Archive for October, 2009

Fangs for the theatre

Why not take in some culture and get some scares tonight at the last performance of “Dracula” at Lakewood’s E Project Theatre! A great retelling of the classic Bram Stoker novel, this version by local actors does a lot with a very difficult and intricate storyline. By turns sexy, exciting, and actually chilling, [ READ MORE ]

Media and Monsters this Halloween!

monster media It’s Halloween, and that always means a load of spooky stuff to do and some pretty awesome parties… However, this one looks pretty great this year, what with the combination of haunted house, treats, and television! Denver Open Media will be hosting Media Monsters, a Halloween extravaganza this year at 700 Kalamath from 8PM til [ READ MORE ]

SPUN means Fun!

Come on, snow, don’t be a total dick! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the predictions for snowfall will be greatly exaggerated, and tomorrow will be clear as a summer’s day for October’s edition of SPUN, the greatest (possibly only?) variety show in Denver! Tomorrow night staring at 9PM at the Meadowlark Bar, fun will be [ READ MORE ]

Cemeteries, spirits, and art in Riverside

Whoooooo! It’s nearly Halloween town, and for me, that means shivering in a locked apartment, fearing the ghastly sounds of pretend (or ARE THEY?) zombies roaming the streets. I just can’t handle the undead. But the dead- hey, as long as their not mobile, that’s OK by me… So a cemetery [ READ MORE ]

Recent Restaurant Report

Saigon Bowl Damn good, damn cheap. Usually those adjectives don’t go together, or at least raise an eyebrow or two, but this time isn’t one of them. Two people can eat like kings — and take home food for tomorrow — for just $30. It’s crazy. Saigon Bowl has something like 186 dishes on the menu. [ READ MORE ]

Colorado of the Corn

It’s that corny time of year! Yes, the fields are awash with corn growing as high as an elephants eye, the tall stalks reaching towards the stars, and maniacs with chainsaws strolling in between the rows! Nothing is better at Halloween time than a haunted corn maze… And Colorado has a bunch of them. The Fritzler [ READ MORE ]

Between the Devil and Denver

Mark Mallman! The piano-playing maniac from Minnesota is back in town this weekend. For those who haven’t seen the show, you don’t know what you’re missing. Playing fast moving, catchy songs on his keyboard, Mallman gyrates, jumps around, and even lays himself out on the small casio in a stage show that’s unforgettable. [ READ MORE ]

Michael + Michael=Awesome

If you’ve ever seen “The State” (formerly of MTV, way back in the day) or Comedy Central’s “Stella” or the movie “Wet Hot American Summer”, or if you’re a VH1 junky, you probably have seen Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black at some point, and doubtless you first asked yourself “Wait, what?”- a sentiment that [ READ MORE ]

The very strange case of the B+

The B+ is a funny grade. While the D- is known here in these internets as the “Gentleman’s F” (failure, but more polite) the B+ is a comfortable consolation of a very good performance, yet strangely striving. Almost, just quite but not quite attaining the fabled perfection of an “A” but not falling into [ READ MORE ]

Denver help for your anxieties, depression and sex life

Check out Flourish Counseling where you can get good advice on how to deal with stress and anger caused by, among other things, loss of job caused by our crappy economy. Licensed psychotherapist Angela writes (blog link here) about depression, anxiety, sex lives and more. Besides her normal practice of seeing clients, she offers workshops in [ READ MORE ]