In the sunlight of a beautiful Boulder day, the light sound of music, people and excitement fluttered through the air on Pearl Street, attracting multitudes of shoppers and walkers to Boulder Pride’s annual Block Party. Boulder Pride is an organization which works towards LGBT civil rights issues as well as offering opportunities for members of the LGBT community to meet, and the Block Party has been working towards both goals since 2001.
Entertainment
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Since 2006, co-founders Dave Sheldon and Josh Pollack have sought to bring a new and eclectic style of music to the local scene through the company, Euphonic Conceptions.
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Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter is coming to the Fox Theatre Monday along with the soulful, Colorado-bred Chris Brecht. Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter offers a unique sound that consists of a warm mix of acoustic guitar and viola. Sykes’s rough and penetrating voice singing melancholy lyrics gives the music a touch of darkness.
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Throughout the tumultuous years of late nights and studying that come with college life, nothing can aid a student more than a great cup of coffee and a café that can feel like a second home. CU students are lucky to have a multitude of choices of cafés that go beyond the corporate mold of “the coffee shop.
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For years, Boulderites flocked to the little wine bar on 13th Street for its famous bottomless wine, family service and stylish atmosphere. Then, one day the little wine bar gave up its name, Trilogy, and the b.side lounge stepped into its place. “Trilogy closed in mid-May, and two weeks later b.
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Tandem bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes and cruiser bikes all crossed the finish line as 2,500 bike riders made their way to Benson Earth Sciences’ field on Sunday morning to participate in the sixth annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic. Each of the 2,500 riders made their way along various courses in support of students of University of Colorado’s College of Art’s and Sciences.
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CU students and affiliates who are looking for a one-stop shop for athletics should look no further than the CU Rec Center. The CU-Boulder Rec Center is accessible free of cost for full-paying CU students with their Buff OneCards. Full paying students have the opportunity to bring up to three guests per day to the Rec Center for a fee of five dollars for each person.
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Those who are still recovering from their middle school addiction to “The Sims” have to fight obsessing over a new video game called “Spore.” Electronic Arts released “Spore” on Sunday for Windows, Mac and Nintendo DS. Created by Maxis, the same team who developed “The Sims,” the highly anticipated real-time strategy/life simulation game is a great way to waste anywhere between a few hours to a week.
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For those who want to attend artistic shows while helping out local artists, look no further than The Basic Fund.
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The second week of school is greeted by “Bangkok Dangerous,” the story of an assassin who feels no pain except for when he falls for a local girl and becomes a defense teacher to a common thief.