TICKETS A community's fears are stoked into paranoia by a mysterious force, who uses the town to summon itself into their reality. But is it the residents of the fictional seaside town — or the audience — who is doing the summoning? Undertow is an improvised theater production, featuring original music by Jared Allen Lacy, […]
TICKETS“Beautifully Done!” – Penn & Teller "Your kid's favorite summer camp counselor" – Halifax Fringe Festival The award-winning magic show returns to the Dairy Arts Center for this very special FAMILY FRIENDLY event – an absolutely amazing magic show designed to delight the whole family! Tickets are very limited and expected to sell out, so […]
TICKETS Boulder native Paula DuPré Pesmen has been associated with so many great films, including three Harry Potter films, The Cove, Chasing Ice, Chasing Time, and now the Oscar-nominated documentary Porcelain War. Under roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although […]
TICKETS When a work of art resonates with our own experience, we recognize it. Through that recognition, we begin to build meaning, connection, and understanding. Join Fireside Ink Writers Workshop for a unique writing workshop inspired by Off the Page at the Dairy Arts Center. Using artworks from the exhibition as a starting point, participants […]
TICKETS "No Contract" is a one-woman show exploring a mother’s request not to endure dementia. It asks: “is there a way to have dementia without tragedy, when ‘to be or not to be’ is always the question?” Created by Kirsten Wilson in honor of her mother and loved ones everywhere, experiencing or caring for people […]
TICKETS Beloved London-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love, longing, and the uneasy passage of time. Called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters […]
TICKETS Executive Producer Dan Cooper has spent over two decades bringing powerful stories to life. A trip to Guatemala with entrepreneur Mel Torrie introduced him to the Beeline Wheelchair Company, where he witnessed lives transformed one chair at a time. Reuniting with longtime collaborators T.C. and Kristen Johnstone (Rising from Ashes), the team set out […]
TICKETS Join Boulder-based writer, musician, and contemplative artist Ahnara for a unique evening of ambient music, spoken readings, meditation, and personal reflection, surrounded by beautiful artworks in the McMahon Gallery. The guided gathering will begin at 5:30 PM and conclude at 6:30 PM. Guests are invited to arrive anytime after 5:00 PM to explore the […]
TICKETS Drag Queen Magic or The Torturous Purgatorial Experience of One Miss Letta Celebrate by Ian August, directed by M. Graham Smith In this world premiere comedy, Drag Queen Letta Celebrate just wants to live her life lip-syncing Lady Gaga at birthdays, weddings, and the occasional bar mitzvah, but when a strange woman asks for […]
SUBSCRIBE TICKETS Camden Shaw, cellist of world-renowned Dover Quartet, joins CORE performing four roles in a single concert—orchestral cellist, chamber musician, soloist in an unaccompanied suite, and concerto soloist. This program compares and contrasts the work of father and son: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1715-1788). It also compares late-Baroque style […]
TICKETS Join us on October 7, 5–8 PM in the Dairy Arts Center's McMahon Gallery for Word/Play!, an open mic evening hosted by Aspen Everett in conjunction with the Off the Page exhibition. Off the Page explores the power of language—how words shape identity, transmit knowledge, build community, and inspire creativity. Now it's your turn! […]
TICKETS A woman arrives at a remote country pub in Ireland and is entertained by the local bachelors who drink there. As the men compete to impress her with ghostly tales, she reveals a startling story of her own. The Weir is a modern masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most acclaimed playwrights, blending haunting storytelling […]
TICKETS Music at the Dairy presents Henhouse Prowlers – We Are All Just Human Beings Tour with special guests Eric Wiggs and Dylan McCarthy of Jake Leg With many of their wildest dreams strung across more than two decades together, the Henhouse Prowlers' sight remains fixed on the future. Ever constant in the group's enthralling […]
TICKETS Robert Sher-Machherndl, choreographer and artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, presents a dynamic new work, ‘FLESH’ Highly sophisticated and transformative, ‘FLESH’ embodies the intensity, creative imagination, and profound emotional depth that are hallmarks of Sher-Machherndl’s choreographic voice. A rigorous exploration of movement, body form, and highly specialized arm épaulement is at play. […]
TICKETS What happens when a work of art becomes the starting point for a story, poem, or personal reflection? Fireside Ink Writers Workshop is thrilled to partner with Off the Page at the Dairy Arts Center for an immersive writing workshop inspired by visual art. Surrounded by the exhibition in the McMahon Gallery, participants will […]
TICKETS Jack Hadley’s 2020 release is “Daybreak In Alabama - The Langston Hughes Project.” The guitarist/singer has written nine songs based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Here we have universal themes of spirituality, oppression, resilience, love and hope. The original concept was to write modern roots music […]
TICKETS There is no such thing as a perfect first draft. Yet many writers face the blank page with the pressure to get everything right the first time. Join Boulder author Wallis Kinney for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of her internationally bestselling debut romantic fantasy novel, A Dark and Secret Magic. Through drafts, […]
TICKETS Step inside the creative engine of Boulder Ballet. Dancers’ Choice is not a traditional performance - it’s a living laboratory. Created, produced, and led entirely by the artists, this program invites you to witness the process of becoming: choreographers emerging, ideas taking shape, and dancers stepping beyond the stage into the roles that define […]
TICKETS Our final documentary in this series is a captivating exploration into the minds and hearts of five accomplished artists (all of whose work has appeared at the Dairy Arts Center in one form or another.) Each with their unique perspective and medium - be it animation, ceramics, installation art, or large-scale sculpture - they […]
TICKETS “Beautifully Done!” – Penn & Teller Come to the Dairy Arts Center for this very special FAMILY FRIENDLY event to celebrate Halloween the right way – with an absolutely amazing magic show designed to delight the whole family! Tickets are very limited and expected to sell out, so book now! A special 1PM showtime […]
TICKETS A collaborative showcase of different perspectives through art featuring two new works by T2 Dance Company. Are We Really Alone? See the world from the perspective of true “others”. A choreographic collaboration by Claire Fisher and Erin Keivan. The Interview Dancers use their bodies while we hear their dialogue. What’s really going on in […]
Nov 13 - Jan 31 | Opening Reception: Nov 13, 5 - 8 This exhibition explores how conceptual artists use imagery of animals, creatures, and “the other” to reflect on human nature and the breadth of human experience. Through large-scale installations and sweeping conceptual works, the exhibition examines the symbolic power of the nonhuman as […]
TICKETS A brilliant Ivy League writing professor. A talented yet mysterious student. An unthinkable favor. Everyone has a story – the question is how it ends.
TICKETS A Susan Blackburn Prize Finalist (in the U.S. for the first time with BETC!) A ribald musical romp featuring a barmaid turned swashbuckling pirate, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Fair Maid of the West is the perfect holiday treat crammed full of laughs, dances and physical hijinks. Adapted from Thomas Heywood’s Elizabethan drama, the […]
SUBSCRIBE TICKETS Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano enjoys a remarkable career performing as soloist internationally in the world’s great opera houses and with top symphony orchestras. She joins COmpass REsonance in a program showcasing Baroque virtuosity—in style, character, and technique. This program is emotionally rich with powerfully moving arias accompanied by strings and basso continuo. CORE will […]