https://vimeo.com/214899076 Justin Kruger was inspired to start Project Helping in 2014 after years of regularly volunteering himself in the community. Kruger realized the power that volunteering had in his own life and wanted to share that experience with others. WHAT THEY DO Project Helping organizes volunteer events specifically designed to... read more →
Mar
25
Mar
20
https://vimeo.com/214182266 Finger Lakes ReUse is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Ithaca, NY, that currently operates two Community ReUse Centers, expanding reuse of materials through convenience, affordability, and accessibility; creating and supporting job training opportunities and living-wage jobs; and teaching repair and reuse skills. In the course of... read more →
Mar
05
MISSION National Young Farmers Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success. VISION They envision a country where young people who are willing to work, get trained and take a little risk can support themselves and their families in farming. GUIDING PRINCIPLES The National Young Farmers Coalition... read more →
Mar
01
CLICK HERE TO DONATE eTown was launched 25 years ago to promote environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Since then, eTown has produced hundreds of live radio broadcast/podcasts, interviewed world-renowned thought leaders, and positively impacted thousands of individuals by spotlighting community nonprofits through the eChievement Award. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with global... read more →
Feb
20
https://vimeo.com/207377596 Dr. Geoff Tabin is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project and the John A and Marva M Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Director of the Division of International Ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye Center and University of Utah.... read more →
Feb
15
In this classic show from not too long ago, eTown gets even more soulful than usual, as hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcomed the late Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, the “masters of old school R&B”, for their first visit. Sharon gave a passionate performance with her band and a lively... read more →
Jan
22
https://vimeo.com/204257917 Food for Hope's mission is to empower and nourish the future of their community by providing nutritious food to children in need. There are thousands of children in Adams County who receive little to nothing to eat when they are not at school. Food for Hope is here to... read more →
Jan
12
Literally weeks before American musical legend, John Hartford, lost his battle with cancer he visited the eTown stage one last time with his friends, David Grisman and Mike Seeger. This evening of Americana features everything from a hillbilly version of Chuck Berry’s classic “Maybellene” to David Grisman originals with Nick... read more →
Jan
10
eTown’s Handmade Songs Series is a songwriting program for high school students to exhibit and expand their creativity, and to learn about music production in a professional setting. Best of all, IT'S FREE! Each year, twenty students are selected from audio submissions to perform at eTown Hall. Of those twenty, five... read more →
Nov
07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XSQLuQdqc Bren Smith, owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm and GreenWave Executive Director, pioneered the development of restorative 3D ocean farming. A lifelong commercial fisherman, his work has been profiled by CNN, The New Yorker, NPR, Bon Appetit, National Geographic Television’s Future of Food series, and the Wall Street Journal. His writing has appeared in... read more →
Nov
02
Sometimes the best ideas are hatched while sharing a local beer with friends. A discussion of the amazing work being done by local nonprofits led FoCo Cafe’s cofounder Jeff to mention that he thought nonprofit cafes should exist. Kathleen replied that she had recently seen a news story about one... read more →
Sep
13
https://vimeo.com/175459111 We’re hEAR For You was founded in 2009 by Speech-Language Pathologist Caroline DeCelles and Music Business Professional Katie Carmody after realizing the need for concert-goers to have access to free hearing protection. While in graduate school, illness ruptured one of Caroline’s eardrums, leaving her particularly sensitive to loud noise.... read more →
Sep
10
This month we are teaming up with the Boulder International Film Festival for a special Movie Night featuring BIFF's 2016 Shorts! We'll kick off the evening with a Happy Hour at the eTown Cafe (beer, wine, and snacks for purchase) before heading into the Hall for a specially curated program... read more →
Sep
08
Enter to win a pair of tickets to our upcoming Live eTown Radio Show Taping w/ Dar Williams & Piers Faccini! Winners will be announced November 29th. Register by filling out the application below! Loading...
