Tag: John Moore
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The wedding of the two widows
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The marriage of Wendy Ishii and Bo Dimon is the story of creative conflict resolution, forgiveness and financial pragmatism LAPORTE – When Bo Dimon learned that Wendy Ishii keeps a voodoo doll of her on her fireplace mantle – and she uses it – Bo had only two polite requests. “I asked her to stop poking me…
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This just in: Facebook’s breaking ‘news’ is a total head fake
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Meta’s bot pages know your political beliefs and sports heroes, and they exploit them to keep you engaged – and make it millions in revenue For a guy who rarely says much of anything, Bo Nix sure does talk a lot on social media. One minute, the Denver Broncos’ star QB is purported to be…
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Taken to (art) school by a couple of kids
Siblings, ages 9 and 10, unlock the mysteries of French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, subject of a major exhibit the Denver Art Museum When it comes to the artist Camille Pissarro, I am not smarter than a fifth grader. But I am smart enough to ask a fifth grader. I’m not going to lie: When I…
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Jeff Campbell invites you to join him on the dark side
‘Jedidiah Blackstone’ will introduce a new kind of Jedi hero to audiences Considerable Denver theatermaker Jeff Campbell knew exactly what he was doing when he teased his newest multidisciplinary project as “a walk on the dark side of the wild West.” He’s playing with you. Campbell knows what centuries of predominantly White pop culture have…
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Underground Music Showcase 2024 returns this weekend
The streets of Denver will be alive with the sound of underground music this weekend. The Underground Music Showcase — which started in 2001 and has hit South Broadway every year except 2020 — returns for its 2024 iteration on Friday, displaying over 175 bands throughout a nearly one-mile stretch. The festival takes place on four outdoor…
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A timely primer on theater etiquette after, well, you know | John Moore
I have written lots of public-service columns over the years trying to help readers keep up with the ever-evolving rules of proper theater etiquette. After all, if we want to welcome all people to the theater (and we do!), we have to embrace that not everyone is familiar with long-accepted behavior norms. Over time, many…
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Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn come full cycle
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have been working on a new Song Cycle with the Colorado Symphony that will premiere Thursday at the Vilar Arts Center in Beaver Creek, then play Friday and Saturday at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. “You betcher, we’ll be at the Boettcher,” said Fleck — a pun so bad it…