If the disheartening consumerism of the holidays is taking a toll on both your wallet and your spirit, keep reading. This week, we’re featuring three events that not only cost nothing to attend, but also benefit good causes: the Bring Your Own Records Party, holiday storytelling and a night of…
It seems that nearly everyone who’s seen internationally known installation artist Judy Pfaff’s latest solo show at Robischon Gallery has come away feeling revitalized — so much so that the exhibit was held over until the end of December. That created the opportunity for Pfaff to drop by the gallery…
The Louie C.K. show at the Paramount Saturday night sold out fast. But even if you couldn’t snag a ticket, it’s easy to catch up with the comedy of Louie C.K. The web is full of examples of how his standup specials have not only changed the course of comedy…
It’s hard not to find some love in your heart for those darned cute, hairy-footed hobbits, and last night some of their most dedicated fans donned hobbit, elf and dwarfish gear for the long-awaited midnight premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at AMC Westminster Promenade 24 and other metro…
While some kids grow up following the antics of such superheroes as the Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, millennials in Denver with theater-savvy parents have grown up following tRUNks. Buntport Theater’s live serial comic book began in December 2005, presenting a show every other week focusing on its own universe…
The work of Everything is Terrible! is hard to describe.The easy way out is to note that it’s video collage, but that doesn’t begin to convey what this crew does with video. The videos themselves are dense, context-busting pastiches of pop culture and pure insanity. But as if that weren’t…
This past year has been tough for many people, and we’re eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town’s cultural tastemakers — entrepreneurs and entertainers we’re lucky to have in Denver — to answer…
“I wear green velvet knickers, a forest green velvet smock, and a perky little hat decorated with spangles. This is my work uniform,” David Sedaris said for the first time on NPR’s Morning Edition twenty years ago this Christmas. Chronicling his stint as an elf in the madcap Santa Land…
Let’s face it: winter can be depressing. If the short days and cold weather have you feeling like one of those bummed-out blobs on an antidepressant commercial, don’t worry. There’s reason — ten reasons, actually — to get off the couch and out into the world. From dance parties to…
The Ice Cube Gallery fronts the Dry Ice Factory, a beautiful, light-strewn maze of studio spaces in, yes, a converted dry-ice factory. It’s a formidable venue for the display of art, and once-a year Ice Cube cooperative members join together for a wide-open group show. See also: – Feminism is…
Although the official cast list for the 22nd season of the CBS reality series The Amazing Race hasn’t been released, Reality Fan Forum, Reality Blurred and other sources are spilling the beans early, and report that a pair of Rocky Mountain Rollergirls will be among next season’s competitors. Google away…
Like Lenny Bruce in the ’60s, George Carlin in the ’70s or Bill Hicks in the ’90s, Louie C.K. could go down as the premier comic of this decade. His standup specials have not only changed the course of comedy material, but have changed the business of stand-up comedy. C.K…
Over the past eight years, Frost: Fashion Denver’s Holiday Market has established itself as more than a gathering place for local vendors: It’s also it’s a hot spot for designers looking to connect with stylish buyers. In fact, the marketplace — going down this Sunday, December 16, at the Grant-Humphreys…
If you want to get funky this holiday season, tonight’s late-night shopping event on Broadway is just the ticket: Word has come down from Jil Cappuccio and Kirsten Coplans of the Westword Best of Denver-winning Sewn boutique that nineteen independent SoBo shops will keep their doors open until 8 p.m…
This past year has been tough for many people, and we’re eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town’s cultural tastemakers — entrepreneurs and entertainers we’re lucky to have in Denver — to answer…
The AIDS Adagio: Wes Kennedy and Albert Winn exhibit opening tonight connects the work of two photographers and each man’s personal experience with AIDS: Wes Kennedy passed away in 1993, but Albert Winn continues to shoot. This is just the second show in the gallery at the brand-new Fulginiti Pavilion…
Tired of nativity scenes and that jolly old man in the red suit? Looking for a new way to celebrate the holidays, maybe one that’s full of horrors from beyond time and space? You’re in luck: The H.P. Lovecraft Holiday Special that opens tomorrow at Wesley Chapel in Boulder should…
The Denver Cruisers were out in force last night, for a “retro ski wear” ride that could be featured on an It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere, the pilot for a Travel Channel show hosted by Bert Kreischer. But is the Cruiser Ride ready for prime time? See also: – Denver Cruisers…
Jason Bosch won a MasterMind for his work with ArgusFest, showing important movies for trivial prices. Tonight, ArgusFest will be screening two segments of Oliver Stone’s The Untold History of the United States. And as Bosch notes, “You don’t need to have seen the first two parts to follow along,…
Founded by Laura Merage, a wealthy philanthropist and an accomplished artist, RedLine opened in 2008 in a smartly rehabbed warehouse at the northeast edge of downtown. RedLine is an unusual art institution in that it’s partly a studio complex, partly a stunning exhibition venue, and partly an agent for social…
Becoming van Gogh. Timothy Standring, the Denver Art Museum’s curator of painting and sculpture, is the brains behind the very compelling, very interesting and, most of all, very successful Becoming van Gogh, on display now. When we think of van Gogh, we are actually only thinking of the work of…
Dixie’s Tupperware Party. Dixie is a booze- and sex-addicted, trash-talking, child-neglecting ex-con from Alabama who holds Tupperware parties in her trailer, and she’s invited you to this one. Dixie’s Tupperware Partyat the Galleria really isa Tupperware party — you get a name tag and raffle number when you come in,…
