American Sniper notwithstanding, the first fresh multiplex trend to emerge in 2015 is Old White Dudes Learning to Share Their World. First came Kevin Costner in the sour Black or White, playing a coot who discovers that black folks love their kids, too, even in South Los Angeles. Then, in…
Cells phones have taken over. We use our phones everywhere — in the car, on the toilet, while we wait in line for coffee or groceries. We even use them in the sacred space of our bedrooms, in our beds, when we are supposed to be sleeping. We’re shameless about…
At first glance, Sharon Feder’s work seems to focus on sweeping, modern landscapes; train tracks and abandoned buildings fill massive canvases, alongside other familiar structures from Denver’s not-so-distant agricultural and commercial past. But she sees the paintings a little differently. “The reason I began painting buildings was because I had…
There’s always a cost to not knowing what you’re doing. You can watch all the YouTube videos and read all the books in the world — but in the end, you’re still bound to make mistakes. And this is precisely why I’m so thankful that Victoria Salvador is in my…
On February 21, Artopia will take over City Hall on Broadway, filling the club with the exhibits by Denver artists, a runway show featuring work by some of the city’s top designers and performances by local bands. Among the entertainers: The dancers of Bboy Factory, a Denver studio founded to…
Loveland residents headed into the Sweetheart City’s streets this past weekend to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a blast of winter fun at the Fire and Ice Festival, an outdoor hoedown with ice sculptors, a heavy-duty snow-vehicle show, carriage rides, live music, marshmallow roasting and, to top it all off, a…
Counterpath Press is more than just a press. In addition to publishing experimental poetry and prose, the 2013 Westword MasterMInd award-winner also hosts readings, performances and lectures. It serves as a gallery space for visual and audio material as well, and carries books from like-minded small presses across the country…
Westword’s Artopia now includes Whiteout, our annual fashion show. In advance of this year’s art extravaganza, which is going down on February 21 at City Hall, we checked in with the seven designers and boutiques that will be part of the Alice in Wonderland-themed Whiteout to ask what they have…
Ophira Eisenberg is one of the most prolific comedians on the current scene — doing stand-up gigs and television appearances, hosting the NPR trivia show Ask Me Another and performing with storytelling show The Moth in both its New York residency and on tour. Her sharp and quick wit and…
Westword’s Artopia now includes Whiteout, our annual fashion show. In advance of this year’s art extravaganza, which is coming down on February 21 at City Hall, we checked in with the seven designers and boutiques that will be part of the Alice in Wonderland-themed Whiteout to ask what they have…
Paint the town read! This week’s literary picks include two offbeat books about history and a supreme foodie memoir introduced over a five-course wine dinner. Keep reading for the delicious details. Joel Christian Gill, Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History Tattered Cover LoDo 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 18…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. TeJay Mora’s art appears, well, just about everywhere. That’s because this quirky…
After tackling the life of a young Abraham Lincoln for his first graphic novel, Denver cartoonist Noah Van Sciver turned to a more accessible, but no less dramatic, subject for his follow-up: the modern American working class. In Saint Cole, Van Sciver explores the plight of the average man raising…
Local tattoo artist Rene Cordero got a big boost from the Internet recently, thanks to his rendition of the Super Bowl’s biggest star, Left Shark” He drew this tattoo on his friend Matty Clark, part-owner of the Hi-Dive; Clark’s nickname is Matty Shark, and the piece now graces his ankle…
Although the official holiday is today, this is also Mardi Gras week, which calls for some real celebration. So we’re going to let the good times roll as we to kill some brain cells, take a look at our bodies and mark a reason to wear a tuxedo — or…
Valentine’s Day hits tomorrow. If you’re single in the Mile High City and looking to couple up this weekend, you probably spent the past few days buffing up your online dating profile. When you decide to troll TInder this weekend, here’s what you’re bound to find in Denver. 5. The…
This week’s openings include recent work from Colorado legend Clark Richert and a former student, an emerging artist solo in a living room, and a curatorial takeover at David B. Smith Gallery. You don’t have to wait until First Friday to see new art; keep reading for the details. Matthew…
When you’re different from others based on who you love, you spend a lot of time thinking about Valentine’s Day and what you’re going to do to celebrate it like a gay rock star. But if you’re still thinking about it now, you’ve waited too long — most of February…
“I’m a stage animal,” confides soprano Angela Brown, who moves from brassy to coy to hilarious in the course of a minute’s chat. She’s the powerful and eloquent exponent of opera, on evangelical course to charm and disarm you. Her one-woman concert, “Opera . . . from a Sistah’s Point…
Los Angeles native Mehry Eslamina is a professional actress who’s lived in Denver long enough to call herself “a Denver gal.” She’s currently in <em>Appoggiatura</em> at the Ricketson Theatre. We spotted her outside the Denver Performing Arts Complex, rocking a furry Betsy Johnson jacket, and stopped to chat with Eslamina about…
Sport is a natural metaphor for war. Two sides in two colors face each other on a field, each with their pride and their physical safety at risk. Their leaders scheme plans of attack, drawing arrows toward the enemy’s flank. And backing the teams in the stands — or, more…
Denver’s comedy scene is never far from booze. Pretty much every night of the week, in bars across the city, a young comic takes the stage, microphone in one hand, half-full pint of beer in the other. Comic Steve Vanderploeg has closed the gap between comedy and beer by starting…
