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eTown – 2 decades of hope and inspiration in Boulder

Boulder Colorado is well known for it’s musical prowess, it’s even been compared to Telluride, with a great small town feel and a real respect for the environment and healthy living.   eTown radio show, started 2 decades ago by Nick and Helen Forster,  saw an opportunity to bring together a diverse audience and provide  inspiration from the power of music as well as dialogue on social and environmental topics. 

I’m sure you’ve heard this program, its broad-casted on 270 commercial and public radio stations in the US and well as Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, the Virgin Islands and Guam.   If you come to visit Boulder Colorado you owe it to yourself to get a ticket to see one of their shows, broad-casted either live at the Boulder Theater or maybe at Chautauqua.

I know that eTown recently bought on old funky church building in downtown Boulder at 16ths and Spruce Streets.  My friend who owns Boulder Phone Installers  is doing the cabling and telephone work there and he has lived in Boulder for 35 years and is excited about eTown’s new digs. The idea is to turn it into a community center and cultural complex.   The theater will hold 200 seats where they will produce some of the eTown shows, and there will also be a recording studio.  It will be open to the commuity for everything from neighborhhod meetings to small concerts, lectures and other cultural events. 

I am continually amazed,  though the City of Boulder Colorado  is only 100,000 people, as to how much they contribute to the music and cultural scene in the Denver area and around the US.   It’s fun having listened to the eTown show in every city I’ve ever lived in around the country, to watch the growth at such a personal level.  As one of the focuses of the show, all the programs include the E-Chievement Award  which highlights remarkable ordinary individuals who are making a positive difference in the communities. The people are nominated by the listeners and featured either by phone or in person at the show.   

As always, The Troia Team is wants to know how we can help you re-locate to Boulder Colorado. Contact us via our website www.BlogtheRockies.com or this blog.

Tags: Tags: boulder colorado, eTown, music

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