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Conductor Wes Kenny prepared to lead the Fort Collins Symphony in a bow before intermission during their performance at the Lincoln Center on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Wes Kenny directed for the entire duration of the performance, however, some of the musicians switched during the intermission. (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

Fort Collins Symphony leads concert of heart and heartbreak

Max Hogan February 12, 2021

One element that sets classical music apart is its nature to keep the thoughts and imagination of its composer alive long after their life ends. It gives the performers, as well as the listener, a...

Raska International Cuisine & Sauce is located at 128 Laurel St. and provides Ethiopian cuisine to the Colorado State University and Fort Collins communities. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian).

Black-owned restaurant brings rich Ethiopian flavors to FoCo

Alexandra MacDonald February 11, 2021

Black History Month presents itself as an opportunity to reflect on history and celebrate the accomplishments of Black Americans. Within this annual event, there is an opportunity to embrace global...

(Graphic illustration by Charlie Dillon | The Collegian)

Feel the Bern: Warm up with the top 10 Bernie Sanders memes

Kadyn Thorpe February 11, 2021

With this generation, we can hardly pass by a major event without making out some obscure meme for the day. The same was true Jan. 20, when the inauguration of President Joe Biden was televised across...

(Illustration by Amy Noble, Rachel Macias, Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Horoscopes 2/11/21

Jorge Espinoza February 11, 2021

Horoscopes can be applied to your sun, moon and rising signs. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have a new opportunity to make meaningful connections...

Local singer songwriter Julia Kirkwood looks at her parents as she plays guitar in Old Town square, Feb. 6. (Anna von Pechmann | The Collegian)

Singer Julia Kirkwood paves way for young musicians

Maddy Erskine February 10, 2021

In 2019, on the Mountain Avenue Stage in Old Town, 13-year-old Julia Kirkwood wowed the audience with her original music, stunning voice and effortless self-accompaniment on the acoustic guitar and...

Collegian Film Reviews Graphic (Rachel Macias | The Collegian)

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ shines in acting, but falls short

Scott Powell February 10, 2021

Watching "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" is a little bit like watching a heart rate monitor: mostly flat and monotonous but bursting to life every once in a while in brief yet powerful explosions of raw...

Collegian Film Reviews Graphic (Rachel Macias | The Collegian)

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ lacks Sorkin’s poetic prowess

Scott Powell February 9, 2021

There is no screenwriter more musical than Aaron Sorkin. His dialogue flows so whimsically and energetically through each scene in his films — be it Mark Zuckerberg’s ice-cold, tommy-gun speed...

(Graphic Illustration by Charlie Dillon | The Collegian)

‘Ratched’ paints the disturbing realities of early asylums

Ivy Secrest February 8, 2021

If you’re looking for a series so deeply dark and disturbing it makes our pandemic times look preferable, Netflix’s "Ratched" may be for you. Intended to be a prequel to "One Who Flew Over the...

(Illustration by Amy Noble, Rachel Macias, Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Horoscopes 2/8/21

Jorge Espinoza February 8, 2021

Horoscopes can be applied to your sun, moon and rising signs. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You don’t believe in the person you’ve grown into....

(Illustration by Amy Noble, Rachel Macias, Katrina Clasen | The Collegian)

Horoscopes 2/4/21

Jorge Espinoza February 4, 2021

Horoscopes can be applied to your sun, moon and rising signs. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Move on without looking back. You’re starting a new...

Glass Cases are a local Fort Collins band releasing a new album.

Glass Cases’ ‘Chemicals’ explores everyday struggles

Maddy Erskine February 3, 2021

The message of local band Glass Cases' music is a message we hear every day as we all try to simply get through what can be a really tough life, and it's a message we don’t hear enough. Glass Cases’...

(Graphic illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian)

Which Austen adaptation is, most ardently, the best?

Renee Ziel February 3, 2021

From Colin Firth to Matthew Macfadyen; from great wardrobes to greater scores; from yearning stares to fumbling hands, I present the ultimate showdown between the most well-known adaptations of Jane...

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