Carrying the Torch: Unity, Truth, and The Urgency of Now featuring All Created Equal in Concert
2026-02-21 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
The Executive Committee African American Cultural Events is presenting, for the first time ever in concert in Boulder County, All Created Equal (ACE). Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a awe inspiring gospel concert! All Created Equal (ACE) was founded in 2025 in the basement of Ace Fleming’s home as a God-inspired vision that quickly transformed into a contemporary gospel recording group. Each member’s unique personality fuels inspiration, laughter, and authentic connection, all of which are reflected in their powerful and unified sound. Come celebrate with ECAACE and ACE!

Musical Vanguards at the Dairy presents Taarka
2026-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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If you love string music that’s virtuosic, globally inspired, and wildly fun live, don’t miss Taarka.
Often described as “a collision between Django Reinhardt and David Grisman,” Taarka blends the precision of a top-tier acoustic string band with the adventurous spirit of a musical travelogue, drawing on flavors of Gypsy and Eastern European folk, bluegrass, old-time, jazz, Celtic, rock, and beyond. Expect soaring vocals, jaw-dropping 5-string violin, and lightning-fast mandolin and guitar, all woven into songs that tell stories and instrumentals that build into irresistible momentum. As No Depression raves: “Their voices sound fantastic together…Enion is a marvelous violin player, and David is her equal on mandolin and guitar.”
Taarka’s calling card is their colorful, high-energy live show, the kind that can shift from intimate and cinematic to dance-floor electric in a heartbeat. Come for the musicianship, stay for the joy, and leave with melodies stuck in your head.
Taarka and its members have performed with members of Old and In the Way, the Grateful Dead, Phish, and String Cheese Incident, and shared stages with Linda Ronstadt, The Decembrists, Darrel Scott, John Cowan, Yonder Mountain String Band, Peter Rowan, Darol Anger, Joe Craven, ALO, Keller Williams, Danny Barnes, Steve Kimock, Taj Mahal, Widespread Panic, The Samples, and Aquarium Rescue Unit, Kaki King, Rob Wasserman, Tony Furtado, The Motet, Dan Bern and The Everyone Orchestra.

All That's Left of You | Feb 24-27
2026-02-24 16:00 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Feb 24-27
In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family’s life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of displacement, but the unbreakable spirit of survival. (Cherien Dabis, 2025, Jordan, 2:25, NR)

Rebel With a Clause | Feb 24-27
2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Feb 24-27
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)

The Upstart Crow presents "The Baltimore Waltz” by Paula Vogel; directed by Melissa Castaldo!
2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Anna and Carl are on a strange, madcap European vacation. The trip is Anna’s last hurrah after being diagnosed with a fatal disease: ATD, or Acquired Toilet Disease. All is not as it seems in this farcical play where two siblings attempt to outrun their grief on a wacky adventure, followed by the mysterious Third Man.
Thurs 2/26 – 7pm, Name Your Price Night (no ticketing)
Mon 3/2 – 7pm, Industry night Name Your Price (no ticketing)
Wed 3/4 – 7pm, An evening with Bent Improv, Name Your Price (no ticketing)
Thurs 3/5 – 7pm, Name Your Price Night (no ticketing)
TALKBACK: Sunday 3/1. Stay in the Carsen Theater after the show for an informal conversation with the cast and crew.
For Season Tickets, please visit: www.TheUpstartCrow.org/Season-Tickets
Current Season Ticket Holders, please make your reservation at: www.TheUpstartCrow.org/Reservations

