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Theater Review: Marie Antoinette

By Beki Pineda MARIE ANTOINETTE – Written by David Adjmi; Directed by Robert Kramer.  Produced by the Edge Theatre Company (1560 Teller, Lakewood) through Nov. 13. Tickets available at 303/232-0363 or theedgetheater.com Check your Webster’s Dictionary and you’ll find there’s been an addition to one of the definitions. Under “tour de force,” it now reads:

Theater Review: Full Code

By Beki Pineda FULL CODE – Written by David Valdes Greenwood; Directed by Stephen Weitz. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (Performed at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street) through November 13, 2016.  Tickets available at 303/444-SEAT or betc.org. Last lines are so hard to write. You’ve brought your audience so far along on

Theater Review: Evita

By Beki Pineda EVITA. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Tim Rice; directed by Patrick Sawyer. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through Nov. 13, 2016. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or www.coloradocandlelight.com. EVITA is built around the short but memorable career of Eva Duarte Peron, who went from ambitious dance-hall girl to first

It’s (Warren) Miller Time

Check out the annual Warren Miller film festival tour Nov. 10-14, when it kicks off at the Boulder Theater.

Theater Review: Dracula

By Beki Pineda DRACULA. Music by Frank Wildhorn; book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton; directed by El Amstrong. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Ave., Aurora) through Nov. 6. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or at aurorafoxartscenter.org. I hope the Fox knows how lucky they are to have Brandon

Theater Reviews: Ripcord and The Taming

By Beki Pineda THE TAMING. Written by Lauren Gunderson; directed by Edith Weiss. Produced by The Catamounts at the Dairy Arts Center (2590 Walnut St.) through Oct. 8. Tickets available at www.thedairy.org. RIPCORD. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Rebecca Remaly. Produced by the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company at the Dairy Arts Center (2590 Walnut St.) through Oct.

HOVAB: Art event represents ‘grassroots effort’

Heath believes that by sharing the history of visual arts in Boulder, HOVAB is also helping to lay a foundation for the future of visual arts.

Untangling Boulder’s ‘rich tapestry of regulation’

The most challenging issue for homeowners in the city of Boulder, next to being able to afford a house, may be getting some basic information from the city.

Theater Review: 44 Plays For 44 Presidents

44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS. Written by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnson and Karen Weinberg; directed by Emily K. Harrison. Produced jointly by the University of Colorado Department of Theatre and Dance and square product theatre company through Oct. 3.  Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or cupresents@colorado.edu. 44 PLAYS is an interesting collaboration

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Theater Review: Sister Act

SISTER ACT. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner; directed by Rod A. Lansberry. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada) through Oct. 2. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or at arvadacenter.org. Rousing is the word that comes to mind as I ponder SISTER ACT. A show

Take the Pledge To End Sexual Violence

Vice President Joe Biden rallied CU students to the Obama administration’s “It’s On Us” campaign to end the culture of sexual violence.

Jaipur Literature Festival: An Eclectic Exchange of Ideas

The second annual Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder is set for Sept. 24-25.

Museum of Boulder begins renovations in October

The Museum of Boulder, formerly known as the Boulder History Museum, begins renovations on its new building in October.

Boulder Magazine editor Mary Jarrett inducted into Les Disciples d’Escoffier

Boulder Magazine was honored this spring when editor Mary Jarrett was inducted into Les Disciples d’Escoffier.

Prohibition Treats infuse ice cream with alcohol

Brian Fashaw founded the company just over two-and-a-half years ago, and demand for his grownups-only flavors has skyrocketed.

The Great Pumpkin Seeds

Smith takes pride in roasting his organically grown seeds in Colorado and sourcing them from a domestic farmer.

Tuesday Nerd Talks in Niwot

Feeding Niwot’s New Intelligentsia By Haley Gray On the first and third Tuesday of every month, self-identifying nerds gather at the Niwot watering hole Powder Keg Brewing to indulge in an evening of sharing and discussing new knowledge. Each semimonthly event—they’re called Tuesday Nerd Talks or TNT—features a different expert who offers a lecture and

Rayback Food Truck Park: Keep On Truckin’

Rayback Collective, Boulder’s much-anticipated food truck park, opened with a bang July 15.

Dana Romanoff’s projects are at heart of pressing contemporary issues

In today’s vast and chaotic digital-information world, the work of award-winning photographer, journalist and filmmaker Dana Romanoff is especially welcome.

Boulder’s LGBT history: from ‘the Hate State’ to the Supreme Court

Boulder’s LGBT history has many lessons to teach, including that backlash often follows progress. By Carol Taylor and Glenda Russell By now, the fact that Boulder County issued same-sex marriage licenses in 1975 is well known in the national media. Clela Rorex, the Boulder County Clerk at that time, was interviewed on NPR last year.

Theater Reviews: A Night of Grand Guignol/The Centerpiece

By Beki Pineda A NIGHT OF GRAND GUIGNOL. Two one-act plays written by Tami Canaday and Ellen K. Graham; directed by Hart DeRose. Produced by Pandemic Collective (The Bakery Arts Warehouse, 2132 Market St., Denver) through Aug. 27th. Tickets available at www.pandemiccollective.org. At the turn of the century, a stylistic form of theater was created

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