Week of Events
Jaipur Literature Festival Colorado
This year, we celebrate the beauty of the Rockies and prairies, as well as the vibrant energy, excitement, and intellect of Boulder. At JLF Colorado 2024, we once again bring our hallmark camaraderie, a caravan of ideas, and the enchanting flow of conversations that make our festival truly incredible!
Peoples Playground – a Climatique Convergence
Come to People's Playground - a convergence of music, dance, art, connection, and social change. With an art market, local nonprofits, flash tattoos, face painting, live bands, and a poetry open mic, there's sure to be something for everyone!
Right Relationship Boulder Fall Gathering
Right Relationship Boulder Fall Gathering
Come to the Right Relationship Boulder Fall Gathering -- Foothills Community Park --featuring Nico Strange Owl, whose Cheyenne name is Esevoneme'ehne'e (Buffalo Appearing Woman), a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana. Nico speaks at 5:45 pm.
Preserving the Harvest 101
Preserving the Harvest 101
This intro-level class will teach attendees the basics in food preservation methods such as blanching & freezing greens, canning vegetables & mashed-fruit jam preserves, drying herbs for a home apothecary, and fermentation methods for pickles and beans. Ages 18+
What to Know: Powwow in Native America
What to Know: Powwow in Native America
The University of Colorado Boulder's Oyate Native American and Indigenous Student Organization will be spearheading a powwow in the Fall of 2024. This powwow will be a continuation of Oyate's longstanding history at CU Boulder that has insisted on the empowerment of Native community presence and voice on campus and in the front range. In preparation for the Fall powwow, which will be open to the public, this program offers education about what a powwow is, its history and different forms, how powwow can be both a sacred and political space, and how to be a respectful visitor in the powwow space.
Children’s West African Dance and Drum Workshop In-Person
Children’s West African Dance and Drum Workshop In-Person
Children and parents will engage in a fun afternoon of traditional games, music, and dance from West Africa. Children will have the opportunity to experience West African culture first hand.
Parent Workshop: Reimagine Parenting after Deconstruction
Parent Workshop: Reimagine Parenting after Deconstruction
In this workshop Sarah Swartzendruber will lead us in a conversation about faith shift and reimagine together how we want to talk to kids and students about the Divine.
The Leading Edge of Resilience: Past, Present, and Future
The Leading Edge of Resilience: Past, Present, and Future
We are honored to host a conversation about resilience with Austin Nunez, chairman of the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and other members of his community. They will share experiences from the perspectives of different generations and lay the foundation for the journey of the next seven generations to come.
Family Concert presented by The Cultural Caravan
Family Concert presented by The Cultural Caravan
Join virtuosic violinist MinTze Wu—with Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola, and Josh Halpern, cello—for a musical journey around the world! MinTze and her friends will share musical postcards from near and far—including Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria, and Hungary! Don't miss this fun, interactive, and FREE family concert, open to all ages!
Our Love Letter to Palestine and Yemen
Our Love Letter to Palestine and Yemen
FrontLine Farming's annual Farm-to-Table Dinner and Fundraiser will celebrate and support our local efforts toward liberation through food and foodways while also connecting to liberation struggles in the Arabian peninsula. This year, our gathering will also serve as Our Love Letter to Palestine and Yemen and will provide our community with a chance to fortify and activate our solidarity with our Palestinian kin.