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While leaping high into the air on one of the many trampolines at Jumpstreet, my friends and I came up with the hottest new movie idea: An intrepid young jumper who’s dad owns a trampoline farm tries to make his name as a flashy jumper in the trampoline scene, and also has to save [ READ MORE ]
Dudes! It’s been like forever or something! But now I’ve finished a whole thesis and that is that. Seriously guys, I’ve missed spilling the Denver beans on the intraweb. Anyhow, here’s something everyone who is anyone should be attending: The Riddle of Ritual, a collective show at the Emmanuel Gallery at [ READ MORE ]
Hey nerds! A little science would spice up your day, wouldn’t it? What if the science topic of the day was something cool to learn about, like earthquakes? On Dec. 1st, head to the Denver Athletic Club for a talk by Colorado State University professor Dr. John van de Lindt as he discusses testing and [ READ MORE ]
Hey fancy pants! The year is coming to a close very quickly- have you enjoyed all the culture and drinking and cultural drinking this town has to offer? If not, pack some in during these last months of 2009! The Denver Center for Performing Arts and the Rialto Cafe are offering a tasty and cultured combination on [ READ MORE ]
I’m a big fan of antiques- I don’t have any in my own house (I’m a whirwind of disaster that threatens to destroy everything I touch in a home- THIS IS WHY I CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS!) but I sure as heck love to look longingly at them at stores and estate sales. [ READ MORE ]
Head to the Walker Fine Arts Gallery this Friday, Nov. 13 from 6-8 PM for the opening gala of “Moonwalk,” a new art show by Denver artist Sabin Aell. Using mixed media, Aell explores ideas of fathers, mothers, bodies, creation, and movement in the show. Using photography to capture startling images of things [ READ MORE ]
Get thee to Fashion Denver for an exciting First Friday sale-a-bration and boutique extravaganza! Lots will be happening at Denver’s best place for local designers: From 6PM-9PM, enjoy free neck shaves, up-doos, and nail polish changes from Tootsies and Rebelle salons, and enjoy some beer from Wynkoop Brewery. Six new designers will premiere in [ READ MORE ]
What are you doing tonight? Nothing, you say? Well, why the heck aren’t you at the Coral Room listening to one of the great DJs of Denver, Mr. Daren Hahn, make magic then? Get on over to the Coral Room (3489 W 32nd Ave) in the Highlands for some eats and some sounds. [ READ MORE ]
Swing by the 11th Avenue Gallery, a little, cozy gallery space located just off Broadway and 11th Avenue here in Denver, for a look at work by local and national artists. This month, 11th Avenue will feature work by Eric Adrian Lee, from Portland Oregon, as well as Denver local artists, Kathy Knaus, Jacqueline Cordova-Pachuck, [ READ MORE ]
First Friday has rolled around, and it’s bound to be an art spectacular as always! If you head down to the ever-popular Santa Fe strip, be sure to stop by Kanon Collective gallery and get a gander at what’s happening there. Located at 766 Santa Fe Dr, the Kanon Art Collective will be featuring new works [ READ MORE ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 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 ]
Tonight at the Mile High Station, fashionistas will get a chance to witness the newest looks from local fashion designers as well as make a contribution to a good cause. This is the Third Annual Forever Darling event, marketed by Denver designer Fallene Wells, focused on not only promoting local design and creativity but [ READ MORE ]
Two hi-larious forces in comedy will be coming to Colorado this weekend, and one of them is a former Colorado resident! This Saturday, Paul F. Thompkins and Kristen Schaal will be cracking wise at the Boulder Theatre starting at 9PM. Thompkins was the face of VH1’s Best Week Ever, which is sadly now defunct (The [ READ MORE ]
Anime fans: This is your weekend! The Nan Desu Kan is happening at the Marriot in the Denver Tech Center (I-25 and Bellview). I’ve already heard plenty of chatter about it, and a long guest list with some new additions looks like a thrill for anime and manga fans in the area. Cosplay, anime music [ READ MORE ]
Tonight, the Buntport Theater Company will be holding an extra-special performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. There are still some tickets left for this show (which benefits the Buntport Theater), so rush if you want to go! The performance tonight will be “Indiana, Indiana,” a play by DU professor Laird [ READ MORE ]
This Sunday, 3 Kings Tavern will be awash with great sounds and a possibility of free swag. Head over to the Tavern at 9PM to catch Caroliner Rainbow (from San Francisco), Murder Ranks, Get Your Going, Capt’n fresh and the Stay Fresh Seals. For the first 50 folks in attendance, a free limited edition EP will [ READ MORE ]
Put on your philanthropic cape of freedom, it’s time to be a super hero! A super hero of charity, that is. Tomorrow (Sat., Sept. 5) from 3-8:30 PM, the comic book silent auction and fundraiser Super Heroes of Philanthropy will offer all of us comic book fans a chance to bid on vintage comics, [ READ MORE ]
For First Friday, head over to Fashion Denver World HQ (321 W. 11th Ave) for a celebration of local design, and maybe pick yourself up a new look so you can wow the others out for an art stroll later in the evening! The showroom in the Fashion Denver HQ has been going strong, with lots [ READ MORE ]
Sidekicks! A hero’s witty bon mots would be echoing through an empty room without a sidekick to soak them up… Comic relief would be unprovided… The unsung second bananas of film are getting their due at the Denver Public Library, however, with their Fresh City Life event, Sidekicks: Cinema’s Brilliant B-String Film Series. Tonight [ READ MORE ]