Nosilla Dance Project Presents (un)Forgotten | Feb. 27 - Mar 1
2026-02-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Wake Up! We’ve Been Here Before!
“(un) Forgotten” is a bold evening-length dance production choreographed by Artistic Director Alli Jones that confronts war, division, and loss as urgent reflections of our present world. Through powerful imagery rooted in the history of the Holocaust, the performance invites audiences to feel, connect, and recognize how cycles of hatred and silence repeat as memory fades.
Invoking memory through movement, dancers Cassy Clark, Nicola Elder, Angela Gumieniak, Mira Kaplan, Jethro Paine, Claire Schlutt, and Eva Wilder move through moments where escape and luck were once the only chances for survival. With a set crafted for this work by Justin Kalvin and costumes designed by former Naropa Arts Professor Joan Anderson and local artist, acupuncturist Laurel Miller, the work is brought to life with striking visual elements. “(un) Forgotten” invites a conversation about the consequences of forgetting, the patterns we repeat, and the histories we carry; it is a recollection of what our world was, is, and may be becoming.
Sunday, March 1, 2:00 PM: Pay What You Can ($5.75 minimum)

Youth Advisory Board: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2026-02-27 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Feb 27
Join the Dairy Arts Center Cinema Youth Advisory Board as we kick off our very first screening – and we’re doing it 80s style! What better way to launch the series than with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a love letter to ditching class, seizing the day, and doing it all with maximum swagger? Dust off your best 80s look and score a free popcorn voucher, then arrive early to test your movie knowledge with pre-screening trivia hosted by members of the Cinema Youth Advisory Board. Life moves pretty fast…don’t miss this one!
About the film: Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, “borrows” a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris’ trail is high school principal Rooney, determined to catch him in the act. (John Hughes, 1986, USA, 1:43, PG-13)
$7 Youth Tickets (25 & Under) | $14 Adults | $11 Students & Seniors | $7 Dairy Members

ScorpiusFest 2026: Rotten Apple
2026-02-28 09:30 - 11:05 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FEATURE 1: Rotten Apple
A truly groundbreaking docu-drama, ‘Rotten Apple’ is an alarming exposé on the dark epidemic of grooming and sexual assault in public schools and the eminent ripple effect.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Animation
2026-02-28 11:25 - 12:55 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 1: The Animation
FILMS: The Family Photo / Unstable: A Ponytale / Cat-Tastrophe / Neon Blue / Powder Monkey
Cell Buddies / In Half / Now You Don’t / Croc-Topic
A film block showcasing the incredible art, world-building, and storytelling of animation. Expect a variety of artistic styles as we explore stories that are funny, heartfelt, whimsical, strange, and everything in-between.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Bold
2026-02-28 13:15 - 14:25 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 2: The Bold
FILMS: Boiling Point / A Letter of Last Resort / Structural Theory of a Broken Bowl / The Camcorder / Downsized
Together, these films explore the place where loss meets longing- and where the impulse to hold on collides with the need to let go. Storiesspan from: men that battle their morales, a DID system that navigates heartbreak, and the peculiar downsides to using untested technology.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Cat Cam
2026-02-28 14:45 - 16:35 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FEATURE 2: Cat Cam
When two cat owners decide to put up pet cameras in their new home while they’re away on a trip, they soon make a terrifying discovery as to why their cat has been acting so strange.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Voices
2026-02-28 16:55 - 18:40 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 3: The Voices
FILMS: One For The Road / Stay / Whispers Beyond Bars / See You Later / The Axe Forgets / Broken Reality
This block brings together stories of reckoning- across realities, generations, and the depths of human emotion.These films provide voices and reflections of how our decisions can lead to uncertain moments… Yet, connection and redemption can still be found.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Spectacular By Comparison
2026-02-28 19:00 - 20:50 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FEATURE 3: Spectacular By Comparison
In Park City, Utah a group of independent filmmakers attend a shoestring film festival and experience the oft-regular disillusionment of the low budget film world.
ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Thrills
2026-02-28 21:10 - 22:25 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 4: The Thrills
FILMS: Across The Blue Line / Amarre (Love Spell) / /The Black Dog / The Beneath
Step into the shadows with our horror/thriller shorts block.Starting off with a thrilling tale of revenge, then we explore three horror shorts with mysterious creatures, demons, and more.

