Category Archives: Events

Events or happenings I’ve attended or observed.

Mountains

Similar to last year’s visit, after I finished the theater portion of my mini-vacation, I went up into the mountains for a day. I again took the road along the foothills from Boulder to Golden, then up to the mountains. … Continue reading

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Much Ado in Boulder

I started the day with a nice breakfast and walk along the Pearl Street Mall, then tonight I saw the second play of this season’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the first Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. It was a … Continue reading

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Mile High Shakespeare

I made my way back to Colorado to see some plays, some mountains, and some friends. After a morning flight, a brief nap, and a dinner at The Sink, I went to my first Colorado Shakespeare Festival play of the … Continue reading

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The first night is Twelfth Night

Tonight I attended the first CalShakes play of the season, which was Twelfth Night. We had a full house as Nathan B, and Kyoko and Ben, joined Bill, Andy and me. We lucked out as the night was very pleasant … Continue reading

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Just one more …

I guess I wasn’t quite done with Shakespeare for the year. Bob and I went over to San Francisco to see a production of The Tempest by the African-American Shakespeare Company. While this represented my 3rd production of The Tempest … Continue reading

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The Summer of Theater

I never planned it this way, but at least as summer ended this year I couldn’t complain of having let the season slip by without doing anything. It started by seeing an online post about one Shakespeare festival right after … Continue reading

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Mike Daisey on Shakespeare’s Tragedies

I’m ending up the summer of theater frenzy (even though it’s technically not summer any more) with a 4-day series of performances by monologist Mike Daisey at CalShakes, covering four different Shakespeare tragedies. I previously saw him perform The Agony … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 6

My last full day in Ashland started with a hearty breakfast at a local restaurant. I don’t think it will be necessary to eat much the rest of the day. In the early afternoon, I headed over to the intimate … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 5

Today I had to change residences since I couldn’t get the full set of days at my original B&B. After checking out, I went and hung out in Lithia Park, just relaxing and taking some pictures. After some lunch, I … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 4

Another relaxing lazy day, recharging my batteries. I did a lot of reading (and some snoozing). In the evening, I headed over to the Elizabethan Theatre to see Into the Woods. This is a Sondheim musical based around a mashup … Continue reading

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