
Vail Dance Festival Director On Becoming The Juilliard School’s Next President
Former ballet star Damian Woetzel has led the Vail Dance Festival for more than a decade. In his new role with Juilliard, he hopes to prepare young artists for the “DIY world.”

The Aurora Theater Shooting Recasts ‘In Sickness And In Health’ For One Family
Thursday marks five years since the mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora.

Need Some New Tunes? Here’s What Yonder Mountain Is Listening To
Ahead of their annual New Year’s Eve show, Adam Aijala and Dave Johnston of the Boulder bluegrass quintet share which bands and artists they’re listening to currently.

This Man Keeps A Downtown Denver Mobile Public Restroom Spick And Span
In 2016, Denver launched a mobile public restrooms pilot project to help determine the best location for permanent facilities.

Meet The Man Who Founded The Unity Party, Colorado’s Newest Official Minor Party
The Unity Party, which passed the 1,000-voter threshold to qualify as an official minor party in Colorado last month, has the slogan “not right, not left, but forward.”

Should The Prince Be A Woman Or A Man? In This Hamlet, That Is The Question
For centuries, actresses have taken on the role of the Prince of Denmark, but some still question if that’s messing with a classic.

He Hated It At First, Then Poetry Helped ‘Meta’ Sarmiento Find His Voice
Sarmiento presents at TEDxMileHigh in Denver this weekend.

How Colfax Avenue Got Its Name And Its Gritty Reputation
From the “Gold Rush” to becoming America’s “longest, wickedest street,” the Front Range roadway has gone through many transformations.

This Colorado Springs Company Pioneered And Fostered Data-Driven Missionary Work
Global Mapping International, a faith-based nonprofit focused on providing research and geographic information software to the mission community, closes its doors Friday.

‘Red Dirt’ Country Music Will Fill An Old Sale Barn In Limon This Weekend
The first Colorado Prairie Music Festival runs June 30 and July 1 in Limon and features The Turnpike Troubadours.

Denver Poet Theo Wilson Explores The ‘Law Of Action’ In Life And Activism
Wilson’s new book is part memoir and part meditation on his philosophy and how it informs his activism.

Rock Band Dispatch Grapples With Big Social Issues And Personal Loss On New Album
Dispatch is in Colorado this week, performing at Denver’s Ogden Theatre, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Nothing Says Summer Like Telluride’s Bluegrass-Fueled ‘Running Of The Tarps’
Each festival day starts with festival goers, aka festivarians, making a mad dash to claim their spot for the day and it can get competitive.

In Costilla County, Some Off-Grid Residents Have Embraced ‘Sovereign Beliefs’
Westword reporter Chris Walker went to the southern region of Colorado to learn how the sovereign movement has manifested there.

Two Colorado Political Cartoonists On Illustrating Trump’s White House
Ed Stein, the former editorial cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News, and Western Slope cartoonist Paul Snover, who got national attention for a billboard called “Donald the Dragon Slayer,” share their perspectives.

Lawmakers Put ‘Light Touch’ On Regulations As They Anticipate Colorado’s Driverless Car Future
A bill that has bipartisan support could be the first state law regulating autonomous vehicles in Colorado. It passed in the legislature earlier this week.