Stephen Graham Jones is hungry. It’s early afternoon on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. Jones, in black boots and a black ponytail, sits in his cramped but cozy office, digging into a bag of fast-food burgers. The office has the rich, dusty smell of a used bookstore, which…
#81: Louise Martorano When original RedLine director P.J. D’Amico stepped down, veteran deputy Louise Martorano was there to take the reins, assuring that the art center’s mission of supporting artists while engaging all sectors of the community would continue to evolve and grow. Mission accomplished: All systems are go as…
I have never been good at naming things. I usually tend towards a one-word solution; my former shop, Pod, and gallery, Capsule, were prime examples of this propensity. It takes me hours to name a work of art, googling and reading etymology of words as I overthink. When it came…
Theater in the area has really come to life lately, introducing new plays and writers, posing interesting ideas and offering glimpses into worlds I’ve never really known. Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina, receiving its regional premiere at Edge Theater, brings us into an enclosed and semi-secret world: a 1962 Catskills retreat…
Breastfeeding, stretch marks, stitches – gulp – down there: “People are very freaked out about mothers’ bodies,” says Michelle Baldwin, aka Vivienne VaVoom, the mother of burlesque in Denver. At 8 p.m. Sunday, May 8, Baldwin will host the Hot Mamas! Mother’s Day Burlesque peepshow at Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, where…
If nothing else, Captain America: Civil War stands as something of a corrective to this spring’s other superheroes-bludgeoning-each-other opus, Batman v Superman. While that film was severe and downcast, Civil War is expansive, at times even light. BvS strove to redefine its superheroes to fit newer, darker, borderline-sociopathic molds; Civil…
The lure of everything Cuba is strong. It’s in the news, on top of everyone’s travel list and in our movie theaters. But the recent films about Cuba aren’t exports from the still-embargoed country. Most come from visiting filmmakers. Irish director Paddy Breathnach captures a gorgeous portrait of Cuba with…
Is it too much to ask that all these holiday-themed rom-coms — Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and now Mother’s Day — one day merge with the Halloween movies? Michael Myers might be the only one in either franchise with a truly cutting response to all the rhetorical musings about relationships romantic,…
It’s easy to think, based on the marketing, that the first feature film from acclaimed comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will be a hundred minutes of an adorable kitten dressed in a do-rag and gold chain for easy laughs, but Keanu is so so much more than that…
Imagination and a lot of fancy folding, fitting and old-fashioned cut-and-paste make the annual Art Directors Club of Denver’s Paper Fashion Show a true art experience, and this year’s event, which raised funds for Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, was nothing less than fabulous. Here’s a peek down the runway from…
You can find art all over Denver — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Dane “Colfax” Stephenson – also known as the “Tiny People Photography” guy…
“Not to see Elitch’s is not to see Denver.” This slogan, coined a century ago, was true: For decades, Elitch Gardens was Denver’s family entertainment center, a bright, noisy oasis where kids from toddlers to teens could have fun all day, in safety. In 1890, Mary and John Elitch created the…
Set sail on a sea of free activities this month, including comedy, art and historic mysteries. Here are our three favorite events this week; let us know if we missed a bargain, and check out the Westword calendar for even more to do. Rocky Mountain Map Society’s 2016 Map Month…
Despite the snow showers, May is here. We can assume the flowers will arrive shortly, but in the meantime we don’t have to wait for some great geek events to pop up! This month offers up everything from the obligatory Star Wars celebrations (May the Fourth be with you!) to a celebration…
For his ongoing series on Denver neighborhoods, Teague Bohlen recently visited City Park, where he found plenty of residents tired of whining newcomers, crowds, poor pet-owners…and geese. But others have little sympathy for their complaints. Says Naomi: I feel quite confident that East High School and the geese have been…
Music by Daenerys and the Targaryens, costumes and the first episode of Game of Thrones Season Six gave fans a taste of free blood shots, gore and new story lines at Nerd Riot’s GoT Watch Party at Stoney’s on Sunday night. Like what you see? The party continues weekly on Sunday…
Don’t let the return of snow deter you from getting out and about, because there are lots of events worth your attention this weekend, including markets, comedy and the world’s largest Shakespeare Festival. Here are our ten favorites; check out the Westword calendar for even more. Denver Public Schools Shakespeare…
April showers are about to give way to May flowers both on the ground and on the big screen, where the first of the summer movie season offerings will soon pop up. In chronological order, here are the best film events in Denver this May. 10. Denver Silent Film Festival…
This weekend, world-class modern sculpture lands at the Denver Botanic Gardens, while local co-op artists team up for engaging shows in the neighborhoods. Keep reading for the details. Stories in Sculpture: Selections from the Walker Art Center Collection Denver Botanic Gardens April 29 through October 2 The Denver Botanic Gardens…
Get in your car…now! All that snow in the mountains means that some resorts are extending their seasons still further. Wolf Creek has gotten 432 inches this year, and is anticipating more this weekend — so the mountain will reopen through Sunday, May 1. Lift tickets will be at the…
Caution, gratuitous motor bike-porn lies ahead! Threepence is revving up motorcycle culture in the Mile High City. Owners Alex Krill and Wesley Case are Denver natives who’ve been running Threepence for nearly five years. They started the business in a private shop that was closed to the public, and in February finally…
To call Colorado Springs artist Sean O’Meallie’s work playful is an understatement — his brightly colored wooden sculptures are toys wittily transformed into fine art and dimensional cartoons. O’Meallie’s affinity for toys led to an early career as a toy inventor in New York; now he’s a full-time artist, channeling…
