Theater Review: Forecast for Much Ado About Nothing Is Partly Cloudy

After two days of raging thunderstorms that would have provided an appropriate backdrop for King Lear, the weather was bright and mild on the opening night of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival — perfect for Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s loveliest and best-constructed comedies. But this production mixes so…

Who Owns the View in Rapidly Developing Denver?

When I was offered a tour of Lumina last week, I jumped at it. Although not my favorite new building in town, Lumina has done many things right where other developments have done so many wrong — especially on the Northside. It’s a big structure for the neighborhood, but at five…

The Ten Best Outdoor Film Series in Metro Denver This Summer

Denver is an ideal place for outdoor movies; our normally cool, dry and clear evenings make for superb viewing. While the metro area once sported more than two dozen drive-ins, it’s now down to two: the 88 Drive-In Theatre and the Denver Mart Drive-In, which opens June 12. But there…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Becky Hensley

#21: Becky Hensley Becky Hensley’s motto is “You don’t know what you know until you teach it,” and as founder of Share Denver, a 1,600 square-foot, community-run Park Hill school and incubator for crafters and makers of all sorts that she calls an “eclectic Home Ec,” she lives it every…

Photos: Hello Kitty’s Supercute Friendship Festival

Denverites who believe that there can never be enough cute in the world gathered at the Denver Coliseum this past weekend to commune with everything bright, happy and shiny — and each other — at Hello Kitty’s Supercute Friendship Festival, a brand-new American tour featuring stage shows, exhibits, interactive elements…

Live From New York! Looks at Forty Years of SNL

One of the funniest things in Live From New York!, the latest repackaging of Saturday Night Live history, comes from Amy Poehler, describing the institution that made her a star: “SNL — the show your parents used to have sex to that now you watch during the day.” Something almost…

Diva Watch 2015: Yvie Oddly Crowned Denver’s Ultimate Queen

In Diva Watch, we’ll profile the passionate, diverse and fascinating performers who light up Denver’s drag community. We’re expanding on our Diva Dozen list from earlier this year by asking a series of questions to get a peek underneath the make-up. Last Monday, Tracks Ultimate Queen contest successfully whittled down…

Ten Top Summer Shopping Sprees in Denver

Summer doesn’t really include a major shopping holiday, like Christmas or Valentine’s Day, so there’s no superego telling us where or what to buy. When it’s warm and sunny, we’re given over to lazy impulse buying and bargain hunting; we have the time to more completely enjoy our neighborhood shopping…

Three Things to Do for Free in Denver June 8-11, 2015

This week is full of free events that are a little different, definitely fun — and could even make you some money. Pitch a new way to educate children, try to figure out if a comedian is lying or talk about Cormac McCarthy — it’s all on the calendar this…

More Comic Relief From Our Third Annual Cartoon Contest

Our May 28 issue featured the ten winners of our third annual comics contest; you can see them here. And below, we’re sharing many more entries, some of which look at such serious Denver issues as growth and the plans to repair I-70, while others just turn a wry eye…

The Ten Best Swimming Spots in Colorado

Colorado has every amenity an outdoor enthusiast could ever desire — except a beach. But there are still plenty of water attractions across the state. From Broomfield to Glenwood Springs, you can get in the swim at everything from natural hot springs and cool reservoirs to acres of man-made rivers,…