#4: Geoff Cleveland Working jazz keyboardist (and occasional tweaker of the theremin) Geoff Cleveland leads an unlikely double life: He’s also a cheerleader, accompanist and sketch artist for the local comedy community, playing behind such comics as Chuck Roy and Josh Blue at the Comedy Works and Greg Baumhauer’s lounge-singing…
As I watched Curious Theatre Company’s production of Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, there were moments when the close-to-heretical thought entered my mind that playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has been anointed a giant of the contemporary theater far too soon, that this play is raggedy in conception and goes…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights his pick for Tuesday, November 10: War of Lies. War of…
3 Kings Tavern was transformed into a haunted pinball arcade last Friday, November 7, for the 2015 Horror House Pinball Tournament of Death, where intrepid pinball wizards overcame creepy characters and ghoulish scenes between bouts of pinball play. Photographer Aaron Thackeray braved the pinball pathway to bring back these images…
Navajo Street co-op gallery Pirate Contemporary Art invited the neighborhood to its traditional Day of the Dead community observance last Friday night. Gallery-goers were treated to an altar display and original Day of the Dead artworks, a candlelight procession to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, face painting and piñata parties…
Regular Denver Film Festival-goers tend to judge their experiences in part by the percentage of good movies to lousy ones they see before each edition of DFF runs its course. By that measure, my experiences since catching Charlie Kaufman’s low-key, defiantly weird Anomalisa on the fest’s opening night this past Wednesday…
Wolf Creek Ski Area got nineteen inches of snow last week, creating a base of 28 inches. All told, it has snowed 44 inches at Wolf Creek so far this year, which is nothing new for this Mecca for powder hounds. Some areas of the mountain have already been open…
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. Of the more than 16 million Americans who served in World War…
This week in Denver, a notable author navigates cyberspace in his “Great American Internet Novel” and a nationally beloved blogger laughs hysterically at her own battle with depression. Meanwhile, in Boulder, a local journalist gives that town’s famous McGuckin Hardware its due. Joshua Cohen, Book of Numbers Sturm Hall, Room…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights his choice for Monday, November 9: 600 Miles. 600 Miles…
Denver Arts Week is under way, with dozens of entertainment options each day. But this week you can also make a difference for yourself, for your city, maybe even galaxies far, far away — without spending a cent. Keep reading for details on three events that three favorite free events,…
It’s here. The winter snow sports season has arrived, and although the resorts are just beginning to open, you will want to be prepared once they do. Read about every one of them in the Edge, our winter sports guide. Find the Edge in print this week inside of Westword…
The fall opera season begins when Opera Colorado presents Verdi’s Aida at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday, November 7, and if you aren’t waiting with bated breath, you should be. There’s lots of freakiness just waiting to be savored, and even those of us who dwell in the squalid village…
After nearly a decade of bringing bicycle erotica to big screens around the world, Bike Smut is pedaling its final tour through Denver this weekend. For the last nine years, a community of cyclists and sex-positive individuals have consistently submitted short erotic films to be shown at Bike Smut’s live…
Director Olympia Stone has an artist’s eye, and she uses it to illuminate the life of art. The newest of her series of documentary films on the creative process comes to the Denver Film Festival this weekend. Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck will screen three times…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today he spotlights selections for November 6 (Once Upon a Crime: The Borelli-Davis Conspiracy),…
November is here and while the temperature is dropping, the fashion scene in Denver is heating up. This month is filled with fashion shows, trunk shows, galas and fundraisers, all designed to get you stylish just in time for the holidays around the corner. Here are ten of the best…
Keystone Resort opens today when the first chair heads up the mountain at 9 a.m. While waiting for that first chair, Keystone will be handing out warm donut holes from resort pastry chef Ned Archibald, as well as hot chocolate and coffee at the base of the River Run Gondola. There…
Hopefully, everyone has recovered and repented from that crazy Halloween last weekend. There’s still some spooky spirit to go around this weekend, though, if you didn’t get your fill, as well as beer to drink and dances to dance. For a full lineup of events, check out the Westword calendar…
The 38th edition of the Denver Film Festival started off quietly — and that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. The opening night festivities were back at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House after taking place at the Buell Theatre last year, and while the red carpet was in place outside the…
My mother calls it “The Boulevard.” That’s one of many small-town terms she uses to describe the city in which she grew up and raised me. My mom also often says she’s going “up the hill,” which can mean any direction and any destination. (I detailed her numerous local yokel…
As usual, A-Bay was one of the first two ski resorts to open this year, tying Loveland in the race to crank up the chairlifts on October 29. Only a few runs are open at the moment, but that will change soon as the snow falls and snowmaking begins. You…
