Steamboat Pilot & Today

Cardboard Classic Kudos

Following is a list of winners in Steamboat's Cardboard Classic competition.

No. 767 - Mad Cow Mobile in the most creative category

No. 770 - Steamboat Ski & Sport in the best individual craft category

No. 785 - Orangle Sled in the ugliest category

No. 795 - Paddle racer in the potpourri category

No. 425 - Terminal Velocity Blue Motorcycle in the best reproduction of a person, place or thing category

Revelling in DiFranco's disc

Songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer Ani DiFranco's new double-disk release is called Revelling/ Reckoning. DiFranco revels in and reckons with the complextities of romance, family, urban life, the passing of time and other stick situations. She looks back on growing up in the '80s and taking stock of what has happened to her and to her country in the intervening years.

Half of the tracks are the solo DiFranco, the other half features Shnae Endsley, Daren Hahn, Jason Mercer, Hans Teuber, Julie Wolf and special guests Jon Hassell and Maceo Parker. There are 29 tracks total in the new release. With her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, DiFranco said producing and recording music at any hour of the day has changed her life.

What's up in Boulder?

Following is this week's schedule of events at the Boulder Theatre, located at 2032 14th St. in Boulder. Call 303-786-7030

Tonight: KGNU and Boulder Weekly present Yonder Mountain String Band with special guests Burle Cletus & Friends at 9 p.m. All ages welcome with a $14.25 cover.

Saturday: KGNU and Boulder Weekly present Yonder Mountain String Band with special guests Pete Wernick's Live Five at 9 p.m. Cover is $14.25; 21 and older only.

Tuesday: Boulder Weekly Film Series featuring "Hannibal" at 7 and 9:30 p.m. All ages welcome; $5 admission.

Wednesday: LRG - DC Summer Series presents Living Legends featuring The Mystic Journeymen, The Grouch Murz, Eligh, Asop the Black Wolf, Scarub, Bichasso, Basic and CMA-3mg-G & E at 9 p.m.

Thursday: KGNU presents direct from New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band at 8 p.m. General admission is $20, reserved balcony seats $25. All ages welcome.

Greeks at Mesa State

Mesa State College presents "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes at 7:30 p.m. through Saturday at the William S. Robinson Theater in the Walter Walker Fine Arts Center at Mesa State in Grand Junction.

Written by Aristophanes in 411 B.C., the play takes the idea of ending war with sexual bribery from the soldiers wives. Director Michael Gerlach has added some 1960s "women's lib" innuendo to the script.

The comedy with music is recommended with parental guidance for those under 18. Tickets are $11 for adults, $9 for seniors and $4.50 for students. Children under 5 are not allowed. For ticket reservations, call 970-248-1604.

Write a one-act play and win

The Mountain Valley Players, a community theatre group in Salida is sponsoring a contest for original unpublished one-act plays. Each submission must be accompanied by a $5 handling fee. Length of plays should not exceed 35 minutes and ease of production is a major consideration. All entries will be reviewed for artistic merit and production potential by a panel of judges from Mountain Valley Players and qualified community members. Winning scripts will receive a full production at the MVP One-Act Play Festival later this year. Entries must be postmarked by June 15.

For submission requirements and information contact the Mountain Valley Players, c/o Jessical Saunders, 1103 Airport Road #C4 Salida, CO 81201. E-mail phoenix@chaffee.net for questions or concerns. No manuscripts will be returned.