David Mazza. It was only last summer that Randy Roberts, director of Z Art Department, shifted gears: Although he initially showcased the work of historic artists — that is, dead ones — Roberts has increasingly turned to contemporary artists who are still alive and kicking. Demonstrating this new direction is…
Collected Stories. Donald Margulies’s Collected Stories is a small, tight play about a relationship between two women. But beneath the cozy, familiar milieu and the smart dialogue, there are evocative questions, and there’s also a sea of feeling. Ruth is a respected and important writer, though her reputation rests primarily…
Bees, either flying in swarms or flitting about solo, reassure us that everything is going apace; even their buzzing is the sound of life. But in Markus Imhoof’s marvelous bee-centric documentary, we see a forlorn beekeeper scraping their lifeless furry bodies from the surface of a honeycomb, and they drop…
The great movie Westerns are about honor, dignity and the majesty of the landscape. But they’re also about beautiful men — charismatic, sometimes dangerous-looking demigods like Robert Ryan, James Stewart, Franco Nero, Randolph Scott, and, of course, John Wayne. The Lone Ranger has Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp, the former…
We have the Twilight franchise to thank for the fact that almost no sane adult wants to see another vampire movie, ever. Not that all the Twilight movies were bad. The first, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, hit a teen-dream sweet spot, the point where Gothic lit meets the iPod. And…
With Nigel Gore — an actor who comes to Shakespeare with a lot of authority and a willingness to take all kinds of risks on stage — playing the lead, and advance publicity that alluded to guns, smoke, Afghanistan and gruesome death scenes, I was expecting a thrilling Macbeth from…
The stars and stripes always seem a little brighter at a good old-fashioned parade, and that’s what you’ll get today at the sixth annual LoHi 4th of July Parade — but with a neighborhood twist. The event features a bike-decorating party and a hundred-foot-long ice cream sundae made with Little…
Before you stuff your face with hamburgers and hot dogs at the family barbecue, slip on your running shoes and head down to Washington Park for the sixth annual Liberty Run, which includes a four-mile run/walk and a Firecracker Kids Fun Run. In addition, there will be food, activities for…
The Colorado Rapids take on the New York Red Bulls today in a game that should provide a few fireworks of its own. “If the match is anything like the last nine between these two clubs, there will be lots of goals,” says Rapids spokeswoman Christa Dellebovi. “The two sides…
Over the past year, Civilized Living, produced by Fancy Tiger boutique, has established itself as one of the most stylish events of South Broadway’s First Friday art walk. Tonight the store will launch a new version, called Modern Tiger, in which Mod Livin’, an East Colfax furniture store, will display…
Whoever said that crime doesn’t pay was clearly doing the wrong crime. The global drug trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry that continues to grow, and now you can learn the secrets of this entrepreneurial enterprise in How to Make Money Selling Drugs, a provocative new documentary from director Matthew Cooke…
The drive-in movie theater is a dying institution, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still roll up and enjoy a double feature on a warm summer night. Now you just leave the car at home and pedal your way to Blake Street Tavern’s Bike-In Movies. “This is great for all…
How does an event as esteemed as the Cherry Creek Arts Festival manage to stay fresh and continue to grow year after year? Through common sense and teamwork, says spokeswoman Stephanie Blake. “The festival has become a cultural institution in Denver, and people have come to expect it to continue…
Critics have often hailed Radiohead’s OK Computer as one of the greatest pieces of popular music of the twentieth century. But how does it stand up next to nineteenth-century classical music? We’ll find out tonight when arranger and conductor Steve Hackman delivers a mash-up of the nineties rock album with…
“We’ve always used the word ‘wanderlust’ metaphorically around self-exploration,” says Wanderlust Festival co-founder Jeff Krasno. “We play around with that idea quite a bit — exploring the world and discovering your best self.” So what does a festival honoring that word look like? It includes lots of yoga and inspirational…
You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the fourth annual VegFest Colorado; it’s open to anyone interested in cooking with and eating plant-based foods. And there will be plenty of speakers to do the teaching, along with a vendor hall packed with goodies and multiple cooking demonstrations each…
Imagine this headline: “Barack and Michelle Obama hold a séance in the Lincoln Bedroom.” It would be a scandal, right? In fact, says Spiritualist minister Reverend Charles Cox, “it would be the scandal of all scandals.” But séances and Spiritualism – the practice of communicating with the dead – weren’t…
“It’s one of those magical movies where you have Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey in a story about surfing bank robbers,” says Karla Rodriguez, audience development manager for the Denver Film Society. “It sounds like it should be a shitty movie, but it’s actually amazing. It’s this crazy…
Dutch textile artist Claudy Jongstra creates from the earth up. Rather than working alone in a studio, she heads a fiber-art atelier in the Netherlands that’s also a farm for keeping bees, growing plants for dyes, and raising a flock of long-locked Drenthe Heath sheep. Following a strict DIY ethic,…
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town might be a quiet story on paper, but when composer Ned Rorem turned it into an opera, he must have relied on the characters’ inner fireworks to turn it into something big — because everyone knows that opera is neither quiet nor softspoken. And the modern…
Bill Dreyer has one of the best jobs in the world: He’s the curator for the secret art collection of the beloved children’s author Theodor Geisel, more widely known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Because Dreyer has spent so much time in the Geisel home, he’s familiar with something…
Don your boots for a majestic journey through the alpine tundra when the Denver Botanic Gardens kicks off its annual series of Mount Goliath Tours in the Arapaho National Forest near Mount Evans. The day begins at the Dos Chappell Nature Center at the base of Mount Goliath, where experienced…
