Kristen Fiore

Denver

Culture Editor at Westword

culture editor @denverwestword • formerly: @coloradonewsCCM, @vdailysun • plant enthusiast • I make art sometimes • they/them

Articles

Photos: Denver, Colorado Northern Lights Set Skies Aglow Sunday

4 days ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

To the delight of sky watchers across the state, the heavens bloomed with bands of magenta, purple and green overnight Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. The northern lights were caused by a halo coronal mass ejection that erupted from the sun on Friday, May 30 and struck Earth's magnetic field early Sunday, June 1, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Keep Out an Eye for a Light Show in the Sky Tonight

5 days ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Why Are Northern Lights Currently Visible in Colorado? According to the Light lovers in Colorado will want to keep their eyes on the sky tonight, June 1, for a possible Northern Lights encounter. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a halo coronal mass ejection erupted from the sun on Friday, May 30, and struck Earth's magnetic field early Sunday, June 1.
A Rhino in RiNo! It's Up to You to Name the New, 22,000-Pound Sculpture

1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

A giant sculpture of a rhino started going up off 29th Street and Arkins Court in RiNo this week, and Denver Redditors were quick to notice. “I hope it’s looking directly at blucifer idgaf how far apart they are,” one user commented. “Kaiju are territorial apex predators. Blucifer cant be happy about a new titan within his domain,” another answered. “Denver is gathering the tailed beasts I see,” another user pointed out.
Short Leash: Dog Bites Are on the Rise in Denver

1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Is Denver going to the dogs? This city has more pet pooches than it does kids, and that raises a number of issues, as we're exploring in a week-long series. Here's the next installment:I’m sitting in the grass at Cheesman Park with a few friends when a dog runs up to us. “Aw, hi,” one of my friends coos, reaching out to pet the panting pup invading our personal space. My other friends are smiling, but I feel like I’ve been hit in the chest.
Growing Season: Local Artists Turn Trash to Treasure in Meow Wolf Trashion Show

1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Randall has since formed his own creative collective, Haus of Other, and is working his artistic muscles as one of fourteen designers featured in Meow Wolf Denver's next trashion show. Absolute Rubbish: Growing Season on Friday, May 30, is a blend of performance art and fashion extravaganza, with all of the looks on the runway made out of trash and sustainable materials. Gary Adrian Randall lived in New York for nine years and felt creatively stifled there.
Bigger and Better: What's New at This Year's Outside Festival

1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Last year, more than 18,000 people showed up to Denver's inaugural musical, wellness and outdoor extravaganza that is Outside Festival. This year, organizers are expecting more than 25,000 between May 31 and June 1, according to Outside Festival executive director Chris Jerard.
Roots That Run Deep: Sakura Square Receives $10,000 for Two New Murals

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Sakura Square is getting more artsy. The cultural hub in downtown Denver, which represents the 130-year legacy of the Japanese American community in Colorado, will soon have two new murals, thanks to a $10,000 Community Benefit Sponsorship announced Monday, May 19, by Denver City Councilmember Chris Hinds. "The Community Benefit Sponsorship is an investment in the cultural fabric of downtown," Hinds says in a statement on the commission.
Funds and Games: Checking in With the Colorado Arts Organizations That Lost Their NEA Funding

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

Arts organizations across the U.S. have been getting the bad news all month: The National Endowment for the Arts has to rescind the grants it announced at the start of the year. President Donald Trump's proposed budget calls for the elimination of the NEA altogether; the agency has already lost millions of dollars that it passes on to hundreds of arts organizations in grants every year.
Review: Beach House Denver Concert Was a Cosmic Journey

3 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

As if entering the beginning of a dream somewhere in a ballroom, the audience could just make out the silhouettes of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally through fog and back lights as they appropriately opened their Denver show with "Levitation."Beach House graced the Mile High City at Mission Ballroom on Wednesday, May 14, in a tour that will only hit a handful of U.S. cities before making its way to European destinations like Brussels, Paris and Barcelona.
What time to see the Flower Moon tonight in Colorado

3 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

While a micromoon isn't as visually impressive as a supermoon, it's still a cool cosmic event that skywatchers will want to get out and see. May's Flower Moon will bloom in the sky tonight near the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, meaning it will also be a micromoon. Here's when to catch the full moon tonight in Denver, where to look in the sky and why it's called a Flower Moon. Is There a Full Moon Tonight in Denver? The May 2025 full moon will rise on the evening of Monday, May 12.