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2012 Stories by Laura Bond

• Pluck You!

  published May 17, 2012

  The humble ukulele has come a long way since the days of Tiny Tim. A folk instrument for the people, it's recently turned up in high-profile... More >>

• Scoot!

  published May 17, 2012

  Even in fitness-fanatical Denver, running thirteen sweaty miles through the center of town can be an off-putting notion. Fortunately, the... More >>

• Putting Down Roots

  published April 26, 2012

  When Ietef Vita, aka DJ Cavem Moetavation, recently turned up on Ugandan national television, he introduced the African nation to Denver's most... More >>

• Hard Glock Cafe

  published April 26, 2012

  Hailing from the same tough country that birthed the Stooges and the MC5, Michigan's Nervous But Excited specializes in hard-edged folk music that... More >>

• Latino Life on Screen

  published April 19, 2012

  There will be no red carpets at the XicanIndie Filmfest XIV, but there will be a lot of films that slipped quietly under the radar of mainstream... More >>

• The Yuk Stops Here

  published April 12, 2012

  It's easy to poke fun at the differences between Denver and Boulder, but for many people living with disabilities, the distance between the... More >>

• Power to the People

  published April 5, 2012

  If deconstructing invisible dominant power structures is your idea of a good time, you're not alone in Denver, where a well-knit network of... More >>

• The Best and the Brightest

  published April 5, 2012

  If you want to speak at the Conference on World Affairs, which takes place on the CU Boulder campus today through Friday, it's a good idea to... More >>

• Beginning of the End

  published March 29, 2012

  Many Doomsday theorists have circled December 21, 2012, on their calendars with a red pen, marking the date when humanity comes to a violent end.... More >>

• Eating In

  published March 29, 2012

  The grow-local movement is about more than good taste. Food justice is an issue that's taking root in Colorado, where a range of citizen-led... More >>

• River of Magic

  published March 29, 2012

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez didn't create the character of Florencia Grimaldi, but he did open the door to the world of magical realism through which... More >>

• Nick Arvin Puts It Together

  published March 22, 2012

  Before he was known as one of Colorado's most promising fiction writers, Articles of War author Nick Arvin worked as a forensic engineer,... More >>

• Soiled Again

  published March 8, 2012

  As winter holds on, spring gardening feels a season away. But those who grow plants from seed can get their hands dirty while it's still cold... More >>

• Finders Keepers

  published March 1, 2012

  The first Spanish-language production mounted by Opera Colorado, Florencia en el Amazonas, follows a character's epic hunt for her lover,... More >>

• Main Street Blues

  published March 1, 2012

  Colfax & 15th, an independent film set and produced in Denver, provides a glimpse into a world that many of us simply drive by on... More >>

• Drama in RiNo

  published March 1, 2012

  Miss Julie, playwright August Strindberg's spare, sexy classic, was written in 1888, but its themes of class and control resonate... More >>

• Milking the Cow

  published February 23, 2012

  Despite boasting a higher-than-average number of museums, parks, bands, venues, theater companies and designers, as well as the nation's... More >>

• Big and Funny

  published February 16, 2012

  Launched four years ago as an indie, scrappy, weird and witty counterpart to the mainstream-comedy scene in Denver, Onus Spears' Huge Comedy... More >>

• Best Friends Forever

  published February 16, 2012

  With so much variety in the canine kingdom, it's easy to forget that all dogs -- from the Tibetan Mastiff to the Miniature Yorkie -- descend from... More >>

• The Write Stuff

  published February 9, 2012

  Armistead Maupin's novel The Night Listener fictionalized Maupin's mysterious friendship with an HIV-positive boy who may not have... More >>

• Give Us a Beat

  published February 2, 2012

  Young Neal Cassady kept busy in Denver, tailing his father to Larimer Street dives, stealing cars and serving time in the Colorado State... More >>

• Taking Shape

  published January 19, 2012

  Last year, Denver-based dance troupe the Silhouettes raised the artistry of America's Got Talent, earning standing ovations, praise... More >>