Jewelry maker Melissa Borrell went big — really big — for her current show, tessellate, at PlatteForum Gallery, where the artist worked with youth for several weeks while completing her own installation (see more about the show at showandtelldenver.com). But her residency isn’t quite over: Tonight she’ll change directions a…
“It’s a night of giving and cannibalism.” That’s how Brad McHargue of Mile High Cinema, winner of the 2012 Westword Denver Web Award for best movie blog, likes to describe tonight’s Ravenous Food Drive and Raffle, which pairs a screening of the underrated cannibal flick Ravenous with a food drive…
Art can be appreciated in all shapes and sizes, and the Modest in Scale exhibition at Abecedarian Gallery is meant for appreciating art in one of its smallest forms: All 43 pieces on display are twelve inches or smaller in every dimension. “It’s a great show to have right before…
In this week’s review, Michael Paglia visits William Havu Gallery for the second installment of its Toy Stories exhibit — the first half of which came around in the summer of 2011. The group show features paintings, ceramic works and sculptures that are all inspired by toys — though not…
On November 25, Danny Cisneros set two (unofficial) world records for doing a handstand on his skateboard. He traveled .8 miles, nearly doubling the previous distance record, and was clocked going 35 miles per hour — establishing a speed record that had not yet been set. See also: – The…
Denver’s Sexy Pizza is considering going where no local pizza chain has gone before: into the comedy-club business. And it may not be all that much of a stretch, since people tend to like things that are both sexy and funny. After all, where there is deli luncheon meat, there…
Born and raised in Denver, Heather Dalton has long nurtured affection for one of the city’s proudest cultural alumni: Neal Cassady, the larger-than-life literary macho-muse who inspired the character of Dean Moriarty, hero of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. For the past several years, Dalton, a musician, filmmaker and producer…
Taking over City Hall for one night only this Friday, the Pancakes & Booze art show is exactly that — a showing of work by local artists combined with a smorgasbord of sweet treats and liquor. The traveling party originated in Los Angeles in 2009 and now makes a circuit…
Zombie lit has exploded in the past decade, with the undead menace making its way into everything from award-winning graphic novels (The Walking Dead) to mash-ups with the classics (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). It’s only natural, then, that the zombie is making its way into the corporate world through…
In town for just a short time from his native “cheese gulag” in Wisconsin, former Denverite Bill Amundson will leave a mark nonetheless: Tonight the artist/raconteur is the featured speaker at the Denver Art Museum’s Logan Lecture series (see the DAM website for details and tickets). And on Friday, Amundson…
Bankers! It was bumbling Uncle Billy who managed to misplace George Bailey’s deposit — but it was the banker, Mr. Potter, who took advantage of the situation. Just as bankers are taking advantage of the unfortunate today. It’s a Wonderful Life may be over sixty years old, but the movie…
The artwork featured at the Cherry Creeks Arts Festival will now be available for purchase all year with the launch of the organization’s new website, Art Shop, which launched last Wednesday. To celebrate, Art Shop is featuring commemorative festival posters from 1991 through 2012 — and they will be 50…
Over the summer, the Denver Art Museum explored the history and future of airport architecture through the design of local architect Curtis Fentress, the founder of Fentress Architects who designed Denver International Airport, including its iconic tent roof. Now highlights of the Now Boarding: Fentress Airports + The Architecture of…
My family doesn’t exchange Christmas gifts anymore. A few years ago, we decided to stop the madness — shopping cost too much, took up too much time and didn’t seem to serve anyone in a positive way. I’ve never been much of a gifter to begin with, partially because I…
The University of Colorado may not be able to win a football game, but the CU Art Museum has scored big with its traveling exhibition, “Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, and the Holocaust.” The show, which debuted in Boulder in September, was curated by David Shneer, CU professor of…
When worldwide walker and Coloradan Polly Letofsky decided to take a hike, she covered 14,000 or so miles, with the goal of spreading awareness about breast cancer. Sometimes the challenges and hardships of the journey might have taken her off course philosophically, but now that she’s been back a while…
Last week, we asked readers for their favorite jokes — and promised that the people who provided the most laughs would win tickets to shows at either the original Comedy Works downtown or at Comedy Works South. Our overall winner? Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in…
Ken Foster loves pit bulls — and he wants you to have the chance to do that, too. With his new book, I’m a Good Dog, Foster is on a mission to show readers that contrary to popular belief, pit bulls are some of the most loyal, loving — and…
Pete Wagner of Wagner Custom Skis — one of five Colorado-based ski builders featured in our January 2012 cover story on the local “microbrew” ski scene — caught the attention of The New York Times’ Technology section over the weekend: his small factory and design shop in Placerville (near Telluride)…
Having already chronicled Denver’s ghosts, street names and Jewish communities, local historian Phil Goodstein is digging into familiar ground in his latest book on our city’s forgotten past: Park Hill, the neighborhood where he once lived. Goodstein will appear at Tattered Cover Colfax tonight to discuss and sign copies of…
Whether you’re broke after shopping on Black Friday or simply extending Buy Nothing Day, there’s no need to refrain from going out this week — because there are many ways to keep yourself entertained for free! For example, you can visit the zoo, party like a lowlife writer at a…
Denver playwright and director Terry Dodd, who made a strong showing last spring at the Aurora Fox with his Amateur Night at the Big Heart, knows his way around a script — as well as the stage in general. Tonight, he’ll embark on a new journey with a staged reading…
