#74: Nancy Smith The sky’s not the limit for Frequent Flyers founder and director Nancy Smith, who literally hangs around most days at her Boulder aerial-dance studio: teaching, choreographing, visualizing, directing and dancing, sometimes in an upside-down position. It’s a rare profession, with one hand reaching clear up into the…
People can try on many titles or jobs until they find one that suits their taste, just as they try on different clothes to find the best fit. Spray-paint artist Shane O’Connor is the other way around with many jobs, but he has always managed to retain his punk-rock edge…
Expand your mind with cultural experiences this week — without straining your wallet. There are plenty of enriching activities in town this week that won’t cost you a cent, everything from free performance art to a talk with an experimental filmmaker to a vinyl party. Feel free to post information…
Update: Congratulations to Gabe34! You’ve won twenty free movie passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Update: We’ll cut to the chase: Movies are one of this planet’s greatest pleasures, and there’s nothing quite like seeing a film at a real theater. Show and Tell would…
The Denver-based DateCamp.tv is not a dating website in the traditional sense. Rather, it’s a hub for learning the ins and outs of dating itself. DateCamp is designed as a three-pronged entity: a dating resource center, a place offering interactive retreats and camps and, once it gets going, the owners…
Update: Congratulations to laymanscott! Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Original post: Do you love the ’80s? Let’s be real: We all do. In fact, we totally do. We’re giving away two tickets to the third annual Totally Tennyson pub crawl, an ’80s-themed drinking tour…
Some people look good even when they dress down. That is the case with health-care worker Erin Orland, who says we spotted her on “an off day.” Continue reading to discover her style mantra, what her favorite accessory is, and how some “seedy people” have inspired her life, just not…
#75: Conrad Kehn The opening sentence of Conrad Kehn’s professional bio kind of says it all: “Conrad Kehn is a composer, improviser, performer, educator, writer and artist.” But that’s the glib definition of a guy who, under the skin of his basic vita, is hellbent on spreading the joy of…
Update: Congratulations to ilikecatsyep and mzamethystcrow! You’ve each won two marathon passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Next Thursday, May 2, the Harkins theater in Northfield is celebrating the release of the third Iron Man movie with a Tony Stark-a-palooza — and we…
Update: Congratulations to colemarie22 and blair! You’ve each won two day passes to Loveland. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: While most of us are ready for spring to hit full bloom already, Mother Nature (and let’s face it, a few of our friends)…
Dreamer, doer and Westword Mastermind Brandi Shigley is at it again, this time pairing up with restaurateurTony Pasquini. This Saturday and Sunday, Pasquini’s Tony P’s will host Paninaro Rewind, Shigley’s fashionable take on the restaurant’s already popular Discko Paninaro, an ’80s throwback dance party with an Italian flair. “This isn’t…
#76: Sahar Pazirandeh Sahar Pazirandeh left Iran with her family in the late ’80s, when she was nine years old, in the wake of changes that followed the ancient nation’s Islamic revolution. She’d spent her early years in the grip of Iran’s new fundamentalist face; her own mother, a former…
#77: Mark McCoin Experimental musician and multimedia artist Mark McCoin has paid his dues many times over, contributing a free-thinking, collaborative style of creativity to the Front Range scene over three decades. He’s worked with a who’s-who of the local avant-garde, and in the last of those decades, he honed…
I’m naive to a fault. Last week, when my car was hit for a third time in eighteen months (the second time it was creamed while parked in front of my house), I was naive enough to tell the insurance company the truth. They are now doing $2,700 worth of…
Yesterday’s snow put a damper on Earth Day festivities and sent would-be cyclists back inside. And while they were there, one reader discovered Josiah Hesse’s screed from last summer on why cruiser bikes suck. He didn’t appreciate it. See also: – Cruiser bikes suck: They attract Philistines and ruin cycling…
Green was a popular color over the weekend while smokers celebrated 4/20. Yet somewhere in the haze of green clothes and smoke, stylish people were on trend with color blocking. Over the weekend, we talked to musician and Idaho native John Missy Kidd about his style icons, his favorite tune…
The 36th annual StarFest Convention brought fans of science fiction, horror and fantasy together at the Marriott in the DTC for three days of games, costumes and celebrity sightings over the weekend. Westword photographer Danielle Lirette stopped by to capture the convention’s best costumes. Continue reading for a couple of…
Denver weather is unpredictable, as we all know with piles of snow landing on this city in mid-April, while lucky bastards in other places are already planting spring vegetables. And thanks to our local meteorologists, (who can’t predict weather any better than drunk psychic televangelists), we never really know what…
Whether you’re broke after a weekend of partying or simply a frugal, responsible adult who likes to go out for free, there’s plenty in Denver to do this week that won’t cost a dime. Choose to learn about green energy at the annual Earth Day celebration, watch a series of…
Update: Congratulations to amyreannie and caseyvg! You’ve each won two tickets to Wanderlust. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Despite today’s weather, the season of wanderlust is on its way, and with summer comes the big-W Wanderlust festival at Copper Mountain. The annual event…
Tuesday night’s Shear Styles 2 hair competition at Suite Two Hundred gathered stylists from across the city to craft brazen and creative hairdos (while avoiding hair don’ts). Egypt, Latin, Roman and alien looks all crossed the runway during a night of great hair teased to great heights. Continue reading for…
At this year’s Frock Shop Spring Sample Sale, savvy shoppers will get to browse though pieces by both established and up-and-coming designers in Colorado. Now in its second year, Frock Shop — the brainchild of Colorado State University apparel and merchandising graduate Katie Gartner — brings together items from a…
