A Taste of Colorado is all about the rattlesnake brats this year — and pulled wild-boar sandwiches, curried goat, beet burgers and chocolate-covered bacon. “We’ve always been known for representing unusual foods, and now we’re seeing more game,” says Susan Kark of the Downtown Denver Partnership, which is hosting the…
Reel Social Club’s second annual Summer Scream at Lakeside Amusement Park is all about fun for film buffs. Because it’s closed to the general public, the Denver Film Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year gives attendees free rein among the bumper cars, scooter boats, Tilt-A-Whirl and, of course, the Cyclone…
When you love something with your whole heart, your desire to defend it at every possible chance is unrelenting. This is how I feel about Lakeside Amusement Park. Not that this magical place needs any more positive public words from me, but it still feels like each summer, I hear…
Standing behind City, O’ City last Friday, my friend Sam Tallent and I drank our water and beer and shared a rad moment, peering out at a sea of mutual friends as the sun was just setting, weed smoke wafting through the air. Total Ghost had just taken the stage…
For Jeanie Peterson and Cindy Johnson, opening SOL: Store of Lingerie was the natural combination of one sister’s business savvy and the other’s long-running experience in the lingerie business. And this Wednesday, August 29, the internationally-recognized Cherry Creek North boutique will celebrate fifteen years in the business with a party…
Local intimate-apparel retailer SOL: Store of Lingerie takes undergarments seriously — so seriously that co-owner and professional bra fitter Cindy Johnson has been featured on the Today show several times for her expertise. Staying hands-on with customers has been crucial to the boutique’s success, says co-owner Jeanie Peterson, even as…
For much of my childhood, I led a double life. Okay, that’s a super-dramatic way of saying that from age seven to age seventeen, I went between two households: one in Brighton and one in Denver. This wasn’t because my parents were divorced (not yet), but because my best friend,…
You may have seen Randall Paetzold’s work and just not know it. “I shoot a lot of food photography, so this is really off-kilter for me — some of my recent clients have been Root Down, Yours Truly, Cupcake, City, O’ City and WaterCourse Foods,” says the photographer. But when…
During her career as a performer, Gemma Wilcox has played dozens of intelligently crafted characters. The U.K.-born, University of Leeds trained actress is a one-woman cabaret of personas, and today she spends most of the year taking her shows on the road across the country and through Canada. She tries…
In July, as artist Eric Shumake was preparing for the opening of his first official exhibit — “Charnival,” part of the current Merge group show at Plus Gallery — he was simultaneously accepted into the Vermont Studios Masters Program. As a result, Shumake was unable to attend the opening night…
For the better part of the past decade, Minneapolis-based performer Melissa Birch has focused on collaborations, but the veteran artist, singer and innovative cabaret entertainer is hardly a neophyte when it comes to solo performance. That’s how she started her career, and at this year’s Boulder International Fringe Festival, Birch…
This past weekend my Hole cover band, Jennifer’s Body, played the Denver County Fair. Until this show, we weren’t an actual band at all — we formed earlier this year for a two-song set to honor the opening of Hole drummer Patty Schemel’s documentary, Hit So Hard, and had never…
When Sandra Fettingis looked at the shop housed within MCA Denver, she saw potential beyond the traditional confines of a retail space. The buyer for Shop MCA, Fettingis was interested in bringing “secondary programming” to the museum — an event beyond staple art openings and the consistently challenging Mixed Taste…
For the 2012 version of her annual fundraiser for the Colorado AIDS Walk, drag queen Ginger Sexton wanted to get all her anger about being HIV-positive out on the table — hence the title, Apocalyptic Ball 3: The Rage. “The ball represents the final year of being in the darkness;…
A few weeks ago, a man knocked on the door of my commune around 6 a.m. He was pointing at the street frantically, barely able to sputter out the words “You? Subaru?” Yes, I owned a Subaru, and yes it was parked on the busy thoroughfare I call home on…
If you dream it, Boulder just might build it — that’s what EcoArts Connections and the city of Boulder want the public to know about it’s new Civic Area Project. This Saturday, August 4 at Boulder’s Central Park, anyone is invited to come and share ideas about what the park…
After a successful 2008 run, Jersey Boys returns to Denver tonight, bringing the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the Buell Theatre stage. Beyond the traditional appeal of a big-stage production, Jersey Boys has twenty chart-topping hits — including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Oh What…
From the coveted Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Denver Art Museum to its production of successful Project Runway all-stars, Colorado’s fashion scene is on fire. Today’s opening of Denver Fashion Week 2012 hopes to continue that recognition of our couture work and to connect local designers and boutiques with…
I often go to the gym to watch television. The primary reason is because, at my commune, the Witch House, we haven’t figured out how to hook up the flat-screen we scored in an awesome barter situation (someone we know was going on a “life journey” and had to get…
In Capitol Hill, proximity is everything. It’s why the King Soopers there might have the tiniest, most frustrating jam of a parking lot in the city but remains a top shopping destination. Just down the block, there’s a video store called Videotique, a similarly cramped but popular spot for Cap…
As a founding member of the Secret Servix all-girl scooter club in 1995, Missi Kroge and her friends made a place for women on two wheels where previously there hadn’t been much room. Although Kroge has since gone from a college kid hang-about to a business professional with an MBA…
Scooter kids from all over Colorado and out of state will unite tonight for Mile High Mayhem 15: Quinceañera, celebrating fifteen summers of rides, shows and two-wheeled camaraderie. This year’s three-day party begins with dinner at Casa Bonita, followed by a progressive group ride down Colfax Avenue as scooter clubs…
