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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour - Boulder
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nBrought to You By\n \nMountainfilm on Tour is coming to Boulder bringing a selection of culturally rich\, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride\, Colorado. The show will explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission: to use the power of film\, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. \n \nFilms:\n\nSUMMER IN THE CITY\nMichael Brown \nOn a hot summer afternoon\, two friends attempt to ride every inch of Salt Lake City and the surrounding trails on their mountain bikes. \n\nTHE FIRST WOMAN EVER TO DROP AT RED BULL RAMPAGE\nSatchel Cronk \nWhen Robin Goomes learned she’d be competing in the 2024 Red Bull Rampage\, an invitation-only freeride mountain bike competition\, she set her sights on victory. Follow Goomes as she navigates the brutal demands of crafting and testing her line\, and pushing her limits before making her final drop into the most challenging event of her career. \n\nSHIFT THA CULTURE\nMalik Martin \nShift Tha Culture follows pro snowboarder Zeb Powell on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery and cultural impact. Set against the backdrop of Burton’s annual Culture Shifters event\, the film explores Powell’s evolving connection to his Black identity and his mission to bring diversity to the mountains. Through his unique position as a trailblazer in snowboarding\, Powell uses his platform to challenge norms\, foster inclusivity and inspire a new generation to reimagine what’s possible in outdoor spaces. Blending powerful storytelling with stunning visuals\, Shift Tha Culture is a celebration of community\, resilience and the transformative power of representation. \n \nMAGIC HOUR – SEGMENT\nTodd Jones \nAlaska is the ultimate heli-skiing playground\, and Cordova’s Points North Heli is the spot for untouched powder. Magic Hour follows Griffin Post and Michelle Parker as they hit massive lines during an epic spring. \n\nANNIKA — WHERE SHE LANDS\nMichael Schwartz \nAnnika Malacinski is chasing more than just a podium — she’s fighting for equality in her sport. Where She Lands follows the U.S. Nordic Combined skier as she pushes the limits of what’s possible\, balancing the relentless pursuit of excellence with the weight of a larger battle. As she fights for women to have the same Olympic opportunities as men\, the film captures an athlete at a crossroads — determined to leave her mark\, no matter where she lands. \n\nROGATKIN\nKeenan DesPlanques \nMullet\, no visor\, fired up and spinning like a top\, Nicholi Rogatkin is a slopestyle mountain bike rider like no other. His fearless approach and innovative tricks have redefined what is possible in the sport. Rogatkin has been competing for over 20 years\, and he’s still on the rise. He’s the ultimate hype man\, and if the world could figure out how to harness Rogatkin’s energy\, it could power the planet. \n\nABOUT DAMN TIME\nDana Romanoff \nIn 1983\, Cindell “Dellie” Dale talked her way onto her first commercial river trip through the Grand Canyon. Like many women in the industry at the time\, her place was in the kitchen. But determined to push against the tide of a male-dominated river-running world\, she earned her spot on the oars and became one of the Grand Canyon’s legendary dory guides. Inspired by the trailblazing women before her\, Dale is now proudly passing the oars to a new generation\, declaring\, “It’s about damn time.” \n\nWHITE GOLD\nPeter Brown\, Amon Barker \nFrom the Silverton road gap to the infamous Telluride Trestle\, legendary freeskier Bobby Brown and friends spent the winter filming around the San Juan Mountains. This film showcases Brown’s athleticism\, the allure of the snowy peaks and the pure joy of hucking kickers on a bluebird day. \nSupported By\n\nALL TICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE FEES
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/mountainfilm-on-tour/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature
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SUMMARY:Come See Me in the Good Light | A Tribute to Andrea Gibson - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:00\nShow time: 7:00 \nPresented by the Sundance Film Festival and the Boulder International Film Festival\nColorado’s acclaimed poet laureate and spoken word icon Andrea Gibson\, long celebrated for their fearless writing on social justice and LGBTQ+ themes\, passed away on July 14\, 2025. The Sundance Film Festival and Boulder International Film Festival pay tribute to Gibson and their legacy with this special screening of Come See Me in the Good Light\, winner of the Festival Favorite Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and the Best Documentary and People’s Choice awards at the 2025 Boulder International Film Festival. \nFacing a terminal cancer diagnosis\, Gibson and partner Megan Falley opened their lives to director Ryan White in this deeply moving — and often disarmingly funny — portrait. Through intimate moments and Gibson’s powerful poetry\, the film offers a universal reflection on life\, love\, and resilience\, celebrating the beauty of living in the face of adversity and the transformative power of art. Screening courtesy of Apple TV+. \nProceeds will be donated to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. \nThe Sundance Institute is committed to ensuring our events are as accessible as possible for everyone who attends. If an accommodation would support your participation in this event\, please contact us via accessibility@sundance.org to describe your request. We encourage participants to reach out to our team with as much notice as possible. We will do our best to fulfill requests as resources allow. \nThis screening will be presented in open caption. \nALL TICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE FEES
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature
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SUMMARY:TEDxBoulder: Dreams & Reality
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 1:00 PM\nShow time: 2:00 PM \nTEDxBoulder is an independently organized event that brings together innovative thinkers\, thought leaders\, and change-makers from various disciplines to share their ideas and inspire meaningful conversations. With a commitment to “Ideas Worth Spreading\,” TEDxBoulder has established itself as a platform for intellectual stimulation and fostering community engagement since 2010 when it held its first event right here at Chautauqua. Since then the talks have been viewed over 30 million times and eight of the talks have been reedited and featured on TED.com. \nTEDxBoulder provides a unique platform for both local and global voices\, encouraging individuals to share their ideas that have the potential to shape the world we live in. The event embraces innovation\, inclusivity\, and the power of dialogue\, aiming to challenge conventional thinking and ignite transformative change. \nAttendees of TEDxBoulder have the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking talks\, interactive experiences\, and collaborative discussions. The event fosters an environment where curiosity is celebrated\, where ideas collide\, and where individuals are encouraged to explore new frontiers of knowledge and understanding. The theme of this year’s event is Dreams & Reality. \nThe event will end at 6pm. There will be a short intermission. \nJoin TEDxBoulder as we embark on a journey of exploration\, inspiration\, and transformation. Together\, let’s embrace the power of ideas and inspire a world where imagination knows no bounds. \nFor a full list of speakers and topics\, please visit here. \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/tedxboulder-dreams-reality/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:Nate Smith with Special Guest Dandu
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nNate Smith\nNate Smith is a drummer\, composer\, & producer from Chesapeake\, Virginia. His visceral\, instinctive\, and deep-rooted style of drumming has led to three GRAMMY® nominations and work with esteemed artists\, including: Pat Metheny\, Dave Holland\, Brittany Howard\, Van Hunt\, The Fearless Flyers\, Norah Jones\, and Somi. Smith fuses his original compositions with an eclectic mix of music\, including everything from jazz to R&B to hip-hop to pop. His latest album\, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds (released September 2021 on Edition Records) is the highly anticipated follow-up to his 2017 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album\, Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere. In recent years\, Smith’s viral videos have been viewed by millions of people\, underscoring his popularity as one of the most influential drummers of his generation. \n \nDandu\n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/nate-smith/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Boulder Ballet: Ascending
