Arts & Culture

First Annual Boulder Block Party, 6 p.m., Friday, May 16, Madelife, 2000 21st St., Boulder, www.facebook. com/bdrblockparty, 303-927-0802 $10...

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...

On a wintry afternoon in New York state, far from her beloved New Mexico and its ochre, umber and rust palette, the color and line that had drawn her in and kept her coming back, Georgia O’Keeffe sat painting the piece of that landscape she could bring with her when ...

We love our local arts scene here in Boulder County — but with so much going on, it can be hard to keep up....

After three months of work — between five and 10 hours a day most weeks — artist Amy Hoagland’s work will come to an...

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...

No artist steps up to the canvas with a fully formed style. It’s easy to forget that once upon a time, famous artists were...

EVENTS If your organization is planning an event of any kind, please email Caitlin at [email protected].  Longmont Symphony Orchestra presents: percussionist Cameron Leach. 7 p.m. Saturday,...

Bahman Saless and the Boulder Chamber Orchestra are returning to old territory and making new discoveries. Saless and the BCO will be performing the Mozart...

It’s been 276 years, and people are still talking about Handel’s Messiah. Of course, it’s one of the best-known and best-loved pieces ever written, but...

Ten minutes before I turn onto Pearl Street, my phone vibrates. A message: “I forgot to ask... Will you keep my identity a secret?”...

Friedrich Nietzsche considered art the “healing balm” for the human condition, the highest form of relief for existential dread, world-weariness and, if you will,...