Author: Jennifer Mulson jen.mulson@gazette.com
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Live Well: Go deep with a stranger
Striking up a conversation with a stranger is like eating oysters — an acquired taste. Both of which I have a strong hankering for, though I don’t partake in as much as I’d like. I don’t mean small talk, though that’s perhaps the kernel from which it can sprout. The banal back-and-forth of a “How…
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Five options for streaming on the couch this weekend
Here’s one for hungry fans of period pieces: “My Brilliant Career.” Based on the novel of the same name by Miles Franklin, the new six-part Australian Netflix miniseries is set in rural Australia in 1900 and follows Sybella, a young farm girl who aches for a writing career. Her family and society’s expectations, along with…
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Start September at home with these streaming picks
“Good Will Hunting” is streaming on Peacock, making it a perfect pick for a little nostalgia, self-discovery and a reminder that you don’t have to have everything figured out — my favorite type of reminder. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning drama follows a genius but troubled young man whose life…
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Live Well: Return to your love of singing with Bristol Beer Choir
It’s low-stakes singing that comes with a high reward. Every Sunday night for 90 minutes, Wes Sparkes directs a mishmash of singers from behind a piano at Ivywild School. Sometimes rehearsals are inside Bristol Brewing Co.; sometimes they’re in the barrel room. Other times, like this summer, they need a larger space, like the Ivywild…
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5 hot picks for streaming on this August weekend
Peacock’s “Married at First Sight” is exactly what the title promises: After putting their trust in professional matchmakers, strangers meet for the first time at the altar and say “I do.” Then, they have four weeks to live together, navigate their new marriages and decide whether they want to make it work or call it…
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‘Pluribus,’ ‘The Last House’ among 5 streaming options
“Pluribus” was a critically acclaimed hit last year on Apple TV. If you’re late to it like me, well, you know what they say: better late than never. Is it a dystopian series? Or is it rather a utopia that has been created by some alien virus that has blended the minds of humanity? Now,…
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Hoping to binge this week? 5 streaming options await
Season three of Taylor Sheridan’s espionage and military action series, “Lioness,” returns on Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña stars as a CIA operative who takes on a huge conspiracy posing a dire threat to national security and her friends and family. A lot of big names are returning, including Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman. — Jennifer Mulson…
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Colorado Springs theater company to open Tony Award-winning vaccination comedy
The polarizing issue of vaccination doesn’t seem like fodder for comedy. But playwright Jonathan Spector sees your doubt and raises you “Eureka Day,” his 2018 Tony Award-winning comedy about a charter school in Berkeley, Calif., that toggles back and forth between pro and anti-vaccination policies when an outbreak of mumps forces a reconsideration of the…
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Mushroom festival, book fair, horse show, Turkish festival on tap this weekend around Colorado
Telluride Mushroom Festival: For more than four decades now, mycologists, artists and enthusiasts have communed for forays into the woods to identify mushrooms, to hear from world-renowned mycologists and to enjoy dozens of mushroom vendors, a film festival and the parade at 4 p.m. Saturday. It runs through Sunday around Telluride, $200-$1,500; tellurideinstitute.org. Colorado Turkish…
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5 hot picks for streaming during dog days of August
“Elle” is streaming on Prime Video, giving “Legally Blonde” fans a look at Elle Woods before she became Harvard’s most fashionable law student. The prequel series stars Lexi Minetree, who gives a spot-on impression of Reese Witherspoon’s iconic character while bringing her own charm to the role. Elle is still bubbly, determined and the most…