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July 15 at 7:40 a.m. by Kenneth Hamblin IIIThe 33rd Colorado Black Arts Festival returned on July 12-14. The annual event, which got its start as the Denver Black Arts Festival, celebrated African culture in Colorado with speakers, artists, musicians and performances by groups including the…
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July 12 at 8:38 a.m. by Kenneth Hamblin III
Burlesque is hardly entertainment of a bygone era. Just ask performers participating in the Colorado Burlesque Festival. The ninth annual event is taking over the Exdo Event Center for three days starting on Thursday, July 11. Find more…
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July 10 at 2:43 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Denver's favorite street-art festival, Crush Walls, just announced the lineup for its tenth-anniversary event, a thirty-block extravaganza in RiNo that will run from September 2 through September 8, with a closing-night concert by Natalia…
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July 6 at 6:02 p.m. by Aaron Thackeray
The sun's been shining on the 2019 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, where hundreds of artists are showing (and selling) their work. The free fest also offers live music, art demonstrations, kids' activities and food vendors. It continues from 10 a.m. to…
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July 6 at 5:46 p.m. by Michael Emery Hecker
Art lovers turned out in force on July 5 for First Friday, taking in blocks of art (and making some, too) in the Art District on Santa Fe.
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June 26 at 12:35 p.m. by Kyle Harris
The Alamo Drafthouse is opening its third Denver-area cinema — and 39th theater in the country — in the next few weeks (an official date has yet to be determined). Westword got a look behind the scenes at the area's newest movie theater, replete…
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June 24 at 5:03 p.m. by Anna Zarrella
A Rocky Mountain Rollergirls double header on June 22 pitted the United States Pummeling Service against the Dooms Daisies, and the Red Ridin' Hoods against the Sugar Kill Gang. While only the Dooms Daisies and the Red Ridin' Hoods came out…
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June 23 at 11:50 p.m. by Aaron Thackeray
The Unicorn Festival brought magic to Littleton's Clement Park this weekend. Kids and adults alike flocked to enjoy food, a pageant, games and plenty of interactive attractions. All photos by Aaron Thackeray.
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June 17 at 1:17 p.m. by Danielle Lirette
CHEER Colorado, an adult cheer team in Denver, does stunts and performs to raise money for local LGBTQ charities. Weeks of hard work this spring, both in fundraising and practicing, paid off during Denver's PrideFest weekend; the beneficiary of the…
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June 3 at 9:40 a.m. by Danielle Lirette
This weekend, the organizers behind Denver Pop Culture Con proved that they're pros at cons, no matter what name their event goes by (this was formerly Denver Comics Con). Fans turned out in force on June 2, the final day, and photographer Danielle…
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June 2 at 6:51 p.m. by Aaron Thackeray
A frightening mix of artists, performers and night-crawlers flocked to Goth Prom on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Exdo Event Center. All photos by Aaron Thackeray.
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June 2 at 2:35 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
The Denver Chalk Arts Festival began Saturday, June 1, in Larimer Square. During a brief afternoon rainstorm, many of the works were washed away, but as the sun shone through, so did the artists' perseverance. Here are the pre-deluge early works;…
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June 2 at 7:30 a.m. by Danielle Lirette
The entire cast of Critical Role, which presents the adventures of Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein live as a weekly web series, is all over the Colorado Convention Center this weekend, playing a critical role at this year's Denver Pop Culture Con.…
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June 1 at 7:25 a.m. by Danielle Lirette
Denver Pop Culture Con has returned to the Colorado Convention Center. The name may be new (it was formerly Denver Comic Con), but the great geeky activities are back and will continue through Sunday, June 2, with plenty of special events and celeb…
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May 30 at 7:38 a.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Carve out some more time off of work, because Arapahoe Basin just added even more ski days to the 2018-2019 season. The independent resort will be open daily through June 2, then reopen for three-day weekends through June 23.
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May 29 at 5:44 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
The latitude of Winter Park is 39 degrees north, and 39 Degrees North is the name of the town's new glass gallery, where partners Andrew Lussie and Robert Klancke are all fired up. "At first it was a hobby," says Klancke, "but I found that it's the…
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May 27 at 6:52 a.m. by Danielle Lirette
Play on as the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown and Gameroom Expo continues at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on Memorial Day, May 27. The show includes gamer guests as well as hundreds of hands-on pinball and classic arcade games that you can play…
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May 19 at 8:41 a.m. by Michael Emery Hecker
While Yeah Baby in RiNo, the popular disco pop-up bar in RiNo, is under renovation, its backers have opened Neon Baby in Lodo's Bar & Grill, at 1946 Market Street. Much like its RiNo sister, the club serves up specialty cocktails and late-night…
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May 17 at 5:29 a.m. by Kyle Harris
After more than a year of construction, the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is ready to celebrate Adventure Forest: an art installation, aerial outdoor course, jungle gym and playground all rolled into one. Designed and built by the…
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May 13 at 3:14 p.m. by Westword Staff
Updated: A-Basin has extended its closing date from June 2 to June 9. The resort will be open seven days a week until the 2nd, but has added a bonus weekend of fun on June 7, 8 and 9 — with the possibility of even more skiing and snowboarding, if…
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