Arts & Culture Archives

Elon Musk Is a Farting Unicorn Fan, but Blew Off Creator Tom Edwards

By Carol McKinleyJune 26, 2018

So how did Thomas Edwards’s design wind up in Elon Musk’s cars?

Review: <i>Richard III</i> an Apt Choice in This Time of Trump

Review: Richard III an Apt Choice in This Time of Trump

By Juliet WittmanJune 26, 2018

And like the times, this Colorado Shakespeare Company production can be confusing.

Joanna Luloff Reads From <i>Remind Me Again What Happened</I>

Joanna Luloff Reads From Remind Me Again What Happened

By Teague BohlenJune 25, 2018

Joanna Luloff talks about her new novel, Remind Me Again What Happened.

Book It: The Five Best Literary Events This Week

By Teague BohlenJune 25, 2018

Literature can change the world. Here are five ways to help, writ both world-wide and personal.

<i>Mary Shelley</i> Desperately Needs the Spark of Life

Mary Shelley Desperately Needs the Spark of Life

By Alan ScherstuhlJune 25, 2018

… Much like a paper by a student who has read the wiki but not the work, Mary Shelley marshals its evidence without revealing more, without connecting to the soul of the matter.

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Meredith MacNicholas

By Susan FroydJune 25, 2018

It’s rare for the fashion world to represent with a DIY outlook, but Denver stylist Meredith MacNicholas, who launched the underground fashion magazine collective Soft and Shallow in 2016 with photographer Alexander Ablola, is crossing that line.

Free for All: The Five Best Free Events This Week

By Amy AntonationJune 25, 2018

Get on your bike and get out on the town for some fun.

Op Ed: Immigration Reform Crucial to Colorado’s Fashion Industry

By Justice KwartengJune 24, 2018

Some of this country’s most creative design energy came from immigrants.

Kilgore Books & Comics Turns Ten on Capitol Hill

By Susan FroydJune 22, 2018

This month Kilgore Books & Comics celebrates ten years as an independent book store on the gritty block of East 13th Avenue it shares with Wax Trax Records.

Ditched in the Dirt: Who Will Pay for Emanuel Martinez’s Broken Art?

By Leslie WilberJune 22, 2018

Emanuel Martinez’s sculpture “Mestizaje” was moved to make way for a new development at an RTD stop, and the artwork was damaged in the process.

Weekend Warriors: Moving and Grooving Into This Weekend’s Workouts

By Lauren ArchulettaJune 22, 2018

Add a little fitness to your Westword Music Showcase weekend.

Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under (Five Free)

By Byron GrahamJune 21, 2018

Get busy on the cheap.

Alt-Weekly Man: Writer Joe Donnelly Comes to Tattered Cover

By Teague BohlenJune 21, 2018

Joe Donnelly might be the titular L.A. Man of his new book, but his roots are buried deep in the mountains of Colorado.

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Joshua Finley

By Susan FroydJune 21, 2018

A self-taught artist/illustrator/muralist and musician originally from Kansas, former farm boy Joshua Finley is a member of the offbeat Cabal Gallery crew and plays drums in the cow-punk band Granny Tweed.

Five Things for Art Lovers to Do and See This Weekend in Denver

By Susan FroydJune 20, 2018

Old-time week at a classic Denver co-op, an opportunity to reimagine life in the city, artists old and new – you’ll find all of this and a chance to be a kid again in galleries and public places in Denver this weekend.

Five Ways to Salute the Sun on International Yoga Day

By Lauren ArchulettaJune 20, 2018

This Thursday, June 21, marks the fifth International Yoga Day, and several fitness events are popping up throughout the city in celebration. Here’s five opportunities to unroll your mat and join the rest of the world for a day rooted in peace, cooperation and yoga.