Just in time to help you get out and celebrate the 4th in this beautiful state, our list of the “50 reasons Colorado is the best state in America” is getting a reprise around the country. And so are comments from Colorado haters and lovers alike…
Only a few hours after the Supreme Court declared Obama’s health-insurance mandate constitutional, we spoke with Washington Post columnist and NPR commentator E.J. Dionne, who was at the Aspen Ideas Festival promoting his book, Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent. “I…
Denver police officer Celena Hollis, who was killed at last week’s City Park jazz concert while trying to break up a fight, will be honored at this Sunday’s concert. A silent vigil is scheduled for 5 p.m. on the west side of Ferril Lake; the concert will begin at 6…
The Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur is safe from wildfires and will be open with free admission for children 12 and younger this weekend only. We’ll be there photographing our favorite costumes and chowing down on our latest obsession, turkey legs. Festival-goers can enjoy a 16th century marketplace with over…
Although the Fourth of July will be short of official fireworks shows — and private use of fireworks has been completely banned in Colorado — there will be ample opportunities to celebrate the country’s birthday across the state over the next few days. Here are just some of the events…
Denver is a melting pot of cultures and races from all over the world. Did you know that Denver has a park and a statue that commemorates the Hungarian oppression by the Soviets? It’s true. And it’s right in heart of our city. If you can guess where I’m biking…
The great outdoors is hot, but so is the city, with an incredible array of things to do that won’t set you back more than $10. From comedy shows to vegan dance parties to cute dogs jumping through hoops, you’re sure to find something to do this weekend that won’t…
New Belgium’s Clips of Faith — a free, outdoor film and brew fest — reels into Boulder tonight for the third year running. We think the chance to lounge on a picnic blanket, drinking in the fresh (albeit smoky) air as well as rare selections from New Belgium’s line of…
Arts & Venues Denver will premier a new art performance piece at the Delgany Pedestrian Bridge near the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver this evening…
A bow-tied Bill Nye the Science Guy joined other smarty-pants experts and climate scientists on the stage at the Boulder Theater this week for a lecture on “Climate Change on Earth and Other Planets.” And if the audience needed more than the smarty-pants on stage to convince them of changes…
On national Bike to Work Day, June 27, the Cactus advertising agency put on its fourth annual Bike from Work bash, which ran from 5 to 9 p.m. at the intersection of Little Raven and 15th streets. Britt Chester brought back these photos of the bicycles, beer and bands…
There are more than fifteen million Etsy members (sellers and buyers) across the globe, in more than 150 of the world’s 196 countries. That’s a lot of crap, yes, but it’s also become a powerful business globally. Of course, not everything made by a DIY’er on Etsy is good. Some…
ZIP POP! at Zip 37 provides a scope into the phenomena of pop culture, and how art plays into the societal dialogue between humans and the world they create for themselves. Dana Cain, who juried the groups show, explains that pop art delves into the concept that “everything is art”…
NYC-based jewelry designer Pamela Love didn’t start out in the accessory business — her background is in film, and she got work as a stylist for photo and video shoots. But when she found that other artists’ works didn’t embody her own unique sense of style, Love went off on…
Summer heat keeping you glued in front of the fan? Get up and get out to Six and Four Articulations, a physical, visual and intellectual dance performance presented by the touring group of the same name at 8 p.m. tomorrow, at Work|Space. In advance of the show, we caught up…
For the store’s birthday every year, the owners of Pandora on the Hill like to give back — everything from raffle giveaways every fifteen minutes to free gift bags for the first hundred people in the door. Stephanie Shearer promises that everyone who walks through the boutique’s door between 5…
Rural farm communities like Byers aren’t usually known for public art. M12, a local art collective, wants to change that by helping artists complete projects in small towns. This weekend, artist Jetsonorama will complete an installation as part of M12’s Action on the Plains. He’ll put up wheat paste pieces…
We released our 2012 Summer Guide in June, including hundreds of events and opportunities to escape both in the city and in the great outdoors. Each Thursday, we’ll roll out the best things to do this week, making it easier for you to plan your summer. Among this week’s listings…
The Arvada Center gallery’s current Faces, Places & Spaces three-show summer extravaganza features a bevy — actually, a real beauty pageant — of artists from Colorado or with Colorado ties, and the result is a refreshing look at this state. The best way to get a feel for many of…
“Commercial media looks at things in terms of heroes and villains,” Sapphire said before she came to town this week to tout to tout her new novel, The Kid (a semi-sequel to Precious — the Hollywood adaptation of her ’96 novel, Push). “And we all know that the psychological reality…
When the Clyfford Still Museum gained access to the modern-art luminary’s personal collection, the curators got more than they bargained for. In addition to Still’s abstract-expressionist masterpieces, the museum’s archives host the entirety of his personal record collection — hundreds of vinyl discs that range from classical orchestration to Southern…
It’s summertime in Colorado, which is reason enough to eat, drink and watch movies in the warm night air. New Belgium makes the proposition even more appealing with Clips of Faith, a free outdoor film festival on wheels that rolls into Boulder tonight. Boulder is one of eighteen cities that…