ScorpiusFest
ScorpiusFest is an international film festival showcasing thought-provoking features, shorts, and documentaries that push creative and cultural boundaries. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, the festival highlights both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Documentary Duo
2026-03-01 09:30 - 11:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Documentary Duo: Why We Ride & The Snake and The Whale
• This short documentary explores the experiences of women who cycle, particularly within the Denver community.
• Over the past fifty years, four federal dams impounding the Lower Snake River in Washington State have been identified as the root cause for the demise of all of Idaho’s anadromous fish.

ScorpiusFest returns with a bold new chapter. New team, new home. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission remains unchanged: to present thought-provoking films, shorts, and documentaries that challenge conventions and push creative boundaries. This year’s program brings together emerging voices and established filmmakers from around the globe, sharing powerful cultural stories and daring explorations of the unknown.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Oldest and Newest Places on Earth
2026-03-01 11:50 - 13:40 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Feature 4: Oldest and Newest Places on Earth
It all started with a simple question: Is it possible to travel to the oldest and newest places on Earth? YouTuber Joe Scott looked into it, and it turned into the trip of a lifetime. Actually, billions of lifetimes.

ScorpiusFest returns with a bold new chapter. New team, new home. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission remains unchanged: to present thought-provoking films, shorts, and documentaries that challenge conventions and push creative boundaries. This year’s program brings together emerging voices and established filmmakers from around the globe, sharing powerful cultural stories and daring explorations of the unknown.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Heart
2026-03-01 14:00 - 15:45 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 5: The Heart
FILMS: I’m Not Work Anymore / Mannequined / To Write The Ending / 2389: Coming Home
These films invite us to question what remains constant when everything else can change: A shepherd’s day takes a turn when a missing sheep reveals a life-altering secret. A young woman fights to hold onto love when her boyfriend turns mannequin. A street poet discovers a typewriter with the power to shape
reality. And in a future where Earth has fallen, two visitors face a choice that could rewrite humanity’s return.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Final Broadcast
2026-03-01 16:05 - 17:50 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FEATURE 5: Final Broadcast
As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear catastrophe, a television studio keeps broadcasting what might be the final show ever aired. Final Broadcast is a darkly satirical chamber drama unfolding in real time—where media spectacle, fear, and the collapse of truth collide in humanity’s last 90 minutes on screen.

ScorpiusFest 2026: The Quirk
2026-03-01 18:10 - 19:15 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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BLOCK 6: The Quirk
FILMS: The Visitor / When Life Gives You A Lawnmower / Symptoms May Include Death / Don’t Bury It / Dying To Meet You
These films offer a twisted, playful and darkly comedic lens of absurd fates. The Angel of Death visits a shopkeeper, a 1950’s husband prepares for company, a couple’s love is tested by zombie symptoms, a man buries his problems until they catch up with him, and a family dinner goes awry when a woman brings home her zombie boyfriend to meet the family.

ScorpiusFest returns with a bold new chapter. New team, new home. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission remains unchanged: to present thought-provoking films, shorts, and documentaries that challenge conventions and push creative boundaries. This year’s program brings together emerging voices and established filmmakers from around the globe, sharing powerful cultural stories and daring explorations of the unknown.

ScorpiusFest 2026: Dreamland Awaits
2026-03-01 19:35 - 21:05 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The story follows Josh, a seasoned but troubled detective hardened by 20 years of confronting life’s darkest corners. When his wife and two daughters are kidnapped by a mysterious figure, Josh is forced into a harrowing game of survival.
ScorpiusFest returns with a bold new chapter. New team, new home. Now based in Boulder, Colorado, our mission remains unchanged: to present thought-provoking films, shorts, and documentaries that challenge conventions and push creative boundaries. This year’s program brings together emerging voices and established filmmakers from around the globe, sharing powerful cultural stories and daring explorations of the unknown.

