Dairy Arts Center

Lunch Break Drop-In Writing Sessions
2025-06-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Join Fireside Ink Writers Workshop at The Dairy Arts Center for a lunchtime writing session where we will generate new work with the support and accountability of other emerging writers. Sessions will be facilitated by Fireside founders, Brenda Kahn and Loie Rawding. This weekly meet-up is open to all genres and experience levels. Free!

The Elusive Quest for Salvation: Lecture and Dialogue Mixer with Dr. Danielle Hodge
2025-06-18 15:00 - 18:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Elusive Quest for Salvation, a culmination of the lectures on love and freedom, looks to Derrick Bell as a paradigm for creating space ripe for future making. Offering counterstories that question what salvation means, think through different contours of salvation, and explore how we may arrive at salvation, this lecture invites a kind of speculation and imagining that sustains our responsibility to, as the spiritual says, ‘see what the end will be.’
This event is part of the Juneteenth Lecture Series with Dr. Danielle Hodge. Each of these lectures invoke African American legal scholar Derrick Bell’s seminal
contribution, And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice, by situating love, freedom, and salvation as perpetually evasive though necessary in our struggle for liberation. Click here to learn more about the other lectures in the series.
Organized by: CU DialoguesCo-Sponsored by: Finance and Business Strategy, The Center for African and African American Studies, The College of Media, Communication, & Information, The Department of Communication, The Center for Teaching and Learning, The School of Education, The Dairy Arts Center, A&S Office for Access & Community Engagement, and Infrastructure & Resilience Opportunity for Change Committee.

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
2025-06-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 18-22
Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris, while she dreams of being a successful writer, and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writers block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle. Agathe must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself, and to achieve her romantic and professional dreams. (Laura Piani, 2024, France, 1:38, R)

Poetry as Inspiration Workshop: Transforming Words into Visual Art
2025-06-18 17:00 - 20:00 | The Vandeveer Workshop (Rm. 220), Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Words give rise to worlds…
Join us for an immersive and exploratory workshop that bridges the power of poetry and visual expression. In this special event with artist Veronica Love, we will explore how poetry, prose, haikus, sonnets, or verses can serve as a springboard for your creative journey.
Through deep listening and sensing, we will tap into the transformative potential of words, allowing them to ignite your imagination and fuel new artistic possibilities. We’ll investigate how the rhythm and cadence of poetic lines can influence your brushstrokes and how the tone and quality of language can guide your color palette choices—whether it’s the warmth of a deep red, the coolness of a blue, or the vibrancy of a hue.
You’ll experiment with how your mark-making, textures, and edges can be directly shaped by the poetic language that resonates with you. Whether drawn to the elegance of a sonnet or the raw simplicity of a haiku, we will explore ways to express that language visually, deepening your connection to your own artistic expression.
In this workshop, you will:
– Use poetry as a creative springboard to ignite your artistic process
– Experiment with translating poetic language into visual form
– Deepen your connection to self-expression through the synergy and interplay between words and visual art
What to Bring:
– Poems: 2-3 of your favorite poems
– Medium: Your medium of choice (Acrylic, watercolor, colored pencils, pastels, charcoal)
– Canvas/Paper: Bring at least two different sizes (5×7, 8×10, 9×12, or 11×14)
– Tools: A range of brushes and tools
What’s Provided:
– Acrylic paint, colored pencils, assorted art materials
– Brushes, sponges, and painting tools
– Painting paper
About Veronica Love:
Veronica Love is a Boulder-based artist originally from Argentina. With over 20 years of experience in oil painting, mixed media, and clay, Veronica has showcased her work at notable venues like The Longmont Firehouse, The Arvada Center, Core Art Space, and The Dairy Center. Most recently, she was honored with the Artistic Achievement Award at the Louisville Art Association National Fine Art Show. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Veronica is also the CEO of the Newfield Network, a coaching organization dedicated to the art of “human bettering.”

