Robert Rutherford loves Denver, and he’s heartbroken that life’s vagaries are now sending him off toward new beginnings in San Diego. But the co-host (with founder Andrew Orvedahl) of the monthly storytelling project and podcast The Narrators is looking at his move as an opportunity to expand the concept westward,…
“In roller derby, you always see women just starting out who come in all shy and tentative, and then within a couple of weeks, they’re out there totally rocking it,” says Meghan Dougherty, co-author of Dorothy’s Derby Chronicles, a new series of young-adult novels about a diverse group of teen…
New York-based filmmaker Bill Morrison made two short films using Bill Frisell’s pre-recorded music, but Morrison wanted to work with the well-known jazz guitarist on a longer project. That effort would become The Great Flood, a documentary they began collaborating on in 2011 and released in 2013. Using film footage…
Marc Maron’s tenuous tenure in show business has survived several media outlets and questionable eyewear choices. After years of toiling in semi-obscurity, known only to fans of liberal talk radio and comedy nerds, Maron, who appears in Denver for two nights this week, rejuvenated his career by starting the WTF…
One of the best things about the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is how it changes every year, experimenting with new ways to keep the returning crowds happy. That doesn’t mean that many of its best features — from the focal point of the dragon-boat races themselves to the exemplary ethnic-food…
Ten years after Brandi Shigley put out her Shigley shingle in the Golden Triangle to forge Fashion Denver, the local entrepreneur, designer and purveyor of the Do What You Love, Love What You Do business philosophy, is still going strong, as are her seasonal fashion markets, which emphasize the work…
The Henry Awards, named for longtime and much-loved theater impresario Henry Lowenstein, are organized by the Colorado Theatre Guild and given annually for excellence in theater. Colorado’s version of the Tonys, the Henrys are presented at a gala that also serves as a fundraiser for the guild and is attended…
Game shows have been a crucial part of television programming since the big box first infiltrated living rooms many decades ago. But in 2014, talent-based tournaments like The Voice are more than just a game: This make-or-break challenge pits dozens of aspiring singers against each other to battle it out…
This year marks Batman’s 75th birthday, and the world’s greatest detective has gone through some changes in that time. Before he was the Dark Knight, before his multitude of animated series, even before the campy ’60s television show, his very first appearance outside of a comic book was back in…
Raised as a Missionary Baptist in a Texas trailer park, Michael Mayes knew his share of roughnecks and racists; they were his friends. When he first saw Dead Man Walking, the opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book about her experiences accompanying two men toward state execution, Mayes realized he…
“Paper is a medium of contradictions: It appears to be very fragile, yet it can be very strong and tenacious,” says Cecily Cullen, creative director at the Center for Visual Art, where the new exhibition Paper Work will open tonight. Often viewed as a basic and mundane material, paper becomes…
Christopher Titus is a singular voice in standup comedy with a unique style and profound personal connection to his fanbase. Titus stood out early on in his career with appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Premium Blend, and managed to turn his one man show Norman Rockwell is Bleeding into the eponymous sitcom Titus which ran from 2000-2002 on Fox until it was cancelled following a dispute with executives. Titus has remained prolific in the aftermath, releasing standup specials The Fifth Annual End of the World Tour, Love is Evol, Neverlution, and The Voice in my Head in the space of a few years. He also co-hosts the Titus Podcast and is currently working to fund a movie called Special Unit, co-starring Denver’s own Josh Blue. In town this weekend to headline at Comedy Works South as he gears up for his next special The Angry Pursuit of Happines, Westword recently caught up with Titus to discuss honesty in comedy, dismantling pro-gun hysteria with humor, and his new History Channel game show, Pawnography.
The thirty-plot community garden lies in the shadow of Liggins Towers, a brick high-rise full of Section 8 apartments in northeast Park Hill. The property is owned by Zion Baptist Church, the oldest African-American congregation west of the Mississippi, but the garden is relatively new; the Eastside Growers Collective came…
As Fulcrum Publishing approaches its thirtieth anniversary, the Golden-based publishing house is intensifying its new focus on educational graphic novels, which teachers around the country are using with more regularity to get students interested in reading. The topics of these publications range from endangered ocean species to an unconventional history…
Video games have come a long way since Space Invaders and Pong. These days, games are both a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry and a genuine cultural force, enjoyed by people of all ages across platforms ranging from dedicated gaming consoles to Facebook. “The average age of a gamer is like 31 now…
Romance is always in the air, but Colorado is especially enchanting in the summer, when you can have a lovely time outside — or inside, escaping the heat. With so much to do during the warmer months, we’ve narrowed down the options to this list of ten of the best…
From a special storytelling spectacular with The Narrators at Buntport to a summer new-play festival at Edge Theatre, this week’s performing arts calendar has the proverbial something for everyone. Here are three more ways to stay busy with hot-weather diversions. See also: On the Hot Seat: Who Will Sing For…
Summer is traditionally a time for group shows, but most galleries tend to feature work by their various artists, with no clear interconnecting theme. Not so at William Havu Gallery, where owner Bill Havu and gallery administrator Nick Ryan have brought together four artists, all of whom do contemporary work…
Performers from Colorado and beyond strutted their stuff during last weekend’s Colorado Burlesque Festival, held at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret and the Paramount Theatre. Photographer Ken Hamblin was there to catch all the antics; keep reading for a look. See also: Photos: Fetish Ball at The Church…
Whips, chains and kinks of all kinds were on display at The Church Sunday night as people with came together — and how! — at the Fetish Ball. Our photographer was there to capture the action. See the photos below for a safe sample, and check out the complete NSFW…
Despite all the hoopla about Hillary Hall issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Boulder, marriage equality is not a new concept in that town. As Westword has reported, Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Clela Rorex issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in the country in the mid-1970s. Although the effort was…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
