Jen Lewin is on the road to Burning Man in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. She’s with her husband, owner/chef Kimbal Musk of Boulder’s The Kitchen, and a harp. This will be their fourth journey to the eight-day, art/music fest/psychedelic blowout in the desert.
This year, Lewin is bringing with her a sculpture, Light Harp, a giant interactive exhibit of laser beams. When you break them, they play music. Very Burning Man.
Lewin unveiled it to friends at a party in her Boulder home Thursday night – then loaded it onto a truck with plans to start the 1,000-mile trip to Nevada on Saturday.
“(Burning Man) has the reputation of being a huge party, but that’s about 10 percent of it,” Lewin says. “It’s wild, but I find it very calm. Right now, I think it’s the most interesting art in the country.”
Ouch!
We should be so proud.
The return engagement of “Puppetry of the Penis” at the New Denver Civic Theatre stars two guys from Denver.
Joey Dixon and Preston Levato both went to the open tryouts when “Penis” was here in October 2003. The boys still maintain their residences here – but the show keeps them moving and, errr, stretching.
Tickets for the show, which opens Oct. 4, go on sale this morning at Tickets West.
Sail away
Sounds like another “Poseidon Adventure.”
Trump World magazine and Expedia.com have organized the Apprentice Legend Cruise – where 2,000 lucky ducks can cruise through the Caribbean with former contestants on “The Apprentice.” The eight-day cruise costs upward of $5,000.
According to Lloyd Grove of the NY Daily News, not all of the 15 former reality stars on board are thrilled. This is what Vail developer Raj Bhakta, a second-season contestant, had to say: “The frank answer is that it actually drains a lot of your energy to have to answer the same questions again and again: How did ‘The Apprentice’ change your life? What’s with Donald Trump’s hair? Did you ever date the receptionist? It consumes a lot of energy. I think I will answer the first 150 questions, and that will be it. A stiff scotch will be required.”
City spirit
Fine Living Network names the Hot Springs Pool in Glenwood one of the Top 10 Cool Pools in the world … Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus here Oct. 5-16, tix on sale today through Ticketmaster … High Street Speakeasy went out of business Wednesday night … Sightem: Pierre Lacroix and Avs execs at a practice dinner at Via Italian Eatery & Bar last week. The patio opens at the hip new LoDo spot Monday with half-price small plates and pizza … The much lauded Frasca in Boulder has opened a patio for walk-in customers only … Rob Reiner, Bob Rafelson, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy are among the stars coming to the Aspen Filmfest Sept. 28-Oct. 2 … Billy Bush and Nancy O’Dell from “Access Hollywood” planning on a stop in Denver next month during a cross-country tour to hype the show’s 10th season … Former Denver DA Norm Early is now spokesman for the National District Attorneys Association … Says who: “No sane man will dance.” Cicero
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 busted@denverpost.com.
