Tonight at the Supreme Court Cafe and Nightclub, 1550 Court Place, forget John Lennon and think John McCain. At Karaoke Convention ’08, part of a week-long project by artist Daniel Peltz for Dialog:City, you won’t find “Faith” or “Papa Don’t Preach” on the playlist. Keeping in the spirit of the…
When the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee decided to display The American Presidential Experience: A Non-Partisan Tribute to Presidential History in a parking lot at Invesco Field at Mile High, they didn’t realize Invesco would be making some history of its own as the site of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech…
The infamous “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay service members could be extrapolated into a slogan for the Iraq War, where the media and Congress didn’t ask the hard questions and the Bush administration didn’t tell much of anything resembling the truth. Now, in Jeff Key’s one-man play The…
Full disclosure: I have a thing for firefighters. I don’t know if it’s the hoses, the washboard abs or that whole rescuing-people-in-danger vibe — but what I do know is that a hot firefighter makes me weak in the knees. So you can bet I’m headed to the 2009 Colorado…
“We are the people of this generation,” wrote Tom Hayden in 1962, “bred in at least moderate comfort, housed in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit.” After college, Hayden continued his activism from the streets of Chicago and Newark and a seat in the California State Legislature. He’s…
Whether participating firsthand at the Pepsi Center or in front of the TV, convention-watching, what do we all need when the DNC closes up its smoke-filled rooms for the night? Comedy! Luckily, the town will be overflowing with it, but self-proclaimed liberal Jewish political comic Scott Blakeman hopes his nightly…
There are a lot of parties scheduled around the Democratic National Convention, but none are quite as inclusive as the Unity Dance ’08 party tonight at Tracks, 3500 Walnut Street. Sponsored by Babes Around Denver and Tracks, the fest welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender folks — and their straight…
For those who prefer to start their day with a couple rounds of downward-facing dog and warrior poses instead of brunch with eggs Benedict and bloody Marys, this weekend’s two big yoga festivals should prove to be mighty enlightening. The Yoga Rocks! Mountain Fest begins at 7 a.m. today at…
Even before Colorado became the 38th state in the Union, in 1876, the “state” fair had already dug in its spurs, showcasing bovine beauties and bucking bronco riders, wonder tonics and handicrafts. Nowadays, nearly half a million people round up the buckaroos and head to Pueblo for its eighty acres…
What with all the beautiful people, political powerhouses and talking heads invading the city during the Democratic National Convention, it’s natural for some of us locals to feel a little left out. Where’s our DNC party, you might be asking yourself? At Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, that’s where. Rock the Vote…
There are so many cool events going on throughout the city during the Democratic National Convention, and Dialog:City is at the forefront. Take tonight’s performances of Throwaway/Runaway and Stand Up for Democracy as an example. Not only are the performances themselves don’t-miss examples of Denver’s cultural life, but they’re also…
Slide show Click on the slide show to view the hot denim fashions from last Saturday’s Teen Vogue and Silver Jeans grand opening party…
Celebrate the Boulder Fringe Festival in Denver tomorrow night with Fashion on the Fringe. The event is a collaborative effort from Sustainable Media Labs, Potential Fashion and Fashion Denver and is presented by the Boulder International Fringe Festival and the Monolith Festival at Sengers on the Fax, 3014 E. Colfax,…
As I walked through the brand new glass doors of the first ever Silver Jeans store, I was welcomed by the smell of crisp denim, the sound of The Beatles playing in the background, and a friendly staff ready for action! First, asking to see Michele Bedrink, I looked around…
When you love shopping for vintage clothes as much as I do, the quest for new/old pieces burrows deep into your subconscious and manifests in the realm of dreams. Like the thrift store that I visit time and again in my sleep, pulling incredible relics off of the shelves—each one…
Slide show The Cat’s Pajamas was at last night’s final installment of the Riverfront Park Fashion Show at the foot of the Millennium Bridge keeping an eye toward the hottest looks for late summer and fall. Check out the slide show with photos by Aaron Thackeray…
If this woman doesn’t scare you, enter to win a lunch with her in Stapleton. Given the hordes of celebs poised to descend on Denver in the next couple of weeks, a Martha Stewart appearance hardly seemed worth mentioning. But then we heard about the cupcake contest… Stewart is slated…
Perhaps this review should begin with a disclaimer: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen’s 39th film as writer-director, will do little to endear itself to the happily-ever-after crowd or those who consider acts of infidelity punishable by impeachment. Leave it to Allen to make a romantic comedy in which all the…
Bottle Shock, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, is a great concept populated by great actors that works hard to make its audience feel great! Only, sadly, it’s far, far from a great movie — a little too sweet to the taste, almost sickly so. Indeed, it’s…
One of the things I love about Buntport is how the company comes at a subject from a genuinely original, sideways angle. Dramas based on Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers are usually romantic swashbucklers. But the Buntporters, who create their scripts through a collaborative process, were more intrigued by news…
The Hot L Baltimore. Director Terry Dodd has arranged one of the sweetest, smartest, loveliest evenings of theater you’ll ever have, by staging Lanford Wilson’s The Hot L Baltimore in the lobby of the Barth Hotel. The play is a kind of extended tone poem about life in a seedy hotel filled…
Don’t count me among the biggest fans of what’s called “street art,” a loose category that runs the gamut from graffiti to wall murals, with the former often being used to vandalize the latter. Vandalism isn’t the biggest problem with street art, though; the key issue is that it almost…
