Arts & Culture

American West: Selections from the CU Art Museum’s Permanent Collection. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through May 10. Critical Focus — Artist Ian Fisher. MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298- 7554. Through April 13. Epic — Artist ...

For many, ballet might seem inaccessible, even intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Denver’s Ballet Nouveau Colorado, entering its 10th season, aims to appeal to a wide audience in various ways, says the group’s artistic director, Garrett Ammon...

In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re just about up to our roasty chestnuts in the holiday season...

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 ...

Game Changer — Various artists. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443- 2122. Through Sept. 14...

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 ...

After this many years covering it, there’s not a lot of new things BW can say about the University of Colorado Boulder’s annual Conference on World Affairs in a global sense. Since it was founded in 1948, it’s kept on keeping on with its half-spontaneous intellectual...

At one point in his life, David Mayhew gave up on art. An art teacher in high school pushed an impressionist style when he wanted to go for a realistic one. The conflict steered him toward design engineering and graphic drawing — the career track that led to him ...

24-Hour comic day, Saturday October 4, Time Warp Comics, 3105 28th St., Boulder. 303- 443-4500...

Suzanne Heintz is notorious for her family photos. She captures the everyday household chores, the family vacations and the holiday festivities. In the photos, Heintz is vibrant and lively, usually with a big smile. In contrast, her husband, Chauncey, seems a bit ...

  How planning for fewer cars, more bikes and more human interaction can save the urban world...

Everyone has that one friend who always has something really funny or amazing happen to them, and is really good at telling the story. Truth Be Told is Boulder’s bimonthly story slam where all those people can come out and speak their truth. Participants come up ...