Since long ago, the Cat Care Society has employed a truly creative method of raising money for its various cat-related endeavors: Tails of the Painted Cats, in which artists around town are called upon to doll up fabulous fiberglass cat statuettes which, after a couple of months of showcases (they’re…
A group of University of Colorado Boulder students are commemorating “oddballs” by creating a “Change the Way You Think” Tumblr page, providing an open forum for anyone to read or post personal stories (referred to as an “ode to the oddballs”) with the topic of prejudice. Their mission statement: “If…
The EarWarp chamber concert series — which regularly spotlights some of Colorado’s best classical musicians — is still growing, but it helps to have friends like Kenji Bunch, a nationally recognized violist and modern composer, whose work is derived from contemporary folk/roots music, as well as the classical canon. Bunch…
Britt Chester has been riding around the metro area, asking people to guess where he’s biking — for the chance to win a season B-Cycle pass. Some of these areas have B-Cycle stations, some — like Park Hill — do not. And if they don’t, advises, one reader, then they…
When she set out to create the online clothing retailer DapperGirl, Molly Barrett drew from her own experience, and the difficulty she encountered finding clothes that fit. But “fit” wasn’t just about the physical aspect — Barrett wanted her clothes to encapsulate her style, personality and who she was –…
Darren Bousman gets all the fun gigs. He directed Saw II, III and IV, the cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera and his newest soon-to-be-cult-classic, The Dark Carnival. Has all this success turned him into an unapproachable ass-melon? Not even a little bit. We recently had a chance to talk…
Along with all the other things that Denver is friendly for, bicycling is definitely at the top of the priority list. We have Denver’s B-Cycle program, bike trails, designated bike lanes in automobile traffic areas, and even constructed bike terrain parks for the extremists. Here is a list of the…
From Cinco de Mayo celebrations to the First Friday art walk, Denver has plenty of stuff going on this weekend that won’t totally demolish your savings. Whether you fancy mariachi music, watching a chihuahua race or meeting a grunge legend in-person, we’ve got it all here for less than ten…
When Kizuna: West Meets East, a site-specific installation of monumental works in bamboo, opens tomorrow at the Denver Botanic Gardens, it will only be the next step in a process that began in earnest in early April, when the artists arrived at the DBG not just to install, but in…
Elitch Gardens opens today for its 122nd season, but you wouldn’t know this institution is that old by looking around the current park. With 25,000 new flowers, three new shows and three new rides, it looks as though this season’s opening could be its grand opening. “We’ve been doing a…
Our list of “Five Kentucky Derby parties that will have you off to the races” offered an array of activities, but didn’t include the 2012 Derby Party, which bills itself as “a Colorado tradition” and is an annual fundraiser for the Sean “Ranch” Lough Memorial Scholarship. The party has been…
This week’s review of Appropriated: The Chronicled West at the Robischon Gallery by Michael Paglia examines the show which opened back on March 29 and runs through Saturday. Below are a few images from the show…
If you noticed that Sunday’s weather was particularly welcoming, you were not alone. But you probably didn’t appreciate it quite as much as the fifty people wandering around the grounds of the Zang Mansion. For the first time, the sun smiled on Denver’s celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Although…
Local production company Focus 4 Design, which has done many videos for this town’s music acts, has won two Telly Awards for its work on Global Dance Festival: The Movie. The film, which premiered at Beta Night Club in late February, follows both the production crew (conflict of interest alert:…
Sophia Rose, owner of Xcentricity Gallery had so much fun body painting with artist Mythica vonGriffyn at her previous group show The Body Sacred, she decided to host a live body-painting event tomorrow, The Living Canvas, in which four artists — Brian Dunning, Bobby MaGee Lopez, Jay Bautista and Rose…
Science writer Margaret Wertheim specializes in weighty topics, but she has a light touch when writing about science and mathematics. The author of several books dealing with theoretical physics within a cultural context as well as articles for numerous publications — everything from the New York Times to a five-year…
“People go to the Denver Art Museum all the time, they go to the Denver Public Library and they don’t really think of the history behind those things,” explains Ashley Rogers, assistant director of the Byers-Evans House Museum. The mission of the new exhibit Anne Evans: Colorado’s Cultural Visionary is…
You don’t have to go to Kentucky to find a reason to wear a fancy hat on Saturday: Places all over town are hooking parties to the Kentucky Derby. And even if you’re not into horse-racing, there will plenty of other things to appreciate: the fashion, the boozy mint juleps,…
Although Albus Brooks crafted the proposed anti-urban camping ordinance, he supports help for the homeless. In fact, Brooks gave a shout-out to the Denver Voice in his recent Westword interview. And tomorrow night, Brooks will be on hand at a benefit to raise funds for this organization, a Westword MasterMind…
“What type of Wash Park fitness weirdo are you?” That was the question posed by Bree Davies in her post on people-watching in Washington Park — the greatest sport of all. Bree, for example, is a Wandering Talker. This type comes in pairs or gaggles of women (men don’t fall…
Ladies, this one’s just for you. Today, the Ladies Only Sample Tour invites you to shop, mingle and get to know local business owners during an open-door event in various shopping districts across the metro area. By purchasing an all-access bracelet from participating stores and restaurants, shoppers get special free…
They did everything for each other — and for art. When Genesis P-Orridge, industrial-rock revolutionary and co-founder of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, moved to New York in the 1990s, he fell in love with a dominatrix almost twenty years his junior. So he married her, making her Mrs. Lady…
