“futureLOVER” with French artist, Ben Evans at BMoCA, Friday, August 7

Friday, August 7, 7pm
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
1750 13th Street, Boulder
$5 for non-members and free entry to all BMoCA members

“futureLOVER is a performance about the exploration of a modern man: fragile, vulgar, nostalgic. It is a dance of objects and memory, confession and solitude…events in search of masculine codes that are rarely found. Make your own. DIY.”

In describing his work French artist, Ben Evans, states:

“My work situates itself between performance and installation. I call it performance because it is not easily defined as theater nor simply labeled as dance. Collaborative by nature, I seek to work alongside other artists, and am deeply influenced by other mediums, notably architecture, sculpture, and photography. A recurrent theme in my work is a search for the incorporation and co-operation of these mediums. In this way, there often exists a direct rapport with the space in which I perform (oftentimes a non-theatrical venue) and the architecture and objects therein. The process of making work fascinates me, and so the personal experience of being in this process often finds its way into the performance itself. While I don’t always focus on identity as a theme, inevitably the work is often emotional and tends to reflect a certain sense of self, and a quiet experience of the live moment.”

The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is a dynamic venue dedicated to the presentation of significant art of our time. Through an innovative program of regional, national and international exhibition and performance, the museum inspires and educates its community and visitors from around the world to explore the forefront and evolution of contemporary art.

The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 1750 13th Street in downtown Boulder, Colorado. The museum’s summer hours (through October) are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 11am to 5pm; Wednesday, 11am to 8pm; Saturday, 9am to 4pm; Sunday, noon to 3pm; closed Monday. Regular museum admission is $4 for adults; $3 for students, seniors, and educators. Free admission to the museum is offered to members, children under 12, and during the Boulder County Farmers’ Market—Saturdays from 9am-4:00pm and Wednesdays from 4:00-8:00pm—generously sponsored by CHASE and Xcel Energy.

Kirsten Gerdes Stoltz
Associate Curator
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

English Retreads: Truck Stop Chic

When it comes to purses, you can go Gucci, you can go Prada, or you can go rubber. Actually, that last brand name is English Retreads, a line of purses, clutches and wallets made from recycled inner tubes collected from Boulder-area truck stops.

Designer Heather English says she got the idea for her company in 2001 while floating down Boulder Creek in an inner tube. “I needed a new handbag, but I was a hard-core vegetarian. I wanted something that was fashionable and invincible—but not made from leather,” she says.

Featured in newspapers and magazines, English Retreads bags start at about $45 and are available at many area stores and online at www.englishretreads.com.
—Michael Whiteman-Jones

August: Osage County A Rare Theatrical Event

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, by Tracy Letts, is a grand, gripping new play that tells the story of the Westons, a large extended clan that comes together at their rural Oklahoma homestead when the alcoholic patriarch disappears. Forced to confront unspoken truths and astonishing secrets, the family must also contend with Violet (played by Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons), a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman at the center of this storm.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is a rare theatrical event - a large-scale work filled with unforgettable characters, a powerful tale told with unflinching honesty.

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is written by Tracy Letts and directed by Anna D. Shapiro.

The New York Times cheers, "August: Osage County is flat-out, without qualification, the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years."

Denver Center Attractions launches the national tour of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, running July 24 - August 8, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. TICKETS ARE LIMITED.

For tickets, visit: www.denvercenter.org
Follow the Denver Center on Twitter @DenverCenter

Tariro: Hope and Health for Zimbabwe's Orphans

Come down to the Boulder Farmers' Market on Wednesday, July 29 from 4-7pm to enjoy music from Zimbabwe performed by local musicians in this benefit concert for Tariro.

Founded in 2003, Tariro works in Zimbabwe to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating young women. Located in the high-density neighborhood of Glen Norah in Harare, Tariro enables young women who have been orphaned by AIDS to complete a secondary school education, thereby dramatically reducing their risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

The concert will be held near the corner of 13th and Canyon, and will feature the Kutandara marimba ensemble, VaHera mbira ensemble, the Kutandara Youth Marimba Ensembles and the Kamp Kutandara marimba classes.

Learn more about Tariro and what you can do to help the orphans of Zimbabwe at tariro.org.

Benefit Concert for Tariro
Boulder Farmers' Market
13th/Canyon
4-7pm
Rain or shine!
http://www.tariro.org

Rock N Soul Cafe...still believing

With an outpouring of community support, the Rock N Soul Cafe, in danger of losing it's lease after 5 years of hosting live music in Boulder, has successfully negotiated a new lease–at least for one more year.

Not out of the financial woods yet, Rock N Soul is continuing it's LOVE.CARE.SHARE live music series which benefits the venue. On Thursday, July 23, CRAIG CHASEN & FRIENDS featuring Jimmy Sferes take the stage. Show is at 7:30pm.

On Friday, July 24, Rock N Soul hosts MID SUMMER'S DAY DREAM, a faculty Concert featuring Katie Glassman and Keynes Chen. Show at 7pm.

And on Saturday, July 25, Love.Care.Share continues with a RAY & CARI BAND DANCE PARTY. Show at 7:30pm.

Show your support of this unique live music venue/coffee shop offering all ages shows. Featuring fair trade coffees, local brews and organic wines, organic mates/chai, organic energy beverages, natural healthy shakes, quiches, soups, chili, other healthy foods and baked goods.

"With speakers built into the wall a full size soundboard and lighting typically found in much larger venues, this performance space is acoustically one of the best in the county."

The Rock N Soul Cafe is located at 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste I.
Phone:303-443-5108
www.myspace.com/therocknsoulcafe
www.rocknsoulcafe.com
www.facebook.com/therocknsoulcafe