As the Fringe slides into the weekend, openings include two shows we’ve already highlighted in print — an adapted Irish mystery, The Third Policeman, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Dairy Center and Kelsey Huff’s solo2 show HUFFS, 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Dairy — and a whole lot more…
Plum Deals, a Groupon-esque daily deals site targeted at moms, is offering something really special. It’s something that is worth a lifetime of love, memories and hope. No, it’s not a picture frame made by the hands of children in the Third World to celebrate the very special bond between…
It seemed like women outnumbered men by fifty to one at last night’s 2012 Colorado Firefighter Calendar release party at City Hall — but the quality of the testosterone on display was so high that none of the ladies were complaining. At 6 p.m., the VIP ticketholders started filing in,…
There were a lot of things wrong with Erin Roberts-in-a-chicken-suit’s victory over me in Wednesday’s epic Man vs. Pigeon race — like, she was on a moped and I was on a bicycle, for starters, meaning she is a cheating cheater who cheats. But Roberts didn’t just win the race;…
This weekend we found five of the world’s gnarliest endurance events, all going down right here in Colorado. This is what you’ve been training for all summer, right? It’s all downhill from here! First up is the Trestle All-Mountain Enduro at Winter Park, a three-day, five-stage mountain bike event created…
The weekend is confirmed, and if you’re still working right now, you’re doing something wrong. Grab yourself a cocktail and get away from the desk this second — you deserve it. If you’re too responsible a worker to just get up and walk away, we still have you covered, even…
Isis Books and Gifts is one of the best metaphysical stores we’ve ever seen: Between the walls and walls (and walls!) of books, the singing bowls, the dozens of essential oils and comprehensive collection of herbs for all your spellworking needs, it’s deservedly popular among the metaphysical community. And owner…
Opening tonight at the Boulder Fringe Festival, Carolann Valentino’s one-woman show Burnt at the Steak features song, dance and improvisation to tell the true meta-story of Valentino leaving a job at a ritzy New York steakhouse to pursue performing. In advance of her performances, we spoke to Valentino about choosing…
In a perfect world, firefighters would not wear those heavy, shapeless jackets they wear when fighting fires — they would be doing it shirtless, that all might see their turgid pectoral muscles and washboard abs as they glisten and twitch with the exertion of heroes’ work. But this is not…
So, I’m moving out. After a commenter on my post last week about yoga declared that I should really get out of my mother’s basement if I ever wanted to write about anything other than stretching and poop, I’m more than on it. Not to give this stalker, I mean…
Since time immemorial, man has dreamed of flight. We now know that was a stupid dream, because yesterday I proved once and for all — on behalf of myself and all mankind, except for Erin Roberts, who was wearing a chicken suit like some kind of fucking Benedict Arnold –…
Wassup at the 2011 Fringe? Well, last night’s opening night party-down is a thing of the past, and it’s on to the performances, which as always swing from music to dance to theater to all sorts of places in-between. Two shows we’ve already highlighted in Night & Day — Carolann…
The author of six books on mushroom identification, cultivation and their many incredible uses, renowned mycologist Paul Stamets has studied fungi for over thirty years. We caught up with Stamets, who is the keynote speaker at this year’s Telluride Mushroom Festival (known informally as Shroomfest), recently via phone to talk…
Take your job and shove it: Seven companies from Colorado made the cut this year in Outside Magazine’s annual 50 Best Places to Work list, released this week and published in the magazine’s September 2011 issue — including the top four spots on the list…
This Sunday, comedian Rob Delaney will be at the Gothic Theatre bringing his unique blend of incredibly manly, slightly offensive humor to Denver. To prep for the big event, we talked to him about a few of the main points of his stand-up, which mostly boils down to sex, sex,…
With the half-exception of Pauly D, the entire case of The Jersey Shore is pretty repulsive — but none more repulsive than Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, whose very pores pretty much ooze the stink of date-rape. Like many insufferable douchebags, The Situation is an obvious fan of Abercrombie & Fitch,…
An exhibit featuring the work of John J. Audubon makes its debut at the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center today. As the first solo exhibition of the naturalist’s famed bird illustrations in the state, the Longmont display will be the collection’s only stop in Colorado on its cross-country trek. Among…
National skate and BMX champs will converge on the Brian Aragon Skate Park in Brighton today for Guilty by Association, which celebrates the positive impact of action sports on younger riders. The free event will showcase the talents of skate and BMX legends Christian Hosoi and Vic Murphy and current…
The second annual Iron Artist live-art competition at The Other Side Arts borrows the Iron Chef “kitchen stadium” concept and brings it to the gallery, where fifteen artists will battle it out in a live contest built around one secret ingredient that won’t be revealed until today at noon. “The…
Since time immemorial, firefighters have been putting out fires while simultaneously starting them in the hearts of lusty ladies everywhere: Something about firefighters is just sexy. “They’ll run into a burning building to save you,” observes Angela Kmezich, spokeswoman for Fired Up for Kids, the nonprofit that’s been putting together…
Comedian Rob Delaney isn’t afraid to talk dirty, and the majority of his jokes revolve around sex in some way. But where most comedians would delve into an offensive universe ruled by testosterone, Delaney manages to craft jokes so absurdly misogynistic that he believes they end up championing woman more…
The rugged San Juan Mountains near Telluride are well known for their abundance of wild mushrooms. In good years, skilled fungi-hunters take full advantage of the area’s profusion of boletes and chanterelles, two delicacies that are among the favorite edible varieties of many mushroom gatherers. No coincidence, then, that Telluride…
