The Consumer Electronics Show, that yearly technology bacchanal, kicks off today in Las Vegas. It’s an orgy of smartphones, tablets, Justin Bieber and … gospel singers belting out tweets? You better believe it. A host of Colorado companies are there, showing and telling and (hopefully) generating buzz. Here, we present…
There are circuses, and then there are circuses. For what that’s worth, Circus Emporium, which brings its roadshow and Museum of Oddities to 3 Kings Tavern tonight, falls into the latter, more overtly gruesome category. Here are a few of our favorite oddities from the sideshow, direct from Coney Island…
Once upon a time in the ’90s, I was not the cool blogger I am now. I was just like any other teenager, barely existing on the Internet (save for being a third, observational party to my best friend’s chat-room adventures) and living out my writing dreams as a reporter…
The ice ceiling in snowboarding has led to inequalities for female competitors on the Winter Dew Tour and other professional events. It has also led to a near dearth of women’s parts in this season’s crop of snowboarding films. That point is something Peepshow is aiming to address with its…
Claudia Roulier’s work is showing at CORE New Art Space this month through January 20, but that’s not all she’s excited about. “I just read my e-mail, and I’ve been selected as one of the artists in the Cherry Creek Arts Festival,” she says. “Only about twenty to thirty Colorado…
Denver designer Fallene Wells will use the most modern of fundraising mechanisms to gather money for a clothing line that harks back to the past, specifically the 1920s. Wells, who starred on Season 9 of Project Runway, kicked off a campaign on Kickstarter this week, in which she hopes to…
In the video documentary Flashing on the Sixties, by Lisa Law (, whose photographs are on view through February at the Byers-Evans House Museum), it’s noted that even in the early alternative hippie world of communes and cohabitation, women still did the traditional “woman’s work” — they cooked and watched…
Pam Grier is one of Denver’s greatest exports, and last fall, Robin Edwards pulled together the “Top 5 ass-kicking Pam Grier roles” — among them her performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. But Juror169 has a a problem with Grier’s off-screen roles. Here’s the verdict:…
Do you know why the bucking broncos and bulls buck? Well, it depends on: Who. You. Ask. One thing’s for sure, though: The rodeo is as woven into the fabric of Western culture as just about anything. With the National Western Stock Show back for another year in Denver, we’re…
The Kool-Aid was Kool-Aid, the brownies were brownies and people were packed into the room like sardines. But the vibe still flew free Friday night at the Byers-Evans House Gallery, for the opening of Lisa Law: Flashing on the Sixties, a meaty show of images both iconic and fascinating from…
Editor’s Note: Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver previously visited the Denver Art Museum for us. Now see what happened when he dropped in at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Make sure you read Noah’s blog for more comics and wonderment…
Tickets for tonight’s PBR Bull Riding event at the Denver Coliseum are around $38 as of this writing — the $15’ers have sold out — but if you’re looking for competitive rodeo, or just an excuse to wear the Western shirt you got for Christmas, tonight’s the night!…
Carmen Tisch, accused of vandalizing a $30 million Clyfford Still painting on December 29 — she reportedly scratched it, slid down it and urinated by it — was in Denver County Court on Friday, January 6, to hear the charges against her. Her family says Tisch has alcohol problems. Ya…
Got an itch in your tights to take up dancing? You’re not the only one. One way that adventurous dance companies like Ballet Nouveau Colorado bankroll work that’s not run-of-the-mill is through instruction. BNC, for instance, offers year-round dance and fitness classes for all ages and ability levels, from toddlers…
Kill holiday burn-out this weekend and save that found-money you’ve got after returning those knock-off electronics. Simply take these ten suggestions for weekend entertainment, all of which will cost you a Hamilton or less. And for our full guide to what’s-going-on-Denver, simply peruse the Westword calendar…
Some acts of art vandalism are clearly inspired by outrage. Take, for example, El Dildo Bandito, the nom de guerre of a man who stole 22 ceramic penises from an art display in Boulder. Others are inspired by drunkenness, as may have been the case with Carmen Tisch, charged with…
Photographer Lisa Law didn’t just take pictures of the young Bob Dylan. She was also his cook and masseuse, and she hung out with him in L.A. when he roomed in the “Castle” where she then also lived. Her personal involvement with the artists she shot is the real legacy…
Pictures worth 12,000 words! Snowboard Colorado is hosting Exposure: A Snowboard Photography Showcase tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street, featuring the work of local photographers Matt Alberts, Ryan Bregante, Jeff Brockmeyer, Aaron Dodds, Chris Faronea, Zach Hooper, Dave Lehl, Jeff Nass, Chad Otterstrom, Jon…
The case of Carmen Tisch, the 36-year-old woman who scratched, punched, rubbed and then peed in close proximity to a $30 million painting at the new Clyfford Still Museum, is definitely weird. But it’s certainly not the first act of strange art vandalism Colorado has seen (though it’s in the…
Many speculated that winter would end the Occupy movement, but Salida artist Jimmy Descant says he thinks the movement will stay strong and he has decided to show his support by staging his own protest, Crutches As A Sign Of The Times Of Occupation, opening tomorrow night at Leon Gallery…
If you haven’t made it to the new Clyfford Still Museum yet — and even if you have — here’s an opportunity too good to refuse: The museum will kick off a citywide season of related art events tonight by inviting the public to an evening of behind-the-scenes tours and…
Everyone’s a critic, but Carmen Tisch took it too far on December 29, when she offered her assessment of “1957-J- No.2,” a large piece at the Clyfford Still Museum. Tisch is accused of scratching, punching and rubbing her butt against the painting, which is valued at more than $30 million…
