- An aspiring quantum physicist turned to filmmaking, and made a western. "Quantum Cowboys" takes place in a dozen different universes, and employs live action, hand-drawn animation, paper cutouts, and oil paintings. It feels like a surrealist collage has come to life. It's among the movies featured at the Denver Film Festival. University of Colorado film professor Geoff Marslett is the filmmaker.
- It started with a challenge between two brothers in Durango-- one on a bike; the other on a train. That was half a century ago. This year, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic will include more than 3,000 cyclists pedaling over mountain passes -- as they race against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Race director Gaige Sippy discusses the 50th anniversary event.
- In 1943, Marion Konishi was her high school class’ valedictorian. Held captive at the Camp Amache internment camp, she had countless reasons to despair over the state of her country. Yet her speech, “America, Our Hope Is In You,” struck an optimistic chord. With Amache just having joined the National Park Service, we had an actress read the speech. Then, Granada High School social studies teacher John Hopper on keeping the story of Amache alive.