, that everyday portal to the spirit world that we all remember gathering ’round…
Just in time for Halloween, the Denver Center Theatre Company is presenting a classic tale of horror — and, perhaps, helping to salvage the image of vampires worldwide from their recent ham-handed treatment by Twilight’s Stephanie Meyer. Opening tonight is the original vampire story about the scariest bloodsucker of them…
In the past year, the Denver Handmade Alliance has grown to include more than 100 members, a good indicator that the local DIY modern crafting spirit is alive and well. That means that this year’s DHA-sponsored Art by Craft exhibition, which opens today in the fine and funky 1490 Delgany…
Four Denver chefs — Elise Wiggins (Panzano), Justin Cucci (Root Down), Mick Rosacci (Tony’s Market) and Sheila Lucero (Jax Fish House) — will put their breast foot forward tonight at the fourth annual Cook for the Cause, a benefit to raise funds for the Colorado Cancer Coalitions. “Cook for the…
America in the 1950s wore a Leave It to Beaver apron, with nicks in the Corvette buffed smooth and an artificially colored cherry topping the ice cream sundae. The Inversion: A Live 1950s TV Show Turned Inside Out is a look at that gilded age through the guise of a…
Tom Noel, aka “Dr. Colorado,” knows that this town is full of ghosts. As director of Public History, Preservation & Colorado Studies at the University of Colorado Denver, he’s well acquainted with Denver’s ghastliest tales. “In Capitol Hill, if you dig deep enough, there’s always some tragedy,” Noel says. “We…
Sure, you’ve heard of the United Nations, and of course you’ve heard of Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps you even know about her role in developing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). But the impact this unprecedented document had on human rights worldwide, and the meaning it still holds today, can…
“These are the hard-core cyclists, and they’re here to buy and sell, get in, get out, then go for a bike ride,” says VeloSwap manager Reese Brown. “Over the years, we’ve tried to tinker with the VeloSwap model and offer more to the consumers, but it turns out people aren’t…
Today’s Vlad the Impaler’s Fair and Expo is “really just an excuse to get a big group of people together for a DIY event,” reveals Chris Loffelmacher, programming director for the Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life. “So rather than choose something that was Twilight-y, I wanted to choose something…
Nobody does ultra-violence quite like the East Asians. From Old Boy to Ichi the Killer, filmmakers in Japan and South Korea have carved out a niche for themselves in our warped American hearts with a distinct brand of pseudo-horror that traffics in forms of brutality ranging from shockingly sadistic to…
