Savvy street-art fans might have noticed that a new work has appeared by the foot bridge that traverses the intersection of 13th and Champa streets. The murals that already filled that space are now accompanied by more works by the same artist — with permission from the city. Creator David…
Lizzie Fortunato Jewels began when twin sisters Elizabeth and Kathryn Fortunato combined the former’s creative mind with the latter’s business savvy. Elizabeth designs and sources materials for the New York-based company’s eclectic seasonal lines of jewelry and handbags, while Kathryn keeps the numbers in check, making for a smooth-running family…
Now recovered from her kidney transplant, Mara Wiles is teaming up with fellow comedian Kristin Rand in a new sketch comedy group, Moxie!, which debuts Saturday at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse. Although both Wiles and Rand are solo standup performers, they’ve also worked together before in the female sketch-comedy group…
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,…
When my sister asked if I wanted to join her and my brother on a tour of the Kink.com studios in San Francisco, I initially declined. I hate porn — mostly because I don’t understand it — and I didn’t want to be that kind of uncomfortable in public. But…
Westword captured its first pool party of the season with a stop at Collective 360’s Retox bash on Sunday. Scores of swimsuited sunbathers came to the event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown for hours of live music, finger foods and pool time. Continue reading for a few highlights, and…
Randy and Jason Sklar make a living off of their “twinning” jokes. The Sklar Brothers will be at the Comedy Works for a three-day run that starts June 27; in honor of their appearance in Denver, here’s our list of the ten best sets of twins in pop culture. See…
Kenn Amdahl is an author, an entrepreneur, and something of a homespun polymath based in Broomfield Colorado. Frustrated by difficulties getting his book, an educational manual leavened by bits of whimsy, Amdahl founded Clearwater Publishing in 1990. Since then, Clearwater has released 11 books from their humble press. Westword sat down with Amdahl to talk about math and science, self-publishing, his favorite books and being part of a community of writers.
As we all know by now, gluttony diplomat Paula Deen was fired by the Food Network last week after some weird details surfaced involving a plantation-themed wedding, where Deen allegedly wanted “a bunch of little niggers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties, you know in…
#61: Satya Wimbish The vibe you get from Aurora artist Satya Wimbish is one of industry and, even more so, a great dollop of pure enthusiasm — a lust for life in small-town terms, a love for the people and places she walks by every day in her familiar milieu…
The final phase of a three-phase construction project, giving South Broadway some more appealing aesthetic touches between Arizona and Yale avenues, was just completed. To celebrate the end of this seemingly endless facelift, Mayor Michael Hancock, Councilman Chris Nevitt and Denver Public Works Manager Jose Cornejo joined together to plant…
Last night, Pandora on the Hill celebrated twenty years un business in style — actually, in many styles. The boutique channeled prom traditions and fashions of the past for its birthday bash at Deer Pile, and Westword’s Danielle Lirette captured photos of the scene. For more photos, visit our full…
Colorado Humanities and the Center for the Book have announced the winners of the 22nd annual Colorado Book Awards from 170 entries, and “the level of talent in Colorado is astonishing,” says Christine Goff, Colorado Book Awards coordinator. The talent includes former Westword staff writer Harrison Candelarie Fletcher, whose book…
The nineteenth annual Westword Music Showcase left many fans dehydrated and exhausted Saturday night — but at least one guy was still looking stylish amid all the wilted shorts and smudged shades. Meet Mark Lyle, a local underwriter who decided to dress in neon colors in honor of Dada Life…
Cars didn’t always seem as homogenous as they do today. And though you don’t often see seafoam green convertibles and rose-pink sedans rolling down the street, they’re not out of place at the Forney Museum of Transportation. Through August 31, the museum is featuring Fabulous Finned Cadillacs of the 1960s,…
The Sklar Brothers stand apart in the current comedy scene with their unique style of two-man storytelling and accessibly nerdy material. Primarily known for their hilariously analytical take on sports with ESPN’s Cheap Seats and the History Channel’s Freakanomics-style look at U.S. data, The United Stats of America, Randy and…
Yeah, air-conditioning is nice. But this week is all about getting free from your house and enjoying the great outdoors — for free. You can watch Despicable Me in the park, catch a live dance performance, or see an HBO documentary on a farm. For more events, go to the…
Steve Martin and I go back a long way. I remember Steve from his SNL days, playing the banjo with an arrow through his head, a wild and crazy guy who perfected his idiot role in such movies as The Jerk (1979) and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982). Yes,…
On July 22, The Colorado Theatre Guild will present the Colorado equivalent of the Tonys: the eighth annual Henry Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements during the past season. The event not only celebrates local work, it’s also an annual fundraiser for the CTG. The nominees were released last week; tickets go…
The 24th annual Old West Show & Auction gets under way at the Denver Merchandise Mart today, with displays featuring classic pieces of the Wild West — hats, boots, saddles and moccasins — lining the Mart’s expo hall this weekend. The really rare artifacts are up for auction tomorrow. Two…
The Denver Cruisers did not hide in shame as they rode around the city with the theme “Bible Belt and Panties” on Wednesday night. Westword photographer Kyle Huninghake was there to capture the sinners and saints in all their glory. For more photos of the Cruisers’ ride, check out the…
Art collector and Green Box Arts Festival founder Christian Keesee was so intrigued when he first saw the work of Tomás Saraceno at the Venice Biennale that he later purchased the artist’s giant installation “Cloud City.” He has since loaned that piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (for a…
