‘Variety’ Archives
Sculpture in the Dark
Snow Sculptures and More... Snow Sculpture Event and Street Festival to be held in Downtown Loveland The event is planned for December 10-11, 2010 and will be held in downtown Loveland. Activities include a parade of lights, snow sculpting competition (December 8-11), an artisan show, entertainment, youth art project in conjunction with the Colorado Meth Project, sleigh rides with Santa and wagon rides for the family and more! Snow Sculptors who have competed internationally will ... Full Story
Cinderella comes to Berthoud
The Berthoud High School singers and actors are in the final stages of dress rehearsal for the production of Cinderella. This particular version is the Rogers and Hammerstein play which was written for television and first appeared in 1957 featuring Julie Andrews as Cinderella. Two more television productions were done, the first in 1965 with Leslie Ann Warren as Cinderella and Ginger Rogers as the king. The 1997 production featured Brandy as Cinderella and had Whitney Houston and Whoopi ... Full Story
Star Night at the LTO
Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory Friday, November 19, 2010 from 7:00 – 11:00 p. m. 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School (park east of the high school; directions are posted on the website, www.starkids.org). The guest speaker for Friday, November 19 is Mark Shannon from Ball Aerospace in Boulder. His talk will be on the Wide-field Infrared Survey Exployer (WISE) mission. WISE is a NASA-funded Explorer mission that will provide a vast storehouse of ... Full Story
In honor of Carl Sagan
The late Carl Sagan brought the science of the universe to millions of people. He described our existence as being on the shore of the cosmic ocean, where we are just beginning to learn what lies beyond our present knowledge. In honor of Sagan’s birthday on November 9, it would have been his 76th, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute invited the public to submit essays inspired by Sagan’s imagery. Several essays are available on the SETI website and the ... Full Story
The Moon Theater production is a must see
“You Can’t Take It With You” Written for a society beset by the great depression in the mid-1930s, Moss Hart and George Kaufman’s message in this play was clear. Choose your quest in life and pursue it with passion. Indeed it is the passion that you feel as the play unfolds; both in the play and from the actors. Kathleen Gruman and Lesley Jones had their hands full in directing this production. It has a large cast of 18, consisting of neophyte actors to professionals ... Full Story
Berthoud Library Book Club 2010-2011
Here is the latest (and greatest?) about the Berthoud Book Club, 2010-2011. The next book is Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan; discussions will take place December 14th, at the Library. Please stop by at your convenience. The club meets at the Berthoud Community Library to discuss selected books two times, at 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, on the following dates (all Tuesdays). In other words, the meetings are twice on the same day, once in the afternoon and once in the ... Full Story
Colorado Carrots Are Versatile Vegetables
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Each month, the Colorado Department of Agriculture features a different commodity to highlight the variety and quality of products grown, raised or processed in the state. This month, Colorado carrots are featured in our Carrot Cake Pancakes recipe. Available Now…Carrots Choose carrots that are well-shaped with firm, smooth exteriors and vibrant orange to orange-red color. Tops should be closely trimmed to avoid rapid decay. Carrots are fat free, low in sodium, an ... Full Story
Botanica: New Works Exhibit Coming to Loveland
LOVELAND, CO The Loveland Museum/Gallery will present Botanica: New Works, an exhibit featuring a small group of Colorado artists from November 27, 2010 through January 30, 2011. An opening reception will be held on Friday, December 10 from 6-8 pm. This event is free and open to the public. While the regional botanical artist group, Studio Botanica, is comprised of artists classically trained in botanical art and illustration, each interprets the world of plants ... Full Story
“You Can’t Take it With You” opens
The Moon Theatre Company will be bringing the community theatre production of Kaufman and Hart’s 3-act comedic play You Can’t Take it With You to Berthoud this weekend. The Pulitzer Prize winning play will be performed at the United Methodist Church, lower level stage, at 820 9th Street in Berthoud (map). You Can’t Take it With You is the latest production by the directing duo of Kathleen Gruman and Lesley Jones. The large and dynamic cast is filled by experienced actors from ... Full Story
Tips on Winterizing Sprinkler Systems
Indian Summer Temps Lulling Homeowners Into False Sense of Security DENVER, CO - It is a date professional landscape contractor John Reffel, III, owner of JLS Landscape & Sprinkler, Inc., remembers well. Last year, on October 10, overnight temperatures dipped to 16 degrees. “That early freeze caught many homeowners off guard, and caused extensive damage across Northern Colorado to sprinkler systems that were not winterized or protected,” said Reffel, a member of the ... Full Story
