Art Of Mastery: A Global Journey to the Heart of Humanity
2026-06-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | 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

Boulder Comedy Festival | June 18-21
2026-06-18 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:
Cara Leoni, Host
Jonah Nigh
Carlos Wyndham
Catherine Shea
Sarina Ochoa
Sohile Ali
Sam Doctor
Dan Treadway
Peter Liu
Aaron Foster

Set the Table: Artist Talk
2026-06-17 17:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us for an evening of conversation inside Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment, a multi-gallery exhibition exploring the table as a site of connection, culture, and exchange.
This artist talk brings together participating artists for an intimate discussion on the ideas, materials, and processes behind their work. From food as memory and ritual to questions of ecology, labor, and community, the conversation unpacks how each artist approaches nourishment in its many forms—cultural, emotional, ecological, and creative.
Set within the exhibition itself, the talk invites audiences to engage directly with the artworks and the artists who made them, offering deeper insight into the stories, research, and lived experiences that shape the work on view.
Following the discussion, guests are encouraged to stay, explore the galleries, and continue the conversation.
About the Exhibition
Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment spans all of the Dairy Arts Center’s gallery spaces, examining the table as both a physical and symbolic space—where food, art, and community intersect. Through installation, photography, sculpture, and interdisciplinary practices, the exhibition considers how shared meals carry histories, shape identities, and reflect our relationships to land, labor, and one another.

Michael Brody Roadshow Pictures: Slanted
2026-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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SLANTED is winner of the 2025 SXSW Grand Jury Award For Narrative Feature. A young Chinese-American girl dreams of becoming prom queen in her California high school. Only problem is all the former prom queens are blonde and White. So what does she do? She joins them, and this you have to see for yourself. One of our favorite and most controversial films of 2025.
View Other Films: Michael Brody Road Show Pictures Series

Michael Brody Roadshow Pictures: Two Women
2026-06-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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TWO WOMEN is the winner of the 2025 Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Award. A frigid winter in Montreal quickly heats up as two neighbors rediscover their lives and sexuality in this thoroughly modern take on relationships.
View Other Films: Michael Brody Road Show Pictures Series

What Does That Nature Say to You | June 10-14
2026-06-14 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 10-14
Donghwa is a fledgling poet in his thirties. He rejects material aspirations and seeks to lead a life dedicated to truth and beauty. On a lazy afternoon, he drives his girlfriend, Junhee, back to her parents’ home outside Seoul. In the driveway, they run into her father, who is strangely interested in Donghwa’s dinged up old car. He takes it for a spin around the block, then invites Donghwa to stay and meet the family: him, his wife, who also writes poetry, and Junhee’s reclusive sister, who practices the gayageum, a traditional string instrument. They end up wiling away the day together, visiting a temple by the river, climbing the hill near the house, watching the sunset, and, sure enough, imbibing drinks. Egged on by Junhee’s dad, Donghwa gets progressively more drunk as the day advances. Finally, he makes a fool of himself at dinner. Then everything begins to unravel for the poet: his relationship, his art, his revolutionary ideals. (Hong Sang-soo, 2025, South Korea, 1:48, NR)

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office | June 10-14
2026-06-14 14:30 - 16:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 10-14
The daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. “My body is my laboratory” was the motto, and his research on the language of dolphins and whales – as well as psychedelics and sensory deprivation – assured his own cult status in 20th-century pop culture as the basis for Ken Russel’s Altered States and Mike Nichols’s The Day of the Dolphin. (Michael Almareyda & Courtney Stephens, 2026, USA, 1:29, NR)
6/11 TALKBACK: Join us after the film on June 11 for a Talkback with Joy Redstone.
Joy Redstone has been a social worker and addiction counselor in practice for almost three decades, with active LCSW and CAC III credentials. She holds a psilocybin facilitator license and has completed training programs in psychedelic therapy at Multidisciplinary Alliance for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Naropa University (now Memoru.)

