Arts & Culture
More than just pretty still lifes
In the 19th century, Paris was undergoing major change. The city was starting to blossom and open its narrow designs, shedding its medieval past....
Dia de los Muertos: A celebration of life, death and culture
Right now in Mexico, thousands of people are preparing for Día de los Muertos and the great celebration to honor their loved ones who have passed on. Altars are being created, filled with photos, candles and items that held significance for deceased friends and ...
Revolving time
It’s hard to timestamp one of Stephen Batura’s paintings. While the scenes feel familiar — a river, a field or a construction site — ...
Oneness through chaos
At first glance, the three exhibitions of Colorado artists at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art appear to share little in common. Yet as the viewer ascends from the first to third floor of the museum, encountering the succinctly divergent worlds of each ...
‘Local Folk’ exhibits diversity in Boulder County
Executive director of the Firehouse, Beryl Durazo has inclusivity on the brain.
“Especially in Boulder County, diversity is an important role to play in anything,...
Through the lens
In the summer of 1871, America was celebrating its 95th birthday and the recent acquisition of more territories due to the Mexican-American War. Manifest...
BMOCA explores the art of city chicken coops
When was the last time you saw livestock frequenting a fine arts museum? I'm going to say never. Live farm animals might seem like an anomaly at an art exhibit, but as Boulderites swarmed the farmers' market on Sept. 26, their sacks filled with organic produce, live ...
A fairy tale for Boulder County
Len Barron, a retired 80-year-old educator, has enjoyed a lifelong fascination with one Albert Einstein. He says he has gone into more than 200 schools since 1989 doing talks on the physicist and education, and for years that included a one-man show he’d perform, ...
Dairy exhibit ‘Tethered’ explores the moments of modern life
When H. Jennings Sheffield was starting out as a photographer, she noticed her colleagues were mostly single and mostly without kids. As an artist,...
Politics aren’t a team sport
W. Kamau Bell has been busy these last few years. As a socio-political comedian who hosts three podcasts and a CNN documentary series, there’s...
The family in the house
For
writer/director/editor Trey Edward Shults, making movies is a family affair. It
doesn’t matter if he’s shooting in his parent’s home in Spring, Texas, for
2015’s Krisha,...
CMF’s mid-summer mini-fest puts the focus on French music
The mid-summer mini-festival, happily restored to the Colorado Music Festival season, this year will fill Chautauqua Auditorium with the sounds of French music —...

















