If you grew up in Lakewood, Aurora, Wheat Ridge or Denver proper like me, chances are good that there’s a slice of Colfax Avenue that holds a special, if not dangerous and possibly regrettable, meaning to you. Last week I passed by Smiley’s Laundromat on East Colfax and noticed that…
If anyone still thinks that Mile High Social, the Denver-based reality show, will be just like all the other reality shows with their drama and negative focus, take a look at this latest teaser. In outtakes from the final callbacks, it’s clear that these are real women who are serious…
In Maya Gurantz’s latest piece, The Whore’s Dialogue, she presents a collection of stories about women — but she also offers commentary on the role of women in the history of the pornographic tale in a very upfront and captivating way. Gurantz will be leading a discussion on the exploration…
Last weekend’s Saturday Night Live cold open featured a somewhat unconvincing Bobby Moynihan playing the adorably chubby supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un. The sketch revolved around the husky dictator’s address to the people of NK, announcing a change in policy on two major fronts. The first was to…
Truth or Dare: A Play Date with Kidrobot, an eye-catching and puckishly irreverent exhibition, continues through April 14 at Next Gallery. Curated by local artists as well as Veronica and Dan Ma, Truth or Dare gleefully eschews the false dichotomy between fine art and toys while celebrating the ingenuity of…
#80: Keith Garcia For a certain cross-section of local cinemaphiles, Keith Garcia is a beloved figure. The longtime program director for the Denver Film Society and its commercial film venue, the Sie FilmCenter, he knows his medium backwards, forwards and inside out, from the revered classic canon to the outer…
Lucas Richards, creator of the Horndribbles, a line of plush toys based on his monster designs, is ready to take his project to the next level. Where before, the Horndribbles were labor-intensive and functioned like uniquely soft sculptures, Richards hopes to introduce his labor of love to a new generation.
Westword caught up with Richards in the days leading up to the “Return of the Horndribbles” Children’s museum exhibit, where Richards and his partner Devon Braun of Explorer’s Playground will debut a story book and a line of Horndribbles manufactured for sale as toys.
Some gentlemen put a great deal of effort into making their fashion look effortless, while for others style seems to come naturally. This is the case with sociology major Spenser White, who is studying at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Continue reading to find out what instrument he plays, which…
The days of Internet dating being the domain of basement dwellers, antisocial misanthropes, virgins and folks who are unlucky in the looks department (mix and match any and all of these) are effectively over, and today it seems like everyone is meeting and dating — and venting about meeting and…
A bitter pill wrapped in a sweet cherry coating, comic Natasha Leggero is a double threat of intoxicating charm and tabloid cruelty. With her Audrey Hepburn style and merciless observational humor, she’s known to raise the I-can’t-believe-she-just-said-that bar during her regular appearances on Chelsea Lately, while still maintaining an authenticity…
You won’t need magic to conjure up some bargain entertainment in Denver this week. Denver — everything from free screenings of films at the Sie FilmCenter (including a presentation of the first Harry Potter flick) to a hip-hop open mic to a local author talking about his struggle with prescription…
What makes a city great? Bolstering the arts and culture is a good place to start, and many of the nation’s best cities rely on a civic cultural plan to figure how to best do that. Denver’s last attempt at such a plan came back in 1989 when Federico Peña…
Beth “Fiona Grapple” Bandimere and Mona “Triple Shot Misto” — the roller derby moms of The Amazing Race fame — are teammates on both the CBS reality TV series (still hanging in there as of this writing) and the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls’ 5280 Fight Club traveling squad, but they’ll be…
On April 4, 2013, Connect 4 Kids attempted to break its own world record of 104 players to create the world’s largest Connect Four tournament at Stoney’s Full Team Tavern. Danielle Lirette captured these photos of the event, which raised money for a toddler suffering from Microglossia and Duane’s Syndrome…
Before I Die, an art installation that encourages people to create a communal bucket list, has been standing in the northwest corner of Civic Center Park since January — and yesterday, Candy Chang, its creator, came for a visit. The New Orleans artist first conceived of Before I Die after…
This Saturday, April 6, Hooked on Colfax will donate its wall space to Local Goes Global, an evening devoted to raising money through art for a global health-focused nonprofit, Comunidades Unidas Peru. A student-run organization, CU Peru comprises volunteers from various schools at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus…
If anyone would appreciate cheap fun, it’s The Dude, Jeff Bridges’s iconic slacker character in The Big Lebowski. We may not have bowling on our activities list, but you can see the 1998 Coen brothers’ classic for free this weekend — and there are many more entertaining events around town,…
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton will host its first-ever Quote-Along tonight, and it’s chosen one of the most quotable films of all time to kick things off: The Big Lebowski. For those unfamiliar with the concept, a Quote-Along encourages the audience to recite the best lines of the film as it’s…
Thomas Horne of Black Book Gallery lost his twin brother, Tim, to cancer. But Horne recognizes that he’s not alone in his loss. In solidarity with the thousands upon thousands of families, friends and patients whose lives are affected by cancer, he and gallery partner Will Suitts organized Knock It…
Update: Congratulations, Jestacy! You have won two tickets to see the Rockies today. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Despite the incessant weather changes, summer is officially on its way. And with those warm days come hot dogs, cheap seats and sunscreen while watching…
Man of La Mancha, based on Miquel de Cervantes’s seventeenth-century masterpiece Don Quixote, was an award-gobbling sensation when it was first staged in 1965. The musical has less impact now that it’s been through decades of professional and community productions. Still, the Arvada Center has mounted a big, sumptuous show,…
With his subtly satirical humor and deeply intricate ink drawings, Paul Michel creates stop-and-think images of layered, comedic art. He’ll debut new work in The Fanciest Tiger, a show opening tomorrow at Civilized Living, the monthly First Friday event at Fancy Tiger Clothing. In advance of that opening, we caught…
