More than a thousand gold medals are now hanging around the necks of American athletes who’ve participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. But how much do you know about those medals? Here are seven fascinating facts courtesy the Money Museum in Colorado Springs, which is currently hosting an exhibit…
When you think of local celebrities, you may picture Demaryius Thomas of the Broncos, actress Amy Adams, or rock band the Fray. But one celebrity eclipses them all by a landslide in terms of fanatical popularity. With slightly over one million followers, Loki the Wolf Dog has become an Instagram…
The first Denver Yoga Festival stretched through LoDo this past weekend, starting with sunrise yoga in the Oxford Hotel on Thursday, August 4; hundreds of yoga enthusiasts joined in what promises to become an annual event. Photographer Ken Hamblin was there to catch the early action. See the full Denver…
Even as the summer nights cool down, the Denver fashion scene keeps heating up. August is filled with fashion shows, flea markets and launch parties; here are the ten best fashion events this month, in chronological order. 10. Superposition Fashion Show 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, August 5 RedLine Gallery 2350…
Graffiti purist, occasional tattoo artist, REBEL8 clothing designer and fine artist Mike LeSage, better known to the world as Mike Giant, came of age in the Albuquerque skateboard culture, a milieu he absorbed into his professional life. In the Shepard Fairey mold, he leads a double creative life, leaving his…
#70: The Black Actors Guild They’re young, gifted and funny as hell, but the members of the Black Actors Guild also have a mission to give back to the community that supports them through school-enrichment programs and an open-minded, proactive spirit. Originally formed in 2009 by five students at the…
The Colorado Anime Film Festival, a new collaboration between the Alamo Drafthouse and the Colorado Anime Festival, will run September 9 through September 11 at the Alamo. The first festival of its kind in Colorado will kick off with a to-be-determined big title; ten more films, special guests and a series…
The heat is no excuse for not looking hot. Amayas Gonzalez, an art student who lives in Denver, isn’t afraid to rock fur in the summer and turn up the heat. Gonzalez comes from a creative family; their mother has a punk-rock clothing line for kids and his older sister…
Everyone loves a good sale, and shopping opportunities are looking particularly good in Denver this weekend. A trio of fashionable events include deals at Goldyn, a Dress for Success pop-up shop, and a Goorin Bros. sample sale to top off the bargains. Dress for Success Pop-Up Shop 5 to 9…
While there are no rules to being a geek, there are definitely some guidelines. I’m not interested in telling you what sort of geeky activities aren’t actually all that geeky, or in calling out anyone for being a “fake” geek for any reason, but I do think there are certain…
Director Rachel Talalay will descend upon the Alamo Drafthouse Friday to share and discuss her 1995 cult gem Tank Girl with an audience that will fill up on her memories and a special three-course dinner from Alamo executive chef Seth Rexroad. Talalay, a mainstay in John Waters’s ’80s staples and the Nightmare…
As a person born and raised in Denver who is very vocal about her love for (and criticisms of) the Mile High City, I often get asked to recommend things to do and places to see when people are visiting Denver. I’m no tourist information center, but do I spend…
The summer sun is setting sidewalks ablaze — and street style is starting to get hot, too. We spotted Serana Rose outside the Mutiny Cafe; she’s from Iowa, but now calls Denver home. Rose has performed in a traveling circus and stars in films produced by Bloodshed Deathbath. “I would perform on stage and…
#71: Tanya Mote As a master grant-maker, fundraiser and managerial wizard, Tanya Mote does the grassroots work that allows creativity to fly unfettered at Denver’s Su Teatro, where artistic director Tony Garcia works to simultaneously preserve and reinvent the region’s Chicano culture and roots. Mote’s extensive resume suggests she could…
My love of zombie movies is no secret; I’ve written about it here many, many times. Similarly, my love of bad films has received a air amount of ink (okay, pixels) here as well. Since many zombie movies are truly terrible, it should be no surprise at all that sometimes…
Opera, musical comedy and a cat talent show might sound like strange bedfellows, but they’re all good summer entertainment – whether you dress to the nines for a drive up to the Central City Opera House or celebrate the nine lives of the Amazing Acro-cats in action. Here’s where to…
Black Cube is known for really breaking out of the box. With the launch of its Gold Hill Art Project, the nomadic museum is taking art out of the galleries and into log cabins with the help of its first curator-in-residence, Laurie Britton Newell. Originally from England, Britton Newell brings an…
#72: Eleanor Perry-Smith Born and raised in Colorado, Eleanor Perry-Smith is a writer from the inside out, a natural poet with an eye for the interdisciplinary. She mixes words with graphic imagery, sing-songs poems in performance, writes and edits fiction and prose, and recently made a splash as a TEDx…
What did you want to be when you grew up? Many people focus on just one thing, but Roseanne Barr had many goals — and she worked hard to achieve them all. From standup comedy to creating one of the most iconic network television shows ever — Roseanne, which ran from…
Broadly speaking, there are two types of science fiction: You have your book-based science fiction and your film-based science fiction. Though exceptions are legion, the best book-based science fiction tends to be based on ideas — thoughtful, nuanced explorations of “what if?” that riff on as-yet-unrealized scientific discoveries or technologies…
Lynn Flanagan-Till just can’t shake her punk-rock roots. As co-owner of Denver-based organic beauty and tea creator R.L. Linden & Co., Flanagan-Till and business partner Robin King believe in sticking to their guns — so even as R.L. Linden grows, they continue to formulate and package every single product by…
Tiny Japanese monsters have suddenly invaded Denver. If you download the free Pokémon Go app, you’ll see them popping up all over town: high-tech versions of the characters introduced to America on Pokémon cards two decades ago. While the app leaves something to be desired on a technological level (the augmented…
