Archive for June, 2008
Hey hey bookworms! The historic Denver landmark the Tattered Cover celebrates its Colfax store’s birthday this Saturday! Marking two successful years in their lovely location on East Colfax, the store will be celebrating starting at 10am with live performance by local Irish folk band Colcannon. Join the shop for music and pick up that summer reading you’ve [ READ MORE ]
Break out those platform shoes, babies! Lord knows I love me some disco. I even was the proud owner of a pair of white and sparkly green bellbottoms that advertised “DISCO MEGS” down the legs. So I’m as excited as if Studio 54 returned to its heyday for Fashion Denver’s collaborative “Disco Mountain” fashion show tonight [ READ MORE ]
Tommorrow, June 25th, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science are holding their monthly FREE day, where they open the doors to all of us budgeting rabble. Hot dog! Current exhibits to see include: Extreme Ice, wherein the videos and photographs of James Balog show the frozen wonders of the world. A must-see before global [ READ MORE ]
Last night was my second Denver Cruiser ride in a row, and let me tell you something: the cruises are a blast. Overheard last night at the Samba Room, a restaurant we invaded: My table just left without paying because of these people [Denver Cruisers]! If you choose to join us, please read about DC and the [ READ MORE ]
“Fun, Free, and Fabulous!” is the overarching theme for this year’s annual Pride Fest. It’s Pride Fest time this year, and the two day celebration will be fabbing up Capitol Hill. With the recent ruling in Califronia allowing members of the gay and lesbian community to legally marry, Pride Fest is likely to be even [ READ MORE ]
You know you want to be like J-Money (Of Limelight fame). Or dress like KellyRae (the gorgeous Watercourse server.) NOW YOU CAN! Stop by for some garage-saling good times and live in their shoes (perhaps literally?) this Saturday. And there’s always the possibility of a free PBR, apparently…. [ READ MORE ]
Getting to work is always a hassle- the early morning rush, being stuck in traffic, wasting expensive, expensive gas idling, and facing other commuters angrily trying to manage their way through the city’s tangled streets. Today, why not avoid the craziness of the vehicle traffic and bike to work? In case you’re not already AT [ READ MORE ]
The story is a classic: The mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll injests one of his experimental potions. Unleashing his inner demons in very outward form, the gentle doctor is transformed into a murderous monster let loose on a rampage in London. The cautionary tale about the monsters that lurk within our very own minds found [ READ MORE ]
Heading out to the suburbs this weekend, my companion noted that the Lab at Belmar was like an oasis in an otherwise obstensibly art-absent arena. Located in the Belmar shopping complex, a spralling outdoor center located on the grave of the former Villa Italia Mall (goodbye, 80s style mall centers!), the Lab offers a clean, [ READ MORE ]
Tonight, June 13th, Pirate founder and well-known art adventurer Phil Bender will be opening a show of his own work at Pirate Gallery , 3655 Navajo Street. Working often in found objects (see his hubcaps at the Denver Art Museum), finding out what Phil has in store for viewers today will be great fun. [ READ MORE ]
This Friday, celebrating Misery will be fun. The eclectic Japanese pop art store Gimme Gimme Pillow Toast will be throwing a Friday the 13th party celebrating the brand Misery. Decorating merchandise such as tshirts, hoodies, bags and more, the Misery characters are devilishly cute designs “with an edge of Japanese-inspired urban pop art”, according to [ READ MORE ]
Green dining and a chance to shake what your mamma gave you? Yes, the Mercury Cafe really does have a lot going for it. Now granted, the popular attention directed towards swing dancing has cooled a bit since the GAP commercial hayday when people were jumping and jiving all over the place, but it’s still going [ READ MORE ]
When I first saw the cat creatures with the squid-like tentacles for a face, it brought back distant dream landscapes that were both spooky and exciting. In Lauri Lynnxe Murphy’s new show at Plus Gallery (2350 Lawrence St) titled “Unnatural,” Murphy explores shapes and creatures and tricks the viewer with twists and turns, eyes [ READ MORE ]
The Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth) is featuring an exciting and creative new exhibit called “Spokes” that features artwork inspired by bicycles! The pieces range from paintings to installation art to jewelry created using the various pieces of bike! The fabulous Denver artist Justin Beard has an installation piece in the show: Examining the [ READ MORE ]
This weekend, Capitol Hill will be overrun with art and craft booths, displays at which to take a gander, bands to which to dance, and plenty of food and activities. I do loves me an outdoor fair, especially a free one. Located in Denver’s Civic Center, there will be over 200 local artists/crafters [ READ MORE ]
I need to look forward to the weekend: This work week is just moving far too slow. But what a weekend it will be! On Saturday, the Denver Art Museum will be free to the viewing public. It feels delicious to see all those priceless treasures without paying a price. A special exhibition [ READ MORE ]
So we all know that the environment is taking a serious beating because of the pollution we’re all heaping on to it. While we often think of huge power plants billowing smoke into the sky when we think of pollution, our everyday habits are the little things that build up to the one of [ READ MORE ]