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nPresented in Partnership with: \n \nExperience Ascending – an evening of dance and live music inspired by the evocative Lark Ascending. Set in the historic Chautauqua Auditorium\, this one-night-only event features four compelling performances\, each accompanied by live music. Together\, they create an immersive dialogue between movement and melody\, inviting you to experience the emotional depth and immediacy of dance and music in harmony. \nThis one-night-only event features: \nLark Ascending\nChoreography by Ben Needham-Wood (World Premiere)\nMusic by Ralph Vaughan Williams \nThe Vanishing\nChoreography by Claudia Anata-Hubiak (World Premiere)\nMusic by Jonas Leuenberger and Jeb Bows \nDouble Stop\nChoreography by Val Caniparoli\nMusic by Philip Glass \nGhost (Pas de Deux)\nChoreography by Ben Needham-Wood\nMusic by Ludovico Einaudi \nThis project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission\, an agency of the Boulder City Council. \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/boulder-ballet-ascending/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:Mat Kearney - Headlights Home Tour with Special Guest Steinza
DESCRIPTION:Low Ticket Alert!\n\nPresented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nVIP Experience Packages\nLimited Availability! \nAcoustic VIP Experience\nPackage includes: \n\nEarly entry into the venue\nAcoustic 2-3 song performance\nQ&A session with Mat Kearney\nGroup Photo\nCommemorative Headlights Home Tour VIP Laminate\nExclusive\, signed screen-printed VIP poster\nCrowd-free merch shopping\nPremium Seat\n*VIP Experience will take place one (1) hour before doors.\n\n\nEarly Entry VIP Experience\nPackage includes: \n\nEarly entry into the venue\nCrowd-free merch shopping\nPremium Seat\nExclusive\, signed screen-printed VIP poster\nCommemorative Headlights Home Tour VIP Laminate\n\nOver his career\, Kearney has released seven studio LPs\, claimed the #1 spot on iTunes\, topped multiple Billboard charts\, made four entries into the Hot 100\, and amassed over 2.5 BILLION global streams. Kearney\, a Multi-Platinum songwriter and producer\, has performed live on TODAY Show\, Ellen\, The Tonight Show\, Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has garnered raves from USA Today\, Entertainment Weekly\, People\, Billboard\, PARADE and Marie Claire. He also has an incredible touring history\, sharing the road with everyone from John Mayer to NEEDTOBREATHE. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/mat-kearney-headlights-home-tour/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Hermanos Gutiérrez with Special Guest Marem Ladson
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nHermanos Gutiérrez\nLeaving behind the desert for the cosmos\, Hermanos Gutiérrez present a new sound world on their Sonido Cósmico\, brimming with Latin mystique and otherworldly guitar interplay that “shimmers with hallucinogenic energy” (Rolling Stone). Deep\, infinite\, and spiritual\, the new album is an odyssey through lush musical soundscapes\, imbued with the soulful heritage of Hermanos Gutiérrez\, and artfully produced by Dan Auerbach. \n \nMarem Ladson\nIn the depths of Marem Ladson’s music lies a profound exploration of her cross-cultural identity\, intertwining her unique approach to lyrical and introspective songwriting with influences from folk\, pop\, and Spanish traditional music. Born in Spain and based in New York\, “her sumptuous hooks and sweetly lilting vocals seem to form a language unto themselves” (Stephen Thompson\, NPR Music). \nHailing from Galicia in northern Spain\, Marem sought solace from an early age in the written word\, penning short stories and poems that served as windows into her internal world. It was not long before she discovered the transformative power of music\, teaching herself to play the guitar and transforming her literary creations into heartfelt songs. It was through music that she sought to understand herself\, seeking connection and a true sense of belonging. In Galicia\, she found a close-knit community of musicians at Café Torgal\, a small indie music venue that birthed her artistic awakening. It was there that she immersed herself in the music of artists like Damien Jurado\, Matthew E. White\, and Lee Renaldo\, while also stepping onto the stage for her first live performances. In 2018\, she released her self-titled debut album\, which led to extensive touring in Spain and Portugal\, sharing stages with renowned acts like Cat Power and Laura Gibson. \nNow based in New York City\, Marem’s latest EP\, “Baby Light\,” is a significant meditation on unresolved trauma and its impact on her personal existence. Singing in both English and Spanish\, it showcases a folk-pop fueled by the rawest of emotions and the duality of her bicultural heritage\, thus crafting a sound that is all her own. These songs intricately weave pain\, anger\, loss\, and hope\, illuminating the brilliance that emerges amidst life’s kaleidoscope of emotions. \nAt the heart of “Baby Light” lies Marem Ladson’s poignant exploration of identity. Growing up\, she grappled with the absence of her biological father—a Senegalese man who ventured to Spain in the 1990s\, only to disappear from her life when she was just a child. This lingering void left her searching for answers\, carrying with her a sense of unknowing and resentment. Through her EP\, Marem embarks on a soul-searching journey\, confronting her past\, piecing together her story\, and exposing the hidden layers of sadness that conceal a fiery undercurrent of anger. The songs of “Baby Light” serve as both a refuge and a crucible\, creating a space for Marem to embrace the complexities of her diverse cultural tapestry\, while endeavoring to break free from generational trauma. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/hermanos-gutierrez-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Hermanos Gutiérrez with Special Guest Marem Ladson - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nHermanos Gutiérrez\nLeaving behind the desert for the cosmos\, Hermanos Gutiérrez present a new sound world on their Sonido Cósmico\, brimming with Latin mystique and otherworldly guitar interplay that “shimmers with hallucinogenic energy” (Rolling Stone). Deep\, infinite\, and spiritual\, the new album is an odyssey through lush musical soundscapes\, imbued with the soulful heritage of Hermanos Gutiérrez\, and artfully produced by Dan Auerbach. \n \nMarem Ladson\nIn the depths of Marem Ladson’s music lies a profound exploration of her cross-cultural identity\, intertwining her unique approach to lyrical and introspective songwriting with influences from folk\, pop\, and Spanish traditional music. Born in Spain and based in New York\, “her sumptuous hooks and sweetly lilting vocals seem to form a language unto themselves” (Stephen Thompson\, NPR Music). \nHailing from Galicia in northern Spain\, Marem sought solace from an early age in the written word\, penning short stories and poems that served as windows into her internal world. It was not long before she discovered the transformative power of music\, teaching herself to play the guitar and transforming her literary creations into heartfelt songs. It was through music that she sought to understand herself\, seeking connection and a true sense of belonging. In Galicia\, she found a close-knit community of musicians at Café Torgal\, a small indie music venue that birthed her artistic awakening. It was there that she immersed herself in the music of artists like Damien Jurado\, Matthew E. White\, and Lee Renaldo\, while also stepping onto the stage for her first live performances. In 2018\, she released her self-titled debut album\, which led to extensive touring in Spain and Portugal\, sharing stages with renowned acts like Cat Power and Laura Gibson. \nNow based in New York City\, Marem’s latest EP\, “Baby Light\,” is a significant meditation on unresolved trauma and its impact on her personal existence. Singing in both English and Spanish\, it showcases a folk-pop fueled by the rawest of emotions and the duality of her bicultural heritage\, thus crafting a sound that is all her own. These songs intricately weave pain\, anger\, loss\, and hope\, illuminating the brilliance that emerges amidst life’s kaleidoscope of emotions. \nAt the heart of “Baby Light” lies Marem Ladson’s poignant exploration of identity. Growing up\, she grappled with the absence of her biological father—a Senegalese man who ventured to Spain in the 1990s\, only to disappear from her life when she was just a child. This lingering void left her searching for answers\, carrying with her a sense of unknowing and resentment. Through her EP\, Marem embarks on a soul-searching journey\, confronting her past\, piecing together her story\, and exposing the hidden layers of sadness that conceal a fiery undercurrent of anger. The songs of “Baby Light” serve as both a refuge and a crucible\, creating a space for Marem to embrace the complexities of her diverse cultural tapestry\, while endeavoring to break free from generational trauma. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/hermanos-gutierrez/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Arooj Aftab with Emma Rose + Sound of Honey
