Summer Scene

Filling a calendar with all the great things to do in a Colorado summer is a pretty rewarding task. After all, how else would BW staffers get to find out about all the fantastic events, concerts and festivals going on this year? And we’re not just talking about the ...

Friday, May 22...

There was a time when people were drawn to Colorado for the abundance of farming opportunities and the utopian possibilities of new settlements rather...

Bluegrass culture embraces its traditions that dictate the acoustic instruments and the lyrics’ subject material (from death and heartache to murder, infidelity and trains)...

Thursday, May 25 Teebs. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Teresa Storch & Misadventure. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Friday, May...

The smokestacks and the smell. The junkyards and rundown bungalows. The fast food joints and liquor stores. You’ve probably caught glimpses of these things...

Monday, May 30 Memorial Day Mountain Music Fest and Barbeque featuring The Drunken Hearts, Mollie O’Brien & The Hamkickers, Moors & McCumber, A.J. Fullerton. Noon....

Thursday, May 21...

FRIDAY, MAY 24 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. Watch or compete as bikers race the train to Silverton — 50 miles and a 5,700-foot elevation gain....

As our long, cold, gray winter finally — finally — gives way to the spring bloom and the promise of a warm summer, it’s...