Summer Concert Roundup 2019
Rustle up your festival gear as the local summer concert season is about to strike its first chord.
Culture
When killing your plants is a good idea
Invasive weeds of particular concern in Boulder County include Japanese knotweed, Mediterranean sage and myrtle spurge.
Fighting Food Debt
Kate Lacroix saw a need at Boulder Valley School District, which suffers $232,000 in lunch debt as a result of parents who are unable to pay.
Addiction emerges from the basement and into the light
Boulder Alano Club's facility hosts more than 20 different recovery programs for addicts and their loved ones in this bright, open space.
Fire ants: Nature Informs Science
Fire ants hold some surprisingly helpful secrets for medical advancement.
Theater Review: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
by Beki Pineda THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME – Written by Simon Stephens; Directed by Stephen Weitz. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (presented at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut) through May 20. Tickets available at 303-444-7328 or betc.org. There are some shows that
Theater Review: The Play That Goes Wrong
by Beki Pineda THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG – Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields; Directed by Matt DiCarlo. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway (Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through March 17. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. Well, I expected this to be funny – but not
Theater Review: Life Sucks
by Beki Pineda LIFE SUCKS – Written by Aaron Posner; Directed by Helen R. Murray. Produced by Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through March 17. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or aurorafox.org. I love the clever way Aaron Posner writes. It’s half way between a traditional stage production and a cozy conversation between actors
Adventure Parenting: One mom’s mission to make her family have some winter fun
Creating memorable experiences By Linzee Klinkenberg Oh, how I aspire to be a mom who creates memorable experiences for her kids. I think back on my own childhood, growing up in Boulder and the countless times my parents took my sister and me sledding on the hill above Viele Lake. Now it’s my turn to
Louisville quartet Card Catalog is poised to release its first album
Is Card Catalog ready for a close-up and to start getting the wider recognition its members have earned? By Dave Kirby “When I was younger, my mom used to take me to the library a lot,” remembered Card Catalog singer and songwriter Jenn Tatro. “I used to kind of run around, mess with the books
Theater Review: Casa Valentina
by Beki Pineda CASA VALENTINA – Written by Harvey Fierstein; Directed by Nick Sugar. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 West Main Street, Littleton) through February 3. Tickets available at townhallartscenter.org or 303-794-2787. Closets still exist, as the specialized community that gathers weekends at Chevalier d’Eon, a haven for men who like to express “the girl
Theater Review: Legally Blonde
by Beki Pineda LEGALLY BLONDE – Book by Heather Hoch; Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Neil Benjamin; Directed by Devyn Machado. Produced by Fearless Theatre (presented at The Bakery, 2132 Market, Denver) through January 19. Tickets available at fearless-theatre.ticketleap.com. Fearless Theatre is indeed fearless. They are willing to take on new scripts – YOUNG
Theater Review: She Loves Me
by Beki Pineda SHE LOVES ME – Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Directed by Bernie Cardell. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through January 20. Tickets available at 303/987-7845 or performancenow.org. What a twisted road this musical has taken
Globally, plastic is a pollution nightmare. Locally, Eco-Cycle offers solutions and hope.
The Problem with Plastic By Tom Brock Plastic is cool. It can bend but be unbreakable. It can be almost weightless, yet tougher than tungsten. You can cover a sandwich, spaceship, house or football field with it—and make it any color you want to dazzle the eye. The one thing you can’t do is get
Join Boulder Ballet on a wild ride to new horizons
Taking a Trip to Pluto and Beyond Wrenn Combs grew up in a household where astronauts and NASA were regular topics of conversation at the dinner table. Her father, Dr. Joseph Combs, was the director of Aerospace Medical Labs for Project Gemini. In this role he developed a heart-monitoring system that was used to measure
Theater Review: Xanadu
by Beki Pineda XANADU – Book by Douglas Carter Beane; Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynn and John Farrar; Directed by Joel Ferrell. Produced by Denver Center for the Performing Arts Cabaret (presented at the Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through April 28, 2019. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. Checking quickly through the
Wynn Walent stands with Haiti’s residents of Petit Trou de Nippes
As part of his mission with the Colorado Haiti Project (CHP), Lafayette resident Wynn Walent works with dozens of doctors, teachers and other volunteers who travel with him a few times a year to Haiti
Fiddler Bridget Law, formerly with Elephant Revival, is playing a new tune
Beyond Bluegrass By Kerry Parry Fans of Bridget Law, a founding member of Elephant Revival, were bummed to see her departure from the band last year. That doesn’t mean they won’t play together, as evidenced by her recent Colorado performance with group members in October. Law plans to join them, as well as other bands
Longmont Mayor Brian Bagley builds relationships with Arapaho tribe
In early 2018, attorney and City of Longmont Mayor Brian Bagley reached out to tribal leadership.
Local runner Kara Goucher reveals mental training secrets in new book
Get Strong Local running star Kara Goucher didn’t become a two-time Olympian through physical training and discipline alone. The mother and champion reveals her mental training secrets in her new book “Strong.” Part inspiring storytelling and part technique teaching, “Strong” is based on Goucher’s own personal “confidence journal,” in which she recorded one positive aspect
CU physicists invent first transparent, heat-resistant aerogel that is earth-friendly
A group of talented CU physicists invented the first transparent, heat-resistant aerogel that is also earth-friendly using beer wort.
