Gift of gab: former politico plays ‘Music Man’ conman Harold Hill

In “The Music Man,” Harold Hill transforms from a conman to a family man. For Longmont’s David Leeds, currently portraying Hill at Jesters Dinner Theatre, “The Music Man” is a family affair. Leeds shares the stage in the production with his 17-year-old daughter Reilly. Meanwhile, Leeds’ two sisters have appeared in professional productions of the [...]

Gift of gab: Former politico inhabits conman Harold Hill in ‘The Music Man’

In “The Music Man,” Harold Hill transforms from a conman to a family man. For Longmont’s David Leeds, currently portraying Hill at Jesters Dinner Theatre, “The Music Man” is a family affair. Leeds shares the stage in the production with his 17-year-old daughter Reilly. Meanwhile, Leeds’ two sisters have appeared in professional productions of the [...]

Goodbye, junk mail: There are plenty of ways to reduce your mail box load

Eliminating junk mail isn’t just about keeping clutter out of your mailbox. It’s an important tactic in the battle to help the environment.

Twelve quirky women: California Actors Theatre’s ‘Talking With’

The most interesting people to encounter, to talk with, are those marked by life’s struggles. The empty canvases, not so much. That’s the sentiment of one of a dozen women in Jane Martin’s play “Talking With.” The California Actors Theatre’s production of Martin’s play proves a rich encounter. Martin, widely speculated to be the pen [...]

LTC’s ‘Diviners’ a shower of small-town life

Water is everywhere in Longmont Theatre Company’s season-ender, “The Diviners.” The play is no cold-splash to the face, though. Instead, it washes over you like a gentle, warm bath. Jim Leonard, who wrote “The Diviners” in 1980, employs no melodramatic devices, and the play’s humor is homespun, driven by the personalities in the fictitious Zion, [...]

Scribe support: Longmont Writers Club has thrived for nearly eight decades

Feedback from fellow writers is a big part of the monthly meeting. The club’s motto is “honor and practice creativity, craft and criticism.”

Stage might: Longmont theater scene thriving despite economy

If the economic downturn has affected some business and public sectors in Longmont, the local theater scene isn’t among them. Take upcoming weeks, for example. Jesters Dinner Theatre just opened the pop-rock musical “Godspell” and will host a teen production of “High School Musical 2” on April 28. California Actors Theatre, housed in the Twin [...]

Theater Review: “Over the River and Through the Woods” at Longmont Theatre Co.

Bring some tissue and eat before you come. Otherwise you’re likely to leave with a running nose and growling stomach. With its production of “Over the River and Through the Woods,” Longmont Theatre Company director Stephen J. Carver, his cast and crew have cooked up a funny, heartwarming and surprisingly rich show. This is a [...]

Theater review: California Actors Theater’s “Play On!”

Midway through the first act of the comedy “Play On!” one character exclaims: “Do you have any idea how hard it is to do a play!?” What, with memorizing all those lines, worrying about wigs, dealing with hyper-sensitive actors, forgetful stage managers, cranky directors and bothersome writers? Rick Abbott’s 1980 play-within-a-play puts a mirror up [...]

‘What customers want’: Longmont eateries spending green to go green

For some Longmont restaurants, embracing eco-friendly practices has cut into the bottom line in some places, and added savings in others.

Dennis Coombs, co-owner of the Pumphouse Brewery and Restaurant, said it costs the restaurant on Main Street $15,000 more each year to use compostable take-home boxes than it did to use the Styrofoam containers the restaurant used to provide its customers.

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