Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Gary Isaacs

#31: Gary Isaacs Photographer Gary Isaacs, whose work has appeared in Westword’s pages over the years, qualifies as a Denver legend: Known for his gritty street portraits and ethereal photographic dreamscapes, Isaacs follows his muse down Colfax Avenue and into the dark hearts of local musicians and urban characters. “I’ve…

Reading Partners in the Running to Receive KIND Grant

Reading is a vital part of early childhood education, but not all children have the means to practice their literacy skills. Reading Partners is seeking to change that by bringing books and tutors to children who need help with reading. “Access to books is something many of us take for…

Jen Mathiesen on a Life Marked by Art

“Gentle” Jen Mathiesen lives and breathes art. From tattoos to film to finding inspiration in the outdoors, she’s passionate not only about pursuing art but encouraging others to do so as well. She has been tattooing for sixteen years, and currently works at Mantra Tattoo. We recently caught up with…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Rupert Jenkins

#32: Rupert Jenkins Colorado Photographic Arts Center director Rupert Jenkins arrived in Denver from San Francisco in 2005 with an extensive resume in arts administration and curatorship, bringing an international flair to the respected Denver photography gallery and classroom. But Jenkins didn’t simply settle in at CPAC: He envisions a…

Why I Love Sci-Fi Diseases

I’ve had disease on my mind the past three days: Since small children are nature’s perfect disease incubators and all, my toddler is sick. That means I’ve spent the past sixty hours or so wiping snot, administering drugs and having someone cough directly into my mouth every time I let…

Tattered Cover’s Highlands Ranch Location Moving to Aspen Grove

First Aspen Grove snagged the area’s first Alamo Drafthouse. Now it’s getting the Tattered Cover, which will be packing up its Highlands Ranch store and moving to the outdoor shopping center off Santa Fe Drive in Littleton next month. “While we are grateful to have served the Highlands Ranch community…

To Get Its New Game Running, Puzzah Had to Solve a Few Puzzles of Its Own

If you’ve ever dreamed of starring in a real-life heist film, Puzzah’s newest challenge is for you. The LoDo-based venue’s latest “puzzle room” — an hour-long interactive game that mashes up a live escape room with electromechanical puzzles — puts players in the shoes of a team of thieves tasked…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Stan Yan

#33: Stan Yan Denver native Stan Yan started out a stockbroker and ended up a cartoonist. Self-taught as an artist, he not only found his calling in the pages of comic books but helped to found the Squid Works comics cooperative, a community of artists with similar goals. More recently,…

RIP Leonard Nimoy, Long Live Spock

When Leonard Nimoy died last week, my immediate reaction was to tweet, “RIP Spock. You lived long and seemed to prosper.” In the intervening time, I’ve come to realize I got it wrong. It’s Nimoy who is dead. Spock lives on. I’m not just talking about the character as played…

Three NerdNest Fangirls Spill Their Geeky Obsessions

When she envisioned NerdNest, Raine Giorgio wanted to create a one-stop shop and social-media sharing service for fangirls, And they have plenty to share. We asked three fangirls, including Raine, about their induction into fandom and what they consume each week. Keep reading for the answers. Raine Giorgio Age: 21…

Raine Giorgio’s NerdNest Gives Fangirls a Safe Place to Go Wild

Twenty-one-year-old Raine Giorgio is slumped into the soft leather folds of the old couch in her apartment near the University of Denver, wavy brown hair pulled loosely back, small frame hidden beneath a blanket while she does her Netflix-ing, blogging, fan-fiction writing and texting beside posters of The Fifth Element…

Photos: Cosplayers Show Off at Sukoshi Con’s Animeland Wasabi

Fans of Japanese pop culture gathered over the weekend at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center for Animeland Wasabi, a nonstop anime love-fest, where cosplay — the art of becoming your favorite anime or video-game character — was a central part of the action. Photographer Danielle Lirette was there to capture…

Ten Best Fashion Events In Denver for March

March is here, and thoughts of all those spring fashions are keeping us warm. Events are also heating up the scene: This month you have a chance to be cast on Project Runway, shop exclusive collections at Denver department stores, discuss upcoming trends, purchase rare sneakers and attend a bridal…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Conor King

#34: Conor King Conor King is a photographer, first and foremost, but he’s so much more than that: He’s also part of the structure that keeps Colorado’s photography community developing, with his work at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and previously at RedLine, where he served as an artist resident…