Jeff Raphael was once the drummer of early San Francisco punk band The Nuns. Along with The Avengers, that band opened the infamous last show that the Sex Pistols in its first run played at Winterland in February 1978. Since then, Raphael has gone on to play with several of…
Before gamers had the option to kill each other anonymously via the Internet, they had to gather in real-world arcades to do it. In that arena, friendships were made, rivalries were born and a good time was had by all. Those days are long gone, but this summer OhHeckYeah is…
Founded in 2006 by former fabric retailer Dianne Denholm, the TACtile Textile Arts Center was envisioned as a nonprofit center where regional practitioners in all disciplines of the fiber arts could meet, teach classes and display their work. Conceived as a local version of the Textile Center in Minneapolis, which…
Larimer Square was jammed over the weekend with spectators watching an asphalt canvas come alive with color during the annual Denver Chalk Art Festival, a favorite summer kickoff for fest-goers of all ages. Scott Lentz was there to capture the crowd, the artists and the masterpieces-in-progress. See also: Hoodlab will…
Hoodlab will be leaving its home in RiNo next month. The owners of the HoodLamb clothing line, which celebrates hemp and got its start in Amsterdam, moved their business into the building at 33rd and Larimer streets almost two years ago, and quickly turned it into a gathering place known…
Scott Takeda’s first time in front of a camera was as a TV journalist. Today he’s often in front of a camera as an actor, with roles in Hollywood films like the Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club as well as Halt & Catch Fire , a new series that premiered June…
Denver is a book town and a poetry town and a town where stories are told in darkened rooms. But it’s easy to lose track of literary events in the bustle of everything else going on in Denver, from breweries to bike rides. We’re here to help. Keep reading for…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Mickey La Fave is an arson and fraud investigator who’s been in…
There are openings all over town this weekend, and the art will transport you right out of this world. Here are just three of the artistic displays worth seeing this weekend… See also: Denver Chalk Art Festival…
This week’s cover story, “In Sickness and In Health,” tells the story of Jen Berman, a Denver attorney who lost her fiance, Doug Furcht, to brain cancer last year. Jen had already bought a wedding dress for their upcoming nuptials; after Doug’s death, she donated it to Brides for a…
A solo show from Xi Zhang is always a beautiful treat, and Bone, which opens tonight at Plus Gallery, will double your pleasure. As Ivar Zeile of Plus notes, Zhang “paints with a lot of experimentation and has been evolving with several different styles over the last few years.” And…
Conceptual artist Tobias Fike, who’s been showing his creations around Denver for the past few years, is the subject of an elegant solo at David B. Smith Gallery titled Then and now and then. Fike is perhaps best known for his performances done with Matthew Harris, which are documented in…
In 1983, Federico Peña’s campaign for mayor of Denver urged us to “Imagine a Great City.” Once elected, Pena worked to create that city, pushing through Denver’s One Percent for Art program – which earmarked 1 percent of every major civic construction project for public art – and creating a…
Want to work in a piece of history? The Crawford Hotel — the independent luxury hotel that will soon debut in the renovated Union Station — will be hiring more than fifty employees before its July 12 opening. And from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 30 and 10 a.m…
Over Memorial Day weekend, ArtStir — a Colorado-centric festival of fine art and craft — brought a taste of local culture to downtown Denver and the Denver Pavilions. Crafted by Samuel Schimek of the I Heart Denver shop in the Pavilions, the fest cast a modern, urban slant on an…
Unleashed by Petco, a chain that’s popping up all around the country, prides itself on being butt-sniffing friendly. “We make it a priority to be involved in the community that surrounds us,” says Margaret Aareberg, general manager of the Unleashed by Petco that will open this weekend at 3615 East…
Read between the lines! Westword will publish its second annual Comics issue on June 5, and you can be a part of it. We’re accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who wants to create a cartoon about life in the Centennial State — whether it focuses on beer, fracking or…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Mike Keyes, originally from Dayton, Ohio, spent much of his adult life…
For Tony Diego, art and education are inseparable. For over fifteen years, he has worked with young people, using art as a tool to address social issues. Diego is also a part of the Chicano art collective Los Phantazmas, which started in the ’90s with Josiah Lopez, Carlos Fresquez, Ismael…
Art doesn’t go on vacation or take three-day weekends, and this weekend’s bounty proves it. Here are a few shows — big, small, serious and not so serious — to check out while you’re kicking back. See also: Stephen Batura, Stream, Ironton Gallery…
Paying rent in a bloated market isn’t working for you? Have the piles of stuff you’ve hoarded in your closets finally forced you to scream: “I’m ready for a purge”? Maybe you just want to live a simple, green life? If you are ready to start thinking about building a…
On Friday, May 23, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will take its show on the road – specifically to the new Space gallery, at 400 Santa Fe Drive, for the first installment of “Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series.” But there have been some definite bumps in the road. After the…
