The ultimate aim of good satire is to parody an unintentionally funny event as accurately as possible, while spicing it up with a little exaggeration and sarcasm. But sometimes the comedy gods throw you something so ridiculous, so shockingly unreal, that all you have to do is xerox it and…
Mario Acevedo is a local author whose 2007 debut novel The Nymphos of Rocky Flats introduced readers to Felix Gomez, an war veteran turned undead gumshoe, and was touted as one of the best new books by a Colorado author in the august pages of Westword that year. Since then, Acevedo has published 4 more Gomez novels, and has just recently co-authored an e-book about an international ponzi scheme called Good Money Gone. I recently met up with Acevedo, a fellow dog owner, to discuss his literary influences, his career, and the community of Colorado writers at Three Dogs Tavern, where we watched our own dogs tentatively befriend one another on the patio out front.
While sitting in traffic on 22nd Avenue, it’s hard not to look out the windows at the buildings around you. And that is when you notice it — the large, colorful mural taking up the entire side of an abandoned building on Park and 22nd. The artist behind the piece…
Returning to the Boulder Book Store for the first time since 2006, Chuck Klosterman was a new breed of literary animal on this visit. Now the author of two fiction novels and a new essay collection about the dark truths of self-deception, Klosterman is no longer the dismissable pop nerd…
The curatorial team behind the Biennial’s Draft Urbanism exhibitions wanted to turn the city into an international showcase so people-friendly that it’s accessible by simply walking down the street. In turn, Draft Urbanism’s indoor element, First Draft, was conceived as a welcoming gesture from the local art community to the…
Many people use fashion as a metaphor to express how they feel on a particular day. But sometimes you can display multiple personalities in a single day, switching clothes like job titles. For example, local mechanic James Hill dons a king costume at night after laboring through the day. Continue…
Starting this week the ArgusFest will add a second night for its screenings, at a new location: The Concoctory, a DIY creative space on South Broadway. ArgusFest, which started in 2001, has held over a thousand awareness-raising events focusing on human rights, social justice, media, the environmental and other important…
Dozens of drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians and musicians from all over Denver and the nation came out for a good cause on Friday: The fourth annual Apocalyptic Ball, themed “The Awakening” this year, raised funds for local AIDS organizations. For more photos from the evening, check out our full…
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…
Dozens of performers took to the stage this weekend to put their own risque spin on the 2013 Colorado Burlesque Festival. From July 11-14, these skilled performers weren’t shy about showing off their assets to the crowds — and our photographer Christopher Morgan. For more photos, check out our full…
‘Tis the season for movies under the stars, including this Thursday’s free, bike-in screening of the 2007 Spanish-American drama Under the Same Moon. But this week is full of many more great free events, including a documentary screening about mediums around the world and an art show from the Biennial…
Architecture provides our daily backdrop of the city, and we tend to take it for granted as we walk each day through brick, glass, metal and concrete canyons and along orderly avenues lined with dwellings old and new. But Carson Chan, executive curator for Denver’s Biennial of the Americas 2013…
As of July 1, anyone eighteen and under can get into Museum of Contemporary Art Denver for free thanks to a new initiative in partnership with David and Laura Merage of the David and Laura Merage Foundation. “The partnership is designed to give Denver’s teenagers access to the art that…
The Denver Cruisers lit up the city with their “Glow”-themed ride on Wednesday night, and Westword photographer Kyle Huninghake was there to captured all of the riders in full color. For more photos from the night, check out our Denver Cruisers’ Glow Ride slide show. See also: – Slide show:…
In the last few years, food trucks have started to populate the streets of Denver — now, the mobile concept has shifted in a new direction: trailers that troll the streets selling vintage clothing, wares, art and handmade goods. This Sunday from 2-7 p.m., a curated collection of mobile boutiques…
Though it’s tempting to flee for the mountains in these hot summer months, Denver has plenty to cool events that won’t drain your gas tank or your wallet. From free film screenings to a concert featuring brand-new bands, this weekend is full of fun, inexpensive activities. Share other bargains in…
He’s gay, he’s Republican, and he’s one of Denver’s greatest standup comedians. Talk to anyone who’s been in the scene for more than a few years, and they’ll tell you: Chuck Roy has been instrumental in creating what is now known as Denver comedy. After years spent warming up crowds…
Putting together an exquisite corpse exhibit would be no easy task for a gallerist in any case, but Rebecca Peebles and Danette Montoya of the adventurous Groundswell Gallery made their mission even more challenging: For Exquisite Corpse: Stamped and Mailed, they tapped a whopping 44 local artists to choose partners…
Every Sunday is a funday at Viewhouse Eatery Bar and Rooftop, and there’s a good reason why: games like dunk tank and yard sports like corn hole and giant Jenga. In the spirit of unusual sports and games — that are typically only enjoyed with a drink in hand –…
Denver’s Dave Shirley has taken his multi-faceted act of magic, juggling, comedy and music from busking on the Sixteenth Street Mall to performing for NBC’s America’s Got Talent. After years of street performances and depressing corporate gigs, Shirley built his own sketch comedy club, The Rattlebrain Theater, in what has…
This Friday, July 12, the 2013 edition of the Apocalyptic Ball — dubbed The Awakening — will take over the Denver Mart. A blowout fundraiser featuring dozens of diverse performances from local and national drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians, musicians and more, the night aims to entertain and engage a…
The Colorado Irish Festival bring bring out your Irish this weekend, July 12-14, at Littleton’s Clement Park, and the nineteenth annual version of the festival promises to immerse everyone, Irish or not, in Gaelic music, dancing, sports, food, history and culture. “We’re very fortunate to have a loyal fan base,…
