From the pen of one of the most prolific and revered living American playwrights comes the Bug Theatre’s new show, A Lie of the Mind. The 1986 drama, by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sam Shepard, follows two dysfunctional families through the days following a serious act of domestic violence in which…
Colorado sure loves the arts, as shown by the lineup of summer festivals — and one of the best is the annual Denver Chalk Art Festival, which turns Larimer Square into one big canvas. “It’s a unique opportunity for people to see art being created from the ground up and…
Next to the indelible image of Darth Vader, there’s nothing more iconic of the Star Wars mythos than John Williams’s stirring musical cues. From the booming main theme to the foreboding “Imperial March” and beyond, the music of Star Wars is as essential to the experience as ‘droids, Jedi and…
As Hustle Man on fellow standup comedian Martin Lawrence’s show Martin in 1994, Tracy Morgan gave TV audiences their first taste of his bullish humor. But it wasn’t until the eccentric comedian landed a spot on Saturday Night Live that his bizarre view of the world was given a proper…
Colorado native Montgomery Knott began the first incarnation of Monkey Town more than ten years ago in a Williamsburg loft in Brooklyn, but his dream to take the immersive film-and-food experience on the road will bring him back to Denver for a three-month stand that he says is a testing…
Fans of Tom Robbins have (rightfully) wondered what the creative powerhouse has been up to since the publication of his most recent book, B Is for Beer, in 2009. For decades, the mystical-realism giant has been creating worlds that captivated readers, and many of his books have become New York…
We mostly remember silent-film pioneer Charlie Chaplin as the Little Tramp, the iconic, sweet-faced, mustachioed ne’er-do-well character in a bowler hat who bumbled through poignant, long-ago adventures in black and white. But Chaplin’s 1952 talkie Limelight explored different and more ironic ground, as the aging film star walked through autobiographical…
If you’re prone to wanderlust, look no further than the Phipps IMAX Theater at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where Jerusalem made its Denver debut over the weekend. Filmed especially for the giant screen by National Geographic, Jerusalem immerses audiences in the lush, varied cultures and landscapes of…
Parents of millennials all know the writing’s on the wall — of Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram, that is — and that the way we communicate has changed forever, thanks to the onward march of readily available technologies we could have barely imagined were possible fifty years ago. In a nutshell,…
Andy Kindler is widely known for his recurring roles on Bob’s Burgers and Everybody Loves Raymond, but he’s revered among comedy nerds for his scathing “State of the Industry” addresses at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, which in the past has included gems such as “Adam Carolla is like Hitler if Hitler weren’t funny.” In town this week to headline Sex Pot comedy’s six month anniversary showcase, the aptly titled Sex Pot American Summer, which also features Chuck Roy, Mara Wiles, Christie Buchele, Bobby Crane and host Jordan Doll, Westword recently spoke to Kindler about how hackery has changed, his upcoming album release, and criticizing comedy from within.
In 1983, Federico Peña’s campaign for mayor of Denver urged us to “Imagine a Great City.” Once elected, Pena worked to create that city, pushing through Denver’s One Percent for Art program – which earmarked 1 percent of every major civic construction project for public art – and creating a…
Want to work in a piece of history? The Crawford Hotel — the independent luxury hotel that will soon debut in the renovated Union Station — will be hiring more than fifty employees before its July 12 opening. And from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 30 and 10 a.m…
Over Memorial Day weekend, ArtStir — a Colorado-centric festival of fine art and craft — brought a taste of local culture to downtown Denver and the Denver Pavilions. Crafted by Samuel Schimek of the I Heart Denver shop in the Pavilions, the fest cast a modern, urban slant on an…
Unleashed by Petco, a chain that’s popping up all around the country, prides itself on being butt-sniffing friendly. “We make it a priority to be involved in the community that surrounds us,” says Margaret Aareberg, general manager of the Unleashed by Petco that will open this weekend at 3615 East…
The third annual Rock for Youth concert should not only be a good time, it will raise funds for a good cause: The concert supports Metro Denver Partners, an organization that provides mentoring for at-risk youth, as well as gang interventions and prevention through its GRASP program. See also: GRASP…
#79: Brad K. Evans Brad K. Evans is a different kind of leader, one who casts a skewed entrepreneurial light upon all his pursuits — of which there are many. And he does it all with a sense of humor and adventure. Artist, designer, dumpster diver, realtor and bike advocate,…
Clothes to Kids Denver, a non-profit organization that provides free clothing for school-aged children, has temporarily closed its doors for a construction project. But when all of the work is done, Clothes to Kids will have doubled its physical space — allowing the organization to serve more kids. See also:…
Read between the lines! Westword will publish its second annual Comics issue on June 5, and you can be a part of it. We’re accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who wants to create a cartoon about life in the Centennial State — whether it focuses on beer, fracking or…
This morning the co-founders of Denver-based Mile High Mountaineering launched a Kickstarter project for their offshoot brand CO.ALITION, taking the same technical design chops that have made their backcountry MHM packs a hit and adding integrated technology components and a more urban aesthetic for everyday use. CO.ALITION co-founders Jeff Popp…
When #YesAllWomen began as a hashtag on Twitter over the weekend, I sat back for a while and observed. As a woman who writes for the Internet — and often writes about misogyny, feminism and the world I experience as a woman — I have learned that you don’t always…
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. Mike Keyes, originally from Dayton, Ohio, spent much of his adult life…
Sam Yamini has come a long way since getting his first tattoo in a trailer. Originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico, he has been tattooing for fourteen years and is a founder of Dedication Tattoo with Andy Canino, Jason Boatman and Brian Thurow. Westword recently sat down with Yamini, who…