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nArooj Aftab\nDeclared “the coolest rock star in the world right now\,” by UNCUT magazine\, Arooj Aftab has earned her position at the vanguard of creative music for her embrace of risk and nonconformity. In 2024\, she released her fourth solo album\, Night Reign (Verve)\, to universal acclaim\, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Jazz Album\, while the song “Raat Ki Rani” was tabbed for Best Global Music Performance. \nThe album expands on the musical universe Aftab has created over the years. Night Reign features an all-star cast of musicians (Cautious Clay\, Vijay Iyer\, Elvis Costello\, James Franceis\, Moor Mother\, Joel Ross)\, united beneath the steady\, brilliant hand of the queen of the night. As put by the Wall Street Journal\, “[Night Reign’s] beauty is self-evident\, and it stands on its own” which helps explain its inclusion across so many Best of 2024 album lists. \nNight Reign’s predecessor\, Vulture Prince\, ushered Aftab into the cultural zeitgeist\, including a place on President Barack Obama’s Summer 2021 playlist. Recognition for the record propelled her to a Best New Artist Grammy nomination in 2022 and a win for the song “Mohabbat.” The following year she collaborated with Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily on a “masterclass in space\,” the improvisational Love in Exile (Verve 2023)\, also Grammy-nominated and winner of a 2023 Edison Jazz award. \nAftab spent her adolescent years in Lahore\, Pakistan\, the birthplace of her music-loving parents. Her viral cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at age 18 aided in her passage to study jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston\, while Brooklyn\, New York would be her next and most fertile workshop for creation of her genre-defying music. \nOver the last few years\, she has delivered “rapturous performances” at major venues and international festivals including Primavera\, Glastonbury\, Coachella\, Le Guess Who? (which she curated)\, and both Newport and Montreal Jazz. She has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, NPR’s Tiny Desk\, Later with Jools Holland\, Brodie and Mahogany sessions. Aftab has been featured in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Pitchfork\, Rolling Stone\, The Financial Times\, The Quietus\, and Time\, to name a few. She is a 2023 United States Artists Fellow and recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music. \n \nEmma Rose + Sound of Honey\nWhere there’s honey\, there’s a buzz. This rings true for the Colorado-based band\, Sound of Honey. Emma Rose (formerly of Big Richard) has been steeped in the music scene since she entered this world. Raised by two talented musicians and with a natural knack for songwriting\, Rose has spent the last few years fine-tuning her quiver of indie-soul-folk songs with only the finest pollen that the spring flowers have to offer. Rich\, crystalline vocal melodies weave themselves through a sweet sonic landscape created with the help of Tobias Bank (Whippoorwill\, Frail Talk) on drums\, percussion\, and backup vocals\, Matt Cantor on bass\, and Enmanuel Alexander on electric guitar. Together\, their warm hues\, sultry harmonies\, and gentle tones create an experience of overall mellow- sparking curiosity of oneself and the emotions that come with diving into the human experience. 
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/arooj-aftab/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Ani DiFranco with Special Guest Tune-Yards
DESCRIPTION:Low Ticket Alert!\n\nPresented by Z2 Entertainment\, Maven Productions\, & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:00\nShow time: 7:00 \nThese days\, every artist’s album needs to have a story. The music can’t speak for itself. \nBut after 22 records\, why can’t Ani DiFranco’s work speak for itself? Yes\, her forthcoming album is shaped by stories — ones about reproductive freedom\, the double-edged sword of the pandemic\, identity\, and ever-evolving belief systems that have shaped each of its 11 songs. There are songs that were written in 2011 and in 2022; some for musicals\, others for children’s books. The album isn’t linear\, but it is inherently teeming with DiFranco’s spirit. \nIt was paramount to the folk-feminist hero that listeners not be saddled with preconceived notions while diving into her 23rd album Unprecedented Sh!t. “I believe there is a rhyme and a reason as to why these songs have come together in this way now and I want people to experience this album as a journey\, a piece of art\, without being influenced by a cacophony of surrounding narratives.” \nWhile many of DiFranco’s albums were made more insularly\, she’s opened herself up to collaboration in recent years. For 21 of DiFranco’s 22 albums\, she opted to self-produce. With Unprecedented Sh!t\, she wanted to try working with a producer and tapped BJ Burton\, who produced one of her favorite albums\, Bon Iver’s 22\, A Million. With Burton’s help\, largely from afar\, they created soundscapes often using only DiFranco’s voice and guitar as the raw materials and manipulating them with effects and filters. “I really wanted to lean into the power of machines in a way that I never have before\, so BJ and I communicating through many layers of them in order to collaborate\, seemed apropos. This record was made almost entirely by me and BJ alone\, bouncing things back and forth.” \nThe title Unprecedented Sh!t is not only representative of how much of a sonic departure the 11-track album is from Ani’s other work but also a political and social commentary on the current state of the world. “We find ourselves in unprecedented times in many ways\, faced with unprecedented challenges. So\, our responses to them and our discourse around them\, need to rise to that level.” \nThe lead single of Unprecedented Sh!t\, “Baby Roe” — an anxious folk number that explodes into an industrial-tinged crescendo — embodies that ethos. Inspired by Joshua Prager’s literary masterpiece The Family Roe: An American Story which digs into the history of how abortion became a strategic tool for the right to gain power\, “Baby Roe” widens the lens with which abortion rights are viewed to include an existential awareness of non-duality. Of the song\, DiFranco says\, “In Prager’s book we meet all the characters involved in Roe V. Wade\, including the adult child of Norma McCorvey (aka Jane Roe)\, born and adopted-off in the course of her mother’s quest for the right to a legal abortion. Baby Roe\, unaware of her role in history until she was an adult\, remains\, nonetheless\, in support of a woman’s right to choose. As I would be. Life is much longer than the ego would have us believe. It transcends the body\, any individual body\, and is infinite in fact. Consciousness need not be born into any specific body at any specific time to be manifesting to its fullest. This is one of the ego’s many illusions.” \nThe crushing weight of patriarchal systems on the female psyche and the complicity of women in their own oppression are focal points of the psych-folk number “You Forgot to Speak.” “Between first sleep and second sleep / I stare into the dark / and I can feel there are two of me / so I put um both on the ark\,” Di Franco sings with a dreamy lilt. “New Bible” is a rallying cry for a new world order centered around DiFranco’s gravelly vocals: “I think we should have a new bible / that just says: mother earth /and I think men should stand down when women give birth.” \nOn “Virus\,” a symphony of sensual jazz\, hand-drumming\, and Nine Inch Nails-style guitar drops\, which samples her 1995 classic “32 Flavors\,” DiFranco navigates the paradoxical nature of the pandemic\, which brought both healing and suffering. “I was given permission to stay home with my family\, so it was an incredible gift on that level. It was also a gift to the planet\, for our species to shut up and sit down for a minute. Of course\, it was also an incredible struggle for humans\, full of pain and suffering.” “Spinning Room” visits the related subject of an earth besieged by human pollution and exploitation and seems to come from the voice of nature and the voice of the individual at the same time. Within the world of the song\, these voices are presented as one and the same\, inseparable. \nAgainst a backdrop of finger-picked guitar\, “More or Less Free” explores the dynamic of a friendship with someone who is serving life in prison and how they exist throughout the world. “I never thought that I was special / been that way since we were kids / there’s a million people that are like me / in this world\, stuck doin bids.” \nInspired by Ed Yong’s tome about perception An Immense World\, DiFranco contemplates the lives her 1960s army boots have lived and explores the concept of subjective realities in “Boots of a