Dairy Arts Center

CenterStage Theatre Company: Alice By Heart | July 3-12
2026-07-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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CenterStage is delighted to be returning to the Dairy Arts Center again for our 2026 summer mainstage production, which will be presented in the 117-seat Grace Gamm Theatre at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.

Best of Denver Stand-up Comedy
2026-07-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Denver has built a reputation as one of the most creative and influential comedy hubs in the country. For decades, the city has been a launchpad for distinctive voices that have gone on to shape the national comedy landscape.
Now it’s time for the next wave. A fresh generation of Denver comics is ready to hit the stage with bold, unforgettable performances. Expect nothing less than a tour de force of the city’s sharpest, funniest talent.

Everyone is Lying to You for Money
2026-07-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 8-11
In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with fraud and reckless gambling, carrying with it devastating consequences for everyday people.
Through firsthand reporting, expert interviews, and a clear-eyed examination of major collapses and scandals, the film traces how crypto became one of the most aggressively marketed financial products of the modern era—and how warning signs were ignored, dismissed, or deliberately obscured. As fortunes are made and lost, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money asks a sobering question: who benefits from the chaos, and who is left to clean up the damage? Accessible, urgent, and often darkly ironic, the film is both a cautionary tale and a call for accountability—cutting through the noise to expose a system built on speculation, influence, and belief rather than truth. (Ben McKenzie, 2025, USA, 1:30, NR)

CenterStage Theatre Company: Annie Jr.
2026-07-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
There is something for everyone in Annie Jr.!

Two Pianos
2026-07-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 8-11
After years of exile, Mathias Vogler returns to France. His former mentor, Eléna, invites him to perform a series of piano concerts with her at the Auditorium de Lyon. But soon after his arrival, a chance encounter with a child who looks just like him, throws Mathias into turmoil, threatening to drag him down, and leads him back to Claude: his first love. (Arnaud Desplechin, 2025, France, 1:55, NR)
TALKBACK JULY 8 WITH MIMI MORTIMER
Mimi is a retired professor of French and francophone literature (literature of Africa and the Caribbean) at the University of Colorado. She spends every Spring in France, April through the end of June, in France, mostly in Paris. When in Paris, she goes to films, concerts, and the theater. In retirement, Mimi is still writing articles and book reviews as well as doing translations from French to English in her field. She is currently working on a translation and accompanying essay on a French-Algerian writer, Leïla Sebbar, who published a work of auto fiction a few years ago, “Letter to my father.” in which she imagines a conversation with her dead father in large part critical of the fact that he did not bring his four children into his cultural realm, never teaching them the Arabic language or introducing them to Algeria’s cultural traditions.

Friday Night Weird: Hokum
2026-07-10 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 10
When novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past. (Damian McCarthy, 2026, Ireland, 1:47, R)

Coming In Hot! A menopause standup comedy event in support of reproductive care access
2026-07-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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This summer, we’re turning hot flashes into hot tickets with Moms Unhinged, a nationally touring comedy show that tackles menopause with zero shame and plenty of laughs.

General admission $100

General Seating
One Specialty Drink or Mocktail
Includes $50 donation to BVHC

Premiere Seating $250

Premiere seating Row 4-5
Ticket for two Specialty Drink or Mocktail
VIP giftbag
Includes $200 donation to BVHC

The Python Hunt | July 1-5
2026-07-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 1-5
In an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem, the Florida government hosts an annual competition to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades. For ten grueling nights, python-mania overtakes the ‘glades as an eclectic group of amateur hunters contends with unforgiving terrain, aggressive nocturnal creatures, and their own desires and demons that push them into the swamp, searching for slithering glory. (Xander Robin, 2025, USA, 1:31, NR)

July Cinema Club: I Love Boosters (following 4:30 PM screening)
2026-07-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Immediately following the 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.
MacMillan Family Lobby
Immediately following the 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.

