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   Doctor Eternity

   If Terry Grossman lives forever, he wants you to be there to see it.

   By Joel Warner

   Published: June 12, 2008

   My quest for eternal life begins at 8 a.m. in a place called the Grossman Wellness Center, with ten vials of blood and a bottle of what tastes like Sunny Delight. From the...

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   Impressionist Moment

   Landscapes From the Age of Impressionism decorates the DAM.

   By Mark Dragotta

   Published: June 12, 2008

   There’s this little studio in Pittsburgh called the Mattress Factory. The least complicated but most interesting installation piece there is a black room minus the roof....

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   Collective Items

   By Amber Taufen

   Published: June 12, 2008

   On the surface, it doesn’t seem as though Denver, Chicago and Miami have all that much in common. But consider this: Right now, these are the only three cities where you...

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   Sudden Dethklok

   Brendon Small brings a cartoon band to life.

   By Michael Roberts

   Published: June 12, 2008

   Metalocalypse, a show entering its second season on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s grown-up sister network, revolves around a death-metal band called Dethklok — and...

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   Get Funked Up

   By Joel Warner

   Published: June 12, 2008

   You probably think of Swallow Hill, the non-profit music association, as a down-tempo enclave of chill folk and acoustic music. If that’s the case, then Denver band U.S....

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   Maestas Work

   Layer Upon Layer tells a digital story.

   By Cory Casciato

   Published: June 12, 2008

   Surreal visions and beautiful, complex abstract designs populate the world of Robert Maestas, a Colorado artist originally from New Mexico who works primarily in a digital...

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   Bridge to Nowhere

   Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental takes on a project without borders.

   By Juliet Wittman

   Published: June 12, 2008

   Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental’s The MeLTING BRiDgE promises to slam “the past into the future” and “conjure Mesoamerican concepts of time.”...

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   Magic Wanda

   Wanda Sykes’s standup is fall-down funny.

   By Michael Roberts

   Published: June 12, 2008

   Wanda Sykes, who begins a two-day engagement here tonight, isn’t as big a star as she deserves to be, and she’s making Hollywood talent pay for the oversight. Because...

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   Book Bonanza

   The Denver Public Library raises its sale.

   By Aubrey Shoe

   Published: June 12, 2008

   Despite the growing popularity of digital print media, nothing beats a personal library filled with books. Indulge your inner bibliophile on the cheap today when the Denver...

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    Mr. Nice Guy

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: June 12, 2008

    It’s a sad truth: There are a lot of bad guys out there. Guys who steal, guys who kill, guys who break girls’ hearts. Sometimes it seems as though the good guys are...

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    Welcome Wagon

    A Gallery M exhibit takes participant photography to a new level.

    By Jessica Centers

    Published: June 12, 2008

    Dr. Neal Baer, a Denver native and executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, became interested in participant photography when he met Jim Hubbard, who in the...

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    Alley Salad

    Collect delicious and nutritious food in your own back alley.

    By Jonathan Shikes

    Published: June 12, 2008

    Denver’s alleys are full of character, but they’re also full of delicious and nutritious edible herbs and plants — enough, in fact, to make what herbalist Tonja...

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    Getting Around Oil

    A Chautauqua forum offers alternatives to cars.

    By Jessica Centers

    Published: June 12, 2008

    The topic of tonight’s Chautauqua forum, “The Future of Transportation: How Will We Get Around When Cheap Oil is Gone?” is more relevant than ever, even though...

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    Fat Chance

    By Crow Norlander

    Published: June 12, 2008

    Accompanying a proud self-proclamation as one of the birthplaces of mountain biking, Crested Butte has announced the schedule for its annual Fat Tire Bike Week, which takes...

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    Art on the Rise

    The East End Arts District Summer Art Walk shines on Aurora.

    By Erin Vanderberg

    Published: June 12, 2008

    Since 2005, the burgeoning East End Arts District has held biannual art walks to showcase the reinvented neighborhood and its new wares. But this summer, the strip of East...

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    Giddy Up

    Yee-Haw Industries redefines fine art.

    By Cory Casciato

    Published: June 12, 2008

    The members of Knoxville, Tennessee’s Yee-Haw Industries have been blurring the lines between art and design for more than a decade. Displaying a certain sly,...

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    Angels Among Us

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: June 12, 2008

    I am an admittedly biased source when it comes to Project Angel Heart. Every other Saturday, I spend a few hours delivering the organization’s meals to locals living with...

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    RZA

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: June 12, 2008

    The Backbeat section of Westword’s June 12 edition is dominated by updates and details about the annual Westword Music Showcase, as well it should be. But strange as it...

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    A Healthy Appreciation

    Abend Gallery celebrates Colorado’s sporting spirit through art.

    By Erin Vanderberg

    Published: June 12, 2008

    We all know what keeps the masses flocking to Colorado: the Rocky Mountain High — that special brand of adrenaline offered to all active denizens, who take their pick from...

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    The Rebirth of Cool

    By Annette Walker

    Published: June 12, 2008

    Juneteenth is back. The oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States honors the day when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned that...