Denver Life

#56: John McEnroe Artist John McEnroe tangles with the challenges of synthetic materials and sculptural process in big, drippy works with minds of their own. Best known for sometimes-ragged installations molded from plastics and polymers and filling spaces in unexpected ways, McEnroe seems to naturally think big. That’s reflected in…

You may recognize John Temple as the Denver Mime who performs on the 16th Street Mall. We did when we ran into him at 7/Eleven. Keep reading to discover his fashion inspirations, favorite color and where he shops. See also: -Menswear Mondays: student Rajiv Clark on his custom-punk style -Menswear…

Until recently, I avoided online games the same way I avoid Justin Bieber fans: by pretending with all my might that they don’t exist. Then came Game of Thrones Ascent on Facebook, and since I am a fan of the books/show, I started playing — and wandered into the bizarre…

How often do you see a person with vivid orange hair walking down the street? When we spotted one, we knew we had to interview her. Meet Heather Williams, a Texan who is new to Denver. Keep reading to learn her style icons, favorite accessory and where she shops in…

Welcome to a new column called Geek Speak, in which we take on an aspect of geek culture each week. One Christmas, either 1981 or 1982 — it’s hard to be sure now, thirty-plus years later — I received a gift that would change me forever. It came in a…

#57: Adam Milner Part of a pack of bright young artists calling Denver home, Adam Milner is a visual documentarian with literary roots. A graduate of both journalism and art school at the University of Colorado, he won’t be pinned down by any medium as he explores his own traversal…

The Underground Music Showcase takes over a stretch of Broadway every July, filling more than twenty venues with hundreds of bands. One of the things I love about the gathering is that no band can effectively play for over 45 minutes (because how else are you going to cram hundreds…

Punk street style can mean many things. For local student Rajiv Clark, it means not being afraid to embrace color or style. Keep reading to learn more about his fashion icons, where he shops and his favorite accessory. See also: – Menswear Mondays: Mechanic James Hill on his royal fashion…

A couple wants a kickass wedding with all the trimmings — full band with the saxophone player, twenty-tier French cake with custard filling, individually plated sashimi selections, and a photo booth that takes those old-fashioned sepia pictures — all in an urbane, affected, pastoral setting complete with white ponies. But…

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Sometimes people dress based on trends, and sometimes people come up with their own impressive styles independent of what’s in vogue. We recently spotted engraver Kim Knowles, a true taste-maker. Keep reading to learn her style mantra, her fashion icons and some of her fashion philosophy. See also: – Jasmine…

July is our most patriotic month. To honor that spirit, we recently took a ride on a Boeing B-17 — nicknamed the Aluminum Overcast — which visited the Centennial Airport in Englewood as one of its stops on the flying tour it is taking across the nation. Made in 1945,…

When the opportunity to volunteer for Girls Rock Denver’s 2013 camp came around, I was hesitant. My adult mind began running through all of the reasons I couldn’t possibly be involved again this year. What if I couldn’t contribute the seventy hours of volunteer time necessary? What if I encountered…

Many people use fashion as a metaphor to express how they feel on a particular day. But sometimes you can display multiple personalities in a single day, switching clothes like job titles. For example, local mechanic James Hill dons a king costume at night after laboring through the day. Continue…

Dozens of performers took to the stage this weekend to put their own risque spin on the 2013 Colorado Burlesque Festival. From July 11-14, these skilled performers weren’t shy about showing off their assets to the crowds — and our photographer Christopher Morgan. For more photos, check out our full…

This Friday, July 12, the 2013 edition of the Apocalyptic Ball — dubbed The Awakening — will take over the Denver Mart. A blowout fundraiser featuring dozens of diverse performances from local and national drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians, musicians and more, the night aims to entertain and engage a…

#58: Cortney Lane Stell Cortney Lane Stell quietly goes about her work as gallery director at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, but her work has real impact: Stell consistently mounts exhibits at RMCAD that display global ideas and cutting-edge trends in art, bringing work by international artists…

Let’s be honest: children’s birthday parties suck. Especially the ones for really young kids, who are basically just a bunch of bald, mini-people who lack all self-awareness running into each other at a Chuck E. Cheese while a few pedophiles watch from the sidelines and parents are forced to eat…

When my best friend was describing a near-perfect date that her boyfriend took her on last summer, I couldn’t help but cringe. He got tickets to a show at Red Rocks — and drove her in a rented, mint-condition vintage Volkswagen bus. There is nothing romantic about a ride in…

#59: Pangloss Gravitron Pangloss Gravitron: Not a person. Rather, it’s a diverse six-person collective of local artists who share a certain speculative, surreal and fantasmic scope in their works. “Pangloss” references Voltaire’s optimist Dr. Pangloss from Candide; “Gravitron” is a spinning, flying-saucer-like amusement park ride using centrifugal force to elicit…

The 2013 edition of the Colorado Burlesque Festival is bigger and badder than ever, offering up classes and performances featuring many of the names that put Colorado on the map when it comes to the flirty, coy, artful striptease that’s more tease than strip. The festival shows run from Thursday,…