-
1 month ago | 
asianamericans.einnews.com | Lauren Hart
This week, a room at the Brown Palace Hotel was transformed into a museum; a music festival featuring metal and hardcore music, plus craft beer, was just announced; and the Arvada Center released the lineup for its upcoming theater season. And over the weekend, two annual film festivals — the Boulder International Film Festival and the Colorado Dragon Boat Film Fest in Denver — return to theaters. Read on for your weekly recap, plus find things to do and places to be.
-
1 month ago | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
Four years ago, a shooter with white supremacist and misogynistic ideals murdered five people in a premeditated attack in Denver and Lakewood. Among those killed was respected body modification artist Alicia Cardenas of Sol Tribe Tattoo & Piercing. Armando Lopez, friend and client of Cardenas, barely escaped the violence that day, Dec. 27, 2021. He left Sol Tribe less than an hour before the attack and has been asking himself “what if” ever since. What if he had been there?
-
1 month ago | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
Things to do in Denver1 min. readOn Saturday, March 8, the Red Rocks season begins with Icelantic's annual Winter on the Rocks, featuring Gramatik. A few weeks later, the main season will begin at the end of March, with concerts scheduled nearly every day through the summer season.
-
1 month ago | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
In early February, Alamo Drafthouse laid off corporate and hourly workers, citing box office slowdowns in the first quarter of 2025. This culling of the workforce included 47 people across Colorado’s three Alamo locations. The layoffs, which the Communications Workers of America Local 7777 union claims violated national labor laws, triggered a strike at Denver’s Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake. The strike began Feb. 14 and ended after four days.
-
2 months ago | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart |Andrew Kenney
Denver news3 min. readDenver saw its second protest of the week on Saturday as an estimated 2,000 people gathered at the Colorado State Capitol for a protest that was largely in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. After a quiet few weeks following Inauguration Day, the city has recently seen a swell of political organizing against the new Trump administration. Much of the response has been spurred by the federal immigration raids carried out on Wednesday.
-
Jan 24, 2025 | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
Denver culture6 min. readThe Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is an annual celebration observed by many Asian cultures — including peoples of Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino, Indonesian, Thai, Cambodian and Mongolian heritages. The holiday marks a time of renewal as families worship ancestors, cast away evil spirits, pray for a good harvest — and enjoy holiday feasts.
-
Jan 23, 2025 | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
A vibrant loop of suitcases, backpacks and even a Jokić jersey now hangs from the ceiling in DIA at the end of Concourse B. Denver International Airport welcomed “It’s Not What You Take, It’s What You Bring Back” by Thomas “Detour” Evans into its collection on Jan. 22. The sculpture, constructed using 183 donated bags, is painted with yellows, oranges, and blues to represent the colors of the rising and setting sun. “The design concept was inspired by my upbringing,” he said.
-
Jan 8, 2025 | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
Saddle up! The 199th-annual National Western Stock Show is back in Denver from Jan. 11 through Jan. 26. The 16-day event draws nearly 700,000 people each year, delighting them with a wide array of events like rodeos and livestock shows, as well as shopping and dining. The kick-off parade and cattle drive, spanning down 17th Avenue from Union Station to Glenarm Place, will begin at 1 p.m. on Jan. 11. The parade has been postponed from its usual noon start due to weather.
-
Dec 6, 2024 | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
When artists are tapped to create a public art project, they have to walk a fine line between delighting the masses without alienating them, and playing it too safe to leave a lasting impact. Thomas “Detour” Evans, a celebrated Denver artist best known for portraiture murals honoring community leaders and changemakers, is the latest to accept the challenge. Detour scored his first public art project – to be displayed in Concourse B at Denver International Aiport – in 2022.
-
Dec 5, 2024 | 
denverite.com | Lauren Hart
When three business partners show up to work — entirely by chance — in the same pair of lime green-striped crew socks, it’s clear they have chemistry. “This was not planned,” the three giggled, hiking up their pant legs to flash their matching “Rainbow Dome”-branded ankles in the entryway of their new space. Rainbow Dome is a rising queer- and sober-centric hub for roller skating, entertainment, and art – and it recently found a permanent home at 1660 Federal Blvd., just west of Empower Field.
