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The Gundersons get us ready for Basil, the robot of our dreams
By Joel Warner
Published: December 18, 2008
When people ask Jim and Louise Gunderson if they have kids, they reply, "No, we have robots." But right now, Louise feels like any other harried mother carrying a kilo of toys...
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I'll Have a Blue Christmas
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
The King loved Christmas. No, not Wenceslas, Elvis! And Chris Barber (aka the Velvet Elvis) loves Christmas, too -- so much, in fact, that every year for the past two years,...
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
Cultures all around the world -- well, in the northern hemisphere, anyway -- have ritually celebrated the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Because once the...
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Handmade With Pride
Moondance Botanicals hosts a do-it-yourself workshop.
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
"This year, especially, I think people are looking for ways to cut back but also make meaningful gifts,” says Moondance Botanicals’ Tonja Reichley. And what better...
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Light Bright
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
If you’ve ever been to Santa Fe, New Mexico, this time of year, you already know how beautiful thousands of flickering luminarias — candles in paper bags placed...
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Ice Men
Rock on Ice returns to Crested Butte.
By Mark Dragotta
Published: December 18, 2008
Anyone who thinks ice is merely frozen water should spend some time with the Rock on Ice team based in Columbus, Ohio. A particular type of ice is so important for carving that...
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Carry a Torch for Christmas
Get lit at one of several torchlight parades in the mountains.
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
In these parts, Christmas on the slopes always has a nice ring: the powder, the icicles, the lights and the nightlife – they’re all part of the total holiday...
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The Longest Road
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you have to admit that there’s something lovely about a story of two wanderers seeking shelter and an innkeeper offering up the...
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Comic Genius
Two local artists face off in a battle royal.
By Aubrey Shoe
Published: December 18, 2008
Some of the most inspired, hilarious and touching comics I’ve ever read have been self-published zines drawn by indie comic artists laboring out of love. John Porcellino,...
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Slinging Mud
Muddy’s proprietor Bill Stevens tells all.
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
Muddy Waters on the Platte, better known simply as Muddy’s, first opened its coffeehouse/bookstore/theater in the block of 15th and Platte Streets in the late ’70s....
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Scene, Not Herd
MATTER Studio throws down for a holiday party and print sale.
By Sean Cronin
Published: December 18, 2008
Three items stand out on the list I was given of reasons to attend design studio MATTER’s annual Holiday Party and Print Sale tonight: Ian Cooke and Astra Moveo will rock...
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Feats of Clay
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
The PlatteForum formula -- teaming a professional artist with at-risk youth to build a unique art show that showcases the work of all -- never seems to go wrong. Without losing...
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Talking Shop
Studio Bead and other boutiques offer eleventh-hour gifts.
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
Into the rush of the holiday season, some sorrow must fall: I just got the news that local bead-sprite Joy Barrett is closing her Studio Bead boutique in Highlands Square at...
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Gather 'Round the Tree
The Byers-Evans House Museum hosts a nostalgic Christmas program.
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
“Even the poorest cottage welcomed the festive season with green decorations of bay and holly — the cheerful fire glanced its rays through the lattice, inviting the...
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Show and Tell
By Amber Taufen
Published: December 18, 2008
I’ll bet you remember the teacher’s pet in your school, the one who always got to lead the line and erase the board at the end of the day, or whatever typical tasks...
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Holiday Humbuggery
Screw Rudolph (but not literally…).
By Drew Bixby
Published: December 18, 2008
Love holiday theater but feel downright nauseated imagining another year of salty Scrooge and pathetic Tiny Tim? Of dancing nutcrackers and Rudolph with his nose so obviously...
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A Frosty-Free Christmas
By Susan Froyd
Published: December 18, 2008
You gotta have music at Christmas, because it ain’t Christmas without it. But you, like most everyone else, have already decided that you might explode if you hear even...
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Comics for a Cause
Marc Hughes has the heart of a super hero.
By Drew Bixby
Published: December 18, 2008
Comic books have always been an inspiration to graphic artist/photographer Marc Hughes. “Growing up,” he says, “comics were a big part of my art research. I...
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Channeling Santa
Get your chance to be St. Nick at SantaCon 08.
By Cory Casciato
Published: December 18, 2008
You’ll never understand Santa until you’ve walked a mile in his boots, so what are you waiting for? Put on his boots — and his hat, suit, beard and various other...
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It's Christmas, Charlie Brown
Catch a multifaceted rendition of this holiday classic.
By Erin Vanderberg
Published: December 18, 2008
Christmas music is one of the most hallowed holiday traditions for me because it brings all the memories back and provides the soundtrack for new ones. Unlike the rest of the...
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