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Metro Denver’s arts and culture institutions set economic records. The funds won’t last long.
Economic study shows rapid rebound from pandemic lows. Now, those nonprofit arts and culture groups will have to operate without help from pandemic-relief funds
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An arts oasis on Colorado’s high plains is reckoning with changing climates of all kinds
Maureen Hearty and Kirsten Stoltz’s big idea for Prairie Sea Projects is to get people thinking about the uncertain future of life in eastern Colorado by embracing the best parts of rural life
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Barbie was created 64 years ago by Denverite Ruth Handler. Here’s how the doll came to be.
Barbie has inspired — and disturbed — generations that grew up with the toy. Director Greta Gerwig’s new film plays with both perceptions of Handler’s boundary-pushing Barbie doll.
Posted inCartoons
“What’d I Miss?”: Movements and counter-movements
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie’s dad explains how the tendency for Black movements to trigger opposition isn’t a new phenomenon at all.
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A major Denver art institution weighs how it curates as museums around the world face increasing scrutiny
As the Denver Art Museum reopens permanent collections, including Arts of Africa, curators are re-examining the historical context and uplifting contemporary voices.
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Will Frozen Dead Guy Days stay true to its roots as it moves to the ritzy Stanley Hotel in Estes Park?
As the festival starts its new life this weekend, will Visit Estes Park’s mission to “professionalize it” improve it or ruin it?
Posted inSunLit Interviews
Nature and diverse cultures gave Kathy Taylor’s short stories their underpinnings
“Trees and Other Witnesses” author Kathy Taylor explains how an appreciation for nature, and a background living in other countries,, combined to produce standalone stories with some common threads.
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What the staff at Out West Books suggests for your next great read this January
Out West Books owner Marya Johnston suggest four books: a Chinese family history plus three others that delve into Chinese culture — and lots of food — to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Laura Pritchett: Reconnecting with nature at Aldo Leopold’s early home
For Laura Pritchett, a month living in the former residence of the author of an enduring “land ethic” prompted reflection on both landscape and cultural heritage.