📬 This Friday will be our final edition—for now.

Hey friends,
After a stretch of joyful newsletters, packed event lists, and your encouraging feedback (thank you!), Boulder Beat will be taking a break after this Friday’s issue. Life’s shifting a bit for us—lots of travel, new priorities, and a little less screen time.

We might be back in your inbox starting September 1st, depending on how things shape up with our trvels. If we do return, it’ll be with fresh energy and the same neighborly tone you’ve come to expect.

Thanks for reading, sharing, and showing up for Boulder. It’s been a blast.

With gratitude,
—The Boulder Beat Team

Thursday Weather

A fresh spring day with mostly sunny skies and barely a breeze. Afternoon highs will flirt with the upper 60s, and there’s only a slight chance a rogue cloud decides to misbehave. A good day to air out your winter gear and maybe your emotions too.

🌡️ High: 68º | Low: 46º
☀️ 20% chance of late-day showers
💨 Winds: Calm → E 6 mph
🌅 Sunrise: 5:52 AM | 🌇 Sunset: 8:03 PM
🔥 UV Index: 8 of 11

Local Stories

🧬 Cannabis could be a powerful cancer treatment, study finds
A sweeping new study suggests cannabis may be more than just calming—it could become a viable treatment for cancer. Researchers urge continued trials and investment.
🔗 KUNC

⚡ Boulder lands tax credit for "clean iron" facility
The feds just greenlit a major clean energy project in Boulder—awarding tax credits to Electra for a new “clean iron” facility. It’s a huge deal for local jobs and industrial decarbonization.
🔗 Axios

🎓 Thousands expected for CU's graduation on Thursday
Commencement kicks off bright and early at Folsom Field with Emma Coburn delivering the keynote. Expect proud families, overflowing parking lots, and that bittersweet Boulder goodbye.
🔗 Axios Graduation Week Guide

Things To Do

🎓 CU Boulder Commencement Ceremony
📍 Folsom Field | 🕒 8:30 AM
🎤 Olympic medalist Emma Coburn speaks at CU's big sendoff. Free admission and free campus parking. Also streaming online.
🔗 Commencement Info

🎶 WonkyWilla – Fox Theatre
📍 1135 13th St | 🕒 8:00 PM
🎧 Genre-defying, vibe-heavy, and probably sweaty. Expect a high-energy night from this boundary-pushing Boulder artist.
🔗 Event Info

📸 Flatirons Photo Club
📍 St. Andrew Presbyterian Church | 🕒 6:30 PM
📷 Meet fellow photo nerds, talk shop, and get feedback on your latest captures. Visitors always welcome.
🔗 Event Info

🎥 Bottle Conditioned – The Dairy
📍 2590 Walnut St | 🕒 7:00 PM
🎞 A new indie doc diving into the world of craft beer fermentation—and the people who chase perfection in every pour.
🔗 Event Info

🎭 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl – The Dairy
📍 2590 Walnut St | 🕒 7:00 PM
💔 A dark comedy from South Africa exploring family, silence, and generational secrets.
🔗 Event Info

🎤 Sound of Hope – E-Town
📍 1535 Spruce St | 🕒 7:00 PM
🎶 A night of music and resilience featuring Otis Taylor, benefiting local families through There With Care.
🔗 Tickets

👩‍💻 Boulder New Tech Meetup
📍 Galvanize Boulder | 🕒 6:00 PM
💡 5-minute startup pitches + great networking = your next collaboration.
🔗 Event Info

🚵 Boulder Mountain Bikers – Evening Ride
📍 Location TBD | 🕒 6:00 PM
🚴 Weekly group ride. Details and route posted in the Meetup. Helmet required, stoke encouraged.
🔗 Meetup Info

🤖 AI Marketing Forum – Monthly Meetup
📍 Galvanize Boulder | 🕒 6:30 PM
🧠 Talk GPTs, SEO, prompt engineering, and the latest in AI-driven content tools.
🔗 Meetup Info

🧱 Boulder Blockchain Meetup
📍 Rayback Collective | 🕒 6:30 PM
🪙 Crypto, decentralization, smart contracts, and maybe a beer or two.
🔗 Meetup Info

🌈 Chappell Roan Laser Show – Fiske Planetarium
📍 2414 Regent Dr | 🕒 8:30 PM
🎤 Chappell Roan’s glam-pop meets cosmic lasers. Think Planetarium meets disco ball.
🔗 Event Info

Have an awesome Thursday and we will see you back here tomorrow for our last post before we return in September!