BookBar Delivers the Happiest Hour to Parents and Kids

Mairead Nye, who wrote and published Where’s My Football? when she was twelve, returns to her hometown for a special reading at BookBar from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. But she’s still too young to enjoy one of the spot’s best amenities:  Happier Hour. On Thursdays, adults get…

The Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver in August

Though most Deverites prefer to while away their hazy August days with poolside day-drinking and late-summer languor, their ventures into the temperate night will reward them with a bounty of belly laughs. Our city’s fine comedy clubs, theaters and breweries have shows to suit every taste and budget. Despite the…

Photos: Last Weekend’s Jackalope Craft Fair Was a Hands-On Event

The Jackalope Craft Fair, a newcomer to the Denver area, gave local artisans a chance to showcase their wares at the Exdo Event Center last weekend. Co-founded by Denver native Melissa Shipley, the national fair featured a wide range of merchandise, from homemade food items to fashion, accessories, home decor, kids’ clothing,…

Literary Calendar: Three Book Events in Denver July 27-30

Author appearances this week bring a dark, surreal dream-weirdness in convenient contrast to our sunny, deep-summer vibe. In Bridget Foley’s Hugo & Rose, a dream-cum-reality comes with obsession and threat, while Josiah Hesse’s Carnality: Dancing on Red Lake follows the subconscious slow leak of a lost man’s childhood trauma. But for…

Three Things to Do for Free in Denver This Week, July 27-30

July was a real flash in the pan. Fortunately, the fun never ends in this city — and if you find yourself strapped for cash at the end of the month, there are still plenty of free entertainment options. This week you can catch inspired bike art, get your mind…

Street Style: Stylist Violet Kayaga Spotted at Union Station

The renovated Union Station opened last July, and for the past year it’s been the hottest spot in town. When we dropped by last week, we spotted local stylist and Pac Sun visual merchandiser Violet Kayaga with a hot look that suited her surroundings. “I’m from the UK originally but…

DenverMind Media to Robber: “Just Give Back the Flute”

Late on the evening of July 14, someone broke into the office of northside marketing agency DenverMind Media and stole everything they could get their hands on: cameras, hard drives, laptops and, worst of all, a flute owned by DenverMind freelancer Deb Flomberg, who also owns the Equinox Theatre (whose production of Bonnie &…

Photos: Last Chance to See Vault at the CVA

Art shows and festivals are popping up all over Denver and around the state. But before you sample everything else opening this weekend, you can still catch Vault, the Metropolitan State University alumni exhibition at the Center for Visual Art, which closes July 25. Here’s what Michael Paglia has to…

Fun in Skyline Park Will Have You Ready for Some Futbol

The MLS All-Star Game doesn’t kick off until next Wednesday, but soccer fans have plenty to put on their calendars in the days leading up to the match. Headlined by a concert featuring Capital Cities and Aloe Blacc on Sunday, MLS All-Star Week will feature six days of free, soccer-fueled…

Marc Maron on Interviewing Obama, Dead Trolls and the Maronation Tour

Most comedy nerds are already familiar with Marc Maron’s biography, since he’s perhaps the world’s most renowned podcaster. Maron rose to prominence in the alt-comedy scene of the ’90s before floundering through a few TV and radio gigs that never felt like a perfect fit; despite racking up over forty…

Pixels: Adam Sandler Needs to Throw Away His Rulebook

Here’s a shocker: In Pixels, his latest, Adam Sandler plays a stunted man-child who turns out to be very, very special. That’s his ecological niche: the Manic Potbellied Dream Dork, or, if you prefer, the fragile Sand-Man. Sandler films have predictable scripts: In two hours or less, he’ll transform from…