Art, culture, travel and adventure in Northern Colorado.
Dan and I both had work to accomplish near Denver, so we decided to drive the hour south one night early and make a date night of it. We saw Hustlers and enjoyed milkshakes at our first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, then burned up some hotel points at The Source Hotel and Market Hall in the […]
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Everybody by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a… hm. You see, it… huh. It’s a stumper, at least when it comes to describing it. It’s the kind of stumper you should see. Based on a 15-century morality play called Everyman, Everybody is a ponderous and philosophical exploration of life and death, posing chewy questions about what […]
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Even *I* can’t eat dinner at 4pm. Okay, we all know that’s a lie. However, when an errand that Dan and I were running in Longmont, Colorado wrapped up early, we decided to visit a local cider shop to kill an hour until the much more respectable 5pm dinnertime. Even though cider options seem to […]
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Hurray: the 2019-20 theater season has opened! My first opportunity this season came through Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC)’s production of Tiny Beautiful Things, a one-act play based on a compilation of essays by author Cheryl Strayed, recounting her interactions with strangers through an advice column she penned. Strayed anonymously contributed to the column Dear […]
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I tell ya, the opportunities for civic engagement in Fort Collins are never-ending. I have been truly impressed. This week Dan and I took advantage of a free all-day bus tour to better understand our local water and energy utilities. (If that doesn’t interest you, you can stop reading now — it doesn’t get less […]
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I have written before about my ardent love for Fringe Festivals — smorgasbords of new, developing and boundary-pushing theater, dance, and art experiences. (Read a bit more about my local Fringe here and here.) In the course of my fanatical passion for this art form, I have made several friends who make their living performing […]
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Dan and I are as internet-dependent as most people our age, but when it comes to planning trips we often stand together in front of our large, physical map of the U.S. (the same Nat Geo map you might find in a school room) and brainstorm. Such was the case when we were planning out […]
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Both in Ohio and in Colorado, Dan and I frequently attend drive-in movies. A few reasons why: Charm and nostalgia The chance to spend my movie money at a locally-owned business Usually two movies for the price of one (and we’ve even stayed for a triple-header once before) The balance between Erica’s need for social […]
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Hello, Creede! In the past few weeks I have mentioned Creede to many people who have lived in Colorado their whole lives, and have received blank expressions in return. However, when I mention it to someone who cares about theater, I can count on a different response altogether. In the summer, Creede is home to […]
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Salida feels like ages ago! It has been the better part of a week since we last had an internet connection that could handle more than a photo per hour. (Ahem.) Salida, nestled in the mountains of mid-western Colorado, is a 4-hour drive from Fort Collins. It’s the kind of town Dan could possibly talk […]
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