11:00 am, Feb 21, 2013
Bookstores aren't lacking in Colorado-penned page-turners at the moment (see here, here, here, and here). But if your nightstand is looking baren, here are two suggestions—one for you and one for your kids. FOR THE ADULTSKind One by Laird Hunt (Coffee House Press, October 2012) Hunt's fifth novel is a meditation on "antebellum America." His...
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1:57 pm, Feb 20, 2013
Awards season in Hollywood is one of the few times we actually get to see dramatic designer gowns off the catwalk—an exciting prospect for us fashion stargazers. Actresses have a bounty of stunning dresses to choose from (the Spring 2013 haute couture runways have just wrapped and Fall 2013 is in full swing), like sleek columns and elaborately...
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2:00 pm, Feb 18, 2013
In Dan Baum's new book, Gun Guys: A Road Trip, the gun-owning Boulder-based author tells of his encounters with several other gun owners through his signature style of long-form journalism. Baum has received high acclaim for his previous works, including Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans and Citizen Coors: An American Dynasty. We...
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10:19 am, Feb 15, 2013
Editor’s Note: Welcome to part three (of four) of our exclusive online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Check back every Friday until the big show on February 24 for a new Q&A. Donna Dewey is the first Colorado filmmaker ever to win an Academy Award. In 1997, her documentary, A Story of Healing, took home gold for Best...
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1:20 pm, Feb 14, 2013
Boulder’s iconic Glen Huntington Bandshell could be getting a new home as part of the city's civic-area master plan to revitalize a massive swath of land along Boulder Creek. The bandshell, which has been a target for removal in the past, has been a mainstay between 13th and 14th streets on Canyon Boulevard, near the heart of the city, for nearly...
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11:15 am, Feb 14, 2013
Eye-popping hues have been one of the most influential trends of the last several seasons (beginning with Raf Simons' Spring 2010 runway show for Jil Sander). And wherever ready-to-wear leads, other fashion typically follows suit, whether it be lingerie, hosiery, or—perhaps most relative in the lead-up to spring—swimwear. Wondering just how bright...
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5:45 pm, Feb 13, 2013
Sarah Gregori has always been creative-minded (she's tried her hand at painting, drawing, ceramics, and photography), so it wasn't a big stretch when she decided to start making jewelry. Gregori sold her first designs during college, but it wasn’t until she settled in Colorado in 2006, post-graduation, that she formally launched Bellissima Jewelry...
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12:12 pm, Feb 11, 2013
Even in 2013, it’s common to feel pressure to settle down (read: get married and have children). Photographer Suzanne Heintz found herself in this predicament when she moved to Denver in her 30s. Never-married and without children, Heintz was tired of raised eyebrows, protests from friends (“But you’re pretty Suzie...
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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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6:15 pm, Feb 10, 2013
Editor’s Note: Welcome to part two (of four) of our exclusive online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Check back every Friday until the big show on February 24 for a new Q&A. Derek Cianfrance is Colorado born and bred: The director grew up in Lakewood, attended Green Mountain High School, and went to the University of Colorado...
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10:00 am, Feb 8, 2013
In the past 50 years, a lot has changed for women: We can fill combat positions. We wear jeans all the time. We hold lofty positions like secretary of state. We don't need our husbands to cosign for a loan. We're working toward equal pay for equal work. (OK, so that last one is really a work in progress.) A new PBS documentary—MAKERS: Women Who...
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5:30 pm, Feb 7, 2013
It’s not just Valentine’s Day that has us hooked on pink hues. The decidedly feminine shade showed up on many Spring 2013 runways, from barely-there lips at Michael Kors to neon-rimmed eyes at Donna Karan and brilliant fuchsia lips at Dries Van Noten and Oscar de la Renta. If you’re looking to sport a romantic look this month, take your...
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4:55 pm, Feb 7, 2013
How many times have you stopped for a lunch and a beer at mid-mountain and landed on two possibilities: Keep wearing my stiff ski boots through the cafe line or just rip them off and walk around in my socks. Neither is really a good option, and that's precisely when Julie Adams, a single mom and former attorney from Highlands Ranch, began...
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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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4:00 pm, Feb 1, 2013
It's not easy to put an unfamiliar spin on an iconic play that's been staged countless times over five centuries, but the DCPA's Romeo & Juliet does just that. How you feel about it depends upon how wedded you are to the versions that came before this one.Running through February 24th at the DCPA's Stage Theatre, the show adheres closely to...
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