GRIEF HAPPY HOUR: THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Join Boulder County Arts Alliance and March Forth for the Grief Happy Hour series with artist Dona Laurita, for another installment featuring special guest speaker Erika Mahoney, daughter of King Soopers shooting victim Kevin Mahoney and creator of the Senseless podcast.

Let’s face it: “The Grieving a Loved One” Club is the worst club. No one asks to join; the cost of entry is steep, and each of its countless members faces a strange new world, much like the one they once knew but emptier. Grief is, at its core, a terribly lonely experience. We are interested in the possibility that grief is an emotion to lean into. With proper support, we have an opportunity to connect with our pain in an unhurried, deeply profound way.

Light refreshments will be served.
$10 BCAA members, $15 non-members - tickets via our ticketing platform (seats are limited, so register now) - This event will be held at East Window Gallery, 4550 Broadway Ste C-3B2, Boulder, CO 80304

Prompt arrival is appreciated - the program starts exactly at 5:00 pm

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This evening also marks the closing of the exhibit Thoughts & Prayers by Berger & Föhr. A body of work developed between 2021 and 2023 in response to the 2021 King Soopers shooting in Boulder, Colorado, and the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Centered on nine of the most lethal mass shootings in the United States at the time of the work’s conception, with Boulder included as the project’s local and initiating event, the exhibition began with the repeated public refrain “thoughts and prayers” and then expanded into an inquiry into access to assault-style rifles. The exhibition brings together text-based print works, cast shell casings, video, and supporting documentation to examine language, access, and consequence, as well as the distance between symbolic response and structural change. Throughout the creation and presentation of this work, Berger & Föhr have sought to approach the material with care, thoughtfulness, and respect for the lives lost and for the families, friends, and communities most affected by these events.

Content note: This exhibition contains material related to mass shootings, gun violence, and loss. Some viewers may find the work difficult or emotionally affecting.