I Love Boosters | July 1-5
2026-07-05 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 1-5
A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. With Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Will Poulter, Eiza González, and Don Cheadle. (Boots Riley, 2026, USA, 1:45, R)
TALKBACK JULY 1 WITH VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST MATT HASLAM
Matt Haslam is a visual effects artist specializing in miniature design and construction, as well as prop creation, with a little bit of pyro effect work built in.
Early work saw Matt working on two episodes of Reading Rainbow with Levar Burton. His movie credits run the gamut: Matrix: Reloaded, Spiderman, Crow 2: City of Angels, Blade 2, Virus, Atomic Train, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and even Godzilla. A Hollywood career spanning over 27 years and still going.
Matt has worked for several effects companies, most noteably Fantasy II Film Effects and 4-Ward Productions for films produced through most of the major production studios. He has also recently moved toward producing some work through a recent association with Far Away Creations with Cal Pierce.
Sadly, Matt’s mentor and dear friend Gene Warren, Jr., passed in 2019, and Fantasy II had closed its doors. Recently though, Matt has become involved in preparing to resurrect Fantasy II Film Effects with Gene’s sons Chris and Gene III under a new name … Blind Beagle VFX. He will be helping to run their model and prop shop. He is also on the crew at Raptor House FX and just recently completed work with the team on a fully animatronic Thing for Netflix’s Wednesday Season two world announcement tour!
To learn more about Matt and his work, visit his IMDB page

Dark Night of the Soul: Cinema and Transcendence presented by Suranjan Ganguly: Pickpocket
2026-07-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police, while he grows closer to a woman who may provide the key to his redemption. Inspired by the novel “Crime and Punishment,” its themes of sin and guilt lead toward deeper spiritual yearning. (Robert Bresson, 1959, France, 1:16, NR)
This film is part of a six-part European film series, presented by Suranjan Ganguly, focuses on the search for spiritual transcendence by people who struggle with faith, conscience, loss and grief. It seeks to define a cinema of interiority in which the subtle nuances of one’s inner life find poetic expression.
CU Professor Emeritus Suranjan Ganguly of the Cinema Studies Department teaches a wide range of international film courses. Former chair of the department and director of the Stan Brakhage Center for Media Arts, he is the founder and curator of the monthly Brakhage Film Series, Celebrating Stan.

Friday Night Weird: Blind Cop 2
2026-07-03 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 3
He’s back for the first time. After an influx of illegal weapons trafficking explodes onto the scene, a grieving blind police officer must purge the city streets or risk mass chaos breaking loose. “Indie send-up of ‘80s action films that is becoming a cult favorite. And, no, there is no ‘Blind Cop 1.’” -Cary Darling, Houston chronicle. (Alec Bonk, 2025, USA, 1:23, NR)

Havana Nights
2026-07-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Havana Nights is BACK! .. We are so excited to enjoy an enchanted summer night at the lobby of the Dairy Arts Center.
Let’s dress up and dance the night away with the best tunes by DJ Tito!

Member Movie Pick: Adaptation
2026-06-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FREE for Dairy Arts Center Members
Selected by Dairy members as this year’s Annual Member Movie Pick, Adaptation is a fitting selection from a community of artists, storytellers, and creative thinkers. A wildly inventive, funny, and deeply human film, Spike Jonze’s acclaimed collaboration with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman explores the challenges, anxieties, and unexpected breakthroughs that shape artistic work. Join us for this special member appreciation screening and discover why this singular film continues to inspire filmmakers, artists, and audiences more than two decades after its release.
About Adaptation:
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald (Nicolas Cage). While struggling to adapt “The Orchid Thief,” by Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), Kaufman’s life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean, and her book, become strangely intertwined as each one’s search for passion collides with the others’.
(Spike Jonze, 2002, United States, 1:55)

Diamonds | June 24-28
2026-06-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 24-28
A film director gathers his favorite actresses, those he worked with and those he loved. He wants to make a film about women but he doesn’t reveal much: he observes them, takes cue, until his imaginary throw them into another era, in a past where the noise of the sewing machines fills a workplace handled and populated by women, where men have minor and marginal roles and cinema can be told from another point of view: the one of costume. Between loneliness, passions, anxieties, heartbreaking absence and unbreakable bonds, reality and fiction permeate, as well as the lives of the actresses and those of the characters, the competition and the sisterhood, the visible and the invisible. (Ferzan Ozpetek, 2024, Italy, 2:15, NR)

Ash and Crayons
2026-06-28 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 28
In partnership with the American Coalition for Ukraine.
In this award-winning documentary, war-wounded Ukrainian children share their stories through a blend of live footage and animation, bringing their experiences to life. (Evgeny Afineevsky, 2025, Ukraine, 1:48, NR)

