Three Things to Do for Free in Denver, April 3-6
April’s been treating us pretty well so far, especially when it comes to free events. This week we have inspiring art talks, sublime comedy and free beer with twist of ski.
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Reader: Gentrification Is Nothing New on the Northside
Bobby LeFebre’s new web series, Welcome to the Northside, satirizes gentrification in northwest Denver, a red-hot real estate area that got its start back in 1860 as the town of Highland. The show just debuted on March 31, but it’s already stirred up debate over that piece of Mile High turf.
Gypsy Buffalo Theatre Company Opens With Good Men and True
Sean Patrick Cassidy will be directing his first play, Good Men and True, under his new theater company, Gypsy Buffalo, at the Fort Greene bar in Globeville, on Monday, April 3, at 8pm.
Feud Has Delicious Details and Great Performances — So Why Isn’t It Better?
Life is in the details, and the remarkable yet frustrating eight-part miniseries Feud: Bette and Joan, of which four episodes have aired so far, is at its best when it captures the quiet textures of a given day: Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon), waking up at 5 a.m. on the first…
All the Best TV to Watch This Month, Women-Created-Shows Edition
This April, let us celebrate the glory of the flowers blossoming in vaginal fashion by only highlighting shows created by women. The list will be shorter than usual because Hollywood hates women, and we aren’t allowed to create magical stuff, and the world is worse off because of it. Anyways,…
The Ten Best Comedy Shows in Denver in April
Despite what the grey skies above belie, Spring has begun in earnest and dampened Denverites have reasons to hope. As per usual, the comedy scene continues to flourish, with laughter ringing from our clubs, theaters and even VFW halls.
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Queens Dress (and Undress) to Impress at the 2017 Ultimate Queen Competition
On March 24, the premiere of the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race garnered its biggest ratings ever, and here in Denver, Tracks debuted its own new season of the Ultimate Queen Competition, complete with 21 drag performers vying for thirteen glamorous spots before a packed house. The competition was fierce all around and the stakes were raised for the next battle, which is tonight, Friday, March 31.
Clever Follows Former Gang Member Gerardo Lopez’s Work With Youth
Cutting ties with the MS-13 gang proved to be harder for Gerardo Lopez than leaving his home town of Los Angeles.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for Under $10 (Six Free), March 31-April 2
April Fool’s Day is on Saturday, so brace yourself for pranks. In the meantime, check out these events for an entertaining weekend. We’re breaking, we’re laughing and most importantly, we’re learning all the fun things.
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NEA Launches Art Therapy for Veterans at Fort Carson as Trump Slashes Budget
The National Endowment for the Arts, which is a pet target of Republicans eager to slash big government, announced this week it is establishing a Creative Forces: Military Healing Arts Network clinical site at Fort Carson, in Colorado Springs.
Avatar Movement Celebrates Ten Years of DIY Dance With Fern Gully
Avatar Movement may not be as big of a name as Colorado Ballet, but it is just as much of a vital force in the Denver arts community, commanding a presence through a DIY philosophy.
Xicanindie Film Fest Director Daniel Salazar’s Picks for 2017
Daniel Salazar and the whole team at Su Teatro work all year long to pull together a selection of films with Latino themes that also speak to strength in community for the group’s annual XicanIndie Film Fest. Evoking the sociopolitical mud that holds people together has always been a bottom-line…
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100 Colorado Creatives 3.0: Jill Mustoffa
Photographer, animal lover, collector, Denver Punk Scene archivist, caregiver and person of the world, Jill Mustoffa favors shots of neon signs and runaway grocery carts from behind the lens and is handy with tools as a home-restoration whiz.
Review: Chinglish Has Good Intentions, but the Results Fall Flat
Chinglish, a play about an American businessman struggling to win a commission in China, has good intentions. So does this Aurora Fox production. But sadly, the show isn’t very good.
Meet Denver’s Newest Theater Troupe: Benchmark Theatre Company
“Why does Denver need one more theater company right now?” asked Rachel Bouchard, while talking about Benchmark Theatre Company’s inaugural full-scale production, the sci-fi crime-drama, The Nether, which launches Friday, March 31.
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Hollywood at War: Five Came Back Illuminates the Art and Fate of Great Directors in WWII
Unpromisingly, Five Came Back, a series that surveys the military service of Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, George Stevens and William Wyler — who cut off their Hollywood careers to serve in the Second World War and were thereafter irrevocably changed both in profession and in life — opens…
In The Discovery, Robert Redford Finds Heaven, So Everyone Starts Killing Themselves
The premise for Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery is so simple and poetic that it’s hard to believe it hasn’t been done before: A scientist discovers definitive proof of an afterlife, and the world responds with mass suicides. McDowell, who scored a sleeper hit with The One I Love — which…
Elitch Gardens Wants to Give You a Wedgie!
Who likes a wedgie? Apparently the brains behind Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park’s new ride, the, get this, Mega Wedgie.
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Atown Art Gallery Invites Stapleton Community to Hop Over to North Aurora
As new businesses continue to roll out at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora, the little town of curated retail, restaurants and services under one roof, looks more than promising.
Review: Disenchanted Casts a Spell at BDT Stage
Disenchanted, which satirizes the cultural assumptions, historical distortions and masculine obtuseness behind the perfect Disney princess image in a series of tuneful, lively and often very funny songs, is a delightful way to spend an evening.
In His Blood: The Blackcoat’s Daughter‘s Oz Perkins on Crafting His Standout Horror Films
The Blackcoat’s Daughter is available on demand. I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House streams on Netflix. When writer/director Osgood “Oz” Perkins asked his musician brother Elvis to score his first film — a demonic-possession horror pic starring Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton and Emma Roberts called The…
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New Five Points Gallery Rare Tempo Opens With Naughty April Fool’s Art
In the heart of Five Points, Denver’s Historic black neighborhood, spaces and faces have been changing rapidly over the past decade. While art galleries have blossomed in nearby RiNo, Welton Street has been slower to develop — at least when it comes to new arts organizations. No longer. Enter Rare…