What will audience members experience at “An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson” at the Buell this weekend that they wouldn’t get from Tyson in another medium? “There’s so much of me that’s out there, one could wonder, what are you going to get seeing me in person?” he acknowledges. We…
While the Denver Center Theatre Company premiere of Benediction, the final installment of a Kent Haruf trilogy adapted for the stage by Eric Schmiedl, might be the biggest news on local stages this weekend, regional companies big and small will also be powering up for February with a blend of…
The Motherfucker With the Hat Edge Theater The glory of The Motherfucker With the Hat, now receiving its regional premiere at Edge Theater, lies in author Stephen Adly Guirgis’s dialogue, which is swift, surprising, inventive, aggressive and often staccato, and boasts a fling-about, take-no-prisoners energy. Despite the tough title, the…
Spanish has birthed one unique letter: ñ, pronounced “en-yay.” The squiggly line above the n is called a tilde. Twelfth-century Spanish scribes used the tilde to shorthand the pairing of the same letter in a word: nn, aa, etc. Of all the Spanish letters that once carried a tilde, ñ…
One of the most rewarding film-industry moves of the last few years came when Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International partnered to release all of the Academy Award -nominated short films in theaters, so that movie fans can catch up on the nominees before the February 22 awards ceremony. Starting Friday,…
Westword’s Artopia now includes Whiteout, our annual fashion show. In advance of this year’s art extravaganza, which is coming down on February 21 at City Hall, we checked in with the seven designers and boutiques that will be part of the Alice in Wonderland-themed Whiteout to ask what they have…
The road to simplicity is complicated. I crave simplicity. Even sitting down to write this now, my mind races with my extensive to-do list, between the tiny house, my three jobs, my studio practice, design gigs, needs of students, trying to plan this giant project…this constant dance to stay afloat…
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Stritch Boutique and Denver Style Magazine are hosting a Whiskey and Wishlists Valentine’s Gift Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Stritch, 3326 Tejon Street. Megan Timlin, the boutique’s owner, collaborated with Denver Style Magazine editor-in-chief Heather Okimoto on this event to help…
As if Denver hasn’t already gone to the cats — as evidenced by the recent opening of the Denver Cat Company, the city’s first cat cafe — the Denver County Fair just announced its first-ever Kitten Pavilion for the 2015 edition, which opens on July 31 at the National Western…
It was never about being in-flight entertainment. Since 2010 when my roommate purchased the home that would become the Witch House House, we have always kept a fresh copy of SkyMall next to our commode. Everyone likes to read when they are in the john; but even in a magazine…
On any given night in Denver, a film lover has a wide array of movies — from mainstream fare, to art-house curiosities and even classic repertory — to choose from. Still, local filmmakers have to work hard to get their visions out into the world when they haven’t been blessed…
#40: Cecily Cullen If curation is an art, Cecily Cullen wields it with a broad brush; as creative director at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Art, she continually creates sophisticated exhibitions that take a global and multicultural look at art or offer comprehensive overviews of mediums and…
Cartoons & Comedy, is one of Denver’s most purely fun shows for crowds and performers alike, a rare glimpse into childhood from the safely ironic distance of years past. The show offers a way to bond over shared memories and laugh at the absurdity we used to innocently accept at face value, all leavened by cheap beer and sugary cereal. Keeping a comedy show going for two years, particularly one that requires such elaborate pre-planning is impressive feat. In its two short years, Cartoons & Comedy has changed time slots, venues and formats, while retaining its childlike bonhomie and essential spirit. Along the way, they’ve enjoyed the nimble riffs of Denver’s funniest locals and drop-ins from comedy nerd heroes like Ron Funches and Rory Scovel. At the helm of this monthly endeavor is Chris Baker, who hustles his cherubic ass off cutting together a video package of old cartoons, wrestling videos and 80s toy commercials and booking a lineup of quick-witted comics every month. Westword caught up with Baker at Fifty Two 80s, a local retail outlet and archivist of half-forgotten treasures from childhood to discuss reaching the two-year milestone, the enduring appeal of nostalgia and coked out wrestlers.
No, Colorado is not Los Angeles or New York. But the homegrown films this state has to offer defy the expectations of moviegoers whose tastes are limited to Hollywood and Indiewood offerings. We have bold, original voices, untamed by industry standards. A host of recent documentaries have made national waves,…
Filmmaker Daniel Junge, who won an Academy Award in 2012 for the documentary short Saving Face, made his official Sundance Film Festival debut yesterday with his new documentary, Being Evel. And another Colorado filmmaker, Louie Psihoyos, was back at the iconic Utah festival this past weekend with his second doc…
Richard Linklater ended his feel-good Best Picture contender on a high. His star, eighteen-year-old would-be artist Mason, graduated high school and was ready to conquer the world. But what if Linklater had kept filming? And what if Mason wasn’t an actor, but a real teenage boy? Meet Samuel Klemke. He,…
Italian horror film maestro Dario Argento has been freaking out audiences since he first burst on the scene in 1970 with the first in a series of Hitchcock-infused thrillers whose titles matched their stylistic terrors: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Cat o’ Nine Tails, Four Flies on Grey Velvet…
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 am a transplant,” says painter Sarah Fitzgerald. “I went to design…
Matt Hays didn’t get his first tattoo until he was 25. But from then on, he was hooked on the art-form, a departure from his background in 3D animation and video production. Colorado native Hays has now been tattooing for more than six years, and currently works at Mammoth American…
If things go the way the local weathercasters are predicting, this last week of January is going to feel a lot more like March. Take advantage of that and get out of the house to experiment with film, be a rock god or eat food made by a comedian, all…
Denver may no longer have an adult poet laureate — the position was eliminated a few years ago to save money — but the state still does: his name is Joe Hutchison. But on Friday, Colorado Creative Industry — the state’s art agency announced that it is accepting applications for…
Gary Hart, John Elway and Stapleton International Airport. All three of those blasts from the past won awards in our Best of Denver issue back in 1988. So did Colfax Avenue, which won Best Neon Strip that year. And while the longest, wickedest street in America has changed a lot…
