The Funtastic Fun location on South Broadway has been closed since mid-2011. For years, people have driven by that white chunk of concrete and wondered what would become of it. Maybe they even spotted the glass jutting out of the top and puzzled over what the hell it once housed…
When Matthew Boger and Tim Zaal met at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, it felt as if they had met before. They had: 25 years earlier on the streets of Hollywood, when Boger — who had been thrown out of his home for being gay — was nearly…
Tonight the Alamo Drafthouse will welcome Pam Grier back to the Littleton cinema space for a special appearance and showing of her 1974 classic, Foxy Brown. As both a featured guest in the theater’s “Tough Women” month of programming and part of its running “Color Commentary” series, Grier will be…
Pro-wrestler Rob Ryzin is no stranger to the ring — but this Sunday, November 10, the local hero will be performing a fighting first. Going up against his wrestling hero, Matt Hardy of the WWE’s Hardy Boyz fame, Ryzin will take on the Sensei of Mattitude in Twist of Hate,…
What started more than a half-decade ago as a collaboration between 303 magazine publisher AB Aharonian and local stylist Charlie Price has grown into a two-day, must-see scene: Denver Fashion Weekend Fall 2013, which features close to two dozen hair salons, boutiques and designers, including names like Mona Lucero, Garbarini…
A local legend-in-the-making will meet his hero in the ring tonight when Primos Hardcore and Wrestling presents Twist of Hate, a match between WWE superstar Matt Hardy and up-and-comer Rob Ryzin. In one of the biggest events to date for Primos, the two will face off in a contest that…
To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the nonprofit Boulder Valley Women’s Health Clinic wanted to do something unexpected. So tonight at the Boulder Theater, the organization will present Condom Couture, a fashion show benefiting the clinic and its community work. And, as at any runway show, models will grace the catwalk…
A little part of me broke off and fell between my laptop and stretch pants yesterday when I found out that the Gunther Toody’s location by the house where I grew up had closed. The fake ’50s diner where I spent a good amount of time in the ’90s pandering…
If you’re not too candied- and costumed-out from Halloween or dead on your feet after all the Día de los Muertos celebrations, there are plenty of fun, free things to do Denver this week. Get rolling on a bike night for a good cause, start talking at some great discussions…
Halloween is over, but fall festivities have just begun. Today marks the start of both Denver Arts Week and the Day of the Dead, so this weekend will be packed with activity. From First Friday art openings to a comedy show full of the best local talent, there’s plenty to…
Though the holiday known as Day of the Dead — Día de los Muertos — sounds mournful, its festivities are rooted deep in a traditional celebration of life. After tonight, Halloween will be finished for the year and the merrymaking turns honoring the souls who have passed, with an array…
Steeped in controversy, The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard is author Stephen Jimenez’s examination of the 1998 murder from a new angle — one that views the killing as a drug-related crime rather than the hate crime it is commonly considered to have been…
For the uninitiated, Baby Hair — happening tonight at Mutiny Information Cafe — is a place for eccentrics and misfits, a gathering that began last year as a monthly open mic and celebrated a safe space for the queer community to share poetry, live music, short films, diary entries and…
The original Halloween, from 1978, was a history-making movie for several reasons: It introduced the slasher-film craze of the ’80s; it launched Jamie Lee Curtis’s career; and it showed that indie horror movies could see serious box-office success. Tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the film will screen along with…
Art gets intimate tomorrow night at The Savoy with the inaugural edition of The Craft, a semi-monthly gathering of artists, live music and local fashion houses. MC, activist and spoken-word champion Bianca Mikahn will be at the center of the action, sitting down for a live interview that will be…
The Internet was made for judging. It sort of functions the same way that passing notes detailing a fellow eighth-grader’s period mishap used to, except the shit-talking is done on the world’s stage, and can be as vitriolic and hateful as the author chooses. (It can even be anonymous, in…
Halloween events have been going strong since the beginning of October, but even on the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, there are plenty of non-spooky things to do and see. (Of course, we also have a round-up of the best adults-only Halloween parties, kid-friendly activities, corn mazes and zombie-affiliated things…
Pancakes, pitbulls and yoga are all on the calendar this weekend, which includes a wonderfully off-kilter mix of interactive parties and fun-for-all gatherings. If you’re into miniature versions of your favorite horror movie scenes, the Diehorrorama show at Eslinger Gallery is the spot for you. Craving one last taste of…
The Mizel Museum is launching the ultimate voyage of aesthetic voyeurism: Denver Collects, a series of programs that takes the public to the homes of local art collectors. These community members have graciously opened their homes to the events, which focus on collections of contemporary work by Colorado artists; each…
Halloween isn’t a holiday limited to a single evening of celebrations. There are ghoulish parties all week, many of which include costume contests with serious cash prizes. Whether you’re into zombies or burlesque (or both — there are two parties for that alone) or you just want to dance and…
Mary Voelz Chandler knows her structures. An art and design critic for the Rocky Mountain News until it folded in 2009, Chandler now works directly in the building field, as a communications specialist with G.H. Phipps Construction. She shared her knowledge in 2001’s Guide to Denver Architecture; now she’s back…
Denver’s skyline has transformed dramatically since Mary Voelz Chandler’s first edition of the Guide to Denver Architecture was released in 2001. Tonight she celebrates the publishing of a new, updated version, Guide to Denver Architecture, 2nd Edition, a 300-plus-page look at the city’s ever-changing architectural face, highlighting new builds and…
