Arts & Culture

Boulder’s 3rd Law is renowned for its full-length theatrical dance productions. So what made the troupe veer in the other direction — that is, a patchwork of shorter, unrelated performances, including excerpts from old and upcoming shows — for its new In Pieces? According to artistic co-director Jim LaVita, it’s…

One of the country’s biggest literary conventions is the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, which takes place April 7-10 at the Colorado Convention Center. But according to Duncan Barlow, founder of Astrophil Press and leader of Denver indie-rock band d.biddle, there’s a more rocking side to the lit…

“We wanted to take Earth Month and use it as a vehicle to highlight the impact of supporting organic sustainability and your local farmers,” notes Amy Wright, marketing and community-relations manager at Whole Foods Tamarac. “Whole Foods has a commitment to being an educational resource and also raising awareness about…

Like almost no other piece of heavy equipment, the Zamboni carries with it a mystique — a cachet that makes most people want to drive one and everyone else watch, mesmerized, as the Zamboni slides onto the rink, magically smoothing out the ice behind it. Luke Taylor, president of Littleton’s…

In the summer of 2000, Seattle photographer Casey Kelbaugh threw an impromptu party for local artists to get together and share their work. Over the years, his Slideluck Potshow has grown to epic proportions. Now represented on various continents across the globe, the grassroots, non-profit movement seeks to provide a…

The Evil Companions Literary Award might sound like it celebrates horror writers, but the name comes from a group of Denver writers and lawyers who met in the 1950s and ’60s to drink and discuss literature. The group was revived in 1992, which is when it began honoring writers who…

You know that spring has sprung when the crest of Vail Mountain morphs from a skier’s powdered paradise into an al fresco grazing ground for foodniks and oenophiles, a transformation that takes place every year during the Taste of Vail, a three-day gastronomic romp that exposes culinary warriors to wine-and-spirits…

While most of the other Colorado ski areas close up for the season or shift over to summer activities, Arapahoe Basin is keeping the dream alive until June 6. It’s the same spirit of endurance that has kept the mountain’s annual Enduro event going for 21 years. A true test…

After taking the first and second pool classes offered by Confluence Kayaks, I was back at the pool on Tuesday night for the third and final lesson in the three-session basic class, aimed at helping you gain a functional roll. Confluence’s website states that many novices come back and practice…

Get your resumes ready, fast: Two of the three top spots in Outside Magazine’s annual list of the 50 Best Places to Work went to Colorado companies this year, and we imagine there will be several more when the full list drops. The issue hits stands April 27. Natural Habitat…

Windy spring weather in Denver makes it difficult for robins to build their nests. (A couple is working on one outside my kitchen window and after several days they just have a clump of mud up high and a bunch of straw and string on the ground below them.)It also…

A U.S. Geological Survey employee with nothing better to do on vacation than pore over old maps in the Library of Congress made an astonishing discovery last year: a Colorado map from 1894 that reveals previously-unknown ghost towns all over the state.So far, the Colorado Historical Society counts about 150…