#71: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy In Denver’s close-knit arts community, everyone knows Lauri Lynnxe Murphy. Even when she’s gone, as she was for a couple of years while she was earning a graduate degree in Ohio, she remains a force here. Murphy sometimes shrugs it off, asking, “Why me?” But while…
And you thought you had it bad when your mom said, “No cookies until after dinner”…at least your mother didn’t devour her young! According to Brian Aucone, vice president for animal care at the Denver Zoo, a wide variety of animals have been documented killing and occasionally cannibalizing their children…
Although rain is splashing down on us this week, many people are still prepared to take fashion risks. One such risk-taker is Breanna Cope, spotted in Englewood rocking muted blacks and grays with a pop of color in the form of her red hair. Read on to learn why she…
When I was 25, I left the safety of my shitty apartment in Capitol Hill and moved home to live with my mom and eleven-year-old sister. It seemed like a lot of people my age were doing it, so I thought, well, what the hell, why not? Free/cheap rent, cable…
#72: Matt Scobey Matt Scobey is a practical artist and jack-of-all-trades creative with a jones for graphic design, illustration, hand-lettering, whimsical puzzles and patterns, and grassroots collaborative projects. Some of those collaborations have been with the art collective Bored of Directors, others with underground publications, art museums and film festivals…
Hats were prominent this past weekend, whether over-the-top, Kentucky Derby style or straw sombreros. Even so, wordsmith and jester Bradley Mccollough was a standout with his fancy felt hat, his favorite accessory. Continue reading to find out where he shops, how comedy influences his style, and even what he keeps…
This week, Westword asked fashionista Brandi Shigley about her favorite books. The interview was fittingly conducted in front of an adorable lofted book shelf, which Shigley refers to as her treehouse, at Fashion Denver, her combination boutique, studio, consulting office, and mini roller-skating rink. After years of a Sisyphean effort to bring boutique fashion to Denver’s polar-fleece-clad hordes, Shigley has sharpened her focus on helping others accomplish their goals in her Do What You Love seminars.
Namaste Salons is collaborating with Western Resource Advocates to deliver Earth, Wind and Hair, a one-of-a-kind fashion-slash-hair show, benefit and bash tomorrow night that’ll blow you out of your seat with more force than one of those new Bio-Ionic hair dryers. See also: – Photos: Rock & Runway combines sound…
#73: Norman Broomhall and Jean Albus Norman Broomhall raises chickens, sells vintage objects and mirrors antiqued by hand, plays the guitar and takes photographs; Jean Albus is a photographer, as well. Both are inspired by the call of nature and, together, they’ve created Into the Within, an installation that’s been…
One Colorado, the state’s most formidable LGBTQ-rights organization, hosted the Civil Soiree at the McNichols Building on the eve of the civil unions bill going into action across the state. Only hours later, many supporters traversed Civic Center and headed to the Wellington Webb Municipal Building to take steps toward…
Before the snow came back, people were enjoying the nice spring weather in Denver. This week, we spotted nurse Veronica Morris on Market Street sporting a Louis Vuitton handbag and mint-green high heels. Continue reading to find out which family member inspires her style, where she shops, and what her…
The 2013 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown took over the Sheraton Hotel in the Denver Tech Center from April 26-28, as arcade gaming fans and collectors converged for the three-day festival. Westword photographer Danielle Lirette stopped by to capture the lights and music of the region’s pinball wizards in action. Continue…
Ah, prom season. That time in life when you get to publicly display your teenage awkwardness by wrapping it in a sequined nightmare from Dillard’s and parading it around in a limo that costs as much as your first semester at community college. Or maybe that was just my own…
#74: Nancy Smith The sky’s not the limit for Frequent Flyers founder and director Nancy Smith, who literally hangs around most days at her Boulder aerial-dance studio: teaching, choreographing, visualizing, directing and dancing, sometimes in an upside-down position. It’s a rare profession, with one hand reaching clear up into the…
People can try on many titles or jobs until they find one that suits their taste, just as they try on different clothes to find the best fit. Spray-paint artist Shane O’Connor is the other way around with many jobs, but he has always managed to retain his punk-rock edge…
Expand your mind with cultural experiences this week — without straining your wallet. There are plenty of enriching activities in town this week that won’t cost you a cent, everything from free performance art to a talk with an experimental filmmaker to a vinyl party. Feel free to post information…
Update: Congratulations to Gabe34! You’ve won twenty free movie passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Update: We’ll cut to the chase: Movies are one of this planet’s greatest pleasures, and there’s nothing quite like seeing a film at a real theater. Show and Tell would…
The Denver-based DateCamp.tv is not a dating website in the traditional sense. Rather, it’s a hub for learning the ins and outs of dating itself. DateCamp is designed as a three-pronged entity: a dating resource center, a place offering interactive retreats and camps and, once it gets going, the owners…
Update: Congratulations to laymanscott! Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Original post: Do you love the ’80s? Let’s be real: We all do. In fact, we totally do. We’re giving away two tickets to the third annual Totally Tennyson pub crawl, an ’80s-themed drinking tour…
Some people look good even when they dress down. That is the case with health-care worker Erin Orland, who says we spotted her on “an off day.” Continue reading to discover her style mantra, what her favorite accessory is, and how some “seedy people” have inspired her life, just not…
#75: Conrad Kehn The opening sentence of Conrad Kehn’s professional bio kind of says it all: “Conrad Kehn is a composer, improviser, performer, educator, writer and artist.” But that’s the glib definition of a guy who, under the skin of his basic vita, is hellbent on spreading the joy of…
Update: Congratulations to ilikecatsyep and mzamethystcrow! You’ve each won two marathon passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Next Thursday, May 2, the Harkins theater in Northfield is celebrating the release of the third Iron Man movie with a Tony Stark-a-palooza — and we…