Black Futures in Art: Guided Tour & Talk With Curator
2026-03-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us for an evening of reflection, dialogue, and shared imagination as part of Black Futures in Art 2026, marking the fifth year of the exhibition. The event begins with a guided tour of the exhibition led by curator Adderly Grant-Lord, starting in the McMahon Gallery and moving throughout the exhibition spaces. The tour will be followed by a seated conversation in the Boedecker Theatre with Dr. Danielle Hodge and Adderly Grant-Lord, exploring the exhibition’s themes, its wider cultural impact, and the evolving legacy of Black Futures in Art over the past five years. The evening will conclude with audience Q&A.
Tickets are free but reservation is required due to limited capacity. Event duration is approximately two hours, tour will start precisely at 5PM!
About the Speakers:
Dr. Danielle Hodge is an Assistant Professor of Communication, a 2024-2025 Andrew W. Mellon Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholar, and the 2024-2025 Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research employs a critical race theoretical approach to identity, culture, and language, and bridges Communication and African American Studies to examine how systems of oppression are discursively reproduced, maintained, and resisted. Her work can be found in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses, Critical Discourse Studies, Communication Teacher, Communication and Democracy, and the Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Adderly Grant-Lord is a visual artist and curator whose work centers joy, lineage, and the lived experiences of Black communities. A recipient of the Boulder Chamber’s 2024 Women Who Light the Community honor and the 2023 Best of the West Readers’ Choice Art Award, she is the founder and curator of Black Futures in Art, now in its fifth year. Grant-Lord has exhibited widely across Colorado, serves on the NoBo Art District board, and is currently an Afrofuturist curator and featured artist with the Museum of Boulder.
Participating Artists: Adderly Grant-Lord, Adri Norris, Clifton Henri, Gedion Nyanhongo, James Dixon, Lydia Carlis, Louise Cutler, SaToro Tafura, Sir James McArthur Cole, Thomas Lockhart, and Zin Maisiri.

Father Mother Sister Brother | March 4 - 8, 2026
2026-03-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Mar 4-8
Winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is the eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch. Funny, tender and astutely observed, this is an intimate exploration of the universal intricacies of family dynamics. Starring Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore, and Luka Sabbat. Told in the form of a triptych divided into chapters set in New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris, each story concerns the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Blending remarkable performances from its ensemble cast with Jarmusch’s wry and idiosyncratic observations of everyday life, the iconic indie director’s latest serves as a timely reminder that you can choose your friends and your lovers, but you can’t choose your family. (Jim Jarmusch, 2026, USA, 1:50, R)

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine | Mar 4-8
2026-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Jan 14-18
Filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, this movie captures a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter, . The event brought together acclaimed artists, friends, and family to share behind-the-scenes stories and perform classic songs, honoring Prine’s enduring legacy. Prine, widely celebrated as one of history’s greatest songwriters, captivated millions of fans and earned the admiration of icons such as Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Jason Isbell, and Bob Weir, amongst many others, are featured in the film performing on the Ryman stage for this special celebration of his life and music. (Michael John Warren, 2025, USA, 1:30, NR)

Boulder Ballet: Rebels and Innovators | Mar. 6-8
2026-03-06 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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Innovation doesn’t happen by playing it safe. Rebels and Innovators dives into the fearless spirit of creation, where breaking rules and challenging norms isn’t just encouraged—it’s essential. This dynamic program features bold, boundary-pushing works by renowned choreographers Amy Seiwert and Stephanie Martinez, alongside rising voices Ching Ching Wong and Ben Needham-Wood—their mentees and creative protégés. Through the power of mentorship and the rebellious drive to redefine tradition, these artists prove that to be an innovator, you have to think differently, take risks, and leap beyond the expected.
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Obex
2026-03-06 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons. But when he begins playing OBEX, a new and mysterious, state-of-the-art computer game, he finds himself trapped in a low-tech, but high-stakes analog hellscape as the line between reality and game blurs. Audacious and uncanny, writer-director Albert Birney’s OBEX is a delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy. Shot in striking black and white, this surreally nostalgic nightmare revisits the dawn of personal computing to reflect on the loneliness of our always-online present day. (Albert Birney, 2025, USA, 1:30, NR)

