Molly Ivins was a familiar figure in Colorado. For a while, she was the Rocky Mountain bureau chief for the New York Times. The staid gray lady had hired her away from the Texas Observer to spice up its pages, but the editors decided fairly rapidly that they didn’t want…
As soon as all the fever over zombies and the presidential election dies down, much of the populace will most likely shift its wide-eyed gaze toward the Mayans’ December 2012 end-of-the-world prophecy. RedLine Gallery has decided to mix all three themes together in a multifaceted fundraiser/costume party titled The Democalypse:…
Since stepping into the spotlight more than ten years ago as character Money Mike in Friday After Next, comedian and actor Katt Williams — appearing tonight and tomorrow at the Wells Fargo Theatre — has developed an unwavering following. A decent actor but an unparalleled comedian, Williams’s success is partly…
Denver is still recovering from the Great American Beer Festival, but there’s no hangover in Colorado Springs, a serious beer town in its own right. Our southern neighbor will play host to the annual All Colorado Beer Festival today, featuring forty breweries from around the state. “What’s good about this…
In Adam Bock’s Obie Award-winning black comedy The Thugs, everyone works in a cubicle (in this case, at a law firm) and lives in a world where anything could go wrong at the drop of a hat. And in the intimate fifty-seat performance space at We’re House Performing Arts Center…
Avid newspaper readers can find the work of French illustrator Serge Bloch during the week in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and the Los Angeles Times; his work also appears in Time and New York magazines. Bloch has illustrated more than 300…
“Now that some of the ski areas are open and we’re getting our first snows of the season — with more expected this week — we’re right in that rush of anticipation: Winter is here,” says Joan Christensen, spokeswoman for the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo, which turns 21 this…
In anticipation of unveiling an expanded Japanese garden and neighboring Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion and Tea Garden this spring, it made perfect sense to the folks at the Denver Botanic Gardens to celebrate with an outpouring of Japanese culture, from summer camps and classes to art exhibits and special events…
Most basketball experts will tell you that you can’t win an NBA championship without a superstar on your team. For the year and a half since the Carmelo Anthony trade, the Denver Nuggets have been trying to disprove that theory, but this season they’ve changed their thinking — slightly: When…
Poet and writer Daniel Grandbois lets his writing lead him when he works on something new. “I try to write every day without thinking too much about it,” he explains. “After a couple months of this, a book might begin to take shape. Only then do I bring the thinking…
Ballet Nouveau Colorado is always looking to do something new with someone new. “We love doing collaborative projects with all kinds of artists and organizations in the community,” says BNC artistic director Garrett Ammon, “and Frank Nowell, the director of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra, reached out to see if there…
If you’re only going to see one thing at this year’s Starz Denver Film Festival, you should go big. “If you’re going to just see one movie — I guess it counts as one movie — see the fifteen-hour documentary The Story of Film,” says Keith Garcia, Denver Film Society…
Whether you claim the 99, the 47 or the 1 percent, identifying one’s place in the Big Pie Chart of American Life can be empowering. Just ask the cast of Phamaly’s Vox PHAMALIA, whose members are counted among the 17 percent of Americans who live with some form of mental…
The Denver Zoo has been in the spotlight a lot lately, with news of the death of beloved elephant Mimi and the September miracle birth of baby tapir Dumadi, who required a mouth-to-snout kickstart from a quick-thinking keeper. And the state-of-the-art Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit, which opened in June, is…
In this week’s review, Michael Paglia visits the Kirkland Museum and the William Havu Gallery, both of which are offering solo shows in which the artists handle abstract subject matter. The exhibits deal with the distinction between recognizable imagery and abstract imagery. Continue reading for photos from both shows. See…
Since Halloween falls mid-week this year, many people celebrated this past weekend. And out of the mist of zombies and oversimplified outfits like Bert and Ernie, one particular costume stuck out: a jackalope.This mythological creature, a combination of jackrabbit and antelope, was spotted on Stout Street. Behind this ensemble was…
We here at Show and Tell never expected — not even in our wildest dreams — to type the words “sexy Lorax” anytime soon. But that’s what just happened. And you know why? Because “sexy” is the costume trend that will never die. Not even your sweetest, most sacred childhood…
As Shirley Delta Blow, actor Stuart Sanks has been entertaining audiences through his charity-supporting drag shows at Hamburger Mary’s. But his performances blow away standard drag routines — the trained actor is known for his comedic timing and infamous retelling of Steel Magnolias using Barbie dolls, a feat that won…
Denver Arts Week starts November 2 with a Know Your Arts First Friday. All week, we’re previewing events that might fall within the parameters of Denver Arts Week, but aren’t exclusive to its confines. Today’s First Friday pick, Fancy Tiger Clothing’s Civilized Living, is a monthly trunk show focusing on…
Boo who? Anna Jonas saw her first apparition during a fifth-grade basement seance, and she was immediately hooked on the paranormal. Today she has her own all-female ghost-hunting team, the Spirit Realm Investigative Project, which will be on an upcoming episode of the Bio Channel’s My Ghost Story. She also…
French illustrator Serge Bloch has illustrated more than 300 books, his editorial illustrations appear regularly in several newspapers around the world, and two of his book series have been turned into animated series. Starting at 11:45 a.m Sunday, November 4, the Denver FilmCenter will be screening a series of Bloch’s…
Every year since 1986, Denver has recognized creative individuals and organizations that make an artful impact on the community with the Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The 2012 winners were just announced, and for the first time, they were split into three new categories: Youth Arts, Entrepreneurial Arts…
