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Bailey, the pug and border collie mix, jumps through a hoop as part of the best trick competition at the Doggie Olympics Sept. 16. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Dog culture finds its way into Fort Collins, 2019 Doggie Olympics

Ava McCall September 16, 2019

Fort Collins is pegged as a college town, booming with local music and an amazing food scene. What doesn’t come up often is Fort Collins’ “dog culture.” With such a great vet hospital and program...

Children and parents gather around the Fossil Pendants station during the Dinosaur Takeover at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery on September 14th, 2019. (Megan McGregor | Collegian)

Dinosaurs dominate Museum of Discovery for “Museum Takeover”

Joel Thompson September 15, 2019

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery hosted an unforgettable dinosaur takeover Sept. 14.  The "Museum Takeover: Dinosaurs" event welcomed locals for all sorts of antics, including the chance to speak...

Zora standing at podium speaking. (Addie Kuettner | Collegian)

Zora Murff challenges audience to reflect on oppression

Graham Shapley September 8, 2019

Talking about race and racial violence can be uncomfortable and difficult for some. It’s tough to do it in a way that is accessible to everybody while still being respectful to those who have experienced...

Isadora Stowe’s installation, Anamnesis, in the Curfman Gallery in the Lory Student Center on Sep. 3, 2019. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Isadora Stowe transforms Curfman Gallery into dreamy biome

Lauryn Bolz September 3, 2019

Isadora Stowe’s introspective installation "Anamnesis" converged art, science and psychology in a beautiful representation of the human mind. The 2019 summer gallery that had captured the wonder of students...

New Belgium Brewing Company is located off Linden St. and Buckingham St. (Clara Scholtz | Collegian)

New Belgium continues to support Wolverine Farm with feel-good flicks

Ty Davis September 2, 2019

To raise funds for Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, New Belgium Brewing Company screened "The Secret Life of Pets” Aug. 28 as the last night of their Summer Bike-In Cinema Series. New...

Matt Mullins, co-curator of Juteback Productions and curator Randy Perkins hosted the 2018 Juteback Poetry Film Festival Friday night at the Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick house. Perkins is a filmmaker who began the poetry film festival in 2013 under the name Body Electric. The festival had over 200 international poetry film submissions this year. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Gulo Gulo Poetry puts private world of written word into spotlight

Graham Shapley August 26, 2019

As the summer sun came to rest below the mountains, a small group of poets, writers and songwriters took to public performance for a small crowd at the Gulo Gulo Poetry Open Mic.  Gulo Gulo is the scientific...

Andrew Bird plays the violin as he headlines the final night of New West Fest, Aug. 11, 2019. (Devin Cornelius | The Collegian)

Andrew Bird whistles goodbye to NewWestFest

Lauryn Bolz August 14, 2019

Andrew Bird closed out Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest on a high note at his show Aug. 11.  Bird, an Americana-indie artist, performed as part of his promotional tour for his new album, "My Finest Work...

A musician plays for vendors and customers at Art in the Square 2019 (Collegian | Graham Shapley)

Art in the Square connects artists to the public

Graham Shapley August 12, 2019

Fort Collins is home to artists of all kinds, and on Aug. 3-4, they were given a chance to get together and sell their work to the general public at the annual Art in the Square showcase event. Many of...

The Box Clowns host a dinner party at the Downtown Artery (Graham Shapley | Collegian)

‘Clown Appétit’ invites attendees to shed societal norms

Graham Shapley July 30, 2019

To most, a dinner party hosted by clowns sounds more like a nightmare than something they would pay to attend. The Fort Collins Fringe Festival aimed to change that. Clown Appétit was a show that ran...

Corinne Watson, doing business as "CoCo Hula Hoop Extraordinaire" (left) hula hoops during the fairy act. She is the producer of A Midsummer Night's Fire Circus and owner of Spectra Circus Entertainment. She has been hula hooping since 2009 and differentiates herself professionally by adding fire to her hula hoop acts.  (Sara Graydon | Collegian)

Cirque du Fringe starts slow, gains energy

Ty Davis July 29, 2019

A traditional circus act is not something most people see every day– especially in Fort Collins. Luckily, The Fort Collins Fringe Festival presented Cirque du Fringe Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the...

The crowd gathered at the starting line of the Aruna 5k run on the CSU Campus on Sunday, July 11, 2019. The run was organized to help with the sex trafficing problem in India through support of the Aruna Project. (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

CSU hosts run for freedom, largest in United States

Graham Shapley July 24, 2019

Getting people out of bed in the morning is a tough prospect, let alone at 7 a.m. Getting them to do exercise that early is an even harder feat. On Sunday morning, though, nearly 1,000 people got out...

Sam Sissin does stand-up comedy during the Fort Collins JokeChella at the Aggie Theatre July 20. (Elena Waldman | Collegian)

‘Jokechella’ showcases hit-or-miss comedy

Ty Davis July 23, 2019

This past Saturday, the Aggie Theatre hosted Jokechella, a multi-hour-long comedy event that showcased many comedians from local acts to some that have been featured on Comedy Central. Produced in partnership...

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