Good Grief: Pain, Pleasure, and Possibilities In-Person
In order to live as fully as possible, human beings struggle with the precarious situation of learning to hold grief in one hand and joy in the other. Join artists, Selasee Atiase, Mercedez Prince Davis, and Pedro Senhorinha Silva, for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music and comedy exploring the landscapes of grief, joy, and the human capacity to hold them both in creative tension.
Boulder Public Library District Presents... (BPLD Presents) is a series of cultural, civic and creative happenings that focus on learning about, and building, the community that our library serves. Explore the calendar of events for the Canyon Theater and art exhibitions.
Please use the North Side Canyon Entrance if arriving after 6:30 p.m.
Parking is available in both the Canyon and Arapahoe lots. To reach the theater from the Arapahoe lot, you can cross the creek using the exterior bridge. Doors for after hours events typically close 30 minutes after the event starts. This timing is based on the discretion of the event organizer and late admission is not guaranteed.
- Date:
- Thursday, Aug 20 2026
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Canyon Theater, Main Library, Theater
- Audience:
- Ages 12 to 18 Ages 18+
- Categories:
- Culture & History
We live in a time of incredible tension. In order to meet these times, humans will have to increasingly build their capacity to hold polarities in harmony.