We Are Guardians
2025-06-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 18-22
In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the Indigenous forest guardians stand at the frontlines of the fight to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation. As more and more people illegally invade their lands each year, devastating centuries-old forests for resources and fast profits, these small groups of guardians risk everything to protect their forest and way of life. Now, as the health of the entire Amazon teeters at the edge, will Brazil and the world take notice? We Are Guardians offers an intimate portrayal of the lives ensnared within this crisis, bringing a multitude of voices from this complex landscape to the forefront. Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and Indigenous leader Puyr Tembé stand at the frontlines of this fight, risking everything to protect their ancestral lands and way of life from relentless invasions and deforestation. To them, the Amazon is not just home—it is life itself, worth every sacrifice to ensure its survival for future generations. (Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, & Edivan Guajajara, 2024, Brazil, 1:25, NR)
TALKBACK: Join us after the film on June 16 for a talkback with Amy Lewis who is the Managing Director of Policy & Campaigns at the WILD Foundation will be appearing with We Are Guardians on June 18th for a post show discussion

Daydreamers
2025-06-20 20:30 - 23:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 20
Saigon, present day. Vampires, once predators of the night, are all but extinct. The few who remain cling to a desperate truce to not kill. But in the shadows, a brother’s thirst awakens, igniting a dark desire that will pit him against his own kind, shattering the fragile peace and plunging the city into a bloody new era. (Timothy Linh Bui, 2024, Vietnam, 1:53, NR)

Anxiety Club (in conjunction with the Boulder Comedy Festival)
2025-06-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 21-22
This offers a heartfelt and humorous exploration of anxiety through the lens of some of today’s most brilliant comedians: Tiffany Jenkins, Joe List, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Baron Vaughn, and Eva Victor. With a mix of stand-up performances, sketch videos, exclusive interviews, and relatable everyday life scenarios, they candidly share their personal struggles with anxiety, the world’s most prevalent mental health condition, affecting more than 300 million people globally. Join these comedians as they reveal how vulnerability and humor can coexist, turning their mental health battles into powerful narratives that resonate with audiences everywhere. And, have some laughs along the way. (Wendy Lobel, 2025, USA,)

Motus Playback Theater: Immigrant Heritage Edition
2025-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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What’s Your Immigrant Heritage Story?
People move. Across borders, across time, across generations. Whether your family journeyed here recently or long ago, we all carry stories of movement, resilience, and change.
In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, Motus Playback Theater invites you to an evening of improvisational theater where your story—or your grandparent’s, or great-great-great-uncle’s—takes center stage. Share a short reflection or memory, and watch as a diverse cast of professional improv actors brings it to life through music, movement, and powerful storytelling.
No pressure to speak—your presence builds community. Whether you share or simply listen, join us in a joyful, moving celebration of the immigrant heritage that shapes us all.
Let’s laugh, reflect, and connect—one story at a time.

Parlando School of Musical Arts presents Matilda JR
2025-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The children are rising up. Join the revolt in this Broadway Junior adaptation of the Tony Award-winning hit- Matilda! Based on the book by Roald Dahl.
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!
Book by Dennis Kelly
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Direction by Shelly Cox-Robie
Assistant Direction/Choreography by Izzy Robie
Music Direction by Simon Daum
Vocal Coaching by Kailyn Martino
Stage Direction by Joseph Whitney
Technical Direction by Nicholas Navarre
Lighting Design by Kaya Surden & Alex Miller
Costume Design by Madi Raichart
Performance Accompanist- Anastasiia Pavlenko
Parlando’s 2025 Theatrical Season is generously sponsored by JenStuckeyHome. Whether buying, selling, or investing in real estate, Jennifer saves you time, every time. www.jenstuckeyhome.com

Memoir Writing with Brenda Kahn: 6 Weeks
2025-06-23 10:00 - 12:00 | The Vandeveer Workshop (Rm. 220), Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Transform your personal experiences into stories with universal appeal. Through engaging discussions, writing exercises, readings and sharing our written work, we’ll explore the art of writing memoir. Discussions include: truth-telling, memory, first-person narration, and the balance between showing and telling. Sessions are designed to uncover the deeper meaning in your story while fostering a supportive and encouraging community of writers.
Class is limited to 8 participants and welcomes writers at any stage of their journey.
Instructor: Brenda Kahn
Brenda Kahn is a Boulder-based artist, celebrated for her poignant, lyric-driven music that blends personal narratives with broader social commentaries. She gained acclaim in the ’90s with her punk-folk music, leading to a deal with Columbia Records and praise for her album “Epiphany in Brooklyn.” She toured with musical greats Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley and authored “Ode to Chores,” a humorous take on motherhood in verse. Her 2024 single “Alright OK” is available on YouTube and Spotify. Kahn’s memoir, set to explore the transformative power of music and writing against the backdrop of the East Village music scene in the ’90s, is forthcoming.

