Is there a more geek-friendly month than October? With Halloween anchoring things at the end, we get a full slate of horror goodies all month, and even the mundanes get in the spirit. Horror not your thing? It’s still an excuse to dress up as your favorite robot, hobbit or…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists.
#43: Kurt Bauer If you’re an ambient/experimental/folk/worldbeat/noise/improvisatory/uncategorizable musician in Denver, you know it’s not easy to get noticed. But Kurt Bauer is on your side: Bauer — who’s spent years in Denver’s underground music scene — galvanizes a small but serious community of like-minded creatives by providing them with a…
Zombies here. Zombies there. Zombies frigging everywhere. October in Denver means the zombies are taking over. Over the course of the month, you can expect to see more undead than you can shake a stick at, much less shoot in the head. Zombie walks. Zombie runs. Zombie pageants and zombie…
With bikinis packed away and the smell of sunscreen a distant memory, it is time to focus on fall fashion and all it has to offer. October is a great month for fashion events: From fundraisers to a great designer sale, there’s something for every shopper. See also: Forever Darling…
October brings many things: seasonally-spiced hot beverages, the social acceptability of wearing a Halloween costume everywhere, activities that move indoors. And there’s plenty to do this week inside, from getting a start on spookiness with a French horror film to visiting the Children’s Museum for free to catching a presentation…
As much an icon of African-American comedy as Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans pioneered a new style of televised sketch comedy with In Living Color, introducing mainstream Americans to the stylish humor of early ’90s black culture. The show also launched the careers of Jim Carrey, Jennifer…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
As a wedding photographer and hair and makeup specialist, Jewels Gray was tired of seeing the same old routine play out in the wedding industry. But it wasn’t just the traditional wedding themes that bored her; it was what she saw as the “Mason jar” wedding. “One of the things…
We know who you are. You will let a total stranger touch them. You can tolerate a little pain if it makes them look sexy. You’ll take them any way you can get them: pointed, flat, two-tone or thigh-high. Clearly you have a problem — but the first step is…
With two Halloween events, three filthy shows and three comedy contests, October humor is shaping up to be scary, sexy and heavily competitive. After a summer of record-breaking comedy festivals, you can fall into the autumnal weather with some bone-chilling monologues of creepy copulation with Bob Saget and Competitive Erotic…
The Grawlix dudes are back! The Denver comedy trio has been out doing big things on the national stage lately, but tonight, Adam Cayton Holland, Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl bring their ridiculous monthly show back to the Denver — and for a bargain price. If comedy is not your…
This weekend, Breaking Bad comes to an end. No more Walter White. No more Heisenberg. No more Jesse, Saul or Todd. No more of television’s best drama. That’s going to leave a gaping hole in fans’ hearts, but one lucky — and wealthy — superfan has the opportunity to own…
When Taylor Boylston was working on setting up the next art show for her backyard gallery, The Inca House, she went straight for her favorite artists. “I just had an idea and sent an e-mail and now we’re having a Daniel Johnston,” says Boylston straightforwardly. But the exhibition comes with…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
Aly Barohn landed in Denver this summer after living in many cities across the country. And everywhere she’s been, she’s collected pieces of vintage clothing that she would then sell on-line. But now, after five years of running a virtual shop, she finally has a brick-and-mortar location — right above…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
Apple-picking is the quintessential way to celebrate the coming of fall. The chilly mornings and sun-filled days make this a perfect time for a stroll, whether around your neighborhood or through your favorite apple orchard. Here, in no particular order, are our five favorite you-pick-it orchards. See also: Boulder Farmers…
Fanboys (and girls!), start your engines — Joss Whedon is back on TV, and this time he brought the Marvel Universe with him. Hot off the massive success of The Avengers, Whedon has taken the helm of its spinoff series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The show launches him once more into…
Written, produced, directed, and edited by Rena Riffel, who also reprises her role as Penny from the original Showgirls, Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven has been available on VOD for at least a year, but is now being released on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing, thus conferring onto it the…
For nearly a century, Western art was dismissed in favor of international modernism. But then a funny thing happened: In the late twentieth century, the market for Western-themed paintings and sculptures soared, forcing institutions like the Denver Art Museum to scramble to catch up as prices skyrocketed. (This is why…
