Textile arts comprise some of the most grassroots forms of expression. Born of necessity and woven through with elements of creative design since the dawn of mankind, in modern times they’ve morphed into a whole genre of multimedia work that slides right off the functional grid and directly into the…
The latest venture of Tran Wills, Base Coat Modern Nail Salon X Gallery will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday, September 14, when the combination nail salon/art gallery joins the lineup on Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood. Wills, whose name has become synonymous with style and small-business savvy in…
Forgot to read the syllabus? Forgot to do the homework? Showed up hungover? Well, at the Auraria campus this Saturday, none of that matters. On September 14, the University of Colorado Denver is holding its first annual LYNXAPALOOZA, an all-day music festival sponsored by CU Denver Live!, the school’s arts…
With all the rain pouring over Denver recently, you’d think everyone would be wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas. But Angela Heath is a refreshing exception. A Denver native who’d lived in Hawaii and recently moved back to town, Heath knows how to handle a wet climate. Keep reading to learn…
Party! Party! On Thursday, September 12, many of the town’s movers and shakers will gather on the 19th Street Bridge in Riverfront Park for the Greenway Foundation’s annual Gala on the Bridge. But that’s just the start of the fun. From 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, September 13, the…
People often fear death; Mother Nature does not. She dresses up in flashy colors and goes out with a bang. And every year from mid-September to mid-October, those living in Colorado get to witness one of the most brilliant funerals in the entire world. But why are fall colors so…
There’s something about celluloid that captures things no other medium can, explains Christopher May. So when he started noticing film festivals getting rid of their 16 mm projection, he decided to found the International Experimental Cinema Exposition, aka TIE. Along with experimental filmmaking icon Stan Brakhage, May started TIE in…
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.
Homophobia in popular culture began to fade in the ’70s, and for the most part was dead and gone by the ’90s. With music, it began with disco and was stomped to death by riot grrrl. In film it was exposed with Boys in the Band, and deemed passé with…
Success is a flexible concept. When we set out to put together the first Titwrench fest back in 2009, it definitely wasn’t about success in terms of money. In fact, that’s what I see as the biggest problem with the DIY culture in which I’m involved — none of us…
Praxis Creative Arts Space is not just off the grid — it’s gone altogether. A month after its founder, Joshua (no last names, please) was featured in “Free for All,” Josiah Hesse’s July 25 cover story on people living off the grid, the community group that Joshua had founded with…
Keith Garcia, creative manager for the Alamo Drafthouse, thinks that Mean Girls is the perfect, quotable high-school movie — hence the Mean Girls Quote-Along event taking place Friday, September 13, and Sunday, September 15. “Tina Fey did such an amazing job of writing that screenplay that there are so many…
#47: Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin are multi-taskers at the Denver Center Theatre Company: Miller is a techno whiz for DCTC shows, while Tarquin coordinates new productions. But on the side — the off-center, you might say — they curate the DCTC’s underground series Off-Center@The…
Many people change their style when they change their setting. But that’s not always the case, as we noticed with DIA worker Diwas Uprepti and his American style. Keep reading to learn which states influence his look, where he shops, and what he uses as his style mantra. See also:…
The story of three multi-generational drag queens traveling through the Outback in a glittery pink bus — to a disco beat — takes a back seat to the costumes in Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical. The touring Broadway show is in the middle of its run at the…
One reliable means of free entertainment, as Jimmy Stewart discovers in the 1954 film Rear Window, is to spy on your neighbors. But you won’t have to resort to such voyeuristic methods this week to have fun. Instead, you can watch a screening of the Hitchcock classic, catch theater previews…
On Saturday, City Park turned into a circus on wheels as thousands of costumed lunatics on bicycles rallied for New Belgium Brewing’s annual Tour de Fat Denver celebration. Along with a pedal parade of riders who communally let their freak flags fly, the one-day event included live music, contests, games…
Since the beginning of his career, Dave Coulier has worked in the realm of family-friendly comedy. His first major television role was in 1984, hosting Nickelodeon’s children’s sketch-comedy show Out of Control, where he became known for his goofy voices and the catch phrase “Cut it out.” He took that…
What does Kylie Ireland — the star of Deep Anal Abyss 3 and Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody — have in common with John August, who shares screenwriting credits for Big Fish, Corpse Bride and Charlies’ Angels? How about with Monica Staggs, who served as a stunt double for…
August is over, but the fun isn’t. This weekend is full of inexpensive entertainment in and around Denver — if you know where to find it. And we’re here to be your (free) guides. The following ten events each under $10 include everything from a night of Stick N Poke…
#47: Street artist Gamma Acosta Gamma Acosta grew up in Longmont, another poor kid on the street, but he had a gift. The world was his painting surface, he discovered, and he had a way with a spray can that took him beyond the hardened parameters of street writing. Today,…
Longtime Westword readers will recognize the name Jason Heller. For years, Heller was one of the paper’s premier music writers, covering the local and national music scene with insight, wit and sharp writing. These days, he’s expanded his portfolio to include national outlets such as The A.V. Club and Pitchfork…
