Affordable long-term housing in the heart of LoDo is unusual enough. But tonight, the lobby of the Barth Hotel will be transformed into the set of Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. The play, directed by Denver acting coach Ashlee Temple, follows the relationship of six Southern women — played by an…
Germinal Stage Denver is leaving the building: Late last year, Germinal Stage founder Ed Baierlein announced that after 26 years in the now-crumbling north Denver theater at 44th and Alcott, he was selling the property and the forty-year-old company would vacate the space after one last golden season. Not that…
With dramatic daily lead changes and a capricious finale that unfolded at Denver’s Individual Time Trial stage, last year’s USA Pro Challenge was one of the closest professional cycling road races in American history. This year’s competition is poised to be even more riveting as Colorado’s largest two-wheeled spectator event…
What might look to you like painted bricks, sticks, flowerpots and stones have deeper meanings for artist Thomas Scharfenberg. He calls these colorful, recycled found objects “physical pixels” and installs them in unexpected niches and seemingly random locations around the city. He sees them as “glitches” — bridges between the…
When Longmont Museum curator Erik Mason brought up the idea of mounting a summer LEGO art exhibit with his co-workers, “you could just see the eyes lighting up around the room,” he recalls. Memories of growing up with the mid-century building blocks made it an easy decision — after all,…
Sometimes people who work in the retail industry dress very elaborately; others stick to the basics, because they’ve became disenchanted with fashion. So we were lucky to spot Corissa Violette, manager of Pandora on the Hill, who displays a charming individuality. Read on to learn all about her style icons,…
It takes a lot of work to be creative. It takes even more to become a Certified Creative District in Colorado. But for the areas that are successful, it’s worth the effort. Born out of a 2011 state law, the Certified Creative Districts program allows areas all over Colorado to…
When Desperately Seeking Susan arrived in theaters in 1985, Madonna was already a star. In the movie, she played Susan — who unknowingly trades places with co-star Rosanna Arquette’s Roberta, a bored housewife — and that character seemed uncannily similar to the real-life Madonna, only in widescreen format. Over the…
“I came to the decision that the album has to be called Greg Baumhauer: Live at the Squire Lounge. It has to. That’s why it came about so quickly because I found out that the renovations were happening, and I wanted to record this while the Squire was still the Squire. It’s going to be more than just my album, it’ll be a eulogy to what the Squire was.”
From Yves Saint Laurent’s couture homages to Mondrian, Matisse and Braque to Yayoi Kusama’s dotty collection and shop environments for Louis Vuitton, high fashion and fine art have long been entangled. It’s a mutual admiration club you can wear on your body — if you can afford it — that…
Sculptor John McEnroe has created some of the most controversial pieces of public art in the area. But not only has he given Colorado plenty of talk about, he’s also taken inspiration for his work from Colorado. We recently caught up with McEnroe to talk about how his piece “Fools…
Nathan Lund, a comedian in the Fine Gentleman’s Club, may not strike Denver comedy fans as a man of letters, but those who listen closely will be unsurprised. However, there’ a lot going on beneath Lund’s direct, unvarnished style of joke-telling and his wooly appearance. An integral figure in the Denver comedy scene, Nathan Lund is right at the center of what promises to be a banner month for Denver comedy, as he’s performing at the High Plains Comedy Festival and mounting a festival with the other fine gents. Lund is also the host of a weekly open mic on fridays at Three Kings. As one of Denver’s most unique comedians, it’s always a treat to see Lund perform new jokes. He’s also a good friend who volunteered to help me out by doing an interview at the last minute. This week, Westword caught up with Lund outside of a dreadful comedy show in Aurora to discuss wrestling, serial killers, Vonnegut and politics.
I’ve been obsessed with fitness ever since I can remember. Maybe it was because I grew up in the ’80s, and activities for girls revolved around a pink-haired dog that pimped nail accessories and showing the world what we could do through the fine art of ribbon dancing. I took…
For local bridal dressmaker Maggie Evans, it’s not just about creating the perfect gown — it’s about the woman wearing it. “I really see the wedding dress as a cocoon; the bride and I are spinning the web, so to speak, or making the cocoon from the silk, and it…
Denver’s two premier adult slam-poetry teams — Slam Nuba and the Mercury Cafe, both national winners in years past — have started their weeklong journey toward possible glory in Boston, where the 2013 National Poetry Slam is under way. But here in town, their youthful counterpart, Minor Disturbance, is already…
Sometimes street style can be subtle, while at other times it is over-the-top. When we spotted him downtown, Connery Charon’s style was an unusual mix of both. Keep reading to learn his style mantra, where he shops, and his favorite accessory. See also: -Menswear Mondays: Student Cole Ritter on his…
The third annual Denver County Fair took over the National Western Complex this past weekend. The urban-alternative celebration once again combined the traditional and the quirky, offering everything from drag shows to a geek pavilion, zombie pageants and some very cute animals. Westword’s Brandon Marshall was there, and brought back…
When Ann Bolinger-McQuade went to get a mammogram in 1986, she wasn’t prompted by her doctor or any signals from the rational world. She was prompted by pure intuition, which turned out to be correct: She had breast cancer. Due to early detection, though, the cancer was treatable. Bolinger-McQuade’s new…
“Are giant bears walking through downtown Colorado Springs?” asked a nitwitted FoxNews anchor last week, after video of the dumpster-diving bruin outside of the Edelweiss German Restaurant in Colorado Springs aired for the umpteenth time on the network. And Fox wasn’t alone; the schnitzel-hunting bear became an instant celebrity around…
The public art that RTD has been commissioning for light-rail stations — and we’ve been profiling this summer — is just the latest wave of transportion related work. Stephen Batura’s painting “Winter Crossing” originally hung in Union Station — but with all the construction going on there, this piece of…
No summer is complete without a marshmallow roast around a campfire — and you can check that item off your to-do list this week with Bluff Lake’s final fireside chat and evening of s’mores. Other free fun in Denver this week includes the first film in the Denver Public Library’s…
Editor’s note: Artist Charlie Boots is part of the inaugural pair of PAIR residents at Denver’s Powerhaüs Studio. As part of his residency, he and his fashion-designing counterpart will be reporting from the real world via Show and Tell, as they learn the ropes from studio mentors Mona Lucero, Lauri…
