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Jennifer Zukowski

Jennifer Zukowski

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Jenn Zuko is adjunct faculty at DU, MSU Denver, and Regis University. She teaches courses in writing; literature; visual, performing, and martial arts; body language and stage combat. She is the author of Stage Combat: Fisticuffs, Stunts, and Swordplay for Theatre and Film, and “I Do My Own Stunts”. She can be seen performing on stage and in classrooms in the Boulder/Denver area, and online at Daily Cross-Swords, YourBoulder, and Writers’ HQ. She tweets at @bonzuko.

41 articles on Your Boulder

Boulder History: Meet Scott Carpenter
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Boulder History: Meet Scott Carpenter

When I was little, I used to go play at Scott Carpenter Park and in the outdoor pool there often. I noticed that the playthings in the park area were all space-...

Jennifer Zukowski · Jun 22, 2016 · 2 min read
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Boulder History: Celebrating Glenn Miller

You may have attended events in CU-Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom, but may not know the facts surrounding the man it was named after. There’s a reason, after a...

Jennifer Zukowski · Apr 18, 2016 · 3 min read
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Meet Penfield Tate – A Boulder History Icon

Boulder is an extraordinary city, and as such, has produced and/or attracted plenty of extraordinary people. Penfield Tate is one of the most distinguished. If...

Jennifer Zukowski · Mar 21, 2016 · 2 min read
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Things to Do in Boulder When It’s Not Quite Spring

Well — that was quite a snow we had! Check out our Facebook page for some amazing photos shared by your fellow Boulderites, showing how they spent Tuesday’s sno...

Jennifer Zukowski · Feb 03, 2016 · 3 min read
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Boulder History: Daredevil Ivy Baldwin

Boulder has been a unique place ever since its inception in the 1800s, and as such, it has boasted a myriad of people as unique as the city itself. Witness one...

Jennifer Zukowski · Jan 27, 2016 · 2 min read
Boulder History: Hotel Boulderado
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Boulder History: Hotel Boulderado

Three are a few important historical structures in Boulder; for such a small city, we have our share of history in our landmarks, from Macky Auditorium to Old M...

Jennifer Zukowski · Oct 19, 2015 · 2 min read
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Boulder History: Chief Niwot

Most of us who have lived for any length of time in Boulder have heard of Chief Niwot (or Left Hand). After all, cities, mountains, roads, and even a brewery ar...

Jennifer Zukowski · Sep 21, 2015 · 2 min read
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Boulder History: Andrew J. Macky

Macky is a pretty commonly heard name around Boulder, mainly because of the beautiful Macky Auditorium up on the CU Boulder campus. But not many of us residents...

Jennifer Zukowski · Aug 24, 2015 · 2 min read
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A Boulder History Lesson: Rocky Mountain Joe

Born Joseph Bevier Sturtevant in 1851, Rocky Mountain Joe is one of Boulder’s most colorful historical figures. If you’ve been in Boulder a long time, you might...

Jennifer Zukowski · Jun 29, 2015 · 2 min read
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Your Boulder History Lesson: Mary Rippon

Most of us here in Boulder know the name Mary Rippon from the outdoor theatre in her name, where the Colorado Shakespeare Festival takes place each summer. But...

Jennifer Zukowski · Jun 10, 2015 · 2 min read
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What's Happening This Weekend in Boulder?

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Returns for its 58th Season

Summertime in Boulder is awash with fabulous things to do, especially outdoors. Between hikes and bike paths, concerts, and patios with excellent craft beer, Bo...

Jennifer Zukowski · Jun 08, 2015 · 2 min read
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Boulder Arts: A Look Inside Boulder’s Live Theatre Scene

Boulder is an artsy town. Live music, visual arts, high powered artisans and craftspeople abound here, as does live theatre. There are a myriad of little local...

Jennifer Zukowski · Apr 29, 2015 · 3 min read