Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Presented by Lone Tree Arts Center through May 4 Huck Finn, a wild-haired urchin, wants to be free of the constraints of civilization, represented by the Widow Douglas, who has adopted him and is determined to get him properly Christianized, and her steel-spined…
Adam Cayton Holland got his start in standup ten years ago, when he decided to try a few jokes at an open-mike night and wound up on stage at Comedy Works; he described his experiences in “Get Up, Stand Up,” a July 2004 Westword cover story. Since then, Cayton-Holland has…
Kevin McDonald is an actor, improviser, and comedian best known for his work with Canada’s Kids in the Hall sketch comedy troupe. McDonald will be at Denver’s Voodoo Comedy Playhouse all weekend, which kicks off at 9:00pm on Friday, May 2nd with a special edition of The Couch, Denver’s only improvised therapy session. McDonald is also scheduled to perform on his own Improvised sketch show at 8:00pm on Saturday, May 3rd.Tickets for both shows cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The 2 day sketch-writing workshop runs from 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th. The fee is $300. Westword caught up with McDonald in advance of his trip to Denver to discuss bad sketch writing, getting into standup, and the new Kids in the Hall tour.
As a Denver neighborhood with a rich architectural history, University Park is home to houses of all shapes, sizes and legacies. This Sunday, May 4, five homes in the historic area will open their doors to the public for the University Park Home Tour, an afternoon event that benefits University…
May showers bring spring flowers, and that means a bouquet of fashion events to brighten your days. For animal lovers, there’s the annual Handbags to Hounds fashion show; for the fashion faithful, the La Rue Fashion Showcase. Here are seven of the top fashion events in Denver set for May…
May is here, and let’s hope you geeks like Star Wars. This month is packed with events tied to everyone’s favorite franchise set in a galaxy far, far away since May 4 — as in May the Fourth be with you, because geeks love puns — is a Star Wars…
Nobody knows how deep the talent goes in our local youth slam-poetry community better than Denver poet and youth mentor Ken Arkind. He’s been on the side of young poets — and at their side as they represent Denver at the national Brave New Voices youth slam competition on the…
While we may have those “300 days of sunshine” to brag about, Colorado is home to another weather cliché: the idea of “construction season.” Yes, no matter the time of year, it seems that all of our major roadways are being worked on simultaneously, from the mess that is forever…
Despite the rain, Denver runners took to the streets for the Cherry Creek Sneak on Sunday. Our photographer Ursula Romaine was there to capture the 5K, 5 mile and 10 mile races through the Cherry Creek neighborhood; here’s a sneak peek of the Sneak. See also: Photos: Zombies roam Estes…
Timbuk2, which made a name for itself with its bicycle messenger bags, is about to open its second retail location outside of its home base of San Francisco. The new store, which will open on May 3, is at 1411 Larimer Street, where it will join the line of specialty…
Shawn McDonald believes the art of tattooing is experiencing a renaissance. The industry has changed a lot since his childhood in Massachusetts, where tattooing was illegal until 2000. Now a prolific artist in the industry, McDonald has been tattooing professionally for thirteen years and currently works at American Standard Tattoo…
Infatue’s new line of ready-to-wear pieces, the Cultiver Collection, has arrived just in time for spring. Samantha Aragon is known as Lil Fresh Sam in the fashion community for her brand, Infatue, that she launched two years ago. Infatue is rising in popularity nationally with Method Man and B.O.B recently…
#86: Laura Ann Samuelson Laura Ann Samuelson is much more than a dancer and choreographer: She’s an interdisciplinary collaborator in performance who also directs her own company, Hoarded Stuff, when she isn’t working with others. On her horizon? As she discusses below as part of her 100CC questionnaire, Samuelson will…
The 2014 Stanley Film Fest brought movies, fans and scares to the iconic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park this weekend. The horror wasn’t confined to the Stanley, though; zombies paraded through town, startling unsuspecting tourists. Our photographer Brandon Marshall was there to capture all the undead action. See also: Photos:…
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. Welcome to Naomi Haverland’s delightfully quirky world, where the art and the…
May Day means spring is finally fully under way. The art scene is greening up, too, with a Beltane performance and fashion trunk show, a party celebrating the Bike Pit, and a May Day art show this week. Share information on more free happenings in the comments section below, and…
After being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, Dee Williams decided she needed a big change. And she accomplished it by going small. Williams built her own 84-square-foot house, where she resides in Olympia, Washington. She’ll be at the Tattered Cover LoDo tonight to read from and discuss her new book…
The Berkeley neighborhood went back to the ’80s this weekend when Totally Tennyson took over the Tennyson Street strip from 35th to 46th avenues for a street crawl and party that ended with live music and a high-stakes costume contest at the Oriental Theater. Photographer Marissa Shevins brought back these…
London-based artist Teresa Albor is not-so-subtly interested in turning over the stuffy model of art as a commodity, and her work shows it in projects like “Rufus Stone,” which hands over art-making materials and, in turn, the cachet of art-making to non-artists. Then there’s “100 Paintings in 24 Hours,” which…
If you’re scoring a modern silent film about ancient eldritch horrors, you’re going to need to do something a little different. An organ isn’t going to get it done; a piano is right out. Even a full orchestra, for all its dynamic range and variety of timbre, isn’t going to…
After thirteen years with Buntport Theater, actor Brian Colonna knows his fellow collaborators and they know him. They write together. They perform together. They even share directorial responsibilities. As a result, they have built one of the funniest theater troupes in Colorado. But sometimes, they know each other so well…
Money can get tight at the end of the month, but that doesn’t have to hinder your plans for fun this weekend. You can attend a Rebel Rebel-themed art party, see a sci-fi version of Rocky Horror Picture Show and laugh at free comedy — all for under $10. Looking…
