Adored and reviled, and sometimes simply made fun of, John McEnroe’s “National Velvet,” the drippy, piled-up sculpture installed at the foot of the Central Platte Valley’s Highland Pedestrian Bridge, is nothing if not attention-grabbing — in all its light-up-at-night, bulbous, blood-red splendor. But love it or leave it, Denver Public…
The bad news is that the end of summer is almost upon us. The good news is that so are the end-of-summer parties. One of the best of these is the Reel Social Club Summer Scream 4. “Adults-only fun at a throwback amusement park is pretty much a childhood dream…
After having her wanderlust fulfilled by a tornado that slams her into a Technicolor world brimming with flying monkeys, munchkins, green-faced and sweet-as-pie witches, crabby apple trees, a timid lion, a rusting robot and a wannabe brainiac stuffed with straw, country girl Dorothy recants her desire to ditch Kansas and…
It’s getting to the point where even Patrick Mueller, the artistic director of Denver’s adventurous boundary-breaking Control Group Productions dance company, is at a loss for words trying to explain his latest venture. But that’s what working on the edge is all about, and perma|COUTURE, episode 1, another entry in…
Ladies and gentlemen, rev those engines: it’s time for the tenth annual Thunder in the Rockies Bike Rally. Two-wheeled machines of all makes and models are invited to Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson in Loveland for this long weekend of scenic rides, high-flying stunt shows, live music and plenty of good-looking motorcycles…
Many of the individual events that comprise the Wild West Weekend have been taking place in Estes Park for years, but in 2013, they were rolled up into a single weekend for the first time and presented as a group. This year’s version of the extravaganza begins again today. An…
There’s one thing we can almost all agree on, and that’s the joy of food, be it locally sourced and perfectly plated or just slapped, straight from the grill, on a paper plate. And that explains the continuing success of A Taste of Colorado, now in its 31st year of…
Boulder author Margaret Coel has been mining the lore of her fictional Wind River Reservation mysteries for nearly twenty years – and almost as many books. Propelled by the camaraderie between her gumshoe protagonists – Jesuit priest Father John O’Malley and Arapaho Indian attorney Vicky Holden – the series does…
“It’s kind of like a sportscast gone awry — we’re on our toes the entire time,” says Steve O’Neill, co-host of tonight’s edition of SportsCenter-Prov. The monthly, suggestion-driven comedy show takes place on the set of a fictional sports broadcast hosted by talking heads and comedians O’Neill and Jared McBain…
Today, Rocky Mountain National Park is kicking off a centennial celebration that will last 365 days. Modeled after other national parks’ yearlong festivities, RMNP is throwing down with big events throughout the next twelve months, culminating with a re-dedication of the park on September 4, 2015 – its actual hundredth…
Gallerist David B. Smith says he’s shown work by Brazilian artist Bruno Novelli, aka Bruno 9li (nove is “nine” in Portuguese), in the past, but Materia Radiante, which opens today at Smith’s eponymous gallery, is the artist’s first full solo in Denver. And what a solo it is: Inspired by…
Both the miniature and the colossal come alive today as the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center celebrates the opening of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, an interactive exhibition where modes of transit are the stars. Culled from a dozen private collections, more than a hundred models will be on display, from…
Sunrise yoga sounds like such a healthy thing to do for your mind, body and spirit — but not everyone has the discipline to get up early and stretch all on their own. Thankfully, the Denver Botanic Gardens has offered Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga for the past three years, and it’s…
The Chipotle Sustainable Food Film Series is in its fourth year at the Denver Botanic Gardens – and that longevity has a lot to do with the sense of community that the series has created. “There’s a growing desire to know more about the food industry, where our food comes…
There’s a real symbiosis between fashion and culture, so much so that it’s sometimes hard to determine where one starts and the other drops off. But what happens when you throw photography into the mix, as intrinsic as it is to both sides of the spectrum? That’s the road explored…
#61: Josh Hartwell The talented Josh Hartwell works with some of the region’s best and most creative independent theater companies — Curious Theatre, Boulder Ensemble Theatre and Buntport Theater, to name a few — as both actor and director, but he’s also an accomplished and award-winning playwright with a new…
As the cost to feed and care for its animals rises, the Denver Zoo will be asking a City Council committee to allow it to raise the general admission price by $2, which would put the cost of admittance at $17. If it is approved, this would be the first…
I’ve never been a big fan of the City & County of Denver when it comes to architectural and artistic decisions. They’ve repeatedly dropped the ball on everything from I.M. Pei’s Zeckendorf Plaza, which was demolished in 1996, to the proposed destruction of Civic Center Park’s beauty in 2006, to…
We hate to see summer go, but September has plenty of fashion events to help make the transition easier — at least for your wardrobe. From a night of boutique shopping in LoHi to the annual Cherry Creek Celebrate Fashion Show, here are ten events that will kick off the…
This week local stages will host the next installment in an ongoing series from Denver’s Control Group Productions and a cop drama from Edge Theatre Company (see below); a new company will also debut with an original world premiere. Keep reading for the details. See also: Police Action: A Steady…
IN the wake of last weekend’s non-stop High Plains Comedy Festival, a host of top Denver comics took the stage Sunday for one last show at 3 Kings Tavern: Brain Aid, a community salute and benefit for local comedian and comedy booster Troy Baxley, who is recovering from a condition…
The other day, while talking with a friend, I referenced how some media outlets had botched coverage of Ferguson, half expecting said friend to agree with me. Instead, he asked me what Ferguson was. I’m used to this kind of interaction: most people I know don’t spend all day on…