Soldier.” “Wherever these boots have been\, wherever they walked\, now they’re on my feet and they’re walking my life. If only I could know the story these boots could tell! It boggles the mind\, the radically different umwelts playing out around us at any given moment. This animal\, this tree\, this guitar I am holding\, these boots. The multiplicity of perspectives and stories are unfathomable.” \nWhat is at the heart of the album is its final track\, “The Knowing\,” a tender\, existential lullaby that inspired DiFranco’s eponymous 2023 children’s book and explores and affirms the importance of selfhood while conveying how the concept can be limiting. In a lot of ways\, DiFranco believes if there’s an overarching message to come from her record\, it’s in this song; the idea that we can harness the power and value of identity without being limited to it. Identity is a tool perhaps\, for understanding and affirming diversity\, but beyond that\, it is an illusion\, and our true nature exists on a level wholly more primary than any of the stories we tell. \nDiFranco has been known as a feminist icon and pioneer of DIY for nearly 35 years. Since founding her record label Righteous Babe Records in 1990\, she has released 22 albums\, traversing folk\, punk\, hip-hop\, soul\, and electronic genres and addressing a range of autobiographical\, political\, and social issues. While her first four albums Ani DiFranco (1990)\, Not So Soft (1991)\, and Imperfectly (1992)\, Puddle Dive (1993)\, harnessed a more raw sound\, Out Of Range (1994)\, Not A Pretty Girl (1995) and Dilate (1996) were more rooted in DiFranco’s folk ethos. She released eight more albums over the next 10 years\, earning a Grammy Award for her 2003 album Evolve and numerous nominations. Her most recent albums include 2008’s Red Letter Year and 2017’s Binary. Most recently\, fans have been thrilled by 2021’s Revolutionary Love and the 25th Anniversary Edition reissues of both her iconic 1997 live album Living In Clip and 1998’s Little Plastic Castle\, via Righteous Babe Records in 2023. \nDiFranco is also a poet\, author\, and Broadway performer. She released a collection of poems and paintings titled Verses in 2007. Her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream was a New York Times Top 10 best seller in 2019\, and her children’s books The Knowing and Show Up and Vote are out now. DiFranco also recently completed a 5-month run on Broadway as ‘Persephone’ in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical\, Hadestown. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/ani-difranco-tune-yards-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250910T190000
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SUMMARY:Ani DiFranco with Special Guest Tune-Yards
DESCRIPTION:Low Ticket Alert!\n\nPresented by Z2 Entertainment\, Maven Productions\, & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:00\nShow time: 7:00 \nThese days\, every artist’s album needs to have a story. The music can’t speak for itself. \nBut after 22 records\, why can’t Ani DiFranco’s work speak for itself? Yes\, her forthcoming album is shaped by stories — ones about reproductive freedom\, the double-edged sword of the pandemic\, identity\, and ever-evolving belief systems that have shaped each of its 11 songs. There are songs that were written in 2011 and in 2022; some for musicals\, others for children’s books. The album isn’t linear\, but it is inherently teeming with DiFranco’s spirit. \nIt was paramount to the folk-feminist hero that listeners not be saddled with preconceived notions while diving into her 23rd album Unprecedented Sh!t. “I believe there is a rhyme and a reason as to why these songs have come together in this way now and I want people to experience this album as a journey\, a piece of art\, without being influenced by a cacophony of surrounding narratives.” \nWhile many of DiFranco’s albums were made more insularly\, she’s opened herself up to collaboration in recent years. For 21 of DiFranco’s 22 albums\, she opted to self-produce. With Unprecedented Sh!t\, she wanted to try working with a producer and tapped BJ Burton\, who produced one of her favorite albums\, Bon Iver’s 22\, A Million. With Burton’s help\, largely from afar\, they created soundscapes often using only DiFranco’s voice and guitar as the raw materials and manipulating them with effects and filters. “I really wanted to lean into the power of machines in a way that I never have before\, so BJ and I communicating through many layers of them in order to collaborate\, seemed apropos. This record was made almost entirely by me and BJ alone\, bouncing things back and forth.” \nThe title Unprecedented Sh!t is not only representative of how much of a sonic departure the 11-track album is from Ani’s other work but also a political and social commentary on the current state of the world. “We find ourselves in unprecedented times in many ways\, faced with unprecedented challenges. So\, our responses to them and our discourse around them\, need to rise to that level.” \nThe lead single of Unprecedented Sh!t\, “Baby Roe” — an anxious folk number that explodes into an industrial-tinged crescendo — embodies that ethos. Inspired by Joshua Prager’s literary masterpiece The Family Roe: An American Story which digs into the history of how abortion became a strategic tool for the right to gain power\, “Baby Roe” widens the lens with which abortion rights are viewed to include an existential awareness of non-duality. Of the song\, DiFranco says\, “In Prager’s book we meet all the characters involved in Roe V. Wade\, including the adult child of Norma McCorvey (aka Jane Roe)\, born and adopted-off in the course of her mother’s quest for the right to a legal abortion. Baby Roe\, unaware of her role in history until she was an adult\, remains\, nonetheless\, in support of a woman’s right to choose. As I would be. Life is much longer than the ego would have us believe. It transcends the body\, any individual body\, and is infinite in fact. Consciousness need not be born into any specific body at any specific time to be manifesting to its fullest. This is one of the ego’s many illusions.” \nThe crushing weight of patriarchal systems on the female psyche and the complicity of women in their own oppression are focal points of the psych-folk number “You Forgot to Speak.” “Between first sleep and second sleep / I stare into the dark / and I can feel there are two of me / so I put um both on the ark\,” Di Franco sings with a dreamy lilt. “New Bible” is a rallying cry for a new world order centered around DiFranco’s gravelly vocals: “I think we should have a new bible / that just says: mother earth /and I think men should stand down when women give birth.” \nOn “Virus\,” a symphony of sensual jazz\, hand-drumming\, and Nine Inch Nails-style guitar drops\, which samples her 1995 classic “32 Flavors\,” DiFranco navigates the paradoxical nature of the pandemic\, which brought both healing and suffering. “I was given permission to stay home with my family\, so it was an incredible gift on that level. It was also a gift to the planet\, for our species to shut up and sit down for a minute. Of course\, it was also an incredible struggle for humans\, full of pain and suffering.” “Spinning Room” visits the related subject of an earth besieged by human pollution and exploitation and seems to come from the voice of nature and the voice of the individual at the same time. Within the world of the song\, these voices are presented as one and the same\, inseparable. \nAgainst a backdrop of finger-picked guitar\, “More or Less Free” explores the dynamic of a friendship with someone who is serving life in prison and how they exist throughout the world. “I never thought that I was special / been that way since we were kids / there’s a million people that are like me / in this world\, stuck doin bids.” \nInspired by Ed Yong’s tome about perception An Immense World\, DiFranco contemplates the lives her 1960s army boots have lived and explores the concept of subjective realities in “Boots of a Soldier.” “Wherever these boots have been\, wherever they walked\, now they’re on my feet and they’re walking my life. If only I could know the story these boots could tell! It boggles the mind\, the radically different umwelts playing out around us at any given moment. This animal\, this tree\, this guitar I am holding\, these boots. The multiplicity of perspectives and stories are unfathomable.” \nWhat is at the heart of the album is its final track\, “The Knowing\,” a tender\, existential lullaby that inspired DiFranco’s eponymous 2023 children’s book and explores and affirms the importance of selfhood while conveying how the concept can be limiting. In a lot of ways\, DiFranco believes if there’s an overarching message to come from her record\, it’s in this song; the idea that we can harness the power and value of identity without being limited to it. Identity is a tool perhaps\, for understanding and affirming diversity\, but beyond that\, it is an illusion\, and our true nature exists on a