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Ansel Adams Exhibit Open at the Longmont Museum

Exhibition focuses on the early works of the photographic giant The Longmont Museum is hosting a giant in the field of landscape photography. In the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Ansel Adams: Early Works, viewers explore Ansel Adams’ masterful small prints from the 1920s into the 1950s “While Adams was prolific for more than five decades, the …

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‘Til death do us part

By Sarah Kuta If you’ve taken the plunge, you’ve likely heard some variation of the popular marriage expression: “Happy spouse, peaceful house.” But new research from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that the phrase doesn’t go far enough and that the quality of your marriage may be linked to how long you live. A …

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When Grandparents Provide Child Care

A grandmother watched her newborn grandson as her daughter made the transition back to work. One day, the daughter found that her mom had put him to sleep on his belly (not on his back, which is the standard safety practice now for babies and has led to a reduction in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome …

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Mary Thomas: 104 Years Young!

A birthday celebration was held at Rock Creek Kaiser Permanente for Mary Thomas who turned 104 on August 27th. Friends and family (she has three daughters and one son) were there for the big event! Mary takes part in Kaiser’s Silver Sneakers Stability class every Tuesday from 10:00-11:00. Her instructor, Mary Ann Brunson, thoroughly enjoys …

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College of Music professor nominated for 2019 Grammy Award

Don McKinney, director of bands and associate professor of conducting, was announced Friday as a 2019 Grammy nominee in the category Best Classical Compendium. McKinney was nominated as a producer—alongside University of Texas at Austin conductor Jerry Junkin—on the Dallas Winds recording “John Williams at the Movies.” The album was released this past summer. The …

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Scam Watch!

Scammers and criminals don’t take a break during the holidays, in fact they might ramp up their efforts. This holiday season be on the lookout for different ways scammers might try to take advantage of you. Here are a few steps you can take to ensure this holiday season is joyous and scam-free: • When …

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Volunteering with the Help of Generation Exchange and CU Boulder Students

Last month, my dear friend, Anne Feist, chapter leader of Boulder Valley Spellbinders ® (www.Spellbinders.org) contacted me and “asked” if my wife and I could attend a session of Generation Exchange on a Saturday morning, where CU Boulder students help older folks, through one-on-one coaching, solve problems they might be having with these weird new …

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Annual Holiday Festival Returns For 40th Anniversary

December. 7th through 9th, the University of Colorado Boulder presents its annual tradition for all ages, the CU Holiday Festival, in Macky Auditorium. Now in its 40th year, the celebration brings together student choirs, bands, orchestras and world-class faculty performers for a concert of holiday favorites set against a backdrop of twinkling lights and festive …

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Tree Line Theater Presents ‘Underneath The Lintel’

Join an ordinary man on an extraordinary quest in Tree Line Theater’s production of the awardwinning play, Underneath the Lintel, By Glen Berger, at The Dairy Center for the Arts, Friday and Saturday, November 30, December 1, 7, & 8 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, December 2 & 9 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $20 general admission, …

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Cybersecurity for Older Americans

We are more connected to technology than ever before. We can get our news the moment it happens; we can learn about complex subjects from information sources around the world; we can run errands, do our banking and shopping, without leaving home; and we share ideas and keep in touch with family and friends, no …

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A Century of Experience!

TRU PACE celebrated their first Centenarian on Tuesday, October 16. “We literally rolled out the red carpet for Eleanor as she came off her of her Via bus to attend the PACE Day Center in Lafayette” said TRU PACE Executive Director, Samantha Black. Named after Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Breslaw has had a wide range of …

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Westward the Women

VIVA Theater is presenting a radio show version of the memorable 1951 movie, Westward the Women, at The Dairy this November. Based on a story by Frank Capra, the tale takes us on a wagon train carrying one hundred determined women on their quest for matrimony. The ladies are recruited in Chicago to become brides …

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