The curatorial team behind the Biennial’s Draft Urbanism exhibitions wanted to turn the city into an international showcase so people-friendly that it’s accessible by simply walking down the street. In turn, Draft Urbanism’s indoor element, First Draft, was conceived as a welcoming gesture from the local art community to the…
Many people use fashion as a metaphor to express how they feel on a particular day. But sometimes you can display multiple personalities in a single day, switching clothes like job titles. For example, local mechanic James Hill dons a king costume at night after laboring through the day. Continue…
Starting this week the ArgusFest will add a second night for its screenings, at a new location: The Concoctory, a DIY creative space on South Broadway. ArgusFest, which started in 2001, has held over a thousand awareness-raising events focusing on human rights, social justice, media, the environmental and other important…
Dozens of drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians and musicians from all over Denver and the nation came out for a good cause on Friday: The fourth annual Apocalyptic Ball, themed “The Awakening” this year, raised funds for local AIDS organizations. For more photos from the evening, check out our full…
Editor’s note: Artist Charlie Boots is part of the inaugural pair of PAIR residents at Denver’s Powerhaüs Studio. As part of his residency, he and his fashion-designing counterpart will be reporting from the real world via Show and Tell, as they learn the ropes from studio mentors Mona Lucero, Lauri…
Dozens of performers took to the stage this weekend to put their own risque spin on the 2013 Colorado Burlesque Festival. From July 11-14, these skilled performers weren’t shy about showing off their assets to the crowds — and our photographer Christopher Morgan. For more photos, check out our full…
‘Tis the season for movies under the stars, including this Thursday’s free, bike-in screening of the 2007 Spanish-American drama Under the Same Moon. But this week is full of many more great free events, including a documentary screening about mediums around the world and an art show from the Biennial…
Architecture provides our daily backdrop of the city, and we tend to take it for granted as we walk each day through brick, glass, metal and concrete canyons and along orderly avenues lined with dwellings old and new. But Carson Chan, executive curator for Denver’s Biennial of the Americas 2013…
As of July 1, anyone eighteen and under can get into Museum of Contemporary Art Denver for free thanks to a new initiative in partnership with David and Laura Merage of the David and Laura Merage Foundation. “The partnership is designed to give Denver’s teenagers access to the art that…
The Denver Cruisers lit up the city with their “Glow”-themed ride on Wednesday night, and Westword photographer Kyle Huninghake was there to captured all of the riders in full color. For more photos from the night, check out our Denver Cruisers’ Glow Ride slide show. See also: – Slide show:…
In the last few years, food trucks have started to populate the streets of Denver — now, the mobile concept has shifted in a new direction: trailers that troll the streets selling vintage clothing, wares, art and handmade goods. This Sunday from 2-7 p.m., a curated collection of mobile boutiques…
Though it’s tempting to flee for the mountains in these hot summer months, Denver has plenty to cool events that won’t drain your gas tank or your wallet. From free film screenings to a concert featuring brand-new bands, this weekend is full of fun, inexpensive activities. Share other bargains in…
He’s gay, he’s Republican, and he’s one of Denver’s greatest standup comedians. Talk to anyone who’s been in the scene for more than a few years, and they’ll tell you: Chuck Roy has been instrumental in creating what is now known as Denver comedy. After years spent warming up crowds…
Putting together an exquisite corpse exhibit would be no easy task for a gallerist in any case, but Rebecca Peebles and Danette Montoya of the adventurous Groundswell Gallery made their mission even more challenging: For Exquisite Corpse: Stamped and Mailed, they tapped a whopping 44 local artists to choose partners…
Every Sunday is a funday at Viewhouse Eatery Bar and Rooftop, and there’s a good reason why: games like dunk tank and yard sports like corn hole and giant Jenga. In the spirit of unusual sports and games — that are typically only enjoyed with a drink in hand –…
Denver’s Dave Shirley has taken his multi-faceted act of magic, juggling, comedy and music from busking on the Sixteenth Street Mall to performing for NBC’s America’s Got Talent. After years of street performances and depressing corporate gigs, Shirley built his own sketch comedy club, The Rattlebrain Theater, in what has…
This Friday, July 12, the 2013 edition of the Apocalyptic Ball — dubbed The Awakening — will take over the Denver Mart. A blowout fundraiser featuring dozens of diverse performances from local and national drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians, musicians and more, the night aims to entertain and engage a…
The Colorado Irish Festival bring bring out your Irish this weekend, July 12-14, at Littleton’s Clement Park, and the nineteenth annual version of the festival promises to immerse everyone, Irish or not, in Gaelic music, dancing, sports, food, history and culture. “We’re very fortunate to have a loyal fan base,…
#58: Cortney Lane Stell Cortney Lane Stell quietly goes about her work as gallery director at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, but her work has real impact: Stell consistently mounts exhibits at RMCAD that display global ideas and cutting-edge trends in art, bringing work by international artists…
Welcome to a new column called Geek Speak, in which we take on an aspect of geek culture each week. Pacific Rim, a movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters, is about to open in hundreds of theaters nationwide, released by a major studio and accompanied by a gigantic ad…
Editor’s note: Longtime Denver fashion designer Francis Roces, whose brand name is KimonoDragons, is half of the inaugural pair of PAIR residents at Denver’s Powerhaüs Studio. As part of his three-month residency, he and his fine-art counterpart, Charlie Boots, will be reporting from the real world via Show and Tell,…
Catalyst. The beautiful grounds of the Denver Botanic Gardens are the ideal place to mount an outdoor sculpture show, and over the past few years, there has been one such presentation after another. This year, the theme is contemporary sculptors in Colorado. The pieces are picturesquely sited throughout in clearings…
