As the snow settled on Sunday evening, Colorado’s Downton Abbey fans were transported to England in February 1922, only six months after the tragic and untimely death of Mathew Crawley, killed in a car wreck at the end of last season. The Masterpiece-produced show started with Mathew’s widow, Mary, and…
For years, Keith Garcia’s Watching Hour series brought everything from forgotten classics of the VHS era to the newest underground horror and science fiction to adventurous film fans in Denver. That ended when Garcia left the Denver Film Society to take the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s creative manager position, leaving a…
#23: Jerry Vigil Colorado’s robust Chicano arts community is well-known for both preserving and repackaging cultural traditions in modern contexts. It’s a part of our regional history, after all — a history that runs 500 years deep, from a time long before the Mile High City was even a speck…
It occurred to me after watching Bettie Page Reveals All — opening this Friday, January 10, at the Sie FilmCenter — that Bettie Page isn’t well known to the masses, certainly not the way I know her. I grew up with more-liberal-than-thou, hippie parents, so art involving nudity has always…
#24: Meghan Throckmorton Collar Meghan Throckmorton Collar likes to think small, and that’s in no way a putdown: A creative crafter, designer and owner of the Rakun boutique on Santa Fe Drive, she’s both the product of and a mover in her own immediate little world of local trade –…
Front Range Women in the Visual Arts was born in 1974 as a response to severe inequalities in the art world: There was not a single female art faculty member at the University of Colorado. Now celebrating its fortieth anniversary, the arts group is the subject of the retrospective The…
On Thursday, January 9, the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum will present a special screening of Chris Anthony’s documentary Climb to Glory: The Legacy of the 10th Mountain Ski Troopers at Vilar Performing Arts Center at Beaver Creek. Anthony’s film featuring interviews with 10th Mountain Division veterans and re-creating some…
The start of a new year means new styles emerging on the streets. Last week we spotted a well-put together look from Wisconsin native Samuel Schuler, who was visiting Denver. Read here to learn where he shops, who inspires his style, and his favorite accessory. See also:Menswear Mondays: Entrepreneur Davon…
Over two dozen Colorado comic artists showed their work at Wazee Union on Saturday, January 3, at the Off Panel comic art show. The event included works by TK Miller and Stan Yan, as well as organizer Daniel Crosier and Westword contributor Noah Van Sciver — and photographer Danielle Lirette…
James, By now, your buddies have forwarded you the Reddit Ask Me Anything where a 24-year-old man with Diphallia — aka two penises — says he wants to give you a facial. Say yes. Let’s get through the superficial reasons first. This magical male unicorn (er, two-nicorn?) is anonymous, which…
On January 30, the second annual Westword Whiteout will kick off Denver’s 2014 fashion season at the McNichols Building. The evening — which raises funds for the American Transplant Association — will include live music, specialty vendors, classic cocktails and some of the city’s top designers in a signature runway…
People power the arts scene in Denver. Not money or business connections or bending to public demand, but creative people who have the courage to make things happen in their own imaginative ways. As the new year started, we went on a search for people to watch in 2014, and…
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. “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where…
Even if paying rent has left a hole in your wallet, there are economical entertainment opportunities around town. Whether you want to watch a horror film, see an activism documentary, or listen to an improv music performance, you can do it all for free in Denver this week. Let us…
Put together by Cecily Cullen, creative director for the Center for Visual Art, Cross Currents is an ambitious exhibit that showcases contemporary art by Native Americans from across the country. It is a follow-up to Currents, a show Cullen did at the old LoDo CVA in 2009 that was on…
Closing out winter break, getting ready to make good on some of your snowier resolutions, or just looking to get your shred on? There’s snow in the forecast for tomorrow at most Colorado ski areas and plenty of good excuses to get up there and get after it, as if…
From Fellini to fine arts, this first weekend of 2014 is full of inexpensive — even free! — entertainment in Denver. We have comic art, dance parties and more, with each event under $10. Did we miss something cool? Let us know in the comments section and check out the…
Local designer and all-around fashion industry guru Lisa Ramfjord Elstun says a one-stop design and production shop had long been the missing link in Denver’s couture scene. So it was only a matter of time before the Fashion Design Center Denver came to be. “The creation of the FDC was…
Combining aspects of still life with portraiture, the new series by photographer Kristen Hatgi Sink is breathtaking. The artist used eyelash glue to artfully place flowers on her models’ faces, which she then photographed in her kitchen under Vermeer-like lighting to create a surreal group of stunning pieces. Flower Face:…
As far as First Fridays go, tonight’s 2014 kickoff is a little slow, but there are certain things you can count on — and Marie EvB Gibbons’s monthly First Friday hands-on clay mini-shop is one of those. There’s nothing quite like it: It’s a chance to squeeze your hands into…
2013 was a great year for comedy nerds. With so many comedy specials, albums, and formats available, fans can exhaust themselves consuming 2013 comedy and still barely scratch the surface of what’s out there. It was also a year marked by lackluster efforts from great comedians. Thinky Pain, from Marc Maron, is little more than a punched-up episode of his WTF podcast, while on Caligula, Anthony Jeselnik seems like his own schtick is eating him alive. Fortunately, however, 2013 also witnessed strong outings from two of today’s most prolific comics (Louis CK and Aziz Ansari) killer debuts (like Kumail Najiani’s Beta Male) and welcome returns from veterans like Bill Cosby. Netflix has emerged as a player on the comedy distribution market in recent years, producing specials for several comics through their partnership with New Wave Entertainment. While the old guard of HBO and Comedy Central are still turning out great specials each year, self-distribution and new players on the scene have been a boon to fans who today enjoy access to a greater breadth of comic voices than ever before.
Ryan Willard has been working non-stop since he started tattooing ten years ago. He’s is the owner of Marion Street Tattoo (where yours truly got a tattoo a few months ago), which will be celebrating its fourth anniversary in April. Willard plans to spend the year traveling and tattooing across…