level wholly more primary than any of the stories we tell. \nDiFranco has been known as a feminist icon and pioneer of DIY for nearly 35 years. Since founding her record label Righteous Babe Records in 1990\, she has released 22 albums\, traversing folk\, punk\, hip-hop\, soul\, and electronic genres and addressing a range of autobiographical\, political\, and social issues. While her first four albums Ani DiFranco (1990)\, Not So Soft (1991)\, and Imperfectly (1992)\, Puddle Dive (1993)\, harnessed a more raw sound\, Out Of Range (1994)\, Not A Pretty Girl (1995) and Dilate (1996) were more rooted in DiFranco’s folk ethos. She released eight more albums over the next 10 years\, earning a Grammy Award for her 2003 album Evolve and numerous nominations. Her most recent albums include 2008’s Red Letter Year and 2017’s Binary. Most recently\, fans have been thrilled by 2021’s Revolutionary Love and the 25th Anniversary Edition reissues of both her iconic 1997 live album Living In Clip and 1998’s Little Plastic Castle\, via Righteous Babe Records in 2023. \nDiFranco is also a poet\, author\, and Broadway performer. She released a collection of poems and paintings titled Verses in 2007. Her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream was a New York Times Top 10 best seller in 2019\, and her children’s books The Knowing and Show Up and Vote are out now. DiFranco also recently completed a 5-month run on Broadway as ‘Persephone’ in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical\, Hadestown. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/ani-difranco-tune-yards/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250602T235026Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Film: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:30 PM\nShow time: 7:00 PM \nSilent Film Series 2025\nFeaturing live music accompaniment by the Mont Alto Orchestra. \nA 100-year tradition\, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Nosferatu. The story follows Hutter\, a young man who travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Orlok\, only to discover he is a vampire. Orlok travels to Hutter’s hometown\, bringing death and disease with him. Known for its haunting visuals and atmospheric style\, Nosferatu remains a landmark in horror and silent film history. \nSeries Four Pack Available! \n*Please note the Hop2Chautauqua shuttles do not operate for this event. Parking is available immediately around Chautauqua Auditorium.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/nosferatu-1922/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature,Silent Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250824T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250824T103000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250716T145837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T211446Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff & Paige: Screening and Concert
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 10:00 am\nShow time: 10:30 am \n 🌈 Join Us for the 1st Viewing and Fun-raiser of Jeff & Paige’s brand new TV show! 🌈 \nCome experience the magic behind the scenes of “Rainbow Socks”\, a new children’s show that teaches kids about science\, nature\, and exploring outdoors created right here in Colorado! \nThis is a fundraiser! Funds raised from ticket sales and donations during the event support post-production costs for the first five episodes and the creation of 3 more this autumn! All donations are tax-deductible and support Rainbow Socks’ mission of bringing joyful music\, science\, and inclusive storytelling to more kids. \n \nALL TICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE FEES
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/jeff-paige-screening/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250820T190000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250602T235003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T155813Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Film: Her Night of Romance (1924)
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:30 PM\nShow time: 7:00 PM \nSilent Film Series 2025\nFeaturing live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. \nA 100-year tradition\, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Her Night of Romance\, a charming silent romantic comedy starring Constance Talmadge and Ronald Colman. The film follows an American heiress traveling in England who becomes entangled in a case of mistaken identity with a supposedly penniless lord. Lighthearted and witty\, the film combines romance\, humor\, and social satire\, showcasing the sparkling chemistry between its leads and the elegance of 1920s high society.  \nSeries Four Pack Available! \n*Please note the Hop2Chautauqua shuttles do not operate for this event. Parking is available immediately around Chautauqua Auditorium.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/her-night-of-romance/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature,Silent Film Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250813T190000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250602T235010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T155758Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Film: The Navigator (1924)
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:30 PM\nShow time: 7:00 PM \nSilent Film Series 2025\nFeaturing live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. \nA 100-year tradition\, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Navigator. The story follows wealthy socialite Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) and his love interest\, Betsy O’Brien (Kathryn McGuire)\, who find themselves accidentally adrift on an abandoned ocean liner. As they navigate life at sea\, their comedic misadventures and resourcefulness shine through\, blending slapstick humor with inventive jokes. \nSeries Four Pack Available! \n*Please note the Hop2Chautauqua shuttles do not operate for this event. Parking is available immediately around Chautauqua Auditorium.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/the-navigator-1924/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature,Silent Film Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250806T190000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250602T235015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T155744Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Film: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:30 PM\nShow time: 7:00 PM \nSilent Film Series 2025\nFeaturing live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. \nA 100-year tradition\, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). Set in ancient Rome and Judea\, it follows Judah Ben-Hur\, a Jewish prince betrayed by his childhood friend and sent into slavery. His journey of survival\, revenge\, and redemption culminates in the film’s iconic chariot race. \nSeries Four Pack Available! \n*Please note the Hop2Chautauqua shuttles do not operate for this event. Parking is available immediately around Chautauqua Auditorium.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/ben-hur/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Home Feature,Silent Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250805T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250805T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250603T155832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T213420Z
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SUMMARY:Waxahatchee with Brennan Wedl - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nWaxahatchee\nOne of the hardest-working singer-songwriters in the game is named Katie Crutchfield. She was born in Alabama\, grew up near Waxahatchee Creek. Skipped town and struck out on her own as Waxahatchee. That was over a decade ago. Crutchfield says she never knew the road would lead her here\, but after six critically acclaimed albums\, she’s never felt more confident in herself as an artist. While her sound has evolved from lo-fi folk to lush alt-tinged country\, her voice has always remained the same. Honest and close\, poetic with Southern lilting. Much like Carson McCullers’s Mick Kelly\, determined in her desires and convictions\, ready to tell whoever will listen. \nAnd after years of being sober and stable in Kansas City–after years of sacrificing herself to her work and the road–Crutchfield has arrived at her most potent songwriting yet. On her new album\, Tigers Blood\, Crutchfield emerges as a powerhouse–an ethnologist of the self–forever dedicated to revisiting her wins and losses. But now she’s arriving at revelations and she ain’t holding them back. \nCrutchfield says that she wrote most of the songs on ‘Tigers Blood’ during a “hot hand spell\,” while on tour in the end of 2022. And when it came time to record\, Crutchfield returned to her trusted producer Brad Cook\, who brought her sound to a groundbreaking turning point on 2020’s Saint Cloud. \nThey hunkered down at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo\, Texas–a