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Theater Review: Smokefall

By Beki Pineda SMOKEFALL. Written by Noah Haidle; directed by Rachel Rogers. Produced by Benchmark Theatre (performed at the Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver) through December 23, 2017. Tickets available at 720-946-1388 or benchmarktheatre.com. Benchmark Theatre productions certainly engender post-show conversations. Their first show, THE NETHER, involved enough optical allusions and sideways glances into forbidden territory to cause

Theater Review: The Santaland Diaries

By Beki Pineda THE SANTALAND DIARIES – Written by David Sedaris; Directed by Stephen Weitz.  Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (performed at the Jones Theater at the Denver Center, Speer and Arapahoe, Denver) through December 27, 2017.  Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. As part of the Off Center Productions program at the Denver Center, BETC brings

Theater Review: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!)

By Beki Pineda EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!) – Written by Michael Carleton, Jim Fitzgerald, and John K. Alvarez; Directed by Rebecca Remaly.  Presented by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut) through December 24th, 2017.  Tickets available at 303-440-7826 or thedairy.org. How I wish I had seen this show

Theater Review: Resolutions

By Beki Pineda RESOLUTIONS – Written by Josh Hartwell; Directed by Missy Moore.  Presented by the Edge Theater Company (1560 Teller, Lakewood) through December 31, 2017.  Tickets available at 303-232-0363 or www.theedgetheater.com. The evening starts off casually enough.  Two old friends have arrived for an annual gathering at her beautiful condo in Vail.  Fulfilling a long held holiday

Theater Review: A Christmas Carol

By Beki Pineda A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Written by Charles Dickens; directed by Melissa Rain Anderson. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (14th and Curtis, Denver) through Dec. 24. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. It had been so long since I had seen the “real” CHRISTMAS CAROL that I began to feel like Scrooge himself. And

Three Prospect artists show deep works that tell stories

Visitors to Prospect are welcome to stop by the Russell Coburn Gallery, look around and ask questions about the three featured artists’ works.

Mesa Verde Mystery

Assistant professor Scott Ortman of CU Boulder recently helped with the puzzle of why people left Mesa Verde, using the DNA of domesticated turkeys kept by the Pueblo people.

McGuckin Green

In March, Boulder’s favorite “everything store” upgraded its lighting to LED—replacing 188 fixtures.

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.

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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.

Fox Theatre Thriving at 25

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,

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