Update: Sad news, everyone. Stan Lee announced this morning that he will not be returning to Denver for this year’s Comic Con, due to a scheduling conflict with one of his forthcoming cameos. Check out the Denver Post’s full story for more information. Original post, April 17: Our Spidey senses…
When Sarah Fox began Fox Art School in 2010, she wanted to fill what she saw as a hole in the arts community. “I have a background in art education and I was really missing it,” says Fox, who at that point had taken some time off from teaching art…
When I was in high school, I had a friend whose dad called all porn shops “the fuck book store.” Mostly, though, he was referring to the joint next to the Bluebird Theatre, because he was very suspicious that we went to that venue so often — although for seventeen-year-old,…
#78: Ken Arkind Ken Arkind embodies what’s important in the slam and performance poetry world: A literary poet, dedicated slam coach and microphone virtuoso both here and abroad, he lives and breathes the poet’s life with an educator’s focus. As much as he lives it, he’s also interested in passing…
Fashion may move in waves of in and out, but true style is forever. This week we spotted Julian Muhammad, co-owner of a clothing store, on the D-Line Lite Rail. Continue reading to learn what baseball team influenced his kicks, his style mantra, and which group of Hollywood actors inspire…
The art of burlesque comes with a long (and sexy) history, from pin-ups to pasties. Over the weekend, Tatiana Tata and her troupe performed a glamorous tribute to the burlesque styles of yesteryear, at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret with performances from Orchid Mei, Midnite Martini, Honey Touche, Veronica Von Tassel, Peggy…
When I first encountered poet Seth Brady Tucker a few months ago, it was in the course of writing about the Words Beyond Bars Project, a book club for lifers at the Limon state prison. Tucker had visited the group and shared with them how he’d learned to love poetry…
For Gay Fantasia, opening this weekend at Naropa University’s Nalanda Campus, the audience has a chance to be direct participants in the production. The piece — which binds the last days of Harvey Milk together with the beginning of the HIV and AIDS crisis through a personal story — is…
#79: Good Thieves Press The grassroots of any art community? That’s easy. Artist cooperatives and the newer model of studio communities like Wazee Union provide both a supportive camaraderie for artists just starting out and a launching pad for adventurous and creative ideas that might fall outside the requirements of…
Until yesterday’s snowfall, women were beginning to show more skin on the streets, in honor of spring. On a recent sunny day, we spotted local trendsetter Domini Rivera, a Denver native and esthetician. Continue reading to find out which era inspires her look, her style mantra and which part of…
As the snow melts away, every young fashionista’s thoughts turn to flirty frocks, bare shoulders and fabulous hair. And those are just a few of the things you’ll see showcased at 303 Magazine’s Denver Fashion Weekend Spring/Summer 2013, which takes over City Hall this weekend. Hometown fashion hero Mondo Guerra…
Wendell Pierce is best known for starring in two of the best television shows ever made: as Detective Bunk Moreland on The Wire, and now as trombonist/teacher Antoine Batiste on Treme, a cinematic and music-filled character study of post-Katrina New Orleans. Like The Wire, Treme explores a constellation of factors…
If you grew up in Lakewood, Aurora, Wheat Ridge or Denver proper like me, chances are good that there’s a slice of Colfax Avenue that holds a special, if not dangerous and possibly regrettable, meaning to you. Last week I passed by Smiley’s Laundromat on East Colfax and noticed that…
In Maya Gurantz’s latest piece, The Whore’s Dialogue, she presents a collection of stories about women — but she also offers commentary on the role of women in the history of the pornographic tale in a very upfront and captivating way. Gurantz will be leading a discussion on the exploration…
#80: Keith Garcia For a certain cross-section of local cinemaphiles, Keith Garcia is a beloved figure. The longtime program director for the Denver Film Society and its commercial film venue, the Sie FilmCenter, he knows his medium backwards, forwards and inside out, from the revered classic canon to the outer…
Some gentlemen put a great deal of effort into making their fashion look effortless, while for others style seems to come naturally. This is the case with sociology major Spenser White, who is studying at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Continue reading to find out what instrument he plays, which…
On April 4, 2013, Connect 4 Kids attempted to break its own world record of 104 players to create the world’s largest Connect Four tournament at Stoney’s Full Team Tavern. Danielle Lirette captured these photos of the event, which raised money for a toddler suffering from Microglossia and Duane’s Syndrome…
Update: Congratulations, Jestacy! You have won two tickets to see the Rockies today. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Despite the incessant weather changes, summer is officially on its way. And with those warm days come hot dogs, cheap seats and sunscreen while watching…
Since Feminism & Co.’s inception, Melinda Barlow has a been a favored speaker at the MCA Denver’s engaging spring series. An associate professor of film studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Barlow is also a well-versed film and video historian and curator who focuses on contemporary women filmmakers…
Prince Harry is coming to Colorado in May, and Jenn Wohletz has several suggestions for what his Royal Hineyness should do while he’s in this state. So do our readers, and their ideas are a hit list of some of Colorado’s favorite things. See also: – Five things Prince Harry…
No matter how much designers and marketers might try to stereotype fashion as menswear and womenswear, style remains rebellious and defiant by nature. Local taste-maker Ryan Bailey, a biology major and Washington native, embraces his own skin — and looks flaw-free while doing so. Continue reading to discover his style…
Alamo Drafthouse made a big splash when it opened last month in Littleton. Fans of the Texas chain’s other locations, we even gave it a Best of Denver Award for Best Movie Theater — Food/Drink, one of over 170 awards in just the Arts & Entertainment section alone. But one…
