Arts & Culture

In 1975, Jaws struck terror into the hearts of beach-going innocents across the country. But more than a century earlier, Louis Agassiz gave a scientific name to a real monster, a shark now believed to have been the biggest ever: Carcharodon megalodon. From fossils, scientists estimate the shark was up…

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to work with spray paint and stencils like the street artists who paint murals and graffiti — both legally and illegally — then check out Graffiti and Martinis tonight at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Amanda Marie Ploegsma, a Colorado artist whose…

Although Elephant Revival’s multi-instrumentalists all contribute to its Celtic-inspired harmonies, its the beautifully morose vocals of Bonnie Paine that best represents the band’s jammy jazz sound. The group utilizes diverse instrumentation, from the washboard and fiddle to the upright bass to create this folky fusion — coming across solidly as…

With the news that their state funding was cut by 67 percent this year, the nonprofit Denver Options reacted by getting crafty. The result is the Denver Options’ Handmade Market, a benefit that the organization — which supports people with developmentall disabilities — came up with to try to make…

Calling all dames and sirs: AdvocacyDenver not-so-secretly invites you to Speakeasy, its third annual 1920s-era themed fundraiser. Patrons are encouraged to dress up like flappers and gangsters, throw down on faux gambling tables and dance to some old-timey music from Doc Brown’s Blues Band. There will also be a silent…

In 1954, when Jim Henson created the first Muppet, he probably never dreamed that his wide-mouthed, brightly colored brainchildren would go on to host their own television show for five years (much less have a starring role on another for forty years and counting) — and the kids who grew…

“We’re very proud to say our boards are built not just in the USA, but right here in Colorado in our Denver factory, and we’re not the only ones,” says Mike Gagliardi, snow-sales manager for Never Summer Industries. “If you love snowboarding — or any of the snow sports, really…

British food writer Nigel Slater started cooking at a young age as a way of fighting his stepmother tooth and nail for the attention of his father — namely, by conniving in myriad ways to steal her secret recipe for lemon meringue pie. He didn’t much like either one of…

Denver handmade queen Sam Robinson broke many hearts when she put her annual Gifts for Yule holiday market to pasture last year. But in the midst of Denver’s DIY boom, many other marketplaces touting handcrafted work by local artists have stepped in to fill the void. One of this year’s…

Music is often the way we mark out milestones, and it’s no different when it comes to revolutions. In fact, as becomes evident in the documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution, maybe even more so. A poignant history lesson and voyage through the events of the American civil-rights movement, the film,…

It’s not hard to credit Barry Fey with laying the foundation for Colorado’s vibrant music scene. Before his retirement, he brought some of the biggest names in rock to the state, rescued the Denver Symphony and put on Jimi Hendrix’s final performance. In short, he’s not just a Colorado legend,…

Maybe it’s the shorter days, the colder weather or the anticipation of awkward family time, but there’s just something about Thanksgiving that entices people to drink. Tonight, the Corner Office invites you to reminisce about Thanksgivings past — and spend the evening drinking — at its Turkey Time Machine Party…

The new heads of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — returning CEO/President Jim Copenhaver and returning board co-chairs Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome Kern — want to prove that the CSO will be all right. After reducing the symphony’s October and November shows by half to help solve a cash-flow problem…

Steve Jobs says he’s more a hippie than a nerd. He hires computer programmers who, in another life, would make excellent poets, musicians, even zoologists. “The spark of that was that there was something beyond what you see everyday. There’s something beyond a job, a career, a car…That same spirit…

In celebration of this weekend’s midnight screenings of The Muppets take Manhattan at the Esquire — and the upcoming all-new The Muppet Movie, which will include a cameo appearance by Zach Galifianakis — we decided to take a look at the best cameo appearances in the Muppet movies thus far…

Gorinto, the weekly night at Mercury Cafe, is always a good time, but tonight it benefits a particularly good cause: Mission Supports. With food prepared by SAME Cafe and a variety of musical acts on tap, the eclectic mid-week party aims not just to raise money for the non-profit, but…