Regional Premiere of HANDLER opens January 29

In the rural South, present day, Geordi has just been released from prison. He and his wife, Terri, a member of the Holiness Way Church, struggle to re-build their marriage after several years of separation and the death of their daughter. One night in service, as rousing singing, dancing and praying takes the congregation into ecstatic celebration, Geordi handles snakes for the first time and is dealt a deadly bite. Three days later, before the astonished eyes of the congregation, Geordi resurrects! What happened to Geordi on the other side? Who gets saved? Who gets forgiven? A haunting story of love, fear and faith.

Presented by DragonFly Arts, this is the Regional Premier for “Handler,” written by American playwright and screenwriter Robert Schenkkan. Directed by Jeremy Williams.

Jan 29-Feb 7 at The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder. 303-652-1637. Tickets available at the door or online at www.brownpapertickets.org

• January 29, 7:30 (Two for One Tickets)
• January 30 and 31, 8 pm (talkback with the cast and director following the Jan 31 show)
• February 4 and 5, 7:30 pm (panel with Professor Deborah Whitehead from the CU Religious Studies Department and Pastor Keenan Tompkins of the Vineyard of Boulder congregation and Handler's director, Jeremy Williams; moderated by Zorwyn Madrone at 6:30pm on Feb 4)
• February 6 and 7, 8 pm

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Final Weekend! Gemma Wilcox Presents 52 Pickup and Shadows in Bloom (Take 2)

Two plays exploring the ins and outs and ups and downs of that turbulent and tender ride we call intimate relationship.

52 Pick Up was voted "Best of Fest" and was at sell out hit show of the 2008 Boulder Fringe Festival. 52 cards in a deck. 52 scenes about a couple's relationship. The title of each scene is written on a card. At the start of the show the deck is shuffled and tossed in the air. The actors pick up the cards one at a time, which determines the playing order of the scenes. No two shows are alike! Or at least, it is very unlikely!

Shadows lurk, jealousy seethes, plants talk, seeds grow in Shadows in Bloom (Take 2). Gemma Wilcox takes the audience on an adventure through the life of Sandra and her complex relationships. Out of the shadows and onto the stage Wilcox transforms seamlessly from male to female, from kid to crustacean, from flora to fauna in the most compelling tale yet. Boulder premiere!

Schedule
Ths, Jan 22: Shadwos in Bloom, 7:30pm
Fri, Jan 23: 52 Pick Up, 7:30pm
Sat, Jan 24: Shadwos in Bloom, 6:30pm
Sat, Jan 24: 52 Pick Up, 8:30pm

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Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Jan 14-18

Gather round and listen to the world’s best rhymers, yarn-spinners, sagebrush side-ticklers, yodelers and cowboy singers Jan. 14-18. This year’s program is expanded, with more poetry, music and fun to celebrate the event’s 20th anniversary. The new concert format means longer shows by favorite headliners, and the new Saturday matinee was added especially for families. At the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. 720-898-7200. Note corrected dates.

Read more on the City & Community of Arvada website

See the "Inside the 2008 19th Annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering" Flickr Stream

Boulder Magazine's Digital Edition: An interactive Virtual Magazine!

Boulder Magazine's new Digital Edition is a Virtual Magazine that offers you the ability to view the print magazine in it's entirety with the added interactive functionality of the web.

Not only can you flip pages and read the complete magazine online, but you can email entire pages or snippets of pages to a friend, search the magazine and read archived magazines.

Making plans to meet friends at a great new dining spot in Boulder? Search it, crop it, email it to your friends.

Check it out for yourself HERE.