When the weather warms up enough to walk around Denver without a coat, it spurs thoughts of hopping on the mountain bike and getting in some early-season riding. The question: Where to go? No self-respecting mountain biker wants to muck up the trails for the rest of the season —…
Like a classic reel of 35mm click-clacking through a projector’s sprockets, film events keep unspooling across metro Denver. Even if the weather is great this month, you’ll want to head inside to catch the ten best film events in March, presented here in chronological order. 10. The Brakhage Center Symposium…
Poets with roots and others who wandered are both featured in this week’s literary events. Here’s where to have a listen — or go on a journey yourself. Third Annual Jake Adam York Memorial Reading with Natalie Diaz Tivoli Student Union, Room 640, Auraria Campus 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 Free Poet and professor Jake Adam York passed…
As the Ides of March approach, Denverites continue to enjoy a bounty of comedy shows: Classicists, alternative comedy purists and locavores alike will all find entertainment suited to their tastes. Whether you consult a Gregorian or Julian calendar, you’ll find plenty to keep Denver laughing from Nones to Kalends this…
The Special Olympics Colorado Polar Plunge series made a stop at the Denver Zoo Saturday for the Splash and Dash, which combined a costume-friendly 5K run with the event’s signature cool-pool dip and the zoo’s International Polar Bear Day activities. All photos by Miles Chrisinger. Now find yourself mid-leap in…
In Zootopia, animals do a lot of the things that animals in Disney movies usually do: They speak, to begin with; they walk upright and wear funny clothes; they exhibit attitudes that align or ironically misalign with their species’ appearance and reputation; they hold jobs; they experience outsize emotion and…
The title of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s strained dark comedy, in which the War in Afghanistan serves as the backdrop to an American woman’s self-actualizing journey, is the military phonetic-alphabet rendering of WTF. The mild Islamophobia and highly questionable casting choices in the film call to mind other texting…
Star Wars or Star Trek? Which side are you on? Over the weekend, local comedians argued the pros and cons of each in costume at El Charrito’s monthly comedy Nerd Roast. All photos by Danielle Lirette. Now see the whole showdown in the full Star Wars vs. Star Trek slide…
The Boulder International Film Festival will unreel its twelfth iteration March 3 through March 6, with two new venues in outlying towns and more screenings of festival favorites. “Some of these films are so popular, we just couldn’t get in everyone who wanted to see them,” says BIFF Executive Director Robin Beeck…
The idea behind the Mayday Experiment has always been about gentle conversation, to both educate about and inspire sustainable living, but also to listen to people’s anxieties, fears or outright denial about climate change, and document this moment in time. I have always been aware that these conversations can only…
Spring is almost here, but even before that (theoretically) nicer weather arrives, we’re going to see a slew of great geek events. Regardless of whether we get sun, rain or even snow, Denver’s geeks will be so busy indoors, the weather won’t matter. From three different conventions to a visit…
#94: Lanny DeVuono Lanny DeVuono draws and paints landscapes that are out of this world. Her current series, some of which is on view right now at MCA Denver, explores space and planetary terrains from points of view both hyper-real and abstracted, in a continuation of her general quest to…
Sometimes the best productions pop up when you’re not expecting anything out of the ordinary. Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles is admittedly a Pulitzer finalist — but so are many mediocre scripts. It’s a low-key, four-character, ninety-minute work, and it arrived on the Miners Alley stage without a burst of glowing…
Let’s give Gods of Egypt this much: An hour in, a giant cobra crashes and explodes like a bad guy’s car in a dumb movie from the ’70s. That snake, one of two in Alex Proyas’ film, is wide as a locomotive and long as a parade. It’s also straddled…
Denver has a winning reputation — and not just because of the Denver Broncos. This city’s arts scene is renowned across the country, and for our annual Winter Arts Guide, we asked a dozen people intrinsic to that scene a few questions about the state of the arts in Denver…
You can find art all over town — 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. “My legal last name is Viggiani,” says the Denver-based painter and yoga…
Real estate is big business in Denver right now. It’s bigger than weed. I overhear the same conversation constantly, one that blames marijuana for why we can’t afford our own homes anymore. But it’s not weed. It’s real estate. And real estate doesn’t transact according to emotions — which makes…
Living in Colorado is always reason enough to celebrate, but there are some particularly noteworthy free events this week. You can learn the screen-printing process, sway with drone music and celebrate the state without even opening your wallet. Let us know any bargains we missed in the comments section, and go…
Talk about the white stuff: A snowy season in the high country means there will be plenty of great skiing throughout the state in March, and plenty of great events to go along with that snow. Keep reading for our calendar of events: It’s all downhill from here! March 4-6:…
Too embarrassed to stand up and belt out a song in front of a crowd? Voicebox could be playing your tune. The Portland, Oregon-based outfit will soon bring its concept to RiNo, opening a Voicebox bar/restaurant with ten private karaoke suites at 2601 Walnut Street. But the idea sounded a…
On Monday, Teague Bohlen offered up his Five Things That Make Residents of Capitol Hill Really, Really Mad. And he could easily have added a sixth in this old, but quickly changing neighborhood: the imminent closing of the Gypsy House Cafe, which we reported just a day later. Residents of…
We’ve all been there. You finally get around to watching this year’s nominees, and you think, “Didn’t I see pretty much this same Oscar-bait movie last year?” You probably did, thanks to the McKee/Weinstein-driven formula behind most Best Picture noms. You can even build your own! Just mix and match…
