The first Denver edition of Urban Campfire, firing up on Tuesday, June 3, will be a storytelling evening of community proportions. The women-centered get-together and candlelight dinner was inspired by founder Melody Biringer’s desire to create conversation, spark creativity and build a network of support for women of all ages,…
In 2010, just days after the earthquake in Haiti, Wheelchair Sports Camp’s Kalyn Heffernan and fellow local musician Greg Cronin decided to do something. The two hastily set up a benefit show and raised close to a thousand dollars; the funds went directly to supporting medical assistance in Haiti, and…
As Hustle Man on fellow standup comedian Martin Lawrence’s show Martin in 1994, Tracy Morgan gave TV audiences their first taste of his bullish humor. But it wasn’t until the eccentric comedian landed a spot on Saturday Night Live that his bizarre view of the world was given a proper…
As Hustle Man on fellow standup comedian Martin Lawrence’s show Martin in 1994, Tracy Morgan gave TV audiences their first taste of his bullish humor. But it wasn’t until the eccentric comedian landed a spot on Saturday Night Live that his bizarre view of the world was given a proper…
At tonight’s Aerial Acrobatic Arts Festival, spectators can catch sixteen of the country’s up-and-coming aerialists as they compete for inter-national honors in the hoop, strap, silk and trapeze categories. The festival was created as a place for aerial performers to display their skills for a panel of judges, many of…
When #YesAllWomen began as a hashtag on Twitter over the weekend, I sat back for a while and observed. As a woman who writes for the Internet — and often writes about misogyny, feminism and the world I experience as a woman — I have learned that you don’t always…
I drove all the way to Colorado Springs once because I heard a Myspace scene queen was going to be at a house party I was invited to. I wanted to see if she was real. She was. Seeing Riff Raff at the Bluebird last night felt similar; I went…
Today’s inaugural Denver Flea is part market, part party and all Colorado. Celebrating the locally owned and locally grown, this hip take on the traditional flea market will set up in City Park with an array of Denver merchants selling vintage and handmade goods alongside food trucks, outdoor games and…
Many times in my life, others have assumed I was a vegetarian. At a work function or a family dinner, someone would attempt to pass me some kind of animal product, only to pull back the offering abruptly and say, “Oh, I forgot. You’re vegetarian.” But I’m not a vegetarian…
There was sad Lana, drowning Lana, sleeping Lana, smiling Lana. There was even a Lana on fire. But all of these Lanas were just projections on a screen behind the physical manifestation of Lana Del Rey, who held tight to a stoicism personified in a single pout. She wore the…
In 2009, George Tiller, one of only a handful of doctors who performed late-term abortions in this counry, was fatally shot while attending church services in his home town of Wichita, Kansas. In a one-night-only showing tonight, Physicians for Human Rights Colorado and the Sie FilmCenter will present After Tiller,…
Robin King and Lynn Till had been running in the same social circles for years before the two sat down and realized they shared a passion for beauty products. “She just randomly said to me one day, I don’t know why I’m telling you this, but would you like to…
Are you the kind of driver who likes to crank up the stereo and belt out your favorite songs with the windows rolled down? Maybe you’re an at-home pop diva who loads up her YouTube playlist and screams into a hairbrush while posing in the mirror. Whatever your music-fan fancy,…
If you take a closer look, underneath layers of paint and decades of additions, there are gorgeous mid-century modern commercial structures along Colfax Avenue that have a story to tell. A sordid past is part of what makes the country’s longest main street fascinating to some, but for Bill Marino…
Evan Weissman’s Warm Cookies of the Revolution is going strong into its second year, as more Denverites find their way to his unique civic gatherings. Tonight’s GLBTQ Intergenerational Show and Tell Mix Tape will focus on the presentation of personal stories through favorite songs. An all-ages panel will share their…
In 2009, Dr. George Tiller, one of only a handful of doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was fatally shot while at-tending church services in his home town of Wichita, Kansas. Tonight, Physicians for Human Rights Colorado is partnering with the Sie FilmCenter to present After Tiller, a…
Jordan Leone just turned nineteen, but she’s already a veteran of the behind-the-scenes world of music. She was so adept as an intern for a record label in Australia that they offered her a job, but she returned to Denver to pursue a degree and a burgeoning career as DJ…
Ian Kennedy’s eye for style is in his genes. His family was in the antiques business, and as a child he’d go to auctions with his grandparents, seeking out items for their Native American and vintage store. Though that spot closed long ago, Kennedy has revived it through Ruby +…
Now rolling out the sixth edition of its local music and comedy compilation, ZetaKaye House’s This Ain’t No Cowtown is more than just a labor of love — it’s like a second job. Sorting through hundreds of submissions for the 2014 edition of the compilation, ZetaKaye House’s John Baxter says…
It’s 9:30 p.m. on a Saturday in April, and the main room at Beta Nightclub is nearly empty. But upstairs, in the back of the club, there’s a much smaller, much more brightly lit room, where a handful of kids are congregating even though it’s still early. The scene resembles…
I complain about the bulldozing of Denver’s sometimes tacky but often unique cowtown-ish architectural history a lot. It wasn’t that long ago that we weren’t very cool; in my salad days of the early 2000s, I rented a sprawling two-bedroom apartment in a beautiful ’40s-era building on Cheesman Park for…
An animal advocate for more than two decades and the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Animal Defense, David Crawford knew how to help injured and distressed animals he encountered in Boulder — but was often at a loss for the right resources outside the area. “We were constantly getting calls from…
