The historic Beaux-Art building known as the Grand Palais (Grand Palace) on the Champs Elysee (8th arrondissement) marked the first stop on yesterday's tour of the City of Lights. The Grand Palais is currently playing host to a family reunion of sorts. Art collected by writer...
Talk about window treatment. The boys from the 13th century really got it down. The most famous feature of the 13th-century royal chapel known as Sainte-Chapelle are the stained glass windows: 15 of them fill the nave and apse and a large rose window dominates...
Telluride is not the only place to achieve (or underachieve) in hedonistic bliss. There's also Paris. Mais oui: Paris. Air France touched down at 6:30 a.m. and within hours I found myself a refugee from Woody Allen's latest gambit. Paris. Always an epiphany. Sometimes, like now,...
Clyfford Still Museum quietly shouts for joy, provides counterpoint to Denver Art Museum. A paean to the artist, Denver's brand spanking new Clyfford Still Museum is also a monument to the glory days of America, which emerged Phoenix-like from the ashes of World War II as...
"The Apple Pushers," kicks off the weekend, when Mountainfilm in Telluride returns to the Big Apple, October 21 – October 23, for an encore program at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theatre.
"Apple Pushers" is not about the friendly folks who sell bites out of the technological magic "The magician" (The Economist, October 8 – 14), Steven Jobs conjured. The documentary features a whole other category of vendors.
"The Apple Pushers," written and directed by Mary Mazzio, narrated by Edward Norton, and underwritten by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, follows immigrant street vendors who roll fresh fruits and vegetables into the inner cities of New York, where finding a fresh red ripe apple can be a serious challenge. These pushcart vendors, who have immigrated here from all parts of the world are now part of a new experiment in New York to help solve the food crisis and skyrocketing obesity rates, particularly in the inner city.
Mountainfilm in Telluride began as a homespun gathering of outdoor enthusiasts 33+ years ago has evolved into a colorful tapestry of talks, exhibits, music and films. And Mountainfim has grown legs. Good news for Telluride, because there could be no better ambassador for the "brand."
By Jesse James McTigue
Moab, Utah is full of some of the most mind-boggling spectacles and seeming impossibilities. Flowers bloom among the arid, desert landscape; rock-towers spiral skyward; and delicate arches perforate smooth rock formations.
Every October, in the middle of all of this natural wonderment, an even more mind-boggling spectacle occurs – the 24 Hours of Moab mountain bike race.
The race occurs at the end of the mountain biking season and has contenders racing from noon Saturday to noon Sunday, for 24 hours straight. Most competitors race on a four or five person team, requiring each individual rider to complete the 15-mile course three or four times. There are also competitors who compete as solo and duo riders and some of these folks do it on a single-speed—a mountain bike with one fixed gear.
Every year, I am amazed at how many people are willing to subject themselves to this race (including myself). Competitors range from professional cyclists to groups of friends looking for a good time and a personal challenge. Some teams are raising money for a cause; others are just hoping to survive.
by Tracy Shaffer
Enough of the protest and politics, this weekend I want to occupy some frothy fun! What better place to let one’s hair down than the 2nd Annual Denver Fashion Weekend and 5th Annual Hair Show? 303 Magazine and Schomp Automotive are the presenting sponsors for this three- night extravaganza benefitting Dress for Success Denver. It’s always a kick in the wide-leg pants to see what the local fashionistas are up to, and the 2011 collection of collections is sure to be a round-house.
The runway heats up on Thursday night as personal stylist, Candice Goins launches her private shopping boutique, Candies Closet. Models will stop, turn and pout wearing current and vintage pieces by the fashionably fabulous one-name types including McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Halston, Versace, and Wang. Hair by Scarlet Salon, make-up by Jade from Gordon’s on Sixth, produced by the renowned Autumn Binion and Au79 Productions.
by Emily Brendler Shoff
There are some things in life that you just have to bow down and give thanks for, even if you’ve never had an interest in praying before. For me, it’s my friend Molly and Avalanche Ranch.
Molly and her family’s ranch just outside of Carbondale is one of those places where the stars have aligned, and a river runs through it. It’s right at the base of Mt. Sopris and nestled in the foothills along the Crystal River, has just the right blend of farmland and mountain topography. When I first visited it on a weekend away from Colorado College, I wanted to cry. I missed my family in Baltimore, and my heart felt frozen with pain. But more than anything, I couldn’t believe that Molly had grown up here. My god, to think, she got to see this everyday?!
Photo by Patricia Switzer
The trees may be getting bare but the 2011-2012 Denver theatre season unfolds in all kinds of glorious color. In the “not-to-be-missed” category is the Denver Center Theatre Company’s “The Liar”. The David Ives (“All in the Timing”) adaptation fast-forwards Pierre Corneille’s 1644 farce into the present by keeping the structure and tone while updating the language. Matt Zambrano and Drew Cortese lead the way down a path where the disingenuous don’t dare to go: the land of the whopper. Fluff, fancy and flying flatulence make for a fun, fun, fun night out. Running now through October 16th.
Arvada Center brings a stellar cast together in a stunning production of “Ragtime”. Based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, the musical is a sweeping tale of turn-of-the-century America with all the hopeful promise of the 1900s revealed for our twenty-first century eyes. The score is exquisite and the Henry Award winning Megan Van De Hay turns in a pitch-perfect performance as “Mother”. “Ragtime” closes at the Arvada Center on October 2, moving to the new Lone Tree Arts Center for an October 6-16th run.
