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Lenna Kottke retires from nonprofit Via Mobility Services

For a quarter of a century, Lenna Kottke shepherded Via Mobility Services as the nonprofit transportation service’s chief executive officer.

Josie Heath retires from Boulder’s Community Foundation

Josie Heath announced last summer that she is retiring. Under her leadership, the Community Foundation hit major milestones in its history.

Building community and friendships at Jewish Community Center

Boulder’s newest campus ushers in programs that range from kids’ camps and informative lectures to a diverse concert series

Got the Itch to Fly-Fish?

Through his Boulder business Front Range Anglers, McLaughlin organizes nine week-long trips to Christmas Island every winter starting Dec. 1 and ending in April.

Local Breweries Bury the Competition

Local breweries garnered nine medals in the 2016 Great American Beer Festival, including three golds.

Engaging young engineers, artists in new worlds

Engaging young engineers in the world of art and introduce budding artists to the world of engineering

Keeping PACE with Seniors

Lafayette’s new TRU PACE Center opens its doors in 2017 to people ages 55 and older, who can receive coordinated care from a team of health professionals.

Plunge in the Cold for the Cure

Every Polar Plunge also helps put hair on the heads of chemo patients

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:

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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

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.

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