Americans love a good con-man story. They love hearing about attractive criminals — the charmingly deceptive leading man or intoxicatingly distracting female — getting away with it, and the loot that provides them with another kind fantasy in the land of the super-rich. After a brief delay because of weather,…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s our second winner: Long ago, poet Julie Carr and her partner, Tim Roberts, decided what they wanted to do, and it all fell together in Denver after that. “Way back…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s a look at our first winner: Self-proclaimed “farmer/midwife/DJ/producer/emcee/touring musician” Ietef Vita was born Michael Walker in Five Points in 1986, part of a family of artists and activists with “a…
Westword’s eighteenth Artopia celebration packed art, food, music and live performances into Vinyl, City Hall, Bar Standard, The Living Room and The Salty Dog on Saturday night. Photographer Aaron Thackeray brought back these scenes from the annual event. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full slide show…
Update: The location of Roy’s upcoming set has been corrected below. If you know Denver comedy, you surely know Chuck Roy. The former anchor of the satirical newscast The Crop Report — an Onion News Network-style series of short sketches on marijuana, Roy is one of the most established names…
Westword’s annual Artopia event is a living, fire-breathing teenager. On Saturday, the SoCo celebration of Denver arts and culture rang in its eighteenth year with dozens of acts and artists at Vinyl, City Hall, Bar Standard, The Living Room and The Salty Dog, and we captured it all in a…
Now in its 18th year, Artopia is a signature event showcasing a wide array of Denver’s music, art, performance, food and more. At several venues along Broadway this Saturday, February 23, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., dozens of the city’s cultural components will come together as they share their…
Martin Short means different things to different people. Elitist comedy nerds can discuss the merits of Short’s SCTV Ed Grimley versus the Saturday Night Live version, while suburban Rom Com fans recognize the name from blockbuster sweet-tarts like Father of the Bride. And you can always count on beer-pong bros…
Fuck Fox. Not for FoxNews or American Idol or any of the other questionable shit the network has thrown out there in the name of entertainment over the years. People like what people like, however inexplicable that may be, so I couldn’t care less about any of that. No, Fox…
Ben Roy, the subject of this week’s cover story, has worked hard to establish himself as a unique voice in the growing Denver comedy scene. We recently spoke with several local comics who have a relationship with Roy both on and off the stage, some of whom were there at…
Reading theater reviews in the New York Times, you often find yourself suffering intense pangs of envy for those friends living there. You’ll never see this fiercely confrontational drama or that hilarious but profound comedy, you think wistfully. Everything exciting is going on miles and miles away. But year after…
The Edge Gallery is really living up to its name right now. Taking up the first member space is fox tales ft. 7 and marbles, an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink show by Estee Fox, who is a whirlwind of creativity. The artist has made videos, including one in which she convincingly pretends to…
John Crist has comfortably rooted himself in the world of Christian comedy, crafting niche-specific jokes that kill with the straight-laced Colorado Springs crowd. Yet somehow — miraculously! — he’s also cultivated a respectable reputation in Denver’s underground community, where the dirtiest of the dirty are constantly in search of socio-political…
Denver Comic Con streaked out the gate last summer in its inaugural year; in 2013, the popular fan convention is already on track to surpass last year’s success, at least from the looks of the guest list. Yesterday, DCC announced that New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and illustrator Chris…
Update: Congratulations to samlimanski and elishag86! You’ve each won two tickets to Artopia. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Westword’s annual Artopia takes place this Saturday, which means it’s time to start planning your one-night exploration of Denver culture right now. Split across four…
If you haven’t yet seen the first two seasons of HBO’s insanely popular Game of Thrones, then you’d best get in your jammy pants, order a pizza and get started now, since the much-anticipated third season begins on March 31. The show is taken from George R.R. Martin’s remarkable, detail-oriented…
Since 1990, Wits End Comedy Club has held down a corner of Westminster, nurturing the fledgling careers of local comedians while drawing only the heartiest or free-ticket-havingest of crowds to the north suburbs. Wits End claims to be the first comedy club in history opened by women, though sustained ownership…
Month of Photography 2013 officially begins on March 1, but Alicia Bailey’s tiny temple to book-art, Abecedarian Gallery, is getting a head start tonight, when Photo Book Works, an international exhibition of artists’ books incorporating photos and photographic processes, opens in conjunction with the Third Friday Artwalk on Santa Fe…
Michael Paglia visits Robischon Gallery and William Havu Gallery in this week’s review, “The Nature Lovers,” taking in a group show, an exhibit featuring both Sam Scott & Jim Waid, as well as a show from Homare Ikeda. These three shows are all heavily inspired by nature and the art…
The LIDA Project’s newest show, RUR/lol (opening tonight at work | space), tackles the ever popular topic of robots and apocalypse. Whether because of our inherent mistrust of technology designed to replace us, a deep-seated suspicion that our artificially intelligent creations are likely to outlive us, or just an intuitive…
The landscape has played a persistent role in providing themes for artists, not just in the expected neo-traditional categories, but also — and of more interest to me — in modern and contemporary art. As an example, “Western” art has recently been redefined so that it is no longer dominated…
Last night, Lotus Clubs celebrated Mardi Gras with a flame-friendly club crawl through Chloe, Oak Tavern and Suite Two Hundred. As you’ll notice from the scenes below, part of the club crawl featured actual crawling — though of the glamorous, variety, of course. Continue reading for highlights of the dancing,…
