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Chautauqua Winter Wonderland – Save 15%
- Pet-friendly lodging options
- Flatirons hiking and snowshoeing
- Dining and concerts
Door time: 7:00
Show time: 7:30
Presenters:
John Keller, Director of CU Boulder Fiske Planetarium
Marc Buie, Southwest Research Institute
Stellar occultations are a powerful technique for measuring and learning about minor planets in our Solar System, (such as Kuiper Belt Objects, Centaurs, Trojans, and other groups of asteroids) that provide clues into the origin and evolution of our Solar System. Planetary Scientists Marc Buie (Southwest Research Institute) and John Keller (CU Boulder) will share adventures involving hundreds of observers who have participated in occultation campaigns both locally and internationally to provide data critical to mission planning for the NASA New Horizons, Lucy, and other spacecraft. They will explain how community-engaged researchers are contributing to our understanding of the Solar System.
Door time: 7:30
Show time: 8:00
Chain Station is a 4-piece, high-energy, get ‘em out on the dance floor string band from Denver, Colorado. Their music is well-steeped in Americana roots, with vocal harmonies that are high, lonesome, and tight. Their picking ranges from lightning-fast to mountain mellow. They are a bluegrass band that would satisfy a picky old-timer and delight fans of newgrass, a delicate balance indeed.
They’ve become known for winning over crowds with creative, fun original songs that flow from the mountains, through them, and right back to you. Pure Mountain Music! It’s obvious these guys love what they do, engaging their growing fan base with energy and stage antics that guarantee one hell of a night out!
Door time: 7:00
Show time: 7:30
Outer space inspires hearts and fires imaginations. What if your vacations were like mini-spaceflights? What if your daily routine had a touch of the awe of the Cosmos? Planetary geologist and professional space enthusiast Dr. Kirby Runyon shares his story about how Lifestyle-Outer Space fires him up.
Dr. Kirby Runyon holds a PhD in planetary geology and is a research scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, a NASA-sponsored non-profit research corporation. He also is the CEO of Planex – Planetary Experience Consulting and coaches flyers in weightlessness for the Zero Gravity Corporation. His mission is to explore space and to take the world along for the ride.
Door time: 7:30
Show time: 8:00
Hazel Miller is not just a great singer; “She is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News. Her voice has been called “stunning, moving, and powerful.” Hazel has been a sought-after performer in Colorado for more than three decades. The Hazel Miller Band was formed more than 2 decades ago. Hazel Miller and the Collective renamed themselves in 2020. The band performs an eclectic blend of Jazz, R&B, Blues, and original music. The band’s music is designed to make the audience dance and sing along. They play the music that excites and involves the listener.
A great highlight of 2015 was Ms. Miller’s singing of the national anthem at the inauguration of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, on January 13, 2015. Later that night, the Governor’s Inaugural Concert featured the Lumineers, String Cheese Incident, Big Head Todd, and the Monsters with Ms. Miller. Ms. Miller performed at the FIS Alpine Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado on February 15, 2015; with an estimated international television audience of 180,000,000 viewers. Ms. Miller has been chosen to record a welcome greeting for visitors taking the trains to the main terminal at Denver International Airport.
Doors: 7:30
Showtime: 8:00
Nine years and five studio albums later The River Arkansas have hit their flow state.
Their recent four-song EP, Green Bridge, released in May 2023, encapsulates this spectacle. It was written, recorded, and produced by River Arkansas frontman Mike Clark in a reconstructed shed he fashioned into a music studio. The recordings manage to capture Clark’s natural ability to extend a friendly hand with tender delivery of lyrical encouragement sprinkled with notes of amusing humor.It may be low hanging fruit to compare The River Arkansas’s music to a river, but a band that delivers indie Americana and honky-tonk swing that erupts like turbulent rapids, curves into country calmness, and crashes smooth blues-rock upon the shore is deserving of the name sharing that sort of kindred power.
A batch of Colorado’s finest musicians whose abilities shine throughout the golden hour that is Green Bridge. The four piece each skillfully showcases their craft while seamlessly bonding together as a band. Bolder Beat noted that, “Together, they give off a heartfelt and wholesome sound which resonates with the Colorado lifestyle of mountain life meets the pavement.”
Mike Clark (singer, songwriter) and Macon Terry (bass) formed The River Arkansas in 2014 after an impromptu studio session led to the release of their first album, Golden Light. The band picked up Robin Chestnut (drums) and Rachel Sliker (violin) for a month-long west coast tour that solidified the band’s friendship and led to their sophomore album, You Animal. The band has evolved from a more tender sound to heavier soulful country and blues rock with 3-piece harmonies and stripped guitar and violin solos. With the release of Green Bridge, The River Arkansas demonstrates just how much they’ve mastered the steady flow of their sound.
Caleb Schwing is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and producer from Denver, Colorado. He’s been in bands fountains and Tapir and has written/produced with Willow Robinson and Minke among others. All the while writing, producing, and releasing his own original work.
With comparisons to Paola Nutini, Leif Vollebek, and John Legend, Caleb brings an organic and honest sound. He brings a combination of intimate lyrics and creaking piano that go together like a fancy cocktail at a dive bar that makes you want to call your ex and apologize.
Caleb thanks you for joining him on his journey to put his problems into songs and then into your ears.