I drive by Dandy Dan’s every day on my way home and the sign out front sometimes catches my eye — and not just because it has that weird, glamour-shot image of an interesting-looking woman above the marquee. It’s the message on the marquee that often grabs my attention. Last…
Hollywood’s elite weren’t the only ones all dolled up last night. Guests got plenty gussied up for the “Gayest Oscar Party Ever,” held at Hamburger Mary’s during the Academy Awards ceremony. The event benefited Off-Center, and featured a rainbow carpet, a gown contest and more. And photographer Brandon Marshall was…
Over the weekend, cosplayers from around the region gathered at the Animeland Wasabi convention for an Asian pop-culture jubilee, with costumes, concerts, animation and 24-hour gaming provided through partnerships with the Colorado Cutthroat Connection and National Video Game Association. Photographer Danielle Lirette caught the spirit of the con in the…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
As this week’s episode of Under the Gunn started, Team Nick was still basking in its surprise win, Mondos’ team was safe, and Anya’s crew was last. The challenge this round was Steam Punk fashion –deconstructed modern Victorian meets Mad Max — and the guest judge, Georgina Chapman, co-founder of…
Spring might not yet be in the air, but at least it’s on the March calendar. To help you shake off that case of cabin fever, check out these five fashion shows and events that should have you thinking spring. See also: Meet the 2014 Masterminds: Lisa Ramfjord Elstun, fashion/design…
There are some things you never forget — your first kiss, your first car accident, the first time you saw Ghostbusters. Me, I was eleven (we’re talking Ghostbusters here, just so we’re clear), and I was lucky enough to see it in a theater, during its original theatrical run. I…
One of the biggest perks of living in Colorado is the state’s reputed 300 days of sunshine. Know what doesn’t love that? Your eyes. So Coden Eyewear, a startup company from locals Ben Martch, Gavin Beldt and Gian Lasher, is pushing a new line of sunglasses designed for the Colorado…
Thrift shop Vaux Vintage started as a nomadic venture, as owner Aly Barohn traveled the country with her vintage garments. She opened a brick-and-mortar location above the Weathervane Cafe last summer, but has decided to close it in order to go back on the road. And so the shop will…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
A friend of mine recently posted a video on Instagram of downtown Denver with the caption “I’m going to want to remember this Denver.” While his ten-second panel of images was more of a humorous jab at things like the grossness of the 16th Street Mall, he also had some…
For A.J. McGuire, it all comes down to lines. Originally from Buffalo, New York, McGuire studied drawing and printmaking in college and developed an affinity for line drawing. He eventually applied his talent to tattooing, and he’s been working as a tattoo artist for five years — for the past…
Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered Saturday to compete in a different kind of dog show: Worst in Show, a benefit for Freedom Service Dogs, celebrated the scruffy and downtrodden canines of the world, giving ribbons out for everything from cuteness to super drooling powers. This might not have…
“These aren’t your grandmother’s quilts,” said Marcie Emily, docent at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, while leading a tour through MANifestations, the twelfth biennial exhibition of quilts made by men. As she walked by each quilt, she discussed techniques, the price of the fabric, and which were hand-sewn and which…
Anonymous avengers who started their quest in 1985, Guerrilla Girls spotlight institutionalized sexism and racism in the art world through radical acts of exposure. Simultaneously infiltrating the gallery world and educating the public on the lack of representation for women and people of color in art history and the contemporary…
Brandi Shigley and Sahar Pazirandeh first met on a dance floor at Dazzle — they liked each other’s moves, Shigley says, and that started a friendship that was fed by their shared fervor for entrepreneurship and positive consciousness-raising. Meanwhile, Shigley — a member of the first class of Westword MasterMinds…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Westword has always covered the local arts scene. But ten years ago, we recognized that if the arts were really going to grow in those town, they could use some some fertilizer in the form of cold, hard cash. And so we created the MasterMind Awards, which every year gives…
Skirts are usually used to cover things up, but fashion designer Jasmine Zion decided to turn things inside out recently when she quilted a skirt based on vaginas to auction off at a fundraiser for a scholarship benefiting survivors of interpersonal violence (that is, violence between people who know each…
