Lauren Antonoff Hart

Audience Editor

Lauren joined CPR in 2023 as a Digital News Fellow and became an Audience Editor in 2024.

Professional Background:
Before joining CPR, Lauren worked on film and television sets across the country, served as an Audience Editor for Denver Westword, and taught English and journalism in Denver Public Schools.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree film and media studies, Colorado College; Master’s degree in Education, University of Denver

Stills from Busted, High Science, How I Met My Partner and Bad Indian

Arts

These Colorado filmmakers are hoping to make it big. SeriesFest in Denver is their first stop

From a documentary series about Native American comedians to a show about love-at-first pickleball, four pilots with local ties will debut at the festival.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Music

The 2025 Underground Music Showcase lineup is here

Colorado’s largest and longest-running music festival is back, baby.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A young girl riding a carousel on a Cheeta

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: SeriesFest is back, plus new Redline grantees, Día del Niño celebrations, a cult film series and Unsent Show

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Students in Spirituals In Motion, led by La’Shelle Allen

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: A new director for Opera Colorado, local band ‘Tennis’ calling it quits, Spirituals in schools and more

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A photo of the five members of Dead Pioneers, mostly dresses in black, standing in front of a black and white mural.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Sundance incentives signed into law, new music venue coming to Centennial, punk album from local artist Gregg Deal and more

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

People on blankets fill the lawn at Aravada Center's outdoor amphitheatre for the summer concert series

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Boulder Arts Week, Arvada Center summer concerts and a ‘Tearjerker’ film series in Denver

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Arts

Colorado wins Sundance Film Festival bid

The move follows a bid from the state and Boulder officials to woo one of the biggest independent film festivals in the world.

By Stephanie Wolf, Bente Birkeland, and Lauren Antonoff Hart

Three people work together to paint a large canvas laid on the floor; one sitting on the ground using their fingers, one standing using a paint brush attached to a long stick, and another kneeling and pointing at the area being painted.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Aspen Shortsfest, a new summer music festival and art created by formerly homeless adults

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Funding wins and woes for local arts and culture organizations, plus season announcements for the DCPA and Colorado Symphony

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A crowd lined up outside of Boulder Theater for the 2024 Boulde rInternational Film Festival.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: BIFF, a new music and beer festival, Arvada Center’s upcoming season schedule and more

Learn fascinating history from Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel, explore the lineup of a new “extreme music” festival and find things to do this weekend.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Music

Here’s the Red Rocks 2025 concert lineup (so far)

This year’s lineup includes all the usual suspects, plus special performances with the Colorado Symphony, comedy and more.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Music

Colorado Springs’ Ford Amphitheater 2025 concert lineup (so far)

Concert season is almost here, and tickets are selling fast.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A Polaroid photograph of a woman and a dog walking down the street with a UFO in the sky behind them.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: UFOs, Denver Restaurant Week, First Friday Art Walks and more

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A still of Adrien Brody smoking a cigarette from The Brutalist (2024).

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Local Oscar contenders, a new Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Mean Girls at the DCPA and more

Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

News

Listen: Thousands join protest at state Capitol as immigration authorities operate around Denver

The 50 States Protest happened to coincide with raids from ICE and other federal agents at multiple apartments on Wednesday.

By Elaine Tassy, Paolo Zialcita, Lauren Antonoff Hart, and Andrew Kenney

A woman wearing a fruitcake beanie arranges fruitcakes on a table.

Life and Culture

Great Fruitcake Toss returns to Manitou Springs

It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a fruitcake!

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Lauren Antonoff Hart

These Colorado filmmakers are hoping to make it big. SeriesFest in Denver is their first stop

The 2025 Underground Music Showcase lineup is here

Colorado Arts Spotlight: SeriesFest is back, plus new Redline grantees, Día del Niño celebrations, a cult film series and Unsent Show

Colorado Arts Spotlight: A new director for Opera Colorado, local band ‘Tennis’ calling it quits, Spirituals in schools and more

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Sundance incentives signed into law, new music venue coming to Centennial, punk album from local artist Gregg Deal and more

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Boulder Arts Week, Arvada Center summer concerts and a ‘Tearjerker’ film series in Denver

Colorado wins Sundance Film Festival bid

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Aspen Shortsfest, a new summer music festival and art created by formerly homeless adults

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Funding wins and woes for local arts and culture organizations, plus season announcements for the DCPA and Colorado Symphony

Colorado Arts Spotlight: BIFF, a new music and beer festival, Arvada Center’s upcoming season schedule and more

Here’s the Red Rocks 2025 concert lineup (so far)

Colorado Springs’ Ford Amphitheater 2025 concert lineup (so far)

Colorado Arts Spotlight: UFOs, Denver Restaurant Week, First Friday Art Walks and more

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Local Oscar contenders, a new Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Mean Girls at the DCPA and more

Listen: Thousands join protest at state Capitol as immigration authorities operate around Denver

Great Fruitcake Toss returns to Manitou Springs

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