Posts tagged Boulder
Ever Fancy Yourself an Actor?? Now’s your chance gram and gramps
Aug 30th
Let out your inner Annie Hall or inner Dude VIVA’s Theater Lab Classes for Beginners!
VIVA is community theater with, by, and for older adults. VIVA’s Theater Lab classes are designed to educate older adults in the arts of acting. These classes can be experienced for fun and creative growth or lead to performances on stage in front of an audience. Join one (or both) of these Theater Lab Classes for Beginners and experience theater from the actor’s side of the footlights!
VIVA Theater Lab – Acting for Beginners
EAST | Tuesdays, September 16 – October 21 | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Fees: R/NR $60/$75 (6 classes)
VIVA is community theater with, by, and for older adults. VIVA’s Theater Lab classes are designed to educate older adults in the arts of acting. These classes can be experienced for fun and creative growth or lead to performances on stage in front of an audience. Join one (or both) of these Theater Lab Classes for Beginners and experience theater from the actor’s side of the footlights!
VIVA Theater Lab – Acting for Beginners
EAST | Tuesdays, September 16 – October 21 | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Fees: R/NR $60/$75 (6 classes)
This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of acting for the stage. In an atmosphere of fun and non-judgment, participants can connect with each other, learn the basics of story, character, voice, age-appropriate movement and observation, and practice acting in a scene with other actors.
Instructor: Anne Sandoe is an actor, director, and teacher who has been in the theater since the age of six, and whose father directed the very first show of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. She has performed with the Colorado, Oregon, Alabama, Virginia, and Antioch Shakespeare Festivals. She’s taught acting and voice for more than thirty years, including at UNC, San Francisco State University, and Wright State University in Ohio. Locally, Anne has performed at BETC, the Catamounts, Longmont Theater Company, the Arvada Center, Coal Creek Theatre, and has acted with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival since she was 16.
VIVA Theater Lab – Improv for Beginners
EAST | Fridays, September 12 – October 17 | 1 – 3 p.m. | Fees: R/NR $60/$75
(6 classes)
Improv (improvisation) is a form of live theater in which plot, character and dialogue are all made up in the moment – and hilarity often ensues. With fun warm-ups and collaborative games, beginners are guided in creating short scenes. Participants may stand or remain seated if desired.
Instructor: Rachel Trueblood has been involved in the world of theater all her life as a writer, teacher, performer, director, and professional mime. She specializes in comedy, including stand-up, and has trained and performed with Rise Comedy in Denver and most recently with Superior Improv Co last December. She was last seen on stage in VIVA Theater’s “The Man who Came to Dinner” and “Our Town” at The Dairy Center in Boulder. She teaches an ongoing improv class to older adults in Boulder.
CONTACT
West Age Well Center
909 Arapahoe Avenue | 303-441-3148
Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
East Age Well Center
660 Sioux Drive | 303-413-7290
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Please visit Older Adult Services online
Email: OlderAdultServices@bouldercolorado.gov
Siren Upgrade Takes Place Throughout Boulder County
Aug 29th
Oh Great! New sirens to scare the crap out of everyone!
Boulder County, Colo. – Over the next two weeks, 20 outdoor warning sirens will be replaced throughout unincorporated Boulder County and various municipalities. The new warning sirens, manufactured by Federal Signal, were purchased through a federal grant at no cost to taxpayers, and have new technology that provides clearer messaging.
“At the request of first responders, these sirens may be used for alerting affected areas during wildfires, floods, hazardous materials and other disasters, “said Office of Disaster Management Director Mike Chard.
During installation, the sirens will be tested, and community members can expect to hear the siren speaking, “This is a test of the outdoor warning system. This is only a test.” Communities receiving new warning sirens include: Eldorado Springs, Jamestown, Lyons, Erie, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County near Marshall.
The outdoor emergency sirens warn community members about weather related emergencies, and depending on programming, hazardous materials and wildfires. Sirens are meant to reach and be heard by people that are outside, not indoors.
With the siren upgrade, it’s a good opportunity for community members to sign up for emergency alerts at: www.BoCoAlert.com. This system allows all community members in Boulder County to be notified of emergency situations in a variety of ways including on their cell phone, home, work phones, text messaging, and email.
Community members are encouraged to review their own emergency preparedness plans and discuss what they would do in the event of a flash flood or other emergency. For more information about personal preparedness, including upcoming training courses, please visit: www.BoulderODM.gov.
Boulder closures Monday Labor Day holiday
Aug 26th
BOULDER, Colo. – All City of Boulder administrative facilities and Age Well Centers will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, for the Labor Day holiday. The following facilities and services will be open:
Scott Carpenter Pool and North Boulder Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. East Boulder Community Center and South Boulder Recreation Center will be closed.
Boulder Reservoir will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The swim area will be open from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. Boats will need to be off the water by 8 p.m. with the exit gates closing at 9 p.m.
Flatirons Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset for tee times.
Open Space and Mountain Parks trails and trailheads will be open. Visit OSMPTrails.org to plan your visit to city open space. Read our 10 tips to help community members enjoy and protect open space.
The local HOP bus service will be running holiday hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at a 23-minute frequency. The HOP begins service on its expanded route on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
City of Boulder park hours are from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fires and outdoor grill use are currently prohibited due to an emergency fire regulation rule in place. Alcohol consumption is also prohibited, and dogs must be on a leash.
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, parking is free on city streets and in all city-owned lots and downtown garages except for on-street parking in and near Chautauqua Park, where paid parking and free shuttle service to Chautauqua Park is in effect from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Park to Park shuttle program’s last weekend of the 2025 season: Saturday, Aug. 30 to Monday, Sept. 1.
