Beer — Film — Music — Food — A&E

Suds fans, rejoice! Denver celebrates new brews and old
This weekend's Great American Beer Festival brings beer lovers and the brews they love under one roof in Denver. It's a chance for businesses to reach customers from Colorado and across the country. By Jay Dedrick

Dave on film: The Informant! – it’s amazing and hilarious
Critics aren't always cranky and disagreeable when they walk out of a movie theater. This week I saw The Informant! and came out smiling and amused at the folly of man. By Dave Taylor

A&E best bets: art after dark, rugby ruckus and shoot out in Boulder
So you've just had dinner out and you don't feel like heading home? Check out Untitled # 25 (Herd) at the Denver Art Museum from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Play the world's largest Pictionary game or grab a museum camera for a Video Scavenger Hunt. By Lisa Ryckman

Rhino explores an alternate universe of ‘60s music
Focusing on four years of Los Angeles music making, Where the Action is collects missing-in-action rock, pop, psychedelia, folk and country rock from no-hit wonders as well as artists who would later become superstars. By Mike Cote

X-Men Origins: Wolverine boasts plenty of Hugh but not much else
Let's make this perfectly clear: any excuse to get Hugh Jackman into (or out of) an undershirt and tight jeans is okay by me. But why doesn’t this prequel segue into the three movies already on the shelf? By Lisa Ryckman

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