I love to read. Love it. How much do I love reading? One year, when I was of college age but not in college and only intermittently employed, I read almost 400 books, averaging just a hair over one a day, all year. That’s a lot of love. Yet somehow, despite…
#95: Kim Estes McCarty When Judy Anderson stepped down as director of PlattForum, the nonprofit arts-mentor program, her shoes could only be filled by a special individual with a knack for fundraising and arts marketing, as well as an artist’s eye. That person is Kim Estes McCarty, who comes to…
Sometimes $30 goes a long way. It can buy a full tank of gas and some snacks at 7-Eleven, a few days’ worth of groceries at King Soopers or a solid night out with friends. What $30 cannot do, however, is get you a good tattoo. Joseph Rivera, winner of…
The dedicated dress-up artists of Denver gathered over the weekend for Project Cosplay, a new cosplay-only fan con designed to provide a safer environment for people who throw everything into their character costumes. All photos by Danielle Lirette. Now see the full Project Cosplay slide show…
#96: Matt Chasansky Matt Chasansky is the guy behind the scenes at the City of Boulder’s Office of Arts + Culture; think of him as the Wizard of Oz in back of the curtain, pulling the strings, counting the beans and allocating the funds that make public art happen in…
While passing through Union Station, we spotted some some serious style sported by up-and-coming photographer Patrick Haney, who works at Family Affair, a boutique and barbershop in downtown Denver. We stopped to chat with Haney about his personal style, what inspires his fashion, and where he shops. A Denver native,…
It’s no secret that Denver is blessed with some great museums, featuring everything from established collections offering everything from grand viewings of global artwork to spaces packed with educational, hands-on opportunities; the city also has historic sites that are definitely worth a tour. And after you’ve had an eye-opening trip…
In Diva Watch, we’ll profile the passionate, diverse and fascinating performers who light up Denver’s drag community, expanding on our Diva Dozen list from 2015 and our new Fresh Faces list for 2016 by asking different queens — from established to ingénue — questions that take a peek beneath the…
In a city of CrossFit “boxes” and 24 Hour Fitness locations, the FIT36 franchise has managed to muscle into the market. When she discovered FIT36 last summer, Sheryl Langley fell in love with the workout — and the results. She’s gone down three dress sizes and says she looks better…
In the first two decades of the twentieth century, Russian immigrant and activist Boris Yelensky helped organize a series of parties in New York and Chicago to raise funds for anarchist comrades wasting away in Russian prisons. Though serious in intention, the events themselves were often full of revelry, lasting…
#97: Silvana Vukadin-Hoitt Silvana Vukadin-Hoitt is a woman of the world, a traveler and a wanderer, a collector and a curator of rare and beautiful things and places, who settled down long enough to grow roots in Denver and call it home. Sometime photographer, Tennyson Street shop owner, gallerist and…
Arcade. There’s no single word that can trigger more nostalgia for people of a certain age — my age, as it turns out. For those of us who grew up in the era, arcades (and arcade games) are our analog to Proust’s madeleines: Running into a favorite machine from the…
Photographer Mark Sink helps keep Denver’s art scene in focus. He made his own mark on the city decades ago, with his early Diana toy-camera shots, and today he continues to experiment with the medium, using the analog alchemy of collodion wet-plate photography, his current method of choice. But his…
For the first year, anime lovers assembled at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel for the Colorado Anime Festival on February 13. This event was a dream come true for its creators, with over 85 cons experience cumulatively, they finally were able to bring a proper anime fest to Denver. Photographer…
Denver was a sea of orange and blue as a million people gathered downtown on Tuesday, February 9, to celebrate the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 victory. While many super-fans sported official NFL jerseys, accessories and even face paint, a few people displayed their Broncos’ spirit in a more fashion-forward manner…
#98: Taylor Balkissoon Toronto-born and raised in Colorado, Taylor Balkissoon represents the face of Denver’s next generation of artists. Fresh out of art school and finding her place in the community, she splits her practice between fine-art experimentation and curating at Dateline gallery and MCA Denver. What’s up with our…
Valentine’s Day, that date night to end all date nights, is almost here! Finding the right way to spend Valentine’s Day is never easy, but it can be especially hard on us geeks. It’s not that we mean to be snobs, but another viewing of When Harry Met Sally just isn’t…
#99: Samantha Johnston In her work as a photographer, East Coast emigre Samantha Johnston focuses on fleeting things — the way the light momentarily falls across the wall or a flowered tendril curls along a garden fence. But in her role as the new director of the Colorado Photographic Arts…
Men seeking both premium street wear and street art now have a go-to place to shop in Denver. David Bywater moved here from Kansas just over five years ago, and he opened Station, a retail store and art gallery with a boutique atmosphere, at 2735 Welton Street last April. Bywater and…
There was football, there was beer and there were a whole lot of hairy moments at Super Bowl 50. Beard fans had a few special reasons to celebrate. Here are the most super beards we spotted at the big game, courtesy CBS Sports. 5. Evan Mathis He hasn’t been a…
Last summer, as I sat in the basement of the downtown Comedy Works listening to Dana Crawford explain how and why she went to the lengths she did to save Larimer Square from demolition a half-century ago, my mind kept getting stuck on the same thought: What a makes a…
Editor’s note: As our second 100 Colorado Creatives series came to a close in December, it became painfully obvious that our work was far from finished. We feel lucky to live and work in a place where the number of creative people is ever-growing, raising the bar of the arts…
