September is the start of fall and the biggest season for fashion. Here is a guide to five fashion events in Denver to keep on your radar this month. From films to fashion shows to tributes, we’ve got you covered. See also: Menswear Mondays: DJ Roberto DeJesus on his eccentric…
Happily wedded Hollywood sweethearts Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman make beautiful music together — and comedy, too! And — lucky Denver! — Mullally will be singing her heart out with Stephanie Hunt as “Nancy and Beth,” while Offerman offers a sneak peek of his American Ham solo show when they…
While Labor Day has come and gone, stylish menswear remains on the streets year round. This week we spotted local DJ and retail worker Roberto DeJesus, who has a different take on traditional fashion. Read here to learn where he shops at, what his style mantra is, and which style…
Go Green Warehouse works with two different missions in mind: to help the environment by providing upcycled and reusable building materials and appliances for home improvement projects, while raising funds to aid veterans in making a positive impact in their own communities. “To explain it quickly and easily to customers,…
#49: John Moore There is no greater friend of Denver theater than John Moore, a self-described storyteller given to telling its stories in great — and loving — detail. On his CultureWest.org website, the former Denver Post critic has laboriously followed the work of his friends in theater, of which…
Happily wedded Hollywood sweethearts Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman make beautiful music together — and comedy, too! And — lucky Denver! — Mullally will be singing her heart out with Stephanie Hunt as “Nancy and Beth,” while Offerman offers a sneak peek at his American Ham solo show when they…
As our High Plains hangovers fade, local comedy fans must look ahead to the future after a game-changing August. Ironically, what lies ahead this month in Denver comedy is firmly rooted in the past. We’ve got 90’s sitcom stars, a slate of road-dog headliners, and even two Saturday Night Live alums coming to Comedy Works –one of whom is often still quite funny, and one of whom has sadly succumbed to an untreatable case of whatever it is that’s wrong with Jon Lovitz. The main event however, is the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, and the main event of the main event is a rare set from the reclusive Dave Chapelle.
The first Ray Harryhausen movie I saw was the last one he made. In 1981, the Greek fantasy epic Clash of the Titans hit theaters, featuring some of the master animator’s finest work. I was eight years old, just about the perfect age to wholeheartedly embrace a cheesy mash-up of…
The end of the world as we know it may come quickly. According to performance artist Rob Andrews, the apocalypse might even begin this Sunday. The artist’s previous pieces have involved everything from washing people’s feet for twelve hours in a marketplace in Macedonia to carrying a door from Coney…
With the current heat wave, you still see summer fashions all over the street. We spotted freelance model Jessica Caulder looking very hot, wearing an expressive, DIY outfit. Continue reading to learn her 2013 jam, her style icons and where she shops. See also: -Womenswear Wednesdays: Student Alex Eddy on…
“I’m at Colorado and I-25, and it should only be a ten-minute drive to Cinderella City.” An unnamed narrator shares the above thought in a video I recently found on YouTube, a seven-minute account of one man’s quest to sell caricatures to Christmas shoppers at Cinderella City Mall, already long…
In a recent interview with Mike Ryan of The Huffington Post, Simon Pegg said “f*ck you!” to a bunch of Las Vegas Star Trek convention fans who ranked Star Trek: Into Darkness as the worst Trek movie ever. Pegg, who plays Scotty in the franchise reboots and clearly disagreed that…
#50: Adam Stone UPDATE: Adam Stone is raising money for his 2015 projects with a campaign on Indiegogo. The artist hopes to bring in $9,000, which would help pay for both his own works as well as collaborations with Buntport Theater and others. It’s not out of line to think…
Men’s fashion is starting to transition from summer to autumn. For proof, look no further than Ryan Chase, an editor we spotted rocking a cool look on Capitol Hill this week. Keep reading to learn about his style inspirations, where he shops and what his fashion mantra is. See also:…
When Erika Righter opened Hope Tank a year and a half ago, she thought Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe would be the best place for the charitable boutique. But this year she made the move to Broadway, where her original idea continues to grow, with more events, bigger names…
“The theme of my story is about walking the Phoenix fire — sometimes you have to die to get free,” says LadySpeech Sankofa. “I’m really going to be speaking to my struggles as woman and a black woman and a lot of the things that I’ve survived.” As part of…
Eight years in, the 2013 edition of Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous! is set to be bigger and more marvelous than ever. An annual fundraiser put on by Atlas, the service-learning arm of the Boulder County AIDS Project, Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous! utilizes the skills of its talented volunteer base to put on…
#51: Winnie Wenglewick Winnie Wenglewick of Denver’s Dangerous Theatre is a theatrical Jill-of-all-trades who came by her profession through the back door: ten years of volunteering with a Florida fringe festival. With no formal training, she’s turned Dangerous into a working, if struggling, entity. A lady who does as she…
Like millions of other people across this great land of ours, my wife and I spent a few hours of our weekend drafting our fantasy football teams. I’m not going to regale/bore you with the details of my team (ahem, Aaron Rodgers, Wes Welker, Ray Rice), but while we sorted…
Singing, dancing and demonic possession have never come together quite like they do in Evil Dead: The Musical. The production, which kicks off this Friday at the Bug Theatre, combines plot elements from all three of the films –Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness — and then…
With school in session, students are bringing their personal style to campus. One trendsetter who deserves an A is Alex Eddy, a University of Colorado at Denver senior who was rocking a zebra frock with a punk attitude. Continue reading to learn about her style icons, where she shops and…
My reasons for a trip to Shotgun Willie’s were two-fold: I had read our recent cover story on the thirty-year-old institution’s revamp and I wanted to get a glimpse of the original location before it was torn down, and my sister was moving to Seattle and the girl loves strip…
