Early in 2013, the artists of Powerhaüs Studio announced their idea for the Powerhaüs Artist-in-Residence Program, a juried three-month residency at the studio facility for one fine artist and one fashion designer. Along with that call for applicants, they named David Dadone of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and…
On New Year’s Eve, the Longmont-based Oskar Blues brewery will open the latest in its ever-expanding empire of craft-beer-themed restaurants and businesses. Cyclhops Bike CANtina, at 600 Airport Road in Longmont, will be a Mexican-style restaurant with twenty beers on tap, along with 43 premium tequilas and room for 300…
While I was resting for eight minutes naked in the public space of a tanning bed last night, I started to think about my 33-year-old life up until that point. While tanning beds don’t seem designed to be places of deep contemplation — they have a spot to plug in…
The Stop the Presses event at the Alamo Drafthouse, a programming series that celebrates the news in cinema through screenings of classic tales of journalism like Sweet Smell of Success and All the President’s Men has inspired a lot of conversation about the relationship between journalists and the movies that portray them. With barely enough titles to qualify as a sub-genre, movies about the news often become indelible documents of the time and place that created them, going on to win Academy Awards and inspire future generation of filmmakers and reporters alike. However, many films about the news tend to gloss over the un-cinematic tedium of the work itself, which is understandable given how much of a journalist’s life is spent sitting at a keyboard. The qualities that make a movie character dramatically compelling are often totally at odds with the qualities that make a good journalist, so when a truly entertaining movie about an admirable journalist gets made, it deserves some attention. The following list celebrates movies about journalists –both real and fictional– who live up to the highest ideals of their profession.
#26: Beau Carey Modern landscape artist Beau Carey goes about his business — painting — quietly, but at the same time, he’s earned the quiet respect of his contemporaries. Carey’s been a RedLine resident and boardmember, a drawing and painting teacher, and a gallery artist at Goodwin Fine Art; he…
It’s easy to pass by the Mayfair Center on East 14th Avenue and Krameria Street and not take a second look. Over the past several decades, the strip mall has fallen victim to disrepair, transient tenants and a crumbling parking lot — all of which has left the space worse…
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for the city to get back into work mode. We spotted entrepreneur Davon Williams, an up-and-coming businessman, fashion designer and DJ, displaying some stand-up street style. Keep reading to learn his favorite accessory, where he shops, and what cities inspire his fashion sense. See…
New York designer Geoffrey Mac was the official headliner at Fashion Feast last Thursday night at the Exdo Event Center, along with local wonders Melissa May, Tess Vigil and Rachel Marie Hurst. But no one could upstage the antics of emcee Sharon Needles, of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame. Westword contributor…
You’ve seen their work lining the walls of your favorite coffee shops. Maybe you’ve done a double take while sipping your double latte, admiring — or perhaps despising (sad emoticon) — a certain piece that you spy from your seat. But what you probably haven’t seen are the faces behind…
In 2013, love came in many forms: girl on zombie, boy on smartphone, and James Franco on — count ’em — two hot bikini babes at the same time. Sure, romantic comedies are as extinct as Oprah Winfrey’s chances of winning Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, but audiences…
Aspen’s Rio Grande Skatepark has been around for over a decade and now, thanks to a recent change of heart by city officials, it will get a very welcome upgrade by award-winning park designers Team Pain, run by none other than “Search for Animal Chin” mega-ramp designer Tim Payne. We…
‘Tis the season for being merry…and very, very broke. But if that’s your current state, there’s still plenty of free fun in Denver this week that won’t further break the bank — from a screening of A Nightmare Before Christmas to holiday tours of the Governor’s residence to a Best…
Channel 12’s Sounds on 29th series brings local sounds to the airwaves, but without much of a budget, fundraising is a must to keep the Denver music showcase alive. To that end, Sounds hosted a benefit based on The Gong Show, the famed Chuck Barris game show of the ’70s,…
Editor’s note: Home designer Jeanne Connolly loves to see how creative people put their houses together. In this series, she’ll be sharing some of her favorite homes, by taking us inside the unique private spaces of metro Denver. Denver creatives Dana Cain and Mark Putt bring living with art and…
On a trip to Guatemala six years ago, then-student Connor Knutson was floored by the lack of clean water in the community where he was working. So after returning home, he started thinking of ways to solve the problem — passing ideas back and forth with friend and now-business partner…
As a member of Rabbit is a Sphere and Everything Absent or Distorted, Robert Rutherford helped bring some of Denver’s finest indie rock and pop to life. Those bands have since ceased to be, but Rutherford is still writing in the same idiom, even if the final form is a…
Several big ski area openings, the start of the U.S. Olympic team selection process for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and more this weekend. Read on! See also: The Edge, Westword’s 2013-2014 Winter Activity Guide…
This weekend is full of festive fun in Denver, and you won’t have to bum money off your friends to enjoy it — nine of our featured events are absolutely free. You can dance at a francophile party, tour a candy factory, or catch a series of short plays. Share…
Emile Hirsch paid a visit to Littleton’s Alamo Drafthouse last night for the red-carpet screening of his upcoming film Lone Survivor, which features the true story of Colorado native Danny Dietz (played by Hirsch), along with three other Navy SEALs who were ambushed during a covert mission in Afghanistan. Hirsch…
Every picture does tell a story, and that’s why the bold graphics of poster design are powerful beyond words. There’s solid visual proof in the 35 works that comprise Drawn to Action: Posters from the AIGA Design Archives, which opens Sunday, December 15 at the Denver Art Museum. Here’s a…
Michael Paglia visits Gildar Gallery and Goodwin Fine Art in this week’s review, taking in a large show focused on Clark Richert and two smaller solo shows featuring work from Mark Villarreal and pieces by Mia Mulvey. Continue reading for photos from all three exhibits. See also: Photos: the blockbuster…
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…
