Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa: Joining Forces Across Continents is Aug. 27

Saturday, August 27, 2011
8:30 am (registration begins at 8:30 am, hike begins at 9:45 am)
at Green Mountain in Boulder

Educate!'s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa celebrates the powerful connection between Educate!'s U.S. supporters and its Ugandan students as participants in Boulder and Kampala, Uganda trek to the top of a peak, symbolizing the common goal of empowering the next generation of socially responsible leaders. The money raised will go directly to support education programs in Africa and empower Educate!’s 1,400 students in Uganda to transform their communities.

For those who are not up for the hike, feel free to join Educate! just for breakfast and live music. Socialize with fellow Colorado supporters, hear updates about Educate! students’ work in Uganda, and enjoy live music by Lost Angel Station. There will be coffee, snacks and refreshments, as well as face-painting and coloring for kids. Dogs welcome but must be leashed at all times. Educate! is going Green this year so please bring your water bottles.

WHERE: Flagstaff Mountain to Green Mountain and back. Family-friendly hike with a two-mile option or challenging four-mile option.

COST: $15 Pre-sale and $20 after August 1st. Free for kids 12 and under. Pre-registration necessary.

REGISTER: http://www.experienceeducate.org/hike-for-africa

This event is sponsored by Vic’s Espresso, Lost Angel Station, Eldorado Water, Honest Tea

ABOUT EDUCATE!

Educate! unlocks the potential of African youth to solve the greatest challenges facing their communities. Educate!'s model is exponential empowerment––investing long-term in youth so they can positively impact many others. Educate! provides a proven mix of a social entrepreneurship and leadership course, long term mentoring, and an alumni program that helps high school students start enterprises. Today, Educate! is working with 1,400 diverse youth across Uganda and developing a model that can be replicated across Africa.

Visit the Educate! website for more information about this and other events.

Theater Review: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf

AfterThought Theatre Company
at Dayton Street Theatre, 1648 Dayton St., Aurora

Plays through Aug. 6
Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm, Sun. 5:30pm
Tickets online or at 303-856-3797

When I think back to the wonderful production of FOR COLORED GIRLS . . . , a lot of "S" words come to mind: sinuous, sexy, slithering, sophisticated, scintillating. Seven beautiful African-American women take the stage confidentally and speak the words that make Ntozake Shange's poetry come to life. They walk the walk, tell the stories, dance the dance, and live the life of Shange's women. In their slinky (another "S" word) black gowns, each adorned with an identifying color accessory, they explore the world of the contemporary black woman. Although the show was written in 1975 and originally performed on Broadway in 1977, its stories and emotions are as real today as they were 35 years ago.

The amazing ensemble consists of Juannean Young (Orange), Ebony Booth (Red), Devonne-Lee (Purple), Stephanie Hancock (Brown), Kenya Pollard (Green) and Joi Phillips-Daniels (Blue), with Renelda Snell, the artistic direcor of Afterthoughts, as the Lady in Yellow. They work together like a finely tuned machine, supporting one other in the telling of the stories, and sharing the moments of each woman's experience. There are short poems and longer essays; there are stories set to music and stories set to the stark color of life. There are funny stories about losing your virginity in the back seat of a car, and finding a playmate that has the same name as your hero, Toussaint. There are poems about strength—like the woman who chastises her man for walking off with all her “stuff” and how she wants her personal “stuff” back so she can continue life as a free, independent sister. And the group poem about women who are tired of hearing “Sorry” from their men. And the heartbreaking story of "A Nite with Beau Willie Brown," a tale of extreme spousal abuse that comes to a tragic end. From beginning to end, it's a stupendous, shattering evening (see what I mean? More “S's”).

This show has a very short run, so you've only got two more weekends to catch it. For all you Boulderites, it's worth the drive, and one of the best Mexican restaurants in town—La Cueva—is across the alley. Make a date night of it!

A wow factor of 8 1/2 for COLORED GIRLS!

Golden Oldy Cyclery Open Houses to tie in with the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and the Golden Fine Arts Fair

Golden Oldy Cyclery Open Houses
17224 West 17th Place, Golden, Colorado
720-497-1100
August 20, 21 & 27, 2011



With a focus on the role of the bicycle in a Sustainable Lifestyle, this year's Golden Oldy Cyclery Open Houses offer a timely message from the Victorian Cycling Culture and Early Cycling Racing. Museum Sustainability will also be discussed at these events which include art, photography, poetry, the technology which early cycling inspired, and the social change which it precipitated.

