Archive for the ‘ Denver Upcoming ’ Category

Fancy Tiger Two Trunk Shows and a Fabric Sale

First Friday Events at both stores! This Friday, February 5th we have two amazing events at both Fancy Tigers! I. Fancy Tiger Crafts is hosting a trunk show for the new book by Meg McElwee, “Sew Liberated.” You can view samples sewn up from the book and save 10% on all fabric purchases from 6 – [ READ MORE ]

Antiquing with gypsys!

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 ]

100 Designs: Gino Velardi Fashion Show & After Party!

Fri Nov 13th | 7pm | East Club Level | INVESCO Field at Mile High Benefits Dress for Success Denver Gino Velardi’s 1st fashion show since suffering a stroke in 2006 – he’s back! Gino Velardi is a Denver native and self taught fashion designer Featuring 100 designs – cocktail dresses, gowns, suits and [ 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 ]

Sale days of summer

If you like a good deal as much as I do and need some stylish furniture to dress up your house, you might want to swing by the Denver Gypsy Boys estate sale this weekend. From Friday to Sunday, furniture and other items from a home at 8213 W 70th Place in Arvada will be [ READ MORE ]

Everybody Walk the Dinosaur

Starting July 30, dinosaurs will walk amongst us again… Appearing at the Pepsi Center July 30-Aug. 2, dinosaurs come alive in an arena spectacular that looks like a fantastic adventure. Animatronic dinosaurs will roam the floor of the Center, transformed into a jungle habitat for the computerized beasts, as the story of the ancient creatures unfolds. I’m [ READ MORE ]

Yoga in the Park

While I have to trudge into the office every weekday morning, I’d much rather be out in Highlands Ranch Civic Green Park from 8:15 to 9:15 Wednesday mornings this summer. Nothing sounds more relaxing than stretching on cool morning grass and relaxing as the day settles in. What’s better, the session, offered by NamasteWorks [ READ MORE ]

Muddy it up at Tattered Cover

On July 17th at 7:30, local author Bill Stevens will be at the LoDo Tattered Cover to discuss his book Muddy’s Chronicles: Memoirs from the Last Great Coffeehouse. A Denver landmark that hosted famous Denverites such as Allen Ginsberg, Denver mayors and governors, and plenty of other locals, Muddy’s Java Cafe was a hotspot for [ READ MORE ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

Cruise like an old baby

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 ]

Get SPUN tonight!

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 ]

Hear some Denver stories

Tomorrow night (That’s Weds. May 20, in case you’re unsure of what day or week this is…) head to the Curious Theatre to catch the finest in local writing, acting, and celebrities. The 4th Annual Denver Stories night will feature a 4 original plays written and inspired by your very own Denverites. While the [ READ MORE ]

Get your guide to travel at the Tattered Cover

If you’ve ever traveled or looking into visiting another country or city, chances are good you’ve at least glanced at a Frommer’s Travel Guide. One of the best known names in travel, Frommer’s gives you the what-for on a place, including places to stay, attractions, and vittles. For those who the travel bug [ READ MORE ]

Run & Crawl to Support Local Schools

On June 13th The LoHi Annual will be hosting a 5K in the Lower Highland neighborhood, 32nd and Zuni. The fun run will be followed by an all day shopping event and a pub crawl/ride til’ the sponsoring bars close! Register for event and give-a-way on-line at www.thelohiannual.com. This event is designed to celebrate our Denver [ READ MORE ]

A celebration, a lament

The temporary Denver Community Museum (a non-profit museum run by Denver’s Jamie Kopke) will be moving on its merry way this Saturday, and is holding an event entitled “An Ode – A Celebration – A Farewell” to mark the occasion. At the DCM, rotating exhibits were featured, and the ideas for the exhibits sprang from the [ READ MORE ]

Books are for lovers!

Books are the best. They offer romance, action, adventure, humor, poetry… Just about everything. And you can shut them up whenever you’re done with them. Now that’s a relationship to which I can commit! This Thursday, April 24, the Tattered Cover is celebrating this very special bond between a wo/man and [ READ MORE ]

Twist & Shout Record Days!

Crummy weather be dashed… The vinyl and sounds are warm at Twist & Shout tomorrow for Record Day! A celebration of independent music stores, Twist & Shout will be celebrating music geek culture from 10AM-3PM on Saturday, with special deals and 20% off all used CDs, LPs and DVDs all day. Offering new items (some limited [ READ MORE ]

Need a place to live? Check out Boutique Apartments

When I first was moving to the Denver area about a year and a half ago, I came across the Boutique Apartment website and was pretty impressed, although I assumed that, what with their themed exteriors and newly remodeled fixtures, a poor scamp like me would likely be unable to afford such a place. [ READ MORE ]

Denver opens its doors

Does anyone else peer into the lit windows of offices and homes when walking along the street? Not in a pervy way! Just to check out the interior style of some old Victorian house or to see what sort of desks that ancient-looking bank building might have? No? I can’t be [ READ MORE ]

megs’s dreams realized: A snuggie pub crawl in Denver

Snuggies: Ever since I heard of the Snuggie Pub Crawl going on in Washington DC, I wanted one here. I wanted it so badly, I could feel the soft fleecy delight. I even purchased a Snuggie, just in case (they work surprisingly well as robes if, like me, you don’t have the coordination to [ READ MORE ]

Get stuff at an estate sale!

I sometimes swing by estate sales, hoping to find some antique gloves or parasols or other Victorian bric-a-brak. But most of the time, the people are pretty modern and there’s a host of electronics, gadgets, clothing, and other things from this decade for sale. At the estate sale held by Denver’s Gypsy Boys this [ READ MORE ]

Balls to be kicked

Holy jim jam! I did something I didn’t expect, what with all the time I spend in a dark, cavernous basement lair typing on these internets: I joined a competitive sports league that will force me to breath actual, outside air. Yes, captain Brandi of Ocean of Pain kindly offered to let me [ READ MORE ]