Tucked away in the Park Hill neighborhood is Share Denver, a project from Becky Hensley of the Denver Craft Ninjas and the Colorado Bead Company’s Anne Davidson. The two craft-conscious women teamed up to open a studio space where work could be made and techniques taught by and for Denver’s…
When’s the last time you went to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science just to contemplate the dioramas or wander among the fossils and bones of Prehistoric Journey? Once you’ve been through one of the big super-shows — such as the current one, A Day in Pompeii — it…
Artist Viviane Le Courtois asked for a simple trade: cookies and tea in exchange for memories and objects from survivors of the 2013 Boulder floods. Like all of her work, Rescued Memories — which is part of The Flood Project: Rising Above & Rebuilding Boulder Through Art, opening tonight at…
Just because flash fiction is short doesn’t mean that it’s simple. “Some people think that because it’s small, it must be easier,” says Nancy Stohlman, who founded the monthly F-Bomb reading series, which specializes in fiction that falls under the four-minute mark. “Actually, it’s the opposite; it’s like painting the…
When Westword chatted with Boulder photographer James Balog many years ago, he was making waves with his bold, staged portraits of endangered species, photographs that seemed to expose their inner animal souls. By then, though, Balog had already started another chapter, photographing polar bears in their natural habitat with a…
Denver theater patriarch Henry Lowenstein — a painter and set designer in his own right, as well as a foundational pillar at the old Bonfils Theatre and the Denver Civic Theatre — came into his own creative panache and arts-supporting spirit by way of his Estonian mother, Maria. As an…
A trip across the plains over Thanksgiving reminded me how much I love Kent Haruf’s books — 1999’s Plainsong and its sequel, Eventide, at least. (Benediction, the third in the sort-of series about the fictional town of Holt, seems almost like a parody.) Haruf, who now lives in Salida, grew…
The snow is now falling on Denver’s streets, but things were more temperate last Friday when we spotted an interesting style at the Shoppe’s closing party. Freelancer Jessica Joy worked at the Shoppe, as well as Fabric Lab and Plastic Chapel, all before they had to close the doors for…
The Alamo Drafthouse has only been open for a short while, but has already become and indispensable resource for Denver-area cinephiles. Engaging with the local film and comedy scenes through events like Mile High Sci-Fi the Drafthouse supports the local creative community and provides a calendar filled with events suited to every type of film buff, from the snobbiest cineaste to the inexplicably carefree sort of person who loves singing along to musicals. Throughout December, the Alamo Drafthouse has a schedules slate of niche programming that will hold particular appeal for Westword writers by celebrating the news in cinema.
For close to twenty years, the LIDA Project, Brian Freeland’s experimental theater group, has been both a deliberately collaborative effort and the spawn of Freeland’s own unique vision, and the model has worked well for the company. Even when Freeland took a sabbatical in 2010, LIDA continued to take Freeland-style…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists
With Cars, Cards and Carbines, author Travis Heermann is aiming to bring some fun back into the world of speculative fiction. The forthcoming anthology — aiming for a December 2014 release and currently seeking funding via Kickstarter — is primed to do just that with a series of action-packed stories…
We discuss weather in this state (and on this blog) a lot. If you’ve ever made small talk with a stranger here, then you know that weather is a hot topic, especially now that Mother Nature — or global warming, depending on what you call it — has decided to…
Over the weekend, Boulder’s Avery Brewing celebrated everything Coloradan and crafty by throwing CrAft & CrAfts, an event that combined equal parts of shopping and quaffing. While shoppers browsed, Avery also tapped a special strawberry-infused Strawberry Wit Belgian-style white ale just for the occasion. Drink in these photos by Kenneth…
Beekeepers in More Than Honey.This year saw its share of incredible documentaries, but in 2013 the stand-outs are films that help flesh out the way we see the world. Below are fifteen docs we suggest seeing, from the grisly to uplifting. Click on the name of the film to read…
#29: Chris Loffelmacher Chris Loffelmacher is a guy who makes things happen and a man of grand passions; somehow, the two traits meld perfectly in his programming for the Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life series. Loffelmacher’s obsessions — everything from old movies and knitting to high fashion and everything…
This holiday season, the heathen’s tree of Denver comedy is stocked with gifts for every kind of chuckle fan. Denver and its surrounding area are blessed this December with a live paranormal podcast recording, a rare post-90s Bill Bellamy sighting, a visit from High Times 2009 Stoner of the Year, family-friendly entertainment, and Rory Scovel, whose singular comedic flair needs no further adjectives. Fortunately for people on a holiday gift-buying budget, many of these shows are free, and even the most expensive tickets are a comparatively cheap $25.
BolderLife, an organization fueled by various filmmakers, artists, actors and educators, believes that art should not be put on the back burner. And this week, it’s turning up the heat with the BolderLife festival, which showcases various talents in the film, theater, education and arts sectors in the metro area…
The Rocky Mountain Auto Show brought both classic and modern cars to the Colorado Convention Center from November 29 to December 1. The event, now in its 17th year, featured a live auction as well as dozens of auto-related vendors. We were there to capture the show. Keep reading for…
KG Karmichael has just published her new book, Breck the Floppy Eared Husky, with illustrator John Rose. Technically, the book is labeled middle grade, which means it’s for the twelve-and-under demographic. But if there’s anything The Hunger Games and Stargirl have taught us, it’s that even the most grown-up grownups…
As the world goes more and more paperless, so does the art world, too: It’s easy to post imagery online, and while coffee-table books are becoming expensive dinosaurs, exhibit catalogs are forever on the Internet. It was appropriate, then, for Philip J. Steele Gallery curator Cortney Lane Stell to document…
Brent Podosek wants to make you laugh — but he wants to get you drunk first. The local comedian’s new showcase at The Lobby every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. aims to not only share some jokes but kick the keg. Podosek is the father and host of Kick the Keg…
