The Shortlist: 5/12-5/14 This weekend is all about sunshine! We are putting all of that cold and damp springtime weather behind us and focusing on those 300 days of sunshine that Colorado is known for. This is the time to enjoy the ephemeral blossoms of mid-May before the tough summer heat kicks in. This weekend
Today we had a unique event! Mercury moved between us and the sun, showing up as a tiny disc against the sun. It wasn’t visible to the naked eye, but could be seen on photographs and with telescopes. On the East coast, the whole transit was visible, but here in Boulder, it had already started
We wish all moms of all kinds a Happy Mother’s Day! It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it!
Celebrate May Day at the Walker Ranch Homestead Sunday May 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.(come and go; open house format) Walker Ranch Homestead Visit the Walker Ranch Homestead this May Day. We’ll make crafts to take home or put on the doorstep of someone you admire. Explore the ranch, watch costumed volunteers prepare food on a
Congratulations to all the graduating students at CU this spring! We wish you all luck in your next step in life, wherever life leads you! You can all repeat the immortal words of Elle Woods, “We did it!”
May 3 is National Teacher Appreciation Day, part of National Teacher Appreciation Week. Don’t forget to thank your teachers today! Let them know how they’ve made an impact on your life, both in school and out. They work hard to share their passion with others! Cover Image: Shutterstock/Image ID: 384467950 Copyright: casejustin
B Strong Ride 2016 registration now open! The 6th Annual Celestial Seasonings B Strong Ride is August 13 this year. This event will fund a complete year of cancer care at Boulder Community Health Center for Integrative Care and benefit the George Karl Foundation. There are three ride options: Mountain Loop – 69 miles
Get Rid of Detergent Buildup for Cleaner Laundry Have you noticed your clothes not getting as clean as they used to, or towels not smelling as fresh as they once did? The problem could be detergent buildup in your washing machine. Borrowing a technique from the cloth-diapering world, I decided to try a simple “stripping” […]
Try these ideas for prevention and protection While everyone looks forward to warmer weather on the horizon, no one’s excited about the mosquitoes it spawns. Every person has a preventive he or she swears by, but nothing is ever 100-percent effective for everyone. As someone who spent most of her childhood covered in mosquito bites, […]
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Have a wonderful day celebrating this beautiful planet! Photo Credit: Shutterstock/182940656
By Beki Pineda SOUTH PACIFIC. Written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Josh Logan; music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; directed by Patrick Sawyer. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through May 8. Tickets available at 907-744-3747 or www.coloradocandlelight.com. It all started with Bloody Mary. She was the subject of
Write On Just because something’s functional doesn’t mean it can’t look nice. Dry-erase boards are handy in nearly any room—the kitchen for a grocery list, the entry to greet the family, the kids’ rooms to remind them what they need for the day. But finding a board that doesn’t look like it belongs in a […]
Ellen Smith makes beautifully designed fiber collages from hand-dyed and commercial fabrics. Her designs are available year-round at Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery. They range in size from hand quilted gift cards and bookmarks to wall art. Her latest work will be featured at Boulder Arts and Crafts from March 23 – May 1, 2016.
Through May 1 at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Rd. in Longmont, Colorado Exhibition – $8 adults, $5 children, Museum members free Above the Fold: New Expressions in Contemporary Origami is the Longmont Museum’s newest special international art exhibition, running through May 1. In the hands of nine artists from Japan, France, Canada, the U.S., Israel
Baseball is one of the marks of the beginning of spring, and it’s started! Today is the first home game of the 2016 season. Excited? Check out their schedule and news on their official website. Photo Credit: Amy Gosch
Sweet Sleep Almost everyone’s looking for a better night’s sleep—one easy way to do that? Make sure your room is as dark as possible. Blackout shades are the perfect way to achieve this, but can be pricey, and finding the perfect fit isn’t always easy. A great alternative to expensive premade shades is to buy […]
By Beki Pineda FUTURA. Written by Jordan Harrison; directed by Meridith C. Grundei. Produced by The Catamounts and performed at Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., through April 16. Tickets available at 720-468-0487 or thecatamounts.org. Futura is a typographical font—clean and lean—created by Paul Renner in 1927 in response to the frilly, serif-ridden fonts then in
Use your favorite bar soap to make this body wash Bar soap tends to be much cheaper than its liquid counterpart. And sometimes, amazing scents are only available in bars. But, bar soap is slippery and often washes away to a mere sliver in a week or two. But here’s how to turn that bar […]
By Beki Pineda ELLIOT, A SOLDIER’S FUGUE. Written by Quiara Alegria Hudes; directed by Chip Walton. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma St., Denver) through April 23. Tickets available at 303-623-2349 or www.curioustheatre.org. The number three has various mystical meanings, but in all societies, it is the number of time. Past, present, future; beginning,
By Beki Pineda RAGTIME. Book by Terrance McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; directed and choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree. Co-produced by Performance Now Theatre Company and the Lakewood Cultural Center (performing at LCC, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through April 10. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or www.lakewood.org. Get them before they
