Do you know why the bucking broncos and bulls buck? Well, it depends on: Who. You. Ask. One thing’s for sure, though: The rodeo is as woven into the fabric of Western culture as just about anything. With the National Western Stock Show back for another year in Denver, we’re…
The Kool-Aid was Kool-Aid, the brownies were brownies and people were packed into the room like sardines. But the vibe still flew free Friday night at the Byers-Evans House Gallery, for the opening of Lisa Law: Flashing on the Sixties, a meaty show of images both iconic and fascinating from…
Editor’s Note: Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver previously visited the Denver Art Museum for us. Now see what happened when he dropped in at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Make sure you read Noah’s blog for more comics and wonderment…
Tickets for tonight’s PBR Bull Riding event at the Denver Coliseum are around $38 as of this writing — the $15’ers have sold out — but if you’re looking for competitive rodeo, or just an excuse to wear the Western shirt you got for Christmas, tonight’s the night!…
Carmen Tisch, accused of vandalizing a $30 million Clyfford Still painting on December 29 — she reportedly scratched it, slid down it and urinated by it — was in Denver County Court on Friday, January 6, to hear the charges against her. Her family says Tisch has alcohol problems. Ya…
Got an itch in your tights to take up dancing? You’re not the only one. One way that adventurous dance companies like Ballet Nouveau Colorado bankroll work that’s not run-of-the-mill is through instruction. BNC, for instance, offers year-round dance and fitness classes for all ages and ability levels, from toddlers…
Kill holiday burn-out this weekend and save that found-money you’ve got after returning those knock-off electronics. Simply take these ten suggestions for weekend entertainment, all of which will cost you a Hamilton or less. And for our full guide to what’s-going-on-Denver, simply peruse the Westword calendar…
Some acts of art vandalism are clearly inspired by outrage. Take, for example, El Dildo Bandito, the nom de guerre of a man who stole 22 ceramic penises from an art display in Boulder. Others are inspired by drunkenness, as may have been the case with Carmen Tisch, charged with…
Photographer Lisa Law didn’t just take pictures of the young Bob Dylan. She was also his cook and masseuse, and she hung out with him in L.A. when he roomed in the “Castle” where she then also lived. Her personal involvement with the artists she shot is the real legacy…
Pictures worth 12,000 words! Snowboard Colorado is hosting Exposure: A Snowboard Photography Showcase tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street, featuring the work of local photographers Matt Alberts, Ryan Bregante, Jeff Brockmeyer, Aaron Dodds, Chris Faronea, Zach Hooper, Dave Lehl, Jeff Nass, Chad Otterstrom, Jon…
The case of Carmen Tisch, the 36-year-old woman who scratched, punched, rubbed and then peed in close proximity to a $30 million painting at the new Clyfford Still Museum, is definitely weird. But it’s certainly not the first act of strange art vandalism Colorado has seen (though it’s in the…
Many speculated that winter would end the Occupy movement, but Salida artist Jimmy Descant says he thinks the movement will stay strong and he has decided to show his support by staging his own protest, Crutches As A Sign Of The Times Of Occupation, opening tomorrow night at Leon Gallery…
If you haven’t made it to the new Clyfford Still Museum yet — and even if you have — here’s an opportunity too good to refuse: The museum will kick off a citywide season of related art events tonight by inviting the public to an evening of behind-the-scenes tours and…
Everyone’s a critic, but Carmen Tisch took it too far on December 29, when she offered her assessment of “1957-J- No.2,” a large piece at the Clyfford Still Museum. Tisch is accused of scratching, punching and rubbing her butt against the painting, which is valued at more than $30 million…
In these days of digital photography, it’s easy to forget that once upon a time the Polaroid existed. Instant photos had a completely different meaning when you could hold them in your hand, and Denver artist Tiffany Mulherin played with those instant prints until she came up with her own…
This week Denver skate shop 303 Boards (1338 East Colfax Avenue) dropped the second teaser for its forthcoming team video Queen City, featuring Mike Marks, Matt Kehoe, Brendan Macleod, and Cody Hodge. The film, due out this spring, is the latest in a long line of videos the shop made…
With the release of The Devil Inside, out Friday, the cinema gods are taking a moment to remind all of us that religion is scary — It’s all higher powers and judgments and abductions by beings of light and women turning into salt and beings of pure good offset by…
As Museo de las Americas director Maruca Salazar told us when opening the show Wixaritari: Huichol Art of Mexico, color is more than a simple sensation for the Huichol people, who imbue it with spiritual characteristics and see themselves as vessels of its natural life force. There’s something lovely and…
ABC pulled a swap with the first segment of Celebrity Wife Swap, moving up the episode that had been scheduled for next week to this past Tuesday. And what swap led off the new season? Pastor Ted Haggard traded wives with Gary Busey, sending his mate — who already deserved…
It’s that time of year again — time to dust off your best shit-kickers and pomade your hair, because the National Western Stock Show is returning to our beloved cowtown and kicking it off with the traditional National Western Stock Show Parade. As always, the parade will include floats, horseback…
The only problem with artist Huck Gee’s plastic toys, says Plastic Chapel owner Dea Webb, is that she can’t keep them in stock. Luckily for Gee fans, the artist will be in town today to sign and sell his new book, The Art of Huck Gee. Gee’s art, Webb explains,…
Abigail Kokai captures moments not with a paper and pen, but with a needle and thread. The artist has spent her seven-week residency at PlatteForum observing what she calls the everyday experience of the downtown area — from riding the 16th Street Mall shuttle to exploring the Denver Art Museum…
