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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
Jessie Olson makes a life of knowing water, and she’s passing it along to her next generation
A Fish in Water By Tanya Ishikawa “Thank you, river, for the water!” exclaimed 3-year-old Margot, as water flowed from the faucet while she washed her hands. “Hey mom, save some water for the fish,” the toddler warned mother Jessie Olson when it was her turn to wash. Olson was delighted. As executive director at
Longmont’s Code 3 Associates travels nationwide to rescue animals in the wake of disaster
BART carries rescue and disaster response equipment used by Code 3 Associates, a Longmont-based nonprofit that responds to animal emergencies across the country.
Boulder’s feline-only veterinary clinic is keeping the dogs away so the cats can play
It can be to perform a good exam and accurately assess a cat’s health in most veterinary clinics where the cats are stressed by the other animals present.
Little Bird Is Perched to Please
A menagerie on Niwot’s historic main drag, Little Bird is half gallery, half boutique and 100 percent harmonious.
e-bike of COLORADO aims to change the way we commute and recreate
e-bike of COLORADO is helping Boulder County residents reconsider their relationship with play, exercise and the outdoors.
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
Edwin Zoe’s belly drives the masterful adaptation of Pan-Asian cuisine at Chimera Pacific Rim Cuisine and Bar
Making Magic on the Mall BY KATE JONUSKA | PHOTOS BY LUKAS CROSBY By definition, a chimera is magical. In folklore, it’s a single creature composed of the incongruous parts of different animals. In modern science, the term refers to a being with more than one set of DNA, and owner Edwin Zoe sees both
A recent CU study shows that good gut bacteria can have a positive effect on the brain
A new study conducted by CU Boulder researchers recently found that beneficial bacteria in your gut, aka gut microbiome, when used as an immunization, can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain.
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
Rachel Cheetham connects space entrepreneurs with military stakeholders
Talking Space By Amanda Miller Poised on Flagstaff Mountain’s rock rim at Sunrise Amphitheater in Boulder—where she got engaged—Rachel Cheetham reflects on her 20s. She overlooks her alma mater below and the Louisville tech park beyond, where she launched her career. As former chief of staff for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) space industry operations in
Boulder Makerspaces: hotbeds for invention let locals crank out ideas for fun and profit
Making the Most of Makerspaces By Kerry Parry If your creative spirit is whispering in your ear to make something, whether it be from ceramics, textiles, wood, metal, glass or thin air, chances are there is a makerspace that can help you. Makerspaces (also called hackerspaces) are popping up all over Colorado. They are, by
