Arts & Culture

These days, nearly every DJ wears the hat of producer, too, but electronic musicians who are as comfortable in the studio as they are controlling the dance floor are few and far between. The legendary Pete Moss is one; his music has been written up in all of the major…

Denver Comic Con is hyping its upcoming summer festivities by collaborating with Space Creators for a Second Saturday Denver Comic Con Art and Comic Walk tonight at Wazee Union. “We liked the idea of making a mash-up for this event: a comic-book festival meets artwalk to create a comic artwalk,”…

After eight years of revving up snowmobile charity events around the country, Michigan-based nonprofit Pink Ribbon Riders is bringing its first annual Snow Run to Colorado this weekend at Winding River Resort in Grand Lake. The two-day event, which supports breast cancer patients, kicks off tonight with a casual ride,…

As winter holds on, spring gardening feels a season away. But those who grow plants from seed can get their hands dirty while it’s still cold outside. Growing food from seed is cheaper, greener and more fun than simply sticking sprouted plants into the ground. It’s also more challenging, as…

Have a gorgeous handbag or a pair of designer shoes you love to death but can’t ever seem to find the right outfit for? Tonight’s And Then She Saved Accessories Swap is here to help. And organizers Anna Newell-Jones and Tran Wills are stepping up the game with a call…

Forget tulips: The new harbingers of spring in Denver are big red bikes. The B-cycle program will return for its third year tomorrow. But Denver Bike Sharing, the nonprofit that operates the program, wants you to help distribute some of the organization’s 520 bikes today at the 2012 Launch Party…

If Boulder is the “foodiest” town in the country — a declaration made by Bon Appetit magazine — then can its cocktail scene be far behind? You’ll have the opportunity to judge for yourself tonight, when bar stars from Aji, Hapa Sushi, Oak at 14th, the Pinyon, the Kitchen, Riff’s…

Whether you’re after art, local music or quirky theater, Bolder Nights will bring them all together as part of a monthly series at the Nomad Theater. Now in its second month, Bolder Nights will begin its March edition with an art exhibit from local painter and comic artist Aaron McKissen…

Believe it or not, Denver has long been a center for the appreciation of art from China, and that has a lot to do with the Asian Art Coordinating Committee, headed up by Julie Segraves. Two decades ago, when no one was looking at contemporary art in China — not…

Mondays at the Denver Botanic Gardens are worth savoring. It’s quiet and still, and you just might have the whole place to yourself (unless you’re overrun by a school group, which should be considered an act of God). This time of year, of course, you could be confined to the…

There isn’t really a prize, at least in the traditional sense, for winning the Comedy Works Funny Final Four, a competition that pits four teams of Denver comedians against one another in a series of one-night shows. “The prize is you get another show,” explains Jodee Champion, captain of Team…

In an age when film has become a commodity easily bought and traded online, it’s nice to be able to appreciate a classic work as it was meant to be seen — on the silver screen. That’s the real beauty of the Denver FilmCenter’s ongoing Rare Imports Series, which features…

What’s the most definitive Disney film musical? Many would say Beauty and the Beast, which is why it’s no surprise that the prettified fairy-tale-with-music turned into what’s probably the most successful attempt to adapt Disney to the Broadway stage. It’s a downright classic — from its near-perfect Menken and Ashman…

“Photography is the most immediate medium for making an artistic statement,” says Terri Bell, founder of the tbellphotographic studio & gallery. “It can happen as quickly as pressing the shutter button. Beautiful art can be made when that sense of immediacy and spontaneity is involved in the process of creation,…

Night skiing has become a regular tradition at the close-to-home Echo Mountain Terrain Park, and it’s available from 4 to 9 p.m. five nights a week. But on Monday nights, competing after dark puts a new spin on the pursuit. Beginning tonight, Echo will host the Under the Lights Race…

Mondo got robbed. Pretty much everyone who followed Season 8 of Project Runway agrees: Denver designer and runner-up Mondo Guerra should have taken it all, especially after breaking our hearts with the on-air revelation that in addition to being an incredibly talented, lovable character, he’s HIV-positive. His loss didn’t dampen…

Mary Horrocks, curator of visual art and education at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, is fascinated by the way her fellow Coloradans merge sport, pastime, recreation, transportation and art in their daily lives. This month, she’s made the Dairy into a temple to the most beloved symbol…

It’s always a happening when Super Ordinary Gallery throws a show, but in the case of New Gothic, an exhibit of collages by Mario Zoots featuring work most commonly seen in cyberspace, it’s maybe just a little bit more so. Though the DIY renaissance man is also known for video…