Category: Boulder County Latest News

CMF Young People’s Concert Offers Music And Fun For The Grandkids

The Colorado Music Festival (CMF) Young People’s Concerts introduce young children, ages 3 to 7, to the excitement of live classical music performance with programs that include costumed animals, narration, and lively music. This year’s Young People’s Concert is being performed on Saturday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 …

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Stop Unwanted Phone Calls

Whether you use a landline, mobile phone or both, you’ve likely received those pesky robocalls — phone calls that use a computerized auto-dialer to deliver a prerecorded message. As a consumer, here is what to know about this common annoyance to your home or personal line. • Robocalls are often illegal. However, keep in mind …

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Veteran’s Writing Workshop

Veterans of all ages are welcome to attend a workshop series, “Taming Traumatic Memories,” offered by the Naropa Community Counseling Center (NCC). The series is designed for both beginning and experienced writers. Participants gain new, more comfortable ways of looking back on events painful to remember. The workshops are structured to be supportive and understanding. …

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What’s New In Bicycles

By Don Lewis, Small Planet E-Bikes on Main St. and Retired from the US Navy Reserve. I was in Bike-n-Hike a few months ago where they had one of the BIG front wheel bikes. I have a hard time imagining how a person could have ridden them for very long. Now, one of the stalwarts …

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Roser Gift Renames Piano And Keyboard Department At CU Boulder

Thompson. Eklund. Ritter. For the CU Boulder College of Music community, these are household names and reflect the generosity of Boulder community members and CU Boulder alumni who have endowed programs at the college. Now, you can add the name Roser to that list. Becky Roser, a longtime College of Music supporter and former chair …

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Viva! VIVA: Celebrating 15 Years of Ageless Entertainment

VIVA Theater/Society for Creative Aging celebrates 15 years of ageless entertainment with Viva! VIVA — a reprise of the best performances of VIVA Theater. Enjoy a selection of one-act plays, including “Seeing the Thing,” “The Unicorn in the Garden,” and “The Blooming of Ivy” plus highlights from the award-winning “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” …

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Caregiving Symposium Returns!

By Emily Cooper, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging The annual Caregiving Symposium, sponsored by Boulder County Area Agency on Aging and TRU PACE, is Tuesday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., at the Plaza Convention Center, 1850 Industrial Circle, Longmont. Designed for the thousands of Boulder County residents who provide care for older …

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Viva Theater

The Society for Creative Aging and Viva Theater celebrate 15 years of ageless entertainment with a reprise of the best of Viva. Enjoy a selection of one-act plays plus highlights from the award-winning “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” See these for the first time or enjoy them all over again. Viva founded 2002, is …

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Spring is a great time to try Via’s Travel Training Program

Spring has arrived…with warmer weather, more sunshine, and flowering plants adding color once again to our community. It’s the perfect time to become more familiar with the great public transit system available in Boulder. Boulder has the best public transit system outside of Denver with thirteen city routes, accessing most parts of the community. Boulder …

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Creative Gardening Tips for the Spring Season

Gardeners often focus on the science of their hobby: how much water and sunlight their plants need and how to improve soil quality and keep pests at bay. But there can be a lot of artistry behind the craft as well — from how you harvest and enjoy flowers to how you convert unused spaces …

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CU Theatre Season Concludes With ‘Peter And The Starcatcher’

CU-Boulder Theatre & Dance’s season closer offers adults a chance to embrace their inner creative child with performances of “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice. The music-filled ‘Peter Pan’ prequel that played on Broadway to wide acclaim is an extravaganza of play-acting, pirates, touching moments and humor for all ages. ‘Peter and the Starcatcher,’ …

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Thorne Nature Experience Hiring

  Become a Summer camp instructor or support staff member in Boulder, Louisville, Longmont, or Littleton. Thorne Summer Camp staff increase their own connection to nature and gain experience in Environmental Education and in non-profit organizations. Fill out the online Thorne Summer Camp staff application to get started! We need your help getting youth outdoors …

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