Just ask George Lucas or Peter Jackson, and they’ll confirm that telling an epic three-part story is a lot of work — surely too much for one man. But that’s exactly what Charlie Ross is all about. Last year he brought us the Star Wars trilogy in its entirety in…
When it comes to apocalyptic fiction, zombies and vampires have both had ample opportunity to wreak world-ending havoc. Now’s the time for werewolves to have their chance. “Werewolves have terrified me since I was little,” says Travis Heermann, author of The Wild Boys. “Something about werewolves, people who can shape-change…
To enjoy tonight’s Trapped in the Closet Sing-Along, viewers aren’t required to know, like or even understand the fine art of R. Kelly. But unabashed Kelly lovers and cynics alike are invited to join in on 22 parts of the R&B artist’s 33-chapter (and counting) magnum opus, a story-song in…
Comic Deacon Gray thinks Denver could use a few more monthly alternative comedy shows, along with such ongoing fare as the Grawlix at the Bug Theatre and the Fine Gentleman’s Club at Deer Pile. The folks at the Bug agreed, so they’re teaming up tonight to introduce Text-a-Saurus, a new…
When Nancy Stohlman slinks on stage to sing with her band, Kinky Mink, she does the whole Jessica Rabbit lounge act, complete with sparkly dresses and smokey tunes. But the songs Kinky Mink performs aren’t lounge standards. Instead, you’ll hear reworked ’80s hair-metal classics like Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” and…
Ready to clean out your brain and start fresh in 2013? Life coach Tama Kieves has some ideas on how to glide into the new year with a serene smile on your face, and she’ll be sharing them at today’s event, Living Your Sweetest Year Yet: Ushering in the Year…
Denver Art Museum director Christoph Heinrich calls Ghanaian artist El Anatsui “one of today’s most extraordinary artists,” and the pronouncement rings true in his works, which seem to weave together a whole historical survey of African art through the use of modern techniques and found objects. The renowned sculptor will…
Like an Appalachian tent revival performing a Day of the Dead ceremony in the year 2500, Itchy-O’s live performances have become infamous for a kind of digital spirituality, a bone-shaking sensory experience of complex instrumentation and feverish exigency. “We always plan a few surprises for all of our shows,” says…
Socialite Holly Kylberg’s Clock Tower Events will do something a little different for New Year’s Eve this year: open up the historic Daniels & Fisher clock tower for a glitzy party that’s, well, sort of above it all. A Magical New Year’s Eve Russian Winter Ball — space extremely limited…
“The torchlight parade is one of my favorite mountain-town holiday traditions,” says Tucker Burton, spokeswoman for Keystone Resort. “There’s something ethereal about this gliding, glowing stream of light snaking its way down the mountain that gets me every time.” On December 31, Keystone’s annual New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade will…
The Thin Man Tavern invites you to step through the looking glass and into the upside-down world of the Down the Rabbit Hole Ball on December 31. The bar and its surrounding space are being transformed into a magical landscape of oversized papier-mâché mushrooms and flowers, where guests can enjoy…
While the rest of the world will be looking ahead to 2013 on New Year’s Eve, Slam Nuba will travel back three decades for its Kwanzaa ’80s Hip-Hop Theme Party at Crossroads Theatre. “Kwanzaa is a celebration of family, community and culture, and this is what I feel that old-school…
Ring in the New Year with neon clothes and glow sticks at the Black Light Skating Party — Winter Park’s annual New Year’s Eve bash that’s gotten a makeover with party lighting, ice skating and a new location. This year, the Winter Park-Fraser Chamber of Commerce is moving the party…
Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day in 1909, and has thrown a blowout every year on its anniversary. This year’s New Year’s Eve Great Gatsby Gala will be like stepping back a hundred years into New York City, with upgraded decor (you’ll see glimpses of Central Park here and…
The Winter X Games, which return to Aspen January 24-27, are an invite-only affair, with a guest list filled with the likes of Shaun White and Kelly Clark. But the United States of America Snowboard Association has developed a workaround, staging an annual amateur rail jam at the Winter X…
If any band typifies the Colorado approach to contemporary bluegrass, it’s Yonder Mountain String Band. The quartet built up its chops playing in venues in Boulder, Nederland and beyond in the late 1990s, and its fusion of traditional instrumentation and progressive musical structures resonated with local crowds. The quartet has…
Resolutions? Most people are too busy to make them these days, let alone stick to them, so most don’t even bother. But for those who do, the goal is often to get fit or lose weight. If you’re included in that group, Commitment Day, a New Year’s Day 5K run…
How’d the season get away so fast? If you haven’t made it to this year’s gorgeous Zoo Lights display at the Denver Zoo, you have a tiny reprieve in the nascent new year: It’s tonight or never, because tomorrow, the lights will shut off until next December. So round up…
Dr. Timothy Standring’s sense of humor no doubt kept him going throughout the arduous seven-year process of co-curating the one-of-a-kind blockbuster exhibition Becoming Van Gogh, which opens today at the Denver Art Museum. Though it does sport seventy paintings and drawings gathered from more than sixty public and private collections,…
After years of performing her soul-folk songs around the Denver music scene, Chella Negro hooked up with this town’s blossoming comedy community when she joined the all-female sketch group LadyFace. Proudly public about her affection for ganja, Negro was the ideal candidate for our Getting Stoned With series, in which…
This past year has been tough for many people, and we’re eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town’s cultural tastemakers — entrepreneurs and entertainers we’re lucky to have in Denver — to answer…
Twenty years ago, Long Island teenager Amy Fisher became famous for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco — wife of her much older lover, Joey Buttafuoco — in the face. She served time in prison for the crime and has since attempted several media-attracting life reinventions as an author, porn star, Celebrity…
