Email Author Mark Dragotta

2010 Stories by Mark Dragotta

• On a Roll

  published December 9, 2010

  Offering rotating special guests each night, the edgy variety show BALLS! A Holiday Spectacular is an opportunity to catch a... More >>

• Unorthodox Jews

  published December 2, 2010

  "We're unorthodox Jews," says Rob Tannenbaum, co-creator of the comedy and music duo Good for the Jews. "My favorite Jewish singer was... More >>

• Flashbacks

  published December 2, 2010

  Buntport Theatre Company has gone back in time nine years to re-create its first production, Quixote. "It's the play that the... More >>

• World Beat

  published November 25, 2010

  Drums of the World is an all-percussion performance incorporating a wide range of strikeable instruments, from the snare drum to bizarre... More >>

• Oh, Brother!

  published November 18, 2010

  Although they call themselves the Flying O.H.N.O. Twins, Alvin Gregorio and Donald Fodness were not actually born as conjoined twins, separated at... More >>

• Not-So-Nifty Fifties

  published October 21, 2010

  America in the 1950s wore a Leave It to Beaver apron, with nicks in the Corvette buffed smooth and an artificially colored cherry topping... More >>

• Fields of Dreams

  published October 7, 2010

  The National Sports Center for the Disabled gives sports fans a better way to get onto their favorite field or floor than running out there during... More >>

• Home Improvements

  published September 23, 2010

  This should be illuminating: The Colorado Renewable Energy Society’s Denver Area Solar and Green Homes Tour aims to educate homeowners... More >>

• Addicted to Love

  published September 23, 2010

  Dr. Drew Pinsky, a specialist in celebrity addiction, is the host of Loveline, Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew, Sex Rehab With Dr.... More >>

• Send in the Clowns

  published September 16, 2010

  Buntport Theater Company is getting cocky as it continues the Versus series, in which the group calls out local entertainment companies and... More >>

• FRINGE BENEFITS

  published August 12, 2010

  Spanning 12 days, 15 venues and 350 events, the sixth annual Boulder International Fringe Festival is a sprawling good time, with lots of... More >>

• YELLOW WITH ENVY

  published August 12, 2010

  The Simpsons has been a cultural staple for more than two decades, which is a big reason why Yellow Fever: The 2nd Annual All-Simpsons... More >>

• A TO ZEN

  published July 22, 2010

  The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival celebrates its tenth year with cleansing breaths and the Downward Facing Dog. Embracing the theme... More >>

• Biennial Blast

  published July 15, 2010

  Buntport Theater is working overtime this week with three Biennial-related events in three days. Starting tonight at 8 p.m. with The Power... More >>

• The King Swings at the Arvada Center

  published July 8, 2010

  Set in a sad, colorless town in the Midwest, All Shook Up is a combination of Twelfth Night, The Music Man and... More >>

• Walking the Sustainable Talk

  published July 1, 2010

  Artists’ Footprints is an eco-friendly exhibition of artists and architects from across the Americas -- everywhere from Boulder... More >>

• Belly Up to the Bard

  published July 1, 2010

  More than a sum of its plays, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a 53-year-old tradition that combines outdoor fun with classic works and... More >>

• Americas the Beautiful

  published June 24, 2010

  The 2010 Denver Biennial is a citywide celebration of the artistic, intellectual and political progress of the Western Hemisphere's 35 nations. In... More >>

• Star Light, Star Bright

  published June 10, 2010

  Journey to the Stars is the first new planetarium show at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in almost two years. Developed by... More >>

• Play Time

  published June 10, 2010

  Every starry-eyed playwright needs to start somewhere, and the Modern Muse Theatre Company's "The Play's the Thing" New Play Festival aims... More >>

• Beyond Corned Beef

  published June 3, 2010

  The sixteenth annual Boulder Jewish Festival is more than a great excuse to eat authentic, delicious corned beef sandwiches. In a larger... More >>

• Thaw Out in Snowmass

  published June 3, 2010

  The first ever Spring Weekend Meltdown in Snowmass is a chance to ease the transition from snowboards to pools and flip-flops. The... More >>

• Race for the Border

  published May 20, 2010

  The 2,711-mile Tour Divide mountain-bike race from Banff, Canada, to the Mexican border is a feat that fewer than forty cyclists have ever... More >>

• A Wheel Good Time

  published May 13, 2010

  Summer means it's time to dust off your mountain bike, roadster or cruiser, and what better way to do that than with the Denver Public... More >>

• From Sellout to Sold Out

  published May 6, 2010

  It’s reassuring to starving artists/waiters everywhere that the multiple Tony Award-winning creator of Rent, the late Jonathan Larson,... More >>