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2005 Stories by Susan Froyd

• Inside Outsiders

  published August 11, 2005

  WED, 8/17 In 1947, the first Edinburgh International Festival -- a post-war attempt to reunite Europe through art -- was crashed by... More >>

• Trained Eyes

  published August 4, 2005

  FRI, 8/5 "You don't need twenty thousand dollars to start an art collection with one piece," says Charmain Schuh of Boulder's Dairy... More >>

• Off the Wall

  published August 4, 2005

  Some think it's ironic that young practitioners of graffiti -- a stealth art form that's as stylized as it is free-spirited -- often end up... More >>

• Spirit Quest

  published July 21, 2005

  SAT, 7/23 Jazz percussionist and spiritual traveler Jimmy Hopps -- aka Jimmi EsSpirit, the Spirit Man -- has a mile-long... More >>

• Dream Boost

  published July 21, 2005

  THURS, 7/21 The urban landscape is inundated with hard-strapped creative kids whose dreams might just be a little harder to reach were... More >>

• Come Together

  published July 14, 2005

  SAT, 7/16 Responding to the death of John Lennon, punk sage Tesco Vee of the Meatmen sang his unabashed ode to the Beatles, "One Down,... More >>

• He's Back!

  published July 14, 2005

  FRI, 7/15 Tonight at the stroke of midnight, the wait will be over. Two years of agony and despair will end as millions of wannabe... More >>

• Mum's the word

  published July 7, 2005

  FRI, 7/8 Two years ago, Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver boss Cydney Payton carried the Colorado art world on her shoulders when she... More >>

• Canine Pride

  published June 23, 2005

  SAT, 6/25 How exactly do you outfit a dog in drag? Do you dress him up like a cat? Do you put Fifi in a muscle tee, squeeze Buster the... More >>

• How Much Is That Kitty in the Window?

  published June 23, 2005

  SAT, 6/25 Ever dreamed of bumping into a porn star and buying her (or him) a drink? Well, tonight's your chance, at the Pleasure's... More >>

• Where the Sidewalk Ends

  published June 16, 2005

  SAT, 6/18 For most kids, summer isn't over until their bucket of sidewalk chalk is reduced to unusable nubs. You might think you've... More >>

• Presto, Change-o!

  published June 16, 2005

  THURS, 6/16 Remember Rumpelstiltskin, that funny little fairy-tale guy who taught the miller's daughter to spin gold from straw? Well,... More >>

• Out of Iraq

  published June 9, 2005

  SAT, 6/11 Iraqi intellectual and artistic life essentially ceased to exist under the relentless grip of Saddam Hussein's Baathist... More >>

• Outsider Art

  published June 9, 2005

  Gregory "Griz" Robinson calls himself "the starving artist of the motorcycle business." The Pueblo native and longtime motorcycle racer and... More >>

• Outlaw Celebrations

  published June 2, 2005

  FRI, 6/3 Americana music cuts a wide swath these days, encompassing just about anything that involves songwriting and singing by,... More >>

• Aging Well

  published June 2, 2005

  SAT, 6/4 Helen Hand knows all about life transitions. Navigating her fifties at a time when younger people of a different... More >>

• Retro Rock Talk

  published May 26, 2005

  FRI, 5/27 It was the summer of '81. My best friend, Ron, had just graduated from high school; I'd tossed my cap the year before. We... More >>

• Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

  published May 26, 2005

  Nathan Gebhart, Mike Marriner and Brian McAllister weren't the first newly minted college graduates to leave the shelter of academe and be... More >>

• Talking Shop

  published May 19, 2005

  Martinis and lemonade. It puts me in the mindset of cool, comfortable, sophisticated Lilly Pulitzer shifts or a summer breeze lifting the lace... More >>

• The Simple Life

  published May 12, 2005

  FRI, 5/13 "My characters are really, really simply drawn," Todd Goldman says of his art. "Simply drawn" is putting it... More >>

• Fur Real

  published May 12, 2005

  THURS, 5/12 Meet Murray, a teacup Chihuahua with a tiny, quivering nose, bat ears and deep, mooning eyes that could launch a thousand... More >>

• Steel Magnolias

  published May 5, 2005

  FRI, 5/6 Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative exhibit coordinator Ellen Spiller didn't have a feminine theme in mind when she asked... More >>

• Quiet!

  published May 5, 2005

  SAT, 5/7 Move over, brainiacs, new bookworms are taking over the library: metro-intellectuals. Offering experimental-film and... More >>

• Lewis and Clark Disembark

  published May 5, 2005

  Most armchair historians know that American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark weren't the first folks to roam the American West. Their... More >>

• The Daily Muse

  published April 28, 2005

  THURS, 4/28 The off-Broadway satire Newsical is coming, and it's going to be a bona fide celebrity shish kebab. The... More >>