First Storytellers Festival, A Celebration of Native American Theatre

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

In response to the need for Native theatre artists to work with other Native creatives to develop their shows, First Storyteller’s Festival was created. Each year the festival will develop work for the stage by Native artists from all over Turtle Island, educate the next generation of Native storytellers and help reclaim the narrative for Native stories.

The Counting of the Heads & New Year’s Purun

eTown Hall 1535 Spruce Street, Boulder

Join us for a great night of theatre, as we present a staged reading of a new ten-minute play by Justin P. Lopez (Mapuche) followed by a staged reading of a new full length play by Steve Callahan (Osage).

Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women Webinar

Virtual

Please join the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) as we summarize national concerns and emerging issues for Tribal leaders and representatives to consider in preparation for the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation.

CONPS Boulder chapter monthly meeting: Flora and Butterflies of Fishers Peak State Park

Exact location provided upon registration

Christian Nunes, wildlife ecologist, will talk about the butterflies and flora of Fishers Peak State Park at the Boulder Chapter CONPS October 2 meeting. He has been part of a team of scientists who inventoried the flora and fauna of this biologically diverse property before and after it became a state park. Please join us for this in-person (and virtual) meeting.

Savage

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

Join us for the development of an exciting new musical by Chickasaw writer/composer Nicolette Blount, co-written by Lindel Hart! Savage is a musical drama based on the life of Chickasaw sharpshooter and silent film actress, the unconquerable Wanda Savage.

Authentic Allyship

Boulder Office of Arts and Culture Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Monica Williams, Chief Consulting Officer of The Equity Project, will lead a presentation addressing how to show up as an authentic ally through DEIA practices.

A Taste of Hope: The Blue Plate Book Launch and Local Farmer Connections

Patagonia, Boulder Co 1212 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, United States

Join us for an evening of conversation about regenerative agriculture featuring Mark J. Easter, ecologist and author of The Blue Plate: A Food Lover's Guide to Climate Chaos, along with Phil Taylor, founder of Mad Agriculture.

Voices of Change: First Storytellers – An Evening with Native American Playwrights

Longmont Museum Stewart Auditorium Quail Road, Longmont, Colorado, United States

Boulder’s all-Indigenous led artists collective Creative Nations joins us for an evening featuring playwrights from their inaugural First Storytellers Festival. Excerpts from playwrights’ work will be performed live by indigenous actors followed by a conversation about the challenges of telling Native stories. Presented as part of Creative Nations’ First Storytellers Festival and co-presented by the Longmont Multicultural Action Committee.

Ecotoberfest

Louisville Community Park 955 Bella Vista Dr, Louisville, CO, United States

Ecotoberfest will feature over 50 vendors and exhibitors, a sustainable marketplace, an electric vehicle (EV) showcase, no-cost small electronics recycling, a Halloween costume exchange, a locally-sourced pumpkin patch, a bounce house, food trucks, face painting, a beer garden hosted by the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and live music!

The Justice Film Series Launch

Boulder Public Library 1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, United States

Set in Berlin and New York, FROM HERE interweaves the stories of Tania, Miman, Sonny and Akim -- artists and activists raised in the Global North to parents from the Global South. The film accompanies them as they move from their 20's into their 30's, facing major turning points: fighting for citizenship, creating a family, surviving violence, and finding creative expression. Beautifully shot over the course of ten years, the film captures theur struggle to define belonging for themselves in societies increasingly hostile to their existence.