Lakewood Gulch, a trickling tributary in west Denver that feeds into the South Platte River, was once a pretty good place to disappear. The area was overgrown and full of as much concrete as it was weeds; many people used it for what street artist Peter Miles Bergman calls “unsanctioned…
Ron White is best known for his appearances on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with fellow comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy and Bill Engvall. But his signature cigar, glass of scotch and conversational delivery has made him popular with a wide audience. White uses his personal life and…
Kurt Lewis won the Best New Theater Space award in 2008 for Crossroads Theater, the ambitious Five Points space he’d developed, but he ran into financial and health problems. And in January 2010 Denver took over Crossroads, adding it to the city’s Arts & Venues lineup. Now Lewis would like…
There are endless lists to be made about Wes Anderson films: best music moments, best drug references, best Bill Murray scenes…. Fans of Anderson treasure every second of his films, often committing whole passages to memory; many can mimic the characters on screen, and they’re always up for a repeat…
If you’re from Denver (or you’ve lived here for more than eight consecutive months) you know how small it can feel; it’s like three degrees of separation between you, your favorite barista at Pablo’s and your best friend from eighth-grade summer camp. Because that favorite barista is also your yoga…
We’re a forensics-obsessed society, if what we watch on the boob tube is any indication. And who doesn’t get lost in a well-written police procedural after reading the first paragraph? What a crime leaves under its own dirty fingernails fascinates us, and the thrill of step-by-step discovery, with all its…
Josiah Hesse’s First Friday travels took him to both Broadway and Santa Fe, where Side Show, the gallery run by Sarah and Larry Polzin and Adam Buehler, was celebrating its first anniversary…
What do you wear to collect the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama? If you’re Bob Dylan, a Rockmount Ranch Wear shirt. Looking at photos of the May 29 ceremony, Rockmount president Steve Weil saw that Dylan, a longtime fan of the snap-button Western shirts, was in a Rockmount…
Chalk art is one of the most ephemeral forms of art — but there’s nothing transitory about the Denver Chalk Art Festival, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this past weekend in Larimer Square. Christopher Morgan was on hand to capture these masterpieces; see the complete slide show here. Follow us…
Thunder Valley MX Park in Lakewood has become one the world’s premiere motocross venues in recent years, and this past Saturday it hosted the Toyota Thunder Valley National, the third event in the 2012 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship series. Ryan Dungey (who also won the 2011 Thunder Valley…
The pattern that connects the artists included in Material Abstraction, which runs through the end of this month at Robischon Gallery, is the way that each exploits the unique properties of their particular medium. And what a batch of mediums they use: automotive lacquer, vinyl and recycled objects…
Broadway has become a major contender on First Friday, and the crowds turned out to welcome the arrival of the Ladies Fancywork Society’s new brainchild, Lowbrow, a gallery that celebrated its grand opening Friday night. “It was great to see so many people come out to support us — many…
For Colorado native and Hollywood screenwriter Daniel Pyne, writing a little Wild West thriller set in mining country in the Rockies is like a vocational vacation. The book in question, A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar, was inspired by a thread of truth — Pyne’s brother once…
Denver’s design industry is one of the bright spots on the local arts landscape. And every week, Show and Tell chronicles the amazing developments in the fashion scene — including this past weekend’s Maxandra Short trunk show at Goldyn…
“I have not deserved this.” -Desdemona [IV.i.236, Othello] In 2005, more than 1,100 women in the U.S. were killed by a partner, a third of the total number of women who were murdered, according to the federal Bureau of Justice. The department calls it “intimate homicide,” a sort of contradiction…
With no experience in accessory design prior to co-founding the jewelry company It wa ssuch an inspiring material” target=”_blank”>KORA in 2009, Maxandra Short took her inspiration in life experience. The world traveler was born in Singapore, lived in cities like Jakarta and Seoul, and eventually found herself in Los Angeles,…
Prepare to be amazed. Prepare to be inspired. Prepare, perhaps, to reflect less favorably on your own accomplishments. It’s time for TEDxMileHigh, two days of performances and events that start with the first-ever TEDxYouth@MileHigh today from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The main event runs from 1 to 6 p.m. tomorrow…
It’s should be a beautiful weekend in the neighborhood, and not just because there’s a Mister Rogers-themed exhibit opening. From yoga in the park to yet another adult prom to a variety of innovative art shows, this weekend is full of things to do that won’t cost more than $10…
Looking to start a new chapter? Head to Alicia Bailey’s Abecedarian Gallery, a tiny, meticulously curated book-art gallery on Santa Fe Drive, for the last day of the Artists Book Cornucopia III exhibition. And it’s going out in style, with a special edition of Westword MasterMind Katie Taft’s Action Figures…
You’re not supposed to whistle in a graveyard — but no one ever said anything about cycling. The view is wonderful at Cheesman Park, a former cemetary that is “said to still contain over four thousand bodies,” says GBWalker76. And those are just the ones below ground. The space above…
“You need to throw that thing away as soon as you get home,” says Tracy. “You see how it’s riding up in the back?” I do see. I’m standing in the bathroom of a suite at the Ritz-Carlton with Tracy, a woman I just met, and she’s appalled — appalled…
The Denver Cruisers took to the streets last night in ’70s attire, perhaps to evoke a sensible response to the gas crisis of that era. Westword photographer Christopher Morgan was on hand to catch all the carbon-neutral fun…
