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When considering accessibility, the first things that might come to mind center on physical accessibility — but as the second annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver proves, it can also include …
In 1996, Rick and Nina Shuyler and their daughter, 11-year-old Ashley, went on a family trip to Tanzania. The plan was to photograph animals on a safari, but the trip ended up changing their family and Tanzanian communities forever.
With the Golden Library all to themselves, nine teens put their dinner and dessert on the line during Toppings Trivia on Aug. 5.
Hundreds of people flocking to downtown Golden to watch a local band and a cinematic classic? Inconceivable!
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There’s never been an entirely safe time to live life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, but some historical moments are more difficult than others. But no matter what the national mood is, its …
When someone walks into my house, the experience can be a little bit overwhelming for anyone who is not, shall we say, artistically inclined.
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For the next two months, only good “Hair” days are allowed at Miners Alley Playhouse.
On Aug. 5, the downtown Golden theater debuted its largest production ever, the American tribal love-rock musical “Hair.”
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As Mark Twain once (supposedly) wrote, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Miners Alley Playhouse is proving that’s true with its summer production of the rock and roll …
I was born in late 1959, and that means I grew up in the 1960s and ‘70s. I was always a very progressive minded kid and came from an artistic family that were pretty much at the forefront of the cultural revolution that was happening at the time.
Miners Alley Playhouse actor Jihad Milhem won Best Actor in Play at the recent Henry Award. The Miners Alley production of "The Crucible" received four other Henry Award nominations, including Best Production of a Play.
The time for what is arguably Golden’s most famous signature event is rapidly approaching. I’m talking about the one and only Buffalo Bill Days celebration. It’s going to be happening this year from July 28 through July 31. Most of the events happen Friday through Sunday.
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We’re smack dab in the middle of the dog days of summer, so I thought it was time to take another peak at the range of events available to stay cool, literally or metaphorically.
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It’s the middle of July and our summer is well under way here in Golden. Of course, that always means that we have loads of fun single events happening, but I don’t want to forget to mention a couple that happen every weekend here in our fair city.
Arguably cuter than an Irish setter, unmistakably larger than a Vizsla, and with shorter ears than a bloodhound, this species of red dog is found in a 2,000-acre fenced habitat surrounded by intimidatingly large, fiercely protective mothers.
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Starting a new business is never an easy prospect and that’s never been truer than in recent years. So, it’s no wonder that Arvada’s LUKI Brewery is making its birthday party one of the biggest …
I don’t know if it’s the beautiful inspiring background we have, or something in the air and water, but in case you hadn’t noticed, Golden has become a place where all the arts really flourish.
Let’s start this week’s column out with the good news.
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It is an unfortunate truth that some topics will always be relevant, no matter how many decades (or centuries) pass. Questions of race and identity are near the top of this list, and as we’ve seen …
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