"Hands Up" Film Screening and Director Q&A
2026-03-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us at the Dairy Arts Center for a powerful evening of cinema and conversation with a screening of Hands Up, followed by a live Q&A with director Chuck Whitman.
Set against the backdrop of Chicago amid the rise of Black Lives Matter protests, Hands Up is a gripping and urgent coming-of-age drama that confronts systemic violence, grief, and the fight for survival in one of America’s most notorious murder capitals.
Film Synopsis
After his cousin is shot and killed by a white police officer, a Black inner-city teenager struggles to find a way out of Chicago as protests erupt across the city. Caught between trauma, anger, and limited options, he must navigate a world shaped by loss, injustice, and resilience.
Post-Screening Conversation
Following the screening, director Chuck Whitman will join us for a live Q&A, discussing the making of the film, its social and political context, and his approach to telling stories rooted in lived experience. The evening will also include a short trailer preview of Whitman’s upcoming film project.
Tickets: Free, registration required (capacity is limited)
This event is presented in partnership with Louise Cutler Studio.
Film Credits
Director: Chuck Whitman (Charles “Chuke” Whitman)
Writers: Robert Kreiling, Chuck Whitman
Starring: Jermaine Johnson, Jamal Woolard, LaRoyce Hawkins

The President's Cake | Mar 11-14
2026-03-11 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake in THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE. (Hasan Hadi, 2025, Iraq, 1:45, PG-13)

GRINTA! With Local Filmmakers
2026-03-11 18:15 - 20:15 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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ADJACENT LAB MEDIA PRESENTS GRINTA!
“Grinta means grit. Never give up.”
Eros Poli
Olympic Gold Medalist, TTT World Champion, Tour de France Stage Winner
Doors open 5:45 PM | Program Begins 6:15 PM
Join us for a fun and inspiring evening featuring the short documentary GRINTA! from first-time Boulder filmmakers Jay and Donna Crain and introducing Grinta for Life, a movement for midlifers.
Sponsored by Adjacent Lab Media, inGAMBA, and Pinarello.
The evening includes:
• Exclusive screening of GRINTA! Film
• Meet local filmmakers—Directors, Producers, and Director of Photography
• Introduction to Grinta For Life program. Through inspirational storytelling, evidence-based tools, and the support of an ever-expanding community, we will share our goal of helping 10,000 midlifers reconnect with and reclaim their identity to live longer, better.
• A conversation that matters with Dr. Greg Welk on finding grit and resilience in midlife to live healthier and happier on and off the bike.
• inGAMBA reps will answer questions and tell you more about their luxury European cycling trips.
• Pinarello reps will be on hand with beautiful, Italian Pinarello Dogma F bikes.
• Giveaways
• Sponsored group ride

THE FILM—The greatest Tour de France story you’ve never heard.
We all love an underdog tale. And we could all use a feel good story too. This film is both.
GRINTA! transports you to another place and time with a little-known story about heart and grit set in the beautiful vistas of Provence and Veneto, Italy in the mid 1990s.
In GRINTA!, Eros Poli, a towering Italian professional cyclist now in midlife, travels back to France on the thirtieth anniversary of when he defied all odds to a solo breakaway stage victory in the 1994 Tour de France on legendary Mont Ventoux.
The story is captivating and nostalgic for cyclists and non-cyclists alike, and is as much about family and romance as it is about action and sport.
-We experience a father’s unwavering support of his son
-We see how a chance encounter can turn into a decades-long love story
-And are along for the ride, experiencing the thrill as a larger-than-life man goes all in on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
This charming, funny, heartfelt film inspires us to believe that we all have the capacity to be unlikely heroes in our own stories.

