Colleen Smith
Colleen Smith writes and gardens in Denver.
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Gregory Alan Isakov at home at Red Rocks headlining debut
“Are you ready for some sad songs?” Isakov asked. “We’re going to go to Mordor. We have to.”

Red Rocks turns waterfall for Heart, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick
A deluge created massive waterfalls and a severe weather delay for the Rock Hall Three For All during Cheap Trick’s opening set.

Denver’s “cottage food” ordinance helping backyard gardeners, beekeepers and more sell their wares
Many Denver amateur gardeners, beekeepers and picklers are part of a growing trend of cottage food purveyors allowed by a Denver ordinance that allows small producers to sell their wares.

Trampled by Turtles fast, Lord Huron first at Red Rocks
Lord Huron debuted at Red Rocks after a Denver trajectory that included shows at the Hi-Dive, the Underground Music Showcase, the Ogden Theatre and the Gothic Theater.

Inspired by the Olympic swimmers? Here’s where to swim in Denver
Inspired by Colorado’s own Olympic medalist Missy Franklin and the rest of the swimmers making waves in Rio, the number of lap-swimmers will rise as reliably as high tide. Here's...

The Avett Brothers pull fans country ’round for second night at Red Rocks
For 11-year-old twin brothers Quinn and Gage Palilonis — wearing Avett Brothers T-shirts — the concert was the fifth time to see the band, and their third at Red Rocks.

Three new specialty gardens open at Denver Botanic Gardens
On Tuesday at Denver Botanic Gardens, development seeds sown almost a decade ago bore more fruit in the form of three newly dedicated spaces: the Sensory Garden, the Steppe Garden...

The secret behind the floral mural of Fiddler’s Green’s living walls
Live music isn’t the only animate attraction at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village. The concert venue, owned and operated by the Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA), also boasts North...

String Cheese Incident and Hot Rize make Hot Cheese Rising at Red Rocks
It was night three for SCI, the winding down of a wild weekend on the Rocks.

Jackson Browne steady on at return to Red Rocks
"It smells different when it's legal," Browne noted of the smoke whipping around Red Rocks on Monday.