Colorado is home to a whole community of assemblage artists, some working with nuts and bolts straight out of the dumpster and others using more rarefied detritus they’ve collected over years. But it doesn’t really matter what goes into putting this kind of art together — the final transformation is…
Known to hip-hop heads and vinyl connoisseurs as Peanut Butter Wolf, Chris Manak is a DJ and producer who founded the influential underground label Stones Throw Records. The new documentary Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton tells the story of this nearly two-decade-old Los Angeles record label by exploring Wolf’s personal…
From HAL to the Terminator, robots in fiction play the part of the bad guy more often than not. Here in the real world, though, robots do some good work, and very little evil. You can get a taste of some of that good work this Sunday, April 13 at…
The everyday experience of high school can be stressful enough; juggling parental responsibilities along with school work can be especially tough. Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado is a nonprofit early learning center that gives teen moms the support they need to succeed as students and mothers. This Saturday, April 12,…
Jane Wells has devoted a decade to documenting human rights abuses throughout the world. She served as producer on The Devil Came on Horseback, a chronicle of the genocide in Darfur, and most recently directed the feature documentary Tricked, about sex trafficking in the United States. While working on the…
Welcome to Colorado! If you’ve been here for at least three months, you’ve already enjoyed some of our famously indecisive weather, days that include snowy mornings and fifty-plus-degree afternoons. Although spring is officially here, in this beautiful state the transition period between winter and summer, and, similarly, between summer and…
Arvada will welcome a new Petco at 8031 Wadsworth Boulevard this weekend, and the store will host a series of pet-friendly events April 12 and April 13 to celebrate the grand opening and to promote Petco’s “think adoption first” philosophy. See also: DIA now has “Dog Diety” — “Blucifer” be…
Colorado native Scott Ferguson has always been an artist, but what drew him to the tattoo industry was the rugged lifestyle. Ferguson has been hanging out a tattoo shops since he was a teenager and tattooing professionally since 1996; he currently works at Thick as Thieves Tattoo. Westword recently caught…
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…
#92: Lonza Dennis If there’s a fashion show in town, Denver fashion blogger Lonza Dennis is there, camera in hand, ready to cheerlead for local designers with her online First Class Fashionista “blogazine.” Whether covering the beat or promoting her own charity fundraiser, Paint the Runway, the hard-working Dennis goes…
Doors Open Denver will be back for its tenth-anniversary edition this weekend. “We’ve got everything the same and more of it,” says event organizer Jane Potts. But one thing is different: Denver Arts & Venues has cut way back on its involvement. “The City is a sponsor again this year,…
It was a slithery scene over the weekend at the Repticon expo, where folks had a chance to get all touchy-feely with snakes, lizards, scorpions, tarantulas and other scaly, hairy, scary creatures on display at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Brave photographer Brandon Marshall brought back these shots from the creepy-crawly…
The documentary Fruits of War tells the story of four former members of Mara Salvatrucha 13, who are all now part of the social justice organization Homies Unidos. GRASP, the Gang Rescue and Support Project, is hosting a screening of the documentary at Su Teatro on April 8 to raise…
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. Local chemistry teacher-turned-photographer Carol MacKay thinks the Denver Preschool Program is so…
Rather than spend money on a fancy yoga class in a sweaty room, downward dog for free on Tuesday surrounded by the dioramas at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. And yoga’s not the only free event in Denver this week. Read on for more bargains in the city…
The Forney Transportation Museum was the backdrop for the Diver City Fashion Show on Friday night, an event produced by students from Johnson and Wales University’s Cat Walk Club as a fundraiser for Clothes to Kids Denver. Over a dozen local designers were featured in Diver City; keep reading for…
On last week’s Under the Gunn, the five remaining designers were paired with a “real women” with real fashion issues, and asked to create a design to meet their needs. Lots of drama ensued — between the designers and their clients, between the designers and their mentors — and in…
The centuries-old culture of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, built on a bedrock of religion, yields an equally old subculture of santeros and santeras — carvers of religious figures, retablos and crosses. And each year, the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council gives over its walls to the best of…
Being broke doesn’t have to be a bummer in Denver this weekend. The city is full of bargain events, everything from a Muppet-themed art opening to the dedication at a dog shelter to a class on the powers of gemstones. We’ve selected ten of the best activities that all cost…
Spring skiing and snowboarding is alive and well in Colorado, thanks to new snow this week and heavier-than-usual totals since January 1, and several ski areas have already announced extended seasons to make the most of it. Aspen Mountain, originally scheduled to close on April 20, announced on Thursday that…
Several years ago, when Adán De La Garza and Christina Battle moved to Denver from cities with vibrant media arts communities, they sought out the same thing here. They did not find it. As video artists, they craved an artistic network, a local scene where they could bounce off ideas…
Now that spring has arrived, the fashion faithful have a bouquet of shopping options to help with the transition out of winter sweaters. If you are looking for unique, boho-hip, stylish designs to add to your spring wardrobe, head to the Rustic Thread Boutique in Highland. We recently chatted with…
