If you’re used to grabbing a quick lunch on the go, today is the day for a change. Denver’s first Pop Up Picnic — sponsored by Grow Local Colorado, Slow Food Denver and Healthy Realities – is inviting everyone to have a picnic anywhere in town between 11:30 a.m. and…
Rather than telling the story of the Holocaust during or after its events — a familiar narrative -– a new play by Israeli author and playwright Iddo Netanyahu shows people navigating relationships and life in a Germany that has just elected Adolf Hitler. In A Happy End, the characters consider…
Upper-class drug addiction seems to be a Scandinavian thing, and it’s studied to excess in Oslo, August 31, a Norwegian-made flick by Joachim Trier that follows protagonist Anders Danielsen through a single day. That day takes him from a rehab facility to a blow-by-blow showdown in the real world while…
While it might surprise people when they hear that an actor has written literary fiction, Molly Ringwald is surprised that more actors don’t do it. Ringwald, who explores the theme of betrayal in a series of interlinked stories that make up her novel When It Happens to You, says acting…
The fascinating and close-knit Gullah Geechee culture of the Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina, which evolved in an almost timeless shell, with its own dialect and way of life, is still a mystery to most Americans. But that hasn’t stopped Dr. Jacquelyne Benton, an African American Studies professor…
Be prepared to see a lot of unfamiliar faces tonight at the Museo de las Américas. The art museum’s year-long twentieth-anniversary celebration kicks off tonight with Cara a Cara, a show filled with masks from its permanent collection — many of which aren’t often on display. The colorful masks, which…
People from Boulder can be interesting for all kinds of reasons, and the Boulder History Museum will honor that by hosting the fifth season of its Conversations With Extraordinary People series at Chautauqua. The series features individuals whose work has contributed to the city’s living history. “We present the innovative…
Fall is almost upon us, which means it’s Tori Amos season! As the weather turned, we stumbled upon Eric Garcia, a guy who may have a professional day job, but still has fun with his wardrobe. Continue reading to discover his fashion philosophy, where he shops, and what he keeps…
Editor’s note: Village Voice media film critic Karina Longworth is blogging regularly from the Toronto Film Festival.This is her fourth in the series. As the summer of self-plagiarism comes to a close, add Terrence Malick to the list of those accused of this debatable crime: The auteur’s quick follow-up to…
File under you know you’re in Boulder when….Promoters of the Reel Rock Tour announced last night that tickets for the kickoff of their package tour of the year’s best climbing films on Thursday at Chautauqua Auditorium have already sold out, and that there are only about 100 tickets left out…
Editor’s note: Village Voice media film critic Karina Longworth is blogging regularly from the Toronto Film Festival.This is her third in the series. For maybe the first hour of Yellow (written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, the man responsible for the national treasure that is The Notebook), I kept thinking…
As light rail expands full force to the east and to the west of Denver and the B-cycle bike sharing program builds in Denver and Boulder, it’s clear that Colorado is embracing a desire for accessible transportation. Historic Denver and the Denver Architectural Foundation are capitalizing on that with “Traveling…
George Lucas made Star Wars. Steven Spielberg made E.T. It took both of them working together to make Raiders of the Lost Ark. Expect a similar level of awesome when two great powers in the local film scene — the new-to-Colorado Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (which will open its first Colorado…
The Space Creators, the realtor/masterminds behind the RiNo artist enclaves of Wazee Union, Walnut Workshop and Laundry on Lawrence, do one special thing that sets them far apart from the pack in real estate: They are active partners in the communities they build. Not only do they provide legs for…
The Rossonian Hotel turns 100 this year, and so far, there hasn’t been much to celebrate. This former hotel in the very heart of Five Points, at the intersection of five streets in Denver’s historic black neighborhood, was once filled with the sounds of the country’s greatest jazz talent. Jack…
Editor’s note: Village Voice media film critic Karina Longworth is currently at the Toronto Film Festival, from where she’ll be writing regular blog posts. This is her second in the series. The best, most daring and form-defying documentaries in the world right now are being funded by the Danish Film…
Film festival season in Colorado kicks off every September with the oh-so-glamorous parade of celebs and their pet projects through Telluride, followed by a chain of lesser festivals aspiring to such glory across the state. But if you crave truly independent cinema; if you long for the days when film…
Remember Spencer? He was that gorgeous gay man I was going to marry this past May to protest the fact that it’s 2012 and we, as Colorado residents, still can’t legally commit to the loves of our lives through the public and legal acknowledgement of marriage, civil unions or whatever…
The vicious international terrorists of COBRA could never stop GI Joe, but he’s finally met his match, at least temporarily. This year’s GI Joe Fest — an annual film festival of stop-motion animation starring everyone’s favorite military action figure — that was scheduled for Saturday, September 22 has been canceled…
If you were ogling those photos of Sonya Looney posing for the 2013 Cyclepassion calendar we posted last week and wondering if she’s the real deal, here’s your confirmation: She was busy training for Saturday’s Vapor Trail 125 High Altitude Ultra-Marathon Mountain Bike Enduro race in Salida when those steamy…
During this heated election season, the American public is awash in “free enterprise” rhetoric, reassurances about the benevolence of the wealthy and parables about bootstraps. But these aren’t new themes for those on the right side of the aisle; as KLZ Denver radio scripts from the 1940s demonstrate, extolling the…
One upshot of the current handmade/crafting renaissance: Quilts are back. Walk into Fancy Tiger in Baker, for instance, and you’ll be greeted by a rainbow of cheerful fabrics cut in squares suitable for the age-old tradition; modern quilts also took ribbons last month at the Denver County Fair. And the…
