Participants racing in the Denver Oyster Urban Adventure Race will face an unknown combination of the following potential disciplines: swimming, urban trekking/stair climbing, running, rafting, navigation, in-line skating, scootering or skateboarding and a mystery or two. The course itself is also a secret — so at the very least, racers…
So, You’re a Poet: Open poetry readings. August 20: So You’re a Fringe Poet, special edition with Fringe guests, in conjunction with the Boulder International Fringe Festival, 7 p.m., $3 at the door, www.boulderfringe.com. Mondays, 8-11 p.m., 2006…
Apparently, laissez-faire artistic independence can be far more daunting than it sounds. Sure, everyone says they want to do their own thing, but when something like the Boulder International Fringe Festival comes along and they really get the chance, they freeze up. “The most difficult part is that artists are…
If the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons were just a concert, headlined tonight by Ray LaMontagne, it wouldn’t disappoint. But it isn’t just a concert; it’s an event where more than a thousand people camp while others picnic or go tubing or simply plant their folding chairs in the…
Brit-turned-Boulderite Gemma Wilcox takes character morphing to a whole new level in her one-woman shows. Far more than a quick-change artist, or even a Sybil-esque multiple-personalitied solo performance virtuoso, she bleeds seamlessly from male to female, flora to fauna, portraying everything from her main everywoman protagonist, Sandra, to a saxophone…
“A freeway sign at Exit 27 says this spot is the town of Ludlow, but there’s no town here, just a chain-link fence with an unlocked gate surrounding a white-walled meeting hall, a gazebo with picnic tables, and a monument that looks like an oversized Victorian grave marker.” That’s how…
Evergreen author Diane Mott Davidson has offered plenty of entertainment for whodunit fans. But she’s also served up useful lessons about the challenges of contemporary society. Goldy Schulz, the star of the series that Davidson cooked up decades ago, had to battle her way out of an abusive marriage to…
I’ll just say this: After talking with the very (whew!) excited Timothy J. Standring, the Gates Foundation curator of painting and sculpture, any art-illiterate doubts I had about the relevance of Masterpieces on Loan: Caravaggio, Poussin, Lorrain are long, long gone. “Imagine Shakespeare coming to town,” says Standring. “Imagine Mozart’s…
Buntport and Found Magazine host a bi-monthly open mic with changing themes, billed as a “show-and-tell with homework.” Prizes awarded to the top acts. August: On the Road, focusing on travel journals and postcards. Performer sign-up begins at 8 p.m. Mon., Oct. 22, 9 p.m., 2007…
Last week Cat trashed the new SoapNet show Fashionista Diaries. Yet she watched it again this week. What does it say about Cat that she’s compelled to watch an implosion in the making. Yowza. Before we get to the episode though, a shout out to Intern Rachel (pictured above), who…
I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time imagining myself breaking out into a song and dance every time a guy looks at me funny. But that’s what happens in East Indian popular cinema, better known as Bollywood, where the production numbers are one way for the…
Chris Tucker still believes in Michael Jackson. You can tell because in the very first scene of Rush Hour 3, the actor-comedian squeals melodically, grabs his crotch and throws his arms up to the heavens. All that’s missing is a giant off-stage fan to make Tucker’s shirt billow out behind…
Stardust is less an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 1999 novel than of its dust-jacket synopsis. That will come as disconcerting news to fans of the author, who thus far has avoided the fate of fellow fantasy writers and comics creators who’ve had their works mangled by the studios’ clumsy assembly…
Right before Segway scooters were unleashed onto the world, there was talk of this new machine that was going to change the way America travels. A social revolution, the press releases promised. Then they hit the streets and people asked, “Why would I pay $4,000 for a machine that walks…
Urinetown, the Musical, the show about a world in which a money-grubbing corporation controls a population’s right to relieve itself by charging exorbitant fees, is not as odd and daring as it once seemed, but it remains highly entertaining, cleverly written and filled with witty, hummable songs in several styles,…
There’s a reason why All¹s Well That Ends Well is rarely performed: The play is far from Shakespeare’s best. For the most part, it lacks the usual poetry and insight, and the plot is highly problematic. Helena, one of those smart, resourceful, charming heroines we’ve seen in other Shakespearean comedies,…
Around the World in 80 Days. The Victorians became increasingly fascinated with stories of adventure as technological advances in travel made their world smaller and more accessible. It didn’t hurt that so much of that world map was colored an imperial red. In his famous novel Around the World in…
If you’re from somewhere else — or if you aren’t paying attention — you may have a misperception about the art scene in metro Denver. I was led to this observation by a conversation I had recently with San Francisco-based art-and-culture critic Glenn Helfand, who was in the area to…
Oh, it has been a scorcher lately, hasn’t it? That’s why it strikes me as being extremely counterintuitive for Ironton Gallery (3636 Chestnut Place, 303-297-8626) to be doing Glacial right now, an exhibit organized around a wintry theme. Then again, Glacial may be about the cold, but it’s definitely hot…
The American Landscape and Carny. Rule Gallery has typically presented single solos since landing in its new space several months ago, but this time, there are two different shows in that long and narrow sales room. The two work well together, though, as both are made up of photographs about…
Tonight’s Open House Celebration — organized to honor the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa’s 115th birthday — is invitation-only. Those who weren’t lucky enough to make the guest list will miss out on a cook-off between chefs from the hotel’s Palace Arms and Ellyngton restaurants, 115 tiered cakes, wine tasting,…
The historic shopping districts sprinkled throughout this city are precious hubs where arts, gastronomy and community can come together on an intimate scale. They are the gems of Denver, so Old South Pearl Street is aptly named. Today, Swallow Hill Music Association joins forces with the Old South Pearl Street…
