The Denver Outlaws lacrosse team started its 2011 season with a bang, going undefeated in its first handful of games, and will clash with rivals the Boston Cannons tonight at 7 p.m. before the big fireworks show at Invesco Field at Mile High. “We like to say there will be…
Last year, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Breckenridge its Silver-Level Bicycle-Friendly Community status. Now Breck’s going for the gold: Breck Bike Week gets under way today with a 7:30 a.m. Tour de France viewing party, all-day demos and guided “Tour de Town Trails” excursions starting at 10 a.m. Other…
Last year, the Civic Center Conservancy expected 5,000 people to attend the inaugural Civic Center Independence Eve celebration. Instead, 25,000 showed up. “We think that number will grow significantly this year,” says the Conservancy’s executive director, Lindy Eichenbaum Lent, “so we want to make sure that it is the highest-quality…
Fourth of July festivities in Breckenridge fire up at 7 a.m. for the fifth annual Independence Day 10K Trail Run, which starts and finishes in Carter Park ($25 pre-registration at www.townofbreckenridge.com or $30 on race day). Afterward, catch the 9:30 a.m. start of the Firecracker 50 mountain-bike race – the…
The first-ever Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival kicks off at the Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center tonight with live music, carnival rides, fireworks and the sweet smell of a Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned competition. But beyond the good grub and summertime entertainment, this three-day event is also a fundraiser for…
Cherry Creek North isn’t known for being particularly shocking (unless you’re counting price tags), but this year, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival aims to be just that. Sort of. The pièce de résistance of this year’s diverse lineup is artist Phil Hansen, who’s made a significant name for himself creating…
Between the Meatless Monday movement and endless PETA campaigns, plant-based diets have more presence in the collective consciousness than ever before. And the 2011 VegFest will celebrate all things vegetarian and vegan, with speakers, cooking demonstrations, food samples, vendors, kids’ activities, a farmers’ market and much more. Colleen Goudreau, one…
With all of the fireworks displays happening around town tonight, it might be hard to pick just one place to celebrate the Fourth of July. But Hudson Gardens, 6115 Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, has got some of the best seats in the house, with a patriotic show happening right…
Tonight, The Monkees bring their irresistible goofiness to the Paramount Theatre stage as part of the group’s 45th Anniversary Tour. The pop-culture icons will be celebrating not only an entire catalogue of chart-topping hits — like “I’m a Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sun-day” — but the band’s rarities, too. Though…
Advocacy for photography in the metro area just took a powerhouse leap forward: Late last week, the region’s two major nonprofit photography organizations — the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Working With Artists — officially announced their merger, something that’s been a long time in the making. Together, they hope…
While we were researching asteroid movies for Monday’s honorary tribute to Earth’s near collision with an oncoming asteroid, one thing was pretty apparent: In the late ’90s there were a relative shit-ton of asteroid/meteorite/comet/basic space-junk-getting-hurled-at-Earth movies. Turns out, Michael Fairchild, author of Rock Prophesy, Hendrix researcher for the Experience Music…
Earlier this year, we postulated that Michael Bay’s entire career has been about punishing the audience for their awful taste — namely, their taste for his work. He’s tried racism, homophobia, assaultive cinematography and editing techniques, objectifying every women in a 1,000 yard radius, graphic violence and complete incoherence. The…
Not to belittle the tragedy or anything, but it’s pretty rare that a person’s manner of death is so custom-tailored to that person’s life as that of Ryan Dunn, the Jackass star who died in what was doubtless an epic explosion when he careened off the road in his Porche…
Weekly avant-garde food and music party Gorinto changes things up a bit this evening at the Mercury Café with The Edible Cadaver, a night of gory delights and human-like edibles. This Wednesday night’s foodie spread will be body part specific, from the Severed Melon (a mix of fruit, cured meats…
Five years ago, New Belgium sales rep Matt Jones got together with Mike Helms, the manager of Woody’s in Golden, to decide on what they call a “common practice” of brewery and bar promotion. The plan: Woody’s would attract customers every Tuesday during the summer by giving away free New…
If Colorado’s highest peaks have been calling your name and you’re ready to bag some fourteeners, stop by REI Denver, 1416 Platte Street, tonight at 6:30 p.m. to join the kick-off event for the the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center’s Multiple Summits for MS…
It was a big year for Basil in 2008, the year the beer-bringing robot made his big debut via a Joel Warner-penned feature in Westword and his first appearance with inventors/parents Jim and Louise Gunderson, which he made at Cafe Sci Denver, an open forum devoted to chatting about science…
Winona Ryder is so cool, Johnny Depp tattooed “Winona Forever” on his arm when they were engaged. Her first audition was a monologue from Franny & Zooey. Generation X has a crush on her. And we forgive her for the shoplifting. Actors do way worse things. Inspired by our Winona…
Ever since Roger Ebert tweeted “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive” roughly twenty seconds after Jackass star Ryan Dunn drunkenly died in a fiery wreck (after which the film critic reportedly cackled wildly for another twenty seconds through his hideous jaw), the internets have been astir with what the…
If you’re an outdoorsy type, then summer’s the time for playing in the mountains, hiking the grasslands, surfing the Great Sand Dunes, etc. If you’re the nerdy type, then summer’s the time to climb into your hammock (couch, basement, whatever), curl up with a good book (movie, comic, video game,…
The PlatteForum formula — pair a resident artist with a classroom of kids to co-create a body of art for a culminating exhibition — is currently in the able hands of sculptor and DU adjunct professor Kevin Curry, who often reclaims machinery, signage and the parts of technology to instill…
Fans of fantasy are probably already familiar with Jacqueline Carey, who’s just completed the third book in her third New York Times-best-selling trilogy revolving around the world of Terre D’Ange and gods and goddesses intervening in mortal life; the latest novel, Naamah’s Kiss, continues the story of Moirin, who’s facing…
