The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department and Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department will host a musical, historical hike through Columbia Cemetery, located at 9th and Pleasant streets, to learn about Boulder’s pioneers and early settlers, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Mary Reilly-McNellan, the cemetery’s curator, will introduce many colorful historical characters, and Dave Sutherland, OSMP naturalist, will share musical selections from composer Aaron Copland’s works to celebrate Boulder’s agricultural roots in the rural west.  This hike is free to the public as part of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra’s ongoing “Nature and Music” collaboration with the Open Space and Mountain Parks Department.

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On Saturday evening, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra will feature works by Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado’s Macky Auditorium.

For more information about the historical hike, call Mary Reilly-McNellan at 303-413-7232. For more information about the concert and to purchase tickets, visit .

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