“What keeps a man alive?/ He lives on others./He likes to taste them first then eat them whole if he can/Forgets that they’re supposed to be his brothers/That he himself was ever called a man.” — The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill “The history of the world, my sweet/Is…
The City of Aurora really came into its own in the 1970s and 80s, when it was one of America’s fastest-growing cities. But because of that fast growth, Aurorans have had to deal with a number of issues over the years, as the growing pains of a community meet the…
#84: Curtis Tucker Trained in graphic design, Curtis Tucker is one of those staunch DIY guys. He’s worked as a middleman in the underground zine industry as a traveling vendor; through his online venture Far Out Zines, he’s distributed micro-press and handmade publications, including his own. As a ground-floor gallery…
Husband-and-wife duo Jonathan Fessler and Delanie Holton-Fessler are in the business of rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty, and now they have more than enough elbow room to do their work. The founders of The Craftsman and Apprentice, named Best Place to Learn Your Craft in the Best of…
Filmmakers have to be more rigorous than you might think when they’re making a stoner comedy – especially when the two leads are doing most of the shooting as they go along. Doobious Sources, director Clif Lord’s tale of spliff and grief that has its world premiere on Thursday, April 21,…
National Poetry Month brings big poetic voices — Paul Muldoon and Douglas Kearney — to Denver this week, and on the geek front, Felicia Day hits the Tattered Cover with her nerd-tastic memoir. Take your pick: An Evening With Poet Paul Muldoon Tivoli Brewing Company 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21…
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. Jan Friedman is showing her chalk compositions at La Cour Bistro & Art…
If the weather this past weekend put a damper on your plans, you can catch up on all that fun you missed this weekend. Keep reading for three of our favorite free events, and check the Westword calendar for more options. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Infinite Monkey Theorem…
Sexpot Comedy is celebrating 4/20 with a standup showcase at the Oriental Theater packed fuller than a gravity bong. Aaron Urist, David Gborie, Billy Wayne Davis, Noah Gardenswartz and Ester Steinberg will join newly-minted Sexpot host David Rodriguez in an embarrassment of comedic riches. And then there are headliners Keith…
We know that natives versus newcomers is a hot topic in Denver. That’s why we sent relative newcomer Brian Badzmierowski and native podcaster Jon Ekstrom to the streets, to ask people what they thought of the Mile High City — whether they’ve lived here for a week or a lifetime…
Although Crested Butte and Telluride both closed this past weekend, several other resorts have extended their season — and are offering spring ski deals, some tied to the sale of next year’s passes. In addition to April extensions, Loveland Basin, Mary Jane and Arapahoe Basin are all planning to stay open…
Newcomers and natives alike get confused over neighborhood boundaries and names in Denver. Five Points, for example, is an historic neighborhood that stretches all the way to the South Platte, according to official city maps, but people increasingly refer to the hot-hot area along Brighton Boulevard as RiNo, an appellation…
All actors possess their own personal gateway into becoming a character. Some require deep memory mining (method). Others require lengthy conversations with the director about seemingly unrelated philosophical topics. And some just need a single physical characteristic around which they can develop a character’s entire being. Susan Sarandon is a…
There must have been something in the ink that started coloring the world of popular animation, because adult animation really took off in 1972, mixing sex, drugs and political messages with wild, eye-popping visuals. Fritz the Cat, the ground-breaking animated film made that year, kicks off Deviant Animation, a new…
Don’t let the weather reports deter you — there are many reasons to get out and about this weekend. Yes, there’s all the action at Civic Center Park for 4/20, and you’ll also want to pick up new jams on Record Store Day. But there’s so much more! Here are our…
Denver overdosed on muscles, facial hair and fortitude last Saturday at the city’s inaugural Man Challenge, where super-dudes went head-to-head in tests of strength, agility, cunning and quick thinking. Photographer Miles Chrisinger caught all the action at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Now see men at work in the full Man Challenge…
#85: Corrina Espinosa “I came up from a hard-knock North Denver life, but I’ve never had a shortage on dreams or haikus!” That’s the long and the short of how artist Corrina Espinosa, an expansive lover of life, introduces herself. Now working toward fulfilling those dreams as an MFA candidate…
The 2016 theater season is in full swing, with some remarkable productions on local stages. Although Fade closes this weekend, you still have time to see the excellent Ideation and 10 Myths About the Application of Beauty Products. Keep reading for capsule reviews. Fade. This ninety-minute-long, two-person play is based on…
Not all superheroes wear capes. Leotards, spandex and tech-powered armor are also not necessary. No, in one of the very best superhero movies ever made, the hero wore what’s colloquially known as a “wife beater” and drove a big rig, and even though you’ve probably seen it, you might not…
Over breakfast the other morning, my friend Keith Garcia and I were discussing the recent announcement that The Wrangler, a popular Denver gay bar, would be moving to 3090 Downing Street. The conversation was less about the real estate transaction and more about the language used to define Denver’s neighborhoods;…
The effortless charisma of Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer, the headliners of the first two Barbershop movies (released in 2002 and 2004), helped keep those over-plotted comedies buoyant. Cube and Cedric are back as Calvin and Eddie in Barbershop: The Next Cut, but even their enormous appeal can’t rescue…
Patrons of this past weekend’s Uncorked, a wine benefit for the Denver Art Museum, got down to partying and a taste of the harder stuff at the neon-themed Afterglo after-party, which featured DJ spins, snacks by Kevin Taylor and a whiskey-tasters’ array from five local distilleries. All photos by Ken Hamblin…
