I have been waiting for an experience like Meow Wolf. I am the kind of nerd who publishes articles about how we overuse the word “immersive” in art. It is not that I think everything needs to be immersive — far from it — but I dislike how we bandy that word about and render it meaningless. […]
Read MoreDreams come true, yes they do, in Santa Fe
You know us, always itching for a road trip. This time it was Dan’s idea: 7 hours straight down I-25 to Santa Fe, New Mexico, just a few days before Christmas. He knew I have been itching to visit Meow Wolf, an immersive art experience that is opening a new location in Denver in a […]
Read MoreGarden of Lights
Finally, my hunt is over. Dan and I have visited a few local Christmas light shows and none of them have cut the mustard. I won’t name names, but we have been underwhelmed by two or three of the area’s most popular light displays. Luckily, we happened across Garden of Lights at The Gardens on […]
Read MoreToday’s my Yetiversary
About a year ago, I gave away a bookcase. The neighbors who adopted the bookcase invited me to visit their gym. I shrugged, said my maybes — but with the forthright style I’ve come to think of as their own, Linda and Tony asked, “How about Tuesday at 12:30?” I was adrift a year ago, […]
Read MoreOn Rower, on Lifter, on Baker, on Blitzen
It’s not that I’ve taken a break from blogging so much as I’ve taken a break from… leaving the house. In early November, Dan and I flew home to Cincinnati to see family for the holidays. In the 3 weeks since then, our lives have been fairly quiet — relatively speaking. Here are a few […]
Read MoreBonus art hunting: Denver Museum of Art
On the same day that I explored Denver’s Crush Walls artwork (part 1, part 2, part 3), I also took a “break” at the Denver Art Museum. Believe it or not, though I’d been in the building before, I had never actually walked the galleries. I found the museum itself, with its sharp angles and […]
Read MoreRiver North mural hunting: part 3
This series of three posts explores one of my absolute favorite joys: public art. If you missed them: part one, part two.
Read MoreRiver North mural hunting: part 2
Indulge me. This series of three posts explores one of my absolute favorite joys: public art. If you missed part one, start here.
Read MoreRiver North mural hunting: part 1
Public art is one of my chief joys in life. I find it not only beautiful and fun but also important, a method of creating civic pride and engaging people of all walks of life with art outside of a museum, concert hall, gallery, etc. It is no secret that I am smitten with Denver’s […]
Read MoreThe Fort Collins Candy Store Emporium
Not long after we discovered the Cheyenne Candy Store Emporium in southern Wyoming, the shop closed due to an issue with the landlord. We were dismayed to hear the news, as the emporium was charming, full of history. Later, the candy shop’s owner announced that he was relocating his store-museum… to our neck of the […]
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