Saturday, August 20 from 2pm - 6pm
The museum will be open to visitors 8 years old and up for viewing of the Victorian Bicycles and Ladies Victorian Tricycles as a part of the broader issue of Sustainable Transportation. The special focus of the day will be the Art and Photography associated with the Victorian Cycling Culture. The photo gallery from Colorado Cycling in the Victorian Period will be highlighted. Museum Sustainability will also be discussed and highlighted and the bike will be considered as a part of a Sustainable Lifestyle.

Sunday, August 21 from 2pm - 6pm
The museum will be open to visitors 8 years old and up for viewing of the Victorian Bicycles and Ladies Victorian Tricycles as well as the photo gallery from Colorado Cycling in that period. The special focus of the day will be the Poetry associated with the Victorian Cycling Culture which manifested in 16 sub-genres of Victorian Cycling Poetry.

Saturday, August 27 from 2pm - 6pm
The museum will be open to visitors 8 years old and up for viewing of the Victorian Bicycles and Ladies Victorian Tricycles as well as the photo gallery from Colorado Cycling in that period. Early Cycle Racing in Colorado will be highlighted. Additionally, Museum Sustainability will be discussed and highlighted, and the bike will be considered as a part of a Sustainable Lifestyle.

The museum is a smoke free and shoe free environment. Learn more at the Golden Oldy Cyclery website.

Sunrise Anglers Named Orvis Guide Service of the Year

Owned by Thomas Schneider, Sunrise Anglers of Boulder is the successor to Kinsley Outfitters, the Orvis Company store that served Boulder for 60 years. Schneider "got addicted" to South Boulder Creek as a CU student, and says that because of the profusion and diversity of its hatches, it would still be his choice if he could only fish one river.

Most of Schneider's 14 guides are also CU-Boulder graduates, long familiar with the waters of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Western Slope and the Front Range, as well as private water. Their mission is to bring clients from experts to beginners great fishing in beautiful locations around Colorado and beyond. Their gourmet riverside meals leave clients begging for the recipes.

"While there are many great places you can go to fish," Schneider says, "there is no better place than Colorado."

Photo: Thomas Schneider, owner of Sunrise Anglers. The local fishing-guide service won the coveted title of 2011 Guide Service of the Year in the Orvis Company’s national competition.

Screening of BAD BLOOD: A CAUTIONARY TALE

Presented by National Hemophilia Foundation Colorado

What if your life-saving medicine contained deadly viruses – and the drug manufacturers, the government, and your own doctors knew and failed to warn you?



The Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is hosting the screening of Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale followed by a panel discussion from experts in the field. The screening will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on June 29th, 2011 at Buntport Theatre Company. Join us for this incredibly important documentary about the victimization of those with bleeding disorders.

Through the eyes of survivors and family members, BAD BLOOD chronicles how a “miracle” treatment for hemophilia became an agent of death for 10,000 Americans. Faced with evidence that pharmaceutical companies and government regulators knew the product was contaminated with deadly viruses from the 1960s through the early 1990s, the hemophilia community launched a powerful and inspiring fight to right the system that failed them and to make it safer for all.

“The Colorado Chapter is honored to have the opportunity to share this riveting and devastating story with members of the Colorado community. Whether you have been affected by a bleeding disorder directly, indirectly, or are not familiar with bleeding disorders, this is an essential documentary for every person to watch. “While the results of this negligence are devastating, there is something here for everyone to learn from” shared Emily Davis, Executive Director of the Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation.

Sponsored by the Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation with in-kind support from Buntport Theatre Company, the screening of Bad Blood: A Cautionary Take will include panelists from the Colorado Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center (HTC) and special guest, Susan Kocik.

The price for single tickets is $10 and $25 for families or groups of three or more. Registration is limited to 80 registrants. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Street parking is available. All proceeds to benefit the Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation. Individuals interested in attending are asked to register as soon as possible by visiting: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1624517977 or by calling (720) 626-1263. For more information, contact Emily Davis, Executive Director of Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation.


About the Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation
The National Hemophilia Foundation Colorado Chapter is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for bleeding and clotting disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research.

For more information:
~ Colorado Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation website
~ The National Hemophilia Foundation website