THE MOVEMENT
Introducing Grinta for Life
Who were you before life told you who you had to be? What’s your purpose? Where do you go from here? Maybe you lost yourself somewhere along the way?
Boulder cyclist and entrepreneur Jay Crain had been having the same conversations over and over for the past six years with midlife friends. They were discussing concerns about physical and mental health, careers and relationships, facing their own mortality while caring for aging parents, and particularly around a loss of identity.
This generation’s transition into midlife faces challenges and opportunities that feel different.
Grinta for Life is based on Jay’s personal experience of coming back from a dire health situation by first reconnecting with his identity.
He’s developing the program with an old college buddy, Dr. Greg Welk, a Kinesiology PHD, 25-year college professor at Iowa State University. He is a published industry expert who started his career at the Olympic Training Center. His lifetime of scientific, evidence-based research became the foundation of Grinta for Life, a program which guides people through:
• reconnecting with their identity,
• rewiring their brain,
• rebuilding their bodies,
• on their journey to reclaiming their identity.

THE SPONSORS:
Adjacent Lab Media
Adjacent Lab Media was founded by Jay and Donna Crain, after 30 years of working together across fashion and technology. Their first film, GRINTA!, is being featured in festivals worldwide. Their docu-series sharing inspiring stories of midlife grit and resilience is in production now.
InGAMBA
inGAMBA offers genuine connections to the places you visit and the people you meet. You’ll live like locals and make lifelong bonds. inGAMBA isn’t just an amazing experience, it’s an entire community. And while even one tour in Italy, or Portugal, or Spain, can be the trip of a lifetime, it can be trips for a lifetime.
inGAMBA trips frequently sell out. If you’re up for doing something yet this year, or looking ahead to 2027, you are guaranteed an unforgettable time.
Pinarello
Pinarello was founded in 1952 by Giovanni Pinarello in Treviso, Italy. Known for crafting high-performance road, track, e-bikes, gravel, and mountain bikes with distinct designs, advanced carbon fiber, and a legacy of Grand Tour victories for top professional teams, embodying Italian style, innovation, and a “born to win” racing spirit.
Now with Fausto Pinarello at the helm, they are sponsoring Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, a Swiss UCI ProTeam, featuring a new navy and gold livery on their Pinarello Dogma F bikes, with key riders like Tom Pidcock and Fred Wright, who will use SRAM groupsets and Zipp wheels for the season, marking a significant title partnership for Pinarello.
Utah Film Center, fiscal sponsor
Utah Film Center’s mission is to connect people, stories, and ideas through film exhibition, media arts education, and artist support, fostering a thriving local film community, building empathy, raising critical awareness, and providing access to diverse cinematic experiences.

Pieowa: A Piece of America | Mar 11-14
2026-03-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Mar 11-14
PIEOWA, celebrates the myriad ways pie is woven into Iowa’s (and America’s) culture, the lengths people will go to for a slice, and how this humble pastry can bake the world a better place. The film features comedian Tom Arnold, NPR economics correspondent Scott Horsley (NPR = No Pie Refused), Better Homes & Gardens food editor, among other notable names, alongside everyday people — church ladies, farm wives, pie shop owners, State Fair competitors, chefs, food historians, bike riders, and humanitarians. Wholesome and humorous, it will leave you feeling more hopeful about the world — and hungry for pie. (Beth M. Howard, 2025, USA, 1:16, NR)

Rogue Co. Dance Company: On Hold | March 13 & 14
2026-03-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Rogue Co. Dance Company’s newest evening-length show, On Hold, explores the significance of time in life’s suspended moments. Throughout this work, we take a deeper look into the phases of our lives and how we must pause or shift in order to make room for different experiences that help shape us.
How do we work through these moments, whether pivotal or inconsequential, to evolve and move forward with understanding and awareness?
