“If David Sedaris had known then what we know now about how commercial the holidays have become, we would have thought he was a prophet when he wrote this,” says the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s Stephen Weitz, director of The Santaland Diaries. Opening tonight at the Jones Theatre, Sedaris’s play…
Judy Chicago always wanted to be a professional artist when she grew up. She never noticed, while wandering the galleries at the Chicago Art Institute, that men had created most of the works on display. “So it was with a great deal of surprise, when I was in graduate school,…
The art of craft can include everything from affordable art to locally-designed clothing to handmade everything and, in Colorado, to limited-edition microbrewed beers. All make great gifts — or little presents to ourselves — and in keeping, there’s a show or market in the metro area with just the right…
Surveying Judy Chicago RedLine 2350 Arapahoe Street There are three solos on display now through the holidays that focus on internationally known conceptual artists. RedLine is hosting a retrospective dedicated to Judy Chicago, a pioneer in feminist art, while Robischon has given space to two artists, Ann Hamilton and Jae…
Over the time that Gary Isaacs has been photographing Denver landmarks, he’s become something of a local landmark himself. The photographer has a show up at Leon Gallery, 36 Views of the Lion’s Lair, which runs through January 4. As Isaacs recalls the inspiration for the series,he was just back…
If we’re honest with ourselves, the teaser-trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks better than the original Star Wars movies. That’s how this week’s Voice Film Club podcast opens, with your hosts Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly. Talk then…
Fiddler on the Roof BDT Stage Do we really need another Fiddler on the Roof? Since being amazed and delighted by the movie many years ago, I’ve attended several stage productions — high school, professional and, recently, a very good Phamaly version. So when BDT Stage (formerly Boulder’s Dinner Theatre)…
The Dairy Center for the Arts is opening a new exhibition, The Art of Fiber: Fifty Years of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder, that showcases a juried exhibition of new work as well as a historical display of textiles and technology. In celebration of the show, the Handweavers Guild and…
If you like your art weird and a little off the beaten path, Sally Centigrade is here to help. The newest addition to Denver’s thriving gallery scene is dedicated both to showcasing local artists and to the kind of outsider art that doesn’t always get a lot of attention, here…
Strippers and standup comedians have more in common than it would seem at first blush. Both performers take to the stage –usually alone– trying to evoke a reaction from an audience full of creeps they’d avoid in other circumstances. Bridging the gap between these two disparate art forms, in much the same way as cocaine did in the 80s, is comedian and host of “Ball Bustin’ Bingo”. Less of a Drag Queen than a Drag Empress, Mona Lott seized upon the idea to have comedians and strippers share the stage in “a game of strip poker that uses jokes instead of cards.” The show, called “Stripped Down Standup” has been packing the house with crowds of over 200. The next show is happening very soon, on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Denver Improv. Doors open at 6:30pm for the 7:30pm show. Tickets cost only $7.50 on the Denver Improv website.
William Morris’s “New Wave the World Over” film series came to him out of necessity. Frustrated by the lack of global films included in conversations among friends and film buffs about the New Wave era of cinema, Morris saw an opportunity. “When I talk to other people who work in…
Playing a Disney character is no easy feat. There’s a lot of pressure to keep the dream alive for kids. It’s even harder on ice skates. But Disney on Ice is a favorite childhood pastime. This week, catch Disney on Ice Let’s Celebrate at the Pepsi Center, where more than…
Linda Graham: Personal Perceptions Hinterland Gallery 3254 Walnut Street Linda Graham has a background in ceramics, which she exhibited way back in the 1980s, but in the past few years she’s discovered digital art — which really couldn’t be more different. See also: Review: Paul Gillis Conjures Up an Enigmatic…
I recently had a conversation with a painter who has had, from my estimation, a great career. He’s been gifted with museum shows, his work is in big collections, and his exhibitions have always met with critical acclaim. I don’t feel that I’ve had a shabby career myself — far…
As soon as Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is shoved down your throat — whether you like it or not. But just because it’s the holiday season doesn’t mean everyone’s life is full of Kodak moments bubbling with seasonal cheer. Sometimes you may want to celebrate, but sometimes you’ve had your…
Fur is making a strong statement this season, appearing both on the runway — at the Larimer Square Winter Fashion Show at the Edge Lounge, a model wore a bikini and a fur hat from Blue Ruby & Scarpaletto — and on the streets. We caught up with several local…
A lot of new-age bullshit goes on in my household. I say that with the utmost love: I live in a place known as “The Witch House house.” My roommates are all witches, astrological-chart readers and metaphysical experts who use their skills to guide us and our friends through many…
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is just around the corner. It’s time to get out there and shop! We’ve compiled our list of the six best fashion events of the month, so make your lists and check them twice for this holiday season. See also: Kind Design’s New Leggings Line…
Nate Bargatze has been on the cusp of stardom for a few years now. For a comic whose fanbase includes luminaries such as Marc Maron, Bargatze’s act is much more approachable than his comic’s comic reputation might suggest. Affable and generally TV-clean, Bargatze has a playfully dark sensibility that’s buoyed by the innate comic timing of a Southern accent. He’s appeared on Conan, Maron and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, who also brought Bargatze along to feature on his Clean Cut Comedy Tour. His debut album Yelled at by a Clown made it to the Billboard Top Ten Comedy Charts and he’s toured extensively with the USO, performing for deployed troops in Iraq and Kuwait. Bargatze has already endeared himself to Denver crowds with a strong showing on last year’s High Plains Comedy Festival. Westword caught up with Bargatze ahead of his upcoming headlining weekend at Comedy Works Downtown to discuss comedy festivals, seeing comedy scenes grow, and playing pizza box baseball at High Plains.
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. “I’m a seventh generation Coloradan, which is part of the reason why…
Cary Elwes (whose booksigning originally scheduled for tonight at the Tattered Cover has been postponed until further notice), explains in the introduction to his bestselling book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride, that he was inspired to pen the tome at the 25-year-anniversary celebration…
On Thanksgiving eve, amateurs took the stage at Voodoo Comedy Playhouse for a grand karaoke showdown inspired by that ridiculous ’70s game show, the Gong Show. Judges Juicy la Booty, Long Gong Scooter and Bad Cop Robin weighed in on each performance, while contestants hoped to avoid hearing the toll…