Anuja: Film Screening & Discussion
2025-06-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Dairy Arts Center is proud to present this screening of Ajuna in tandem with our Go West exhibition.
ANUJA, crafted by husband and wife team, Adam J. Graves (director) and Suchitra Mattai (producer), tells a hopeful tale of two sisters struggling to find joy and opportunity in a world intent on their exploitation and exclusion. This powerful short follows Anuja, a gifted nine-year-old girl and her 17-year-old sister, Palak, as they work in a back-alley garment factory. When a teacher offers Anuja a chance to attend an elite boarding school, the sisters must navigate challenges that test their resilience and bond, culminating in a decision faced by countless young girls worldwide. ANUJA has won numerous awards, including BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT at the 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival, and has been nominated for the 2025 Oscars®. Mindy Kaling serves the team as a Producer and Priyanka Chopra as Executive Producer.
BACKGROUND: ANUJA was researched and filmed in partnership with the Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT), a nonprofit founded by the family of acclaimed director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay!). SBT provides food, shelter, and education to thousands of street and working children. The lead role of Anuja is played by Sajda Pathan, who resides in a SBT home for girls who were formerly living on the streets of Delhi. ANUJA was produced in association with the Academy Award-winning media company, SHINE GLOBAL, which focuses on stories that highlight the resilience of children in the face of adversity. Their past project includes War/Dance (2007 Oscar Nominee, Emmy Award Best Documentary) and Inocente (2013 Oscar for Best Documentary Short)
ADAM J. GRAVES (Writer/Director): Is a philosopher-turned-filmmaker, who holds a B.A. in South Asian studies and a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion from the University of Pennsylvania. Adam is author of The Phenomenology of Revelation and a professor of philosophy at MSU Denver, where he teaches film & philosophy. He has lectured in over a dozen countries on the nature of freedom, agency and narrative identity, themes which figure prominently in his films and screenplays. Adam wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning short film Cycle Vérité (2021) and produced and edited the documentary short The Other Side of the Sun (2024). He is married to the acclaimed visual artist Suchitra Mattai (producer of ANUJA).
SUCHITRA MATTAI (Producer): Suchitra Mattai is a multi-disciplinary artist of South Asian descent, whose work celebrates the power of women, reimagines historical narratives, and explores her family’s history of indentured labor. Suchitra received an MFA (studio art) and an MA in South Asian Studies (Art) from the University of Pennsylvania. She has had solos at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC), the ICA San Francisco, the Seattle Museum of Art, the Tampa Museum of Art, and Socrates Sculpture Park, NYC. Her works are represented in collections including Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the MCA San Diego, and the Tampa Museum of Art.
MINDY KALING (Producer): An Emmy-nominated writer, Tony Award-winning producer, New York Times best-selling author, director, and actor. In 2023, The White House honored Kaling with the National Medal of Arts, the highest civilian honor given to artists by the United States government. She is also the recipient of Producers Guild of America’s prestigious Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television. In 2022, Kaling International was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies. In 2012, Kaling was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World list. Kaling is best known for her starring role in the U.S. version of The Office, as well as her own show, The Mindy Project, and producing hits such as Never Have I Ever for Netflix and The Sex Lives of College Girls for HBO Max. She is set to produce and write the new Netflix show “Running Point”, starring Kate Hudson, scheduled for release in 2025.
PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS:
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a multi-hyphenate talent and New York Times bestselling author who has captivated global audiences for nearly 25 years. Chopra Jonas also Executive Produced Oscar Nominated and award-winning feature documentary “To Kill A Tiger,” and she starred in and Executive Produced Netflix’s Oscar-nominated film “The White Tiger.” Through her production company Purple Pebble Pictures, Chopra Jonas is partnered with Amazon Studios on a First Look deal to develop a slate of features and TV content that spotlight diverse talent and stories from India and around the world. She is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, serving on the Executive Committee of the Actors Branch, and is also a member of the Producers Guild of America. In 2016, Chopra Jonas was honored with the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards. She has graced the cover of Time magazine’s “Time 100” issue as one of the “Most Influential People” in the world, and has been listed among Forbes’ “Most Powerful Women.”

