Dairy Arts Center

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival: Preserved
2025-11-09 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-11-09 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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In an era of wildfires, drought, and species decline, Vermejo is proof that restoration is possible. And it’s a blueprint for where it can happen next.

This land, a 560,000-acre reserve in northern New Mexico that has been home to Indigenous communities, roaming bison, elk, and antelope since time immemorial, has seen civilizations rise and fall. In the 19th century, mining came, leaving behind landscapes stripped by time and scarred by industry. But now, something remarkable is happening.
In 1996, media mogul Ted Turner bought this land. Working with science and nature, Vermejo’s passionate stewards helped restore the land to a place of thriving biodiversity and teeming life—from bison and wildcats to urban dwellers escaping to the outdoors.
Shot over 130+ days in this breathtaking landscape, PRESERVED unveils the hidden sanctuary and its unseen wildlife behaviors—bears stealing mountain lion kills, microscopic worlds thriving in water-filled potholes, and animals adapting to a changing planet. Scientists, ranchers, and leading conservationists have come together to help achieve the seemingly impossible—from North America’s largest trout restoration to the return of beaver, elk, and bison. Vermejo, deep with discovery and abundant human history, is a bellwether for what’s possible everywhere.
Year: 2024 | Filmmaker: Ben Clark | Runtime: 94 minutes
Presented by the Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival AND DAIRY ARTS CENTER.

Q&A with director Ben Clark

Director Ben Clark is an adventure filmmaker and former Himalayan ski mountaineer. He directed The Snowman Trek, a documentary on Bhutanese and ultrarunners’ high-altitude collaboration, which screened in 400 theaters. The youngest person to lead a successful Everest expedition, Ben has filmed stories around the world highlighting endurance, climate, and exploration. He is a member of the Protect Our Winters Creative Alliance.

If You Love The Land, It Loves You Back

Viva Theater: Murder on the Orient Express | Nov. 7-23
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A luxury train rushing towards Paris from Istanbul becomes snowbound in the mountains. In the morning, a man is found viciously stabbed to death in his compartment. The terrified and trapped passengers ask famed detective Hercule Poirot to find the killer before he – or she – strikes again.
As Poirot unravels layers of red herrings and alibis, a web of tragic secrets emerges. A dark yet funny tale of justice and revenge, Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s most popular mysteries and one of her very best.

Motus Theater: No Contract by Kirsten Wilson | Oct. 30-Nov. 9
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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No Contract is a one-woman show exploring a mother’s request not to endure dementia. It asks: “is there a way to have dementia without tragedy, when ‘to be or not to be’ is always the question?” (work in progress).
Created by Kirsten Wilson in honor of her mother and loved ones everywhere, experiencing or caring for people with dementia.

Wisdom of Happiness | Nov 5-9
2025-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 5-9
WISDOM OF HAPPINESS is medicine for the moment — a survival guide for navigating our traumatic world that feels more fractured and uncertain than ever. This powerful message of hope is delivered as a personal audience with one of the greatest living thinkers, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Tenzin Gyatso, known to billions around the world as the Dalai Lama. Speaking directly to all of us as a single global community, he shares practical wisdom for finding peace, compassion, and hope in the midst of chaos. With disarming clarity and deep humanity, he invites us to imagine — and help create — a world where compassion is activated as our strongest force for change, and happiness is within reach for everyone. (Philip Delaquis & Barbara Miller,2025, USA, 1:30, NR)

Freeride Film Tour by Pangea Collective
2025-11-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Freeride Film Tour brings this year’s best new ski and snowboard films to the big screen, featuring world-class athletes, stunning backcountry lines, and powerful stories from the mountains. More than a screening, it’s an evening that celebrates the people and places that define freeride.
Expect an unforgettable night of films, gear giveaways, and a chance to connect with the people who live and breathe this sport.
Doors at 7 • Show at 7:30

Featured Films:
Holden Samuels – Outlier
Growing up in Big Sky surrounded by skiers, Holden Samuels brings a unique style of snowboarding to the Freeride World Tour.
JePaq – Ascent
Whistler’s ultimate ski bum, Jérémie “Jepaq” Paquette, returns from injury to chase the dream life as a pro skier.
Taylor Dobyns – Redemption
Following a devastating injury that cut her Freeride World Tour season short, Taylor Dobyns fights her way back to the start gate with everything on the line.
Carson Sharp – Liminal
A poetic backcountry ski journey through Japan, weaving reflection and action to examine the tension between commercialized resorts and the raw spirit of authentic ski culture. Featuring Kye Matlock and Max Bass.
Sam Dallaire, Yu Sasaki, Seth Hill – Edge of Fatherhood
Three fathers chase big mountain lines while learning to navigate the risks, responsibilities, and rewards of raising kids.
Dunes to Descents – Claire Hewitt-Demeyer’s pursuit of the ride carries her from desert dunes to snow-choked peaks, culminating in Alaska, where weeks of waiting reveal the raw power of its mountains.

