#71: Andy LynesAndy Lynes toiled behind the scenes at MCA Denver for seven years, eventually overseeing the art museum’s visitor services and managing its super-cool shop. And for the last few years, he also presided at Black Sheep Fridays, MCA’s silly Friday-night series of adult activities, ranging from an annual…
On Saturday the Alamo Drafthouse is showing the cult-classic horror film Basket Case. Given that the movie was made for around $35,000 with a largely amateur cast and crew, it’s hard to imagine a film less likely to still be showing in theaters more than thirty years after it was…
Sheila Hydle embarked on her new venture after the death of her father. “I wanted to use my inheritance to start something I’m passionate about,” she explains. “I decided to do something different. Glass-cutting was the first thing that I felt passionate about. If my dad was here, I would…
The twentieth annual Westword Music Showcase turned the Golden Triangle into a block party — make that blocks party — on Saturday. We spotted all kinds of outfits in the crowd, but the most energetic menswear look came courtesy of Jüna Hæm. Keep reading to learn what inspires his style,…
On Saturday, the Westword Music Showcase transformed the Golden Triangle into a block party — make that blocks party. In the fashion-forward crowd that filled the streets, we spotted a woman with a pair of iridescent wings that raised her style above the rest. Keep reading to learn more about…
My home in North Denver is special. Not just because everyone who lives there pays a quarter of the rent that the average person in the city pays or because we make our own kombucha as a household. It’s because we live communally. But this isn’t an ordinary commune; we…
#71: Sarah Rockett A draftsman first, artist Sarah Rockett re-imagines the basics of line and movement and all the tricks of drawing in three dimensions, making installations built from everyday materials and soft sculpture. Inspired by the horror movie genre, she takes those shapes into dark yet appealing places. Last…
Nik Pew brings his passion and creativity to not just tattooing, but also re-building motorcycles and cars. The Denver native has been tattooing for twenty years and is known for illustrating custom designs. He currently works at Landmark Tattooing and donates his time to Love Thy Chopper, a fundraiser that…
In 2014, the members of Denver’s LGBTQ community have a lot to celebrate. But their political struggles aren’t over, either. And that’s what Denver PrideFest was all about this past weekend: a blend of celebrating and raising voices toward an improved future. Thousands gathered in Civic Center Park and marched…
Since April, every month Norah Charles has picked a location in Boulder or Denver to host people who want to share in the writing process. She invites writers of all genres to show up with their laptops, journals or tablets, and then write together. Keep reading to learn more about…
Studio Colfax is a family affair: The new artisan boutique is run by sisters Rebecca and Sarah Tischler, their mother Marguerite Specht, and friend Sarah Bruce. Though the shop and gallery space has been going for a few weeks, it will be celebrating with a formal reception for its first…
#72: Adán De La Garza Adán De La Garza glides through a world of moving pictures and performance, making fleeting experimental work that shimmers in the moment. Whether working alone or with others, he’s all about taking personal chances and just making things happen. A partner with Christina Battle in…
Where can you find Link, The Joker, Spiderman, and half a dozen flavors of stormtroopers in one place? Denver Comic Con. We visited the convention, where cosplayers told us about the inspiration behind their getups, and the work that went into making them. See also: Photos: The costumes of Denver…
PrideFest is back, and the LGBTQ community is prepping to hit the streets where booze flows, bodies grind, rainbow flags wave and skin burns under the sun. While there are the usual liquor drenched festivities, thumping dance parties and ample opportunities to cruise, there are less debaucherous options as well,…
If there’s one thing geeks like, it’s learning. And if there’s a second thing they like almost as much, it’s sharing their knowledge (aka teaching). Take those two things together, and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the past few years have seen the rebirth of salon…
Punk style is not just for guys. We spotted Denver native Malaya Harris back home during a break from her classes in Chicago. She creates her own unique look by crafting accessories and personalizing her clothing; keep reading to discover what inspires her look and her style icons. See also:Vivan…
#73: Quintin Gonzalez Texas-born with an MFA from Yale, Quintin Gonzalez makes visually fluid work, regardless of the medium, as he moves between painting, drawing, printmaking, video and new media. Within that repertoire, Gonzalez creates intuitively, drawing from pop-cultural imagery — and something a little deeper. Recently, his work has…
A Doctor Who chats with the Queen of Dragons while Finn from Adventure Time peruses the art on the table behind them. This is Denver Comic Con 2014. This ever growing convention just keeps getting better. So what made this year so great? Here are the five best things about…
We’ve known for a while that we have some amazingly talented burlesque performers in this city. But now, the rest of the planet has been put on notice: Earlier this month, Denver burlesque cutie Midnite Martini (aka Kim Townsend) was crowned Miss Exotic World in Las Vegas at the annual…
A beach party in the middle of the city? Why not? O.penVAPE’s Ink Monstr Poolside Summer Series offers fun in and out of the pool, a giant Slip ‘N Slide and an imported sand beach for dancing the day away when it’s time to dry off. Photographer Ken Hamblin brought…
More than 85,000 people walked through the aisles of the Denver Comic Con over the weekend, according to the folks behind the rapidly growing convention, and a lot of them were in costume. Con cosplay, after all, is an art unto itself, featuring hand-built costumery that can sometimes take months…
Although he is known mostly as the co-creator of the animated series, “Gargoyles,” Greg Weisman has taken on a new challenge: young adult fiction. Spirits of Ash and Foam, the second in his growing series, officially comes out July 8, and the author was at Denver Comic Con over the…
