Steamboat’s annual Cowboy Downhill race is now officially over the hill, celebrating its 41st year starting today at 5 p.m. with hot air balloons lighting up the base of the ski area, night skiing, and a raucous party at Bear River Bar & Grill featuring music by Banks & Shane…
In 1980, fresh filmmaker Charlie Ahearn was approached by graffiti artist Fred Braithwaite to see if he wanted to make a movie about the hip-hop scene in New York City through the music, dance and art that was erupting from every corner of the metropolis. Ahearn jumped at the chance…
In these parts, we don’t just call this a holiday: The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade — so named by former Denver First Lady Wilma Webb to mark it as a cross between a political march and a celebratory parade — is known for being one of the…
Before Erin Ries could invite any artists or performers to the Telluride Fire Festival, there was one small but very important bit of red tape to work through: applying for a special exemption to the mountain town’s burn ordinance. “These are artists who normally don’t get to showcase their fire…
The mechanics of defining what is and isn’t art has tendered an ongoing debate since the discovery of drawings in caveman dwellings. How much do we as humans have to manipulate something before it becomes ours artistically? Levitated Mass, a new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Doug Pray (Surfwise, Art &…
Michael Soluri’s book Infinite Worlds: The People and Places of Space Exploration is full of gorgeous imagery that is only possible when a fine-art photographer is allowed unprecedented access to a NASA mission to repair the Hubble space telescope. In other words, his book is unique. “My goal was to…
Continuance: Charles and Collin Parson Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 30 West Dale Street, Colorado Springs Charles “Chuck” Parson is one of Colorado’s preeminent abstract and conceptual sculptors, with an illustrious career that stretches back to the 1970s. His son, Collin Parson, is best known as a curator in his…
You can’t say the local theater scene isn’t diverse: This week’s premieres include one of the world’s happiest musicals, the adventures of a toxic family reunion and a historical drama with a Colorado theme. Keep reading for details. See also: Edge Theater, The Motherfucker with the Hat…
Today three million copies of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical weekly, hit the stands. And although this edition, the first to come out since terrorists killed twelve members of the magazine’s staff, was snapped up fast in France this morning, the Tattered Cover hopes to make the issue available here…
Charles Ives Take Me Home Curious Theatre Company curioustheatre.org There are only three characters in Charles Ives Take Me Home, now receiving its regional premiere in a stunning production at Curious Theatre Company, but you hear more than three voices. And while the plot can be explained in a few…
Last weekend, as I was floating the length of the Olympic-size sulfur-water pool at Glenwood Hot Springs, I was rudely interrupted by Bastille. You know Bastille — the rock n’ whatever arena-boy band that has stepped into the Train/Coldplay/U2 position of bland, ubiquitous retail rock. My mini-vacation and Bastille just…
I have a confession to make. I’m a hoarder. Not in the “as seen on TV” sense, thankfully — though I suppose I’ve come close at times. I don’t hang onto things out of sentimentality, but because everything is useful in my eyes. Everything. See also: Everything You Ever Wanted…
This Friday, January 16, marks the start of the Colorado State Patrol’s new application process. But to get people interested in the idea of a job in law enforcement, the CSP has created a short promotional video highlighting the women in state patrol — and the fifteen-second video just started…
Mexican cowboys rode bareback in the ring and senoritas in ruffled skirts danced at the Denver Coliseum at the National Western Stock Show’s annual Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza Sunday. Keep reading for a look at photographer Brandon Marshall’s images of all the action. See also: Photos: The National Western Stock Show…
Fashion is a business, but true street-style is an art. Street-style puts fashion back in the hands of the people, who can pull from looks around the world to express their own unique perspective. This week we spotted local musician, Dylan Lenz, on the streets of Capitol Hill… See also:…
It’s no surprise that author Carrie Vaughn, who’ll be appearing at Broadway Book Mall Sunday, holds a deep love for the nooks, crannies, and quiet hominess of local bookstores. She used to work in one. In the late ’90s, the Longmont-based scribe had yet to launch her New York Timesbestselling…
The Emerging Filmmakers Project got its start at dozen years ago at the Bug Theater, and was honored with one of the initial MasterMind Awards. One of the EFP’s winning events was the EFPalooza Film Festival,which returns to the Bug on Thursday after a several-year hiatus; more than forty local…
This week, you can explore short-short stories, enjoy a tasty slice of long-gone Denver culinary history and listen to dramatic readings of poetry at celebrations of the printed word. Keep reading for the details. See also: Melanie Crowder: Audacity…
Do you want to learn something new, but don’t have time for a full-semester course? Or simply can’t afford what a school is charging? Metropolitan State University of Denver’s new LearnOn program is offering twelve affordable, short-term classes that make it easy for anyone to continue their education. See also:…
The year is off to a good start if you appreciate free entertainment. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, the Colorado Symphony and the Flobots will offer a free concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at Boettcher Concert Hall. Get your tickets at the CSO Box Office or…
The National Western Stock Show got off to an unofficial start yes with the traditional sashay through the streets of downtown Denver yesterday, with b-ball star Chauncey Billups leading the way as the 2015 Grand Marshal. Photog Brandon Marshall was there to capture all the longhorns, cowpokes, prancing ponies and…
Colorado’s freezing temperatures may be a pain for some, but for Ruby Hill Rail Yard it means the earliest opening day since the urban ski spot was introduced in 2007. After almost two weeks of volunteer preparation, which included making the snow, Ruby Hill will open today. See also: Reader:…