border town known for cotton and pecans–and searched for another turn\, waited for a sign. Initially\, MJ Lenderman\, Southern indie-rock wunderkind (much like Crutchfield when she started out)\, came to play electric guitar and sing on “Right Back To It.” But as soon as they tracked it\, Cook told Lenderman he had to stay for the rest of the album. And he did. \n“Right Back To It” is ‘Tigers Blood’’s lead single. A nod to country duets like Gram and Emmylou\, winding over a steadfast banjo from Phil Cook. Together\, Crutchfield and Lenderman harmonize on the chorus: “I’ve been yours for so long/We come right back to it/I let my mind run wild/Don’t know why I do it/But you just settle in/Like a song with no end.” Crutchfield says it’s the first real love song she’s ever written. \nThe song “Bored” opens with blase drum beats from Spencer Tweedy that crash under Crutchfield as she throws her voice high: “I can get along/ My spine’s a rotted two by four/Barely hanging on/My benevolence just hits the floor.” Lenderman’s scuzzy riffs and Nick Bockrath’s climbing pedal steel add power to the album’s most ‘Southern Rock’ a la Drive-By Truckers moment. \n“365” is a story of recognition told from a hard-won place of self-acceptance/forgiveness. Crutchfield initially started writing it for Wynonna Judd\, with whom she has written and performed in the past\, until the lyrics started hitting closer and closer to home. The writer Annie Ernaux says\, “Writing is to fight forgetting.” Like Lucinda Williams\, Crutchfield’s lyrics are memoir. Throughout ‘Tigers Blood’\, Crutchfield is addressing a “you\,” but the ‘you’ in “365” evokes raw closeness\, vulnerability. “Ya ain’t had much luck but grace is/In the eye of the beholder/And I had my own ideas but/I carried you on my shoulders\, anyways.” \n“365” is essentially ‘Tigers Blood’’s aria about addiction\, with little to no accompaniment to Crutchfield’s voice. Her backing band is hushed\, as if the spotlight’s coming down on her\, alone on the stage\, giving her testimony. Crutchfield slings her voice with arresting precision\, reaching its highest harmony on the whole album. “So when you kill\, I kill/And when you ache\, I ache/And we both haunt this old lifeless town/And when you fail\, I fail/ When you fly\, I fly/And it’s a long way to come back down.” \n“365” circles back to the beginning of ‘Tigers Blood\,’ where Crutchfield’s words ring clear as a bell. Album opener “3 Sisters” starts with Crutchfield singing over hymn-like piano chords: “I pick you up inside a hopeless prayer/I see you beholden to nothing/I make a living crying it ain’t fair/And not budging.” ‘Tigers Blood’ is Crutchfield at her most confident and resilient. Staring straight at the truth\, forgiving but not forgetting\, not batting an eye. \nBrennan Wedl\nNashville’s Brennan Wedl delivers sweetly lilting country one minute\, and crashing rock the next\, dialing in a sound she refers to as “grunge country”. Her knack for encapsulating the moment has been apparent since co-founding the teen Boston band Dazey & The Scouts in 2017 and through their viral resurgence in 2020 as a new audience found themselves drawn to the allure of their earnest and relatable songwriting. As Wedl tours into 2025\, her newest compositions and captivating live show prove that she remains viscerally attached to her emotional core and an acutely gifted narrator of life’s highs and lows.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/waxahatchee/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250803T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250803T183000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155803Z
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SUMMARY:Mahler 9
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:00 PM\nShow time: 6:30 PM \nMusic Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Composer Alban Berg once wrote of Mahler’s Ninth\, “The first movement is the greatest Mahler ever composed. It is the expression of a tremendous love for this earth\, the longing to live on it peacefully and to enjoy nature to its deepest depths – before death comes.” The myriad colors of life are present in the mighty Ninth\, throughout which Mahler grieves\, dances\, basks in sunlight\, and ultimately reflects on the enormity of it all.  \nArtists:\nPeter Oundjian\, conductor \nProgram:\nGustav Mahler\, Symphony No. 9
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/mahler-9/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250802T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250802T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250527T165821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T160021Z
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SUMMARY:Leo Kottke + Julian Lage
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nLeo Kottke\nAcoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens\, Georgia\, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states\, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child\, flirting with both violin and trombone\, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. \nAfter adding a love for the country-blues of Mississippi John Hurt to the music of John Phillip Sousa and Preston Epps\, Kottke joined the Navy underage\, to be underwater\, and eventually lost some hearing shooting at lightbulbs in the Atlantic while serving on the USS Halfbeak\, a diesel submarine. \nKottke had previously entered college at the U of Missouri\, dropping out after a year to hitchhike across the country to South Carolina\, then to New London and into the Navy\, with his twelve string. “The trip was not something I enjoyed\,” he has said\, “I was broke and met too many interesting people.” \nDischarged in 1964\, he settled in the Twin Cities area and became a fixture at Minneapolis’ Scholar Coffeehouse\, which had been home to Bob Dylan and John Koerner. He issued his 1968 recording debut LP Twelve String Blues\, recorded on a Viking quarter-inch tape recorder\, for the Scholar’s tiny Oblivion label. (The label released one other LP by The Langston Hughes Memorial Eclectic Jazz Band.) \nAfter sending tapes to guitarist John Fahey\, Kottke was signed to Fahey’s Takoma label\, releasing what has come to be called the Armadillo record. Fahey and his manager Denny Bruce soon secured a production deal for Kottke with Capitol Records. \nKottke’s 1971 major-label debut\, “Mudlark\,” positioned him somewhat uneasily in the singer/songwriter vein\, despite his own wishes to remain an instrumental performer. Still\, despite arguments with label heads as well as with Bruce\, Kottke flourished during his tenure on Capitol\, as records like 1972’s “Greenhouse” and 1973’s live “My Feet Are Smiling” and “Ice Water” found him branching out with guest musicians and honing his guitar technique. \nWith 1975’s Chewing Pine\, Kottke reached the U.S. Top 30 for the second time; he also gained an international following thanks to his continuing tours in Europe and Australia. \nHis collaboration with Phish bassist Mike Gordon\, “Clone\,” caught audiences’ attention in 2002. Kottke and Gordon followed with a recording in the Bahamas called “Sixty Six Steps\,” produced by Leo’s old friend and Prince producer David Z. \nKottke has been awarded two Grammy nominations; a Doctorate in Music Performance by the Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee; and a Certificate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from the U of Texas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College. \n \nJulian Lage\nHailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and “highest category of improvising musicians” (New Yorker)\, Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique\, free association and a spirit of infinite possibility. The California-born New York-based musician boasts a prolific resume on his own accord in addition to collaborating with Gary Burton and John Zorn\, as well as duo projects with Nels Cline\, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch\, among others. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/leo-kottke-julian-lage-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250801T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250801T183000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T190856Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:00 PM\nShow time: 6:30 PM \nPossibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood\, forgiveness\, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork\, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer\,  mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims\, tenor Issachah Savage\, bass Benjamin Taylor\, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify\, co-commissioned by the Festival\, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera\, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out\, Us\, Chevalier\, and more.  \nArtists:\nPeter Oundjian\, conductor\nLauren Snouffer\, soprano\nAbigail Nims\, mezzo-soprano\nIssachah Savage\, tenor\nBenjamin Taylor\, baritone\nSt. Martin’s Festival Singers \nProgram:\nMichael Abels\, Amplify (co-commission)\nLudwig van Beethoven\, Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) in E Major\, op. 118 \n— \nLudwig van Beethoven\, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor\, op. 125