Sep
06
As many of you know, before we built our new, solor-powered home, eTown Hall, we taped the show at the historic Boulder Theatre here in our hometown of Boulder Colorado. However for this special throwback we revisit a show where we traveled a short distance down the road from the... read more →
Aug
21
An energy revolution is under way in the U.S. and beyond, and Gov. Bill Ritter wants everyone to know about it. Bill Ritter, the 41st governor of Colorado who served from 2007-2011, has authored a book that discusses the forces behind the energy revolution, new ways to think about energy,... read more →
Aug
15
When Nickel Creek began as a bluegrass trio in 1989, its pre-teen members stunned audiences with their remarkable musical gifts. Since then, members Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins have found success with Nickel Creek, their own solo ventures and for Thile with his new band Punch Brothers. When they first... read more →
Aug
10
November brings Wendell Mercantile and his Western Swing Allstars to eTown Hall on Nov. 17th! You may recognize Wendell as a member of Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, the band from Wyoming, Montana that travels in the back of the Hot Rize bus. Some people have noted a distinct resemblance between Wendell and eTown’s own Nick Forster!... read more →
Aug
04
As we enter a new election year, we felt it appropriate to revisit one of the larger shows we've ever put on throughout our 24 year history at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado back in 2008! Taped at the Temple Buell Theater in downtown Denver in conjunction with... read more →
Aug
03
eTown's Handmade Songs Series is a songwriting program for high school students to exhibit and expand their creativity, and to learn about music production in a professional setting. Each year, twenty students are selected from audio submissions to perform at eTown Hall. Of those twenty, five finalists receive the opportunity... read more →
Aug
01
via The New York Times BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — The towering machines stand a few miles from shore, in a precise line across the seafloor, as rigid in the ocean breeze as sailors reporting for duty. The blades are locked in place for now, but sometime in October, they will... read more →
Jul
31
The first major advancement in firearm safety technology in decades: a revolutionary smart gun with a built in fingerprint sensor that knows who is firing it. Parents don’t need to fear their children finding their gun when they are out of the house. Police officers don’t need to fear being... read more →
Jul
29
Join us as we launch our Community Arts Series, 3rd Thursdays at eTown! Boulder-based Brazilian group GINGA will be hosting a night filled with Brazilian music, dance and culture! Through the magnetizing pulse of a samba groove, GINGA infuses sheer joy into every show and brings people together to have... read more →
Jun
26
Doniece Sandoval describes herself as an 'idea person'. As a young adult, she worked in the corporate world in San Francisco and soon after headed to New York City to continue her work in that arena for a few years more. After 9-11 though, Doniece decided to make a fresh... read more →
Jun
24
Written by our host Nick Forster: Ralph was one of the pioneers, an original. His singing and his banjo playing were instantly recognizable, and he had a great sense of humor and a sly grin. He was true to his native Clinch Mountains of Virginia, always preferring to sing with... read more →
Jun
02
If you've seen My Morning Jacket live at anytime during their 18 year career, you understand why they are hailed as one of the greatest American rock bands of the 21st century. A few members of the eTown staff had the privilege of seeing them perform live this past week at the majestic Red... read more →
May
17
Like Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, carried the tradition of the rough-hewn Texas singer/songwriter to his own personal corner of American roots music. Known for songs like “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” Clark had his songs recorded by everyone from... read more →
May
09
The world’s space agencies are calling for a new generation of satellites that would be precise enough to map greenhouse gas emissions from individual nations. Their goal is to replace decades of rough estimates with advanced monitoring of what has become one of the world’s foremost concerns. The plan, based... read more →
Apr
23
A picture may be worth 1,000 words. But this one is also worth 10,000 kilowatts. Though small in stature, the turbine in the photos could contribute to solving some of the world’s biggest energy challenges, not to mention powering an entire town, says Doug Hofer, a steam turbine specialist at... read more →
Apr
20
In the spirit of Boulder Earth Week, and in honor of Earth Day, we have dug into the eTown archives and unearthed Nick Forster's interview with environmental advocate, proponent of solar power, and Earth Day co-founder Denis Hayes. A History of Earth Day Each year, Earth Day—April 22—marks the anniversary... read more →
Mar
03
This week we're throwing it back to one of the most eclectic tapings from our early years featuring legendary musician, singer, songwriter, poet, author and activist Willie Nelson AND Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and activist, Beninese-born Angélique Kidjo! Stream the show in it's entirety below! https://soundcloud.com/etown-3/sets/etown-archive-willie-nelson-angelique-kidjo
Feb
25
In this honor having the Wood Brothers on our current show this week, we're going to throw it back to the last time that they made a trip to eTown back in August of 2012! Native sons of Boulder, Colorado, The Wood Brothers made another stop in eTown (1st visit was... read more →
