8:38 am, May 13, 2013
There is a magical force that draws some dogs to electric yellow tennis balls. The magnetism only grows when the tennis balls are tossed inside a pool, lake, or even better, a muddy pond.Once the pooches are in the water, the action truly begins. As dogs turn into acrobats and contortionists in order to maneuver toward the ball, their facial...
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11:45 am, May 1, 2013
Beautiful homes tend to bring out the voyeur in us. (See this interior designer's Bow Mar abode, this eco-friendly ranch in Boulder, and this Queen Anne/Tudor remodel in the most recent issue of 5280 Home.) Which is why we're excited about indulging, responsibly, in our house habit at this weekend's University Park Home Tour. The annual...
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3:15 pm, Apr 25, 2013
I have to be honest: I'm terrified of horror movies. Not in a "yeah, silly, it's a scary movie"–type of way; mine's a chilled-to-the-bone, I'll-have-nightmares-for-weeks fear. So perhaps I'm not the best person to talk up a film festival devoted to "classic and contemporary independent horror cinema." But even I see why the inaugural Stanley Film...
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2:52 pm, Apr 10, 2013
Spring ski season is a bittersweet transition for Coloradans. It’s the awkward (and muddy) time of saying goodbye to the ski lifts and giving a warm hello to all that summer has to offer. But before donning the wetsuit and bike shorts, don’t miss out on the last few spring-turns on the corn snow and the ski season's closing events: a mix of music...
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11:30 am, Apr 4, 2013
Knowing how busy everyone in Denver seems to be these days (especially with the weather quickly warming up), I thought it'd be wise to get one of spring's most exciting events on your radar now: Music Matters May.Flobots.org and the Art District on Santa Fe have concocted an event that brings musicians and artists together for "authentic, live,...
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12:30 pm, Apr 3, 2013
Calling all ethically-minded fashionistas: On Friday, Boulder-based nonprofit BeadforLife is hosting a kick-off party for its spring Opportunity Tour. This nationally recognized program helps train Ugandan women in skills they can use to make a better life for themselves and their families. Participants learn everything from how to handcraft...
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3:21 pm, Mar 15, 2013
Picture this: Children of all ages being let loose into a wild forest of mud pits, zip lines, rope swings, and climbing walls. No, this isn’t a nightmare come true—this is the 2013 KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race, happening August 8 through 11 at Vail Village. The multi-skills obstacle course race gives children the opportunity to dip, dive,...
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3:00 pm, Mar 12, 2013
Why stop a good thing? Motherhood Out Loud's original January-February run was met with so many sold-out performances and praise, Director Bob Wells and Avenue Theater Group Executive Director Nuri Heckler decided the show must go on. Motherhood Out Loud is a collective of vignettes telling the tales of moms across the country, and perhaps...
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12:58 pm, Mar 8, 2013
Most places have funerals and proper burials for their deceased, but Nederland's Frozen Dead Guy Days celebrates a more untraditional method of preserving one's body. Bredo Morstoel, the “Frozen Dead Guy”, was an outdoorsman who spent his life in the freezing hills near Oslo, Norway. When he died in 1989, he was packed in dry ice and...
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2:30 pm, Mar 1, 2013
With another First Friday upon us, and pleasant weather forecast for tonight, expect the Art District on Santa Fe to be a little more congested than it's been so far this winter. As soon as the local temps turn relatively balmy, Santa Fe usually is overrun by art lovers ranging from casual to fervent. (It's a situation that probably could be...
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12:30 pm, Feb 27, 2013
Earlier this month, Denver Film Society held a kickoff event for the Women + Film VOICES Film Festival, its annual celebration of female-focused films. Organizers screened The Invisible War, which showed at last year's festival and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. The film exposes the...
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2:54 pm, Feb 21, 2013
Imagine quietly setting up your tent and starting a fire in the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness. From a distance, you hear some rustling in the grass and a splash in the creek bed. If it were 70,000 years ago, you wouldn't rule out a wooly mammoth stomping through looking for some grub as the noisemaker. In the Denver Museum of Nature &...
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11:00 am, Feb 11, 2013
Just because the Mile High City might be, well, far away from New Orleans, doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate Mardi Gras in all its rowdy glory this Tuesday. Below are some events around Denver celebrating this Louisiana tradition, all of them BYOB — that is, bring your own beads. Mardi Gras 2013 Club Crawl: If celebrating Mardi Gras early this...
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3:05 pm, Feb 4, 2013
I remember—maybe you do, too—spending entire afternoons outside, playing in the woods behind my house and adventuring well beyond my parents’ safety nets. Maybe that’s why I have such a fondness for Steamboat’s Winter Carnival. The multi-day spectacle turns 100 years old this year, but over the course of a century it's stuck close to its...
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2:00 pm, Feb 1, 2013
Still feeling the sting from the Broncos’ early playoff exit? This Super Bowl Sunday, these five Denver bars are helping patrons numb the lingering pain with special deals and viewing parties of the big game.Soiled Dove Underground or The Tavern DowntownWhat's more American than giant television screens, the Super Bowl, and all-you-can-eat buffets...
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