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Classic paintings collide with SpongeBob and Ren & Stimpy inside Denver’s Leon Gallery

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Cymon Padilla’s show of oil paintings at Leon Gallery is titled “re:mixture,” however it’s probably best described as a mash-up. Or, even more precisely, as a 10-car art pile-up. Caravaggio’s & “Doubting Thomas” crashes into Donald Duck. Rodin’s & “Thinker” collides with SpongeBob SquarePants. Duchamp’s most notorious smashes into cartoon personalities Ren & Stimpy. Throughout
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Finding Santa: A dozen places in Denver (and beyond) to see St. Nick

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Between decorating, light displays and purchasing, shepherding your own children to be delighted (or scared ) from Santa Claus is a ritual which remains central to the holiday experience for most families. But you land around the scarring side of the divide, it’s nice to know you can find Santa in more places than ever
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7 places to grab slopeside food while skiing in Colorado

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From Kelly Hepburn, Special to The Denver Post A day on the slopes can cause your body to burn though some severe calories. Remaining hydrated and fueled are all key to being able to make it into the day’s end. Gone are the times of cups of crushed and noodles PB&Js. Here are a few spots
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Ski for free on Sundays at a historic Colorado ski resort

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Nothing beats the freedom of snowboarding and skiing and ski at no cost. For the year Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs will provide free skiing on Sundays this year. (Sunday skiing is free on Howelsen’s nine cross country paths.)  Prior to last season, completely absolutely free skiing has been provided one Sunday a month. Howelsen Hill
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Looking for a winter hike? Try these two trails in Estes Park

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By Tyler Pialet, Trail-Gazette When snow falls in Estes Park and neighboring Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), there’s no reason to pack away the hiking shoes for the season. Along the East side of the park which receives lighter snowfall than the West, almost all of the low-elevation trails are open for hiking in the
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Six tips that will help you plan your next cross country skiing trip

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From Walter Nicklin, Special to The Washington Post Cross country skier Derek Dresler, of Silverthorne, makes the most of the new snow and cold weather in late October while skiing Loveland Pass with his dog Georgia. (Eric Lutzens, The Denver Post)Against the royal background of the Mont Blanc massif, I took a brief break in
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Colorado resorts are moving family time from apres-ski to the slopes

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From Amy Tara Koch Family time might not be the very first thing that comes to mind when you think of frightening downhill runs like Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Highland Bowl in Aspen, Colorado, or the Big Couloir in Big Sky, Montana. This is precisely why so many ski destinations celebrated because of
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Free Night at the Museums and more top picks for Denver Arts Week 2018, Nov. 2-10

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Denver Arts Week is 1 part advertising for the region’s ethnic offerings and also one area inspiration for civic-minded citizens to get out and make the most of all the great things going on here. The simple fact that it includes a couple of excellent bargains on local attractions which makes it hard to resist.
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Breckenridge, Keystone ski areas opening earlier than planned, with first chairs Wednesday

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Breckenridge and Keystone ski areas pushed their 2018 openings to Wednesday, marking the first time in 10 years the two have opened according to the release. Both regions were initially scheduled to start Friday, but a mixture of consistent snowmaking and a great deal of pure snow helped move the date. Five feet of snow fell
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5 ski scenes from this year’s Warren Miller film that will blow you away

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You don’T Even want to be stuck in line for popcorn and miss these scenes in Your 69th Warren Miller ski and snowboard Movie, “Face of Winter,” now touring Colorado: Iceland (segment No. 5): Summer heli-skiing close to the Arctic Circle, located out of a household farm dating back 1,200 years and featuring 4,000-foot descents looming across the
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