Playboy once labeled Colfax the nation’s “longest, most wicked street.” It’s also Denver’s most celebrated, and on Saturday night the celebration landed at Tooey’s Off Colfax, which hosted the Miss Colorado Pageant. And we were there to catch the action. See also: Miss Colfax Pageant 2013 — slide show…
Aaron ThackerayPaul Bunyan loved it. So did Nirvana and Pearl Jam. And yet Denver seems to be in therapy when it comes to flannel. Our neurosis over the simple worsted wool garment is that flannel ties us so closely with Colorado’s back-to-nature roots when we are making every attempt to…
Over the weekend both Louis C.K. and Bill Maher dropped some wisdom about how the Internet is draining us of empathy and encouraging a consequence-free environment of cruelty and debasement. After spending the last two weeks whining about homophobic roasts and the irony of “clean comedy”, it feels good to…
It must be weird to be a famous person. Realizing that you will encounter other humans on a regular basis who want to engage with you because they feel like they know you — and also realizing that you have to be cordial during 99 percent of these interactions or…
The concept is simple: Adapt Ken Kesey’s novel about a fascist mental ward, and make half the patients deaf. The affect, though, is much more complex and dynamic. The Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s co-director, Nicki Runge, says she’s always felt that “the way the patients were treated in One Flew…
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.
If this fall-like weather has you pining for snowy slopes, here’s an antidote: The folks at Winter Park are sharing these photos of the resort’s first noticeable dusting of snow, with a note: The first full day of fall brought plenty of snow to Winter Park Resort, which has already…
LoHi is one of the hottest real estate markets in town — and Little Man Ice Cream is one of the businesses that’s made the area so cool. The man behind the iconic Little Man just teamed up with Jolt, a graffiti artist and Westword MasterMind, to create another landmark…
Sunday brought the start of autumn, and Denver’s street style reflected that transition. For progressive menswear, we didn’t need to look further than Daniel Donez, a local student and artist we spotted carrying his own artwork that complemented his black and white look. Keep reading to learn where he shops,…
Known as a blitz-eyed giggler from Half Baked, or the animal-hybrid, nostalgia talk-show host Goat Boy from Saturday Night Live, Jim Breuer has been subtly shifting his comedy content over the last five years, relating stories of domestic life and spiritual yearning through his autobiography and documentary. While avoiding any…
For her best-selling debut, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, novelist Marisha Pessl precisely mapped out her characters and plot using spreadsheets, graphs and tables. But for her followup, a psychological thriller called Night Film, she took a more exploratory approach. The book tells the story of a mysterious horror-film director…
Summer is officially over, but that doesn’t mean the free fun has to end. Whether you want to develop technology while eating free pizza, attend a Bring Your Own Records Party or get literary at Denver’s only bookstore-slash-wine bar, there’s plenty of bargain entertainment on the calendar this week. Share…
Sender Films had the story of the year fall into its lap through pure chance. The Boulder-based climbing filmmakers had sent a cameraman to follow the mountain-scaling superteam of Ueli Steck and Simone Moro as they attempted to climb a new route across Everest and its neighboring peak, Lhotse, when…
“I am bullet stopping building crashing weapon,” sings Adam Stone in his song Steel. “I don’t feel anger panic envy or aggression, yes I could fly and could withstand the fires of hell.” Yes, Stone has formed his own theater production company, Screw Tooth, but he also sings. And at…
Dede LaRue, loved around town for her funny and sometimes political animal sculptures, has “got art bubbling over in her, and she just isn’t done,” says her friend Renna Shesso. So it only makes sense that when LaRue’s fighting for her life, it’s art that will help her get through…
#44: Katie Hoffman A member of both CORE New Art Space and Zip 37 Gallery (for the time being), Denver painter Katie Hoffman is a familiar face on the co-op scene in two arts districts, beloved for her works exploring the subjective and the otherworldly in swatches of pastel and…
A wild-mannered legend of comedy history, Jon Lovitz has created a mid-tempo career with roles on The Simpsons and in movies like Casino Jack and Woody Allen’s Small Time Crooks since his unforgettable years as a pathological liar and Jewish Santa on Saturday Night Live. Rarely a leading man and…
With summer still hanging in there, this is a good weekend to get out and enjoy the warm weather without breaking the bank. We’ve rounded up ten activities in the Mile High City — everything from a beach-themed roller-derby party to watching marathon runners dive into pools pull of sudsy…
“Aurora’s Green Revolution” is that city’s 2013 theme, and Recycling Reversal: The Art of Rubbish will turn the Aurora Public Library green tomorrow at a one-day celebration of found-object art. On Saturday, September 21, this interactive art project will give people a chance to work with local and national artists…
The Denver Art Museum gave its outdoor plaza a Parisian makeover this week, complete with café tables, streetlamps and even a few local artists painting in the courtyard. The transformation was designed to announce the start of public ticket sales for DAM’s fall exhibit, Passport to Paris, and a fifteen-foot…
If 1967 was the summer of love, then 2013 was definitely the summer of laughter — at least in Denver. After absorbing three comedy festivals in four weeks, there must have been a lot of chuckle-trimmed abs that got another workout last night. Because closing out this season of the…
Michael Paglia visits MCA Denver and the Denver Botanic Gardens in this week’s review, taking in two separate shows focusing on sculpture. The show at MCA focuses on works by John McEnroe while the exhibit at the DBG is a group show. Continue reading for photos from both exhibits. See…
