
Meet the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the Bagpipe’
Grammy-winning, Spanish bagpiper Carlos Núñez brings his Celtic tunes to Highlands Ranch this weekend for the 51st annual Colorado Scottish Festival.

The Colorado Art Report: A museum crowdsources exhibitions, a bagpiping rockstar and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores History Colorado’s trailblazing approach to exhibition curation and a Spaniard’s musical success as a Celtic bagpiper.

Kite-making festival connects Japanese, American cultures in Denver
A master kite maker from Tokyo shares his wisdom and creativity at Denver’s first-ever Japanese Kite Festival.

The Colorado Art Report: Star-studded arts festivals in Colo., summer reading and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores the relationships between Colorado’s A-list arts festivals and the towns that host them and sizzling summer reads.

Few Colo. artists highlighted in international arts festivals in Rockies
Colorado’s arts scene has flourished over the past decade. But the top international festivals in the state’s mountain towns continue to look elsewhere for talent.

Colo. Brazilian-Americans use dance, music to connect to their heritage
The third-annual Colorado Brazil Fest begins Thursday and runs through Sunday evening at various Boulder venues.

The Colorado Art Report: Making movies with drones, Union Station facelift and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores filmmakers using drones without FAA approval and how the art in Denver’s newly renovated Union Station reflects its past and present.

Denver proposes demolishing Boettcher Concert Hall for outdoor theater
A proposal to tear down the symphony’s home to make way for an amphitheater sparks heated debate between the city and Colorado’s flagship orchestra.

Grassroots festival celebrates Mexican-American culture with song, dance
A Denver singing duo performing at the 18th annual Chicano Music Festival shares one of its signature tracks with CPR.

The Colorado Art Report: Carbondale’s cultural vitality, spam sushi and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores a new culinary event at this year’s Dragon Boat Festival and Colorado’s booming creative district efforts.

Five Questions: Choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson on the Mile High Dance Festival
The Denver dancer and choreographers talks to CPR about why its important to have a festival that highlights Colorado talent.

How to eat your way through the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
This weekend at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, try lesser-known Asian delicacies like the Filipino dish banana lumpia and spam musubi — a Hawaiian specialty.

Radio Dances: Lion dancing with the Colo. Asian Cultural Heritage Center
With the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival introducing its first ever “Lion Dance Extravaganza” competition this weekend, CPR explores the sounds of this flamboyant art form.

Riot Fest 2014 to announce new venue after permit denied
Arapahoe County issued a letter Friday denying a temporary use permit for the three-day Riot Fest music festival scheduled to take place in September in Byers, Colo.

The Colorado Art Report: Riot Fest seeks new venue, burlesque renaissance and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores why a small rural community shut out the return of a music festival and Colorado’s thriving burlesque scene.

A Denver ‘chick’ tackles classic Sinatra tunes
Denver singer and entertainer Lannie Garrett remembers crooner Frank Sinatra in her latest cabaret show.