Bank Job
2025-06-25 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 25-29
Artist/filmmaker team Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell live in an area plagued by debt – mortgage debt, credit card debt, public debt – which impoverishes families, communities and public services. So they recruit their neighbors to set up a bank in their High Street to print their own currency which they then sell as art works. The plan is to raise money to support the local school and community projects and, more daringly, to buy up over $1 million of the debts of local people. These debts are being sold on the market for a small fraction of their face value.
BANK JOB follows Dan and Hilary as they succeed in their aim, eventually (and spectacularly) blowing up the debt in the shadow of London’s financial district. Along the way, they meet with economists, politicians and anti-debt campaigners in America (including the late anthropologist David Graeber) to discover how debt is created in our economy and ask important questions about how the system of money creation might be altered in society’s favor…not just to the banking system’s benefit.
With wit, insight, and gunpowder, BANK JOB argues that these debts are a result of a monetary system which is impoverishing multitudes by design, and which could be changed. (Daniel Edelstyn & Hilary Powell, 2021, UK, 1:21, NR)

Most People Die on Sundays
2025-06-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 25-29
David is in his 30s, overweight, gay and with a crippling fear of flying. He regretfully returns to his native Argentina to attend his uncle’s funeral. There he will reconnect with his mother and his Jewish family, while embarking on a quest across Buenos Aires to quench his anxiety via driving lessons, seeking cheap healthcare and trying to sleep with any man that shows him a little attention. (Iair Said, 2024, Argentina/Italy/Spain, 1:15, NR)

Boulder Comedy Festival
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Come laugh with the Boulder Comedy Festival in its 5th year, highlighting women and diversity in comedy! Join us for a hilarious shows featuring comics from across the country, including comics from Late Night national headliners. Celebrate comedy that’s fresh, bold, and inclusive in the vibrant heart of Boulder. Grab your tickets now for an unforgettable experience—because life is better with laughter!
Thursday, June 26 featured Comedians are:
Jene Suplee
Josh Mazek
Arman Shah
Dana Teller
Jonah Nigh
Elliott Weber
Aditya Shankar
Pam Moore
Monica Nevi
Zoe Rogers
Al Jackson

Sister Midnight
2025-06-27 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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June 27
In SISTER MIDNIGHT, the audacious debut feature from London based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari, rebellious small-town misfit Uma (acclaimed Indian actress Radhika Apte) arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife. At odds with her prying neighbors and under the constant oppressive noise and heat of the city, she decides to break free from the shackles of domesticity and follow her own path in this bold, unpredictable, and darkly funny debut. Featuring an eclectic soundtrack (Interpol frontman Paul Banks makes his debut as composer) and singular visual aesthetic, the film world-premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and won the award for Best Film in the Next Wave section at Fantastic Fest. (Karan Kandhari, 2024, UK/India, 1:47, NR)

The p(art) Project Professional Intensive Performance
2025-06-28 17:00 - 18:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The p(art) Project presents The 2025 Professional Intensive’s final work.
Choreographed by Kelly Demelio, this product of work has come to fruition through an extensive creative process, meaningful conversations and emotional connection through movement.
We will also be debuting the creative works of guest artists, Vickie Roan, Carly Olson, Kaden Johns, Tara Yax and Nick Serian.
Thank you for supporting p(art). We hope that you enjoy our show!

