Westword’s DISH event went down on Sunday at Sculpture Park, and Denver’s stylish — looking pretty tasty themselves — came out to sample dishes from more than forty restaurants. One of the best-dressed was Chloe Sweem, who looked casual yet classic. Keep reading to learn where she shops, her favorite…
If you’re interested in saving money on gas and maintenance for your vehicle, get in gear and head over to “Take Charge,” Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition’s third annual National Plug In Day. It will rev up on Saturday in the parking lot at South High School. Chevy, Nissan, Tessla…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
Because of chance employment as a waitress at Comedy Works, Crystal Allen found herself surrounded by comedians — and her husband, Ben Roy, even became one. An aspiring photographer, Allen used this opportunity to start capturing on film not just aspiring Denver performers, but some of the most accomplished standup…
Demons are bad news. They’re powerful, usually immortal — or damn close — and almost invariably pure, undiluted evil. When you’ve got demon problems, you’ve got serious problems. And when that happens, who are you going to call? Not the Ghostbusters. Yeah, they did best a demon or two, but…
When filmmaker Ethan Knightchilde was growing up on the East Coast, a cheesy ghost story sparked an interest in ghost towns that ultimately led him to create the monumental documentary Ghosts of the West, which will have its Denver debut at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 26, at the Esquire Theatre…
Playboy once labeled Colfax the nation’s “longest, most wicked street.” It’s also Denver’s most celebrated, and on Saturday night the celebration landed at Tooey’s Off Colfax, which hosted the Miss Colorado Pageant. And we were there to catch the action. See also: Miss Colfax Pageant 2013 — slide show…
Aaron ThackerayPaul Bunyan loved it. So did Nirvana and Pearl Jam. And yet Denver seems to be in therapy when it comes to flannel. Our neurosis over the simple worsted wool garment is that flannel ties us so closely with Colorado’s back-to-nature roots when we are making every attempt to…
Over the weekend both Louis C.K. and Bill Maher dropped some wisdom about how the Internet is draining us of empathy and encouraging a consequence-free environment of cruelty and debasement. After spending the last two weeks whining about homophobic roasts and the irony of “clean comedy”, it feels good to…
It must be weird to be a famous person. Realizing that you will encounter other humans on a regular basis who want to engage with you because they feel like they know you — and also realizing that you have to be cordial during 99 percent of these interactions or…
The concept is simple: Adapt Ken Kesey’s novel about a fascist mental ward, and make half the patients deaf. The affect, though, is much more complex and dynamic. The Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s co-director, Nicki Runge, says she’s always felt that “the way the patients were treated in One Flew…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists.
If this fall-like weather has you pining for snowy slopes, here’s an antidote: The folks at Winter Park are sharing these photos of the resort’s first noticeable dusting of snow, with a note: The first full day of fall brought plenty of snow to Winter Park Resort, which has already…
LoHi is one of the hottest real estate markets in town — and Little Man Ice Cream is one of the businesses that’s made the area so cool. The man behind the iconic Little Man just teamed up with Jolt, a graffiti artist and Westword MasterMind, to create another landmark…
Sunday brought the start of autumn, and Denver’s street style reflected that transition. For progressive menswear, we didn’t need to look further than Daniel Donez, a local student and artist we spotted carrying his own artwork that complemented his black and white look. Keep reading to learn where he shops,…
Known as a blitz-eyed giggler from Half Baked, or the animal-hybrid, nostalgia talk-show host Goat Boy from Saturday Night Live, Jim Breuer has been subtly shifting his comedy content over the last five years, relating stories of domestic life and spiritual yearning through his autobiography and documentary. While avoiding any…
For her best-selling debut, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, novelist Marisha Pessl precisely mapped out her characters and plot using spreadsheets, graphs and tables. But for her followup, a psychological thriller called Night Film, she took a more exploratory approach. The book tells the story of a mysterious horror-film director…
Summer is officially over, but that doesn’t mean the free fun has to end. Whether you want to develop technology while eating free pizza, attend a Bring Your Own Records Party or get literary at Denver’s only bookstore-slash-wine bar, there’s plenty of bargain entertainment on the calendar this week. Share…
Sender Films had the story of the year fall into its lap through pure chance. The Boulder-based climbing filmmakers had sent a cameraman to follow the mountain-scaling superteam of Ueli Steck and Simone Moro as they attempted to climb a new route across Everest and its neighboring peak, Lhotse, when…
“I am bullet stopping building crashing weapon,” sings Adam Stone in his song Steel. “I don’t feel anger panic envy or aggression, yes I could fly and could withstand the fires of hell.” Yes, Stone has formed his own theater production company, Screw Tooth, but he also sings. And at…
Dede LaRue, loved around town for her funny and sometimes political animal sculptures, has “got art bubbling over in her, and she just isn’t done,” says her friend Renna Shesso. So it only makes sense that when LaRue’s fighting for her life, it’s art that will help her get through…
#44: Katie Hoffman A member of both CORE New Art Space and Zip 37 Gallery (for the time being), Denver painter Katie Hoffman is a familiar face on the co-op scene in two arts districts, beloved for her works exploring the subjective and the otherworldly in swatches of pastel and…
