Colorado’s longest-running science fiction and fantasy convention hit the Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center over the weekend. The convention featured more than eighty speakers and events across three days, and it attracted hundreds of costumed attendees dressed as their favorite characters. Continue reading for our twenty favorite looks…
Loveland lost the annual race to open first this season to the neighbors at Arapahoe Basin, but first chair tomorrow at 9 a.m. will still be a hot ticket when the ski area marks the start of its 75th anniversary season with a top-to-bottom run on the Catwalk, Mambo, and…
Ask local filmmaker Paul Berry what BARK, showing at the Mercury Cafe this Wednesday, is “about,” and you end up with a shake-and-bake collection of themes and pop-culture references that include George Lucas, the Baghavad Gita, political satire, George W. Bush, buffalo on the moon and an implied post-modern anti-war…
El Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday that honors the dead through altars, offerings, sculptures and dances. For the Aztec, who had been celebrating this tradition for more than 3,000 years before encountering travelers from Spain, death was not the end but the continuation…
All zombie-d out from the weekend? Don’t worry: There are no undead events on this list, just dead-free ones. From a bring-your-own records party to a RMCAD faculty art show to a live podcast taping and bash, you have many great ways to spend time this week — without spending…
Denver has a reputation as an entrepreneurial town, which means there are a lot of brains to pick here. And whether you’re already among the ranks of local creatives and small-business owners or thinking about joining them, you’re sure to find something interesting going on during Denver Startup Week, an…
The ancient Romans were remarkably accomplished people, as evidenced by A Day in Pompeii, a special exhibit now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. But not only were they responsible for many inventions, they also knew how to party, as Cory Casciato reports. See also: -…
The zombie craze shows no signs of dying out; you can’t take part in any pop-cultural obsession these days without someone trying to add brains to it. But last night at Bar Standard, the show revolved around what was being removed, not added. Burlesque maven Cora Vette and crew added…
A very special wedding took place at Skyventure Colorado last week between two daredevil lovers. Instead of opting for a church, the romantic adventurers held their ceremony inside the facility’s vertical wind tunnel, where family and friends gathered for love and moral support. Once the “I do’s” were said and…
You can bank on Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? being different from other movies about the recent economic bust. The 75-minute film traces the crash of 2008 as far back as the ’70s. “A lot of times you see documentaries and they’re like, ‘Here’s this big problem, here’s who’s…
We love our cons in Colorado, and there’s no con more splendid than MileHiCon, which unfolds this weekend at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center — for its 44th year. By tradition, MileHiCon is about books, but it’s also about the many worlds of genre fiction, from tried-and-true science fiction to…
If you’re looking for things to do this weekend, you’re in the right place. Whether you want to build Day of the Dead altars, see zombie burlesque, dance at an ’80s party, or chill out with a speed Reiki session, we’ve got it all here — and more. And here’s…
The Colorado Avalanche was to have its season opener last week — but the NHL is still on strike, so that put the team on ice. Fortunately, hockey fans have an alternative: The Denver Cutthroats, a new team that will make its debut tonight at the Denver Coliseum. See also:…
As the first cousin of Project Runway celebrity Mondo Guerra, I can attest to the fact that Halloween in our extended family was always a treat. Since Halloween is one of Mondo’s favorite holidays, he’d decorate his parents’ house with cobwebs, tombstones and stuffed straw men, and on the big…
Though it may seem unlikely as you stew in I-70 gridlock, Colorado is an excellent place to enact your high-speed racing fantasies. Or at least, Playground Games seems to think so. Forza Horizon for the Xbox 360 is an open-world racing game that takes place in our fair state, against…
When you see the walking dead clogging the streets this weekend, don’t grab your bug-out bag and head for your zombie-proof cabin in the woods. This is not the start of the undead apocalypse we’ve all been waiting for — just a dress rehearsal of sorts. Apparently, someone declared Saturday,…
Local artist Kevin Hennessy’s favorite pieces tell you where to go and where you are. His trademark sign art is located all over the city, including Caboose Hobbies, the Curtis Park Creamery, a Suburban Toppers wall, Capitol Hill Books, Fahrenheit Books, Carniceria Jalisco, Tacito Jalisco, an abandoned building at 33rd…
If you like Colorado history, gravestone architecture and walking above thousands of dead bodies at night, then Riverside Cemetery has a deal for you! Starting tomorrow and continuing through October 27, the cemetery will be offering its annual Moonlight History and Mystery Tour. Then on Monday, October 29, Riverside will…
Timothy Standring, curator of the Denver Art Museum’s exclusive exhibition Becoming Van Gogh, traveled the world for several years to beg and borrow the show’s more than seventy paintings and drawings. It wasn’t an easy task. “People aren’t going to loan works by van Gogh, arguably the most well-known artist…
Michael Paglia visits Robischon Gallery in this week’s review, taking in work by three different artists. The main show focuses on Judy Pfaff and her installations. There is also a small show featuring Ana Maria Hernando, and a larger one with pieces from Katy Stone. Continue reading for photos from…
Connie Lehman has been drawing, sculpting, embroidering and curating in Colorado for decades. But when she say a deck of Tarot cards by artist Rachel Pollock, she found a new calling. The result is Tarot Life Cards: Using Your Birthday to Chart Your Course, a book that helps readers identify…
The visual arts in Denver reached an obvious high point in the fall of 2006, when the Denver Art Museum opened the Hamilton Building. But some runners up, date-wise, would have to include the following year, when MCA Denver moved into its new building, and last season, when the Clyfford…
