Colorado Arts Spotlight: Things to know and do around the state July 5 – 7

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Central City Opera House, front view of the building during daytime
Amanda Tipton
The historic Central City Opera House.

A full audience looking towards Chautauqua Auditorium stage, with classical musicians preparing to play.
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The Colorado Music Festival with Peter Oundjian conducting, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium.

First Friday on Santa Fe Drive, Aug. 3, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
First Friday on Santa Fe Drive, Aug. 3, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Courtesy of Levitt Pavilion Facebook

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As the next generation of Mexican cowboys, Colorado youth are embracing the legacy of Charrería, traditional practice of livestock herding communities in Mexico. Charros have a deep history in America’s cowboy culture, credited with teaching those who settled in the U.S. West about ranching alongside other Indigenous horsemen in the region. Here, Mariano Valle drags a steer by its tail during a coleadero event in Strasburg, on Colorado's eastern plains. Nov. 4, 2023. https://denverite.com/2023/12/05/the-next-generation-of-mexican-cowboys-colorado-youth-are-embracing-the-legacy-of-charreria/

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The Avett Brothers on stage at Red Rocks .
Courtesy of @theavettbrothers via @aldenbonecutter