Running is the perfect metaphor for independence, when you think about it: It’s the sport of loosening up everything and getting into a rhythm and going as far as you body can take you — like five kilometers, or whatever comes first. That must be why Independence Day week is…
Assemblage artist and activist Jimmy Descant — better known as the Rocketman, for the shiny retro missiles he builds from pieces of old junk — is a fixture in the high-country art colony of Salida who represents the freer side of art-making, politics and living life. That’s a reputation he’d…
“Colorado seems to think of its history in more wholesome terms than other Southwestern states,” says author Charles F. Price. “New Mexico and Arizona and so forth, they’re big on their outlaws and their feuds and fights, but the Colorado historical establishment is more about mining and railroading and exploration,…
An unclassifiable force of musicianship, Los Angeles quartet Fishtank Ensemble blends a world of styles into one big live sound. Pulling from Gypsy, Balkan, Turkish, Greek and jazz traditions, the band puts its own swinging spin on rock and roll, led by the operatic vocals of Ursula Knudson. “You can…
Looking for a place to view fireworks in honor of July 4, but don’t want to drop a paycheck for Colorado Rockies tickets? Check out the fourth annual Independence Eve celebration at Civic Center Park. The evening will offer a light show, fireworks, and a patriotic concert by the Colorado…
A sommelier can incite intimidation, scorn, or trust, depending on who’s drinking and who’s pouring. Rarely, at least in America, do we take full advantage of proximity to those nerds with corkscrews. Somm follows four young men training hard to be Master Sommeliers, of which there are only 200 worldwide…
We have a tendency to think of the homeless as a “problem,” a social gray area that has people wringing their hands over the lack of solutions. But Not Exactly: Between Home and Where I Find Myself, a comprehensive exhibition opening today at RedLine Gallery, is aimed at looking for…
I generally love Facebook. I spend hours a day keeping up with friendly gossip, laughing at George Takei’s often-reposted memes involving vegetables, reading filthy jokes, swapping recipes for tempura broccoli fritters and watching posted vid clips of guys getting thwacked in the balls with various lawn ornaments. But then there…
We were beginning to despair of spotting any interesting womenswear — but then we spotted singer Agau Bior boarding the D-line train this week. Keep reading to learn her favorite film genre, her style icons and where she shops. See also: – Womenswear Wednesdays: Concierge Gillian Kumm on her artistic…
Rockmount Ranch Wear clothing has been sighted on celebrities around the globe. And now, in honor of Spun, its textile exhibition, the Denver Art Museum has stocked an entire corner of its gift shop with items from Rockmount. We grabbed a few minutes with Steve Weil, president of Rockmount, to…
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…
