Dairy Arts Center

Zikr Dance Ensemble presents "Runes"
2026-04-24 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Denver) | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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​Showcasing an international cast of world-class dancers, Zikr Dance Ensemble’s 2026 Spring Season, “Runes”, will explore the power and transformative energies of some of history’s most iconic symbols and the light code language of the future.
Zikr will also reprise internationally acclaimed Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s stunning “In Memoriam” pas de deux, along with Tomm Ruud’s iconic miniature masterpiece, “Mobile”, and Zikr’s signature work and audience favorite, “In Your Eyes”.

Cinema Youth Advisory Board presents: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2026-04-24 20:30 - 23:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Cinema Youth Advisory Board presents Everything Everywhere All at Once, a mind-bending, genre-defying ride through parallel worlds, identity, and connection. In collaboration with the BVSD Student Exhibition’s “Third Eye” gallery, this screening taps into themes of unseen realities, alternate selves, and the idea that there’s more beneath the surface than we can immediately see.

About Everything Everywhere All at Once:
When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. (Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan, 2022, United States, 2:19)

Making Moves: Student Choreography Showcase
2026-04-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A student choreographed showcase, created by Move By Morelli’s competitive dancers.

Ars Nova Singers: RUBYFire - Shared Visions | Apr. 25-26
2026-04-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Ars Nova Singers is pleased to present its signature project, Shared Visions, with RubyFIRE. Shared Visions is a unique interdisciplinary collaborative project featuring works by Colorado visual artists, poets, composers, and performers, coordinated and presented by Ars Nova Singers. The community of artistic inspiration and culminates in the premiere performances of four new choral works, performed by Ars Nova Singers.

Science on Screen® UN-BEE-LEIVEABLE Secrets of Bees
2026-04-26 12:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Sunday, April 26, 12 PM & 2 PM
FREE event; tickets required
Join Boulder’s own “Friendly Neighborhood Entomologist,” Dr. Samuel Ramsey, subject of Secrets of the Bees and Endowed Professor of Entomology at CU Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, for a screening of the second episode in the newest installment of the Emmy ® -winning franchise from National Geographic and Academy Award ® -Winner James Cameron.
Uncover the fascinating hidden world of some of our most important tiny creatures – highlighting the Ramsey Research Foundation and Boulder Bee Lab.

About the Speaker
Dr. Ramsey received his B.S. in entomology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in
entomology from the University of Maryland College Park. He completed his post-
doctoral training with Dr. Jay Evans, Steve Cook, and Daniel Sonenshine at USDA-ARS
Bee Research Laboratory and now serves as Endowed Professor of Entomology at CU
Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.
He has been featured on Hulu’s Docuseries–as well as in the Washington Post, New
York Times, on NPR, CNN, Wired, CBS’s This Morning, Khan Academy, Seeker, The
Today Show, and several local news segments, Dr. Sammy is celebrated as an
engaging science communicator, and he uses this talent to make science more
accessible to a broad audience. His nonprofit, The Ramsey Research Foundation,
works to develop novel pathways for scientific funding by removing paywalls that keep
the public from engaging with published scientific work.

About Secrets of the Bees
Hosted and narrated by BAFTA and Emmy-winning National Geographic Explorer Bertie
Gregory, SECRETS OF THE BEES uses groundbreaking filming technology to reveal
the extraordinary world of bees. With the expertise of entomologist and fellow National
Geographic Explorer Dr. Samuel Ramsey, the series uncovers their astonishing
architecture and intelligence, unlocking their secrets and featuring never-before-filmed
moments. National Geographic’s SECRETS OF THE BEES will kick off their Earth
Month initiative in April 2026 as part of a global storytelling moment, inviting audiences
everywhere to discover, experience and celebrate the wonder of our natural world —
sparking a deeper commitment to protect it. SECRETS OF THE BEES is produced by
Silverback Films for National Geographic. Emmy Award-winners James Cameron and
Maria Wilhelm for Lightstorm Earth are executive producers.
(James Cameron, 2026, United States)

Best Of The Fests | April 27 - 28, 2026
2026-04-27 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Michael Brody (formerly Crested Butte Film Festival) and the newly minted Roadshow Pictures present an enticing program of short films curated from recent major festivals. You’ll see five short films in the documentary and narrative categories that had their world premieres at the Sundance and Big Sky Documentary film festivals. The program includes: Luigi, La Tierra Del Valor (filmmaker, Cristina Costantini, Sally) Faux Bijoux, Marga En El DF, and Crisis Actor. It’s a poignant, fascinating blend of modern cinema depicting the beauty and complexities of the world today. We’ll have a talkback afterward to elaborate on what we’ve seen, and we’ll launch Roadshow Pictures into the movie-showing landscape.
Total running time is 87 minutes. Films in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

