Arts & Culture
Cultivating and curating
In the Spring of 2016, artist William Singer got a flat tire on his way out of Detroit. Waiting for the tow, he sat...
Central City offers splendid mainstage productions of ‘Così fan tutte’ and...
The 2017 season of the Central City Opera (CCO) is well launched, with two splendid productions in the main theater: a musically solid and...
A show within a show
Some people might call Steve Hackman a rulebreaker, a rogue in the world of classical music. But the composer known best for his “mash-up”...
Unseen realism
Artist Jenny Morgan has always had a talent for painting the human figure. In the early days of her career, Morgan painted hyper-realistic canvases...
Better than diamonds
Many artists have a trademark. For Monet it was water lilies, Warhol favored soup cans, and Picasso was partial to the rearranged face. But...
Susanne Mitchell explores legacy of colonization at east window exhibit
When Susanne Mitchell first traveled to Malawi in 1995, she found people very eager to share their thoughts.
“People were yelling out their opinions because...
The in-between
Here’s how it was supposed to go: In one of the tall, street-facing windows of the David B. Smith Gallery, a 6-foot-tall neon sign...
Tapping into history
Eighty-eight-year-old Harriet Butcher vividly recalls Sammy Davis Jr. tap dancing on the stage of the Roxy Theater in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Butcher takes a deep breath and closes her eyes as she recalls swooning over the legendary performer...
Future vision
It was a winding road that brought Jane Burke back to Boulder as curator of the city’s flagship contemporary art institution. But during the...
#InstaNovels
You may think of Instagram as a platform for images, but it may be the next place you turn to read a novel.
Don’t scoff,...
‘Representative and inclusive’: The 25th anniversary of the Boulder Jewish Festival
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Boulder Jewish Festival (BJF), a one-day celebration of Jewish culture that is open to the whole...
A force of nature
This Mother’s Day weekend is all about nature for Boulder’s classical musicians.
The weekend kicks off Friday night with conductor Bahman Saless and the Boulder...

















