Archive for June, 2009

Stetch your hams

I’ve seen a great deal of hamstring and quad injuries this summer during kickball play. Indeed, I usually end up limping around for a few days post-game due to my knitted up thigh muscles. Maybe we’re all just too tightly wound, ready to spring forth on powerful legs at any minute. But maybe we’re [ READ MORE ]

El Merezer at the 11th Avenue Gallery

Holy smokes! This is going to be a busy week, what with the holiday and all sorts of events coming up for First Friday. If you’re meandering down Broadway to enjoy the festivities this Friday, stop in at the 11th Avenue Gallery to check out the “El Merezer” show featuring two of Denver’s favorite artists. [ READ MORE ]

The play is the thing

It’s tough being an unknown writer with a script you want the world to see: Thankfully, there are groups like the Modern Muse Theatre who help artists and playwrights bring their dreams alive on the stage. This weekend, The Muse will be hosting their “The Play’s the Thing” new play festival, which offers a [ READ MORE ]

Get SPUN again!

It’s that time of the month again! Another chance for wacky, who-knows-what spontaneous fun tonight! Head on over to the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer) tonight for SPUN. It promises to be a cavalcade of acts and activities from 9PM-midnight. This month, music will be provided by Safe Boating is No Accident and Danielle Ate the Sandwich, comedians [ READ MORE ]

The animals at twilight

I returned this weekend from the hot, murky depths of Houston, TX, and am glad as ever to be back in the cooler, greener arms of Denver. There was nothing resembling wild life out there, save a couple of bugs that I could see: Thank goodness that, here in Denver, we have some [ READ MORE ]

Real Estate Guy/Friend Scott Harding

In an unconscionable misuse of Denver Connects, I’m going to go ahead and say get a house before interest rates start heading back up, and use Scott Harding to do it. I’ve known Scott since 1994 and he’s a real people’s person: honest, good sense of humor, and he knows Denver like nobody else*. I bought a [ READ MORE ]

Artsy maidens at Rock the Cradle

I’m not one to go to stores that sell primarily children’s clothes: I have no children, and don’t quite know what to do when I’m in their presence (“You’re rather small,” is my usual response to any child that crosses my path.) But I’m very tempted to head to Rock the Cradle, an [ READ MORE ]

Breastcancer Benefit show

This Saturday, June 13, a group of local Colorado musicians will be performing at the Toad Tavern in Littleton to raise funds and awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation. All proceeds from the $6 admission ($4 if you get tickets early at the Toad Tavern site) will go to the Foundation. Here’s the [ READ MORE ]

Monkeys! Bears! Oh My!

Monkeys are amazing creatures: They have little grasping hands, some of them have prehensile tails, some of them are swimmers, some of them are drinkers, and many of them often make faces that are startlingly similar to those we see on the humans around us. At the Arvada Center’s newest exhibition, well-known photographer Jill [ READ MORE ]

Get some solitude at Foothills Art Center

This weekend, why not take a spin up to Golden? The air is crisp, you can grab a beer at one of the local breweries or join a family with screaming children on a tour of Coors, and finally hit up the Foothills Art Center for their great new exhibition. Just opening last night, [ READ MORE ]

Westword Music Fest

It’s that time of year again! Head out to the Golden Triangle all this weekend to check out the latest and greatest in local Colorado bands, as well as some big name groups making a stop for the annual Westword Music Showcase festival. Built to Spill are the headliners this year, and Cursive (popular and influential [ READ MORE ]

Sparkle Saturdays!

Color’n'Light Art Gallery will be hosting their own Sparkle Saturday jewelry artist event this Saturday, June 13th, from 1pm-4pm. CnL features a different local jewelry artists each weekend, with the artist available for meet’n'greet during the event on Saturday. Visit their website at color-n-light.com for directions and more info! Color’n'Light is a [ READ MORE ]

Andenken is dazed

This month at Andenken gallery, New York graffiti legend Chris“Daze” Ellis is on display, with urban-themed mixed media works and graffiti paintings on the walls that bleed into paintings. In the 1970s, Daze began painting subway trains. Recognized in New York with work in the MoMA and Brooklyn Museum, Daze will be [ READ MORE ]

Thrifty things to do in Denver!

With the economy the way it is, we could all use a break… preferably a free one! Fortunately for us, there are a lot of opportunities! The Denver Art Museum is free on First Saturdays! This interesting (and air conditioned) building is one of Denver’s most interesting attractions and has an impressive collection of [ READ MORE ]

Chalk art on Larimer Square

Wowza! This is shaping up to be a crazy busy weekend in town! Besides all the good stuff going on tonight (First Friday), this weekend is jam packed with stuff, too! On Saturday and Sunday, head over to Larimer Street downtown for the annual La Piazza, a festival celebrating Italian chalk art. Artists from all [ READ MORE ]

Those poor, suffering artists

Admittedly, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of the musical Rent. A show about so-called Bohemians and artists struggling to make it in Alphabet City in New York during the upswing of AIDS and gentrification, the characters more-or-less struck me as petty and not as cool as they wanted you to think they were [ READ MORE ]

Gypsy Boy sale!

Hey thriftonistas- here’s a sale that’s sure to catch your eye! This Friday-Sunday, the Denver Gypsy Boys will be holding an estate sale in Lakewood, and there’s a lot of nice stuff there, including modern furniture and power tools, etc. If you like a deal, check it out! Sunday is half-price day, but [ READ MORE ]

Art at 11th Avenue this Friday

This First Friday at the 11th Avenue Gallery (11th Ave. between Lincoln and Broadway) is bound to be a great one. Featuring work by Sarah Roberts, Nate Michels, Riki Takaoka, and Neal TePaske, the show (featuring drawings of various kinds from these artists) will be opening from 7-11PM this Friday. I’ve seen Neal’s work, but haven’t had [ READ MORE ]

A Fashionable First Friday

It’s the time of the month to get stylin’ again! And as Summer begins to peek its head in around the rain, it’s time to add some heat to your wardrobe! This Friday from 5-9PM, Fashion Denver will be opening its doors of its newly remodeled Headquarters for a showroom celebration! Come check out the latest in local [ READ MORE ]