In February, Westword will unveil its ninth class of MasterMinds — five local creatives who go above and beyond to contribute to the arts community. But as we look ahead, it’s always gratifying to see where our past MasterMinds have gone. And after eight years a member of the very…
The new year is here, and new menswear is emerging on the Denver streets. This week’s stylish male, Kirkland James, is a local artist and poet who looks optimistically towards the future. Continue reading to discover who inspires his style, what his resolution is for 2013, and how he plans…
Did you resolve to become more expressive in 2013? To indulge all of your artistic fantasies — even if your wildest dream is to sing “Feelings” before a crowd? Inspired by our list of “Denver’s ten best karaoke bars,” one reader visited our number-one pick, the Rear Inn Lounge. And…
Millinery — real millinery, where hats are made and blocked from scratch — is a dying art, and nobody knows that better than self-taught Denver milliner Susan Dillon, who markets her completely hand-wrought, sculptural work under the name Kitty Mae Millinery. “I am saddened by the number of people who…
Two days after Christmas, victims of the Aurora Century 16 theater shootings and family members of those killed there on July 20 got an e-mail invitation to a special reopening ceremony at the facility later this month. Many didn’t appreciate the invite, labeling it a blatant marketing ploy. In fact,…
Nine years ago, Westword introduced the MasterMind awards. Recognizing that the local arts scene needed a little fertilizer to really get going, and growing, we created a program that every year honors five cultural visionaries — artists and organizations alike, in the very broad areas of multimedia, performing arts, literary…
Quentin Tarantino’s eight feature, Django Unchained, is earning raves around the country. “The boisterous, outlandish, fiercely intelligent Django Unchained is at once an act of provocation and reparation — not just for slavery, but for Hollywood’s decades of saintly Negroes and sass-talking sidekicks,” writes Scott Foundas in his review. But…
It’s a common tradition to dress up on New Year’s Eve, but the hundreds of Nan Desu Kan fans who visited the Denver Renaissance Hotel on the final night of 2012 took that to another level. The anime and science-fiction enthuiasts dressed up as their favorite characters — heroes, villains…
One of the aspects of Twitter I love more than any other social-networking site is its actual ability to connect you with people with whom you might otherwise not cross paths. (I also like that 140 characters limits the amount of proselytizing one can do at friends and strangers, unlike…
Despite the cold on New Year’s Eve, downtown parties were hot. And the sight of revelers running from one event to another gave one reader the best laugh of the new year… See also: – Slide Show: People of Decadence on New Year’s Eve – Reader: We pros stay at…
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? When we quizzed a baker’s dozen of the town’s cultural tastemakers for our Lucky ’13, we asked them what they were planning to do tonight. As revealed in this Latest Word post, some are performing, some are snuggling with their beloved, and some…
What a dazzling display of women’s wear we witnessed in 2012! The spectrum of stylish females is wide and varied in Denver: from servers to fashion designers, makeup artists to comics. Keep reading for the most memorable looks we spotted in 2012, as well as the stories of the ladies…
Every year, there are more and more zombie events in Denver. Zombie crawls, zombie balls, zombie burlesque, zombie proms, zombie car washes… it never stops. For those of us who can’t get enough zombie action, it’s like Christmas came early and often, only with more flesh-eating and less tinsel. For…
While this year is winding down in a frosty cold breath, it’s the perfect time to look back on all the hot fashion that Denver saw this past year. By simply strutting down the street in high style, these men expressed their personalities….and made the city look good in the…
As if Denver’s resident burlesque maven, Cora Vette, didn’t have enough steamy shows in the works already with Ledville, Bust and Reefer Mania — as well as a handful of other clothing-optional projects and a burlesque store — she launched a brand-new recurring show this week at Bar Standard. Technicolor…
Blinky the Clown was an icon for generations of Colorado kids who grew up watching his Blinky’s Fun Club on local television. Blinky — aka Russell Scott — passed away on August 27 at the age of 91, and now his friends and family members — including daughter Linda and…
It’s that time of year when we start to let go of what has happened over the last twelve months and look forward to doing things in a better way over the next twelve. Or if you’re like me, it’s just that time before the total hysteria of another year…
Today could be the end of the world as we know it, which means the sex-crazed Craigslist addicts are out in full force. We found the ten horniest kinksters in the area, desperate for some action before the Apocalypse. Which one would you send a picture to first? See also:…
Since Hasbro’s Easy-Bake Oven is finally getting a makeover so that little boy cooks won’t have to use pink and purple models, Jenn Wohletz thinks it’s past time to update other girl-centric toys to reflect reflect American society’s changing views on stereotypical gender roles. Toys like My Little Pony, for…
For our New Year’s Guide, we asked thirteen cultural tastemakers three specific questions — but since they’re all very involved in the local arts scenes, their answers were very different, and very wide-ranging.As programming manager for the newly christened Sie FilmCenter , Keith Garcia works hard to bring eclectic first-run…
Snow arrived just in time for a white Christmas, but despite the cold, some stylish Denverites manage to be both fashionable and warm. Mario Marshall, for example, rocking a red pea coat and showing some standout style. Keep reading to learn about his winter wish, style icons and, of course,…
This past year has been tough for many people, and we’re eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town’s cultural tastemakers — entrepreneurs and entertainers we’re lucky to have in Denver — to answer…
