Arts & Culture Archives

The Royale Sweep: All the 2023 Henry Award Winners

By Toni TrescaJuly 25, 2023

The Royale is the most awarded play in the Henry Awards’ history, but it wasn’t the only winner.

The Largest Earthwork by a Woman Artist Is on View in the San Luis Valley

By Susan FroydJuly 25, 2023

Marguerite Humeau joined forces with Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum to look at the past, present and future of the San Luis Valley with Orisons, 84 sculptures across 160 acres.

woman in hat lounging by a swimming pool

Desert Reef Hot Springs Is Throwing the Poolside Party of the Summer

By John FlathmanJuly 24, 2023

At Ballroom of Mars, you can soak in hot springs, enjoy Japanese street food from a Beard finalist chef, listen to an international selection of vinyl and enjoy a sauna and cold-plunge combo.

Goldberg Brothers Still Makes Reels for the Movies, Including Oppenheimer

By John FlathmanJuly 21, 2023

The Littleton company caters to filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan.

Spectra’s New Immersive Experience Is a Plant-Filled, Psychedelic Dream World

By Emily FergusonJuly 20, 2023

Get lost in a world of rare plants and spirit creatures at Spectra Art Space’s “Novo Ita: Propagation,” a new summer immersive experience on view through September 17.

Art Attack: More Month of Video, John Fielder’s Photos, and Art and Music From Visible Planets

By Susan FroydJuly 20, 2023

Are you ready to paint the town?

Sie FilmCenter Treats Denver to the Barbenheimer Experience

By Toni TrescaJuly 20, 2023

Sie, the only Denver theater showing Oppenheimeron 35-millimeter film, is also hosting early screenings of Barbie! But if you want the full Barbenheimer experience, go to the Glitterbomb Party.

Adviser for Denver Art Museum’s Desert Rider Asks to Be Removed From Show

By John FlathmanJuly 19, 2023

Jolt wrote on Instagram that he “wouldn’t let myself or our culture be tokenized by the institution to sell entry tickets” to the show, which focuses on Chicano culture and showcases local artists.

Denver-based improv troupe The Basement Doctors

Rise Comedy Festival Showcases Denver Talent for Two Weekends

By Aubrey CoxJuly 19, 2023

“Last year, Ryan Moran, who’s the head of development for comedy at Comedy Central, even gave out his email to let people contact him and send him their stuff.”

As Wildflowers Abound, Watch Out for These Seriously Toxic Front Range Plants

By Anna Marija HeltJuly 18, 2023

Some of the most beautiful plants are also among the most poisonous. Don’t let your dogs get into these!

Denver Creative Team Hatches Eigg the Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

By Toni TrescaJuly 18, 2023

The musical illustrates a true story you have to see to believe.

Darcie Shively Consults Magic 8 Balls and Tarot for Her Woven Art

By Toni TrescaJuly 17, 2023

Shively’s grandmother from Transylvania instilled in her a connection to the occult, which has found its way into the artist’s work.

Summer 2023: Hundreds of Things to Do in Denver and Colorado

By Westword StaffJuly 15, 2023

All the can’t-miss fairs, festivals and other events in Denver and Colorado.

New Comic Book Store Opens Off West Colfax

By Teague BohlenJuly 14, 2023

Danny the Comic Shop opens right near Casa Bonita with a celebratory block party on Saturday from 2 to 8 p.m.

Art Attack: Psychedelia, DIY With Ana Maria Hernando, and CPAC in the Building

By Susan FroydJuly 13, 2023

Are you ready to paint the town?

Joe Bob Briggs Brings His Movie Expertise to Denver This Weekend

By John FlathmanJuly 13, 2023

Legendary horror host and film critic Joe Bob Briggs, of “MonsterVision” and “Joe Bob’s Drive-In Theater,” is appearing at the Archive Videostore in Aurora this weekend.