Whether you want to travel to the early-1930s glamour of Josef von Sternberg’s Blonde Venus, celebrate the music of Amy Winehouse, or enter into an artistic exploration of an empty room, there are plenty of ways to escape the reality of dreary Denver this week. And these three are completely…
Spend your money on an umbrella so that you can get out and enjoy some bargain entertainment in Denver this weekend. From drag bingo with the Denver Cycle Sluts to an art-themed yoga class set to live music, there’s plenty to do this weekend — indoors and out. (For outdoor…
What helped Rebecca Rosen out of her deep depression wasn’t Zoloft or visits to a therapist. It was guidance from her dead grandmother. The then-college student prayed for help and started communicating with the beyond, which led her to write her first book and heal herself. Since then, Rosen has…
There’s something about celluloid that captures things no other medium can, explains Christopher May. So when he started noticing film festivals getting rid of their 16 mm projection, he decided to found the International Experimental Cinema Exposition, aka TIE. Along with experimental filmmaking icon Stan Brakhage, May started TIE in…
One reliable means of free entertainment, as Jimmy Stewart discovers in the 1954 film Rear Window, is to spy on your neighbors. But you won’t have to resort to such voyeuristic methods this week to have fun. Instead, you can watch a screening of the Hitchcock classic, catch theater previews…
Since the beginning of his career, Dave Coulier has worked in the realm of family-friendly comedy. His first major television role was in 1984, hosting Nickelodeon’s children’s sketch-comedy show Out of Control, where he became known for his goofy voices and the catch phrase “Cut it out.” He took that…
August is over, but the fun isn’t. This weekend is full of inexpensive entertainment in and around Denver — if you know where to find it. And we’re here to be your (free) guides. The following ten events each under $10 include everything from a night of Stick N Poke…
Andy O’Leary grew up on radio. As a kid, he holed up and listened to music and old-timey variety shows; now, as an adult, he’s translating his love of the theater of the mind to the stage. Inspired by Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, the host of KUVO’s Sunday-night…
Hopping on Salon Romantik’s tour bus tonight will take you on a very different sightseeing adventure than you’d have on your typical tourist van or party bus. Fear & Prophets, the newest avant-garde performance from Control Group Productions — and the third in Salon Romantik’s series exploring romanticism — offers…
The free Labor Day fun is over, but you can still fill your week with aliens, art and poetry — all without emptying your wallet. If you know of more worthy free events, post information on them in the comments section below, and visit the online Westword calendar for a…
There’s plenty to do this three-day weekend that won’t have you spending all those hard-earned dollars. Celebrate Labor Day with a poolside concert and comedy show, jello wrestling, free yoga and lots more. See the Westword calendar for a full roster of Labor Day happenings, and share more cheap fun…
The end of the world as we know it may come quickly. According to performance artist Rob Andrews, the apocalypse might even begin this Sunday. The artist’s previous pieces have involved everything from washing people’s feet for twelve hours in a marketplace in Macedonia to carrying a door from Coney…
“As a civilization, we’re reaching a transitional moment. It doesn’t necessarily mean doom and gloom and apocalypse and everyone’s gonna die…but I don’t know,” says Brooklyn performance artist Rob Andrews, whose newest piece, End of Empire, seeks to create a catalyst for the end times. Andrews has created a sculpture…
If seeing all the students heading back to school has you longing for fresh notebooks and classroom walls, you can satisfy that desire for education without heavy tuition costs. Whether you want to hear about astrobiology from professors at the Deer Pile, take a tour to find out more about…
There’s still a month of summer on the calendar, but seasonal activities are winding down. Still, there’s plenty of fun to be had this weekend, everything from the last films in two outdoor movie series to the closing party for Andrew Novick’s blood-themed photography show. And not only is the…
Though Charles Manson has been in prison for more than forty years, the gruesome murders that he instructed his cult-like commune to commit still haunt the American psyche. Jeff Guinn’s new book, Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson, offers fresh insight into the criminal sociopath’s mind gleaned through…
While researching his new book on Charles Manson, Jeff Guinn was surprised to learn that the criminal sociopath’s explanation for the Tate-LaBianca murders, which he instructed his “family” of followers to commit, was nothing new. Through interviews with new sources, including Manson’s sister and cousin, Guinn discovered that even as…
Sometimes the best things in life really are free. From looking at dinosaur bones at the Museum of Nature & Science to learning about fungi to enjoying a music and art festival, you have plenty of fun, free entertainment options this week. For more activities, visit the online Westword calendar,…
Festival season is in full swing, with a wide variety of outdoor celebrations this weekend. From Chipotle’s Cultivate Festival to the annual Lafayette Peach Fest, you have endless opportunities to enjoy both great weather and great entertainment — for bargain prices. And if crowds and meat on a stick aren’t…
Affordable long-term housing in the heart of LoDo is unusual enough. But tonight, the lobby of the Barth Hotel will be transformed into the set of Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. The play, directed by Denver acting coach Ashlee Temple, follows the relationship of six Southern women — played by an…
When fashion designer Stephanie Ohnmacht visited the Clyfford Still Museum, she immediately began envisioning ways to incorporate the artist’s work into her own. What emerged is Stephanie O. Designs’ Spring 2014 collection, which features a series of clothing items — from dresses to a sheer Georgette chiffon blouse — that…
When Ann Bolinger-McQuade went to get a mammogram in 1986, she wasn’t prompted by her doctor or any signals from the rational world. She was prompted by pure intuition, which turned out to be correct: She had breast cancer. Due to early detection, though, the cancer was treatable. Bolinger-McQuade’s new…
