The big presidential debate is tomorrow night, but political fights are breaking out all over town — on street corners, in bars. And tonight, there should be a doozy at the Fillmore Auditorium, where political heavyweights Glenn Beck and Eliot Spitzer will go head-to-head in a battle of ideas. The…
Should Aurora’s Century 16, the complex that includes the theater where thirteen people were shot to death on July 20, reopen? That’s what Cinemark, the owner, has decided to do, and when the City of Aurora posted a survey on Facebook asking what should be done with the complex, the…
“Holy shit, that was so fuckin’ radical!,” proclaims Mike Paproski, a skateboarder with a POV camera who saw Ryan Vitale, one of his fellow competitors, collide with a deer during a practice run at this weekend’s Buffalo Bill Downhill Bloodspill race on Lookout Mountain. (We posted the video this morning…
History teachers come in all shapes and sizes. Stan Ellsworth’s form just happens to be bigger, scruffier and more charismatic than most. The brawny intellectual is just one of many reasons to check out American Ride, a television series that highlights the best stories you may have missed in high…
I hit the 13th Floor over the weekend, and I can sum up the experience with this: I came, I saw, I almost whizzed my drawers. I’ve trotted through miles of haunted houses over the years, but this one is by far the scariest, trippy-est, most off-the-chain that I’ve ever…
HGTV’s All American Handyman competition tests the skills of handymen and women throughout the country, and the winner gets a development deal with the network to star in a show. This time, three of the ten contestants were from Colorado — and Aurora resident Sonne Shields, 32, was ultimately pronounced…
Temperatures have begun to drop — and so have inhibitions. It’s that ghoulishly glorious time of year: haunted house season. Westword photographer Christopher Morgan stopped by the 13th Door & Slaughterhouse on its opening night this past weekend to capture the behind-the-scenes magic of creating serial killers, zombies and haunted…
Since rent is due today, you might be foraging for food for the next few days. But you don’t have to skimp on fun! In 3 for free, we feature several weekday events that are — you guessed it — absolutely free. From spending a day wandering the Denver Botanic…
Every Friday, Robin Edwards offers a list of “10 things to do for $10 this weekend,” a roster that most recently included Running with the Gays, a vinyl swap and Occupy the Debates. But no thongs…
Denver’s best movie theater for programming, the Landmark Chez Artiste Theatre, closed today for three weeks while it undergoes a major renovation. See also: – Best Movie Theater — Programming — 2012 – Landmark Theatres buys Olde Town 14 in Arvada, doubles its Denver-area screens – Landmark Theatre employees share…
Ten of the biggest new ski and snowboard films for this season will be screening this weekend at The Meeting Snowsports Film Festival in Aspen, an annual gathering of filmmakers, athletes and fans with events at the Wheeler Opera House and Belly Up. Films from Level 1 Productions, Teton Gravity…
Fall is the perfect season to see the launch of Cartel Noir’s latest line. This Saturday, September 29 at Goldyn, the design house will showcase expertly structured garments made from a mix of Merino wool and leather, silk organza and modal. The intelligent combinations of weights and textures result in…
Peter Davison is a juggler with a difference. He is co-artistic director of the Boulder Ballet Company, where he has danced roles ranging from Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet to Herr Drosselmeyer in the annual Nutcracker, and has won the National Juggling Championship both as an individual and with his…
The programming at Black Sheep Fridays is very good at making adults feel awkward — but in the best way possible. Now in its second year, the end-of-the-week get-together at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver challenges our stuck-up, grown-up brains to play live versions of Japanese game shows, listen…
There are so many fun things to spend money on in the fall, like sweaters and butternut squash soup and fancy lattes. So why spend money on entertaining fun? Fortunately, you won’t have to this weekend, since there are many worthwhile events that cost under $10 — many of them…
This week Jenn Wohletz lamented the closing of Lollipop Gift, the Hello Kitty store that had closed, without explanation, in the Denver Pavilions. Now we’ve heard from Kenneth Chan, the owner, who provides that explanation. While the store was doing “fine,” he also owns other companies and just didn’t have…
Alongside such achievements as the aqueducts and roman numerals, the ancient people of what is now Italy made some noteworthy progress in the field of fun. In other words, they knew how to party. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is recognizing that tradition Friday, September 28 with Bacchus…
Since 2007, Design OnScreen has worked to preserve modern architecture across America by producing and presenting films focusing on unheralded architects and designers, and also curating architecture-centered film festivals around the world. And it’s fought this good fight from its headquarters in Denver, Colorado. As Design OnScreen’s Architecture + Design…
Fall is here, and weather-beating black boots have hit the streets. But while that footgear may be a staple, Jerome Maestas makes his look unique with a sensational take on accessories, including turning a necklace into a shoulder embellishment. Keep reading to learn his style mantra, which singer designed his…
Zombies have never not been cool as f*ck, but thanks to the insane popularity of The Walking Dead, anything and everything zombie is what all the cool kids are into this Halloween season, and two of Denver’s premier haunted houses are feeding some bwains into the trend with the “Undead”…
Did you miss Lady Gaga’s last tour? Don’t worry. Tonight you can catch HBO’s Lady Gaga: The Monster Ball Tour documentary that was filmed at Madison Square Garden, complete with Gaga’s many-colored wigs and famed fire-shooting bra — but without the inflated ticket price. Eden will project the film and…
There are currently two good-looking and intelligent solos at Pirate that are definitely worth a look. In the members’ gallery up front, established Denver sculptor Michael Brohman is presenting Place, with work created during a summer-long residency at the Jentel Foundation in Banner, Wyoming. This is the second time Brohman…