Boulder Magic Show
2025-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
The 12Pm show has been canceled, we encourage you to come for the 2PM show! Click here for tickets and info>>
“Beautifully Done!” – Penn & Teller
Come to the Dairy Arts Center for this very special FAMILY FRIENDLY event – an absolutely amazing magic show designed to delight the whole family! Tickets are very limited and expected to sell out, so book now!
As always, the Boulder Magic Show is hosted and curated by our own Braden Carlisle as he continues to curate the best magic in the nation to bring to Colorado.
This is the best family magic show you’ll ever see! Not just for kids, not just for adults, Braden Carlisle took the Pixar mindset and created a magic show for everyone to enjoy!
Braden Carlisle tours the country with his incredible magic show for family audiences. In his home state of Colorado, Braden has performed a monthly Sold-Out Magic Show for 71 consecutive months.
Surround yourself with great energy and better magic at the mind-blowing show out that will leave you gasping at tricks that are so astounding you’ll be asking “how?” every few minutes. Innovative feats of magic are fused with family friendly fun as magician and comedian Braden Carlisle takes audiences on a journey of mini-miracles.
Far from the tackiness or cheesiness* often associated with magicians, Braden’s magic is funny, sharp and relies on a lifetime of practice and performing experience. You’ve seen a rabbit get pulled out of a hat, but have you seen a man swallow a balloon larger than a small child?
The best part about the Boulder Magic Show is that it appeals to all ages. The humor is family friendly and the magic is universally awe-inspiring. You will be thinking about that big finale long after you leave the theater.
Braden Carlisle delivers a spectacle packed with magic, comedy, and miracles in sold-out theaters across North America and extended residencies in Denver and New York. Magic happens both on stage and off while everyone is involved in an unforgettable performance designed to amaze and enthrall.
This show is filled with inspiring music, magic, and hilarious comedy. Get your tickets now to see the funniest magic show you will ever experience.
*Top Hat Not Included

Close Up Magic Show - Cancelled
2025-06-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Surround yourself with great vibes and better magic at the mind-blowing night out that will leave you gasping at tricks that are so insane you’ll be saying “what the f—?!”. Innovative feats of magic are fused with close–up conversation as magician and comedian Braden Carlisle takes audiences on a journey of mini-miracles.
In this theatre, a world of illusion and mystery exists for one night only. A place outside of time, where the rules of reality no longer apply. Will you join us for the evening?
A Vegas Magician and a Con Artist Expert – who are your performers??
Braden Carlisle delivers a spectacle packed with magic, comedy, and miracles in sold-out theaters across North America and extended residencies in Denver and New York. Magic happens both in your hands and your mind while everyone is involved in an unforgettable performance designed to amaze and enthrall.

When Fall Is Coming
2025-07-02 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 2-6
After a tumultuous life in Paris, Michelle (Hélène Vincent) has retired to a quiet existence in Burgundy, tending her garden and attending services at her parish. The voracious hostility of her adult daughter Valérie (Ludivine Sagnier) remains Michelle’s great puzzlement: how can a child for whom she sacrificed so much treat her with such contempt and suspicion? When Valérie drops off her son for a week with his grandmother, Michelle sees an opportunity to repair the relationship, but a culinary accident soon undercuts whatever trust remains. With the help of her best friend Marie Claude (Josiane Balasko), whose son (Pierre Lottin) has recently been released from prison, Michelle plots a path towards restoring the family life so long denied her. With a deceptively placid surface, master stylist François Ozon cooks up a twisty and destabilizing thriller where family ties remain the most mysterious ingredient of all. (François Ozon, 2024, France, 1:44, NR)

Secret Mall Apartment
2025-07-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 2-6
In 2003, eight Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. They snuck in furniture, tapped into the mall’s electricity, and even constructed a wall, smuggling in more than two tons of cinderblock. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for its inhabitants. It was a personal expression of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, a clubhouse in which large-scale charitable art projects were planned, and, finally, a 750 square-foot “F you” to The Man. Featuring never-before-seen footage of the space and revealing the identities of all the participants for the first time, SECRET MALL APARTMENT is more than just a bonkers true story. Director Jeremy Workman (Lily Topples The World, The World Before Your Feet, Deciding Vote) delivers a poignant exploration of a group of artists who discovered their purpose within the most commercial and improbable places. (Jeremy Workman, 2025, USA, 1:31, NR)

