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Lindy Zuroski, doing business as, "Lindy Spindy" hoop dances to represent the sunrise and everyone waking up from the night during A Midsummer Night's Fire Circus. Lindy has been performing with Spectra Circus Entertainment since 2016. She also has a husband and three children and is a pharmacist when she is not doing circus things. (Sara Graydon | Collegian)

Fort Collins Fringe Festival showcases 90 lively performances

Ryan Lueck August 1, 2018
Last weekend marked the sixth annual Fort Collins Fringe Festival, setting a stage and a spotlight to local artists delivering an array of performances showcasing many local talents including theater, film, dance, music and visual art. The festival featured about 90 performances by over 180 different local artists in five venues across Fort Collins.
Colorado State University Price Resource Center shows support for their community at Fort Collins Day Pride Festival by NCE on July 14. 
(Sara Graydon | Collegian)

Northern Colorado Equality’s Fort Collins Day Pride Festival sees largest turnout

Sara Graydon July 23, 2018

  Fort Collins Day Pride had a turnout of approximately 350 participants at Fossil Creek Lake on Saturday, July 14.  "That was nearly double last year’s turnout," said Casey Peifer, President...

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ depicts a heartwarming legacy

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ depicts a heartwarming legacy

Miranda Moses July 3, 2018
With guaranteed tears pouring into your popcorn, the 94-minute film caters to the compassionate, loving part of ourselves that is far too often swept to the side in our adult lives, in our childhood, and in our contemporary world. 
All of the Actresses who performed on June 9 during Shakespeare's play, The Comedy of Errors, in Columbine Health Systems Park take a bow for their audience after their performance. (Rebecca Eisele| Collegian)

All-female production of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ brings sense of community

Maddie Wright June 28, 2018
“Comedy of Errors” performed in the park a la Shakespeare in the Park, as Shakespeare intended. What the bard didn’t intend? An all female production.
Cast of "Equus" after Thursday show at Bas Bleu Theater (Elena Waldman | Collegian).

Bas Bleu production ‘Equus’ shocks and entertains audiences with outstanding performances

Elena Waldman June 27, 2018

Bas Bleu, a small theatre on Pine Street, is saving Fort Collins residents from summer boredom with a remarkably unorthodox production. Out of the modest venue emerges "Equus," a play with enough...

A volunteer raises a beer glass at the Snowbank Brewing booth at the Colorado Brewer's Festival. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Colorado Brewer’s Fest had beer flowing despite rain

Sarah Ehrlich June 26, 2018
Even gloomy weather can't stop Fort Collins folks from enjoying their summer festivals.  The 29th annual Colorado Brewers Festival had 150+ Colorado beers, 40+ Colorado breweries, and ten hours of live music this past weekend despite thunderstorms and dark clouds closing out the festival on Sunday.
Dr. Temple Grandin's books for the signing this coming Saturday.  All the books are available for purchase at Barnes and Noble. (Claire Oliver | Collegian)

Temple Grandin to speak about her career and promote her new book, ‘Calling all Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor’ in Fort Collins this weekend

Claire Oliver June 21, 2018

A hands-on experience using tools to build and invent may sound like a thing of the past, but esteemed writer and professor Temple Grandin, Ph.D says otherwise in her new book, 'Calling all Minds:...

Thousands of people marched down Colfax Avenue during the PrideFest parade in Denver on June 17, 2018. The parade was part of Denver PrideFest, a weekend long event to celebrate the LGBTQ community. (Collegian file photo)

Denver Pride celebrates growing LGBTQ community

Ashley Potts June 19, 2018
Not only was Comic Con in town, but PrideFest threw a party at the same time in downtown Denver. Denver PrideFest is one of the largest Pride celebrations in the country, attracting around 40,000 people to Civic Center Park and the Downtown area.
Greg Luft, professor and chair of the Journalism and Media Communication Department at Colorado State University, Neil Best, president and CEO of KUNC, Walter Robinson, editor-at-large of The Boston Globe, and Eric Larson, news director at The Coloradoan participate in a Q&A at The Lyric, which focused on topics surrounding free press and investigative journalism.

‘Good reporting begets activism:’ Walter Robinson, editor who led investigation of abuse in Catholic Church, discusses ‘Spotlight,’ importance of free press at The Lyric

Randi Mattox May 11, 2018

The spotlight turned on Walter Robinson Thursday night. The Lyric screened “Spotlight,” the 2016 Academy Award-winning film for Best Picture that portrays The Boston Globe’s investigation of...

(Photo Courtesy of Alan Berner/Seattle Times/TNS)

Meet the parents: 5 ways to celebrate graduation with the family

Nick Botkin May 7, 2018
Ways for Colorado State students to celebrate graduation with their families
A man that goes by the name Storm Reaver is a member of the Fort Collins Amtgard group that practices their battling skills as they LARP (Live Action Role Playing) at city park on Sunday April 29th, 2018. The Fort Collins Amtgard group is a medieval style sword fighting group that is the third largest group in North America. Members of the group meet every Sunday at city park and the event is open to the public. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Hitting people with sticks: How to destress through live action role play

Carson Lipe May 3, 2018

Every Sunday in Fort Collins, countless people fall victim to sword and arrow, but in this world, it’s all for the sake of fun. Members of the City Park chapter of Amtgard, a non-profit organization...

The outdoor stage at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre is situated on the Poudre River. Photo credit: Randi Mattox

Concert venues in Fort Collins address accessibility issues for disabled concert goers

Maddie Wright May 2, 2018
Concerts are pretty famous for a lot of standing, dancing, and occasionally moshing. Concerts are filled with people, sweat, colors, loud sounds, and lots of physical strain. All this has the potential to be rough for those physically and mentally disabled.
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