Finally Boulder has an indy film house. The Dairy Center for the Arts now includes a 60-seat art-house cinema outfitted with plush stadium seating, 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Def DLP projection, where folks can see first-run independent and international film, live opera and ballet broadcasts via satellite, and other high-quality cultural programming. Education is a key component of the facility, with frequent talk-back discussions scheduled after films. Richard Harris chats with host Nikki Kayser.

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April 25 is World Malaria Day. KGNU’s Alec Harris sits down with Jim Heckel of Think Humanity for a look at this wide-spread problem and some of the simple solutions. See an article written by Beth’s daughter about the issue and the organization.

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Rangeview Counseling Center is a safe place where clients can explore life issues.  Their programs and treatment strategies emphasize Cognitive Behavior Theory.  Therapists help clients maximize treatment success by examining the thoughts, attitudes and beliefs they have that caused unfavorable outcomes. Counselors guide and motivate clients in how to best use their strengths and resources to achieve what they do want. Jean Gehring chats with host Nikki Kayser about the current effects of  economic stress on mental health issues.

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Dedicated to improving the ecology and nutrition of the peoples around Lake Atitlan is an organization called, Pura Vida Atitlan. Jonathan Miller chats with host Maeve Conran  about their Bottle School in Guatamala.

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Madison Moellers wants other kids to join her as she Stands Up To Cancer. After learning about cancer and its effects on kids, she started her own fund-raising group to raise money for cancer research and cures. She chats with host Nikki Kayser about stating a non-profit at age seven. Madison calls it Laura’s Kids and they are planning a golf benefit for June.

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OPEPA is part of the larger organization,Centro Latinoamericano Para Las Artes, Ciencias y Educacion or CLACE. They help children of Latin American heritage enjoy and learn about the environmental sciences. Host Nikki Kayser chats with Mateo De Valenzuela about their programs in the Front Range. OpEPA is a Colombian organization whose mission is to reconnect children and youth with the Earth so that they act in an environmentally sustainable manner. Through this reconnection, children and youth may become agents in reducing environmental degradation and promoting a more sustainable generation of decision makers.

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At the Conservation Center, they want you to have everything you need to start your own xeriscape garden. Landscaping in our arid Colorado climate doesn’t have to be a challenge. There are many wonderful plants that require little water and do well in our clay soils. Put a few of these species together and you’ve created a beautiful water wise landscape. Mori Linden describes the benefits to using half the water at half the price of non-native species.

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Every year, Moving To End Sexual Assault holds this popular spring 5k run for humans and dogs in  support of ending sexual assault. Janine D’Anniballi describes some of their programs and services, such as Men Standing Up. Since 1972 MESA has been the only rape crisis center in Boulder and Broomfield Counties,  serving over one thousand individuals annually through their Rape Crisis & Information Hotline: 303-443-7300 in Spanish or English.

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Founded by an elementary school teacher, Wild Bear’s passionate vision was inspired by the belief that learning should be life-long, occurring every day and all day and throughout our lives.  In addition to its solid youth programs, Wild Bear Center also offers two very successful annual family workshops. Jill Dreves describes some of their workshops and programs with host Breanna Draxler.

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Wildlands Restoration Volunteers provides an opportunity for people to come together, learn about their natural environment, and take direct action to restore and care for the land. Our open spaces, forests, streams and high country are experiencing numerous impacts due to their close proximity to a fast growing urban population. Development, increasing recreational use and other human activities have taken their toll on vulnerable ecosystems and wildlife habitat. Americorps NCCC interns Stephanie Badnar and Lupita Hernandez, and Supervisor Brian Rasmisin describe their work in Four-Mile Canyon after the fire.

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