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2008

August 2

Shakespeare Festival MacBeth. Come picnic in the park before the show.

• Stubborn ambition takes Macbeth on an arrow-straight path to the dark side—driving  a man who’s been a faithful vassal of a good king to unspeakable acts. What makes him go so unswervingly wrong?  Is it the supernatural trickery of three weird sisters? His love for—and compact with—the frightening Lady Macbeth? Or some inner force that drives him to seek absolute power? This production of Shakespeare’s tragedy makes us feel the horror of inescapable guilt and the ensuing blood lust. It seeks a motive that is altogether modern, yet timeless and universal.

August 8

Shakespeare Festival 3 Musketeers. Come picnic in the park before the show.

• It’s a classic in every sense of the word—the story of inseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one." Flashing swords and plumed hats flying, these men live for their king, the women who adore them, and brotherhood. Director Carolyn Howarth says, “The adaptation we’re using beautifully renders the romance, the swashbuckling, the piratical element, the spectacle—and the humor! I think the show will be an absolute lark to experience.” 

August 9

Shakespeare Festival Love Labour's Lost. Come picnic in the park before the show.

• Four gentlemen friends have sworn an oath to devote three years to studying and meditation, fasting often, sleeping little, and speaking to no women. Enter, on a visit, the four beautiful women, setting the stage for a lively duel between the sexes. The duel quickly turns to a dance of wit and words blending the serious and the silly, the bitter and the sweet. An engaging gem of a play, Love’s Labour’s Lost has the elegance, the sparkle, the kick of champagne.

2007

August 4

Around the World in 80 Days at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Contact KeithSchwols for details

August 8 (Wed)

after work hike along the Poudre around the Raptor Center. Photos here.

August 15 (Wed)

after work hike of Coyote Ridge just west of Fort Collins. Photos here.

August 16-27

Boulder Fringe Festival. http://www.boulderfringe.com/

August 25

Backyard BBQ Potluck Party at Keith's House. A traditional summer party for everyone in the group to enjoy.

• See the SummerBarbecue wiki page to sign up for things to bring.

2006

Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder. Contact KeithSchwols. Every year Ann and I get tickets for the festival over several weekend in the summer. We arrive down at the CU campus and picnic in the park before the shows. See http://www.coloradoshakes.org for festival details. I usually put out a call in Jan/Feb for people interested in joining up in buy season tickets. Generally, tickets are available for all performances up until showtime, so anyone can decide at the last minute and join us to picnic before and get ice cream afterward.

• August 5^th - As You Like It, 8pm. Picnic in the Park starting about 5pm.

• August 12^th - The Tempest

(Also, The Merchant of Venice and Unexpected Shaxspeare! in July) Contact: KeithSchwols (attending Ann, Bob, Sue, Chris, Heather)

August 11^th-13^th Loveland Sculpture Festival in the Park

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August 11^th: Cubs vs Rockies Baseball/Downtown Denver Dancing

• Friday 8/11 - 6:05pm - early dinner beforehand, dancing at Polly Esther's after

Contact: GabiEndress

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