Outdoor co-operative and national retailer REI is hanging up the “gone fishin’” sign on all of its stores on Black Friday and encouraging its employees to go take a hike instead — on the payroll. Take this as a sign to customers everywhere that it’s okay to kick back on…
In this legal weed-happy city, the evolving traditions of neo-Denver continually reveal themselves — especially during the holidays. Last year, for instance, I found myself at a marijuana-sponsored New Year’s Eve party, where nicely rolled joints sat on tables next to oversize mason jars packed with THC-infused truffles, which were…
Once the tryptophan has worn off, you’re going to want to get up, work off some calories and party all over the town — for cheap. Get into the holiday season by learning Chinese magic, dancing in sweaters and LOLing ’til you roll into Monday. Drop us a comment if…
Telluride Ski Resort officially opens today, Thanksgiving, at 9 a.m. with the Village Express, Polar Queen Express and Apex lifts all running. “See Forever and the 4,5,6 Loop will remain closed while snowmaking operations continue, so all skiers and riders will need to exit Lift 6 and Lift 5 via…
If you’re headed to Denver International Airport this holiday weekend, whether you’re picking up a traveler or flying out yourself, be sure to allow plenty of time. No, not for flight delays or long security lines. Instead, you’ll want to take a new look at the twenty-year-old airport, where the…
In a 2001 interview, producer Lee Mendelson recalled the reaction of a CBS executive who attended a screening of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” shortly before it was scheduled to premiere, on December 9, 1965: “Well, it’s in the TV Guide logs — we gotta put it on the air. Nice…
Denver’s vibrant art culture has started to generate national attention, even getting mentioned as one of the town’s key attributes on all of those “best city” lists on the Internet. Although the Mile High City still has a ways to go in comparison to international art centers, it is nonetheless…
Crested Butte opens today — and once again the resort is letting people ski free for the day. To get your free ticket, stop by the main ticket office at the Adventure Center. There will be a champagne toast at 9 a.m., which is also when the first chair heads…
Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have a lot to be thankful for this year. No, it’s not just the usual opportunity to do a DIY Turkey Day marathon (although that is always reason to be thankful), but something really special: the return of the show! Thanks to the magic of Kickstarter,…
Over the weekend, the annual Christkindl Market moved into Skyline Park for another Christmas season, bringing with it old-world European pastries and artisan breads, stunning panels of German lace, authentic German biersteins, wooden candle pyramids, hand-carved Russian Santa dolls, mulled wine in a heated tent and beer, of course, along…
Some customers can be unabashed thieves of holiday joy. There are few things that promote grotesque pain and suffering more than working a retail gig from November to January, and for those who do these customer service-oriented jobs there should be hazard pay, hazmat suits, and free liquor and weed…
Like it or not, the holidays truly arrive the day after Thanksgiving, along with a spate of Christmas plays. That means venues are bringing back traditions old (the DCPA Theatre Company’s A Christmas Carol opens November 27 in the Stage Theatre) and newer (Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company is bringing its…
Simon is thirteen years old — that confusing in-between time when most of as are struggling to find our own identities and our imaginations are at their most fluid, expansive and fantastical — and he’s a religious obsessive. He isn’t filled with love or wonder, he has no sense of…
Eldora Mountain Resort opened last Friday in the middle of a nice little snowstorm, which had residents of Boulder and Denver rejoicing, especially since going to Eldora means not having to negotiate I-70. The Cannonball/Challenge, Caribou, EZ, Indian Peaks, Little Hawk, Sundance and Sunkid lifts are all operating. More will open in the coming weeks. You can…
The big breakthrough in Legend, the latest well-crafted studio throwback from writer-director Brian Helgeland? Here, at long last, is a movie with two often incomprehensible Tom Hardy characters, sometimes muttering their Cockney curses at each other inside the same scene. Hardy plays twins, real-life gangsters who ruled London’s East End…
The heads of the City Dionysia, the Grecian playwriting competition that pitted Aeschylus against Sophocles and can be considered the original Oscars, had a rule: no original characters. Instead, the best creative minds of a generation — or, really, a millennium — exhausted themselves finding new spins on, say, Medea…
Maybe Cars and the Hot Wheels-ification of Pixar has been a good thing. Now that the storied studio has, like its rivals, puked onto our screens indifferent kid-distracting junk, its new movies come un-freighted with expectations of genius. Miserable as it was, Planes: Fire and Rescue (from corporate parent Disney…
Recent snow storms brought more than a foot of snow to Vail last week, which meant that opening day on Friday, November 20, was a powder day. Nice way to start the season. Vail kicked things off with 1,150 acres of open terrain, and celebrated the new six-passenger Avanti Express…
It’s holiday-shopping season, whether you’re ready for it or not. Fortunately, there are still places where you can avoid commercialization and proudly shop local for one-of-a-kind items, vintage finds and small-batch yummies. Get a headstart on your gift-buying at these November markets and open houses, presented in chronological order. 11) Paris…
This is a short work week, but it’s long on fun — and there are some fantastic ways to kill time without spending a dime. Check out far-out art, dig deep into addiction and get real silly at a comedy show. Drop us a comment if you know of any…
Street art beautifies Denver in a significant way, taking some of our city’s ugliest spaces — including problem graffiti walls — and transforming them into public art galleries that are respected and revered by the community. Although the street-art season will come to an end with the colder weather, the scene is…
Purgatory opens Saturday, November 21, for its fiftieth anniversary season, and the ski area is planning to have a party. There will be lawn games on the beach, plus drink specials and a DJ on the Purgy’s patio. There will also be giveaways and prizes. First chair is at 9 a.m.;…
