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   Curtain Call

   Denver mourns the loss of its favorite bipolar, one-armed comic/poet/playwright.

   By Adam Cayton-Holland

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Dear Book Person, Ask any gifted, but not talented sixth-grader what Vincent Van Gogh did. "He cut off his ear and sold one painting in his lifetime." What an...

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   A Stitch in Time

   Stitch + Linkage combines two creative styles of art.

   By Aubrey Shoe

   Published: June 19, 2008

   When is a Wiffle ball more than just a Wiffle ball? When it’s a light object created by lighting artist Chris Armijo. You can catch Armijo’s work — unexpected...

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   Eat, Drink and Be Merry

   Do all three at the Gorilla Room’s comedy night.

   By Susan Froyd

   Published: June 19, 2008

   If you think there’s something inherently wrong with laughing on a full stomach, stop right here. Tonight’s Standup Comedy and Dinner Shows at the Gorilla Room in...

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   Santa Gay

   By Cory Casciato

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Despite its name and status as the unofficial kick-off party for PrideFest, Gay on Santa Fay isn’t really that gay. Rodney Wallace of 4 Art Studios, one of the founders...

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   Bridging the Gap

   By Jessica Centers

   Published: June 19, 2008

   If you’ve never experienced the cute mountain town that is Crested Butte, now’s your chance to take in its rich backdrop of snowcapped peaks and pines and aspens...

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   Street Dreams

   By Patricia Calhoun

   Published: June 19, 2008

   The kids in Artlab, a collaboration between Jose Mercado’s Labryinth Arts Academy and the Platte Forum, had already been working on their theater project on homeless youth...

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   Lonely at the 'Top

   Pinetop Perkins is among the last survivors from the classic era of the blues.

   By Michael Roberts

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Don’t put Pinetop Perkins in a pine box — because he’s still got things to do. At a few weeks shy of his 95th birthday, Perkins, who joins Koko Taylor for a...

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   Raise the Roof

   This Central City karaoke party has the golden touch.

   By Amber Taufen

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Decades ago, the gold miners who frequented the Gold Coin Saloon, 120 Main Street in Central City, would throw coins at the wooden-plank ceiling. Those were the days before...

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   Skate or Die

   By Jared Jacang Maher

   Published: June 19, 2008

   A tip for newbie skateboarders: Start making stickers of the letter G, so that when you encounter one of the gazillion signs that proclaim “No Skateboarding,” you can...

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    Suddenly Sedaris

    An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Have you ever had to ask a loved one to pop a pimple or lance a boil located on a part of your body where the sun doesn’t shine? Or sucked on a lozenge and found it...

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    Laughing at Work

    Buntport Theater examines resume and job-interview untruths.

    By Mark Dragotta

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Teacher’s Pet: I’m a People Person (Lies told in resumés and during job interviews) at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, is the latest installation in a...

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    Joke and Cover

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: June 19, 2008

    A couple of months ago, Brad K. Evans joined friends at a movie, and although he doesn’t remember the flick they saw, he vividly recalls the fun they had hurling popcorn...

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    Shake It Up

    By Susan Froyd

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Considering that “all the world’s a stage,” it no longer seems the least bit far-fetched for Boulder’s time-honored Colorado Shakespeare Festival to toss a...

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    Fields of Gold

    By Jessica Centers

    Published: June 19, 2008

    What’s the only thing that could possibly be more fun than an elementary school field day? An adult field day -- with beer -- to raise money for a good cause. “We...

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    Nia Nights

    Little Fish Movement Arts offers an elemental celebration.

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Nia (formerly known as non-impact aerobics and neuromuscular integrative action) is a form of aerobic exercise incorporating three dance arts (Isadora Duncan, modern and jazz...

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    Greener Pastures

    Earthworks Expo demystifies the eco-revolution.

    By Erin Vanderberg

    Published: June 19, 2008

    The doctor is in. If you’ve been grappling with making your lifestyle choices greener, the presenters and exhibitors at the EarthWorks Expo have the answers you’ve...

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    Well-Tooled

    Artist Tim Flynn’s childhood dream comes to life.

    By Susan Froyd

    Published: June 19, 2008

    As kids, we all have our dreams. Tim Flynn’s was to own a hardware store. Not so long ago, Flynn came across a photo of himself as an eight-year-old, standing before a...

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    There Will Be Blood

    Samurai, fetish performers and more contribute to a gory feast.

    By Cory Casciato

    Published: June 19, 2008

    When samurai-inspired performance group OdAm fEI mUd takes the stage tonight for a Blood Sucking Feast, there will be blood. Lots of it. Gallons. “We’re rigging up...

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    Cruise Control

    Havana Street showcases a smorgasbord of souped-up rides.

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: June 19, 2008

    When I was in high school, my friends and I would hang out on the patio of our local coffee shop on weekends, drinking our lattes and watching the boys cruise by in their...

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    Colorado in the Cracks

    By Mark Dragotta

    Published: June 19, 2008

    After years working for Frommer’s Travel Guides, Eric Peterson decided to take a vacation from the strictly who, what, when and where of travel writing to try his hand at...