Happy Hour Draft Exchange
2025-07-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Colorado
The Fireside Ink Draft Exchange has moved to a new location! Check www.firesideinkwriters.org for more information.
Our once-a-month draft exchange is for writers of all genres who are interested in taking their drafts to the next level and joining a community of writers in the spirit of support and accountability. Less rigorous than a workshop, these exchanges offer the opportunity to share a short piece of writing in real time and receive immediate feedback, as well as guidance on the multitude of paths to publication. Whether you have specific questions or just need a little encouragement, join us for this relaxed gathering facilitated by seasoned writers, Brenda Kahn and/or Loie Rawding. First Thursday of every month, 5:00-7:00pm. Suggested donation: $20. Limit of 8 Registrants Per Session.

SAW The Musical The Unauthorized Parody of Saw (New York National Tour)
2025-07-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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July 3-27, 2025 – One of the most thought-provoking horror films of all time now is…a musical. SAW The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie parodying the Saw that started it all following from where Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap. Will they follow ”the rules” as they discover each other’s secrets? Will they escape the game in time and saw right through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), ‘SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw’ is Little Shop of Horrors meets Avenue Q, pushing the boundary on sexuality and how to love. [Parental Advisory: Explicit Content]
“This show is BLOODY HILARIOUS!
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC…Hurry up and get your tickets today!”
– West End Best Friend
“It’s FUNNY, RAUNCHY, and has GENUINE AFFECTION for the series”
– AwardsRadar
“HILARIOUSLY ABSURD”
– NPR New York City
“A wild card show in the season of shows I didn’t know I needed.
YOU CAN’T LET THIS END WITHOUT SEEING IT”
– ToiTime.org
“YOU’LL LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF and be begging for a cast recording.”
– Philadelphia RowHome Magazine
“It HITS THE HIGHS YOU WERE HOPING FOR.”
– TheatreScene.net

$135 + service fee (A8-A13, red)
*Super Saw VIP Front Row & Merch Package (includes Exclusive Zepp T-Shirt (not sold in stores or on anywhere), Collectors Card Pack (3 cards), Character Earring or Keychain, & Mini Squeak Pig)

$113 + service fee (B8-B13, orange)
*VIP 2nd Row (Foot View) + Foot Box & Mini Squeak Pig Included B8-B13

*Disclaimer for Rows A & B Seats 8-13
* ‘Foot View’ is a full view of the pinnacle sawing of the leg in SAW The Musical. If this makes you queasy or simply don’t want to view this perfectly, opt to sit on the Right side (in House Right Seats 1-5).

$80 + service fee (B1-B5. green)
*VIP Front Seating & Mini Squeak Pig Included B1-B5 & A3

$70 + service fee (Seats C8-C13, Purple)
Premium Seating

$55 + service fee (Row D + C1-C5, F6 + F7, Blue)
Preferred Seating

$40 + service fee (Row E, F, Magenta)
Orchestra Seating

Student Ticket Disclaimer
Discounted Student Tickets are not eligible for Merchandise offered in Price Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Friday Night Weird: Dangerous Animals
2025-07-04 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 4
When Zephyr, a rebellious surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below. (Sean Byrne, 2025, Australia, 1:38, R)

CenterStage / Tapestry Theatre Company: Chicago Teen Edition
2025-07-05 19:00 - 21:15 | 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 for our 2025 summer mainstage production which will be presented in the 117-seat Grace Gamm theatre at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder.
In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorus girl Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap…until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse.

