Marijuana, you’ll have heard, is legal in Colorado. People like to listen to music when they’re high, so I’m told. What’s the Colorado Symphony to do? (Other than Scriabin, ASAP.)
The Denver Post’s Ray Mark Rinaldi reports:
http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_25656494/colorado-symphony-cannabis-industry-find-harmony-concert-series#ixzz30IRySTDn
UPDATE 1: Second thoughts:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25723815/denver-asks-colorado-symphony-call-off-bring-your
UPDATE 2: Yet another twist:
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_25753862/colorado-symphony-cannabis-concerts-will-go-by-invitation
UPDATE 3: Joel Warner reports on the concert for Slate:
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/05/classically_cannabis_concert_review_colorado_symphony_orchestra_s_high_note.html
(Read the fine print: That’s a photo illustration.)