The boozy excesses of St. Patrick’s Day weekend are enough to sabotage anyone’s diet, so Denver Co-ed Soccer is giving party-goers a chance to sneak in some exercise during the second annual Bikes & Beers bar crawl. “Pretty much all of us are really active as soccer players, and in…
Olde Town Arvada shows off its Irish flair today with the third annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival, an afternoon of Celtic-themed rock and roll, Irish dance performances and family fun. Grandview Avenue at Olde Wadsworth Boulevard will be closed off for the occasion, as local vendors roll out their wares…
When the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema screens the ’70s rogue-cop classic Dirty Harry as part of its On the Case series of crime cinema, it will be more than just a chance to see one of Clint Eastwood’s defining roles on the big screen. The movie is a veritable history lesson…
Today through Sunday, Boulder’s LOCAL Theater Company will hold its Lab 2014, during which some of the area’s best-known actors, including Jamie Ann Romero, Candy Brown, Steven Cole Hughes and Patty Figel, will read new plays by James McLindon, Kyle Warren and Alison Carey. Managing director Megan Mathews says these…
Rather than celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by downing sickly green beer at a pub this year, why not dress in your finest green duds and head to Boettcher Concert Hall? That’s where you’ll find New York-based Irish-American fiddle player Eileen Ivers and her five-piece band, Immigrant Soul, playing Celtic songs…
“In the news, you rarely see the intersection of queer issues and immigration issues,” says Kevin Patterson, an organizer with Eye-Resist, an ethnic-studies group at the University of Colorado at Boulder that is sponsoring tonight’s Undocuqueer Voices: Stories of Growing Up Queer and Undocumented. The event features Two-Spirit slam-poetry champion…
Warm Cookies of the Revolution is a place to eat warm cookies and discuss important topics with strangers — but organizer Evan Weissman also describes the event as a “civic health club.” “That term is pretty foreign to most people,” he acknowledges. “We merge civic issues with fun programming. We…
We live in the era of Big Data, and business and political decisions are increasingly driven by that fact. But what does that mean to the typical small-business owner? “The problem is that data in and of itself isn’t enough for the vast majority of businesses, especially small- and medium-sized…
By now, audiences know to expect lively and unusual productions from the Catamounts, so it will surprise no one to hear that the company is staging There Is a Happiness That Morning Is — a play written entirely in rhyming verse. “We picked it because it’s a really fun piece,”…
Since its beginning four years ago, the Women + Film Voices Film Festival has been a place for women to be seen, heard and celebrated through film. Centered around International Women’s Day, the festival highlights the best in drama, documentary and comedy from the past year, offering first-time Denver screenings…
For its Present Box series, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art invites artists to interpret the venue’s gift-shop space in whatever way they choose. The most recent one to do so is South Korean Sammy Lee, whose work is presented in the form of detailed artist books. For her Present…
Artist and Arvada Center curator Collin Parson has always been fascinated by light. “There’s something magical about light,” he says. “Think of all the Mayan temples and all these buildings that were built to celebrate the solstice or the equinox — that all has to do with light.” Parson got…
Amongst the striking coal miners and their family members murdered by the Colorado National Guard during the Ludlow Massacre were five Mexican-American children. To commemorate this almost-forgotten chapter of history, Su Teatro’s Anthony J. Garcia wrote Ludlow: El Grito de Las Minas (The Cry of the Mines); he’s directing a…
New menswear is coming to town: Daniel Armitage and Darin Combs are opening Armitage & McMillan on Saturday at 1550 Platte Street, Suite D. Keep reading to find out what menswear brands they will be carrying, what inspired them to open the store, and what they will contribute to the…
Fashion steps into the world of fantasy with this cotton-candy-colored look. We spotted dolled-up Christina Tate at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center recently; keep reading to learn her favorite color, accessory and places to shop. See also: Womenswear Wednesdays: Jessie Maynard on her Alice in Wonderland fashion…
New York isn’t the only place where you can get your fashion-week fill. Aspen International Fashion Week starts Thursday, March 16, and promises to showcase why Colorado is the place to find luxury winter fashion. Brooke Fogg, president of AIFW, took time away from her busy schedule to talk with…
W. Kamau Bell is a comedian and sociopolitical commentator who came up in the San Francisco comedy scene. Until recently, Bell served as the host and creator of Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell a political satire featuring revealing interviews and sharp political commentary steeped in the catharsis of laughter. In the wake of FXX’s cancellation of his show, Bell has mounted Oh, Everything tour, which lands in Denver at 8:00pm on Sunday, March 16th at the Soiled Dove Underground. Westword called Bell to talk about his visit to Denver, how his standup act grew more politically engaged, the debate about rape jokes he hosted on his show, and why he thinks he should a Cabinet Position in the Obama administration.
Going into its fourth year stronger than ever, the Prom Dress Exchange is ready to offer an affordable alternative for the usually pricey prom season. Laura Bauer took over as president of the non-profit in 2011 and has brought in thousands of outfit options for anyone looking for evening apparel…
Standing outside the Angola State Penitentiary after witnessing the execution of Patrick Sonnier, Sister Helen Prejean struggled to wrap her head around what she had just seen. After all, in the United States, executions are hidden from the public, and few people ever witness the state killing a person –…
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…
The hardest thing about being a feminist is the long hours. It’s kind of like having a full-time job on top of having a regular job, because you’re constantly having to watch your back and educate yourself and others on what lawmakers/the Internet/the general voting public is doing to undo…
Early on in his career, Aries Rhysing heard many times that his style of art wouldn’t transfer well into tattoos. But Rhysing persisted, and he has now mastered creating tattoos that incorporate the hypnotizing art of sacred geometry. Originally from Minneapolis and more recently living in New Mexico, Rhysing has…
