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"I'm a girl's girl," says standup Janae Burris. Her brand of comedy makes her perfect pick for the upcoming Fempire Comedy Festival, being held Oct. 23-25 in Boulder and Louisville. Courtesy: Janae Burris
Comedy

Q&A: Janae Burris talks comedy and courage ahead of all-femme fest
Hello my pumpkin spice baddies! Have you heard of mushroom foraging? Courtesy: Reddit

Dear Whole Foods Daddy: Fall Edition

Cuffing season comes early this year
Nick Swanson says the tricks he learned while working in Michelin restaurants has shaped his culinary approach to simple food like pizza.

Longmont poised to become Colorado’s pizza capital

Statewide festival takes place Sept. 5
Left to right: Cipriano Ortega, Tony Ortega and Sylvia Montero. Courtesy: BMoCA

Belonging is a family affair in BMoCA gallery show

'Tres Voces, Un Corazón' includes work by Tony Ortega, Cipriano Ortega and Sylvia Montero
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A group leading the effort to Save the Merc has until May 2027 to raise $1.5 million and preserve the restaurant and performance space in perpetuity. Courtesy: Jamestown Mercantile
As Jamestown Mercantile faces uncertain future, patrons and performers reflect on 130 years of history

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Entertainment
"This is a studio that's for the community,” says Liz Vasko, co-owner of Dog House Music Studios and director of its nonprofit arm, Rock for the People. Courtesy: Dog House Music Studios
Community

Dog House Studios builds community and a local scene in Lafayette
Boulder Django jazz outfit Banshee Tree will headline the Masquerade Ball at The Caribou Room in Nederland on Halloween. See listing for details. Courtesy: Moonscience Productions

Concerts: October 2026

Live music across Boulder County and the Peak to Peak

Billy Strings tops the charts in Boulder

Bestselling new vinyl releases for September

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Film
The first Boulder edition of Sundance Film Festival runs Thursday, Jan. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 31, 2027. Credit: Jezy J. Gray

Sundance at a glance 

The ins and outs of the 2027 film festival 
Event Horizon is basically Hellraiser in space. Courtesy: Everett Collection

Fill your spooky season calendar with these local horror screenings

From time-tested classics to new favorites, don't miss these films in October
Night Nurse screens Oct. 2 as part of the Friday Night Weird film series at the Dairy Arts Center. Courtesy: Independent Film Company

It’s always spooky season at Friday Night Weird 

Everything coming to Dairy Arts Center's underground film showcase in October

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Books
Author Mary Roach will speak about and sign her new book, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy, at First Congregational Church in Boulder on Sept. 9.

Mary Roach on the surreal science of after-market human parts

Bestselling science author discusses 'Replaceable You' at Boulder Bookstore on Sept. 9

Local author Peter Heller has enjoyed stints on bestseller lists along with numerous awards and accolades over the course of his remarkable career as a journalist and novelist. Courtesy: Penguin Random House

Local author Peter Heller on adventure, ambition and storytelling

How the thrill-seeking novelist developed 'a fierce hunger for the truth'

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Events
The Boys and The Bees is one of six short films screening at Nederland’s Backdoor Theater as Sundance makes its Peak to Peak debut ahead of January’s full 2027 festival in Boulder. Courtesy: Untitled Filmmaker Org

Events: October 2026

Can't-miss happenings, from the Foothills to the Peaks
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month during Festival del Sol in Boulder on Sept. 12. Courtesy: Colorado Chautauqua

Events: September 2026

This month's can't-miss events, from the foothills to the peaks

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Food
Barista KJ Wright says everything Ned General offers has "created a sense of homeiness for the community."

Ned General wants to be your third space

Flour power: Crosscut looks back on 10 years

Nederland's destination slice house owes a decade of pie-slinging success to the dough — and the hands that mold it.

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Community
Exploring how we use language is "a knot worth unravelling,” says "Off the Page" curator Stella Witcher. Credit: Tyler Hickman
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Words take shape
Woven Evidence: Badges of Endurance by Allyson McDuffie runs through Feb. 28 at Kin Studio & Gallery. Courtesy: Allyson McDuffie

Feast your eyes on these gallery shows, art classes and festivals 

Your fall visual arts preview has arrived
Local Theater Company launches its 16th season with 'Drag Queen Magic,' kicking off Oct. 1 at Dairy Arts Center. Credit: Shannon Altner

Dance and theater productions coming to a stage near you

Welcome to your 2026 fall stage preview guide

Cyrus Porter (Curio) Brandon Carter (Orsino) in Twelfth Night, running through Aug. 2 at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Credit: Jennifer Koskinen

Colorado Shakespeare Festival returns to the renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

Annual stage extravaganza runs through Aug. 2 at CU Boulder

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