Tag: Art And Entertainment
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For one Colorado museum, it’s all about the little things
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAKEWOOD • One recent morning at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, friends excitedly gathered around objects no larger than their pinky fingertips. That’s about the size of the Stanley tumblers, Tupperware and air fryer. “We need to put french fries in there,”…
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Glenwood Springs getaway: A 48-hour guide to soaking, eating, and playing in this western Colorado town
It seems there is never enough time in Glenwood Springs. Never enough time to enjoy the many spoils of this western Colorado mountain town. Time seems to melt away in the hot springs here. But one can’t soak for too long, or else risk missing out on all that Glenwood has to offer. Among the…
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Colorful Colorado has deeper meaning for Salida artist
Dorothy steps out of her black-and-white world and into the Technicolor world of Oz — just as the artist Leslie Jorgensen steps into Colorado’s great outdoors. “It’s that awe,” she says. “It’s that feeling of being alive, truly alive.” It’s a feeling she aims to paint. And it’s a feeling that comes with living in…
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Colorado’s most curious coffee shop is inside historic train cars
NEDERLAND • The wood floor in the train car had to be replaced. Business had to close one recent week. “We don’t like closing for a week, but we would rather do that and maintain the integrity of a place like this,” said Jesse Fox, owner of perhaps Colorado’s most unique coffee shop. It was…
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Book on Colorado’s historic cemeteries tells of forgotten people, places
Eilene Lyon has a curious hobby. “Going to antique stores and picking up old photographs that have a name on them, and I research these people and I write about them on the blog,” she explained from her longtime home in Durango. “The aim is to return the photographs to relatives. That’s been very rewarding…
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Denver author’s superhero world born from darkness of disease
Eden wakes up in a hospital room, bleary-eyed and confused. She had been struck by lightning, a doctor explains, and her brain had been altered. “You’ve had three seizures since you’ve been here,” the doctor says. Eden is diagnosed with epilepsy. She falls into the arms of her brother and cries. “I’m so scared,” she…
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The Beatles in Denver 60 years ago: ‘Stampede,’ grenade threat, grilled cheese and air guitars
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • From the main entrance bustle of the Brown Palace Hotel, Debra Faulkner escapes to an empty sidewalk leading to an inconspicuous door. It opens with the swipe of her employee ID, opening to a kitchen and staircase. Faulkner steps down to the dark,…
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Denver area events for June 18
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Tuesday Cocktails Tasting Tour — 4:30-6:30 p.m., Denver, $79-$85. Registration required: deliciousdenverfoodtours.com. Kevin Gates — With NLE Choppa, That Mexican OT, Maiya the Don,…
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Colorado town to love in summer: Boulder
BOULDER • It’s Prime Time in Boulder. You already know that. You know that along with millions of national TV viewers who watched a charismatic coach take the college football world by storm last year. Prime’s effect? One study suggested the local economy could thank Deion Sanders for $113.2 million in impact. University of Colorado…
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National parks are fantasy worlds in the maps of a Colorado artist
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not long ago in his parents’ Colorado Springs home, a young man came by his boyhood pen. This was the Lamy Safari Fountain pen Alex Burden had used some 20 years ago during elementary school in Germany. “The last time I used one was in…