Horseshoe | Apr 29-May 2
2026-04-29 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Apr 29-May 3
All Families Are Mad… not least the Canavans. A drama comedy with a twist set in the wild West of Ireland. When Colm, the head of the family, dies, there are few who mourn his passing, not even his four estranged adult children. But the legalities of his will must be observed and more than one Canavan sibling is harbouring secrets. As the Canavans return to the family home, the fate of the family unit, their sanity and the Canavan estate all hang in the balance. (Edwin Mullane & Adam O’Keeffe, 2025, Ireland, 1:28, NR)

PEOPLE of the SACRED LAND Film Premiere & Discussion
2026-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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What’s often missing from the conversations about colonization in the U.S. are rigorous, comprehensive, academically supported Native-led studies proving that— even through the lens of modern law— large areas of what we call the United States were truly stolen and remain illegally occupied. And nowhere in our country is the evidence and culpability more dramatic than in the state of Colorado.
PEOPLE of the SACRED LAND follows Richard Williams (Oglala Lakota, Northern Cheyenne) as he recounts the widely untold history of Colorado through the findings of the Truth, Restoration, and Education Commission (TREC) reports.

Spacewoman | Apr 29-May 2
2026-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Apr 29-May 2
Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family, and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavour. (Hannah Berryman, 2024, USA, 1:35, NR)
TALKBACK: **Eileen Collins will join us on Wednesday, April 29 for a special post-film Q&A**

BETC: Mary Jane | Preview Night - April 30
2026-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Regional Premiere
A single mom’s life is turned upside down by her child’s chronic illness. Abandoned by her husband, she faces reality with a sunny determination that borders on denial.
A story of a mother’s unbounded love and the makeshift circle of women who support her, Mary Jane is a beautiful testament to endurance and human kindness in the face of tragedy.
The New York Times calls Mary Jane “the most profound and harrowing of all Amy Herzog plays…a character study and everywoman story.”

The Upstart Crow presents Tartuffe by Moliere | April 30 - May 17
2026-04-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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They cloak their spite in fair religion’s name,
Their private spleen and malice being made
To seem a high and virtuous crusade.
Molière’s 1664 masterpiece asks: what if a creepy, self-righteous fraud moved into your house, manipulated your family, and nearly stole everything you owned? Tartuffe is that guy. Dripping with false piety and slick justifications, he cons a wealthy fool into near-ruin while everyone else watches in horror. It’s a blistering roast of religious hypocrisy that got banned twice. Apparently, some people recognized themselves.
Thurs 4/30 – 7pm, Name Your Price Night (no ticketing)
Sunday 5/3. TALKBACK: Stay in the Carsen Theater after the show for an informal conversation with the cast and crew.
Mon 5/4 – 7pm, Industry Night fundraiser (no ticketing)
Thurs 5/7 – 7pm, Name Your Price Night (no ticketing)
Thurs 5/14 – 7pm, Name Your Price Night (no ticketing)

Local Theater Company Local Listens: Queer Lineage play readings
2026-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us for staged readings of two new short plays inspired by the stories of LGBTQ+ Coloradans across generations. This event marks the culmination of our season-long project, Local Listens: Queer Lineage. Tickets are pay-what-you-will. All are welcome!
Throughout the season, Local Theater Company brought together LGBTQ+ community members, ages 19 to 92, in facilitated story circles. These stories inspired the two 45-minute plays written by Steven J. Burge, Julie Rada and Miriam Suzanne.
Following the performances, we invite you to stay for a facilitated conversation about the plays — an opportunity to reflect, respond, and continue the dialogue together.
Learn more about the project and hear selected stories on our website.
Local Listens: Queer Lineage is supported in part by the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, the Alex Wilson Fund and Cassandra Simon.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Local Listens is a community-inspired new play initiative that focuses on a single social issue for one year. In an increasingly-digital world, Local Listens intentionally gathers community members in a room, face-to-face, for important, informative, and illuminating conversations. These story circles, held at the beginning of every season, inspire short plays that are presented at the conclusion of the season. In order to enrich the experience for you, our audience, throughout the season we showcase a traveling portrait gallery featuring story circle participants. Each portrait is accompanied with an audio recording of a story the subject shared. Listen to these stories and discover the humans behind these complex issues. A resource guide is provided, offering unbiased context.
Research shows that people understand, remember, and act on complex social issues more effectively when they are conveyed through lived experience rather than abstract data. Stories increase empathy, reduce resistance to difficult topics, and foster shared understanding across differences making them a powerful tool for civic dialogue and social change.
Local Listens seeks to build bridges across the chasm of community divides.

