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As part of its continued emphasis on connecting kids and families with the natural world, Anythink is hosting the “Backyard Wilderness” exhibition at its Anythink Wright Farms location in Thornton, Colo., now through Friday, Aug. 24. This pop-up exhibition is produced by the California Academy of... read more
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As we all know, it’s summer, and ever since the public school system as we know it was instituted some 150 years ago, one of the pillars of childhood has been to escape from the classroom as quickly as possible when the school year ends. With summer vacation comes travels away from home, either as... read more
Tags: The Studio, Adobe Audition, Recording, audiobooks, Kids, children, summer reading
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The heat of our fiery sun tends to weaken me this time of year. It's because of this that I harken back to a show I've long loved. It features "a friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to... read more
Tags: welcome to night vale, wtnv, horror, podcasts, jeffrey cranor, joseph fink, summer picks
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Three years before the groundbreaking documentary Grey Gardens was released, footage of the now iconic Beales was taken for another project. In the summer of 1972, Lee Radziwill (sister of Jackie O) and photographer Peter Beard ventured to East Hampton with the intention of making a film about the... read more
Tags: film, review, that summer, grey gardens
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The last time I searched for “classic movies” in Netflix I got less than 40 results, and many of the available titles weren’t exactly what I’d consider cinematic masterpieces.The outcome was hardly better when I searched for foreign films. And while Netflix has a decent selection of documentaries,... read more
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Working with the City of Thornton, Tri-County Health Department, LuLu's Farm and the American Heart Association, Anythink now hosts a weekly farmer’s market at its Anythink Huron Street location at 9417 Huron St. in Thornton, Colo. Held on Tuesdays from 9 am to 12 pm through Oct. 9, these markets... read more
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To help provide more opportunities for people to connect with nature, Anythink now provides fishing pole kits available for check-out. The kits, which include a fishing pole rod and reel combo and tackle box with hooks and other items, were generously donated by Denver-based fishing tackle company... read more
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A look at the residents of the Longhopes Donkey Shelter
Spark article
July 2018
In 1998, Kathy Dean went looking for donkeys to keep at her home on the Eastern Plains. While searching, she became aware of a problem: Dean knew there had to be unwanted donkeys that needed homes, but she wasn’t able to locate them. She found that neglected donkeys were often sold to be... read more