Feb
23
The worsening of tidal flooding in American coastal communities is largely a consequence of greenhouse gases from human activity, and the problem will grow far worse in coming decades, scientists reported Monday. Those emissions, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, are causing the ocean to rise at the fastest... read more →
Feb
19
In anticipation of Bill Frisell's upcoming taping at eTown Hall, this Tuesday February 23rd (Purchase tickets HERE), let us revisit his first time on the show all the way back in June of 1998. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive... read more →
Feb
18
The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. Predictions about the fate of the planet carry endless caveats and asterisks. We get it. So we’ve put together a list of quick answers to often-asked questions about climate change. This should give you a running start on understanding the problem.... read more →
Feb
15
In anticipation of Jackie Greene's upcoming return to eTown (purchase tickets HERE), let us revisit his first visit from back in June of 2010 with Ethopian-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter Meklit Hadero! Dubbed “The Prince of Americana” by The New York Times, the ever evolving singer/songwriter has certainly lived up to the hype during... read more →
Feb
11
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, today we're throwing it back to a special taping from 2005 featuring New Orleans natives Aaron Neville & the Subdudes! This show was taped on November 13, 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Throughout the show, Aaron, the Subdudes & host Nick Forster, took a look... read more →
Feb
08
“We were so lucky to have had Dan Hicks on eTown twice, once in 2001 and once in 2009. His music was infectious - loose and tight at the same time, danceable, funny, poignant, smart. The last time he came, he asked me to play second guitar, so I got... read more →
Jan
28
Over the years, we here at eTown have had the pleasure of welcoming the one and only Lyle Lovett to the eTown stage 4 times. One of which was the 2nd show that we ever produced all the way back in 1991! Today we were digging into the eTown Archive and... read more →
Jan
26
The idea of hitting 100% renewable energy (yes, energy, not just electricity) scares a lot of people. That is, a lot of people don’t think their cities or countries can achieve 100% renewable energy. However, a leading energy researcher at Stanford has led teams of researchers in order to practically... read more →
Jan
22
In a significant victory for President Obama, a federal appeals panel on Thursday rejected an effort by 27 states and dozens of corporations and industry groups to block the administration’s signature regulation on emissions from coal-fired power plants while a lawsuit moves through the courts. The rule, issued last summer... read more →
Jan
21
Exactly 14 years ago today, January 21st of 2002, we welcomed two young, soulful singer/songwriters who at the time were just starting to achieve national recognition. Jack Johnson, who has teamed with G. Love & Special Sauce and Ben Harper throughout the years, brought his soulful, sultry, funky, bluesy, folky,... read more →
Jan
15
Europe wants to reduce its needs for raw materials and raise the level of recycling of resources in the solar power industry. If this project is successful, greenhouse gas emissions from solar panel manufacture will fall by 25 to 30 per cent. "Our aim is that the solar cell industry... read more →
Dec
30
It certainly is fun digging back into our Archives here at eTown. Today we revisit a lively taping from August of 2005 featuring Colorado's own, String Cheese Incident. Touring in support of their brand new album (at the time) One Step Closer, SCI brought their unique blend of bluegrass, salsa, afro-pop,... read more →
Dec
14
The UN climate talks in Paris have ended with an agreement between 195 countries to tackle global warming. The climate deal is at once both historic, important – and inadequate. From whether it is enough to avoid dangerous climate change to unexpected wins for vulnerable nations, here are five things... read more →
Dec
05
This week we are throwing it back to this absolutely incredible show featuring the legendary American rock band Little Feat as well as equally legendary singer/songwriter Janis Ian! Sit back and enjoy this gem from the eTown archives and if you feel inclined leave a comment below to tell us what... read more →
Nov
24
Preparing a sustainable meal can be a selfish endeavor; I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table. However, it's also about our global community; you'll help to prevent the emission of greenhouse gas emissions, the slaughter of animals living... read more →
Nov
12
It goes without saying that the late J.J. Cale was one of the most influential songwriters of our time. Over a career that spanned more than a dozen albums of his own, beginning with Naturally in 1972, Cale cultivated a quiet anonymity, doing few interviews, rarely performing live, and keeping his... read more →
Nov
05
Germany Will Reach 33% Renewable Electricity This Year. On July 25, 2015, Germany obtained 78% of its electricity from renewable sources. That was a new record, albeit for a single day. Up until now, the European leader has not produced more than 27% green energy in a year. According to a... read more →
Nov
04
This week we've dug up a show from May of 2010 that promises to take you on an eclectic and exciting musical journey. On the show, our hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcomed Grace Potter & The Nocturnals to eTown for their first visit. At the time Grace and her band were emerging as one of... read more →