In his comedy act, Anthony Jeselnik plays the asshole, cracking dark, arrogant, and hilarious one-liners. The persona has gotten him far; Jeselnik is now a prominent figure on Comedy Central’s roasts, has a successful stand-up career, and is in development for a television show on the same network. Jeselnik will…
In his comedy act, Anthony Jeselnik often comes off as an arrogant jerk. But a successful one: The comedian’s resume includes writing for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Sarah Silverman, as well as last year’s Comedy Central Records’ Shakespeare album. And he insists that the jerk act is just…
Though Patsy Cline played her last show in 1963, Kelley Zinge will bring her back to life tonight when she stars in A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, a tribute to the legendary country singer. A local jazz singer who’s found success in her own right, Zinge has performed this…
Santa is coming! Lots of Santas are coming! As part of this year’s lighting ceremony, Breckenridge is introducing Race of the Santas, which is exactly what it sounds like. “It involves a hundred Santas sprinting, running, jogging and skipping down Main Street,” explains Breck spokeswoman Rachel Zerowin. “The idea is…
The core philosophy of Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman’s book, The RecordSetter Book of World Records, is that everyone can be the world’s best at something — even if it is something ridiculous. They’ll sign their book tonight at the Tattered Cover LoDo and tomorrow at the Boulder Bookstore. In…
This weekend is all about one thing: spending. But we have a crazy idea: Don’t. We dare you. Those holiday gifts will all be there waiting at the stores after Black Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Promise. So instead of breaking your bank on buying a whole lot of manufactured…
Dan Rollman’s interest in setting world records began when he was ten years old and got his first copy of the Guinness Book of World Records. He loved the idea of someday becoming the world’s best at something, but when he looked into it, he discovered that there’s a lot…
This afternoon, the Boulder Library’s Canyon Theater will be transformed into a 1940s radio studio by the Society for Creative Aging’s community theater group, VIVA. The troupe, made up of actors in their sixties and older, will bring to life Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life as a…
Stuffing turkey and mashed potatoes in your face is an American tradition on Thanksgiving. But this year, you can also try something new by participating in an Eastern tradition: yoga. Whole Yoga is offering a special Thanksgiving morning class to unwind and get some light exercise before a busy day…
With many of us surrounded by family and a huge, high-pressure meal to cook, Thanksgiving can be stressful. Lucky, a number of yoga studios around town had the same thought: People might need a way to relax. We’ve put together a guide to places to practice the stress-relieving, centering art…
Whether you want to see campy drag, high-brow art openings, or get down at a feminist dance party, we’ve got you covered this weekend. And it won’t break your bank. Everything on this list won’t cost you more than ten bucks, leaving you more cash to save up for the…
With the news that their state funding was cut by 67 percent this year, the nonprofit Denver Options reacted by getting crafty. The result is the Denver Options’ Handmade Market, a benefit that the organization — which supports people with developmentall disabilities — came up with to try to make…
Counterpath was founded in 2006 as a small press publisher, but since then it has expanded into much more. The nonprofit now not only publishes experimental work, but is also a physical space that sells other small press books and hosts art installations, readings, and film screenings. Tonight at 7…
This is part of a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week, saluting some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. A few weeks ago, I got a text from a friend excitedly telling me that she had come across a zine I made when…
There’s a lot more to Carré Otis’s new book than her famous ex-husband, Mickey Rourke. But he is a big part of her story. The Colorado resident and supermodel will be signing her new memoir, Beauty, Disrupted, Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Boulder Book Store. The book details everything…
When playwright Karla Jennings saw a 2008 TV interview with Sarah Palin that featured a man slaughtering turkeys in the background, she cracked up at the ridiculousness of it. And then she got inspired: Within a week, the Georgia-based writer had penned the first draft of her satirical play, Whacking…
“Anyone can write a ghost book and make it up, but when you’ve got something in your neighborhood that has a rich history and you can tie the spirits to who lived in that house, that makes your hair stand up,” says Ann Alexander Leggett, who co-authored A Haunted History…
Pay no attention to the notice on the website of L’Asie Fusion Bistro, which announces that the Asian-French fusion restaurant would be closed as of October 3. When we stopped in yesterday, the restaurant was up and running. But it’s definitely in transition. The ownership has changed, and the spot…
Chances are you’ve seen — and screamed at — some of Ed Edmunds’ work, whether you realize it or not. The artist is responsible for creating the creepy animatronics in haunted houses all over Colorado, as well as for making custom projects like set pieces for Alice Cooper. Edmunds’ Greeley…
In 1959, mastermind Rod Serling introduced television audiences to another dimension: The Twilight Zone. Now, more than half a century later, the science-fiction series with a penchant for social commentary continues to inspire parodies and adaptations, from frequent references on The Simpsons to a full-length Steven Spielberg movie. The Theater…
When Ed Edmunds was in college in Greeley in 1978, he went to a costume contest and lost to a guy wearing a mask that he had painted himself. “So I thought, well, I’ll just make a mask or a whole costume that’ll win these costume contests,” says Edmunds with…
The groundbreaking sci-fi series The Twilight Zone is still socially relevant, and it’s also inspired much social satire since it first appeared on television sets in 1959. The homage and spoofs range from many Simpsons episodes to a Melvins song to the Theater Company of Lafayette’s Return to the Twilight…
