“People often say to me, ‘You love film so much and take it so seriously — how can you love musicals?’” says William Morris, curator of this month’s The Reclamation of the Musical or How to Stop Worrying and Love the Dance film series. Morris believes you can do both…
“Ullr Fest celebrates everything snow,” notes festival spokeswoman Rachel Zerowin, “and fat bikes have been seen in Breckenridge and all over the state this winter.” Fat bikes are the ones with enormous tires that you can ride in the snow, and this year, Ullr Fest planners added a Fat Bike…
You can teach an old dogie new tricks: The 109th annual National Western Stock Show kicks off today with its first-ever barbecue competition, the National Western BBQ Throwdown. It’s a Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned event at which forty teams comprising the world’s elite barbecue contestants — the majority of them…
No one will complain tonight when Buntport Theater brings back one of its greatest hits — 2012’s clever Tommy Lee Jones Goes to Opera Alone, in which four actors animate an intricate life-sized Tommy Lee Jones puppet that they built and brought to life with help from woodworker Kagen Schaefer…
Now in its sixth year, Ice Cube Gallery’s annual Icebreaker show has become a tradition, albeit a functional one: Not only is the national juried exhibition an important fundraiser for the co-op, but it also affords gallery members a good look at potential additions to their ranks. “We try to…
Laura Norman is an actors’ actor who’s been on the theater scene for years, but hasn’t made much of a public splash. In his recent True West Awards, arts journalist John Moore called her “the best local actor you hardly ever get to see.” Perhaps that’s because she’s quietly self-effacing…
We all understand the idea of 3D: When you wear funny glasses, it looks like something is jumping off the screen at you. But the Downtown Aquarium is taking the concept one step beyond, with its new 4D theater. Along with the 3D glasses, movie-goers are treated to smells, splashes…
The Denver Broncos spent $30 million last spring to sign defensive end DeMarcus Ware, one of the best defensive players in the NFL, as a way to send a message to the rest of the league and to help the team get back to the Super Bowl in 2015. Denver…
New year, new seasons: Local theater companies are kicking off 2015 with glittering reruns, romantic comedies and repertory fare, among other things. Here are four of the noteworthy openings this weekend. See also: Charles Ives Take Me Home…
Desert Light William Havu Gallery 1040 Cherokee Street New Mexico’s modern art history is intertwined with Colorado’s, if only because so many artists from each state show their work in the other — and it’s been this way for decades. A case in point is Sam Scott: Desert Light, a…
Get ready for The Moth Radio Hour meets Trailer Park Boys. After a successful stop in Trinidad last month, when it filled councilwoman Pat Fletcher’s house with off-color humor, Swearfest is coming to Denver this weekend. Swearfest is “storytelling at its best,” says Scott Mastro, aka Tender Bastard, who stages…
The last decade of film programming in Denver has done wonders to fill the gaps in any cineaste’s lexicon. And with the 2013 arrival of the Alamo Drafthouse in Littleton, with its focus not only on first-run films but special repertory programming as well, many underrepresented genres have returned to…
New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. Resolutions are better than presents to me: I love to make them, and I love to hear about other people’s plans for the coming months and champion them along the way. Like many people, getting in better shape was on my list for…
With the bad weather and the holidays, progress on the tiny house has ground to a halt. The cold has me thinking about this past summer, when the garage door to the studio was open to the neighborhood and we were working on the tiny house constantly. Passersby would stop…
#42: Heather Dalton As executive producer for Colorado Public Television, Heather Dalton brings local stars and stories to life with shows like Sounds on 29th and Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir Live & Local, which turn an intimate spotlight on the Denver music scene, as well as such projects as Neal…
For women, the shopping options in Denver can seem overwhelming — but that’s a good thing. Who doesn’t like to look in their closet and see choices? From Cherry Creek to LoHi to RiNo to South Broadway, this city is one walk-in closet filled with big stores and charming little…
Adam Stone, a 2014 Westword MasterMind who often works under the moniker of Screw Tooth, has less than one week left on his indiegogo campaign to raise money for 2015 projects. And he has a lot on his (lower) plate. See also: Buntport Theater Revives an Audience Favorite About Tommy…
For the first time since 1991, Elitch Gardens Theater will be showcasing live performances. For the weekend of August 20-22, six original works that will be performed by Denver theater professionals in the New Works Festival. “The goal of the festival is to discover strong stories and foster them from…
By popular demand, Buntport Theater Company is bringing back Tommy Lee Jones Goes to Opera Alone after two years off the stage. Like every Buntport production, this show was a collaborative creation by all six members of the company. The idea for the show was inspired by a sighting of…
It’s the post-holiday dead of winter, when you never know when you’re going to wake up to a half-foot of snow. So this is a good time to work your way through the pile of books by your bed. But make a resolution to get outside, too, because this week’s…
The new year has arrived and whether your resolutions include saving money, getting fit or experiencing new things, we’ve got you covered. This week we’re doing yoga, learning about musical films from around the world and listening to some good music — all for free. For more entertainment opportunities, check…
We found many fashionable men on the streets of Denver in 2014, on their way to work, school or a bar. Keep reading to see our ten best men’s street-style looks from the past year. See also: The Ten Best Womenswear Looks in Denver in 2014…