Crested Butte Film Festival: Lost in the Jungle | Nov 10-11
2025-11-10 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 10-11
Four children. One jungle. And a miracle that changed everything.
After a deadly plane crash strands four young siblings deep within the Colombian rainforest, a dramatic rescue mission unfolds, uniting Indigenous trackers and the military in a race against time. Academy Award-winning filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin document this incredible true story based on the children’s and rescuers accounts of their grueling 40 days in the jungle. A National Geographic Documentary Film. (Jimmy Chin, Juan Camilo Cruz & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2025, USA/Columbia, 1:36, TV14)

The Best of Crested Butte Film Festival | Nov 10-11
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-11 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 10-11
Crested Butte Film Festival just completed its 15th annual festival and we want to share with Boulder some of our favorite films – none of which have been shown here before. Please join us for these great short films in the narrative, documentary and outdoor adventure genres – you’ll be glad you did. Films to be screened: Trauma Bonds, Trokas Duras, Pretend I’m Not Here, Tessitura, and First In, Last Out. (runtime 1:24)

A Little Prayer | Nov 12-16
2025-11-12 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-14 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 12-16
A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son is having an affair. A heart-tugging drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places, A Little Prayer is a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family. (Angus MacLachlan, 2023, USA, 1:31, R)

The Dialogue Police | Nov 12-16
2025-11-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-13 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-11-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 12-16
Demonstrations. Quran burnings. Climate actions. At the eye of the storm stands a group of Swedish police officers tasked with safeguarding everyone’s right to freedom of speech. A polarized society is their daily reality. A motley crew of strong-willed individuals united by humor and a shared calling: defending democracy with dialogue as their weapon. (Susanna Edwards, 2025, Sweden, 1:30, NR)
TALKBACK: Join us after the film on Nov. 12 for a special Talkback. The Boulder Police Department is honored to participate in a conversation at the Dairy Arts Center following the screening of the documentary film “Dialogue Police” to engage the community in a meaningful discussion of the critical themes of freedom of expression and community relationships with police. Several liaison officers, who serve as direct contacts and connections to underrepresented and marginalized populations in our community, will be present to facilitate dialogue and answer questions in a collaborative effort to strengthen community trust and understanding.

Feather Fall Theatre Company presents Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King | Nov. 13-30
2025-11-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Feather Fall Theatre Company presents the world premiere production of Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier, directed by Aaron Klass
Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King is a dark comedy about girlhood.
Up in their attic, sisters Josephine and Henrietta create a new sister for their family; she’s gleeful and monstrous and embodies everything they’ve dreamed of: the rage of children, the fury of girls.
Sam Collier is a playwright and theater artist.
Her plays have been developed and/or produced by Star Stuff Theatre, Dogteam Theatre Project, the BETC Writers Group, New College of Florida, Siena Heights University, Urbanite Theatre, the UC Davis Ground & Field Festival, the Goodman Playwrights Unit, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop and is a PhD candidate in theatre & performance studies at CU Boulder.
Aaron Klass is a director, playwright, actor, etc.
He is an entrepreneurial theatre maker. He believes that storytelling can change the world. He also believes that a community that can mobilize to create and share art is a strong and healthy community. He is also interested in history, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Feather Fall Theatre Company was established by Aaron in order to mobilize his community.

Boys Go to Jupiter | Nov 14
2025-11-14 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nov 14
Set in the liminal period between Christmas and New Year’s, the story follows the adventures of Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett), a teenage gig worker with a rise-and-grind mindset whose quest to make $5,000 is derailed by the appearance of a gelatinous little dude from outer space. Using the power of lo-fi musical numbers and deadpan comedy, Billy must save Donut and his family from the evil schemes of the Dolphin Groves Juice Company. The voice cast — which also includes Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman, Joe Pera, Cole Escola and Elsie Fisher — is a who’s who of weirdo comedy all-stars, adding to the charmingly strange vibe. (Julian Glander, 2024, USA, 1:30, NR)

Boulder Opera Company: The Elixir of Love by Donizetti | Nov. 15-16
2025-11-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Boulder Opera Family Series presents: Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love
A charming opera for all ages!
Join us for a delightful hour-long adaptation of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, perfect for young audiences and families! This heartwarming and hilarious tale follows the lovable Nemorino as he tries to win the heart of the clever and confident Adina—with the help of a mysterious “love potion.” Filled with beautiful melodies, playful characters, and a touch of magic, this opera is a fun introduction to the world of classical music and storytelling.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles and featuring a live ensemble orchestra, our Family Series version brings the joy of opera to children ages 4 and up in a relaxed, family-friendly setting..
Followed by a Q &A with the artists.