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/beethoven-9-michael-abels-amplify-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250731T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T190838Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nPossibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood\, forgiveness\, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork\, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer\,  mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims\, tenor Issachah Savage\, bass Benjamin Taylor\, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify\, co-commissioned by the Festival\, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera\, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out\, Us\, Chevalier\, and more.  \nArtists:\nPeter Oundjian\, conductor\nLauren Snouffer\, soprano\nAbigail Nims\, mezzo-soprano\nIssachah Savage\, tenor\nBenjamin Taylor\, baritone\nSt. Martin’s Festival Singers \nProgram:\nMichael Abels\, Amplify (co-commission)\nLudwig van Beethoven\, Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) in E Major\, op. 118 \n— \nLudwig van Beethoven\, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor\, op. 125
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/beethoven-9-michael-abels-amplify/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250730T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250730T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250415T155511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T204215Z
UID:35848-1753903800-1753903800@www.chautauqua.com
SUMMARY:National Geographic Live: Wild Wolves of Yellowstone
DESCRIPTION:Presented by KUNC\n \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nWitness the beauty and wonder of Yellowstone National Park with wildlife biologist Doug Smith\, who led the reintroduction of wolves in this legendary American landscape.  \nYellowstone National Park contains many stories\, including one of the best case studies in wildlife conservation. Wildlife biologist and National Geographic Explorer Doug Smith led the project that reintroduced gray wolves in the 1990s. We join him on assignment in the park to see how the landscape has changed since the wolves arrived\, including never-before-seen photos and videos of the quest to bring back this apex predator.  \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A. \nDoug Smith\nDoug Smith served as a wildlife biologist at Yellowstone National Park for nearly three decades and studied everything from beavers to birds. Most importantly\, he led the Yellowstone Wolf Project\, which reintroduced gray wolves to the park. He’s written numerous scientific publications and has been featured in four National Geographic television specials. He has also written and edited several books about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem\, including the 2023 book: Yellowstone’s Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World’s First National Park. 
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/national-geographic-live/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250729T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250729T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T190822Z
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SUMMARY:Dover Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nThe Robert Mann Chamber Music Series is delighted to welcome “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC Music Magazine)\, the Dover Quartet\, Ensemble-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. Dover’s program includes Janacek’s emotionally charged “Kreutzer Sonata\,” Schumann’s vigorous A-Minor Quartet\, and finally Tchaikovsky’s noble First String Quartet.    \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. \nArtists:\nDover Quartet \nProgram:\nLeoš Janáček\, Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)\nRobert Schumann\, Quartet No. 1 in A Minor\, op. 41\n—\nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\, Quartet No. 1 in D Major\, op. 11
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/dover-quartet/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250728T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250728T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250305T165806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T162947Z
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SUMMARY:Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nRhiannon Giddens has made a singular\, iconic career out of stretching her brand of folk music\, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities\, into just about every field imaginable. A two-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist\, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient\, Pulitzer Prize winner\, and composer of opera\, ballet\, and film\, Giddens has centered her work around the mission of lifting up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been overlooked or erased\, and advocating for a more accurate understanding of the country’s musical origins through art. \nGiddens has released three albums under her own name and two in collaboration with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi\, all on Nonesuch Records. American Railroad\, her first album in collaboration with the Silkroad Ensemble\, was released in November 2024\, and her forthcoming album in collaboration with Justin Robinson\, What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow\, will release in April 2025. \nA founding member of the landmark Black string band Carolina Chocolate Drops\, and the all-female banjo supergroup\, Our Native Daughters\, Giddens is as much a curator as a creator. She is the current Artistic Director of the Yo-Yo Ma-founded Silkroad Ensemble\, hosts a TV show on PBS\, My Music with Rhiannon Giddens\, and has hosted two podcasts (Aria Code from New York City’s NPR affiliate station WQXR\, which ran for three seasons\, and American Railroad from Silkroad). Giddens has published two children’s books and written and performed music for the soundtrack of Red Dead Redemption II\, one of the best-selling video games of all time. She appeared as a recurring cast member on ABC’s hit drama Nashville and as a music history expert on Ken Burns’ Country Music series on PBS. In 2025\, she will launch her own music festival in Durham\, NC called Biscuits & Banjos\, to celebrate Black culture outside the mainstream. \nAs Pitchfork once said\, “few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration”—a journey that has led to NPR naming her one of its 25 Most Influential Women Musicians of the 21st Century and to American Songwriter calling her “one of the most important musical minds currently walking the planet.” \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/rhiannon-giddens/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250727T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250727T183000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155847Z
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SUMMARY:Yang Plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:00 PM\nShow time: 6:30 PM \nClassical guitarist Xuefei Yang\, known for her “feisty virtuosity\, impeccable technique and sensitive musicianship” (New York Times)\, performs Rodrigo’s florid Concierto de Aranjuez; Rodrigo set out to evoke “the fragrance of magnolias\, the singing of birds\, and the gushing of fountains” of a royal estate in the Spanish city of Aranjuez. Kodály’s beguiling Dances of Galánta\, which adapts sprightly Hungarian folk tunes\, makes an exuberant dance partner for Rodrigo’s Concierto. After intermission\, Schubert breaks free of classical conventions with his light and airy Fifth Symphony.  \nArtists:\nPeter Oundjian\, conductor\nXuefei Yang\, guitar  \nProgram:\nZoltán Kodály\, Dances of Galánta\nJoaquin Rodrigo\, Concierto de Aranjuez \n— \nFranz Schubert\, Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major\, D. 485
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/yang-plays-rodrigos-concierto-de-aranjuez/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250726T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250318T155833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T164953Z
