Campo de Fiori GM Sebastian Grazzini is starting a happy hour at the eatery 5-7 every night – but he’s thinking about swordplay.
Seems that Grazzini, who gets local dames worked up with his Ashton Kutcher locks, is headed to Las Vegas next month for the Taekwon-Do 50th Anniversary Championships. He’ll be competing in taekwondo, aikido and sword fighting.
He has a good shot at winning his green-belt division. Grazzini trains three hours every day with Tiger Kim, a grand master who lives in Denver.
So check out the new happy hour – and tell Sebastian to fight the good fight.
Night at the Opera
The Denver International Film Festival has booked the new Ellie Caulkins Opera House for opening and closing nights of the 2005 fest – Nov. 10 and 19.
I’ve toured the new theater, which opens with a gala celebration Sept. 10. What a spot for a film-fest party! Opening night will include a screening and a party in the opera house. Closing night is wilder, so the party might move to a more casual spot after the flick.
Sail away
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly had to cancel his conservative week-long Caribbean cruise due to lack of interest.
No such luck for Big Head Todd & the Monsters. Their Big Caribbean Cruise was such a hit this year that they’re planning Cruise 2 for March 18-25. It’s totally laid back, with a few concerts from the boys along the way. Check it out at BHTMcruise.com.
Loony lectures
Mixed Taste is a lecture series at Belmar in Lakewood featuring two unrelated topics each night, addressed by experts in the fields. Like “Wild Birds and French New Wave Cinema,” “Piano Miniatures and Hearty Shrubs,” “Susan Sontag and Paint by Numbers,” “Meat Sausage and T.S. Eliot,” “Mexican Muralists and Burlesque Theater.”
I love this. The series runs Thursday nights through Sept. 1, go to belmarcolorado.com.
City spirit
Today is a free day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. You still have to pay a $5 surcharge for the Lewis & Clark exhibition, but general admission is a freebie … Former Brown Palace managing director
Peter Aeby is now booking trips through Cherry Creek Travel & Cruises – and he knows the territory … Free concerts in Steamboat Springs this summer include Big Head Todd, July 14; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sept. 3 … Boxing returns to Denver June 21 at the perfect place – Bash Nightclub … According to his publicist, Denver author Ernie Carwile plans to write a Michael Jackson behind-the-scenes book with Traci Montgomery, granddaughter of Juror No. 5 … Verizon’s superpages.com marks Denver as America’s sixth “most fun city.” Dallas is No. 1 … Spotted on the rear windshield on a car whizzing down I-25: “GO 2005 SEINORS!” … Riverfront Park Wine & Fashion Show series starts Thursday night with wine, food, models and Betsy Johnson clothes – after-party at Karma Lounge … Cherry Creek North Gallery Walks kicks off 6:30 p.m. Friday, running the third Friday of the month through September … Sez who: “Stay in your own movie.” Ken Kesey
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears on Fox 31 News. You can reach him at 303-820-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
