Birger Sandzén. Though Birger Sandzén was born in Sweden, studied painting there and in Paris and later made his permanent home in Kansas, we in Colorado can claim him as one of our own. Sandzén found his muse here — in our stunning scenery — and after his first extended…
It’s a Wonderful Life. The film It’s a Wonderful Life is a much-loved American classic. Some families watch it together year after year at this time, like Miracle on 34th Street and varying versions of A Christmas Carol. What makes It’s a Wonderful Life interesting and original is the twist,…
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is hardly a personal project. Still, David Fincher’s sveltely malevolent remake of the 2009 Swedish blockbuster directed by Niels Arden Oplev from Stieg Larsson’s rambling thriller — a posthumously published international bestseller and Kindle record-holder — is a recognizably Fincherian caper. The movie, which…
When I told someone I was off to a screening of We Bought a Zoo the other day, the response was an eye roll. The reaction’s understandable: Save for two music docs — an Elton John-Leon Russell album making-of and that Pearl Jam anniversary infomercial — Cameron Crowe has been…
The last thing you want to do is start out 2012 in debt, right? We feel your pain — and believe it or not, you can have a fun (and affordable!) night out on New Year’s Eve. Keep reading for the top ten events that prove our point…..
It’s been a long, economically uncertain year. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to ring in 2012 that won’t cost a penny. Here are our top ten:…
The Cheap Christmas Crapfare at the Museum of Contemporary Art was a festival of joyful hipsters, free eggnog — and the finest paper plate wreaths in the city. Part of MCA Denver’s “Black Sheep Fridays,” Friday evening’s crappy craft-making party was lively, and there was plenty of crap to keep…
Update, 12:30 p.m. Monday: Watch the video of Sunday’s flash mob at FlatIron Crossing below and see photos from the “Party Rock Anthem” flash mob. Eric Rosenberg calls it the “Rick Saga” on his blog, where the Denver Flash Mob co-founder writes about con-man Rick Strandloff, aka Rick Duncan, the…
Shaun White’s tight pants: After just four days on his snowboard this season, White dominated the Superpipe semifinals on Friday with a nearly perfect score of 98.00. In finals on Saturday he launched a massive backside air on his first hit then followed it up with a 900, backside 540,…
The lights are very bright on Broadway, and 2012 is shaping up to be the year that SoBo, with its growing lineup of independent shops and boutiques, second-hand emporiums and quirky dining spots, becomes a solid destination. The biggest news on the hip and funky stretch of Broadway between First…
The spirit of gift-giving seems to have gotten seriously lost, what with people getting seasoned with pepper-spray and countless hordes of poor suckers using their credit cards like drunken whores. So why not say “Fuck Mastercard!” and give some affordable presents that everyone on your list will appreciate — and…
It’s not too early to make plans for the second annual Denver County Fair — which has been moved to the second weekend in August, starting on Friday, August 10 and running through Sunday, August 12, with extended hours. “We won’t be up against the Dragon Boat Festival, the last…
‘Tis the season to torture sales clerks, as Bree Davies revealed in “I’m an idiot, and other misconceptions about retail employees.” At Shirt Folding Store, where she’s worked off and on for five years, she’s suffered through people who’ve used her as a babysitter, people who’ve used her as a…
If ever there was an appropriate time to celebrate, it’s New Year’s Eve. We know you want to party like a rock star as you kiss 2011 goodbye, so here’s our list of the ten best nightlife options for ringing in the new year. You’re welcome…
The Denver Zine Library at 2727 West 27th Avenue is hosting a special Rad Dad reading on Saturday at 1 p.m. featuring Tomas Moniz, editor of the Rad Dad zine and co-editor (with Daddy Dialectic editor Jeremy Adam Smith) of the new book Rad Dad: Dispatches From the Frontiers of…
Some people go for the punch on New Year’s Eve. Others go for the punchlines. If you want to laugh your way into 2012, here’s the rundown on the ten best comedy events December 31:…
Animo, an Italian company specializing in equestrian wear, has set up a pop-up store at 2426 Third Avenue in Cherry Creek, which opened last night, is open again today and will open tomorrow at 9 a.m. The label prides itself on being “100 percent made in Italy — the fabric…
Finding a quality babysitter any time of year can be rough, but on New Year’s Eve — when most babysitters would rather be rocking out with their friends than making sure your rugrats don’t choke on dinner — it’s almost impossible. Thankfully, there are plenty of events on December 31…
You know you’re in trouble when you’re still shopping and Christmas is just a little more than a week away. Though the most organized folks have finished their gift-buying and are now focusing on tree-trimming, wrapping and baking, procrastinators can breathe easy: You can still snag hip, edgy, arty gifts…
Just Dew It! Women’s Superpipe semifinals for the Winter Dew Tour’s Nike Open at Breckenridge get underway today at 9:15 a.m., followed by semifinals for Men’s Freeski Slopestyle, Men’s Snowboard Superpipe, Men’s Freeski Superpipe, and Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle. Tonight also happens to be Breck’s 50th birthday bash, so get up…
In this state, we’re blessed to live close to areas where there’s very little light pollution, so the stars of the night sky are easily visible. Local mystic Renna Shesso (and onetime Westword art critic, writing as Nancy Clegg) has been fascinated by the stars since the mid-’60s, when she…
If you need gifts for your friends and relatives and you’ve got no Cheddar to spare, then the Cheap Christmas Crapfare at the Museum of Contemporary Art is the place for you tonight. At the Crapfare, which is part of MCA Denver’s “Black Sheep Fridays,” you’ll learn how to make…
