Entertainment Reporter
John Wenzel
John Wenzel joined The Denver Post as an arts and entertainment reporter and critic in 2006. He fell in love with newspapers in the mystical land of Dayton, Ohio, and feels lucky to have spent his adult life exploring Colorado's culture. In addition to contributing to Esquire, The Atlantic and Rolling Stone, he is the author of the nonfiction book "Mock Stars" and has had essays published in music, horror and comedy anthologies. He lives in Denver with his family, a Hobbit garden, and a half dozen overworked gaming consoles.
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Broken family: Sexual assault allegations against Jay Bianchi splinter Denver’s jam-band scene
Two women alleged sexual assault against Denver businessman Jay Bianchi, a longtime Deadhead and bar owner, after a 2020 Halloween party.

Infiltrating Hate: How Colorado Springs’ first black detective joined the KKK — and became the subject of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman”
Police veteran Ron Stallworth is disturbed by today’s parallels to racial strife of the 1960s and ’70s

The definitive guide to Denver International Airport’s biggest conspiracy theories
To get to the heart of their continuing popularity, a Denver Post team was granted behind-the-scenes (and underground) access to examine the theories, facts and history of Denver International Airport.
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Phish will play three Boulder shows this summer — and leave Dick’s Sporting Goods Park behind
Phish Dicks ends its runs, as jam band will move its shows to Boulder in 2025.

The Lumineers will play their biggest Denver show yet this summer
The Denver pop-folk titans are marking the release of "Automatic" on Feb. 14.

Horror-romance film “The Gorge,” with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, has Colorado ties
Denver's Scott Derrickson talks "The Gorge," his new Apple+ movie.

A new jazz fest, a Vietnamese-ish popup and more things to do around Denver
Your best bets for the weekend date night at Meow Wolf and boozy lover letters.

Enormous, $3.6 million piece of public art — draped in 30,000 crystals — approved for DIA’s Great Hall
"The Stars and the Cottonwood Tree" will be built in the Great Hall.

Denver Zoo will close for 9 days due to water main replacement
Denver Zoo closure begin Feb. 18 and run through the first week of March.

What to do this week: Hundreds of goldens retrievers gather in Golden; Stout Month returns
Your best bets also include a Galentine's Day event at Bigsby's Folly winery

Here’s every 2025 free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Zoo, Denver Art Museum and other cultural hotspots
The SCFD cultural tax district funds the popular all-ages days in metro Denver.

Adorable puppies landing at DIA for Puppy Bowl adoption event
Along with Denver Animal Shelter, the event presents an adorable spectacle for travelers.

Amy Schumer heads to Red Rocks to open Denver’s “Sundance of TV” festival
SeriesFest takes place April 29-May 4; Schumer tickets go on sale this week.