When artists Taylor Boylston and Chelsea Bashford recently decided to officially “close” Inca House, their home gallery and show space, it was for reasons all too common to a DIY spot: the rent got to be too much and people weren’t respecting the venue. “We felt like people were taking…
The fourth annual Women + Film Voices Film Festival opens tonight at the Sie FilmCenter with a diverse array of documentaries, comedies, features and short films all centered on women. This fest has grown in both scope and attendance over its run at the Sie, becoming known as a showcase…
Does your family have a special charm that gets passed down from generation to generation? Do you keep a rabbit’s foot keychain in your pocket for good luck? If you have jewelry or an object that means something to you, the Mizel Museum would love to display it. As part…
This weekend, the city will be overflowing with green beer and folks decked out in green from head-to-toe. But if the Irish holiday isn’t your cup of tea, er, beer, we’ve rounded up some equally exciting alternatives. From a dark side of Mardi Gras celebration to a comedic argument that…
Whether you lay claim to an Irish heritage or not, St. Patrick’s Day has become a holiday for everyone. In Colorado, we’ve got plenty of Celtic pride to go around, beginning with a gathering at the Molly Brown House tonight and continuing through Monday with block parties, pub crawls, parades…
For its Present Box series, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art invites artists to interpret the venue’s gift-shop space in whatever way they choose. The most recent one to do so is South Korean Sammy Lee, whose work is presented in the form of detailed artist books. For her Present…
Since its beginning four years ago, the Women + Film Voices Film Festival has been a place for women to be seen, heard and celebrated through film. Centered around International Women’s Day, the festival highlights the best in drama, documentary and comedy from the past year, offering first-time Denver screenings…
Olde Town Arvada shows off its Irish flair today with the third annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival, an afternoon of Celtic-themed rock and roll, Irish dance performances and family fun. Grandview Avenue at Olde Wadsworth Boulevard will be closed off for the occasion, as local vendors roll out their wares…
Going into its fourth year stronger than ever, the Prom Dress Exchange is ready to offer an affordable alternative for the usually pricey prom season. Laura Bauer took over as president of the non-profit in 2011 and has brought in thousands of outfit options for anyone looking for evening apparel…
The hardest thing about being a feminist is the long hours. It’s kind of like having a full-time job on top of having a regular job, because you’re constantly having to watch your back and educate yourself and others on what lawmakers/the Internet/the general voting public is doing to undo…
When Alison Klayman began filming artist and activist Ai Weiwei for a short introduction to be included with one of his exhibitions, the filmmaker had no idea it would become the beginning of a feature documentary about the controversial Chinese figure. But after shooting the initial footage, she kept filming…
As American National Poetry Slam Champion and executive director of the award-winning Minor Disturbance Youth Slam Team, Ken Arkind gets to share his words with the world. A lot of those words are about his native turf of Denver, Aurora and the Colfax Avenue connection, and his second book, Coyotes,…
After taking a closer look at the art housed on the fifth floor of the Denver Art Museum, the Asian Art Association and museum planners started thinking. These galleries, home to the DAM’s Asian and Indian folk art collections, contained many figures in yoga poses — feet placed just so,…
For GrowHaus, an urban greenhouse and marketplace, the objective isn’t just to provide high-quality food for the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood it calls home — it is to empower the community to grow its own, too. This Saturday, March 8, the garden and education center will host its fourth annual Seed Swap,…
A controversial figure in China — and a celebrated sculptor, painter and filmmaker across the world — Ai Weiwei embodies the fluidity between the roles of artist and activist. In the documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, screening tonight in Boulder as part of CU-Boulder’s International Film Series, his simultaneous, ongoing…
Ken Arkind — American National Poetry Slam champion, poetry teacher and executive director of Colorado’s Minor Disturbance youth slam team — is a man who speaks for his city. Tonight he celebrates the release of Coyotes, a book of poems that he describes as a “rough” collection of work centered…
Over the past two years, more than a hundred people, all of them minors, have been recovered from the sex-trade industry in Colorado, according to a nonprofit called Street’s Hope. Tonight the organization will shed some light on the global sex-trafficking industry with a screening of Tricked: The True Story…
There’s a preciseness to Selin Kent’s designs, a defining characteristic that makes the fledgling jewelry-maker’s work immediately recognizable. Kent, a self-described “former academic” who found herself drawn to a more hands-on line of work, produces pieces that display a new side of fine jewelry, as she utilizes materials like champagne…
I drive by Dandy Dan’s every day on my way home and the sign out front sometimes catches my eye — and not just because it has that weird, glamour-shot image of an interesting-looking woman above the marquee. It’s the message on the marquee that often grabs my attention. Last…
The empty space at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center once occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue is slated to become a four-story Restoration Hardware gallery store, officially rebranding as “RH.” The 53,000 square- foot showroom will be four times the size of the current Restoration Hardware store and feature an atrium,…
Always wanted to walk the red carpet and be brave enough to get a critique from the fashion police? Now’s your chance. For its first-ever fundraiser, Off-Center @ the Jones is throwing the Gayest Oscar Party Ever tonight at Hamburger Mary’s, complete with a “rainbow carpet” entrance and commentary from…
Denver is home to more than 3,000 refugees from Burma, a fact local nonprofit Project Worthmore shines a light on every single day. The organization was started in 2011 by Frank and Carolyn Anello in response to the underserved population’s lack of basic necessities upon arriving in Colorado. Providing food,…
