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Nir Barkat, Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, November 3 | Details | Read more
Since being elected mayor of Jerusalem in November 2008, Nir Barkat has spent his time in office trying to modernize the ancient city, which is caught in constant conflict.
Hear his vision for transitioning Israel’s poorest city into a cultural, educational, and economically sound destination. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter also is scheduled to attend.
The storm that dumped loads of snow on Colorado has moved out of the Denver area and is now headed east, but there are plenty of closures and icy roads (via 9News). Still, the worst is over—just in time for the Halloween weekend, with its possible Mall Crawlers and Naked Pumpkin Runners.
That news will be music to the ears of Stephen Cooper, a missile-defense instructor who has synchronized 68 plastic, light-up pumpkins to music as part of a $6,000 Halloween show of sound and light in his front yard, writes the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Meanwhile, kids aren’t as scary as they used to be on Halloween, notes The New York Times in an article that points to the apprehension of schools these days to permit anything that could be construed as a weapon. Various school districts have encouraged kids to dress as historical characters or food items. Or perhaps Balloon Boy? One Canadian company has manufactured such a costume (pictured), with a price tag of $19.99, according to 7 KLTV in Texas.
And despite the recession, haunted houses, including one that CNN visited in Aurora, are doing a booming biz. Haunted houses not your thing? Hit up our list of recommendations for Halloween fun.
Tomb/Abattoir: white on white translucent black, Packing House Center for the Arts
Through Saturday, October 31 | Details | Read more
Bring your friends to this haunting art installation and live performance, but don’t expect to emerge with a shared experience—if you emerge at all. Reality becomes warped as participants shroud their features behind garish masks and enter a maze teeming with palpable fear. Refreshments and hot cider are waiting if you manage to surface from your icy terror.
Current events intersect with theater in this story about four hostages in Iraq. Blindfolded and shoved into dark, closet-sized cells, each fights to survive in an impossible situation. Don’t miss your last chance to see this winner of the 2008 Francesca Primus Prize, awarded to an emerging female artist for contributions to American theater.
Those who braved the snow last night to get to the Pepsi Center for the Denver Nuggets game were rewarded with an exceptional night of entertainment.
Local musician Isaac Slade of The Fray kicked off the night with the national anthem, team mascot Rocky dropped out of the arena’s ceiling in a balloon-boy spoof, and rap group Naughty By Nature performed at halftime.
The Nuggets also put on an impressive show against the talented Utah Jazz, winning 114-105.
Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony looked to be in midseason form, hanging a game-high 30 points, eight rebounds, and five assists on the Jazz, including a fourth-quarter tomahawk jam over the Jazz’s Paul Millsap, nearly making the Pepsi Center explode (via The Denver Post).
The Jazz led the game by as many as eight points in the third quarter, mostly on the stellar play of point guard Deron Williams, who finished the game with 28 points and 13 assists, notes The Salt Lake Tribune.
But key mistakes and the impressive debut of Nuggets rookie guard Ty Lawson proved to be too much for the Jazz. The 5-foot-11 Lawson (pictured, playing for North Carolina) finished the game with 17 points and a team-high six assists, showing off a variety of ways to get the job done for his team. (more…)
They won’t be at Red Rocks, but one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, U2, will hit Colorado next June 12 to mark their first outdoor performance in the state since 1997. Tickets, ranging in price from $30 to $95, go on sale November 6 for the show, which will be at Invesco Field at Mile High and promoted by Live Nation.
Members of the band’s fan club will get a shot at tickets before they go on sale, writes the Denver Business Journal.
The Denver show will be the band’s second date in a long tour that will conclude in New York on July 19, before heading to Europe. The Irish group has visited Colorado several times over the years since the band formed in the 1980s. Perhaps their most classic live performance remains a 1983 show at Red Rocks.
Bug a Boo, Butterfly Pavilion
Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25 | Details | Read more
Meet beloved children’s book characters as you journey through their stories. Eat chocolate-covered insects with the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, help Charlotte weave her web, or climb Jack’s beanstalk. Rustle up the family’s best Halloween costumes for a fun-filled day of arts and crafts, movies, a zip line, and, of course, plenty of candy.
The multi-talented comedian/actor/author/musician put his supercharged banjo chops to good use in his stand-up act back in the day. Now, he’s touring in support of a serious banjo record called The Crow, performing onstage with a traditional bluegrass group, the Steep Canyon Rangers.
