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Steamboat Springs Drag Organizers Plan Even Bigger Show After Threat

By Cristian SalazarAugust 14, 2024

“Having a regular drag show here is a way for the LGBTQ community and culture to be ingrained. It’s a pure expression of our culture. It’s not watered-down.”

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Professional Skier and Ultrarunner Drew Petersen Debuts New Film in Denver

By Abigail BlissAugust 13, 2024

Drew Petersen’s near-death ski accident in 2017 caused depressive and manic episodes. In a new film, he tells how running helped make “life full” again.

A performance of Laura Conway's Lass That Has Gone

Mimesis Documentary Festival Isn’t Like Any Other Local Film Fest (and That’s a Good Thing)

By John FlathmanAugust 12, 2024

The artist-focused film festival celebrates its fifth year with screenings and installations “showcasing the infinite potential of documentary media.”

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Introducing Dateless in Denver: Essays on the Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly of Dating

By Westword StaffAugust 11, 2024

Weeks after he sharted on her lawn, he sent a photo of himself standing atop a mountain with a note: “This could be you and me but we’re both playing different games.”

actors from Phamaly Theatre Company

Phamaly Theatre Stages Bold Take on A Chorus Line for Its 35th Anniversary

By Toni TrescaAugust 9, 2024

Denver’s disability-affirming theater company will perform one of the most famous and challenging musicals at the DCPA.

Panoramic mountain views on top of grassy North Table in Golden

New Map Will Help Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fund Communities Lacking Recreation Access

By Abigail BlissAugust 9, 2024

Aurora, Colorado Springs and Denver have “disproportionately impacted communities” when it comes to outdoor-recreation access.

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Scope Out This Weekend’s Best Art Shows in Denver and Beyond

By Susan FroydAugust 8, 2024

See Miguel Osorio’s blood paintings at Leon and Rule Gallery’s farewell memorial for the late Joe Clower.

a bookstore at the corner of a street

Mutiny Information Cafe Closing Denver Location, Moving to Englewood

By Teague BohlenAugust 8, 2024

The new location in Englewood will include a basement space for concerts, co-owner Jim Norris says.

contemporary art sculpture

Country’s Largest Juried Sculpture Show Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary in Loveland

By Michael MazenkoAugust 8, 2024

“Loveland is the only show like this I do because the money stays in the community, and they just really love and support artists.”

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Venezuelan Comic Rebeca Trejo Presents Spanish Standup Acts in ¡Me Meo! Comedy Series

By Bennito L. KeltyAugust 7, 2024

“When you do comedy in your own language, we’re all in on the joke together. It kind of feels like we’re laughing together and serving as a mirror for the immigrant experience in the United States.”

man with tattoos

Permanent Memories: Denver Artist Gives an Inside Look at Tattooing in Prison

By John FlathmanAugust 7, 2024

Piper was incarcerated for twelve years, and the whole time, he tattooed. He reflects on it in his new book, American InkSlinger.

Sunset Cinema in the Denver Sculpture Park.

Denver Film Rocks Out in August (in More Ways Than One)

By John FlathmanAugust 7, 2024

Denver Film has been working overtime to make summer one of the absolute best times of the year for cinema.

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What Happened to Julia de Burgos? Denver’s First Puerto Rican Theater Company Examines Her Life

By Teague BohlenAugust 6, 2024

No one knows what happened to Julia de Burgos, the Puerto Rican poet, in the last nine days of her life. The Flamboyán Theatre is examining her life in its debut play.

Epilectra Electrifies in New Superhero Graphic Novel Series

By Teague BohlenAugust 5, 2024

Denver author Sue Seserman “transforms disabilities into superabilities.”

Let Us Play: True Colorado Character Found in the Wilds of Wash Park

Let Us Play: True Colorado Character Found in the Wilds of Wash Park

By Joe WeegAugust 4, 2024

Washington Park is celebrating its 125th birthday today with plenty of fun and games.

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Down under DZCA

The Best Things to See at the Denver Zoo

By Jack SpiegelAugust 2, 2024

Check out a new $7.8 million interactive exhibit where you can cross paths with kangaroos.

The Best First Friday Shows on Santa Fe Drive and Other Denver Art Districts

By Susan FroydAugust 2, 2024

See D’art Gallery’s fully expanded space, observe work from an artist who stayed at the Amache internment camp and get down with a hip-hop art show and concert.

drag queen Jessica L'Whor

Jessica L’Whor Is Looking for Colorado’s Next Drag Superstar

By Emily FergusonAugust 1, 2024

Filled with big prizes and “twists,” Colorado’s Next Drag Superstar competition will see drag artists performing at X Bar each Sunday until September 29.

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The Aztlan Theatre Examines Its Future: A Curtain Call or Second Act?

By Tony WhiteJuly 31, 2024

There will be a fundraising concert to support the Aztlan on Saturday, August 3.

man in beret with boy

Friends and Fellow Poets Remember Marty McGovern

By Teague BohlenJuly 31, 2024

The professor and playwright will be honored at a memorial on Friday, August 2.

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Colorado Theatre Guild Spreads the Wealth: All the 2024 Henry Award Winners

By Toni TrescaJuly 30, 2024

The shift in the award distribution this year was striking.

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a church with the sign that says Curious Theatre

Curious Theatre Is Staying Optimistic After Announcing the Sale of Its Building

By Toni TrescaJuly 30, 2024

Artistic director Jada Suzanne Dixon discusses the theater company’s plans following the announcement it was selling the building where it has resided since 1998.

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