She was the clinical director of Naropa Community Counseling and prior to that the Executive Director of the Bridge House. She currently works in private practice, Radiant Life Counseling LLC. She also has a significant art practice as a member of D’art 360 Gallery and a Board Member at Next Gallery.

https://www.joyredstonecounseling.com/

Parlando School of Musical Arts: The SpongeBob Musical
2026-06-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. Musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.
Parlando’s 2026 Theatrical Season is sponsored by JenStuckeyHome (jenstuckeyhome.com)
SpongeBob’s opening night performance is sponsored by Camp Bow Wow (campbowwow.com/boulder)
Direction by Courtney Navarre
Assistant Direction by Anna Mans
Music Direction by Simon Daum
Choreography by Brooke Shelley

Friday Night Weird: Exit 8
2026-06-12 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 12
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor? (Genki Kawamura, 2025, Japan, 1:35, NR)

June Cinema Club: The Christophers
2026-06-07 18:15 - 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.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves. (Steven Soderbergh, 2025, UK, 1:40, R)

The Christophers | June 3-7
2026-06-07 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 3-7
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves. (Steven Soderbergh, 2025, UK, 1:40, R)

André Is an Idiot | June 3-7
2026-06-07 14:30 - 16:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 3-7
A celebration of life filled with raw honesty, surreal bursts of imagination, and brazen irreverence, this movie shows us what it really means to live happily, truthfully, and hilariously. In this Sundance award-winning documentary, André Riccardi sets out to chronicle his final journey after receiving a diagnosis he could have prevented, through comedic vérité storytelling and fantastical stop-motion interludes. (Tony Benna, 2025, USA, 1:28, NR

Viva Theater: Silent Sky | May 22 - June 7, 2026
2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt and her team of female astronomers at the Harvard Observatory during the early years of the 20th century. Though unrecognized in her time by the male-dominated world of science, Henrietta changed the way we see the universe.
This beautiful and luminous play is written by Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in the country. Silent Sky is filled with humor, math, music, and the profound mysteries of the stars.
People needing special or ADA seating: please call the box office when purchasing a ticket to request accommodation.

Danse Etoile Ballet: Les Contes de la Mere L'Oye | June 5 - 6, 2026
2026-06-06 19:30 - 20:45 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Danse Etoile Ballet’s season finale is Les Contes de ma mère l’Oye, Tales of Mother Goose, as originally told by Charles Perrault. These classic French fairy tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Tom Thumb,” evoke the dreamlike world of childhood through the captivating choreography of Marie-Jose Payannet and a blend of classic and contemporary music. We invite you to encounter these fairytales woven in the enchantment of imaginary landscapes.

Friday Night Weird: Fiume O Morte!
2026-06-05 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 5
Croatia’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
Bezinović’s inventive hybrid film is a defiantly punk direct-action history lesson, deadly serious yet hilariously surreal. In 1919, the Italian poet, dandy, and glorifier of war Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the city of Fiume.
The citizens of Fiume (now Croatia’s Rijeka) retell and reinterpret the 16-month occupation of their city, regarded as one of the most bizarre military sieges of all time. Incensed that the city — long part of the now-dissolved Austro-Hungarian Empire, would be ceded to the newly formed Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) despite its large Italian population — D’Annunzio gathered a few thousand troops and invaded, intending to annex the city to Italy.
Italy wanted no part of this folly, and after 15 months, D’Annunzio and his forces retreated. A century later, Bezinović recruits hundreds of Rijeka locals to recreate scenes from the siege on the streets and in the buildings where events occurred. (Igor Bezinovic, 2025, Croatia, 1:52, NR)

