Built in 1898 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the Auditorium’s lofty, open architecture is from another era and the incredible acoustics keep the music real. In Colorado’s chillier months, you will find concerts, speakers, and panels in the intimate setting of our 1918 Community House.
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Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Airing of grievances: What are you mad as hell about and not going to stand for anymore? Come and share your top concerns about our national and/or community challenges. We’ll identify two or three topics from our conversation and focus on […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Homelessness in Boulder: How do we balance our humanity with community safety? From camping bans that the ACLU has called ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment, to the budgetary challenges the city faces in trying to implement a ‘housing first’ approach, Boulder has […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Show time: 6:00 PM Please join us for a free acoustic jam session open to all levels and styles! We will work our way through classic rock staples, bluegrass bangers, jazz standards, and more. Whether you are a beginner just starting to learn your instrument or a virtuoso looking to rip […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Our First Amendment Rights: A conversation about what makes Free Speech Hate Speech The avenues for expressing ourselves have exploded in the last decade, from the proliferation of social media, the expansive use of mobile communication devices, email, blogs, TikTok, and […]
Tonight's event is cancelled due to instructor illness. Door time: 5:30 PM Show time: 6:00 PM Please join us for a free acoustic jam session open to all levels and styles! We will work our way through classic rock staples, bluegrass bangers, jazz standards, and more. Whether you are a beginner just starting to learn […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Normalization: Is Denial a River in Egypt? Normalization is the process of accepting (sometimes quickly) new ways of doing things or experiences as the ‘new normal.' What are the dangers of this all too human approach to experience? How can we […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Israel. Palestine. Boulder. A Very Difficult Dialogue. Now that the hostages taken by Hamas have been released and Palestinian prisoners have returned to Gaza, what does the future look like for Palestine and Israel? How do tensions in this region resonate […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Immigration: Is This Who We Are? You hear it time and again. The United States is a country of immigrants, but as ICE's aggressive tactics increase daily, this adage has now been politicized. Is this who we are as a country […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Medical Aid In Dying: Dying with Dignity or Against the Law? Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Discussions about death are hard, and talking about medical aid in dying can be even harder. We will delve into the complexities of intentionally choosing the time of your death […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM What Are They and How Can We Understand How They Hurt Others? Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation Have you ever been told that something you or someone you know said was a microaggression? Have you had a friend or colleague make a comment about your identity […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation The US 2024 election was tumultuous and contentious, and regardless of what side of the political aisle you find yourself allied with, political polarization has been increasing with the rise of social media and other communication technologies over the last few […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation A conversation about race, gender, class, and so much more. Moderator: Pedro Senhorinha Silva has had a varied career, from serving in the U.S. Air Force as a Chinese Linguist to ministry with the United Church of Christ. With a deep […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation What have facts become in our current information rich environment? This event is a conversation to look at how we attempt to gain knowledge and what are the social and environmental features that pose a challenge to do this. We want […]
Door time: 5:30 PM Event time: 6:00 PM Registration for this event is full. Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation A community discussion about the nature and evolution of democracy in the US. Is American democracy broken, as some commenters suggest, or is it deeply imperiled and potentially on the verge of becoming so, as […]
Sponsored by: The Betsy Hitchcock Fund Doors: 5:30 PM Show: 6:00 PM Our third Difficult Dialogue Conversation takes up the topic of how to have difficult conversations with people you care about but may disagree with. Our facilitators, Jennifer Ho and Ami Dayan, believe it is possible to have productive conversations about controversial subjects, […]
Doors: 5:30 PM Show: 6:00 PM For this second in the series, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and Colorado Chautauqua are hosting a community conversation about the first amendment and freedom of speech. Are there boundaries to what speech can and should be shared publicly? Are there costs to free speech? The Center […]
We are currently at capacity for this event. Please check back later to see if seats become available. Navigating the spaces between us As we begin 2024, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and Colorado Chautauqua are hosting a community conversation about how we form opinions, and what happens when we confront opposing […]