BILOXI BLUES. Written by Neil Simon; directed by Kate Gleason. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1224 Washington St., Golden) through June 26. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com. Miners Alley produced Neil Simon’s BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS last season, and the current show is the second in the Simon trilogy. I truly hope this means that
ELEMENO PEA. Written by Molly Smith Metzler; directed by Samantha Vakiener. Produced by Misfits Theater CompanyMisfits Theater Compan (Performed at the VooDoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver) through June 5. Tickets available at the door or at www.misfitstheater.com. This new company proves to its audience that all you need to create a winning theater performance
The Shortlist: 6/3 – 6/5 Happy Wednesday, Boulderites! We know it’s tough to return to work after a long weekend, but hey, that just means we’re one day closer to Friday! This weekend we’ve got a variety of events lined up, including The Boulder Home & Garden Fair, hosted by our very own sister magazine, Boulder
The 14th Annual Whittier-Mapleton Garden Tour is June 4, from 10 am to 3 pm! Lots of things are going on: Tour the 9 private gardens Ask State University Master Gardeners any and all of your questions Local food trucks will be at the Mapleton Early Childhood Center on the corner of Mapleton and 8th
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The Arapaho Glacier remains an important water source for Boulder By Terri Cook On July 14, 1900, Boulder pharmacist Eben G. Fine was in the mountains west of town, visiting the owner of a mine in the vicinity of Silver Lake, the lowest and largest in a string of glistening alpine lakes tucked into the
The Shortlist: 5/27 – 5/29 Boulder has some great activities lined up this weekend to kickoff the unofficial start of Summer. There are a ton of events that are fun for both kids and adults. Avoid sitting in the hours of holiday weekend traffic, and stay home in Boulder to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend! 1. Pastries on the
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Let the Healing Begin By Kay Turnbaugh The story of America’s Indian boarding schools remains a little-known chapter in our history. Beginning in the 1800s and continuing into the 1950s, the federal government forced Native American children from their homes and sent them to often faraway military-style residential schools, a policy that had profound effects
A Pipe at Every Table By Kate Jonuska White wine is for fish. Red wine is for beef. By remembering those basics, a food lover can squeak by in most of the wine-drinking world. Of course, youʼre not in most of the wine-drinking world, but in an envelope-pushing state where diners may soon understand new
Boulder restaurateur Pemba Sherpa and friends help heal his earthquake-stricken homeland By Steven Wilke A search for adventure brought 18-year-old Pemba Sherpa from the rooftop of the world to the Flatirons, but it was the Boulder community that made him stay. He didn’t forget where he was raised; since 1991, when he left Sengma, his
Down-Under Recipe Is Over the Top By Lisa Truesdale Koel Thomae was born in Australia and so was her now-famous Noosa Yoghurt, but they’ve both found a home in Colorado. After college, Thomae didn’t know what to do with her life, so she set out on a journey of discovery—a walkabout, of sorts. She knew
It’s that time of year again! Boulder County Home & Garden Magazine’s annual Home & Garden Fair will be June 4 at 29th Street from 10 am – 4 pm. Come get some great ideas for your home and garden! Vendor space is still available. Give us a call at 303-443-0600 for more information.
THE BLUE ROOM. Written by David Hare; directed by Charles Wingerter. Produced by Lost and Found Productions (Performed at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver) through May 22. Tickets available at 303-477-5977 or www.lostandfoundproductions.net. THE BLUE ROOM is David Hare’s 1998 modernized take on REIGEN, a play written by Arthur Schnitzler one hundred years
By Beki Pineda TIME OF MY LIFE. Written by Alan Ayckbourn; directed by Ian Gerber. Produced by Theater Company of Lafayette (Mary Miller Theater, 300 East Simpson St., Lafayette) through June 4. Tickets available at 800-838-3006 or www.tclstage.org. Alan Ayckbourne likes to play fast and loose with time in this production. The evening opens and
Photo Credit: Amy Gosch Hikes & Events Nature Detectives: Turtle Tricks Thursday June 2, 10-11:30 a.m. Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat Learn about the cool survival tricks of two turtle species in Boulder County—the snapping turtle and the painted turtle—through stories, hands-on activities, and exploration. This program ties in with the Nature Detectives insert in Images.
Longtime Boulder businessman and friend to many, Peter Bernsten was stricken suddenly with Myelitis in December. The disease has left Peter paralyzed from the waist down. He is making progress in rehab, but needs all of our help to continue his recovery. Please make a donation on Peter’s GoFundMe page and help Peter get back
By Beki Pineda SUNSET BOULEVARD. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; book and Lyrics by Christopher Hampton; directed by Craig Bond and Evgueni Mlodik. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St., Aurora) through May 29. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or www.vintagetheatre.org. Long before I had ever seen any version of this show, I had fallen deeply
By Beki Pineda NOVEMBER. Written by David Mamet; directed by John Ashton. Produced by the Avenue Theater (417 East 17th Ave., Denver) through May 21. Tickets available at 303-321-5925 or www.avenuetheater.com. Earlier this season we went “All the Way with LBJ.” Now we get a slightly different angle on a Presidential re-election campaign. Charles Smith
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