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SUMMARY:Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos & the Buena Vista Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Tickets Are Flying!\n\nPresented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:30 \nBuena Vista Orchestra Meet & Greet Package: \n– One premium reserved ticket in the first 5 rows\n– Priority entry into the venue\n– Exclusive meet & greet with original members of the Buena Vista Orchestra\n– Personal photograph with original members of the Buena Vista Orchestra\n– Collectible Buena Vista Orchestra tour poster; autographed\n– Buena Vista Orchestra tote bag\n– Commemorative tour laminate and lanyard\n– Limited availability \nJESUS “AGUAJE” RAMOS (born 1951) is a Cuban trombonist\, composer\, arranger and musical director. He is best known as the original orchestra leader\, composer and trombonist of The Buena Vista Social Club. He has also served long stints in world class ensembles Estrellas de Areito and Afro-Cuban Allstars. His musical journey and history is brought into focus throughout the critically acclaimed 1999 documentary “Buena Vista Social Club” \nRamos performed on the World Circuit recordings of The Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban Allstars and the solo albums of Ibrahim Ferrer\, Ruben Gonzales and Omara Portuondo. He was Gonzales’s musical director and has been touring extensively since 1997 with various Buena Vista Social Club projects. He was a prominent member and musical director of the renowned Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club\, which brought the music of the original Buena Vista Social Club back into international prominence during the incredibly successful ‘Adios’ Tour from 2014-2016. \nThe Buena Vista Orchestra\, under the direction of Ramos and featuring key players from throughout the history of The Buena Vista Social Club\, continued the legacy of the legendary group in 2024 with an exciting new stage production and repertoire pulled from the greatest hits (many of which Ramos composed) and deep-dive cuts. The group embarked on a massive tour across the USA starting in September 2024\, spending 3 months on the road and playing for thousands of fans new and old. Their adventure culminated in the release of USA TOUR 2024 – 12 LIVE RECORDINGS on SSK Records\, the first time in decades the group’s music will be available on CD and vinyl. \nRamos is joined on the 2025 international tour to Canada\, the United Kingdom\, the EU\, Brazil\, and beyond by an all-star ensemble including original BVSC members “Betun” Luis Mariano Valiente Marin (Congas\, Bongo) and Fabían Garcia (Bass). \nTo date\, The Buena Vista Social Club and related projects have global sales that stand at over fifty million\, making it the biggest-selling Cuban music project in history. As one critic put it\, Buena Vista has become “world music’s equivalent of The Dark Side of the Moon.” \nTHE BUENA VISTA ORCHESTRA 2025 \nJESUS “AGUAJE” RAMOS – Trombone\, Vocals LORENA RAMOS DIAZ – Trombone\, Vocals GEIDY CHAPMAN – Vocals \nYURI TEJADA RODRIGUEZ – Vocals \nAMAURY TAMAYO – Trumpet\, Vocals ANDY ABAD ACOSTA – Piano \nFABIAN GARCIA – Bass \nANTONIO RUBIO BORAYO – Timbal\, Percussion \nLUIS “BETUN” MARIANO VALIENTE MARIN – Congas\, Bongo \nMAIKEL OCHAO – Tres \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/buena-vista-orchestra/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250725T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250725T183000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155829Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 6:00 PM\nShow time: 6:30 PM \nBeethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style\, displaying what would become his hallmark drama\, spirit\, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity\, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program\, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death\, this symphony is rife with terror\, passion\, and oppression — until one final\, hopeful ray of light.  \nArtists:\nRyan Bancroft\, conductor\nYeol Eum Son\, piano \nProgram:\nSofia Gubaidulina\, Fairytale Poem (Märchenpoem) (1971)\nLudwig van Beethoven\, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor\, op. 37 \n— \nDmitri Shostakovich\, Symphony No. 10
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/beethovens-piano-concerto-no-3-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250724T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250724T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T190723Z
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SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nBeethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style\, displaying what would become his hallmark drama\, spirit\, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity\, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program\, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death\, this symphony is rife with terror\, passion\, and oppression — until one final\, hopeful ray of light.  \nArtists:\nRyan Bancroft\, conductor\nYeol Eum Son\, piano \nProgram:\nSofia Gubaidulina\, Fairytale Poem (Märchenpoem) (1971)\nLudwig van Beethoven\, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor\, op. 37 \n— \nDmitri Shostakovich\, Symphony No. 10
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/beethovens-piano-concerto-no-3/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250722T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250722T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250304T155857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T190707Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart & Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 7:00 PM\nShow time: 7:30 PM \nThe Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with a spotlight on the Festival’s own musicians. Mozart once considered his Quintet in E-Flat for Piano and Winds “the best work I have ever written;” its sense of spontaneity is beguiling. Dvořák’s Third String Quartet was one of his most successful compositions; like much of his most popular work\, Op. 97 is flavored with melodies and rhythms he heard while visiting America\, including various folk tunes and Native American drumming. The program begins with Nico Muhly’s minimalist Doublespeak\, which was written as a gift for composer Philip Glass’ birthday and teems with stylistic rhythms and repetitions.    \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. \nArtists:\nColorado Music Festival Musicians \nProgram:\nNico Muhly\, Doublespeak (2012)\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart\, Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major\, K. 452 \n— \nAntonín Dvořák\, String Quintet No.3 in E-flat Major\, op. 97
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/mozart-dvorak/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colorado Music Festival,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250721T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250721T191500
DTSTAMP:20260622T144827
CREATED:20250318T155856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T182658Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Earle Solo & Acoustic: 50 - Fifty Years of Songs and Stories with Buffalo Traffic Jam
DESCRIPTION:Low Ticket Alert!\n\nPresented by Z2 Entertainment & KBCO\n   \nDoor time: 6:30\nShow time: 7:15 \nSteve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark\, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right\, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash\, Waylon Jennings\, Joan Baez\, Emmylou Harris\, The Pretenders\, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record\, Guitar Town\, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently\, Earle’s 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023. \nSubsequent releases like The Revolution Starts…Now (2004)\, Washington Square Serenade (2007)\, and TOWNES (2009) received consecutive GRAMMY® Awards. Jerry Jeff\, released in 2022\, consisted of Earle’s versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker\, one of his mentors. \nEarle has published both a novel I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011) and Dog House Roses\, a collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003). \nEarle produced albums for other artists such as Joan Baez (Day After Tomorrow) and Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels on A Gravel Road) \nAs an actor\, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé.  In 2009\, Earle appeared in the off-Broadway play Samara\, for which he also wrote a score that The New York Times described as “exquisitely subliminal.” Earle wrote music for and appeared in Coal Country\, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Earle is the host of the weekly show Hard Core Troubadour on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel. \nIn 2020\, Earle was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2023\, Steve was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. Steve’s latest album\, “Alone Again (Live)”\, released on July 12th\, 2024. \n \nTICKET PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF FEES.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/steve-earle-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 100 Morning Glory Dr.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Home Feature,Summer Concert Series
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