By now your Facebook page has probably exploded with friends’ posts of the viral video Kony2012. If you’re one of the few who hasn’t yet seen the video or read the hash tag on Twitter, Joseph Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) of Uganda. He’s been…
After thirty years in business, Denver Book Fair announced that it was closing its doors last October, and now the cavernous storefront at 44 South Broadway is in final liquidation mode. Everything is for sale: books, magazines, calendars, manuals, even the fixtures are priced to move. Dennis Bonovich, who’s been…
The third annual EcoCreations opens tonight at Muse Gallery in Longmont. Seventeen artists were selected to display their work in this show, and it’s all created entirely from recycled materials and found objects…
Saving Face may be set in Pakistan, but the crew behind the film is from Colorado — and they brought an Oscar back to this state after winning the best short documentary award. The team included co-directors Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, producer Allison Greenberg, editor/producer Davis Coombe and Dr…
No, Fancy Tiger Clothing and Buffalo Exchange don’t hate each other, although you’d be forgiven if you thought they did. After all, a new ad campaign from the side-by-side boutiques on South Broadway is definitely in your face. The opposite is true, however. In fact the stores have held several…
So today is International Women’s Day, and regardless of whether you already knew that or even care now that we’ve told you, Denver is placed particularly well for some serious celebration this year. Today marks the first day of competition in the Women of the World Poetry Slam, which is…
This week we’ve been following the Red Bull Cold Rush at Silverton Mountain from afar, and today we have the results in after the athletes voted last night in the peer-judged competition…
Wanda Sykes is a writer, actress, voice artist, activist and standup comedienne extraordinaire — and crazy enough to talk to Westword. Her career is as epic as her personality, and she has no problem saying exactly what’s on her mind — whether it be salty, spicy or sweet. Since she’s…
Tomomi Colors is the passionate project of Dispatch musician Bradley Corrigan and Tomomi Kokubu, the artist the Denverite met in Japan in 2008. “I was struck by her artistic style, her colors and characters. They make my imagination go crazy from looking at them,” Corrigan says. Look at one of…
American Idiot is in the middle of a very short run at the Buell Theatre, and after seeing the show opening night, Susan Froyd wondered what Rodgers and Hammerstein would make of the Green Day-penned musical…
These days, nearly every DJ wears the hat of producer, too, but electronic musicians who are as comfortable in the studio as they are controlling the dance floor are few and far between. The legendary Pete Moss is one; his music has been written up in all of the major…
Denver Comic Con is hyping its upcoming summer festivities by collaborating with Space Creators for a Second Saturday Denver Comic Con Art and Comic Walk tonight at Wazee Union. “We liked the idea of making a mash-up for this event: a comic-book festival meets artwalk to create a comic artwalk,”…
After eight years of revving up snowmobile charity events around the country, Michigan-based nonprofit Pink Ribbon Riders is bringing its first annual Snow Run to Colorado this weekend at Winding River Resort in Grand Lake. The two-day event, which supports breast cancer patients, kicks off tonight with a casual ride,…
As winter holds on, spring gardening feels a season away. But those who grow plants from seed can get their hands dirty while it’s still cold outside. Growing food from seed is cheaper, greener and more fun than simply sticking sprouted plants into the ground. It’s also more challenging, as…
Have a gorgeous handbag or a pair of designer shoes you love to death but can’t ever seem to find the right outfit for? Tonight’s And Then She Saved Accessories Swap is here to help. And organizers Anna Newell-Jones and Tran Wills are stepping up the game with a call…
Forget tulips: The new harbingers of spring in Denver are big red bikes. The B-cycle program will return for its third year tomorrow. But Denver Bike Sharing, the nonprofit that operates the program, wants you to help distribute some of the organization’s 520 bikes today at the 2012 Launch Party…
If Boulder is the “foodiest” town in the country — a declaration made by Bon Appetit magazine — then can its cocktail scene be far behind? You’ll have the opportunity to judge for yourself tonight, when bar stars from Aji, Hapa Sushi, Oak at 14th, the Pinyon, the Kitchen, Riff’s…
Whether you’re after art, local music or quirky theater, Bolder Nights will bring them all together as part of a monthly series at the Nomad Theater. Now in its second month, Bolder Nights will begin its March edition with an art exhibit from local painter and comic artist Aaron McKissen…
Believe it or not, Denver has long been a center for the appreciation of art from China, and that has a lot to do with the Asian Art Coordinating Committee, headed up by Julie Segraves. Two decades ago, when no one was looking at contemporary art in China — not…
Mondays at the Denver Botanic Gardens are worth savoring. It’s quiet and still, and you just might have the whole place to yourself (unless you’re overrun by a school group, which should be considered an act of God). This time of year, of course, you could be confined to the…
There isn’t really a prize, at least in the traditional sense, for winning the Comedy Works Funny Final Four, a competition that pits four teams of Denver comedians against one another in a series of one-night shows. “The prize is you get another show,” explains Jodee Champion, captain of Team…
In an age when film has become a commodity easily bought and traded online, it’s nice to be able to appreciate a classic work as it was meant to be seen — on the silver screen. That’s the real beauty of the Denver FilmCenter’s ongoing Rare Imports Series, which features…