Boulder Eats At The Dairy - Cancelled
2026-06-04 17:30 - 20:30 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
This event has been canceled. Previously purchased tickets to Boulder Eats at The Dairy are being refunded as soon as possible. We encourage you to join us for Set the Table: Immersive Dinner & Art Retreat on July 22. Click here for full details>>
Boulder Eats at the Dairy: Panel Discussion & Communal Supper
Presented in connection with the Set the Table exhibit at the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder Eats at the Dairy is a special evening that brings the exhibition’s themes to life—exploring how food, culture, and community converge at the table.
In collaboration with the Museum of Boulder’s exhibition Boulder Eats and Community Table Kitchen—the social enterprise of Boulder Bridge House—the event highlights Boulder’s rich food heritage and the cultural and ecological systems shaping how we share and experience food today.
The evening begins with a panel discussion moderated by acclaimed food writer and radio host John Lehndorff, featuring local restaurateurs and culinary professionals. Together, they will reflect on Boulder’s evolving food landscape and the ways food is a site for rich artistry and creativity on and off the table.
Following the conversation, guests will gather for a communal dining experience featuring three chef-curated tasting stations by Boulder Bridge House. Each station—Comfort, Migration, and Celebration—offers a lens into how food across Boulder and the Front Range connects us to memory, movement, and belonging.
More than a meal, the evening uplifts the work of Boulder Bridge House, whose culinary training program provides vital job skills, daily meals, and pathways out of homelessness. The chefs and servers participating in the event are part of this initiative, grounding the experience in both exceptional food and meaningful social impact.
About Community Table Kitchen:
Community Table Kitchen (CTK) is a Boulder-based social enterprise catering and food production program of Bridge House. We provide high-quality, seasonal food for events while offering paid job training and employment for individuals working to rebuild their lives after experiencing homelessness. Through our catering, café, and food production programs, we combine thoughtful, from-scratch cooking with meaningful workforce development, using food as a tool to build community and create pathways to long-term stability.
About Boulder Eats! exhibit at Museum of Boulder:
Boulder Eats! is an exhibition at the Museum of Boulder focusing on food traditions along the Front Range, with a special emphasis on our community’s restaurants, farms, and kitchens. Over 300 objects from the Museum’s historic collection featuring kitchens, health food businesses, orchards, schools and restaurants will be on view. Programs including cooking classes, demonstrations, nutrition workshops and more will also be available to our visitors making this a can’t miss experience.
Using objects from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibit tells Boulder’s story through the foods we eat. Exploring our farms and gardens, the evolving technology in our kitchens, the impact Boulder’s natural food businesses have had on our own and our nation’s health, as well as the cultural stories reflected at our dinner tables both at home and in local restaurants come together to tell and even shape our community’s history. Boulder Eats! Food Traditions along the Front Range explores Boulder and how the food we consume energizes, celebrates, and reflects our traditions, who we have become, and what we value today.
About John Lehndorff:
John Lehndorff is the Food Editor of the Boulder Reporting Lab and Exhibit Historian for the Boulder Eats exhibit at the Museum of Boulder. He has written about food and culture in Boulder for nearly five decades including as the Food Editor of the Daily Camera, and Dining Critic for the Rocky Mountain News. A former restaurant cook, caterer and cooking teacher, Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles and Kitchen Table Talk on KGNU. He is the former Executive Director of the American Pie Council and Chief Judge at the National Pie Championships.

Science on Screen®: Like Water for Chocolate Food, Emotion, and the Science of Nourishment
2026-06-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Before the screening of Like Water for Chocolate, Carmen Pacheco will explore how food carries emotion, memory, culture, and identity while also serving as a fascinating lens into science and engineering. Through stories and examples from Mexican cuisine, chocolate making, flavor development, heat transfer, emulsions, and sensory science, the talk will examine how nourishment extends far beyond nutrition and connects deeply to human experience.

The film shows us that cooking is not only chemistry and heat transfer. Food also carries memory, culture, identity, resistance, and emotion. Mole, chocolate, and salsa become both scientific and human transformations.
Additional Details

Join us at 5:30 PM to enjoy the Dairy’s current exhibition, Set the Table: The Art of Nourishment (open daily from 12 PM) with a limited tasting of fresh salsa and Oaxacan mole provided by Carmen Pacheco.
6:00 PM Lecture; 7 PM Film Screening.
Free for Dairy Arts Center Members!

