2012 Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts: Denver Ballet Guild

Every year since 1986, Denver has recognized creative individuals and organizations that make an artful impact on the community with the Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The 2012 winners were recently announced, split into three new categories: Youth Arts, Entrepreneurial Arts and Impact Arts. The winners will be…

What’s in your bag? Texas IDs, journals and more!

Colorado is known as a creative capitol, and that shows in the street style that crops up all over Denver. For an adventurous wardrobe, look no further than Chelsea Bashford, an artist who’s a native of Austin. See also: – What’s in your bag? Skirts, candy and more! -What’s in…

Toy Stories II: Playful art jumps out of the toy box at Havu Gallery

In this age of designer toys and Hello Kitty decor, art and playtime have already crossed over into shared territory. And Havu Gallery’s Toy Stories exhibit in the summer of 2011 took the concept to a higher level, using toy-like elements to appeal to an adult sensibility. The holiday season…

The ten best lines from Labyrinth

Let’s get one thing straight from the start: I am a woman over thirty, and Labyrinth is one of my all-time favorite movies. In honor of the upcoming Labyrinth Quote-Along on Thursday, November 15, and Friday, November 16 (it’s part of the International Film Series at the University of Colorado…

PechaKucha bites into All Things Edible tonight at Buntport

PechaKucha, the grownup show-and-tell series revived in Denver earlier this year, tonight will focus on a subject to which everyone can relate. All Things Edible will bring together an eclectic — with a capital “E” — group of experts together at Buntport Theater to share their viewpoints on the subject…

Reader: Movie theater is no place to wear a “Joker” mask

Hint: If you’re going to a movie in Boulder, do not wear a “Joker” mask in the theater. Officials with the Boulder Police Department reported Sunday night that they had arrested a seventeen-year-old male (he’s a part-time University of Colorado student whose name is not being released because he’s a…

Atletu (The Athlete) runs Tuesday at Comedy Works South

Abebe Bikila was once the fastest long-distance runner in the world. He was so good, he could beat his counterparts — while not wearing shoes. He set world records and reached unprecedented achievements in the Olympics. But then an auto accident left Bikila paralyzed from the waist down, never to…

Newcomer’s beard earns him “Man of Denver” title from Wahl

Christopher Laplante arrived in town less than two months ago and has already been dubbed the “Man of Denver.” He gained this noble title at the Great American Beer Festival, inside a Wahl Home Products tent; he’ll now move into the finals, with a chance to win $1,000. See also:…

3 things to do for free this week, November 12-15, 2012

Broke after the weekend? The fun doesn’t have to stop. Among the free events on the calendar this week are a screening of an Academy Award-winning film with the director on hand, a solar eclipse-viewing party complete with free snacks, and a workshop on how to get started writing your…

Let Polly Letofsky take you for a walk around the world tonight at Chautauqua

GlobalWalker Polly Letofsky started dreaming about walking around the world when she was twelve years old. Remarkably, the young girl’s dream became the grown woman’s reality in 1999, when Letofsky embarked on what became a five-year, 14,000-mile, 22-country voyage-by-foot, with the initial goal of spreading awareness about breast cancer. Years…

Reader: Jerry Garcia mural no trade for Johnny Cash

Denver lost two institutions last week: Bender’s went dark after an eight-year run — Quixote’s True Blue is moving into the space — and the mural of Johnny Cash that graced the side of the building, painted by Tommy Nahulu, is also history. Johnny is being replaced by Jerry Garcia,…

Photos: On the men’s fashion runway of the 2012 American Crew Face Off

The opening night of the American Crew: Faces of America runway showcased many treats for its audience, including styles created by the men’s grooming company and its competition finalists, the debut of the 2013 American Crew collection (“Crewcial”), the American Crew All-Starsʼ interpretation of a well-groomed man, and education on…