Best Bets this week  Bao Bao fest, the Harlem Globetrotters and more Dance: Bao Bao Fest an African celebration Today-Saturday. Celebrate West African culture at the ninth annual Bao Bao Festival. Organized by Boulder dancer and musician Adjei Abankwah, the fest translates the Ghanaian tradition of gathering around the baobao tree to the stage. Performers from Colorado, Ghana and beyond will take the stage in a lively program of dancing, drumming and storytelling. 7 p.m. today. Packard Hall at Colorado College, 5 Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs. Free. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave. Tickets for 3 p.m. kids performance are $10 each; tickets for 7 p.m. show are $15 general admission, $10 for seniors, students and kids. baobaofest.org Family fun: High-jinks-heavy Harlem Globetrotters Saturday-Sunday. Get ready for hoops and high jinks when the Harlem Globetrotters come to town. This year's tour features a strong group of rookies, including the first female Globtrotter in nearly 20 years, Colorado's own Fatima "TNT" Maddox. The rookie class also stars the tallest Globetrotter ever, 7-foot-8-inch Paul "Tiny" Sturgess, and the shortest: Jonte "Too Tall" Hall, standing 5 feet, 2 inches. As always, expect the 'Trotters to deliver a flurry of fancy footwork, nimble near-misses and high-flying slam dunks. 2 p.m. Saturday. 1stBank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield; 303-410-0700. Tickets are $20-$97, available at tickethorse.com or 866-461-6556. 2 p.m. Sunday. Magness Arena at the Ritchie Center, 2240 E. Buchtel Blvd. Tickets are $18-$130; 303-871-2336. harlemglobe trotters.com YouTube pal "Stevie" hits VH1 7 p.m. Sunday on VH1. Stevie Ryan does a mean Justin Bieber impersonation. Also a spot-on Amy Winehouse, a workable Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and numerous characters of her own invention. Ryan started making Web-based comedic parodies in her apartment not so long ago. She built an enormous online following for her YouTube videos (most of which are not family viewing, let alone suitable for the office). Ryan eventually attracted the attention of the networks and landed a gig that begins this weekend on VH1. "Stevie TV" will be replayed throughout the evening and across the network's schedule. Will she be the next big YouTube-to-television success story? She's definitely tapped a rich comic vein with a sharp, edgy female perspective on curent pop-culture stars. More Best Bets >> |
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