Arts & Culture
Boulder’s Afro-Brazilian dance scene comes to life
Dancing with beings seen and unseen, connecting with nature, culture, and activism are all a part of what you may find in one of the Brazilian dance offerings in Boulder. Ask anyone what the word Afro-Brazilian means and you will surely hear a concoction of ...
Is the Internet making us dumber?
A favorite folk tale that captivates children around the country is the legend of John Henry, the tale of the man who bests a steam-powered hammer in a drilling race, only to die with hammer in hand after victory. It’s a tale of Olympian strength and determination, ...
So much loneliness so close to home
Jon Bassoff finds inspiration for dark novel out on the Great Plains
A litte crazypants
Walking down the steps to the basement of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) there’s a graffiti sign that reads: The Dramastics are Loud....
Snapshot of femininity
A detailed close-up reveals a freckled girl covered in blue glitter with a pimple peaking out above her left eye. Titled “Blue Poles,” this was the first painting I saw by artist Marilyn Minter...
Keeping the tradition going
When your family has successfully organized and run a multi-day arts and culture festival each of the past 33 years, odds are you’re not...
Chief Niwot’s Curse
On the longest night of the year, we sit cross-legged in a circle and watch unfamiliar faces across from us flicker in candlelight. We...
Arts | Week of May 29, 2014
Arvada Fine Guild Annual Spring Membership Exhibition. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through June 1...
Conversation series focuses on experience of war
It was a holiday weekend tradition: James Speed Hensinger and his parents would meet close family friends for a lakeside vacation full of picnics,...
Dear Whole Foods Daddy: Nov. 2, 2023
We all have questions and need advice, but sometimes the pseudo therapy in the Instagram stories of astrology girls doesn’t cut it. Or maybe...
Art from the soul
"My dancing belongs to the world,” Anna Pavlova once said. Yet almost a century after the ballerina’s death, many people have never heard of...
Reality or fantasy
When first walking into BMoCA’s latest show, Artifacts & Other Errors of Perception, none of the pieces seem to relate to one another. There...