Everybody to Kenmure Street | June 24-27
2026-06-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 24-27
The morning in Glasgow, the first day of Eid, started as any other. However, when neighbors heard through community message networks that two local men were snatched up for deportation, hundreds of people left their daily lives to rush down to Kenmure Street and put their bodies on the line. Though mostly strangers and with almost no planning, this extremely diverse group organized themselves, taking on essential roles to allow the collective to achieve their goal: protecting their own from government forces going after the most vulnerable among them.
An inspiring and profoundly moving portrait of what “normal” citizens are capable of in the face of injustice, EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET reminds us of the power that is always inherent in the people. (Felipe Bustos Sierra, 2026, UK, 1:35, NR)

Boulderfest Juggling and Variety Show
2026-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Boulderfest Juggling and Variety Show features an incredible cast of performance artists showcasing skills to awe and entertain audiences of all ages. From feats of dexterity and skill to creating music from movement, our performers promise to bring a little something for all who join in the fun.
This is a special year for this event, as it is our 20th Annual Boulderfest, a local juggling festival culminating in a sensational public show. We have special performers flying in from all across the nation to perform just for this event, and hope you’ll join us as well for this special occasion, too!

The Firehouse Art Center presents Slay the Runway Designing Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth
2026-06-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Slay the Runway is a Firehouse Art Center Fashion Design program offered at no cost to LGBTQIA+ youth and Youth allies to support self-expression. Our goal is to be a safe space for teens to explore their own true style in a Gender Expansive and supportive community.
With cohorts in Longmont and Boulder, instructors start with simple projects that improve student sewing and design skills. As confidence builds, students are challenged to develop their own self-identity as they create an outfit for the showcase. At the fashion show, students unveil something they’ve created in their style and voice while surrounded by a community sharing their life experiences. In addition to garment construction and design, participants will work with make-up artists and choreographers to refine their debuts. While there are fashion camps and sewing classes in the area, no other local offerings address the issue of safe spaces for gender-expansive youth with this depth of creativity, and it is the only program that is no cost to participants.
Slay the Runway’s goal is to create an affirming and accessible space where creativity, expression, and positive self-image are celebrated.
This program is made possible by SCFD, the City of Longmont, OASOS, CU Boulder, your donations, and the never ending enthusiasm and passion of the Slay Team!

Friday Night Weird: The Serpent's Skin
2026-06-26 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 26
Twentysomething Anna (Alexandra McVicker, October Crow) finally leaves her small, transphobic hometown for good and quickly begins dating goth tattoo artist Gen (Avalon Fast, Castration Movie) after the two discover they share supernatural powers. But before Anna can call up the U-Haul, Gen inadvertently summons a demon through the sick neck tattoo she gives sensitive guitarist Danny (Jordan Dulieu). As Danny — or whatever’s inside of him — begins feeding off their friends, it’s up to Anna and Gen to figure out how to use their powers to save everyone before it’s too late. (Alice Maio Mackay, 2025, Australia, 1:23, NR)

The p(art) Project Professional Intensive Performance
2026-06-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The p(art) Project Professional Intensive is a 17-day immersive experience and creative process designed for dancers ages 17+ who are seeking to refine and deepen their intention and purpose as artists within the dance community.
Throughout this experience, dancers are immersed in a collaborative creative process that culminates in the creation of a full-length work, offering dancers the opportunity to participate in performance as an extension of process, presence, and collective authorship.
We invite you to come witness the final work of The Professional Intensive artists.
Choreographed by: Kelly Demelio

13 Fires | June 24 - 26
2026-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A powerful new community theater production, 13 Fires, will bring the story of one of America’s great Black cultural districts to the stage in Boulder this season in celebration of Juneteenth. The play tells the story of Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis—once a thriving Black neighborhood filled with jazz clubs, Black-owned businesses and the pioneering entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, and legendary performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.
Then the neighborhood was almost completely wiped out.
13 Fires explores how Indiana Avenue was dismantled during the expansion of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, when property acquisitions, eminent domain threats, redlining, and rising taxes forced families out of the homes and community they had built. Through intimate storytelling and memories of the Avenue’s golden era, the play confronts the human cost of development and displacement.
While the story unfolds in Indianapolis, the production speaks directly to ongoing conversations about housing, belonging, and community change in Boulder and across Colorado.
Presented during the Juneteenth season, 13 Fires is a moving reflection on culture, displacement, and the enduring spirit of a people determined to keep their stories alive.

