Arts & Culture
Review: (Watch your) Step right up to the Circus of Fear...
The first stop on my October Haunted House crusade? The Circus of Fear 3D, at Fat Cats “All Out Fun Center” in Westminster (10685 Westminster Blvd...
An artist reframed: Painter Chuck Forsman finally exhibits his photography
Late one night, while driving through Utah, artist Chuck Forsman saw a dead cow on the road and stopped to photograph it...
In the name of ratings
In 1994, nearly 26 years ago, if anyone had told Pablo Escobar’s family — as they were desperately trying to flee Colombia after Pablo’s...
Arts | Week of May 29, 2014
Arvada Fine Guild Annual Spring Membership Exhibition. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through June 1...
Is the Internet making us dumber?
A favorite folk tale that captivates children around the country is the legend of John Henry, the tale of the man who bests a steam-powered hammer in a drilling race, only to die with hammer in hand after victory. It’s a tale of Olympian strength and determination, ...
And now for something completely different
Unlike the 20-something I overheard on Pearl Street the other day exclaiming to her friends that she was “literally shitting bricks” as she awaited a call or text from some unnamed hottie she met at a recent party/rave/ bash/hoedown/Burning Man, I know the ...
Letting the colors sing
Not many people in the world get to live with a Matisse in the living room — to look at it over time and let it slowly explain itself. To contemplate the pink shutters and teal walls, the orange sail boat masts and periwinkle hulls — the super-real colors that ...
Caution: High Voltage
Mitch Levin’s studio is an electric, eclectic creative space, filled with sparks, artists and vibrant ideas. What else would you expect from a place...
Walk with me to the end
Dan Kuester and Kirsten Farnsworth had only been married for two months when Kirsten was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Between aggressive treatments over the...
Shining a light on a musical ‘blind spot’ in Vienna
Vienna’s rich musical heritage of the Classic-Romantic periods is very familiar to audiences. But for a full century before Haydn or Mozart ever set...
Calling all armchair theater critics
In plays, unlike other art forms, the audience itself is a fundamental element of the performance...
Facing Rocky Flats
The first thing you’ll see when you walk in the door of the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Gallery is a fluorescent-red, wall-sized image of...


















