Last Monday Tim Davids offered up “The 50 worst sports movies ever,” including Pride of the Yankees and, yes, Field of Dreams. But apparently no bad deed goes unpunished. Writes Tammymarie: Does the author of this article have some kind of fucking chemical imbalance or is he just a fucking…
Calling all photo students! Westword is recruiting photography students for its Spring 2012 Photo Intern Program. By “student,” we do not mean “a student of life.” There’s no cash offered with this gig, only credits. Don’t bother applying if this doesn’t apply to you. Still interested? Read on!…
The inimitable Westword cover boy Rick Griffith and his ink-spattered crew at Matter Studio normally toil with their sleeves rolled in a letterpress world that bridges classic craftsmanship and modern design, hand-running hip posters and other printed matter on the old-fashioned machinery of another time. But once a year, they…
Performance artist Michelle Ellsworth’s onstage persona is a fascinating mix of humility and daring, mockery and gentleness. She comes across as a deferential satirist, a playful deep thinker, someone who expresses serious concerns with effervescent humor, operating sideways and using movement, objects and a highly eccentric take on everyday concerns…
The November issue of Thrasher included the results of a contest in which the magazine had asked readers for the worst skateparks in their towns for a list titled “Certified Piece of Suck: Doo-Doo Skatepark Construction.” One of these pieces of suck is located in Colorado…
Gene Sobczak, who was a VP and marketing guru for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra when he left in 2007 to head the Arvada Center, will soon be making beautiful music with the CSO again: The symphony board has appointed him to replace interim director Jim Copenhaver, who returned this fall…
If shopping for holiday gifts has left your wallet looking a little thin, don’t worry. We’ve compiled a list of things to do for less then a Hamilton this weekend so you don’t have to sit inside and lament buying your sweetheart that ridiculously priced present. Bid farewell to the…
There’s nothing that screams “happy holidays” like leather boys making teddy bears for kids, and the Denver Boys of Leather are holding their 5th annual Build-a-Bear charity event at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, December 9. “It’s a bunch of kinky people coming…
We can all get behind Toys for Tots, the perennial U.S. Marines-sponsored holiday toy drive that provides gifts for kids who might not otherwise have anything under the tree to unwrap. But artists and hipsters like to do things in their own arty-hipsterish way. Going to Walmart to buy the…
Hello Kitty has come to the 16th Street Mall, attracting plenty of fans to the new Lollipop Gift store in the 16th Street Mall. Says Brittany: OMG i really want to go there so badly but THANK GOD my mom is talkinq me there for xmis AHHHHHHHHHHH i soooooo happy…
Burlesque emcee Cora Vette has been shaking up Denver with her Burlycute darlings for some time now, hosting shows at an array of locations and featuring stripping zombies, a marijuana-centric show and this season’s Naughty Noel. But she’s got a new idea now: Weekly boylesque nights at the Compound, aptly…
There once was a Grinch who hated Christmas. By extension, he also hated a group of creatures called Whos who loved Christmas, and so one night he snuck into their village and stole all of their Christmas presents, which did not deter them from celebrating Christmas anyway, and then the…
Since 1998, Bryce Widom has been creating the chalkboard art at Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, as well as its sister restaurants, Southern Sun and Vine Street Pub. Given the directive to “do something with the seasons,” Widom created an artistic vision — a world of nature, magic, myth and…
If you’ve been bitching about the freezing temperatures this week here in Denver, get a dose of perspective tonight at 7 p.m., when Outside Magazine will be presenting the online premiere of Anson Fogel and Cory Richard’s award-winning film Cold at OutsideOnline.com…
While many people might recognize Bill Pullman as Lone Starr in Spaceballs or the President in Independence Day, the movie star is also an accomplished stage actor who’s passionate about helping the performing arts. He’ll be at the L2 Arts & Culture Center tonight to support Visionbox, the Denver actors’…
Yes, Virginia, you still have time to make a holiday gift that comes straight from your heart. Or, if you’re the industrious type, you can swap your handiwork for something equally wonderful. AIGA Colorado and Fancy Tiger are hosting tonight’s Craftworks Trading Party, which mashes up the making and the…
When John Moore took the buy-out from the Denver Post, he left a gaping void in the Denver theater scene — a void that will be tough to fill, if it can be filled at all. Longtime Westword theater critic Juliet Wittman talked about Moore’s departure with many people who…
Artists from the metro area and across the nation will all be represented in Light Supply, a new offering opening today at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, which joins other local museums (the spring exhibit Blink! at the DAM and the MCA’s current show, Another Victory Over the Sun) in…
There’s a first time for every drag queen — and king. The inaugural edition of I’ll Be Ho Ho Ho…Mo For the Holidays: A Drag Football Story rolls out its sequined carpet tonight at X Bar for a whole new kind of drag show. Men and women from the Denver…
Johnny Morehouse likes numbers. In the past, he’s presented joints like The Traveling Super 8 Sideshow, the 5 Minute Film Fest, and an art show titled 4X4X400. This time, the lucky number is ten. Morehouse describes tonight’s event, the Ten Under 10 Film Show, as a “short-attention-span film fest.” Films…
Though actor Bill Pullman is now well known for his vast array of stage and screen roles, including parts in Independence Day, Torch-wood and Spaceballs, he got his start in New York, learning and performing with the Image Theater. “It was very helpful to have a training area and an…
The word “latke” comes from the Hebrew levav, meaning “heart” and those luscious little potato pancakes are traditional Hanukkah fare, but Temple Micah’s congregation is once again lighting a fire under convention and holding its annual cook-off to reward the best and most innovative recipes. Some past winners of the…
