Editor’s note: Westword cartoonist Noah Van Sciver paints the town like nobody else, as demonstrated in his recaps of visits to the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, our own Artopia, MCA Denver and StarFest 2012. (Make sure you read Noah’s blog for more comics and…
In the midst of these 100 degree days, it’s easy to forget how much summer rules. We spend all of this time talking — or worse, complaining to total strangers in line at a coffee shop, on the bus, at the gas station — about how hot it is (as…
Doron Petersan is the owner of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats shop in Washington, D.C., but folks around here know her as the vegan cupcake warrior who slayed the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and Cupcake Wars All-Stars competition, alongside Sticky Fingers’ head baker Jenny Webb. Petersan’s become something of a…
What better time to strip down than on a hot June weekend? And what better place to do it than at Denver PrideFest, where we found attendees fighting for their right to get nearly naked all weekend long, from Friday night’s Drag Nation at Tracks nightclub through the Pride Parade…
It may seem like the members of the Addams Family have been featured in every incarnation imaginable: from animated characters to action figures to even inside of a pinball game. The wealthy, macabre-obsessed family has come a long way since it first debuted in the pages of the New Yorker…
Thomas Hornsby Ferril was the poet laureate of Colorado until his death in 1988. The home where he spent most of his life is a Denver landmark that Colorado Humanities plans to sell. But Ferril left other things to remember him by, including books of poetry that are part of…
This past weekend we saw Captain America at a few different spots in Denver and Boulder, and while last summer’s film left movie-goers unsatisfied, his role in The Avengers has returned him to the list of most popular super heroes. Here’s where we spotted Captain American this weekend…
The stereotype of comic book readers as overweight, nerdy men has been pounded into bits since Comic Book Guy made his debut on The Simpsons more than 20 years ago. That much was evident this past weekend at the first-ever Denver Comic Con, held at the Colorado Convention Center. Christopher…
In its first year, in Denver Comic Con put on quite a show at the Colorado Convention Center this past weekend. Amidst the celebrity guests, trade expo and Jedi training sessions we found a ton of memorable comic costumes. Page down for photos of some of our favorite superheroes, villains,…
Like the PrideFest parades and celebrations of yore, Denver’s 2012 edition left me sunburned, emotionally confused, laughing and borderline crying. I was laughing because, in my hour or so of parade watching, I saw at least ten rainbow streamer-covered flatbed trucks jammed with tiny underwear-clad dudes shaking their dicks as Kelly Clarkson,…
A few years ago, there was a lovely temporary museum in town — Jaime Kopke’s Denver Community Museum — that existed only to engage the community in the act and gestalt of art-making, rather than the usual staring at something hung on the wall of a gallery. That long-gone museum’s…
Karen Scharer, whose work is currently showing at Space Gallery, took some time to explain the finer aspects of abstract art to Tiffany Fitzgerald last week. But some readers don’t appreciate her explanation — or her art, particularly “February Wetlands,” shown above…
Tarot is one of the oldest forms of “duckering,” or fortune-telling. There’s a formulaic method to throwing tarot — numerous spreads, interpretations, symbols — but the premise remains the same. And should you enter into the mystical realm of tarot cards, you are bound to find out a thing or…
The rug monster is coming back to life. In 1964, the monster — which, BTW, looks like a combination penis-and-vagina — was the star of the (terrible) monster movie The Creeping Terror. Now, thanks to more than $70,000 raised through Kickstarter, a brand-new version of the rug monster will grace…
There’s a lot to celebrate this weekend. And whether you’re celebrating gay rights, dads, seeing Old School projected on a sports field…or all three!, there’s plenty of fun to be had for under $10. So get out and enjoy another eclectic Denver weekend. For a full listing of events, you…
On such a lovely, long, almost-summer day, you should be out under the sun and the stars. The additional promise of visual surprises behind every wide-open door awaits at the Summer Solstice Celebration in the Navajo Street Art District, which runs Saturday, June 16 from noon to 9 p.m. This…
Juneteenth. PrideFest. Denver Comic Con. The metro area is full of festivities this weekend. Some are looking to the future, some to the past — like the fourth annual 1940s WWII Era Ball at the Boulder Airport…
We released our 2012 Summer Guide last week; it listed hundreds of events and opportunities both in the city and in the great outdoors. Each Thursday, we’ll roll out the best things to do this week, making it easier for you to plan your summer. Among this week’s listings are…
As summer arrives, fashion takes a bold leap into the future. Fix your eyes on this week’s street-style contenders, who display style as sharp as a knife and as smooth as a llama…
Like everything going green on St. Paddy’s Day or ghoulish on Halloween, over the next three days our fair city will be going gay for PrideFest. And Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe is no exception to this rule: For the third year running, this stretch will be transformed into…
Steven Burge, who’s currently starring with Damon Guerrasio in Love Child, a hoot of a show at the Avenue Theater, is one of the funniest actors anywhere. So it was a surprise to learn that he has to face down intense fears before he can step onto a stage. It’s…
Humans have a complex relationship with nature: At times, we want to be a part of it or to observe it, while at others, we want to control it. Artist Jason Reno has spent the past few years exploring the way people manipulate nature and use it as a tool,…
