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.

NAACP Civic Engagement Messaging, Research, and GOTV Activations Launch

Virtual

Join the NAACP for an important call as we unveil our Messaging and Research for the 2024 Election Year! We’ll be diving into the data and polling we've gathered to boost Black Voter Turnout and discuss the impactful strategies that will emerge from this research. We will also launch our Civic Engagement Messaging and Research Toolkit with scripts, talking points, and graphics for the upcoming election. Your voice matters, and together we can shape a powerful narrative for this election cycle!

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.

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.

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.

Jose Posada: The Art of Protest Workshop In-Person

NoBo Library 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Create a broadside print with Museo de Las Americas! Learn about Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada and his use of art as protest. All participants will take home their creation. 

First Storyteller’s Festival: Embers Borne West

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

Join us for a staged reading of the new play Embers Borne West. It’s a time-shifting tale about intergenerational resilience and identity, as two very different generations of a Cherokee family move to Los Angeles, in 1927 and in the present day. Stay after the show to participate in the audience discussion with the writer – a crucial part of developing new work!