Category: Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture, Boulder, Kids

Need Some Culture? Adults and Kids Can Learn About Opera at Operamania!

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Screen Shot 2014-05-05 at 11.44.08 AMBoulder Opera Company presents – Operamania! This lively performance of opera scenes introduces children of all ages to the wild world of opera. Created by Douglas Kinney Frost, Operamania! appeared for two seasons on PBS, and has been performed over 10,000 times! Operamani is an exciting, hour long romp through the world of opera, introducing everything from voice types to recitative. You and your children will be transported through opera history, with scenes from La Cenerentola, Porgy and Bess, Regina, Carmen, The Magic Flute, and more!  Whether you are five or one hundred and five, Operamania! can’t be missed!

Show times: May 17 & 18 at the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater

More details and to purchase tickets click here

Arts and Culture, Kids, Real Estate

2014 Free Days at Some of Your Favorite Places Around Town!

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scfd logoThere are Free Days happening all over the Denver Metro area every year thanks to the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District [SCFD]. There are many of your favorite museums and organizations that offer Free Days including: The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Art Museum, Denver Zoo, Denver Botanic Gardens, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art [BMoCA], Colorado Train Museum, and many more!  Free Days calendar here.

Arts and Culture, Boulder, Kids

Families: Check Out Paint Me A Story

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Kids ages 2-5 can join Color Me Mine for their Paint Me A Story, a fun story time and pottery painting activity. This is a fresh twist on the age old story time. Cost is $20. To make a reservation call them at 303.443.3469. For more details click here.

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Catch The Open Studios Artist Tours Today–It’s Easy and Fun!

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Screen Shot 2013-10-04 at 9.25.43 AMThis is the last day to visit the awesome Open Studios Artist Tours.  Here is how you take part in these fun art filled final weekend.

1. Purchase a map. To find a location that sells maps click here.

2. Identify the artists you want to see by location, medium, or whatever suits your fancy.

3. Walk, bike, or drive to the studios of your choice.

Enjoy a fun weekend of art! The best part is you get to see their studios and understand their creative process.

Arts and Culture, Kids, Real Estate

Check Out These Free Days At Some Of Your Favorite Places Around Town!

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scfd logoThere are Free Days happening all over the Denver Metro area every year thanks to the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District [SCFD]. There are many of your favorite museums and organizations that offer Free Days including: The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Art Museum, Denver Zoo, Denver Botanic Gardens, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art [BMoCA], Colorado Train Museum, and many more! To find out when these great locations are hosting Free Days click on the SCFD calendar here.

Arts and Culture, Boulder, Educational

The 65th Conference on World Affairs Continues

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This is the 65th Conference on World Affairs [CWA] held here in Boulder on campus and around town. This is truly a Boulder icon and CWA offers opportunities to engage and learn about a wide array of interesting topics. Today for instance you could attend the following:

  • Ebert Interruptus II: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Here is the second session where the group views the movie but anyone can stop the action and ask a question. It takes a long time to get through a movie, so joining on the second session is still early.
  • Understanding Cultures Through Art.
  • Stop Surviving, Start Thriving.
  • DIY: Making Stuff With Our Own Hands

These topics and many, many more are covered today through April 12, 2013. For more details, locations and times click here.

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Arts and Culture, Boulder

Today is a Free Day at the Boulder History Museum

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bldrhistorymuseumThe Boulder History Museum is a gem here locally. If you have not been there, it has been a long time, or you just want to go back, this may be the right time since it is a FREE day. The exhibits are both hands on, interesting, and deep in nature. The Boulder History Museum is family friendly. More information here. [April 7, 2013]

Arts and Culture, Boulder

Interested in Local History? Check Out This Photography Exhibit on the History of Skiing in Boulder!

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skiing in boulderThink you can’t ski in Boulder? Think again! The Carnegie Branch for Local History of the Boulder Public Library is currently hosting an exhibit of historic photography of the history of skiing in Boulder. Check out their website for more details here. The exhibit is up through March 31, 2013.

Arts and Culture, Kids, Lafayette, Real Estate

McTeggart Irish Dancers Performing Bring Their Amazing Show to WOW!

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Trinity_Academy_of_Irish_DanceGet into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with a high energy Irish dance performance by the McTeggart Irish Dancers. The dancers’ talent and energy is pleasing to audiences of all ages! This special performance is included with regular Museum admission to WOW! Children’s Museum.

[March 16, 2013 . 11:00am]

Arts and Culture, Boulder, Educational, Food and Drink

Discover the Evolution of Boulder’s Booming Craft Beer Brewing at the Boulder History Museum

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BeerThe Boulder History Museum is offering a sneak preview of their upcoming exhibit, Beer: Boulder History on Tap. Discover the evolution of brewing in Boulder County from the late 1800s through decades of prohibition and the emergence of Colorado as a center of brewing excellence. Boulder’s booming craft brewing industry is phenomenal.

Join the Boulder History Museum, Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 5:30 to 7:00pm for this special event. Admission is $10 for non-members and free for members. Includes one free drink. Cash bar available. More details here.