A collection of visionaries, luminaries and live-your-best-life movers-and-shakers met at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park this past week for the Wake Up Festival, which is orchestrated every year by Boulder’s own Sounds True media company. This year’s lineup included Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love), k.d…
The paranoid stoner who seems overly concerned that the government is keeping tabs on his or her movements and behavior is a classic marijuana-user stereotype. But when government organizations like the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment discuss pilot population health surveillance programs that are currently in operation, it’s…
After Jessica Gabrielle and Chanel Karimkhani met and performed together while attending the Parlando School for the Arts in Boulder, the two went their separate ways — Karimkhani on to theater projects in Denver and Gabrielle to Paris, where she worked in the expat theatrical scene. “Jessica and I were…
Various forms of fungus grow in Colorado from the time the snow melts (melting snow creates an ideal environment for certain species) into late fall — which is why Colorado is home to so many mycologists. These mushroom biologists will gather at the 37th annual Colorado Mycological Society Wild Mushroom…
Last week, we shared twelve updates about new or changing recreational dispensaries. Now, here’s the latest from the State of Colorado about medical marijuana dispensary licenses, including news about three new businesses granted MMJ licenses and the very first dispensary in Trinidad. Continue for details about these centers and more…
When Amanda Cameron met her now-husband, Hap Cameron, on the beach in Mexico in 2006, she didn’t have the slightest clue that the nice guy from New Zealand would eventually become her husband — or what she’d have to go through to get his green card. That story is being…
The State of Colorado released the most recent recreational marijuana licensing list on Friday, August 1. That list revealed changes in the adult-use sales status of numerous dispensaries — including the very first one in Salida to sell marijuana for recreational use, which is opening today. Check out a total…
If watching the Tour de France last month had you longing to see a bike race in the flesh, you won’t want to miss the Denver leg of the USA Pro Challenge. “This is one of the top five cycling events in the world, and the largest private event in…
“We wanted to experiment with trying an event-themed cocktail party,” says Denver Botanic Gardens spokeswoman Erin Bird, explaining the origins of Unwind. “This is the first time we’ve done something like this; we’ve done a few one-off things in the past, but we wanted to brand Unwind as an ongoing…
We’re more than halfway through our first year of legal adult-use marijuana — and the pot stores just keep on openin’. There were nine new locations selling recreational marijuana in July throughout Colorado. Here they are: See also: Update: See All 88 Retail Pot Shops Denver Has Licensed in Six…
When the remaining members of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe announced they would be performing together one more time, there was much rejoicing. But local fans were bitter last month when Monty Python Live (Mostly) was performed in London and simulcast to select cities in the United States —…
“We want the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse to offer people the opportunity to explore tea in all its different forms and ways that it’s embraced around the world,” says Sarah Martinelli, who operates the exotic venue for the City of Boulder. “The teahouse is such a big, vibrant, visible tourist and…
Code Black — which opens Friday, August 1, at the Sie FilmCenter — reminds viewers of an astonishing reality of the health-care industry: In emergencies, seconds count. The documentary follows Ryan McGarry, a physician who trained in the trauma bay at Los Angeles County Hospital and brought cameras along for…
The annual Denver Face Paint and Body Art Jam is taking place at Mountain Air Ranch from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. And there should be plenty of bodies to work with, since Mountain Air is a clothing (very) optional facility. Unfamiliar with body art? We’ve collected…
According to Kevin Hart, producer of the Drunken Bachelor Talk Show, “there’s a real paucity of drinking-driven shows.” So he and comedian hosts Michael Collins and Eric Mather decided to rectify that situation a few years back by launching their own retro-style variety show. Hart, Collins and Mather designed the…
Models, artists and photographers have been flocking to Denver Face Paint and Body Art Jam events, where the artists paint the models’ bodies and faces, and then the photographers capture images of the works and share them with everyone. The collaboration showcases the myriad possibilities that exist when you use…
Between June 1 and July 1, the State of Colorado has issued six new retail-marijuana licenses, three of them in municipalities that (until now) were strangers to recreational pot. Moffat, Edwards and Manitou Springs will all be offering recreational marijuana in the near future — or sooner. See also: Marijuana:…
Nathan Winograd released his book about animal shelters, Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America, eight years ago — and the response was so successful that he decided to create a documentary about animal shelters not only to reprise the information in the book…
“Every year of the Colorado Burlesque Festival has been amazing,” says Honey Touché, one of the organizers, “but I really feel like everything is on steroids this year.” And that’s appropriate since the country’s reigning Queen of Burlesque (aka Miss Exotic World) is Denver’s own Midnite Martini, who will perform…
History Colorado offers live-performance programming to supplement its educational offerings for a couple of reasons. “We bring in live performers to help history come to life,” says visitor-experience coordinator Alison Salutz, “as well as to showcase the amazing amount of talent we have in our state.” Salutz notes that the…
Leave it to Warm Cookies of the Revolution to come up with a highly entertaining way to illustrate political machinations. High Stakes: Poker and Politics is “a Texas Hold ’Em poker tournament — but we’re changing a few rules,” says co-organizer Evan Weissman. “One is the initial amount of chips…
Between the venue changes and the schedule additions, there’s a lot that’s new at Wanderlust this year — and the event has just gotten bigger and better. “As Wanderlust has grown, we found ourselves needing a bit more room to stretch in the village,” says Wanderlust co-founder Sean Hoess. Hence…
