Set your pin curls, grease up your pompadour and get ready for the Rock Steady Fundraiser and Fashion Show, a rockabilly-themed charity event that promises a swinging good time while raising money for the Action Center, a nonprofit that helps homeless individuals in Jefferson County. Taking place within the multi-million-dollar…
Brilliant from the start, Buntport Theater’s “live comic book,” Trunks, turns children’s theater on its nose by acknowledging the cyber-savvy wit of the modern kid and inviting the ’rents and everyone else to join in the delicious fun. And the literary thread of Trunks — each episode is based on…
As the Denver Center Theatre Company’s literary manager and dramaturg, Douglas Langworthy helps select the offerings for each year’s Colorado New Play Summit, which brings in theater people of every discipline and from all over the country for a two-day marathon of readings, panels and networking. Scripts are chosen from…
Growing up as an introvert, Susan Cain was constantly being pushed toward extroversion. “As I got older, I started realizing that so many of the people I admire, both in my own personal life and also some of my historical heroes from Charles Darwin to Dr. Seuss, they were introverts…
If the thought of Valentine’s Day fills you with horror, why not celebrate its imminent arrival with a scary movie? The Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life program and Mile High Cinema are teaming up to show Pontypool for the second annual Heartburn Party. The Canadian cult classic is a…
Follies Voudou, the new incarnation of a year-old project by local burlesque darling Frenchie Renaud, is in many ways similar to the show formerly known as French Quarter Follies — but there’s more. “Normally, what was previously known as French Quarter Follies and is now Follies Voudou would be a…
Humans generate a lot of junk here on Earth, it’s true. But in space — the final frontier — the junk is spinning out of control, so much so that it could endanger the future of space travel. The hazards generated by colliding space junk — dead satellites bashing into…
In Michael Hollinger’s Ghost-Writer, the literary title takes on a literal undertone: When Franklin Woolsey dies in the midst of dictating his novel, his secretary, Myra, continues to type, loading up the play with questions about love, loyalty, ambition and plagiarism. It’s a three-person drama, in which the concept of…
Groups of friends have been enjoying nights out in the nice weather this week — and when it comes to street style, friends are always a good accessory. Education and insurance investor Melina Ward was spotted with her pals in tow, and was even wearing her friend’s coat at the…
Nicole Johnson was already a seasoned four-wheeler and champion rock-crawler, so perhaps it wasn’t surprising that after a chance meeting with a monster-truck legend — Dennis Anderson, creator and driver of “Grave Digger” — the Las Vegas native wound up in the driver’s seat of “Scooby Doo,” a 10,000 pound,…
Is it time for “Mustang” to turn its back on Denver? Next Monday, Denver’s most loved — and loathed — piece of public art will mark its fifth birthday. And according to Denver policy, after a piece has been in place for five years, the city will consider requests that…
After staring at the Judgmental Denver map for a good twenty minutes late last Thursday night, I decided to write some thoughts on the neighborhood(s) I call home, and salute the map’s then-unknown creator — who then contacted me. And a few days ago, I called Trent Gillaspie, a technology…
#95 Mona Lucero For two decades, Mona Lucero has been making her mark on the Denver fashion scene with innovative design and a constant stream of new work. A former independent shop owner — her store closed in late 2012 after a ten-year run — the Westword MasterMind puts just…
Blithe Spirit, now showing at the Arvada Center, doesn’t mean anything. It’s not a critique of upper-class society or an evocative exploration of the border between the living and the dead — despite all the ghostly goings-on. Even though Noel Coward wrote the play in 1941 when bombs were dropping…
What do Miami Herald columnists do when they’re bored? They write books, of course, and not necessarily ones that reflect their journalistic oeuvres. Like Carl Hiaasen before him, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry chooses to spin comic thrillers with plenty of Florida color. But given Barry’s proclivity for being funny,…
As Tod Davies describes it, she’s “been a kazillion things” over the years. From work as a film producer (of Revengers Tragedy and Three Businessmen) to a screenwriter (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) to her current role as publisher of the independent press Exterminating Angel, Davies has been involved…
I didn’t have particularly soaring aspirations as a child. I wanted to be a fashion designer or a hair stylist — it was the ’80s, and those careers seemed very glamorous at the time. But I couldn’t draw for shit and when I graduated high school at seventeen, my mom…
As ubiquitous as the bagel, the traditional Jewish folk song “Hava Nagila” is a piece of music that seamlessly crosses cultures. But where did it come from? Hava Nagila, the movie, will provide the answers when the documentary opens the 17th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival this Wednesday, February 6…
Update: Congratulations to mroth9, j.leaneagh, nicage1125, e.sage2 and kylanl31. You’ve all won tickets to Whiteout! Please check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: The Whiteout Fashion Show is Westword’s newest signature event, and it’s a big one. On February 7, we’ll take over the McNichols…
#96 Brandi Shigley A relentlessly positive and hardworking jack-of-all-trades, Brandi Shigley has become synonymous with Denver fashion. The local couture guru, musician and small business owner was part of the first class of Westword MasterMinds in 2005, and she recently reactivated her handbag design business as well. Those are just…
The entire world is embarrassed for Manti Te’o right now. The Notre Dame linebacker thought he had a girlfriend, then thought she died of leukemia, and anyone who heard his sad story really bad for Te’o — until word got out that his beloved girlfriend was actually an emotionally disturbed…
Everyone loves a contest, and it’s no different in the world of comedy. The Comedy Works’ Funny Final Four, which has four teams compete for top honors over a period of weeks, is a case in point: It’s so popular it keeps coming back, year after year. See also: -…
