Hearts of Ice

Just as Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund all pass through the wardrobe into Narnia to find a world they can be part of, the goal of tonight's Frozen Balls: A Carnival in Narnia at Naropa's Performing Arts Center (2130 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder) is to create an inclusive winter festival by celebrating Losar (the Tibetan New Year) and Imbolc (a Celtic/pagan equinox celebration) along with more Western ideas of winter, such as Narnia and Santa. That said, what artists Laurie Lynch and Damaris Webb of the Naropa MFA and BFA programs have put together is not your mama's Losar festival. Featuring interactive installations such as Santa's Naughty and Nice meter and a cabaret starring Lynch in a sexy and violent burlesque striptease during which she changes from 2007 Tibetan Fire Pig into 2008 Earth Rat, their interpretations of the traditions are decidedly, well, non-traditional.

Costumes are highly encouraged for those joining the mad winter world that Lynch and Webb have created. Admission is $2 at the door, which opens at 8:30 p.m., and free for Naropa students and staff. For more information or directions, call 303-245-4798.
Sat., Feb. 9, 8:30 p.m., 2008