Literary events aren’t always book-signings and they don’t always happen in book stores. This week you can get your fill of Chicano poetry and theater at two concurrent festivals in Denver or be inspired by an Iranian immigrant’s transformational words. Wordfest Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center April 20…
Dinner and a movie? Why not make your next night out dinner at a movie! Not only does metro Denver have a wide array of movie theaters offering everything from French films to the latest blockbuster, those theaters have increasingly interesting gastro delights to supplement your cinematic sampling. You can…
There’s more than pot in Denver this week. For starters, there are plants — and there will be Earth Day events all over town, including a free celebration in Civic Center Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. But free events are popping up all around Denver, with…
Simon Amstell is a comedian and television personality who’s honed his craft over years in the public eye. Stateside, Amstell is mostly recognized for his standup, having performed sets on Conan, The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. In his native U.K., however, Amstell is a household name…
This weekend in Denver galleries, you can travel around the globe to South Africa with a passport, visit an unromantic animal world or — dude! —prepare for 4/20 with a show of out-of-this-world blown-glass sculpture. Boom! Here’s where to feast your eyes on artwork from all walks of life. Susanne…
It sounds glib, if not cynical, to say that “every day is Earth Day,” (which falls on April 22), especially as public interest in the environment seems to have waned despite the mounting threat of ecological degradation, or even outright catastrophe. But, it’s true: every day is an individual and…
Set foot in Fifty Two ‘80s, winner of 2015’s Best Of Denver award for Best Place To Reclaim Your ‘80s Nostalgia, you may experience an explosive wave of memories akin to the force of Marty McFly and his DeLorean shooting through decades of time. This small South Broadway shop is…
For the next week at least, Chris Charpentier is one of the best joke writers in town. After that, he’ll move to Los Angeles where he’ll be one of the best joke writers in that town. A founding member of the Fine Gentleman’s Club, Charpentier is widely known to delight…
We spotted plenty of bohemian-chic fashions outside the Ting Tings concert at the Gothic Theater on April 1, and chatted with four ladies who were looking fly as the British pop-punk duo finished its set. Keep reading to learn their style inspirations and how they selected outfits for their night…
The annual 4/20 celebration missed the weekend by only one day this year, but it’s probably not going to keep anyone from partaking in a toke here and there. Whether you do or not, we have a diverse list of events this week, from artisan flea markets, 1990s nostalgia or…
It was back in 1998 that Denver’s flea-market renaissance began with the Ballpark Market, which brought its European-style ambience to Larimer Street near Coors Field. Since then, we’ve had markets hawking antiques and geegaws under viaducts and car-boot sales in parking lots and, eventually, a new, tenacious brand of flea…
The Avengers: Age of Ultron release date is now just a touch over two weeks away, and the hype is building to a fever pitch. By this I mean that nearly every surprise, reveal and “good part” of the movie has been spoiled. Not by reckless, craven fanboys in league…
Editor’s note: Indie Design Blogger Jeanne Connolly loves to see how creative people put their houses together. In this series, she’ll be sharing some of her favorite homes, by taking us inside the unique private spaces of metro Denver and beyond. Prepare to have Artist, Marie M. Vlasic and Musician/Composer,…
For his first endeavor as a playwright, poet, actor and activist, Bobby LeFebre wanted to tackle a sensitive subject that hit close to home: the changing face of the Denver neighborhood in which he grew up. In Northside, LeFebre explores the complex issues facing new and old residents in a…
A clothesline on which tops and bras are hung spans the stage. Other than that, the set consists of four shrouded forms that are eventually unshrouded to reveal four middle-aged people sitting in boxes — if you consider Buntport Theater Company’s Brian Colonna, Erin Rollman, Hannah Duggan and Erik Edborg…
In 1965, hot on the heels of the emergence of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and the new wave of pop art, a lively group of artists assembled in Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center like a brushed and stained version of the Avengers. They called themselves the Hairy Who and…
More than a decade ago, while he was at Houston’s FotoFest, photographer Mark Sink decided that he wanted to do something similar here. So in 2004, he created Denver’s Month of Photography, a series of exhibits and events that runs from mid-March through April. Initially an annual, it’s now a…
Fourteen-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is one busy kid, what with having to save the world and all. As youth spokesman for Earth Guardians, a worldwide environmental nonprofit founded by his mother, Tamara Roske-Martinez, the eco-savant speaks at TED talks, writes and delivers raps against fracking, choreographs hip-hop dances and travels the…
Denver street art never sleeps, but it does hibernate during the winter. Now that spring is here, you can see new murals all over town — just in time for the International Art Materials Association convention at the Colorado Convention Center that opens today and runs through April 17. Some…
In Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, the Zellner Brothers — David and Nathan — offer a haunting meditation on the relationship between truth and fiction, and between desire and belief. Based on an urban legend about a Japanese woman who died looking for the cash hidden at the end of the…
A rock musical with a biblical theme? It’s been done, of course. But The 12, a world premiere at the Denver Center Theatre, takes a very different approach from that of Jesus Christ Superstar or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It explores the emotional reactions of the disciples who…
When I first stumbled across the TEDxRino website, I was confused — or maybe annoyed is a more realistic way to describe it. A friend had posted a video on Facebook that was essentially a slick commercial for the RiNo area in north Denver, starring a bunch of artists and…
