After consulting for History Colorado on the “Movimiento Chicano” section of its 1968 exhibit, Museo de las Americas director Maruca Salazar started thinking about presenting her own show on the subject of Chicanos. Salazar, who is from Mexico, explains that Chicanos are not Mexican-Americans; rather, they are the descendants of…
The 9,000 square-foot warehouse at 445 South Broadway was empty for years, but that’s all about to change. The building is now the home of IGNITRR, a collaborative work space and incubator that is in the midst of getting a colorful graffiti makeover from seven of Denver’s talented graffiti artists. The…
When Philip Spangler and I first started making plans for the tiny house, we searched everywhere to find examples of an on-board rainwater plumbing system. Many viral tiny-house builders are selling plans, often made in Sketch-Up. But even though we looked at all of them, we found very few details…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Although Laura Feehs was born in North Carolina, she almost qualifies for…
If a single soul bridged the transition of Denver’s spoken-word poetry scene from its Beat roots to the thriving slam arena of the present, it was Lenny Chernila, the “Professor,” whose presence over the years as both a participant and mentor at readings at the Mercury Cafe and other spots…
Bob Topp figured he’d save up for graduate school after buying All Books for a dirt-cheap cost in the early ’70s. Renaming the store The Hermitage Bookshop, he thought he’d sell it at a profit after a few years. But instead, he’s now been running the place for more than…
In Denver galleries and art museums, this will be a weekend for goodbyes both low-key and loud (including a final Mothersbaugh marathon at MCA Denver). And as the town’s extended Month of Photography begins to wind down, novices and experts alike are invited to get their hands on primitive cameras…
There’s more to Denver’s cityscape than its brick-and-mortar exterior. The annual Doors Open Denver tour peels back that layer, offering insider looks at what’s behind some of the Mile High City’s most famous facades. Sponsored by the Denver Architectural Foundation, this year’s theme is “Denver Classics Then & Now,” and…
This year, the Month of Photography has expanded so that it not only fills March, but runs all the way through April. In fact, the last of the shows, including the contemplative Far Between at Robischon Gallery, will be on view into May. Typically, Robischon presents sets of related solos,…
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley’s Puttin’ on the Leash gala Saturday should be heaven for cat people. Jackson Galaxy, the feline whisperer who stars in Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell, will be returning to where he got his start as the co-host of the event. Back in 1993,…
In her hit cover of “MacArthur Park,” gay icon and disco-music diva Donna Summer famously sang, “Someone left the cake out in the rain/I don’t think that I can take it, because it took so long to bake it/And I’ll never have that recipe again.” Now a local artist is…
From its beginnings in the mid-1800s, Denver has been a city of booms and busts, but there’s no doubt that the Mile High City is on one hell of a tear right now. The current economic explosion actually began in the late twentieth century, making the recession of a few…
Water always finds a way. In planning the tiny house, there have been so many conversations about water. Not only rainwater as a force of good – providing showers and drinking water – but rainwater as a destructive force, winnowing through every narrow channel and path. This is why there…
The Stanley Film Festival just channeled its final release before the upcoming horror fest that runs April 30 through May 3 at the spooky Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. The organizers announced that RADIUS-TWC co-president Tom Quinn will receive its Visionary Award for his work championing the genre, most recently…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Thirteen-year-old Max Miller had something special in mind for this year’s Autism…
This weekend in Denver galleries, you can travel around the globe to South Africa with a passport, visit an unromantic animal world or — dude! —prepare for 4/20 with a show of out-of-this-world blown-glass sculpture. Boom! Here’s where to feast your eyes on artwork from all walks of life. Susanne…
Set foot in Fifty Two ‘80s, winner of 2015’s Best Of Denver award for Best Place To Reclaim Your ‘80s Nostalgia, you may experience an explosive wave of memories akin to the force of Marty McFly and his DeLorean shooting through decades of time. This small South Broadway shop is…
For the next week at least, Chris Charpentier is one of the best joke writers in town. After that, he’ll move to Los Angeles where he’ll be one of the best joke writers in that town. A founding member of the Fine Gentleman’s Club, Charpentier is widely known to delight…
Editor’s note: Indie Design Blogger Jeanne Connolly loves to see how creative people put their houses together. In this series, she’ll be sharing some of her favorite homes, by taking us inside the unique private spaces of metro Denver and beyond. Prepare to have Artist, Marie M. Vlasic and Musician/Composer,…
In 1965, hot on the heels of the emergence of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and the new wave of pop art, a lively group of artists assembled in Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center like a brushed and stained version of the Avengers. They called themselves the Hairy Who and…
More than a decade ago, while he was at Houston’s FotoFest, photographer Mark Sink decided that he wanted to do something similar here. So in 2004, he created Denver’s Month of Photography, a series of exhibits and events that runs from mid-March through April. Initially an annual, it’s now a…
Denver street art never sleeps, but it does hibernate during the winter. Now that spring is here, you can see new murals all over town — just in time for the International Art Materials Association convention at the Colorado Convention Center that opens today and runs through April 17. Some…