About the Speaker
Carmen Pacheco is Associate Teaching Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Food Engineering Graduate Certificate at the University of Colorado Boulder. Originally from Sonora, Mexico, she combines engineering, food science, sustainability, culture, and sensory experience through innovative courses such as Design of Coffee and Design of Chocolate. Her work explores how food connects people, history, science, and identity.
About the Film
When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
(Alfonso Arau, Mexico, 1992, 1:45, R)

Space Cowboy | May 27-31
2026-05-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Joe Jennings, an innovator in the world of skydiving, has spent decades capturing breathtaking aerial moments with his camera for extreme sports competitions, Super Bowl commercials, and Hollywood blockbusters. Driven by a passion for “camera flying” in his youth, Joe cultivated a deep friendship with fellow skydiver Rob Harris, partnering to become one of the most influential skysurfing teams in history. Flying at the top of their game, Joe’s world was shattered when tragedy struck, leaving him to navigate the skies alone. Never giving up, he continued to push the boundaries of aerial cinematography and skydiving, finding solace in the clouds while grappling with profound grief and depression. Now, at 62, this pioneering skydiver is taking on a new challenge, elevating his art with a daring “flying car” stunt. Directors Marah Strauch (SUNSHINE SUPERMAN) and Bryce Leavitt delve into Joe’s extraordinary 40-year career in the sky. Through stunning archival footage, revealing interviews, and dramatic verité, they uncover a deeper emotional journey as Joe navigates loss, depression, and the challenge of balancing a life in the sky with the realities on the ground. (Bryce Leavitt & Marah Strauch, 2024, USA, 1:38, NR)

Blue Heron | May 27-31
2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it. (Sophy Romvari, 2026, Canada, 1:30, NR)

Vitality [The Company]: VERVE
2026-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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VERVE is a dynamic professional dance show that celebrates the power of movement through a fusion of diverse dance styles. Rooted in versatility and driven by raw energy, VERVE showcases the athleticism, artistry, and innovation of elite dancers performing at their peak. The show blurs genre boundaries to create a bold new language of expression.
Each performance within VERVE is a visceral journey—highlighting explosive technique, emotional depth, and rhythmic precision. Through a carefully crafted narrative arc and cutting-edge choreography, the production invites audiences into a world where discipline meets improvisation and tradition merges with the avant-garde.
This is not just a dance show—it’s a statement of passion, power, and relentless creativity. With high-octane ensemble pieces, intimate solos, and collaborative duets, VERVE redefines what it means to move, perform, and connect.

Live Love Dance
2026-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
The Gift of Dance is an evening of choreographic work featuring the Live Love Dance Company Dancers ages 14 to 18. All proceeds go to provide, dance shoes, costumes, lessons, and other dance-related experiences for children in need in our community.
This is a free event, but tickets must be reserved by emailing info@livelovedance.net.

Friday Night Weird: Forbidden Fruits
2026-05-29 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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May 29
Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate. (Meredith Alloway, 2026, USA, 1:43, R)

Optimistic Personality Disorder | May 28-29
2026-05-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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If a TED Talk and a tequila shot had a baby, it would be this show!
What do you get when you mix a stand-up comic, a master storyteller, and a woman who’s been through some things?
Optimistic Personality Disorder is a hilariously healing one-woman comedy show that blends live comedy, theatrical storytelling, and real-life wisdom into a night you’ll never forget. It’s the kind of live performance that proves laughter really is the best therapy (no co-pay required).
From cringe-worthy parenting moments to wildly inappropriate dating stories, Merit Kahn turns 50 years of life into a comedy cocktail of real talk, raw emotion, and razor-sharp wit. This is feel-good, funny-as-hell stand-up meets theater- a smart, relatable comedy night perfect for anyone who’s survived… well, anything.
You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll definitely leave feeling better about your own life.
It’s part stand-up, part theater, part TED Talk… all heart.
Grab your girlfriends, your grown-up kids, your main squeeze, or come solo and meet your new favorite people. Whether you’re looking for a memorable girls night out, a unique live comedy experience, or just something uplifting and fun to do, this is the show.
SPECIAL EVENT:
After the show, Merit Kahn, Colorado-based playwright, producer, and performer triple threat, will host an open “Ask Anything” session. Curious about the show? Her creative process? Her life choices? Nothing’s off-limits in this bonus behind-the-scenes moment.
