All fairs are basically about excess — let’s see what random shit we can deep-fry; let’s see who can grow the most freakishly large tomato; let’s see how long this guy can stay on top of a really pissed off animal much larger than him; let’s see how far this…
Denver hasn’t been short on film festivals in recent years, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t space for one more. 38 Films hopes to differentiate itself by mixing genres and letting 32 pros and amateurs display their short films together on one screen. “We wanted to allow for a huge…
Tonight, childhood dreams come true as the Denver Film Society’s Reel Social Club takes over Lakeside Amusement Park for Summer Scream, a private, adults-only evening of wild rides, outdoor movie watching and live DJ sets. The event celebrates the club’s successful first year of events by giving members free rein…
Author Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman might not be the most well-known Irish classic, but his absurd tale of time and the nature of existence is one of Ireland’s most darkly hilarious novels. Director John-David Johnson has adapted the story — which involves a narrator who botches a robbery and…
More and more electronic forms are coming to the forefront in the art world, and with good reason: It’s hard to beat the kinetic appeal of spectacles that are only possible to stage with pieces that plug into wall sockets. David Fodel, an electronic media artist and musician, and Paco…
Tonight, the ninth annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, out of Nevada City, California, brings its national tour to Boulder’s Neptune Mountaineering. The fest will include a screening of this year’s People’s Choice award winner, Eastern Rises, and nearly a dozen shorts. Eastern Rises, from Ben Knight and Travis Rummel,…
About one hundred years ago, Swedish-born itinerant worker and early protest songwriter Joe Hill joined the Industrial Workers of the World union, dedicating his life and music to the cause. When he was convicted of murder, some say unfairly, and executed by firing squad in 1915, Hill became the martyred…
The 32nd annual Kinetic Sculpture Race is indeed a race, but as the word “sculpture” suggests, it’s really not about the racing. “There’s certainly a recognition of who’s the fastest,” says Paul Bailey, a kineticist who’s been involved with the race since its inception in Boulder all those years ago…
It’s sobering, in a culture where folks turn to the grill for recreational purposes, to realize that at least half the world’s population still cooks over an open fire every day because it’s all they’ve got. That’s at least three billion people still gathering sticks or breathing in coal smoke…
In a win for the sustainability argument, the second annual Green Route “Eco-Music” Festival has doubled in size this year, taking up twice as much RiNo Arts District real estate for the day and attracting more than 75 of Colorado’s most eco-minded vendors. “It’s been really exciting to see how…
In the six years since its debut, the Denver Modernism Show has not only grown in scope, but it’s also become a favorite for mid-mod lovers across the nation. Why? Well, it’s got a good spirit and lots of vintage and contemporary modern design items to drool over. But the…
Though it’s titled Faithful, the premise of Edge Theatre Company’s newest production tells a different story. The play opens with a depressed woman named Margaret, who, on the day she plans to commit suicide, finds out that her husband has planned to have her killed so that he can run…
Film, television, stage plays, musicals and Shakespeare, from goofy Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock From the Sun to the terrifying Trinity Killer in Dexter: John Lithgow does it all, and with infectious energy and exuberance. Now he’s performing his one-man show, Stories by Heart, in conjunction with the debut of…
It’s hard to resist that smell of smoking capsicums that pervades certain areas of the city this time of year, and that’s only one reason why we love the Chile Harvest Arts Festival, which, after dropping anchor at various locations around town, seems to have found a good match in…
Ken Kesey was a counterculture star of epic proportions, and probably nothing showcased this fact better than the LSD-fueled journey he led across the country in 1964 on Further, the most psychedelic bus ever to enter our collective consciousness. Along the way “from California to New York” Kesey and the…
Food and film go together like mustard and hot dogs, and you can get plenty of both along upper East Colfax Avenue, home to the Denver FilmCenter and numerous eateries of both high and low cuisine. That’s why the DFC teamed up with the Colfax Business Improvement District to launch…
GrowHaus, the urban garden, produce market and educational space in Elyria-Swansea, will unveil its new, 5,000-square-foot hydroponic garden and a storefront today with a celebration that includes grilled tilapia raised by the GrowHaus and music from Molina and DJ Cavem. “We’d just like to have a good time with our…
At the end of Colorado’s summer fair season each year comes the granddaddy of them all, an epic eleven-day extravaganza of corn dogs, rodeo, country music, demolition derbies, racing pigs, beer, carnies and everything else that makes fairs awesome: It’s the Colorado State Fair, and this year’s edition should kick…
Oh, moms. They can be persistent in their agendas, can’t they? Thanks to the Internet and some always-interesting local TV station news reporting, we learned about a Wisconsin mother who spent six years making her daughter’s prom dress — out of Starburst wrappers. Yes, thanks to mom’s hundreds of hours…
Credit where credit’s due: The City of Boulder is impressively good at finding Waldo. Since the city became aware of the Waldo stencils popping up in random, hard-to-spot locations around town in tribute to that famously elusive children’s book character last month, the stout-hearted workers of Boulder Public Works have…
Back in January, we showed you video of local glass blower Ben “Spice” Crowley doing his thing at the Heady Glass Gallery and Studios in Englewood. Spice has since moved on, and gallery owner Chris Keller has since brought two nationally known artists to Colorado: Dawnk and Train Wreck…
Perhaps with good reason, furries are a sensitive bunch, it seems — or at least the ones that are also commenters are. Whether it was our Furry Field Guide (they really didn’t like that one) or our interview with Rocky Mountain Fur Con coordinator Sorin Katt, our furry readership largely…
