When most people think of health clubs they think of the hassle of waiting in line for treadmills, primary-colored play areas with noisy kids, crowded locker rooms and open shower stalls that harkens back to an awkward high school gym class; hardly the lap of luxury by any means. But a gym’s main purpose is […]

It’s another Sunday night. The weekend is not technically over, but you’re not in college anymore, so you know better than to start the week off on the wrong foot by pretending Sunday night is, in fact, a Saturday night. Instead, you’re doing your laundry while you watch Extreme Home Makeover. Somewhere in those moments […]

Mister Foe, a darkly twisted highlight of new Scottish cinema, is one of 17 feature films included this year in the Vail Film Festival programming.

Great movies and powder always seem to go hand in hand — with Scarface, Blow, Half Nelson and Boogie Nights, just to name a few. And this year, staying true to […]

There’s a wave that’s sweeping the nation — nay, the world — and they call it Pecha Kucha. Yes, Pecha Kucha, and its pronounced “P chalk-a-cha.” Japanese for “chit-chat” (a name which is slightly deceiving because the discussion will be precise and focused), this is no idle chatter.
The rules of the game are thus: […]

Ever wonder why cats don’t play poker in the jungle? (Wait for it… Wait for it…) Well, naturally, it’s because there are too many cheet-ahs! (Bah dum bum. Pin drop.) Wow, tough crowd. Okay so, luckily for you, I don’t do stand-up and that’s the only pet joke I know. But for those of you […]

You approach the familiar, angled facade of the Denver Art Museum (DAM), jutting into the Golden Triangle skyline, enter the building and view the usual, great art and artifacts the museum has amassed — all in all an enjoyable, but typical, afternoon. But when the sun has gone down, the entrance is filled with thumping […]

The Colorado Ballet premieres their production of Coppélia this weekend, Feb. 23. We were granted access to one of their practice sessions and got a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put on a production of this size.

Do you ever have the problem where you can’t think of the perfect response in the moment, but it comes to you hours after the conversation has ended? Some people are simply better under pressure, including the players of the Bovine Metropolis Theater’s On the Spot, the group’s game improvisation performance (a.k.a. short-form improv).
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Last month I sent/received 519 text messages, sent 93 personal emails and had 24 instant message conversations. My name is Alaina and I have a problem. It is believed that, in this age of wireless Internet and smart phones, we are more connected than ever. No one is more than […]

This Week In Denver was at the grand opening of the Pink Elephant Room on Colfax, the new venue in the old PS 1515 Restaurant location. Take a peek at the entertainment in our interview with Michelle Baldwin of Burlesque As It Was.

Every year you will find my family and I wolfing down sugared almonds and dodging dirt clumps in our cherished seats at the National Western Rodeo Finals. Just a few rows up from the pens and close enough to see the snot on the bulls nose and the brand of blue jeans those cowboys are […]