Representatives of the 2008 Democratic National Convention are looking for a great piece of ass: a donkey that will serve as the August event’s symbol. So they turned to the folks at the National Western Stock Show, where the DNC Official Donkey Mascot Contest happens tonight. According to horse-show manager…
Jake Adam York is a poet and a lover of poetry. But he’s wise enough to realize that most people just aren’t comfortable with verse, perhaps because they don’t know how to make sense of it. “The things we fear about poetry are the things that are good about poetry,”…
“I’ll be seventy years old on May 24,” says Tommy Chong. “I can still get it up. That’s all I want you to know.” Thanks for sharing, Tommy. The soon-to-be septuagenarian — best known for his work with Cheech Marin in such comedy classics as Cheech & Chong and Up…
Few recreational activities are as polarizing as hunting: Either you’re the type of person who enjoys tracking and killing animals for sport, or you’re not. If you are the outdoors type, the 2008 Denver International Sportmen’s Exposition — concluding its weekend run today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at…
It’s rare to see a film that so eloquently captures the worst and best of humanity, but War/Dance does it beautifully. Set in war-torn northern Uganda, the documentary follows the Patongo school, in the middle of a massive refugee camp, as its children prepare for a national music competition. We…
If you absolutely cannot stand burlesque beauties of both genders teasing and tantalizing you while you sip on a delicious, unique cocktail made with the freshest ingredients available, then here’s a piece of advice: Stay far, far away from the Pink Elephant Room at 1515 Madison Street. And absolutely do…
Two new shows opening today at CORE New Art Space couldn’t be more different: One artist’s works are small and full of all the space and mystery of Giorgio de Chirico’s metaphysical worlds; the other’s are large, funny and bluntly colorful mixtures of popular and found imagery. But they’re similar,…
With unhinged twanginess, unabashed spaciness and unapologetic snottiness, deadbubbles plays raunchy, raucous rock and roll that exists out of time. The Broomfield-based outfit’s psychedelic rhythm-and-blues-a-billy seethes, surges and snarls as it spans the rock decades, comprising the rhythmic romp of the Crickets, the sassy swagger of the Yardbirds and the…
Little known fact: The winter terrain around Leadville is a sled-head’s paradise, crisscrossed with snowmobile trails — both marked and unmarked — featuring picture-perfect scenery, plenty of pristine powder and a ton of family-friendly activities on and off the snow. Intrigued? Load up the kids and the Ski-Doo and get…
If you’re looking to shake up your workout routine, then Fountain of Health Yoga Studio, 653 South Union Avenue in Pueblo, has a real treat for you: Yoga master Desirée Rumbaugh is returning for another weekend chock-full of workshops — and the chance to stretch your abilities with this wonderful…
Jen Lewin wants you to touch the art. Without your input, after all, her work would fail. A nationally known artist with her hands in a plethora of cutting-edge disciplines, she’s created all manner of computer-driven gizmos and things of beauty, from laser harps (created for Burning Man throngs to…
Colorado ACORN has a new weapon in its fight to end the foreclosure crisis. It’s still lobbying for tighter regulation of sub-prime lending and using direct action to get big lenders to change their practices. But today, the community organization is also bringing struggling borrowers face-to-face with the banks they…
There might be less painful ways to spend your fiftieth birthday, but Walter Isenberg, president and CEO of Sage Hospitality Resources, is willing to buck up — and get bucked off — for a good cause: tonight’s Country Showcase, which benefits Concerts for Kids, the charity he started with his…
Spray is filmmaker Brian Solano’s fourth project about rock climbing, but don’t expect a typical adrenaline-driven climbing flick this time around. “It’s a movie about climbing and exploring and just living life,” Solano says, but it’s also about maintaining climbing areas for future generations. “Throughout the entire film, we kind…
I am a home brewer because it satisfies so many of my sensibilities. I enjoy the creativity of crafting flavors, and I’m fascinated by the science of fermentation. But above all, I home-brew because it’s a deal — for $30, I can make two cases of beer in a month…
In its December issue, Men’s Health magazine named Denver the “Most Dangerously Drunk City” in America. It makes sense: Denverites can count on one shaking hand the social spaces that are sober and open late in this town. Tran and Josh Wills (the married couple behind the Fabric Lab) hope…
Ballet is already kind of campy, with its large, sweeping movements expressing overweening emotion. But what happens when you take fifteen male dancers — chock-full of skill and mastery of difficult ballet technique — and infuse their performance with glee, fun, hilarity and just the right amount of naughtiness? Les…
Hi, how are you? Fine, how’ve you been? Terrific. That’s wonderful. How are the kids? They’re great. So what’s new? The answer to that question is the latest book by Debra Fine, Denver’s queen of small talk, conversation expert and author of The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to…
While little kids like to see the characters of their favorite books spring to life in mascot costumes, older kids are a little harder to please. In author Justina Chen Headley’s case, she couldn’t bring her young snowboarding character to life when she headed out on tour — so instead,…
It’s crazy: A black man is neck and neck with a woman for the Democratic presidential nomination, while a Mormon is in the mix for the GOP nod. This is such a different America than even a few years ago — has the bigotry passed us by? Are we really…
Big air is big news at this year’s ESPN Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen/Snowmass. With the addition of the skiing/snowboarding big air events, athletes will showcase their vertical skills as they blast off a 65-foot jump in search of gold. Even better, these two events turn interactive:…
Every week, Aaron Harber comes into your living room courtesy Channel 12 and “The Aaron Harber Show” — and now he’s returning the favor. Well, not quite. He’s inviting the public to a “Thank You” party and fundraiser for KBDI-TV in the Wynkoop Brewing Company’s Mercantile Room, 1634 18th Street…
