In 2001 a friend, a grown-up, saw The Fellowship of the Ring more than a dozen time in the theater. Sometimes she’d leave with a half hour left. “I just needed to get to Galadriel and Lothlorien,” she told me. She didn’t need all the climactic fighting. In 2012 I…
Chalk artists hit the pavement in a big way last weekend at Larimer Square’s Denver Chalk Art Festival, creating colorful street-level masterpieces for prizes – and just for fun. One rainstorm and the art was gone; here’s how things looked in the moment, courtesy of photographer Brandon Marshall. Now find your…
The current show at Walker Fine Art, Altering Natural Perceptions, represents a newish approach for gallery director Bobbi Walker. Instead of installing a main exhibit up front with a selection of pieces by gallery artists in the back, as she has done for many years, Walker has lately been giving…
Summer brings small shows with big ideas to metro Denver stages, some of them in unexpected places. Here’s where to cool off with great theater this week. By the Waters of Babylon The Edge Theater June 10 through July 3 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 6 p.m. Sundays Tickets: $28…
Permanent art, executed meticulously over a lifetime, that touches people and is literally touched by people. A piece of art that ages with you, shows your path and works as a scrapbook to your life. This can only be found in the art of tattooing. Denver has a beautiful and…
Since 2003, Art from Ashes has been pushing empowerment for youth through the creative arts. In April, the local nonprofit’s Phoenix Rising was again named a finalist for the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. “We’re local, we’re small and…
The Denver Film Society announced today a late addition to this summer’s Film On The Rocks lineup. Guaranteed to add a much-needed chill in July, Wes Craven’s 1996 horror masterpiece Scream will slash through the silver screen in honor of its twentieth anniversary on Thursday, July 7. Scream, written by Kevin…
Fun-loving families have a lot of options for Colorado adventures this summer. Here are five of our favorite activities; kick off your summer by trying one. Or better yet, try them all! 1. Llama Treks Snow Mountain Ranch 1101 County Road 53 outside Granby 970-887-2152 If summer’s got you feeling…
#79: Matthew Brown It’s been ten years since Matthew Brown’s Fancy Tiger Clothing began its style revolution on Broadway. Back then, Brown shared space with Fancy Tiger’s crafters’ emporium; clothing portion later moved down the street to its own dedicated space. Today, the boutique quietly purveys Brown’s modern, street-level fashion…
It was 8 a.m. when the doorbell rang, the ordinarily melodic tones turning to scratchy demon fire against my eardrum. Anyone who knows me knows I’m absolutely not a morning person, and typically force myself to go to bed around 4 a.m. — so after a bleary ook at the…
Our pioneer ancestors loved animals, finding most of them delicious. Basically, the settlers divided critters into three categories – wild (dangerous, to be killed and/or eaten), domesticated (utilized, then killed and/or eaten) and pets. Today deer, elk, mountain lions and bears still encroach on Front Range neighborhoods. Denver is the…
This week you can kick back and meet some of this year’s Colorado Book Awards finalists in the Lighthouse Writers Workshop Lit Fest tent, have a laugh with a Colorado success story or — if you‘re a nine-to-twelve-year-old bookworm – dive into this summer’s Youth One Book, One Denver programming…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we look at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “South Westminster isn’t a cookie-cutter community,” explains artist Richard Chamberlain. “It’s a real…
Nestled between University and Colorado boulevards to the east and west, and Sixth Avenue and the eponymous Cherry Creek to the north and south, the Cherry Creek neighborhood has gone through big changes in the last few decades. What had been a relatively modest and working-class began to become “the”…
This week will be a real free-for-all in Denver, with comedy, tacos and literary readings yours for the taking. We’ve rounded up our three favorite free events below, but you can always find more to do in the Westword calendar. Torchy’s Does Denver: Stapleton Opening Party Torchy’s Tacos 6 p.m. Monday,…
When you’re fashion-savvy, even the most mundane task is a reason to dress up and show off your style. Last week we spotted Chicago’s Ilona Fortune, who was visiting Denver and looking great while walking her dog, Benjamin, by 17th and Welton streets downtown. “Denver has more of an outdoor…
Were you at a First Friday celebration last night? If so, you might have spotted one of the types featured in our Ten Kinds of People You Might See at First Friday. But “you missed a ton,” says Matt Morava, who supplied his own list: 1. The beleaguered waitstaff at…
The weather is heating up, and so is the local fashion scene. The June calendar is full of fashion shows, fundraisers, shop celebration and even a poolside party. Here are the twelve best events this month, in chronological order. Looking good, Denver! 12. Spruce One Year Anniversary Party 6 to…
June brings fun and games — and lots of color — to Denver galleries with a First Friday grab-bag of shows to satisfy every taste. The weather’s great for an art stroll or two or three; here are some spots to put on your itinerary. The Nkisi Project 965 Gallery,…
Summer hasn’t officially begun, but events this weekend will be hot. The calendar is jam-packed with comedy, carnivals and other entertainment. We’ve listed our ten favorite events that won’t set you back more than ten bucks each — in fact, nine are free! For more almost-summer fun, visit the Westword calendar…
Think you could swap technologies for a day? Instead of cellphones and laptops, pick up some sticks and stones and get intimate with the technologies of our ancestors this weekend with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute. Doug Hill, the focus of our August cover story “Defending the (Modern) Caveman,” will be…
Collin Parson is best known as the exhibition manager and chief curator for the galleries at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, but he’s built a parallel career as a visual artist over the last several years with his distinctive wall panels. Parson’s latest efforts are now on…
