Archive for August, 2009

The Kick Ball

Why heavens, good sir! I dare say, it is high time to change out of those frightfully sweaty athletic socks and into a fine frock for an evening of sophisticated revelry at the Denver Kickball Coalition’s Kick Ball Sunday night (Aug. 30) at the Hi-Dive from 9 PM. Yes, we all had our moments [ READ MORE ]

Kick it off

Tomorrow on Friday, Aug. 28, Rhinoceropolis (3553 Brighton Blvd.) will be hosting a huge kickoff and CD release party that will allow us all to bid a farewell to Denver artists as they head out on the road. Dark Rift will be releasing their CD at the celebration, and Denver artist and recognizable face [ READ MORE ]

Prototype for style

Did you know that Colfax has some of the biggest style hotspots in Denver? No, not the hooker hotpants! That’s so Colfax 10 years ago. Now, Colfax has sharpened its image with places like the Fabric Lab, which is hosting a fantastic fashion show this weekend. This Saturday, August 29, for 8-10 PM, head [ READ MORE ]

FLW and the Imperial Hotel

And now… for something that has absolutely nothing to do with Denver… If you want to get your mind off Denver (or reality) for a time, try reading about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. I’ve studied him extensively and find his tastes and achievements to be nothing short of astounding, Imperial included. Sadly, the Imperial [ READ MORE ]

Keep on ‘ballin!

I know a lot of folks who play for the Denver Kickball Coalition were pretty bummed out that the season was over and there was no more running the bases each week… I know my heart had a hole the size of a kickball that first week… Luckily, Denver is a shockingly kickball-heavy town, and there’s [ READ MORE ]

Kickballin’ weekend!

Whoa! For those of you who follow the Denver Kickball Coalition, this weekend is the start of the playoffs! If you want to see a good game, come watch Oceans of Pain as we play The Convicted at 3:30 on Sunday at Veteran’s Field. Come down and cheer us on! We plan to win…. [ READ MORE ]

Oyster Race

This weekend, the Merill Oyster Racing Series returns to Denver. Billed as the Ultimate Urban Adventure Race, teams are given a series of clues and using their smarts (and the smarts of their friends, who they can phone) they must search around town to find clues and complete challenges. Some events in the past have [ READ MORE ]

Mixed at the MCA

What does Sylvia Plath have in common with snub nosed monkeys? That sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s really the title of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Mixed Taste Lecture taking place Aug. 21. Each week, the MCA offers a tag-team lecture where two unrelated topics are presented independent of each other at [ READ MORE ]

Living on the Fringe

For the next week (August 13-23) Boulder will be alive with the Fringe element. The 2009 Boulder International Fringe Festival kicks into high gear this weekend with performances, bands, arts, and other activities going on all around town. The Fringe Festival brings together artists and creators of all stripes, those often located just out of [ READ MORE ]

Stapleton in the summer

I remember the drive out to Stapleton Airport back in the day, back when anyone could go in and wait by the gates for relatives, friends, and others coming and going from the Colorado. It seemed like a magical place then. I was out in the now burgeoning neighborhood of Stapleton not too long ago, [ READ MORE ]

Lakeside Photos

Went to Lakeside on Sunday for the first time since, oh, 1982 or 1983. For the rediculous entry fee of $2.50 you get… actually more than you’d think. Yes, it’s old, rundown, and desperately in need of repair (everything). Yes the Cyclone is closed. The Fun House I FONDLY remember is gone. But the people watching is [ READ MORE ]

Joan of Arc at 11th Ave

Tonight at the lovely little intimate space 11th Avenue Gallery, recently re-Denvered artist Tiffany Kennedy will be exploring the Joan of Arc mythos in her show “Robbing Joan Myth.” The space is a lovely place to view some great local artists, and usually hosts a good crowd of wanders and other creative types that lends [ READ MORE ]

Meatopia

Famed Denver collector Andrew Novick tonight will be combining his love of collecting with his love of BBQ for “The BBQ Show: A Meatrospective” starting tonight at Fu Collective + Gallery. on 8th and Santa Fe. The show will blend Andrew’s collection of BBQ paraphernalia including grill photos, restaurant photos, fliers, and other items with [ READ MORE ]

Draw rings tonight

Whoa! Tonight is a busy one out on the cultural/arts front! Hold onto your hat, it’s going to be an artistic ride tonight! Over in the River North area, Rhinoceropolis (3553 Brighton Blvd.) will be hosting “Draw Rings 3″. Gathering known and sometimes unknown Denver artists, misfits, and outsider creative types together, [ READ MORE ]

A Fair Affair

Oh man, I love fairs! I have fond memories of being loaded into a “ghost house” car ride at a fair up north of our fair state (which one, I will not say, as to keep the crowds down… ) wherein a dirty blanket hit riders in the face on the start of the [ READ MORE ]

Fall fashion debut of Melissa May!

I’ve been a huge fan of Melissa May’s Incroyables fashion line ever since I saw her intricate, rebellious, but definitely feminine dresses, skirts, and tops up at the little store at which I worked in Fort Collins oh-so-long-ago now. I was particularly enthralled with her lovely, pleated and carefully ruffled evening gowns. Since [ READ MORE ]