In the obscure world of air guitar, Denver’s Randy “Big Rig” Layman may be the next king of airness.

Summertime in Aspen kicks off weeks of concerts, and in June, that roster included Ani DiFranco and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival. Predictable offerings, for sure. But it also included something a bit more esoteric…one of 24 U.S. Air Guitar Regional Championship events (which this year included Aspen as well as Denver).

Before the Democratic National Convention rolls into town and Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech at Invesco Field, another political icon will unveil his candidacy. The Dr. Seuss for President campaign kicks off at Gallery One Writer’s Square on Aug. 15, just 10 days before the city is overrun with Democrats.

As one of Denver’s most innovative theater companies, Buntport has been known to stretch their resources in creative and sometimes absurd ways.

A donation of synthetic ice became the impetus for “Kafka on Ice,” which Westword named the Best Experimental Play in 2005. A van, table, Tonka trunk and an old-fashioned hair dryer were transformed into multi-layered sets, a character and the captain’s chair of an intergalactic garbage ship.