7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Call of the Wild The Banff Mountain Film Festival, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious adventure flick extravaganzas, takes to the road with its top picks and award-winners of the 2006 season. These films represent the best of the best in extreme outdoor cinematography—eye-bogglers worthy of their National Geographic affiliation and...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Jazz (Helping) Hands Denver’s second annual JazzFest brings together a talented fleet of artists for an energy-filled weekend of swinging beats and funky vibes to benefit Denver’s needy children. Musicians who have shared the stage with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, such as Kevin Mahogany, Joe Locke, Thomas Marriot, and Mike Longo, put their...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Cowboy Art Coors Brewing Company and the National Western Stock Show have been working together for 14 years to create one of the most significant annual Western art shows in the country. For the duration of the Stock Show, multimedia work from more than 50 artists known for capturing the essence of the West will be on display. The featured...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. True Romance World-renowned romantic crooner Andrea Bocelli brings his passionate vocals to Denver this month, drawing from his platinum album Amore—a fixture on the Billboard Top 200 chart for almost a year. The show comes just a month after his new release, Andrea Bocelli: Under the Desert Sky. Though praised for his masterful oscillation...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Creative BeginningsThe U.S. premiere of Fantôme Afrique—British filmmaker Isaac Julien’s exploration of dance, architecture, and African cinema—is well worth seeing in its inaugural run at the Laboratory of Arts and Ideas (the Lab) at Belmar. The film exhibit is a three-screen installation shot in Africa, weaving together archival footage of...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Birthday Festivities It’s Mozart’s 250th birthday this year, and to celebrate the Denver Center Theatre Company is giving us a gift with a brand-new tradition: an opening-night feast with the cast. The 27th season opener is Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, inspired by the life of one of the most eminent composers in music history. The production...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Denver fashion is a great big easy target. After all, even at the town's swankiest restaurants and toniest theaters, ou're likely to see people wearing just about everything. And usually, what you notice first and remember tehlongest are the kinds of things that make a fashion lover cringe. Boots and hats. Birkenstocks. T-shirts. Bie shorts....
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Newcomer or native, you'll be on top of Denver's suddenly hot music scene with ou guide to the best local talent. Bursting out of garages, basements, back rooms, and warehouse rehearsal spaces, Colorado music is one of the state's great untapped resources. The recent national successes of bands like Big Head Todd and the Monsters, the fluid, and...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Quick! Which is a bigger draw, Denver;s cultural events or its spectator sports? If you said sports - and we know that you did - don't feel to bad, you're only off by a million or so. Tally up the people who annually attend cultural events (which the Scientific and Cultural Facilities Distric defines as theater, opera, ballet, the symphony,...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
As business relax their corporate dress policies, knowing what's right to wear is getting tougher. Make sure you don't get caught with your pants down. Last July, a memo to the rank and file in AT&T's Network Systems Group announced that "business casual" would be the new norm for Monday-through-Friday work dress. Although workers had enjoyed...
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7:07 pm, Aug 28, 2010
The Darkest Star Black is definitely back. Romantic and edgy,?fall’s brooding mood showcases simple lines along with understated feminine details for her and sartorial dressing for him. Photographed by David Raccuglia Fashion Styling by Georgia Alexia Benjou On Her: Blouse by Chloé, MAX, 3039 E. Third Ave., 303-321-4949. Louise head-piece...
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7:07 pm, Aug 28, 2010
1. Holier Than... Everyone It’s been nine years since the Dalai Lama last visited the Mile-High City, so it might be wise to catch him this time around. The Dalai Lama will publicly share his thoughts on how to reconcile modern science and spiritual inner reflection—a central theme of the sponsoring organization, the Mind and Life Institute in...
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7:07 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Art and Accolades: The wildly-popular Cherry Creek Arts Festival seemed to spring out of nowhere. How did it happen? Learn how the festival has grown in just five years, and sample some reactions from artists, patrons, and the public.Cherry Creek Art Picks: With 200 of the nation's best artists in one place, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival is an...
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7:07 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Autumn means more than just aspen leaves and Bronco games in Denver. It's also the time that performing arts groups com eout of hiatus to begin a new season. Add visual arts options, and you've got a virtual myriad of choices. But where (and how many times) do you plunk down your overworked charge card? We've got some suggestions - from the tried...
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7:07 pm, Aug 28, 2010
"Best" doesn't always mean front row, center for concerts and sporting events.When it comes to tickets for entertainment events, front row in the center section has traditionally meant the best, most prestigious, and most expensive seats in the house.But is front row, center always that great?
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