Culture

Local Owls: Something to Give a Hoot About

Winter is the perfect time to mount an owl box, as courtship starts in January and parents scout for nest sites beforehand.

Trying Out Living Tiny

Boulder, according to Indianapolis online startup Try It Tiny, has seen an uptick in tiny homeowners looking to park their rigs around Boulder.

Quilting for Causes

Interfaith Quilters’ annual show and sale is March 3 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Longmont’s First Lutheran Church (preview: March 2, 5-8 p.m.).

Celebrating Nature in Lafayette with a Splash

Lafayette’s new waterpark broke ground on Oct. 18, 2016, but with construction delays the new opening is slated for May 28, 2018.

Special Anniversary Show on Dec. 9 Twenty-five candles topped the cake this year for the Fox Theatre, Boulder’s premier small-capacity music venue. Energized by the venue’s intimacy and superior acoustics, the jam and ‘grass scenes found their footing in the early years of the former movie theater, and the stage has hosted a dizzying array

Top Chef in the Rockies

Top Chef finished filming its 15th season over the summer in Boulder, Denver and Telluride. the show will draw attention to Colorado’s culinary resources.

Three Illustrious African-American Pioneers of Boulder

These are three of the many citizens who helped establish our fledgling city. They were men who lived an ongoing struggle against adversity and discrimination.

The Goonies: four horsemen of the rockpocalypse

Boulder County dwellers have shown their deep and abiding love for ’80s music by flocking to see The Goonies’ performances for years.

My Days with Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall has given Boulder resident Keele Burgin an unprecedented look in the windows of her life, and the two have forged an uncommon relationship.

Getting There from Here: Exploring options and answers to Boulder’s transportation challenges

Transportation Review: The city of Boulder faces numerous transit issues that are also a challenge for every Boulder County town.

Hike with Rocky Mountain Climbers Club

We have maps and apps to guide us. Do we still need a club? By Kay Turnbaugh Imagine living and working in the pioneer town of Boulder in the late 1800s or early 1900s. The wild mountains beckoned to the west, but not many people had a wagon or a car, and only a daring

The Gasoline Lollipops: an original and musically arresting force on the local scene

Who exactly are the Gasoline Lollipops? A rockabilly band? Psychedelic rock? Folk? The answer to the question is, all of the above. Or maybe goth-Americana.

Theater Review: The Explorer’s Club

By Beki Pineda THE EXPLORER’S CLUB. Written by Nell Benjamin; directed by Michele Wright. Presented by Evergreen Players at Center Stage (27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen) through Nov. 12, 2017. Tickets available at 303-674-4002 or www.evergreenplayers.org. This is a troupe of players that knows how to take a lemon-y situation and turn it into lemonade. Midway through the performance,

Theater Review: Dangerous Liaisons

By Beki Pineda DANGEROUS LIAISONS. Adapted by Christopher Hampton from the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos; directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1224 Washington St., Golden) through Oct. 15, 2017. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com. What do Alan Rickman, John Malkovich, Ben Daniels, Liev Schreiber and James O’Hagan-Murphy have

Theater Review: You On The Moors Now

By Beki Pineda YOU ON THE MOORS NOW. Written by Jaclyn Backhaus; directed by Amanda Berg Wilson. Produced by The Catamounts (Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St.) through Sept. 30, 2017. Tickets at 720-468-0487 or www.thecatamounts.org. It’s always such a pleasure to attend a production at the newly remodeled Dairy with its spacious new central lobby, the ever-changing art,

Theater Review: Frozen

By Beki Pineda FROZEN. Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; book by Jennifer Lee; directed by Michael Grandage. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (presented by Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway at the Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver) through Oct. 1, 2017. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. As one of the perhaps

Fall Leaf Peeping Guide

Here are some of the best drives and hikes for basking in the changing hues of the season.

Theater Review: The Marvelous Wonderettes

By Beki Pineda THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES. Written by Roger Bean; directed by Kris Graves. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through Sept. 24, 2017. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or www.lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/. What FOREVER PLAID is to ’50s boy groups, THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES is to ’50s girl groups. Four high

Theater Review: August: Osage County

By Beki Pineda AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. Written by Tracy Letts; directed by Bernie Cardell. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1469 Dayton St., Aurora) through Oct. 15, 2017. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. The Weston family reunion will make your last Thanksgiving with the in-laws look like a walk in the park. So much resentment, disappointment, repressed anger and deception

Theater Review: Rock of Ages

By Beki Pineda ROCK OF AGES. Written by Christopher d’Arienzo; directed by Scott Beyette. Produced by BDT Stage (5501 Arapahoe Ave.) through Nov. 11, 2017. Tickets available at 303-449-6000 or http://www.bdtstage.com/. C’mon, all you old rockers out there. This is your show! You get to revisit the music of your childhood—Def Leppard, Journey, Scorpions, Poison, Foreigner, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Bon

At almost 40, KGNU community radio is still ahead of its time

KGNU, Boulder’s noncommercial community FM radio station has served up an innovative, eclectic menu of music and alternative information for four decades.