An artist and family man, Angell Dominguez was attracted to the tattoo industry with its more flexible work environment. But he also found that it suits a creative lifestyle, allowing him to pursue his passions and find new ones. We recently sat down with Dominguez, who now works at Fallen…
Sundance is over and Oscar season — but the show will go on at local movie theaters. In March, screens will light up with two Alfred Hitchcock classics, several film festivals and a survey of Italian neorealism. Audiences will also be able to spend an entire weekend with one of the…
We survived the snowiest February on record, and while it’s still cold outside, activities around town are starting to heat up. This week you can celebrate your city, meet an author and laugh with some ladies over Cosmos — all for free. Go to the Westword calendar for more events…
Conventional wisdom says March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. But when it comes to geek events in Denver, March is full lion on both ends, with plenty to roar about in the middle as well. From a chance to say goodbye to one of geekdom’s…
Beginning March 2, Mondays will truly be a drag as Tracks Denver hosts not only a free viewing party of every new episode of Season 7, but holds its own intensive drag competition to find Denver’s Ultimate Queen. Come for RuPaul’s patented annual drama — but stay for the homegrown…
Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. Both on camera and off, he exemplified the best of what Star Trek, and thus humanity, could represent. Part of that was Trek’s writing, of course. But it was Nimoy who took what was on the page — often repaired what…
In most places, March is a month of renewal, of freshness and growth. In Denver, however, March exists merely to taunt snow-wearied Coloradans with the false promise of spring. Though the sun may continue to forsake our fair city, Denverites are fortunate to have plentiful opportunities to bask in the…
Dear Denver Nuggets, I’m sorry, but I think I’m done. For more than twenty years, I’ve stuck by your side and defended you through the thick and, mainly, thin, but I just can’t do it anymore. But before you call me a fair-weather fan, let me remind you about all…
Get ready to focus on photography: Month of Photography 2015 is developing right now, with its biennial onslaught of spring shows. Here are three MoP exhibitions to get you started. 1) Donna Rae Altieri, 50 Years in Your Face Ironton Studios & Gallery February 27 through April 4 Opening reception:…
This Sunday, the Black Actors Guild will launch Soul Food Standup at the Savoy — and that’s just one of the busy group’s projects. Last week Westword profiled the Black Actors Guild, a multi-faceted performance troupe that has been working hard on stages around Denver for the last few years. We spoke…
Can you believe we’re already two months into 2015? Time flies when there is so much see and do in this town. This weekend you can get fit, learn new things, hear cool riffs, celebrate dirty minds, see sexy dancers and so much more. If that’s not enough for you,…
Sorry, it’s sold out: Denver’s own Project Runway All-Stars winner Mondo Guerra will host tonight’s Goodwill EnVogue, a fashion/show fundraiser that features looks designed by Denver high school students in Goodwill’s Youth Career Development Program as well as styles from Déjà Blue, the Goodwill boutique in Cherry Creek, modeled by…
There was an awkward moment between Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson and her mom, Melanie Griffith, on the red carpet before the Oscars on Sunday. But the world got to see Johnson’s impressive talent for pretending uncomfortable situations don’t seem to bother her (see also: Fifty Shades of…
Where to brunch in Denver is always a dilemma, as would-be diners ponder questions like these: How’s the food? How’s the mimosa? How’s the space? How’s the wait staff? Can we have a conversation there? How far is it? How long is the wait? Friends can bat these questions back…
#35: Nathan Hall Composer Nathan Hall is a sonic explorer; more than notes on page, his works encompass multidisciplinary leaps over miles of experiential ideas and human stories, spanning the musical gap between the traditional and the boldly new. His works have been performed by groups as diverse as the…
Why do some people love bad movies? Considering how much of my life I’ve given over to watching unquestionably bad films, this question is anything but academic for me. Whether “enjoying” them in humor-enhanced Mystery Science Theater 3000 style, or straight up, as god and the filmmakers intended, I’ve put…
For over ten years, Deacon Gray has mentored young comics as the New Talent Coordinator at Comedy Works. Under his stewardship, the scene has flourished, with hundreds of new comics flooding the stage, eager to test their mettle and benefit from Gray’s experience. One of the blessings of a career…
In a cinematic universe where the rules for viability are changing almost daily, the film festival is becoming an endangered species. Less than 25 percent of them make it past the sixth year. But next week, Boulder International Film Festival will celebrate its eleventh season, which runs from March 5…
There are two kinds of humanist movie. One kind shows human beings struggling against the most unspeakable horrors, sorrows or injustices and still, somehow, emerging with their essential goodness intact. The second, thornier type gives us people doing terrible things to one another — screaming, cheating and generally making life…
“It’s stuff like this,” Jay Walla says, holding up his cell phone. According to Walla, who has run Roach Gallery/Roach Photos for the last 33 years, the digital age of photography and the accessibility of things like camera phones have propelled the steady decline of his family business. This Friday,…
Winter got you down? There’s no better escape from reality than a big song-and-dance musical that will keep you humming well after the last bows. Here are three new musicals to keep your weekend sunny, despite of all that new snow on the ground. Big Fish: The Musical Aurora Fox…
If Grace Kelly had been raised by coyotes, she might have stalked the screen like Focus’s Margot Robbie, a va-va-voom blonde with bite. Robbie is too beautiful to play normal, too sly to play nice. Miscast as a shy saint in Craig Zobel’s upcoming Sundance hit Z for Zachariah, she…
