While strolling along the 16th Street Mall, you might have noticed a female mime making balloon animals or playing the violin, eye-catching in monochromatic black and white outfits and theatrical makeup. She’s Mikki Von Weber — aka Mikki the Mime. Born and raised in Denver, Von Weber is a whiz at pantomime, magic,…
The air is full of holiday spirit — both good and evil. This weekend you can celebrate the Krampus and dance in your retro ski suit — or simply improv your way through the next couple days. Our ten favorite events follow; check the Westword calendar for even more fun…
At the Collector’s Choice fundraiser on Thursday, December 8, at the Denver Art Museum, director Christoph Heinrich formally announced that the museum would undertake a more than $150 million rehab of the North Building. He also revealed that husband-and-wife benefactors J. Landis Martin and Sharon Martin had pledged to contribute…
The holidays are a time of giving — and looking good. You can get a head start on both at fashion events around Denver in December, where you can shop for loved ones or pick up something new for yourself. Here are the ten best fashion events in Denver this…
Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol, now playing at Miners Alley, walks the line between comedy and moments of real pathos. Barlow is the author of the Tony-winning The 39 Steps, a send-up of Hitchcock that’s also an homage, and his witty Christmas Carol script is fairly faithful to the…
Tracy Jones joined Colorado Ballet during the 2012-’13 season. In 2013, the native of Ireland was named one of Pointe Magazine’s ten corps de ballet dancers to watch. She is certainly an eye-catcher on the stage, with flawless technique and a flair that ensures she will have a lengthy career…
Through the holidays, Walker Fine Art is presenting Juxtaposed, a group show with an unusual mix of styles: It includes a fairly cogent collection of abstract work by five artists — and works by a single contemporary realist set improbably in their midst. The abstract pieces begin in the double-height…
One reason why Isabelle Huppert makes suffering so compelling onscreen is her sheer … well, “unflappability” isn’t quite the right word. It’s a kind of ironic distance, perhaps: The actress can convey curiosity, bewilderment and coolness all at once, even as she deals with the most agonizing of circumstances. But…
If you’re having a hard time girding for holiday shopping this year, you’re not alone. The weather’s been weird and so are the politics, and it’s hard to turn your thoughts to trimming the tree and filling the space beneath it when nothing feels quite right. Here’s a secret…
Despite enduring a lifetime’s worth of adversity in a few short months, Tig Notaro has remained indefatigably prolific and unfailingly hilarious throughout her struggles with health, heartbreak and loss. Since releasing the instant-classic album Live, Notaro has worked ceaselessly; she was the focus of the heart-wrenching documentary Tig, performed shirtless…
On December 10 and 17, walk into another dimension via an immersive art exhibit that seduces the five senses.
Miss Sloane opens with a clever gambit: Jessica Chastain’s face fills the screen in a tight close-up as she talks about strategy, breaking the fourth wall. From its opening minutes, the audience is put at the mercy of a charismatic figure and forced to piece together what she might represent…
Look, Shia LaBeouf was approximately the 27th worst thing in that last Indiana Jones movie, and his intense-yet-distracted turns in the Transformers series aren’t legit strikes against him. Would you have turned down all that money to be posed by Michael Bay for a couple months every few years? Now,…
It’s December, which means it’s time to curl up in front of the TV in a fetal position and pray for 2017. Since this year has been Satan’s masturbatory fantasy, we deserve to glue our eyelids open and soak in the sweet, sweet escapism. And on January 1st, fortified by…
Author Chris Meehan has been wandering around the wilderness since he was four. On Thursday, December 8, he’ll find himself at Baker Wine & Spirits, 440 Broadway, at a whiskey-tasting and book signing for his new guide, Climbing Colorado’s Fourteeners: From the Easiest Hikes to the Most Challenging Climbs. We…
#44: Ron Doyle For a guy who’s built a freelance business at home, Ron Doyle still spreads himself around town, whether he’s co-hosting and producing the Denver wing of The Narrators, a live show and podcast for which local creatives weave personal stories around a monthly theme, or pulling strings…
Whether you’re into comedy, food and beer tastings, cannabis, history, or checking out new venues in town, this week’s 21 best events have you covered.
I’ve seen many productions of A Christmas Carol over the years, most of them pleasant in a Hallmark card sort of way, none of them memorable. So I’m trying to figure out just what makes this year’s A Christmas Carol, an annual offering at the Denver Center for the Performing…
For gamers, Tokyo’s Akihabara district is a kind of promised land. Located in the heart of the Japanese capital, “Electric City” is a neon enclave of all things geeky, home to seven-story arcades, maid cafes and stores selling everything from retro consoles to computer parts. “There’s big game stores, there’s…
“Get a Room.” That’s what Hannah Thollot titled this photograph of her parents smooching, which has been chosen as the top awkward family photo in Colorado. “We were taking family photos before I left for college,” remembers Thollot, “It was August 2014. They were taken in Masonville, Colorado, by Ali…
The annual Parade of Lights lit up the streets of Denver this past weekend, a traffic-snarling tradition that delights even the biggest Scrooges. The parade featured lowrider cars, balloons, decorated horses and trash trucks and a special appearance from Santa himself. It all ended up at the Denver City &…
Colorado Gives day is on December 6, so after you contribute, go full circle and revel in these free events. Were hanging with comics, fake superheroes and queens. For even more check out the Westword calendar. Tales from the Road: Volume 1 Ratio Beerworks 8 p.m. Tuesday, free This little…
