“Every year of the Colorado Burlesque Festival has been amazing,” says Honey Touché, one of the organizers, “but I really feel like everything is on steroids this year.” And that’s appropriate since the country’s reigning Queen of Burlesque (aka Miss Exotic World) is Denver’s own Midnite Martini, who will perform…
Great things often have catastrophic beginnings. In Lyons, a foothills town devastated by flooding last fall, that is especially true. The Lyons community stuck together through the disaster, though it’s still rebuilding almost a year later. And because the cozy town on the St. Vrain River already has a reputation…
Too often, anime enthusiasts hunker down in solitude, scouring the Internet for the newest Japanese animated release. “Anime fans have so many opportunities to stream it or just wait and get imported DVDs and Blu-rays and stuff like that. But the opportunity they’re missing, in a lot of places, is…
Fans of dystopian novels and sci-fi/fantasy, look out: Young-adult fiction writers Margaret Stohl, author of Beautiful Creatures, and Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent series, will be talking about their work tonight at the Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch. Stohl’s newest book, Idols, is her sequel to Icons. “It’s an emotional…
Bird enthusiast Lynn Willcockson has been going out in the woods with a pair of binoculars since he was twelve years old. “And I’m not going to tell you how long ago that was,” he says with a wink. But rest assured that his cred as a birdwatcher is cast-iron,…
Firehouse Art Center director and curator Jessica Kooiman longed to splash the outside walls of the center with fresh work by regional street artists, but because of the Longmont building’s historic status, it wasn’t possible. So she did the next best thing: she brought it indoors for Street Werkz, a…
RedLine continues its year of celebrating women in art this summer with a show that complements the sculpture retrospective The Material Body, which is on view at MCA Denver through July 13. Senga Nengudi: The Performing Body, curated by Elissa Auther and opening tonight at RedLine with a reception from…
One of the best things about science fiction is it can be weird. Really, really weird. More often than not, it isn’t weird, it’s just spaceships and ray guns and robots, and that’s all fine and dandy, but the genre’s ability to go deep into the WTF zone is one…
When National Public Radio’s weekly news quiz, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!,” began, way back in 1998, host Peter Sagal and his sidekick, radio veteran Carl Kassell, weren’t even in the same room, let alone in front of a studio audience. The call-in show was recorded remotely from different studios. Now…
On this week’s Voice Film Club episode, film critics Alan Scherstuhl, Amy Nicholson and Stephanie Zacharek recommend seeing Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (12:00) and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (20:00), a movie filmed over twelve years with the same cast. [Subscribe to the Voice Film Club podcast…
It’s not unusual for Plus Gallery to throw a group show in the summer, but Ivar Zeile says this year’s offering, Super Human, is his biggest multi-artist exhibition ever, with work from more than 25 local, national and even international artists. More than just a collection of portraits, Super Human…
Jackie Barry’s love for flags as celebratory beacons originated in Philadelphia, but it’s the Colorado outdoors that inspires Front Range Flag Company. Barry and her business partner, Ryan Casey, launched the custom flag company early this summer to commemorate adventurous achievements big and small — from going a short hike…
The Arvada Center is hosting four strong exhibits right now, all part of the Unbound series. But I will focus on just one here: Unbound: Sculpture in the Field. (I’ll discuss the others later this summer.) The show is highly visible — you can even catch a glimpse from the…
After more than twenty years, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival continues to attract folks from all over the city — and the world — to browse and buy fine art and craft works by a national roster of artists. Food, live performance and interactive art activities for all all ages…
I went on vacation last weekend. By vacation, I mean that my boyfriend and I drove ninety minutes outside of Denver to spend the Fourth of July weekend in the beautiful mountain town of Estes Park because nature and the city are not far apart in Colorado, which is why…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
#69: Andy Juett Andy Juett came to the local comedy scene via radio, and has blossomed into a booster, standup comic, producer, stage host, behind-the-scenes guy and co-owner of the High Plains Comedy Festival, which kicks off its second year in August. But he also rolls out comedy shows all…
Baby, it’s hot out there, but that shouldn’t keep anyone from seeking out new words, whether spoken aloud or written in books. Local slam poets are entering the final stretch before heading off to this year’s national competitions, literary poets are still staging readings and authors are bringing their juicy…
Although Union Station’s public grand opening ceremonies have been postponed until July 26, the 112-room Crawford Hotel will open on time — and that means in time to host some of the big-bucks guests at the Great Hall Gala July 11 before opening to the public on July 12. Not…
Families gathered around the streets of the Highland neighborhood for the annual Fourth of July parade last weekend. Westword photographer Brandon Marshall was there and he captured all the pint-sized patriots, flags, and parade participants. Take a look at the photos below and then scroll through our complete Highland Fourth…
Independence Day started early in Denver, with a fireworks display at Civic Center Park on July 3. Westword photographer Jake Shane attended the festivities. Check out some his photos below and then view the entire Civic Center fireworks slide show. See also: Photos: Words and history entwine in art at…
We sure got lucky with that extra long weekend. There was almost too much to see and do. This week doesn’t have to slow down, but we probably need the rest anyway. Here’s three things to check out that are pretty mellow and real easy on the wallet. Browse through…
