There may be no place, except perhaps the military, that is more highly regimented than ballet
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Movshovitz: Remembering Bill Pence, co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival
Pence, along with his fellow co-founders, created a world-class film festival that helped put Telluride on the map. He has died at age 82.
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“Tell the truth”: Shedding new light on the Sand Creek Massacre with an exhibit 10 years in the making
After missteps that shut down an earlier exhibit, the museum painstakingly rebuilt trust. The new display rests on native voices.
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What it takes to keep one of Denver’s most expensive performing arts from extinction
Let’s delve into opera, the people who have made it possible in Denver and the preparations for one of the greatest works in the canon — Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”
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A movie about politics, lies, corruption and greed still resonates 80 years later
Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is an election-season reminder that democracy matters
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How a Denver-based singer is trying to connect new audiences to opera
Leah Podzimek, the singer, will be at the fifth Original Thinkers festival in Telluride later this month for the gathering of artists, scientists, activists, authors and filmmakers
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An effort to close divisions among white, Black Americans is coming to Denver in early September
The Black Legacy Project aims to reduce polarization by focusing on guided conversations and songs about racism.
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How the creators of “South Park” are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Colorado-based cartoon comedy show
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Reaching the age of 25 is usually a sign of hitting adulthood, a signal to put away all childish things. Not for “South Park” and stars Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. The Comedy Central staple about four bratty, perpetually bundled-up youngsters in an unhinged Colorado cartoon town […]
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Young Jamin Wright could make anything from wood. It was harps that hit just the right note.
GRAND JUNCTION — Harps have a reputation that has a whole lot to do with chubby cupids and highbrow-hotel lobbies. Harp music is the Pearly Gates’ soundtrack. But inside a metal building tucked between a supply business and a laboratory in an industrial section of Grand Junction, it is quickly obvious that harps are also […]
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In Florence, pop. 4,000, political upheaval is testing the city’s push to shake off its “ghost town” past
At 8 p.m. on a summer weeknight, the setting sun slants its last warm rays through the trees along Main Street in Florence. The antique stores, bakery and coffee shops are closed, and the nearly empty dinner spots will soon follow. The benches that provide a shady respite during the day are empty. There’s a […]