Shanti Medina dreamed up the first Women’s Summer Solstice journey while having tea with another female yoga therapist. “We were talking about how the yoga business in general doesn’t really support a lot of collaboration,” she remembers. “It was very, ‘I have my class, you have your class.’ So we…
Over 15 percent of inmates in the U.S. prison system report having been homeless at some point in the year before their incarceration. This statistic from a 2008 Yale study is cited by Cycles of Street to Prison / Prison to Street, an original collaboration between the LIDA Project and…
It’s magic! This week, you can experience magical entertainments without having to open your wallet. The free fun includes everything from a screening of Christopher Nolan’s magician movie The Prestige to getting a peek inside the Governor’s Residence to a free outdoor concert. Share other free events in our comments…
No movie musical says summer better than Grease, which makes it a perfect choice to open the season at Infinity Park’s Monday Movie Madness summer series of free family movies. See also: – Grease and ennui: My date last night – Repertory Cinema Wishlist: Robert Altman’s Nashville -Repertory Cinema Wishlist:…
While he’s definitely a throwback to another era of standup comedy, Dave Attell’s debased style of humor still resonated with the crowd at Comedy Works South Saturday night. Deadpanning about vegan strip clubs, Chinese youth assembling sex toys, and what illegal Mexicans can bring to the game of baseball, Attell…
The wheels are always turning in Denver, which just won the REI Cycling Town Showdown as the country’s bike-friendliest city. Denver not only has great places to ride your bike, it also has great places to ride your bike to. Here are ten of our favorites for this summer. See…
Local athlete-turned-model-turned-jewelry-designer Megan Kaltenbach brings a lot of love to the work she creates. For MKaltenbach, her handpicked line of necklaces, bracelets and earrings, the craftswoman makes sure each piece of agate, turquoise, onyx and amber is to her standards. “It’s a long process, because I’m very picky; all of…
The final ticket deadline for TEDx Mile High is today. This is the third annual Denver-centric version of TED, which has been touting “Ideas Worth Spreading” since the non-profit organization started bringing the best and brightest minds of the world together back in 1984. See also: – Obama’s 2012 DNC…
Summertime, and the living is easy: sit under the stars and watch Steven Spielberg’s E.T., attend a few art shows, catch a production of Hairspray. There’s lots to do in Denver this fun-packed weekend — and many of the best possibiities are free. For more entertainment opportunities, visit the Westword…
In each piece of theater she creates, Betsy Tobin tries to find an unusual way to present her work. For her newest show, METAPHOR, she delves into the complicated realm of relationships using circus arts, puppetry, video projects and more to portray the tangled webs woven by human interaction. In…
Nick Cave moves elegantly, like a dancer or maybe a panther; when he’s in a room filled with his work, you can feel the reciprocal magic of a man communing with his own creations. Famous for his Soundsuits — fanciful sound-making costumes for dancers, on a variety of themes –…
Denver Comic Con took over the streets of Denver near the Colorado Convention Center last weekend during three days of celebrities, events, panels and displays. We’re still reeling from it all — and you might be too. While you plan the early stages of next year’s costume, check out our…
Summer’s a great time to spend quality time with the kiddos. But by the time it officially starts, you’re already tired of the typical hangouts — the Denver Zoo, the Children’s Museum. That’s when it’s time to break out of the ordinary: Here’s are five off-the-beaten-path activities, each particularly well-suited…
Dogs just want to have fun — and fortunately, Denver has no shortage of places where you can take your pet. The Mile High City has dog-friendly salons, bars, stores and parks, of course. Here are ten places you and your dog will love this summer: See also: – Photos:…
On June 6, 1933, a group of people in Camden, New Jersey each paid 25 cents to park their cars in front of a movie screen to watch the British comedy Wives Beware. Eight years later, the tradition of drive-in ovies is still alive, if not exactly thriving. Seven functioning…
Just like they play sports, most people play video games for fun. But also just like they play sports, some people play video games competitively, both professionally and in organized amateur leagues. Yes, really. All over the world, big-money tournaments take place constantly, offering the top gamers a chance to…
Koffi Toudji is a welcome,well-known face around Denver: He’s the founder of a traditional West African drum-and-dance ensemble, leader of Koffi Togo Vibe Band and a teacher and performer at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. But Toudji also arranges summer tours from the U.S. to his native Kpalimé in…
Summer is all about festivals: There’s no better way to get away for a day without ever leaving town. International fests take you to faraway places right in your own back yard, others celebrate ethnic cultures, urban enthusiasms, arts-and-crafts, the joy of eating or just being yourself in a judgmental…
There are big changes afoot at the Edge co-op, as several members have cycled out, leaving room for new ones. To inaugurate this latest era, Edge has mounted a good-looking group show that reveals some interesting new players. Conceptually Scattered: New Member Show — which is the neatest one-name-fits-all exhibition…
Charles Partridge Adams. Rocky Mountain Majesty: The Paintings of Charles Partridge Adams highlights the career of a prominent turn-of-the-nineteenth-century impressionist who lived and worked in Colorado for decades. Adams first came to Colorado in 1876, when he was only eighteen years old. He was self-taught, but worked informally in Denver…
God of Carnage. Let’s start with the setting, so pristine, white, minimal and tasteful — chairs with gracefully curving legs, a glass table on which art books are meticulously arranged, a vase of white tulips, nicely grouped, with just one flower swaying slightly out to the side. Even if you…
You’re either with Brit Marling or you’re against her. The 29-year-old blond filmmaker (who describes herself on Twitter as a tree climber/actor/writer/producer) catapulted out of obscurity in 2011 with two obfuscatory indies — Sound of My Voice and the mournful sci-fi drama Another Earth. Marling specializes in films about faith,…
