Bear sightings, mural tours, and trivia nights — Boulder’s Tuesday rundown 🐻🎧🧠

☀️ Tuesday, April 8 — Weather in Boulder

🌤️ Morning: A few stubborn clouds linger overhead, but it’s a mild start in the upper 40s, probably 45ish when you awake.

☀️ Afternoon: Skies clear, and we’re rewarded with a warm, breezy high of 72°F. Consider it Boulder’s version of spring fever.

🌙 Evening: Partly cloudy and breezy, with gusts up to 25 mph. Temps drop to the mid-40s—still jacket optional.

• High: 72°F

• Low: 46°F

• Wind: West southwest 10–16 mph, gusts to 25 mph

• Sunrise: 6:32 AM

• Sunset: 7:33 PM

• Humidity: 22% (afternoon)

• Moonrise: 2:45 PM

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

🎥 Bonus cloud moment from the high seas of Boulder — yep, we’re all staring at the sky again.

🗞️ Local Stories

🐻 Bears are back in Boulder A resident in the Newlands neighborhood spotted a big fuzzy friend nosing around this weekend—your annual reminder that bear season is back. Time to take down those bird feeders, stash your garbage, and secure the chicken coops.
👉 See the post on Reddit

🧬 Second measles case reported in Colorado Health officials confirmed a second case of measles, this time in a Denver-area child. The child was not vaccinated, and the state is urging folks to double-check their immunization status.
👉 Full story via CPR

🥫 Food banks squeezed by federal funding cuts Local food banks across Boulder County are feeling the pinch after cuts to federal nutrition programs. With demand still high post-pandemic, providers say every donation counts more than ever.
👉 Read the article via Boulder Weekly

🚶‍♂️ Adaptive hiking group preps for big spring event The Lockwood Foundation is gearing up for its April 13 adaptive hike—designed to make the outdoors more accessible for everyone. Volunteers and participants are both encouraged to join.
👉 Event preview via Boulder Weekly

❄️ Polar Plunge raises $85K for Special Olympics Saturday’s splash at Boulder Reservoir brought in more than $85,000, including a huge showing from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Props to everyone who braved the cold for a good cause.
👉 Full recap via Longmont Leader

🚛 Skip the I-70 slog? This retired conductor has an idea What if semis got off the highway—and onto trains instead? One Coloradan says that might just be the answer to mountain traffic.
👉 Listen to the story via KUNC

🏘️ Study: Boulder’s teardown trend hurting affordability A new report finds that tearing down older homes and replacing them with big new builds is accelerating the affordability crisis—pushing middle-class buyers further out of reach.
👉 Deep dive via Boulder Reporting Lab

🎉 Things To Do

• 🎤 Smarty Party Trivia at Avanti

  • 📍 Avanti Boulder — 1401 Pearl St

  • ⏰ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • 🧠 Gather your smartest friends (or the ones who own a globe) and compete for trivia glory. Food hall bites and drink specials keep things tasty.

  • Event Info

• 🎶 Turntable Tuesday at VisionQuest

  • 📍 VisionQuest Brewery — 2510 47th St, Suite A2

  • ⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • 🎧 Bring your vinyl or just kick back with a beer and let the grooves roll. DJs spinning everything from soul to psychedelic rock.

  • Event Info

• 🖋️ Living Poets Society – Poetry Book Club

  • 📍 Boulder Book Store

  • ⏰ 6:30 PM

  • 📚 This month’s pick is Tripas by Brandon Som. Come ready to discuss themes of identity, immigration, and memory in poetry form.

  • More Info

• 📖 Sharon Udasin: Poisoning the Well

  • 📍 Trident Booksellers & Café

  • ⏰ 6:00 PM

  • 💧 Udasin discusses her investigation into the global water crisis—spanning contaminated wells to corporate influence.

  • RSVP here

• 🎧 DJ Alley & Mural Walking Tour

  • 📍 Pearl Street alley (by Pedestrian Shops)

  • ⏰ 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • 🖼️ Boulder Arts Week kicks off with live DJ sets and a guided street art stroll through downtown.

  • Event Info

• 🎨 BVSD Art Show

  • 📍 Dairy Arts Center

  • ⏰ 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

  • 🖌️ Celebrate the creativity of local high school artists across mediums: painting, digital art, sculpture, and more.

  • Event Info

• 🎤 Startup Variety Show

  • 📍 CU Wolf Law Building

  • ⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • 🧪 Equal parts talent show and Shark Tank—see Boulder’s brightest students pitch, perform, and make their mark.

  • CU Event Calendar

• 🗺️ “Topophilia” Art Exhibit

  • 📍 Earth Sciences & Map Library

  • ⏰ 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

  • 🌍 A visual love letter to place and identity, through cartography-inspired works from local artists.

  • CU Event Calendar