The Familiars Edge Theatre Company Serious about working with local playwrights, the Edge Theatre Company commissioned a holiday show from Ellen K. Graham, whose enigmatic, razor-sharp How We May Know Him won a Best of Denver award some years back, and who has since earned national recognition. The result is…
The world of film has its auteurs and icons, and loyal viewers will line up to see a movie based on a director’s name alone. But the name of Mike Nichols guaranteed a film experience above almost all others, with a script that was top-notch and impeccable acting. Nichols had…
Songs for a New World Miners Alley Playhouse Musical theater takes many forms, and a small, heartfelt evening can be every bit as satisfying as a glittery Broadway effusion. Composer Jason Robert Brown’s intriguing The Last Five Years, produced in Denver in 2005 by Modern Muse and at the Garner…
“If you’ve been around northwest Denver, you know: The people who come in here are so much nicer than the average person.” Cal Eichinger, owner of Elitch Lanes, is already lamenting the loss of his customers. On May 17, after more than sixty years in the Berkeley neighborhood, Elitch Lanes…
African tradition meets Colorado style on Thursday, December 18 at Beacons Community Creative Space, where Prud Collective will host an Ethical Fashion launch of its new spring 2015 line with a pop-up shop, cocktails and a fashion show. Prud founder Dacia McPherson’s love of American, Japanese and Scandinavian styles are…
Back in the late ’90s, when I was preparing to rent my first apartment, there were three things on my list that the potential home had to have: it had to be in Capitol Hill, I had to be able to smoke cigarettes in the place, and it had to…
After a big problem when we tried to level the tiny house, I returned the broken jacks to Harbor Freight. (Thank you to the kind manager and clerk who took them back, even though they were past the ninety-day deadline — when something looks that dangerously broken, I suppose you…
Christmas is a shared experience around many parts of the world. There are different traditions and celebrations, but whether it’s Joyeux Noël or Meri Kurisumasu, Christmas has central themes that we can relate to wherever we are. This year, put away the tired classics and opt for something with a…
Sitting in the cozy mastering room tucked into the back of his RiNo office space, Jeff Merkel can’t help but smirk. “It’s been a while since I’ve been in here,” he says, looking around at the various speakers on the wall. In fact, it’s been a long time since Merkel…
Photographer Suzanne Heintz shoots a family Christmas card just like any self-respecting matriarch would, but with a difference: Heintz’s happy family is made of plastic — husband, snowflakes, flocking, stocking caps and all. Photographer Danielle Lirette joined Heinz for a holiday photo shoot Sunday at Kanon Collective; read on for…
Denver artist and maker Matt Scobey is one of those people who quietly do what they do and don’t make a big deal out of it. He’s also a community-builder who likes to share ideas and take on projects that morph and change without finite boundaries. When Scobey isn’t at…
Hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since audiences first met a frumpy, bespectacled young filmmaker named Michael Moore in his debut feature, Roger & Me, following him on his quest to find and talk to the CEO of General Motors, Roger Smith, about scores of factory layoffs that…
In addition to providing the pizza-soaked lifeblood of the Denver comedy scene and sponsoring some of the town’s best local showcases, the SexPot brand has really hung its hat on its namesake showcases at the Oriental Theater. Producer Andy Juett has pulled out all the stops for the one-year anniversary show, “A Chilly Evening with Todd Barry,” and thusly landed SexPot’s biggest headliner yet. Barry is a veteran standup best known for his appearances on such TV shows as Flight of the Conchords and Louie, as well as films like The Wrestler. Fresh off his last special, The Crowd Work Tour— which consisted of nothing but crowd-generated riffs and good-natured mockery — Barry has a fresh bundle of jokes for SexPot’s loyal crowd. Although this month’s showcase concludes SexPot’s monthly engagement at the historic Oriental, (which will hitherto be reserved for high-drawing headliners and special occasions) the brand is charging forward, and relocating the monthly show to the Baker staple, 3 Kings Tavern.
In celebration of SexPot’s special showcase, Westword caught up with Todd Barry to discuss working on new jokes after spending last year focusing on audience riffs in his Crowd Work Tour special, his European podcast fans and his most well-known film and TV roles.
Menswear is often reduced to an afterthought or side note in many department stores. But fortunately for fashionable men in the Mile High City, there are definite exceptions to that rule here. Keep reading for our top five menswear boutiques in metro Denver. See also: Twelve Holiday Markets for Last-Minute…
Ugly Christmas sweaters are big. Really big. That’s partly because we are all becoming punch drunk with the holiday spirit, having been bombarded with sappy Christmas music and deals, deals, deals! — ad nauseum — for the last couple of weeks, since the 21st century modern world can’t reconcile the…
Though most of the weekend’s snow has disappeared from metro Denver, Santa had no problem parking his sleigh here. There’s still plenty of time for kids to have their photos taken with Mr. Claus; here are eight great spots where kids can share their wish list and get a selfie…
In a half-dozen years, Justin Nordine has gone from art teacher to tattoo artist to television star. Now working at The Raw Canvas Tattoo Studio, he’s also part of a team of artists and therapists on Spike TV’s new television show, Ink Shrinks. The pilot episode will air on Tuesday,…
If shopping bags have been weighing down your arms and emptying your wallet, it’s time to relax. Listen to some distinctive music, learn about small business or figure out the tricks to social change — they’re all free and described below. For more events around town, visit our online Westword…
When Ice Cube Gallery director Sarah Rockett had some extra space at Ingrained, the co-op’s December group show, she decided that it should take a village to fill it. Inspired by her longing to build a community in Denver as tight as the one she’d left behind in New Orleans,…
Recent events have sparked the long-smouldering conversation about racism in America. While the Civil Rights movement peaked in this nation fifty years ago, some countries took a longer time to reach “equality.” Associated Press correspondent Donna Bryson was stationed in South Africa from 1993-1996 and then again in 2008-2012; she…
December brings group shows, big and small, to Denver galleries — as well as one epic, plein air painting journey. Boughs of holly aren’t the only thing decking the halls around town. Despite the holiday hustle, there’s plenty of art to see this weekend — here are a few places…
A new documentary called Jingle Bell Rocks! hopes to tear away the wrapping on a unique underground scene: alternative Christmas music junkies. This is a label not to be worn with the shame of an ugly holiday sweater, as discovering or even producing an alternative to the well-worn jingles of…