Friday Night Weird: Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie
2026-05-01 20:30 - 22:15 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah blah blah. (Matt Johnson, 2025, Canada, 1:40, R)

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): MAD LIBrarians | May 3 & 17
2026-05-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Watch top-notch improvisers light up the stage, while your kids’ faces light up!
At each one-of-a-kind show, kids in the audience make up new book titles and then the MAD LIBrarians hilariously off-the-cuff stories to go with the kids’ titles.
A free craft starts at the listed show time of every performance!

The Man Who Saves the World?
2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Resurrection, indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe — this is the story of Patrick McCollum. A spiritual leader and peace advocate, he finds himself at the very center of an ancient prophecy that could decide the fate of our planet. Pulled into McCollum’s world, acclaimed director Gabe Polsky will bring us across continents on a spiritual journey in which the absurd and profound merge. McCollum believes he’s destined to unite South American tribes and save the Amazon, taking drastic steps to fulfill an ancient prophecy. (Gabe Polsky, 2025, USA, 1:27, NR)

The Blue Trail | May 6-10
2026-05-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 6-10
In a not-so-distant dystopian future where the government sends seniors to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the economy, 77-year-old Tereza (Denise Weinberg) decides her story is far from over. Refusing to surrender her independence, she embarks on a journey to pursue the dreams she is not yet ready to abandon. Along the way, she discovers freedom, companionship, and the joys of going wherever the river takes her. Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, the latest from director Gabriel Mascaro (Neon Bull, Divine Love) is an inspiring reminder that it’s never too late to take flight. (Gabriel Mascaro, 2025, Brazil, 1:25, NR)

Rebel With a Clause | May 6-10
2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 6-10
A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time. Winner of multiple festival awards, this story transcends language rules. Come for the grammar. Stay for the humanity. (Brandt Johnson, 2025, USA, 1:26, NR)

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Student Company: Down the Rabbit Hole | May 8 - 9
2026-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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“I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!” Come experience a retelling of “Alice in Wonderland” through aerial dance! Frequent Flyers’ Aerial Dance Youth and Teen Student Companies, ages 8-18, showcase their amazing aerial skills in choreography led by their teachers with creative input from the students. Join Alice as she follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland and encounters creatures and characters who just get “curiouser and curiouser!” Don’t be late, and follow us “Down the Rabbit Hole” for a fun, exciting ride filled with exciting aerial dance and circus arts!
For more information, please visit frequentflyers.org

Friday Night Weird: Dead Lover
2026-05-08 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 8
A lonely Gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love. (Grace Glowicki, 2026, Canada, 1:35, NR)

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance presents Intensive Training Program's LUCID
2026-05-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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“LUCID: Awake & Dreaming” is the newest offering from Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Intensive Training Program students. Featuring innovative choreography created by the students on invented apparatus, aerial silks, lyra, static trapeze, aerial loops and more! From the dreamy to the dynamic, this is an amazing showcase of our students.
One show only!
Performers: Phoenix Borten, Kaylyn Brown, Lucy Iken, River Miller, Sophia Prisco, Kalei Richwine and Gaby Yates.
INFO: https://frequentflyers.org/events/

Mothers' Day with Hazel Miller and the Collective
2026-05-10 14:30 - 16:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Colorado-based music icon Hazel Miller has a reputation for “bringing it” whether the event is a club setting, concert, festival, or non-profit fundraiser. Hazel has toured North America, Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, and Central America. Her powerful voice stands out and her beautiful spirit shines through to the delight of her loyal fans. With one of the tightest and most versatile bands on the scene, this show will please not only Mom, but the whole family.
Your ticket includes a dessert buffet, flowers for the mothers, and a complimentary glass of prosecco (for those of age.)

Late Shift | May 13-17
2026-05-13 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 13-17
With a warm smile and positive attitude, Floria (Leonie Benesch, The Teachers’ Lounge) arrives at the surgical ward of the Swiss hospital where she works as a nurse on the overnight shift. With one colleague out sick and no replacement on deck, just two nurses and a nervous trainee will have to cover more than two dozen patients. The doctors to whom the nurses are supposed to defer are nowhere to be found. Floria juggles endless tasks: administering medication, updating charts, soothing patients, answering phones, and managing complaints. Surrounded by fluorescent lights, the steady beeping of monitors, and echoing footsteps, Floria struggles to fight off exhaustion and maintain her professional demeanor. Every second counts, and every interruption could mean the difference between life and death. (Petra Volpe, 2025, Switzerland, 1:32, NR)

Palestine '36 | May 13-17
2026-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 13-17
In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. Palestine’s Official Selection for the 98th Academy Awards. (Annemarie Jacir, 2025, Occupied Palestine/Jordan/UK/USA, 1:55, NR)
TALKBACK: Join us after the film on Wednesday, May 13 for a Talkback with Jack Hanley.
Jack Hanley is a Boulder-based film scholar, critic, and programmer. In addition to his work in cinema, he is also a historian of postwar Europe and Central and Eastern European history. At the convergence of these fields, his scholarship examines how postcolonial formations- through national mythos, racialized cultural memory, and processes of cultural refashioning- shape and renegotiate the historical imagination.