Art Of Mastery: A Global Journey to the Heart of Humanity
2026-06-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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DOORS OPEN 7:00 PM | SCREENING 7:30 PM | POST-SCREENING Q&A 8:45 PM
Join us for a special, free screening of Art of Mastery – A feature documentary woven from more than 100 films created by 80 filmmakers across 75 countries. Through the stories of master craftspeople, artists, performers, and cultural keepers from around the world, the film explores one of the most universal aspects of the human experience: the desire to create, learn, persevere, and devote ourselves to something meaningful. At a time of rapid technological change, Art of Mastery is a celebration of the creativity, wisdom, and shared humanity that connect us across cultures. A post-film Q&A with director Nick Simon will follow the screening.

Mad Bill to Pay | June 17-21
2026-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 17-21
In a tight-knit Dominican American community in The Bronx, Rico (Juan Collado) is hustling his way through the summer, selling bootleg ”nutcracker” cocktails out of a beach cooler and chasing girls without a care in the world. But when his teenage girlfriend, Destiny (Destiny Checo), begins crashing at his place with his family, turning their small apartment into a stage for their messy, complicated young love, it’s only a matter of time before they’re hit with the sobering reality of growing up too fast in a city that waits for no one.
Writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas turns his hometown into the heartbeat of his debut feature, teaming up with discovery talent Collado and Checo, to deliver a raw and deeply authentic look at life in The Bronx. With humor and grit, Vargas paints a tender portrait of the chaos and charm of urban life, and the ups and downs of youthful abandon when things take an unexpected turn. (Joel Alfonso Vargas, 2025, USA/UK, 1:41, NR)

Boulder Comedy Festival | June 18-21
2026-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nationally touring comics come together with local comedians to create a sea of hilarity in Boulder and the surrounding areas.
Featured Comedians:
Jené Suplee, Host
John Novosad
Peter Liu
Wes Williams
Catherine Shea
Elaina McMillan
Janae Burris
Sam Shay
Cara Leoni
Erin Lewis
Zoe Rogers

Parlando School of Musical Arts: Willy Wonka Jr.
2026-06-21 17:00 - 18:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences.
Words and Music by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley | Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse & Timothy A. McDonald | Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Parlando’s 2026 Theatrical Season is sponsored by JenStuckeyHome (jenstuckeyhome.com)
Willy Wonka Jr is generously sponsored by Love Ice Cream
Direction by Shelly Cox-Robie
Assistant Direction & Choreography by Izzy Robie
Music Direction by Ella Seng & Vivian Thomasset

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other | June 17-21
2026-06-21 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 17-21
When artist Maggie Barrett (75) breaks her femur, her husband Joel Meyerowitz (84), a world-famous photographer, becomes her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner-peace while there is still time. (Manon Ouimet & Jacob Perlmutter, 2024, UK, 1:40, NR)

Boulder Comedy Festival | June 18-21
2026-06-20 20:30 - 22:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nationally touring comics come together with local comedians to create a sea of hilarity in Boulder and the surrounding areas.
Featured Comedians:
Andrea Marie, Host
Sohile Ali
Jonathan Huynh
Jonah Nigh
Aaron Foster
Anastasia Narinskiy
Ivi Demi
Ruth Banks
Carlos Wyndham

Friday Night Weird: Normal
2026-06-19 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 19
The latest collaboration between Bob Odenkirk, JOHN WICK creator Derek Kolstad and NOBODY producer Marc Provissiero, director Ben Wheatley’s (FREE FIRE, HIGH RISE) kinetic neo-Western stars Odenkirk as an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive. (Ben Wheatley, 2025, Canada, 1:31, R)

Boulder Comedy Festival | June 18-21
2026-06-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nationally touring comics come together with local comedians to create a sea of hilarity in Boulder and the surrounding areas.
Featured Comedians:
Ren Q Dawe, Host
Peter Liu
Tiel Pearce
Ruth Banks
Sam Doctor
Chip Nicholson
Rebecca Trejo
Sarina Ochoa
Jonathon Huynh
