Archive for September, 2008
Losses and love have existed throughout the history of humans, and sadly, so has war. Examining the life of a young man as he remembers a life lived during the Vietnam era, his life becomes a powerful example of how war can alter and even destroy an individual and a family. First produced in 1967 [ READ MORE ]
Going toe-to-toe tonite with Bingo is http://www.pechakuchanightdenver.com Each presenter is allowed 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show. Location, doors at 8pm. [ READ MORE ]
Tonight, as with every Monday, is the glorious Bingo at Soutnik. Hosted by the lovely Brandi Shigley of Fashion Denver and bands b.sous and Chewbacca Bukkake fame, there’s plenty of great prizes as well as some cash to be had. Tonight, prizes will include tickets to Rosehill Drive and the Silver Jews, both concerts at [ READ MORE ]
Remember pogs? If you were in grade school or middle school in the early 90s, you undoubtably had some favorite pogs or at least had a best friend who would let you borrow a slammer every now and again. Of course you also remember the cruelty of the schools who deprived us of our pogs, [ READ MORE ]
Designers, there are just a few spots left open for the Fashion Denver fashion market on October 18th. This is the last call out for designers. If you are interested, get your application in no later than tomorrow evening (Thursday). [ READ MORE ]
El Centro Su Teatro (4725 High St.) features the premiere of the play “Braided Sorrow,” which theatrically examines an often unknown and undiscussed human rights violation going on today. [ READ MORE ]
So, my birthday (known to me and really me only as Megsmas) is coming up. It’s October 4, just close enough that I really should have thought of something by now. I do this every year- extravagant plans in my little brain combine with my crippling procrastination, and I end up forgetting to plan [ READ MORE ]
The incredibly talented Melissa May will be hosting a fashion show for her Spring 2009 collection tonight at the Colorado History Museum (1300 Broadway.) It’s a great chance to see this wonderful local designer’s line of unique and wearable looks- and maybe get a jump start on your styling for next year! Admission is $10, and the [ READ MORE ]
I was a Fort Collins denzien for many a year before relocating here to the more urban metropolis. The FTC had a lot of great things going for it, including a number of entertaining and highly local public fairs. The Sustainable Living Fair was one I always looked forward to every year. [ READ MORE ]
The lovely Ms. Tara celebrated her birthday at Falling Rock the other day, and we managed to fill up the entire basement for fun. [ READ MORE ]
Schadenfreude can be the sweetest thing. Denver attorney and local dickweed (as evidenced by this gag-inducing video) Gabriel Schwartz was robbed of his fancy lady-jewelry while attending the Republican National Convention Listen to him expound upon how we should bomb “the hell” out of people in other countries, and how taking their resources is [ READ MORE ]
“Mmmmm…. pie…” I’m a sap for the sweetly bizarre little show “Pushing Daisies” on ABC, and have long fantasized about both the lead actor Lee Pace and the delicious looking pies he bakes on the show. Now, I can actually, truly have a taste of one of these things! Sadly, it’s not Lee [ READ MORE ]
The Beatles made the rooftop performance iconic as they played atop the crowded streets on a windy day. Tonight the Museum of Contemporary Art (15th and Delgany), Denver band B.Sous / Chewbacca Bukkake will be emulating the legendary group with their own highflying sound. Starting at 8 PM, the group (which recently [ READ MORE ]
Sometimes, an unwanted pregnancy can put too much strain on an already struggling woman or family. An error in judgement or an error in birth control usage that leads to an unexpected or unwanted pregnancy is difficult, costly, and traumatizing for many. But a technical error in a Congressional law may have made [ READ MORE ]
Perhaps some readers of this blog will weigh in on this subject. Are there any other EcoPass users out there? Anyone work for a small business with this pass? If you are a user or work in a small, local business that utilizes this pass, you know how important it is for several [ READ MORE ]
When I think of “Wildlife Experience,” I don’t automatically think of martinis, movies, and Marlon Brando. (OK, maybe Brando, but that’s more of an “Island of Dr. Moreau” context…) But the Wildlife Experience in Parker might just change those associations. For its “Martini and a Movie” night, the experiential exhibition center will be [ READ MORE ]
Going in for jury duty has to be pretty much a downer of an experience: If you’re lucky, you sit in a room for a few hours only to be dismissed due to your belief that all people who wear white shoes after Labor Day should be thrown in jail, or you get onto [ READ MORE ]
Photos of folks standing in front of colorful and interesting backgrounds abound at City O’City currently as the solo show by Sarah Cass is underway at this popular local hangout. Based out of Olympia, Washington, Sarah frequents both Colorado and New York, taking photos of locals, bands, celebrities of all sorts, and other interesting people. [ READ MORE ]
September 6th through the 12th, eateries in the Denver Independent Network of Restaurants are celebrating the bounty of Colorado with their Harvest Week menues. Celebrating the local delicacies of the Colorado area isn’t just a culinary saulte to Colorado’s fresh produce and products, but also an environmentally friendly way to chow down. Getting the [ READ MORE ]
Office workers, it’s time to toss those khaki balloon seat pants to the floor for one blessed night, bust out the Elmer’s glue and give yourself a makeshift mohawk (remnants of which shall remain even through your morning shower, making your boss give you funny looks and your cubicle-mate to wonder secretly if you have [ READ MORE ]
Politics. It’s the thing I am most weary of at the moment, but the one thing I can’t keep from jawing on about pretty much everywhere. Someone mentions something, anything, and I’ll jump right into the political rabbit hole, delving deeper and deeper until a discussion on education policy suddenly takes a loop into [ READ MORE ]
My friend startled me this weekend with the following information: “Yeh, I helped tear down hope.” Apparently, he’d helped take down the Mainfest Hope show at Andenken Gallery by artist Shepard Fairey. The iconic posters seen in the show can be viewed all around town, on windows and signs and walls and t-shirts: So [ READ MORE ]
