The Colorado premiere of the award-winning documentary “Blindsight” will be in Denver on March 13th, 2008 at 7PM at the Mayan Theatre (110 Broadway). The film has won Audience Awards for Best Film at many major film festivals worldwide and was nominated for Best Documentary Film in Britain.

Attendees will have a chance to meet Erik Weihenmayer and Sabriye Tenberken, founder of Braille without Borders, as well as many of the students who participate in Global Explorers Leading the Way programs for blind and sighted students. Proceeds from the event will support Global Explorers and Braille without Borders. Global Explorers is a Colorado-based non-profit and was featured in Issue 3 of Cairn Magazine.

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, "Blindsight" follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. The resulting three-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.

Tickets to the movie are $25. If you would like to attend a VIP Reception prior to the film with Erik, Sabriye and other cast members and the film producers, the cost is $100. The VIP Reception begins at 5 PM at the Hornet (76 Broadway) and includes food and drinks.

You can purchase tickets online at www.globalexplorers.org/events/ or by calling Global Explorers at 877-627-1425 or emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the Subject line of "Blindsight".

Get out and support this great cause!

We have some upcoming events to share for those of you in Boulder, or for those of you willing to make the trip here.

Our friends at The Dairy Center for the Arts have several upcoming events. For dance lovers, the Boulder Ballet presents “Without Borders” - three works that exhibit the range of ballet today. Shows start Thursday and run through the weekend. More info at the Boulder Ballet.

Also this weekend at the Dairy is the the play “Deathtrap”, a thriller presented by the Real Players, a student film and theater organization.

The Dairy Gallery is having an opening on March 2nd from 5-7pm(yes, a first Friday) featuring works by Joshua Persky, Jim Cook, Mark Ivins, and more. More info on these events at The Dairy

Finally, on Friday, Feb 23rd, a benefit to save the Boulder Co-op will be going down at the Elks Club in Boulder from 4pm - 1am. There’ll be all kinds of events for kids (earlier) and adults (later) alike. More info at The Boulder Co-op page.