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The Magnet Mafia Sticks to Street Art
Matt Feeney and Harrison Nealey have a new way for artists to stick it to the city.
By Jared Jacang Maher
Published: February 21, 2008
The city looks different when you have a pocket full of magnets. Bricks, concrete, glass and anything containing organic matter recede into the background, leaving only metal....
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Magic in the Cupboard
N.D. Wilson signs new work.
By Cory Casciato
Published: February 21, 2008
Harry Potter's reign has come and gone, but you can still get the kids to read with the right material. A good place to look for that next magical kid-lit fix is the work of...
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Fight for Your Rights
By Joel Warner
Published: February 21, 2008
Pop quiz: You're throwing a raging kegger with your underage bros, and Officer Busybody comes knocking on your door. What do you do? a) Invite the officer in to take a look...
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First Impressions
A DAM exhibition finds a fresh way of looking at Impressionism.
By Michael Roberts
Published: February 21, 2008
Even as the culturati flocked to an acclaimed Impressionism show at the Denver Art Museum circa 1999, the event's co-curators, DAM's Timothy Standring and London's Ann Dumas,...
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Freddie's Not Dead
The CSO resurrects Queen.
By Michael Roberts
Published: February 21, 2008
All hail Freddie Mercury of Queen. Nearly sixteen years after his death, his music lives on in a wide array of locales, ranging from football stadiums, where "We Are the...
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Aztec Style
By Mark Dragotta
Published: February 21, 2008
Ollin is like a Greek myth wrapped in colorful Aztec garb. Packed with omens, an operatic opening, spoken-word poetry, dance and visual art, this interpretive retelling of the...
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Quilting Time
By Susan Froyd
Published: February 21, 2008
The ladies of Firehouse Quilts do it for free: They make snuggle-sized quilts that are donated to various agencies, from local fire departments to victim advocacy...
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Talking Shop
By Susan Froyd
Published: February 21, 2008
Too much of a good thing? Never! Especially not in Denver's select independent retail wilderness, where lasting long enough to make it can often be a financial struggle. And in...
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Piece Project
By Susan Froyd
Published: February 21, 2008
As both an artist and an art entrepreneur, Denver's Jimmy Sellars makes it a point to keep his eye on the international, and thanks to the wonders of the Internet, it's been a...
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Oscar Night Done Right
Neighborhood Flix has the perfect party planned.
By Mark Dragotta
Published: February 21, 2008
During the last Oscars party I can remember, ten of us crammed together on a questionably stained rug about two feet from an iPod-sized TV screen. We ate stale potato chips....
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Courage Under Fire
By Erin Vanderberg
Published: February 21, 2008
This week, the Iliff School of Theology and a number of community co-sponsors will host several special guests — nine of them, to be exact. Fifty years ago, the Little...
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Really Free Speech
By Patricia Calhoun
Published: February 21, 2008
"I want to speak for things," Jack Kerouac said, when asked why he was a writer. And this weekend, there will be plenty of people speaking on his behalf, as the Denver Public...
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Dining Out
By Amber Taufen
Published: February 21, 2008
Food lovers, take note: Denver Restaurant Week begins today, which means that 175 metro-area restaurants are offering multi-course dinners for the very affordable Mile-High...
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Changing Track
These filmmakers look at the loose ends of 9/11.
By Sean Cronin
Published: February 21, 2008
If you believe that nineteen men boarded those infamous planes the morning of September 11, 2001, and were able to take out their intended targets without help, then you are...
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Source of Humor
Michelle Dally writes about wanking and law-making.
By Patricia Calhoun
Published: February 21, 2008
Truth is definitely stranger than fiction — but fiction gets plenty strange in A Highly Placed Source, a very funny novel by local media-relations consultant (and former...
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Nanking Revisited
By Susan Froyd
Published: February 21, 2008
Reading Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking is no picnic. The critically acclaimed late author and activist, who suffered a breakdown and died by her own hand, minced few words in...
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Prefab Pitfalls
A new seminar teaches everything you need to know about prefab houses.
By Cory Casciato
Published: February 21, 2008
After finding a fantastic plot of land near Salida, Jill Warner and husband Erick Roorda thought it would be a cinch to build and set up the custom-designed prefab house they'd...
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It's Only Natural
The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center celebrates Nature, Human, Art.
By Amber Taufen
Published: February 21, 2008
These days, environmental consciousness and green thinking are where it's at — and the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 210 North Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo, is at the cutting...
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Bingo Bonanza
By Amber Taufen
Published: February 21, 2008
When you're living with HIV/AIDS, it's important to take care of your teeth. Issues such as dry mouth (which can lead to tooth decay, gingivitis and gum disease), thrush,...
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Pearl of Wisdom
Unique Lives & Experiences features Mariane Pearl.
By Amber Taufen
Published: February 21, 2008
It should come as no surprise to anyone that journalist and activist Mariane Pearl will speak as part of the tenth annual Unique Lives & Experiences lecture series, which...
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