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Denver-based musician John Common (and his group, the Blinding Flashes of Light) recently teamed with 60 visual artists to create special artistic boxes which will house the band’s forthcoming CD. The show opened yesterday, but the Abecedarian Gallery at 910 Santa Fe, Unit #101, will be showing these creative works, some inspired by lyrics [ READ MORE ]
Update your summer look with the hottest local designers this weekend as Fashion Denver presents SPLASH. Drop by City Hall Event Center (1144 Broadway) this Saturday from 12-7PM and see the wares of over 25 local fashion designers, jewelry and accessory creators, and other talented Denver folks. Pick up that perfect outfit for all [ READ MORE ]
I got called into jury duty for the first time ever today. As I sat in the large Jury Selection Room at the City and County building all this morning, realizing that I forgot to bring a book, I was getting pretty antsy. Thank the stars there was something interesting to look at in the [ READ MORE ]
Head over to the Fashion Denver HQ for hot times and cool designers in this heat of the summer. The doors of the HQ open at 5PM-9PM and is the perfect stop on your way to art events and other things. Hang out on the stoop and listen to some music, watch a spontaneous [ READ MORE ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
I’m a sucker for anything Andy Warhol, so when I saw the name of this art/fashion/dance event called The Factory was happening on May 30th, I was immediately drawn in. I’m assuming it’s a tribute to the glory day’s of Warhol’s Factory, a creatively explosive place he helmed in the 1970s. Head over [ READ MORE ]
Tonight, web mag Illiterate is hosting Creative Keggers 001 at Cluster Studios (3881 Steele St.) Celebrating the street games played in ol’ New York City, Double Dutch, basketball, hop scotch, and a variety of other games played by kids throughout the ages will be enjoyed. I’m hoping that Kick the Can and Hoop-And-Stick [ READ MORE ]
Ha! Typically when walking around a “Serious Art Museum,” ones sees a lot of nodding heads, furrowed brows, and stern glances. Head to Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art this summer, and you might actually see people smiling or (heavens!) even laughing. In the Project Gallery, Jim Green (local sound artist perhaps best known [ READ MORE ]
It’s Diapers & Dentures tonight for the Denver Cruiser ride. The Cruisers, a pack of friendly, theme-loving bike riders, meet every Wednesday this summer to tour about the city, stopping in for refreshments along their safe and law-abiding path. Tonight’s meet up starts at the Gin Mill, and the riders will lead the [ READ MORE ]
Come on over to the Meadowlark Lounge to for a variety cavalcade tonight, with entertainment organized by Denver’s hostess with the mostess, Brandi Shigley of Fashion Denver. There will be comedy, art, music, jokes, drinking, and pretty much everything else you can imagine. Here’s the line up thus far: 8:00-8:50ish MUSA 8:55-9:00 Brandi intro and sillyness 9:05-9:20 [ READ MORE ]
Former Rams in the area, unite! This summer, the Colorado State University Alumni Association will be hosting a series of networking and meet-up events for all of us who migrated to the Big City (ha! Remember when Denver seemed so big after Old Town?) The first event will be a June 4th Kickoff in Washington [ READ MORE ]
