Denver Post: Entertainment

Both wine and beer drinkers have dedicated bars where they can indulge in their preferred libations. Soon, there will be another kind of specialty watering hole in Denver that serves hard kombucha, both on its own and in mixed drinks.

In the play “Franklinland,” Benjamin Franklin is a man of many ideas and ideals. He is an avid inventor and a fellow with no shortage of appetites. And, as portrayed by Erik Sandvold in Curious Theatre Company’s amusing production of Lloyd Suh’s history-poking play, he’s not about to let you forget it.

Holiday lighting displays sit firmly in Colorado’s cultural wheelhouse, given that they’re outdoors, family friendly and rooted in exploration.
And while we’re still waiting on those ski-through and ziplined lighting displays (that’s a free idea, immersive-entertainment producers!), this year offers refreshed holiday splendor in the form of parades and tree lightings — all ages and largely in the open air — to get us back in a festive mood.

The FIFA World Cup, that quadrennial spectacle of soccer madness that holds fans around the world in its spell for a month, is set to begin Sunday in the unlikely setting of Qatar.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

By Jo Constantz, Bloomberg
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans attempting to buy presale tickets for the star’s upcoming tour meant work grinding to a halt for a certain cadre of millennials as demand overwhelmed Ticketmaster.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Three months after creditors foreclosed on El Rancho Brewing Co., the Evergreen landmark is preparing to reopen with the help of some notable Denver restaurateurs.
Commercial real estate developers Jack and Sherry Buchanan of Northstar Ventures and Travis McAfoos of Piedra Peak Properties recently partnered to purchase the famous destination and enlisted Bonanno Concepts to operate the restaurant and brewery.

Now that 2022’s concert season is over, officials at Red Rocks Amphitheatre are launching construction and renovation projects that they warn will restrict access to some parts of the venue through April 2023.

Internet shopping may be the easiest way to buy gifts for loved ones this time of year, but why not embrace the holiday spirit and make a day of shopping locally?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

NEW YORK — Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76.
Craig Marquardo, in a statement identifying himself as Gallagher’s “longtime former manager,” said that he died Friday at his home in Palm Springs, California, after a brief illness.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

When the Gaylord Rockies Resort debuts its “Ice!” exhibit on Nov. 18, bundled-up guests may very well feel as though they’ve stumbled onto a frosty live-action set of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”