When Christ failed to make a second earthly appearance on May 21, 2011, it probably came as a surprise to few — would-be prophet Harold Camping, the Biblical number-cruncher who predicted that date as the day of the Rapture, had been wrong about the world ending before, after all. But…
The Huichol people of Mexico, a spiritual and tight-knit clan of shamans and artisans, create art like that of no other culture on the planet, working in all nature’s brightest hues to produce intricate patterns and images from tiny seed beads and beeswax. Wixaritari: Huichol Art of Mexico, a large…
Robot Prom is just two days away, which means you’ll need to get your metalic ass in gear if you want to have the most radical costume of the night — or for Halloween two weeks later. To help you out, we’ve compiled the best DIY robot costumes we could…
I got a third-party booty call last week. It started with a text from a friend, asking what I was up to. On a Thursday at 11:30 p.m.? I wanted to say, “I’m at Bardo’s, staring down an attractive barista man who was probably born in the ’90s, instead of…
To most people, the construction at Union Station is only an eyesore made of dirt and debris that has forced the Amtrak station to move many blocks away. And Denver International Airport’s baggage system is only a danger to your luggage. But the Travel Channel’s new show, Off Limits, explores…
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Aspen’s Herbert Bayer was one of the premier artists in Colorado; from the ’80s to the first decade of the 21st century, Denver’s Dale Chisman played a similar role. But beyond that, their work has little in common, with Bayer going for a hard-edged…
Please be seated! The Manitou Chair Project lined the streets of that mountain town with 700 chairs last Sunday, and treating early risers (literally) to a wonderful sight. Here’s Joy’s review: Chairs of beauty. Peeps coming together, energy for art — YEA! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!…
Before the Food Network decided to go the way of Bobby Flay, there was Alton Brown, the zany food nerd, cookbook author, Iron Chef America commentator and Twitter curmudgeon whose entertaining, intelligent and flawlessly researched cooking show, Good Eats, made the Food Network worth watching. But after six years of…
The Asian predilection for playing games — gambling games, in particular — rears its scheming head time and time again, as shown last year when Colorado Dragon Boat Festival director Erin Yoshimura threw a fundraising dinner with a side trip of mah-jongg and other wicked games. When it was time…
Curious about how to perfectly prune your bonsai? Ever wonder what it takes to make a taiko drum? Japan America Society of Colorado will have the answers to those questions and many more at today’s Harvest Moon Festival, a seasonal gathering celebrating Japanese culture and traditions. Along with information sessions…
Pop art has screamed for attention since its inception — and the Pop Art Ball, the first benefit gala at the new CU Art Museum, definitely deserves some. The ball will feature pop art-inspired cuisine from Top Chef winner Hosea Rosenberg, as well as live music and an auction (both…
“This race is much more than just running around and splashing through some mud,” says Brad Scudder, the man behind the Rugged Maniac 5K, slinging mud at a few adventure races put on by competitors. “We have large, involved, maniac obstacles like the Suicide Slide, which takes you into the…
It’s hard to imagine anything much more entertaining than watching robots dance and groove to music. But tonight you won’t have to imagine it, because Robot Prom will be packed with costumed humans, real robots, music and plenty more. “It started as just a robot-themed art show,” says organizer Matt…
We can all sink our teeth into the subject of food. A universal requirement of life, it’s what many of us plan each day around: Gathering, cooking, breaking bread together and eating are all essential and sometimes sensual human actions. But food has its dark side, too, when we think…
Although Civic Center Eats has ended for the season, some food trucks are still rolling. And from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., they’ll stop at the Morey Middle School basketball court, on 13th Avenue between Emerson and Clarkson streets, for Snack Attack, a benefit for Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods. “We…
When I was growing up, I was taken to many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, which, aside from the clever and classical ditties, were bound together by those silly Seinfeld-esque plot twists of misunderstandings and mistaken identities that always played out in a circular twist that somehow led back to something…
As assistant professor of music and the director of the guitar program at the University of Colorado Denver, Paul Musso definitely has some outstanding chops, which is more than evident on his latest effort, Tonescapes. For the most part, the seven-song album is a collection of mostly relaxed yet swinging…
Joellyn Duesberry is an integral part of Colorado’s arts landscape. Her plein-air views are a modernist take on a genre nearly as old as art itself, built in splashes of warm color and the structured patterns that underlie both natural and urban settings. She’s one of the state’s most respected…
Every month, Seven Cups brings in a speaker to discuss Chinese culture or tea culture — or both! “For me, it’s a way to give back to the community and educate them about two of my passions,” explains Seven Cups owner Greg Fellman, and this month is no different. In…
Reading the comics in the daily newspapers isn’t always as satisfying as it used to be, but some strips persevere by staying totally, completely, indubitably silly. Exhibit A: Pearls Before Swine by self-deprecating comic artist Stephan Pastis, a patchwork of bad puns, goofy animal characters and a coven of stone-dumb…
When Mark Obmascik left the Denver Post in 2002 to write a true tale about three slightly insane birdwatchers, he had no idea that the book, The Big Year, would be turned into a movie starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin, or that his sons would find that…
This is not Sarah Palin’s version of Alaska. Primarily set in her home town of Wasilla, Sarah Palin: You Betcha! reveals a wintery non-paradise filled with backstabbing, petty squabbles and scientifically “creative” characters. It’s a Palin documentary not to be confused with The Unde-feated, the quasi-propagandistic film written and directed…
