Kork-Ease platform shoes — particularly the iconic Ava style — became wildly popular in the United States in the 1960s, “at the time when everything was colliding in this country,” explains Kathy Teter, the event’s media representative. “It was the beginning of the youth cultural movement, and everything was happening…
The mad composer’s voice cuts in over the intercom, taunting us. He’s placed a time bomb somewhere backstage at the performing arts center, and I and two other detectives have just an hour to find and disarm it. A clock in the corner of the room ticks down the time…
#47: Kara Duncan Through the ’90s, Kara Duncan went the art-school route, finally ending up at Cranbrook, where she earned an MFA in ceramics under the tutelage of Tony Hepburn. But in 2004, the artist began a new journey, when construction began on Vertigo Art Space, the gallery she’s run…
By the time you read this, I will be 29 movies deep into my seventh annual zombie movie marathon month. This year, in defiance of both common sense and my own advice, I decided to kill two birds with one stone and clear out my backlog of unwatched zombie movies,…
Costumed geeks roamed the city as MileHiCon blasted off at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center for its 42nd year this past weekend. Cosplay specialist and photographer Danielle Lirette was there to document some of the sci-fi con’s best-dressed; keep reading for a sampler. See also: Zombie Apocalypse at Roll…
I didn’t want to start this conversation with what could be construed as the opening of a screaming match. Even if it is on a virtual page, when a woman is perceived as raising her Internet voice, she is accused of being hysterical, overreactive, agitating, bitchy, bossy, pushy, too assertive,…
#48: Jill Hadley Hooper The work of artist/illlustrator Jill Hadley Hooper can be seen nationally in the pages of the New Yorker and the New York Times, but here in Denver, she’s just one of us. Hard-working and community-minded, the 2007 Westword MasterMind in the fine arts category helped found…
With fall in full swing and temperatures changing by the hour, it’s prime time for cardigans. We noticed retailer Mario Charleston sporting a layered look in an all-natural palette at the Denver Pavilions and Lindsey Jackson sporting her layered look near the State Capital building. Read on to learn where…
Brothers Cody and Joey Sudmeier used their experiences as shoppers to create All The Above Clothing. Since they believe that fashion is the truest form of expression, each piece in their ATA line is inspired by a quote, lyric or phrase that’s printed inside the completed design. To find out…
The inner circle of Denver’s fashion scene turned out Thursday for Local Lounge, a networking event hosted by Ryan Alexander Creative that was intended to showcase some of Denver’s fashion designers to the media and to each other. “We started this event is to bring awareness to Denver’s weird underground…
With No Shave November just around the corner, celebrations of Colorado’s best beards and mustaches are already under way. The Boulder Facial Hair Club will be hosting its second annual Beard and Moustache Contest in Longmont tomorrow, October 25, at Dickens Opera House; this year’s competition will feature eight categories,…
The first Bro Show – billed as “everything a man needs, all in one place” – filled the Denver Mart with classic cars, mixed-martial-arts contests, beer pong, guns, food, women in tight T-shirts, and beer, lots of beer, over this past weekend. But amid all this manly merchandise, one thing…
John Carpenter is a goddamned genius. Throughout the late ’70s and well into the ’80s, the best B-movie director to ever live cranked out a startling number of classic films. Not everything he touched during that period turned to gold — his adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine is pretty mediocre,…
#49: Tariana Navas-Nieves As Director of Cultural Affairs for Denver Arts & Venues, Tariana Navas-Nieves puts her background as a museum curator to work in a million different ways. As she notes in detail below, Navas-Nieves oversees every aspect of the city’s cultural face, from its highly visible public art…
Halloween is a holiday celebrated by all ages, but being a kid this time of year is something special. And from costume contests to magical worlds that only appear during the spooky season, the city is packed with places where hardcore candy seekers can get their sugar fix, little ones…
What do we do when we need to grieve for others when they experience loss? It feels like a never-ending process, sitting outside of a person you love and watching them walk through their bereavement, trying to comfort them but knowing there isn’t much you can say or do to…
For years motorcycle culture has been a male-dominated arena; the roads have long been ruled by men on their “hogs.” But Shelby Rossi was getting sick and tired of riding on the back of her boyfriend’s bike — so she decided to form the Scarlet Headers, a women’s motorcycle group…
#50: Mara Wiles Mara Wiles broke into comedy doing improv with Denver’s Impulse Theater, but soon made the shift to standup, becoming an integral member of the comedy scene and a regular attraction at local clubs and comedy nights. As a testament to her collaborative spark and likability, you’d be…
Scares and style collided on October 18, when the annual Zombie Crawl filled the 16th Street Mall with zombies, blood and surprisingly good fashion. During the event, we spotted two local make-up artists who went all out with their looks for the day; keep reading to find out more on…
It was that time of year again on Saturday, when thousands of zombies crawled out of their tombs for Denver’s annual Zombie Crawl on the 16th Street Mall. Photographer Aaron Thackeray braved a downtown stroll among the walking dead to bring back these images. Keep reading for a peek at…
The Classic: An Art and Fashion Exhibit will fill Green Labs, a marijuana think tank and performance space, with music, style, art and design tonight. The event is two shows in one, and will introduce Instant Classic Standard Clothing, a new lifestyle and clothing brand. In advance of tonight’s Classic,…
During the ninth annual Denver Zombie Crawl on Saturday, more than 20,000 undead are expected to descend on the 16th Street Mall to strut their decaying stuff. In a crowd like that, it can be hard to stand out; fortunately, there’s a near-infinite number of zombie movies from which you…
