Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Conor King

#34: Conor King Conor King is a photographer, first and foremost, but he’s so much more than that: He’s also part of the structure that keeps Colorado’s photography community developing, with his work at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and previously at RedLine, where he served as an artist resident…

Davey B. Gravey’s Tiny Cinema Kickstarts a New Film Adventure

One of the sweetest surprises to pop out of last November’s Starz Denver Film Festival was Davey B. Gravey’s Tiny Cinema, a repurposed cargo trailer that would innocently hide outside of festival events, enticing film lovers to enter its quaint and cozy confines. Inside the space you’d find four theater seats,…

Lion Ark Will Roar at the Boulder International Film Festival

Tim Phillips is standing under a tree somewhere in Peru, helping to anesthetize a lion. This is not an uncommon work day for the animal-rights activist and director of the feature documentary Lion Ark, which screens at the Boulder International Film Festival on Saturday, March 7. “We’re doing some dental…

The Top Ten Movie Events in Denver for March 2015

Sundance is over and Oscar season — but the show will go on at local movie theaters. In March, screens will light up with two Alfred Hitchcock classics, several film festivals and a survey of Italian neorealism. Audiences will also be able to spend an entire weekend with one of the…

Three Things to do for free in Denver This Week, March 2-5

We survived the snowiest February on record, and while it’s still cold outside, activities around town are starting to heat up. This week you can celebrate your city, meet an author and laugh with some ladies over Cosmos — all for free. Go to the Westword calendar for more events…

The Ten Best Geek Events in Denver for March 2015

Conventional wisdom says March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. But when it comes to geek events in Denver, March is full lion on both ends, with plenty to roar about in the middle as well. From a chance to say goodbye to one of geekdom’s…

Mondays Are a Drag at Tracks’ Ultimate Queen Contest

Beginning March 2, Mondays will truly be a drag as Tracks Denver hosts not only a free viewing party of every new episode of Season 7, but holds its own intensive drag competition to find Denver’s Ultimate Queen. Come for RuPaul’s patented annual drama — but stay for the homegrown…

Leonard Nimoy Represented the Best of Humanity

Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. Both on camera and off, he exemplified the best of what Star Trek, and thus humanity, could represent. Part of that was Trek’s writing, of course. But it was Nimoy who took what was on the page — often repaired what…

The Ten Best Comedy Shows in Denver for March 2015

In most places, March is a month of renewal, of freshness and growth. In Denver, however, March exists merely to taunt snow-wearied Coloradans with the false promise of spring. Though the sun may continue to forsake our fair city, Denverites are fortunate to have plentiful opportunities to bask in the…

Quinn Marchman of the Black Actors Guild on Doin’ It in Denver

This Sunday, the Black Actors Guild will launch Soul Food Standup at the Savoy — and that’s just one of the busy group’s projects. Last week Westword profiled the Black Actors Guild, a multi-faceted performance troupe that has been working hard on stages around Denver for the last few years. We spoke…

Mondo Guerra on Mentoring and Tonight’s Goodwill EnVogue Fundraiser

Sorry, it’s sold out: Denver’s own Project Runway All-Stars winner Mondo Guerra will host tonight’s Goodwill EnVogue, a fashion/show fundraiser that features looks designed by Denver high school students in Goodwill’s Youth Career Development Program as well as styles from Déjà Blue, the Goodwill boutique in Cherry Creek, modeled by…

Podcast: Winners, Awkward Moments, and Losers from the 2015 Oscars

There was an awkward moment between Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson and her mom, Melanie Griffith, on the red carpet before the Oscars on Sunday. But the world got to see Johnson’s impressive talent for pretending uncomfortable situations don’t seem to bother her (see also: Fifty Shades of…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Nathan Hall

#35: Nathan Hall Composer Nathan Hall is a sonic explorer; more than notes on page, his works encompass multidisciplinary leaps over miles of experiential ideas and human stories, spanning the musical gap between the traditional and the boldly new. His works have been performed by groups as diverse as the…

The Bewildering Appeal of Bad Movies, Including The Room

Why do some people love bad movies? Considering how much of my life I’ve given over to watching unquestionably bad films, this question is anything but academic for me. Whether “enjoying” them in humor-enhanced Mystery Science Theater 3000 style, or straight up, as god and the filmmakers intended, I’ve put…

Boulder International Film Festival Beats the Odds in Second Decade

In a cinematic universe where the rules for viability are changing almost daily, the film festival is becoming an endangered species. Less than 25 percent of them make it past the sixth year. But next week,  Boulder International Film Festival will celebrate its eleventh season, which runs from  March 5…