Wine in the Pines, Keystone Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24 | Details | Read more
Cater to your fantasies during this annual weekend affair in Keystone, featuring more than 500 wines, as well as cuisine. Don your mask and cape for the Moonlight Masquerade, and mingle with mysterious guests by the chocolate fountain or dance a waltz before the auction. The weekend’s proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy Colorado.
Race Across the Sky, Multiple Theaters
Thursday, October 22 | Details | Read more
The world’s most daring mountain bicyclists have just 12 hours to conquer 100 miles and more than 14,000 vertical feet every year in the Leadville Trail 100. Now, audiences have just one night to catch the documentary that’s captured their feats. Those who do will be rewarded with a special, filmed panel discussion with Trail 100 winners Lance Armstrong and Dave Wiens, among others.
Elton John and Billy Joel will be in Denver next month, Mayor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday, sounding as if some kind of corporate merger was taking place: “You take two different entities and the combination becomes far greater than the simple math of combining those two things.”
CBS4 adds that tickets, limited to eight per customer, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
The two rockers won’t duel, but they’ll perform some duos, as well as each play a solo set.
As for Elton John, his visit comes at a time of slight regrets that he waited until he was 23 to lose his virginity, ABS-CBN News reports. He makes the statement in Joseph Galliano’s new book, “Dear me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self,” writing: (more…)
Return to the Twilight Zone (Volume 7), Mary Miller Theater
Friday, October 16, through Saturday, November 7 | Details | Read more
If contemporary slasher flicks have left you nostalgic for a good old-fashioned mystery thriller, head for the ‘burbs this hallowed season. Now in its seventh year, the Theater Company of Lafayette’s period portrayal of three original TZ episodes also features staged parodies of classic commercials.
The ’90s, alt-radio darlings bring their minimalist lounge rock and speak-sung, deadpan humor to eTown for the first time. This live taping of the Boulder-based, music-and-interview show from National Public Radio also features rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Prophet.
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism, Starz FilmCenter
Thursday, October 15, through Sunday, October 18 | Details | Read more | Trailer below
What if every film buff also was a movie critic? In this era of instant access, that can be as easy as feeding Facebook or Twitter. Just like Roger Ebert or Harry Knowles, right? Consider the differences—and similarities—as this documentary follows the evolution of the craft, from its origins to the Internet and beyond.
Carson Kressley, Nordstrom, Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Wednesday, October 14 | Details | Read more | Watch
Men can boost their style quotients, as well as their wardrobes, at this informal modeling of the fall 2009 men’s Hugo Boss collection. Hosted by “Personal Style Consultant” Carson Kressley, guests will mingle with and receive expert fashion advice from the former Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and current How to Look Good Naked fashion savant, while enjoying cocktails, live music, and shopping. Sorry, ladies, this event is just for the fellas.
Denver Indigenous Film & Arts Festival, Multiple Locations
Tuesday, October 13 through Sunday, October 18 | Details | Read more
This multicultural series brings indigenous communities—too often generalized and stereotyped—to the fore with six days of films and discussions. Nahua, Inuit, Hawaiian, Creek, Apache, Seminole—the distinctions of the tribes are revealed through their stories. And at this festival, the issues are as original as the storytellers themselves.
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later…An Epilogue, Newman Center for the Performing Arts Monday, October 12 | Details | Read more
Eleven years have passed since Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered near Laramie, and the Tectonic Theater Project has revisited the Wyoming border town to gauge the lingering impact of the crime. Showing in more than 150 theaters nationwide on the anniversary of Shepard’s death, the local performance features DU students and faculty.
Black Hawk looks a little more like Las Vegas after Ameristar Casinos opened a 33-story, 536-room luxury hotel and spa yesterday, making it the tallest structure between Denver and Salt Lake City. It’s the first destination resort in Black Hawk, and some state officials hope it will provide a massive stimulus to the economy, including more jobs and funds for community colleges through Amendment 50, writes INDenverTimes.
While some complain the resort is an eyesore that’s out of touch with Black Hawk’s history (via 9News), others are clearly impressed, including Governor Bill Ritter, who “broke the speed record for speeches” yesterday, congratulating a host of staff, dignitaries, and guests in freezing temperatures outside the casino, writes The Denver Post.
For visuals of Black Hawk’s first skyscraper, The Huffington Post offers 10 photos of the posh hotel and adjoining casino, and a pic of Ritter giving his super-speedy speech can be found at Marketwire.com.