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.
Jeff Trujillo has been with the Colorado Aids project for almost six years. He started as the event coordinator for AIDS Walk Colorado, and when he took over the reins of other failing fundraising programs he decided that it was time to start fresh. The result was the Red Ball,…
Whovians are desperately loyal, and they have been for fifty years, ever since William Hartnell first hit the BBC as the original Doctor Who. Ten doctors later, with British actor Peter Capaldi set to become the twelfth Doctor beginning with this year’s Christmas special, the push to the future began…
In October I was booked for a one-night performance gig showcasing a Weeping Angel costume for multimedia artist Jenny Shumaker at a Denver RAW Artists event, dedicated to supporting emerging local artists. Based on an award-winning 2007 Doctor Who episode, “Blink,” the costume came with a fan base — which…
We all love Christmas. And we all hate Christmas. For the side of us that bitterly embraces the latter, David Sedaris’s The SantaLand Diaries essay is the ideal method for steeping in your own Scroogeness. Chronicling the true story of Sedaris’s move to New York, where he becomes depressed and…
On the heels of his dual reading with Lena Dunham in New York and a sold-out show in Denver last Monday, David Sedaris lit up the Paramount Theatre yesterday afternoon with his comfort-food storytelling style. Delivering stories from last summer’s’ Lets Explore Diabetes With Owls, as well as his recent…
Even as the weather gets colder, fashionable Denverites do not keep their style under wraps. We recently spotted the energetic menswear of musician Traveon Rippetoe, who takes fashion cues from the 1990s. Continue reading to learn where he shops, why the ’90s mean so much to him, and his style…
Rhonda Brown got the kind of reviews actors dream about for her work in last year’s one-woman play Red Hot Patriot: the Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, and the production won a Best of Denver 2013 award for Best Political Theater. Produced and directed by Brian Freeland, it sold out…
You can only sit inside and watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving so many times without losing your mind. Fortunately, there are plenty of other things to do in Denver this week that won’t cost you a dime. Chill out with yoga, try your luck at drag-queen bingo, and catch a…
It was a hairy morning for runners at Stapleton Central Park on Saturday, but not because of the cold: The crowds who showed up at the Mustache Dache to raise funds and awareness for the men’s-health charity known as Movember donned facial hair both real and fake, and a good…
If you need something to be thankful for, how about a free screening of the biggest anime of all? The Alamo Drafthouse is bringing Akira to its screen for a special 25th anniversary showing on Monday, November 25, offering anime fans new and old a chance to see the feted…
Gamers celebrated the launch of Microsoft’s next-gen game console with a launch party and Killer Instinct tournament at the Microsoft Store in Lone Tree last night. See also: PS4 and Xbox One are here (and I don’t care)…
There’s nothing like a fresh dusting of snow to inaugurate a new ski and snowboard season: both Vail and Eldora are celebrating opening day today, just as Front Range shredders now have snow — and the need for new snow tires — very much on the brain. See also: The…
What’s the must-have accessory this season? Tickets to the second annual Westword Whiteout Fashion Show, set for Thursday, January 30 at the McNichols Building in Civic Center Park. And this is your chance to snag those must-have tickets. See also: 2013 Whiteout Fashion Show through Instagram…
The Day of the Doctor is upon us, and it has been fifty years in the making. The longest-running sci-fi series in television history, Doctor Who is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a cinematic event that will screen in theaters across the country, including nineteen theaters in Colorado on Monday,…
Dance concerts might not be the hottest tickets in town, but the metro area has plenty of companies with stamina, including the long-lived Kim Robards Dance, which is experiencing a growth spurt since relocating to the Aurora Cultural Art District on East Colfax Avenue. And Robards will demonstrate what leaps…
Don’t let the snow keep you inside this weekend. There are plenty of great events to lure you out of the cozy comfort of your home, from a comedy show with free pizza to a Doctor Who dance party. And get this: All of these events are under $10, and…
With the pricey switch from 35mm projection systems to Digital Cinema Projection on the horizon, small-town movie theaters face a crisis. As of 2014, the majority of new films as well as re-releases coming out of Hollywood will no longer be produced on 35mm, and the equipment needed to show…
This year, why not think outside the ubiquitous and well-wrapped gift box and plan a holiday party your friends will never forget? Here are ten unexpected places to throw a surprisingly great bash. See also: Dear Stoner: Can we light up at parties now?…
In 2010, Adam Lerner was presented with what looked like a collection of pieces from the Russian Avant-Garde masters. Though the origin of the works was unverified, he showed them anyway — a potentially career-shattering move for Lerner, who had recently taken the position of director at the Museum of…
Poet and conceptual writer Robert Fitterman tackles a heavy topic in his latest work, Holocaust Museum, a recontextualization of captions for photographs displayed in the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Fitterman sees modern poetry moving toward appropriation as a means to critique and create conversation around a…
It’s hard to imagine there’s room, much less a genuine need, for another cop show on television. You’ve got whole families of your CSIs, your NCISs, hell, there’s even a Law and Order or two still chugging along, isn’t there? Throw in the single-show franchises — Castle, Hawaii Five-O, Blue…