No Other Land
2025-07-06 14:30 - 16:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Presented by Boulder Nablus Sister City Project, and Boulder Showing up for Racial Justice.
Oscar‑winning feature documentary. For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. “Given the conditions of its production, NO OTHER LAND would be vital even in a more ragged form. But the filmmaking here is tight and considered, with nimble editing (by the directors themselves) that captures the sense of time at once passing and looping back on itself.” – Guy Lodge, Variety (Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, 2024, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 1:32, NR)

Plight - Official Boulder Premiere - Red Carpet Event
2025-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 6-7
When a tragic hit-and-run leaves a young couple shattered, a grieving father and a resilient caregiver forge an unlikely alliance. Plight follows Valentina, a Ukrainian woman searching for peace, and Joe, a working-class man losing faith in justice, as they uncover secrets buried in a forgotten Pennsylvania steel town. Bound by loss, their pursuit of truth reveals just how far people will go when justice slips away. (MJ Alhabeeb Jr, 2025, USA, 1:20, NR)

Official Boulder Premiere – Red Carpet Event
This will be a Red Carpet event. Formal attire suggested, although not required. Photos on the Red Carpet to precede the Premiere. Q&A with Cast & Crew following the screening

Familiar Touch
2025-07-09 16:30 - 18:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 9-15
Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their “date” takes them to an assisted living facility, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents, Ruth feels lost and adrift, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michele) and Brian (Andy McQueen), she finds new ways to ground herself in her body, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective. (Sarah, Friedland, 2025, USA, 1:39, NR)

Sabbath Queen
2025-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 9-13
Co-presented by the Boulder Jewish Community Center
Shot over 21 years, it follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between accepting his ancestral destiny or following his heart to become a drag queen rebel, a queer father, and the founder of Lab/Shul – an everybody-friendly, experimental congregation. As SABBATH QUEEN opens, Lau-Lavie is newly arrived in New York in the late 1990s, a young gay man declaring “Artists are the new rabbis” and appearing around the city in drag as Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross, the widow of six Hasidic rabbis (all from the same extended family). As the years pass, Lau-Lavie embraces a range of creative spiritual endeavors including Storahtelling and Lab/Shul – until he shocks everyone with his decision to become a rabbi himself, studying in the Conservative tradition of Judaism. Director Sandi Dubowski will be present for Q&A at the first two screenings. (Sandi Simcha Dubowski, 2025, USA, 1:45, NR)

Matter Over Mind Visual Arts Opening Reception
2025-07-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Join us for the opening reception for the Matter Over Mind exhibition. Be the first to see the art and a chance to meet the artist. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Exhibit On View: 11 July – 31 August, 2025
Artists: ATLAS Institute’s Emergent Nanomaterials Lab (Joshua Coffie, Meenakshi Skandarajan, Caitlin Rogers, and Alexandra Felderman), Ana González Baragan, Andrea Garcia Vasquez, Anna Tsouhlarakis, Belgin Yucelen, Carson Besser, Heather Schulte, Netta Ofer, Steven Frost
Matter Over Mind is an exhibition that explores multidisciplinary innovation, boundary-pushing research, and the brilliant, experimental space where art and science collide. Learn how creative practices are redefining our relationship with the physical world — using matter as a tool to rethink, reimagine, and reshape how we live, learn, and create.
The exhibition brings together a vibrant community of radical thinkers and hands-on makers — artists who are also researchers, inventors, teachers, and students. Many of the exhibiting artists are affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder and its ATLAS Institute, an interdisciplinary hub for creativity and invention, where bold ideas come to life through hands-on experimentation, collaboration, and critical inquiry.
From the ATLAS Institute’s Emergent Nanomaterials Lab — where Joshua Coffie, Meenaksi Skandarajan, Caitlin Rogers, and Alexandra Felderman develop smart tattoo inks for the human body — to Netta Ofer’s slime mold experiments exploring nonhuman intelligence, to Ana González Barragán’s transformation of discarded Colorado quarry stone into poetic interventions, each artist pushes material to its edge and invites us to think differently.
Rather than “mind over matter“, this exhibition proposes the reverse: Matter Over Mind — a celebration of those who think unconventionally, experiment boldly, and let the material world lead the way toward new possibilities.

Friday Night Weird: Hot Springs Shark Attack
2025-07-11 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 11
There have been cases of disappearances of hot springs visitors in Atsumi city, Japan. When the victims are found dead with injuries mysteriously resembling a vicious shark attack, the towns people being to investigate. (Morihito Inoue, 2024, Japan, 1:10, NR)
