Even if you live in the same city or town your whole life, the place you came from is always a distant country: Old trees are cut down to be replaced, one hopes, by new ones; shops and businesses change ownership or, worse, are torn down; landmarked buildings may stay…
Recently I stumbled across a document on my computer while I was looking for something else. It outlined the initial plans for the tiny house, and brainstormed ideas. Many of them were crazy – folding walls and tables on the outside to delineate outside workspace for a studio, for example…
Paint the town read! At events this week, you can delve into the American mass-murder epidemic, reconnect with the Brontë sisters in a study of their most intimate moments, or line up to meet dozens of historical fiction authors — including the author of the Outlander series — at a…
Do not come to North West Walls if you are afraid of heights. Artist Gamma Acosta, a Longmont native whose street art is a familiar sight around Denver, has spent the last few weeks painting these giant piles of stacked shipping containers in Brussels, Belgium. He is the only U.S representative…
Denver horror film fans, rejoice! Theresa Mercado, your scream queen, is back on her deadly throne and she’s putting her Best of Denver award for Best Bloodthirsty Movie Host to good use by taking her scary Screen Scream series to the Sie FilmCenter, where it will kick off Thursday with a…
One could hardly go outside this past weekend in Denver without stepping right into a street festival of one kind or another. PrideFest, touted to be one of the nation’s largest pride events, was one of the biggest, bringing the city’s LGBTQ community together under the sun at Civic Center…
Colorado’s got authors — good ones from the looks of the list below — but how many of them have you read? The 2015 Colorado Book Award winners, announced yesterday in the high country to jumpstart the annual Aspen Summer Words literary festival, are a great place to start discovering…
On Friday, June 19, artist Roland Bernier died after having suffered a heart attack the week before. Until recently, he’d been active in the Denver scene, where he wasn’t just an accomplished artist, but an advocate. Art was his life, and Bernier regularly attended exhibition openings with his wife, Marilyn,…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “I think most artists feel their work has a spiritual quality, but…
Margaret Cho is a multi-talented entertainer whose massive skill set includes singing, burlesque, acting, writing and standup comedy. From her early days as a teenager at the zenith of San Francisco’s comedy scene, Cho has brought a fearless honesty to her many endeavors. While Cho is a performer first and…
The temps are rising, and so are the opportunities for free fun around town. This week you can enjoy beer and a discussion of civic health, catch a John Waters film for free, and see more movies while you celebrate bike culture in Boulder. Don’t forget to bike to work…
Anthony Garcia Sr. is the founder of Birdseed Collective, a Globeville native, acclaimed studio and street artist, father, philanthropist and the mastermind behind the new compass created on an intersection at Jefferson Park. “It’s one of the pieces I’ll be doing this summer that is part of an urban renewal…
Summer is here, and three Denver galleries have responded with exhibits that bring the sunshine and activity of the season indoors or, in one case, unloose work created under a strict set of rules over the winter and spring. Enjoy the long evenings of the solstice by taking in these…
Uncalled Four is a homegrown comedy success story. From its unsteady origins in dive bars (with the prototype name “Comics Against Civility” standing in until a punnier title emerged) to its current status as a full-fledged brand, Uncalled Four has maintained its gleefully irreverent comic voice while continually branching out…
Summer arrives Sunday, and Denver street style is heating up. We spotted aspiring herbalist Palynn Earven on the pedestrian bridge in Riverfront and chatted with her to learn where she shops, what she thinks about fur, and what inspires her style. Earven cites earth tones as a favorite color palette…
Ski season has come and gone, but that’s okay — because the mountains have even more to offer in the summer. While you can find a festival going on nearly every weekend in any number of mountain towns, you can also make your own fun, whether you’re looking for a…
Summer is just around the corner, and the fashion scene is heating up. Here are four more events for the fashion-minded this month. 1) Elizabeth Kay Trunk Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20 Whorl Shop 3326 Tejon Street Whorl will be hosting a launch party for Elizabeth…
Back in April, artist Lonnie Hanzon successfully completed a $10,000 Kickstarter campaign to put the icing on his contribution to this year’s fortieth anniversary PrideFest event: a massive, twenty-foot-tall wedding cake that would symbolically stand for marriage equality in our state and country. The sweet piece was to be constructed…
We’ve been saying how summer is here for the last couple weeks, but after Sunday, it’s officially official. And this year, the longest day of the year is also Father’s Day — so buy the old man a six-pack and let him know you care. There’s also going to be…
The first time we cry, as a newborn, might be the purest emotion we ever feel. We sob — a raw mess of tears and terror — and a big human rushes to give comfort. Mentally, the connection is made: My feelings trigger a response, be it hugs or milk…
No one recognized Rick Famuyiwa when he strolled up to the Ladera Park basketball courts on a bright weekday afternoon. In January, the lanky, 41-year-old director’s new comedy, Dope — a crowd-pleasing high school flick about nerds who dress like Kid ‘N Play, dream of going to Harvard and bash…
Dreams are weird. The shifting settings, ineffable imagery and bizarre happenings all seem to make sense at the time, only to leave you bewildered and often a little disturbed upon awaking. Nightmares are all that, plus a nice helping of mortal terror thrown in for good measure. Many horror filmmakers…
