Author Archives: Barbara Peterson

St. Louis Two-Day Trip Chronicles: National Parks Passport

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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This is the first in a series of articles on my two day trip to St. Louis Missouri. I’m writing it first because it’s the quickest and easiest one to do! I was in St. Louis with an elderly friend … Continue reading →

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Scrooge at Jesters Dinner Theatre, Longmont Co

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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It’s December, and that means only one thing at the Jesters Dinner Theatre in Longmont, CO. It’s time for Scrooge! The Jesters’ annual holiday production of Scrooge has become a much-anticipated tradition, so much so that they add extra days … Continue reading →

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Scrooge at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Johnstown, CO

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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Scrooge the Musical returns to the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse from November 30 – December 31, 2018. This touching musical classic always warms everyone’s hearts – even those of the most diehard Scrooges! The Story Ebenezer Scrooge hates people. He sees … Continue reading →

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Annie Get Your Gun at Jesters Dinner Theatre

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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The Jesters Dinner Theatre in Longmont, CO opens its 19th season with Annie Get Your Gun, running on weekends from October 5 to November 25, and after a hiatus for the Jesters’ traditional production of Scrooge, it will return from … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Flies In to Colorado’s Candlelight Dinner Theatre

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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Colorado’s Candlelight Dinner Theatre has opened its 11th season with the magical Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical. It must be said, this is not your grandkid’s Disney movie. And that’s not a bad thing. This stage musical incorporates several elements … Continue reading →

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Photo Essay: Crazy Horse Memorial

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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Mere miles away from Mount Rushmore, near Keystone, South Dakota,  is the Crazy Horse Memorial.  (crazyhorsememorial.org/) In 1939, Oglala Lakota chief Standing Bear asked sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who had assisted (briefly) Gutzon Borglum on the Mount Rushmore sculptures, to carve a monument … Continue reading →

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Hot Springs, SD: The Mammoth Site

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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The Mammoth Site, located in Hot Springs, South Dakota, is a working paleontological excavation. Visitors during weekdays will be able to watch excavators at work, and there are programs where volunteers can actually get in to the site, with toothbrushes … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Take It With You, at Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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It’s 1936 and Americans are still struggling through the Depression, with hundreds of thousands of men “on relief” because they can’t find jobs, bread lines around the block, and those “with” doing what they can to help family and friends … Continue reading →

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The Producers at Jesters Dinner Theatre Longmont CO

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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Mel Brooks’ popular hit musical The Producers returns to the Jesters Dinner Theatre on weekends from July 13 – September 30, 2018. The Jesters first mounted The Producers about four years ago – starring Loren Meaux as down-on-his-luck theatrical producer … Continue reading →

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Newsies at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Johnstown, CO

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Barbara Peterson

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It’s 1899 in New York City and wealthy newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer decides to improve his bottom line by raising the price that newspaper boys  must pay to buy bundles of “papes”, which they in turn sell on street corners … Continue reading →

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