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Plays with Fire: Staged readings of BONNET by John Patrick Shanley and THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE by Sonya Kelly | May 14 & 17
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Coming soon! The second installment of BETC’s Plays with Fire – Each performance includes two staged readings PLUS Mark and Jess share the inside scoop on our 2026-2027 Season!
BONNET by John Patrick Shanley
and THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE by Sonya Kelly
A pair of comedies to put some spring in your springtime!
Mark Ragan and Jessica Robblee spill the beans about BETC’s upcoming season of spectacular shows, and then…
BONNET
by Oscar, Tony, and Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley
a staged reading directed by Josh Hartwell
A clever 20-minute comedy of manners in which Ava appears at the breakfast table with a meaningful new accessory, and her husband Dan has a few questions.
THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE (New York Times Critic’s Pick)
by Sonya Kelly
a staged reading directed by Adrian Egolf, featuring Kate Gleason
A memoir-meets-theatre-meets-standup-comedy piece about growing up with poor vision that went undiagnosed until Kelly was seven years old.

Set The Table Exhibition Opening Reception
2026-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Opening Reception: May 15, 5 – 8 PM | On View May 15 – Aug 2
Celebrate the opening of Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment at the Dairy Arts Center with an evening of art, food, and community. Spanning all gallery spaces, the exhibition explores the table as a powerful site of connection—where food, culture, and environment intersect, and where relationships to land, labor, and one another take shape.
Grounded in Colorado’s agricultural landscape and shaped by global perspectives, Set the Table considers nourishment as more than sustenance—revealing it as a force of memory, ritual, creativity, and care.
Enjoy food, music, and the opportunity to connect with exhibiting artists throughout the evening. In collaboration with MAD Agriculture, the event will also feature information and materials highlighting their work in regenerative agriculture, inviting deeper engagement with the ideas at the heart of the exhibition.
Join us in gathering around the table—where art, food, and community meet.

"Unfinished" Visual Art Exhibition Opening
2026-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Sacred Space, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Join us for the opening reception for “Unfinished,” an art exhibition by Lewis Tall Bull. This exhibition will be on view in the Sacred Space gallery through June 5. This event is free and open to the public.

Boulder Ballet: Radiance | May 15-17
2026-05-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Image by Amanda Tipton Photography | FB- Amanda Tipton-Photographer | IG – @amandatiptonphotography
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Celebrate renewal and radiance with contemporary masterpieces by Jorma Elo and Nicolo Fonte. Known for their inventive style and ground breaking contemporary works, these two choreographers are some of the most sought after dance-makers in the world today. Featuring Boulder Ballet’s exceptional dancers, this program promises an unforgettable evening of cutting-edge choreography and radiant performance.
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Friday Night Weird: Buffet Infinity
2026-05-15 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 15
Echoing the Canadian comedy classic ‘Sctv’ and picking from hundreds of hours of original, low-budget TV ads to tell the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the fictional town of Westridge County. Ads for insurance, used car rivals, a local religious scholar, and a recording artist converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient. (Simon Glassman, 2025, Canada, 1:39, NR)

CANCELED - May Cinema Club: Late Shift
2026-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS
Immediately following the 4:30 pm screening, join us in the MacMillan Family Lobby for a discussion facilitated by the Dairy Arts Center staff and programming committee. Pizza & soda provided! Film Ticket is NOT included in this reservation – please make sure to purchase your ticket separately!
Not a member yet? Join Now! or contact us at memberships@thedairy.org for more information.
This series is generously sponsored by Belzer Law LLC.

Daughter of the Light and Talkback with Filmmaker
2026-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Sponsored by the Tibet Himalaya Initiative at CU Boulder
Film Screening followed by Q&A with the filmmaker Khashem Gyal
This film illuminates life in a Tibetan boarding school for orphans. It follows the quest for belonging by 13-year-old Metok Karpo to find her father in her native grasslands- spotlighting a young girl living tenaciously in a society undergoing radical transformation. The title refers to Tibetan children living on the plateau, a place closest to the sun on earth, in the hopes that they will have a bright future.
Khashem Gyal is an award-winning filmmaker from the Amdo region of Tibet. In 2018, he was nominated for the Adeste Gold Medal, recognizing global citizens under 40 who help us ‘dream bigger.’ He is currently an Asia in Action Artist at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University.
