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

The Colorado Music Hall of Fame at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Fringe Fest is back, Boulder Opera announces 2025 season, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame moves 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

Holly McMahon writes on a iPad, standing in The Tank, with wind chimes separating her from the camera.

Arts

‘I’m never going to stop’: Facing NEA cuts, a young composer and an unusual music venue turn hurt into action

Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, some recently cut by the Trump administration, supports artists and local economies – including The Tank Center for the Sonic Arts in Rangely, Colorado.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A close up of a flatweave rug with sharp zigzags in black, yellow, red and tan.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: An Israeli-Palestinian play, free admission to museums, Diné textiles and things to do this weekend

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

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A man stands at a lecturn in front of a big theater marquee.

Arts

Colorado has pledged nearly $70 million to the Sundance Film Festival

The investment includes tax incentives, in-kind donations and performance-based criteria.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Hampton Sides and Kevin Fedarko sit in chairs on a stage with a projected scene of the Grand Canyon behind them.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Colorado Book Award finalists are here, the Mountain Words Festival returns to Crested Butte and things to do this weekend

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

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

A man plays piano on stage, looking out over a lawn full of people in the beautiful box canyon of Telluride.

Music

Your complete guide to 2025 summer music festivals in Colorado

From underground music in Denver to under-the-stars performances in Durango, this summer offers a bit of everything.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Arts

Listen: ‘Echoes of Curtis Park’ brings Five Points history to the stage — via a cosmic radio DJ

The production’s “KMSZ Mestizo Radio” broadcasts real, and reimagined, pieces of Denver’s Chicano and Mexicano history.

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Two ballet dancers leap through the outdoor Bouler Bandshell with a large audeince looking on.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Season announcements from Boulder Ballet, Canyon Concert Ballet and Wonderbound, plus a debut event for young artists 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 male model dressed in an oversized pink organza two-piece suit swings a large black and brown suitcase in one arm as he takes an exaggerated step forward.

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Jazz for mental health, Denver Fashion Week, Indigenous arts leadership, a ‘Bruce Lee and Beyond’ film series 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

Three women dressed in extravagant white disco outfits sing on stage

Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Local filmmakers debut pilot episodes at SeriesFest, DCPA and Pikes Peak Center announce upcoming shows, Governor’s Creative Leadership awards 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

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

Lauren Antonoff Hart

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Fringe Fest is back, Boulder Opera announces 2025 season, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame moves and more

‘I’m never going to stop’: Facing NEA cuts, a young composer and an unusual music venue turn hurt into action

Colorado Arts Spotlight: An Israeli-Palestinian play, free admission to museums, Diné textiles and things to do this weekend

Colorado has pledged nearly $70 million to the Sundance Film Festival

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Colorado Book Award finalists are here, the Mountain Words Festival returns to Crested Butte and things to do this weekend

Your complete guide to 2025 summer music festivals in Colorado

Listen: ‘Echoes of Curtis Park’ brings Five Points history to the stage — via a cosmic radio DJ

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Season announcements from Boulder Ballet, Canyon Concert Ballet and Wonderbound, plus a debut event for young artists and more

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Jazz for mental health, Denver Fashion Week, Indigenous arts leadership, a ‘Bruce Lee and Beyond’ film series and more

Colorado Arts Spotlight: Local filmmakers debut pilot episodes at SeriesFest, DCPA and Pikes Peak Center announce upcoming shows, Governor’s Creative Leadership awards and more

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

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