Long before former NFL offensive tackle Bobby Massie was added to the Denver Broncos roster, he and wife, Angel, visited Colorado to enjoy the great outdoors. During football bye weeks, the couple often hired a guide to help them explore the state’s best and unsung fly-fishing waters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareI never had much sympathy for people when their dogs died. Animals come and go. We buy and sell them like property. When people went into mourning over their lost pets, tearing up, calling in sick at work, going on endlessly about the whole mess, I thought they were being dramatic.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
United Airlines loyalty members can now use their perks to buy tickets to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the company said this month, reinforcing data that shows travel and tourism as vital to revenue at the city-owned venue.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareConsidering that 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” was a highly satisfying conclusion to the reboot trilogy of “Planet of the Apes” films, the makers of the new movie “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” were wise to set it in the same universe but far in the future.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIn playwright David Myers’ “237 Virginia Avenue,” a father and son play a not-always friendly, increasingly freighted game of Monopoly. When Rex asks son Eric, an adjunct professor, what he’s at work on, Eric says he’s writing about “Debt.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The historic 88 Drive-in Theatre in Commerce City will reopen this weekend despite owners saying it would close for good in 2023.
The 48-year-old drive-in — the last of its kind in the metro area — posted on Facebook on May 4 that it would return on Friday, May 10, for the summer season with the double-feature of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” and “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.”
“Pay Dirt,” by Sara Paretsky (Wiliam Morrow)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareCinco de Mayo at Civic Center
Saturday-Sunday. As the unofficial kickoff of summer events at downtown’s sprawling Civic Center, Cinco de Mayo Denver returns May 4-5, with a festival that celebrates the historic Mexican holiday as well as Colorado’s centuries-old Latino culture.
City Park Farmers Market
Sunny weather and farmers markets are the perfect pairing for a summer afternoon. One of the largest in Denver is the City Park Farmers Market, which opens for the season on May 4.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
There is something invigorating about seeing the exhibitions of student work that college art galleries present at this time of year. The air is full of optimism, even though all that eager talent that is about to graduate faces an uncertain career path.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Bubbly good times
Opens Friday. If you’re over Meow Wolf and have already visited Denver’s Museum of Illusions once or twice, try this weekend’s Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience.
The dating scene in Center, Colo., a town of about 2,000 residents, is said to be pretty sparse. So when a local potato and barley farmer named Brandon Rogers decided he was ready to get hitched, he chose an option many young hopefuls do these days: reality TV.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHonoring moms and gardening go together like peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly and, of course, rock ‘n’ roll. Let the celebration begin this weekend, hug your mom, let her know she’s the best, and after that enjoy a plant outing together.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEditor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Drag queen and social media personality Pattie Gonia is known for exploring the great outdoors while sporting 6-inch heels, and soon she will be trekking Colorado trails and hosting dance parties along the way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe anatomy of a green room is deceptively simple: couches, tables, mirrors, mini-fridges, and other basic items are available to performers as they wait backstage, do interviews, receive guests and party.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Entertainment company Meow Wolf on Friday announced a sixth location for its surreal art installations, naming Los Angeles as the latest to join Denver, Las Vegas and others.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Denver Center is a-humming.
In the theater company’s largest house, Emma Woodhouse — to her own gentle comeuppance — is winking her way through Kate Hamill’s delightful adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma.” (See if before it closes Sunday.) Downstairs in the Singleton Theatre, things are positively loopy.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Randi Kleiner felt like an 8-year-old at her birthday party as she fretted inside the Sie FilmCenter. It was 2015, the opening year of the SeriesFest TV festival and, as with a birthday party, there was no guarantee people were going to show up.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
When interactive entertainment company Meow Wolf announced this month that it would lay off 165 employees, including 50 in Denver, many of those affected had already learned about it through social media.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareRed Rocks Amphitheatre began its summer concert season on March 30 — the earliest start the venue has seen — and plans to welcome a record 200-plus shows and events by its end date of Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
On a crisp Saturday evening in April, Hezekiah Morrison drove his pickup to the Star Drive-in Theatre for a screening of “Kung Fu Panda 4.” He parked so the truck bed faced the screen and lined it with pillows and blankets for optimal comfort.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Glenwood Hot Springs Pool’s claim to fame is that it’s the world’s largest outdoor mineral pool. At 405 feet long, with steam lifting from the water, the Yampah Spring-fed Grand Pool is larger than a football field.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
It’s OK to be a first-timer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, or a symphony newbie at Boettcher Concert Hall. It’s OK to get lost while looking for the bathroom, or feel intimidated by the snaking bar lines.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Pinkies out, wine lovers
Saturday. A festival that offers sips, swills and, err, spits? Wine not?
Montreal’s Arcade Fire will play its only North American show of 2024 at Red Rock Amphitheatre to mark the 20th anniversary of landmark album “Funeral.”
The LP, which launched the band’s influential sing-along anthems in the early 2000s, was released on Sept.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Denver Water posted a Backstreet Boys parody bursting with summer watering tips on Monday.
The video, titled “Splashstreet Boys — I water that way,” is a twist on the iconic Backstreet Boys song “I want it that way,” featuring choregraphed dance sequences, popped collars and cinematic shots of sprinkles.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
So Many Roads Brewery is closed permanently following the arrest of co-founder Jay Bianchi on suspicion of sexual assault, including an allegation of assault at the brewery earlier this month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBillie Eilish has already had a top-tier year, winning awards at both the Grammys and the Oscars for her song “What Was I Made For?” featured in the “Barbie” movie.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share