7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Boulderite John Shors places humanity under the microscope by fusing the stark realities of street life in Vietnam and the tenderness of his quirky characters in his third novel, Dragon House (New American Library). In a departure from the historical fiction of his first two books, Dragon House places the reader in modern-day Vietnam, with Shors'...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Environment: EcoHarmony Festival What better place than Boulder to worship the Earth in a weekend jamboree of all things eco-savvy? Hit the Pearl Street Mall to chat with local companies like Cool Solar that specialize in sustainable practices and products, and score organic goodies from more than 40 vendors. Want to walk the talk? Experts will...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
World pre·miere·i·tis: (noun) 1. The U.S. theater industry's unhealthy obsession with producing new plays for their world premieres—and then never again. 2. The reason cities like Denver rarely get to see Broadway-caliber debuts. It's a sickness that hinders what could be a vibrant national theater industry—and Denver's Curious Theatre artistic...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Music: Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Just before summer turns to fall, head to Telluride for a last hurrah at this tribute to all things blues and beer. Pitch a tent at the adjoining campground and check out headliner Joe Cocker and classics like Buddy Guy and Bonnie Raitt. Daytime jams will feature newbies such as the psychedelic London...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
When Chie Imaizumi steps in front of her orchestra, the normally reserved young composer from Saitama, Japan, turns into a kind of whirling dervish. Transformed by the music, she doesn't so much conduct as, in her words, "provide the players, through my movement and expression, with a model for the mood I want to capture with my compositions." A...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
With a discerning grasp of blurred racial lines and families that defy definition, Denver author Carleen Brice has penned a story that boldly dissects the shortcomings, and ultimately the strength, of the human psyche. Children of the Waters (One World), Brice's follow-up novel to her successful fiction debut, Orange Mint and Honey, is a tale that...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
AIDS Walk Colorado It's easy to imagine that a fund-raiser in support of AIDS sufferers would be necessarily somber. But that's not the case at the 22nd annual Colorado AIDS walk/run. When a crowd of more than 8,000 descends on Cheesman Park and winds through the streets of Capitol Hill, it brings a punch of energy, giving hope for the cure of the...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
A lazy breeze sighs through the red-rock hollow, skimming the curves of the towering walls. Except for the babbling Colorado River, not 50 yards away, silence envelops the grotto. Then a faint melody unfolds from a place unseen: It's a single clarinet—lonely, enchanting, pure. The musician strolls out from his secret spot, captivating the audience...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
A psychological study published last fall showed Colorado to be among the most open and least neurotic states in the union. And government statistics reveal that our state boasts the seventh-highest marijuana usage. Translation: We like to chill out. Perhaps that's why, come midsummer, Denver might seem a little more peaceful and fragrant in that...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
When award-winning journalist Mark Obmascik found himself in a couch-bound rut at 44, he took a cue from his 12-year-old son and set out to summit each of Colorado's 54 fourteeners in just one year. In Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled—and Knuckleheaded—Quest for the Rocky Mountain High (Free Press), he chronicles his adventures as he battles...
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Dan Baum's Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans explores a gritty, mesmerizing culture through the eyes of nine spectacularly different individuals as their true stories unfold before Katrina hits. Baum, who's lived in Colorado for more than five years, traveled to New Orleans after Katrina to cover the aftereffects for the New Yorker; what...
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7:09 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Art Now You See It Everyday objects inspired the Aspen Art Museum's most important exhibit of the year, Now You See It. Nineteen acclaimed artists from around the world—many of whom have shown at New York City's MoMA or the Whitney Museum of American Art—transformed ordinary items by shaping them into sculptures, mobiles, and 2-D wall hangings....
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Dorje Designs Boulder jewelry designer Anna Holland scours the planet for ancient beads and artifacts to make her one-of-a-kind, bohemian-chic, earthy pieces, like these antique Venetian whiteheart beads found in the Congo combined with silverpendants from central Asia. $795 Bloom Jewelry This simple, quartz crystal wrapcocktail ring in sterling...
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7:08 pm, Aug 28, 2010
Scrooge Returns Last year the Denver Center Theatre Company's elaborate production of White Christmas gave a shove to the company's annual performance of A Christmas Carol—there wasn't enough Christmas cheer to do both productions at the same time. But this year, Charles Dickens' story returns to the Stage Theatre. Since DCTC artistic director...
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