There is no better way to spend an evening than with your best girlies. Whether you hang out once a week, once a month, or only see each other once in a while – getting the group together brings memories and uncontrollable laughter rushing back. If spending an evening in with a bottle of wine […]
From the archives: this article was originally published on January 11, 2024 & Juliet arrives at the Buell Theatre in June, featuring some iconic music of the early 2000s and spectacular choreography. If you’re intrigued by the exhilarating dance and athleticism, you might be interested to learn more about opportunities to see professional dance locally. […]
From the archives: this article was originally published on June 27, 2023 Please note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. When you think of the “Old West,” you just assume that comes with cowboy boots, tumbleweeds and your fair share of […]
This season like many others, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts offers a rich sampling of productions written by or starring Black artists. To celebrate local Black entrepreneurs and creators, here are 10 Black-owned Colorado businesses you should know and support. THE BETTER MATTRESS 2730 S. Colorado Blvd, Unit 108 | Denver, CO 80222 […]
In recent years, the DCPA has presented several productions based on books. A common theme among the novels? Seemingly controversial topics that have led to book bans. For example, the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is based on the young adult novel of the same name […]
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 91,000 individuals ages 65+ in Colorado are living with Alzheimer’s. On the national front, individuals diagnosed with dementia are projected to double from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to nearly 1 million by 2060 as the Baby Boomer generation (1946-1964) ages. At some point in life, it is more […]
In the Denver Center Theatre Company’s world premiere play, The Suffragette’s Murder by Sandy Rustin, it’s 1857, and a group of tenants is secretly working to support the bourgeoning suffrage movement. While the play is set in Manhattan, New Yorkers in the 1800s would have found plenty of kindred spirits in Colorado working to advance […]
Comedy and tragedy were our first dramatic arts, expressing two sides of humanity’s condition. But at Denver’s legendary Comedy Works, the focus is solely on laughs. And such is the quality of the club that performers accustomed to larger venues in bigger cities carve space in their schedules to keep audiences in stitches both at […]
Denver has had its share of secret societies over the years trying to avoid police investigation, but none was more colorful than a gang of criminals known as “The Soap Gang.” It was led by a handsome, black-bearded scoundrel named Jefferson Randolph Smith. Or “Soapy Smith” as he came to be known. Soapy arrived in […]
If genetics are any indication (fingers crossed), I will live a long, healthy life and have a better memory than my children. After all, my mom is 94 (95 next month. Happy birthday, Mom!) and knocks the socks off most people with her mental acuity. When we visit a doctor’s office, the good ol’ doc […]