Rosh & The Blind Cafe Experience: Social Impact Music & Dinner In The Dark at Dairy Arts Center – Boulder, CO

All – Are – Welcome – To – Attend – Announcement!

Did you know that?

TICKET SALES alone don’t always cover the costs of us bringing you this experience and we rely on private Blind Cafe event bookings, contributions / donations through our fiscal sponsor [BCAA Boulder County Arts Alliance] and the generousisty of our patrons who can purchase a Sponsoring Ticket to make it all work.

The Blind Cafe is a cool thing – since 2010 we have been touring worldwide providing both PUBLIC Blind Cafe Experiences and PRIVATE/CORPORATE experiences which allows us hire both blind and sighted BC Staff and make sure to do our best that our production team, artists and our blind ambassdors are well-paid for providing meaningful work and contributing to this event.

In addition to our general ticket prices below:

SLIDING SCALE PRICE TICKETS are AVAILABLE!

Purchase a Sliding Scale Ticket ~

We have a limited amount of sliding scale price tickets available for ALL who can’t swing the cost of general admission to the Blind Cafe Experience!

Just send a message to: admin@theblindcafe.com with the subject ‘sliding scale ticket please’ and you will receive a message and a code — to get you setup to attend!

SPONSORING PRICE TICKETS – are AVAILABLE!

Purchase a Sponsoring Ticket ~ Purchase a Sponsoring Ticket to help us sustain bringing this to the community and offer sliding scale tickets to those who can’t afford to attend!

VOLUNTEER IN THE DARK – openings are AVAILABLE

Another way to experience our show is to volunteer. We need help with lots things ~ helping us with setup, box office, kitchen help and more. Just send a message to: admin@theblindcafe.com with the subject ‘volunteer in the dark’ and you will receive a message and info. from our Production Manager ‘David Ortolano’ – he’s AWESOME to work with and we need your help!

TAX-DEDUCTABLE DONATIONS – via FISCAL SPONSORSHIP are AVAILABLE

Another way to support bringing this to the work to the world is through making a tax deductable contribution through our Fiscal Sponsorship BCAA Boulder County Arts Alliance. You can go to our fiscal sponsorship page to support and/or send a message to: admin@theblindcafe.com and we’ll send you the link.

The Blind Cafe Experience ~ is exactly the connection you need, at precisely the present moment, in the dark.

Boulder Blind Cafe Experience Outline: Music & Dinner in the Dark, Sept 19-21, 2025

w/ the music of

Rosh & The Blind Cafe Orchestra + Richie Flores Project and Special Guest Artist James Carsen.

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Details

When: September 19-21, 2025

Friday, Sep 19: 7:00 PM – Doors 6:40pm

Saturday, Sep 20: 7:00 PM – Doors 6:40pm

Sunday, Sep 21: 5:00 PM – Doors 4:40pm

Where: Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302

Tickets:

$125 General Admission

Early Bird $110 General Admission – Before September 1st

$89.00 General Admission

$79.00 General Admission Early Bird Seniors / Students

Limited Sliding Scale Tickets Available – contact Admin@theblindcafe.com

Volunteer in the dark – – contact Admin@theblindcafe.com

Contact: admin@theblindcafe.com

What’s Included

Dark Chocolate Tasting: Social reception to awaken your senses.

Wine and Drinks Available for purchase before entering dark at Dairy Arts cafe : ARRIVE for 6:30PM to purchase your drinks to be ready for entering dark at 7:00pm

Mystery Tapas Menu: Dietary friendly (bread and butter), shared table items, designed for sharing at communal tables to foster connection. Dietary questions:

Contact: admin@theblindcafe.com

Social Impact Discussion: Led by legally blind ambassadors James Jackson and Richie Flores, sharing personal stories and engaging in Q&A.

Live Music in the Dark: Intimate performances by Rosh & the Blind Cafe Orchestra, Richie Flores Project, and special guest James Carsen.

The Experience

• Break bread in community over a tapas-style dinner.
• Engage in meaningful discussions with blind ambassadors.
• Immerse yourself in a unique live music performance, free from visual distractions.

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Social Impact Discussion: Led by legally blind ambassadors James Jackson and Richie Flores, sharing personal stories and engaging the audience in meaningful conversation.

Live Music in the Dark: Intimate performances by Rosh & the Blind Cafe Orchestra, Richie Flores Project, and special guest James Carson.

Rosh & the Blind Cafe Orchestra

Richie Flores Project

Special guest James Carson.

Pianist James Carson has developed a new form of music and over the last twelve years has produced and directed Cabin Music, a feature film, to share it with the world. A childhood prodigy born with perfect pitch, Carson composed complete songs at age four and had his music performed by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at age sixteen, leading him to be called “one of the most gifted rising stars” by the Edmonton Journal. When he attended the New England Conservatory, however, his studies with Joe Maneri, Cecil Taylor, and the poet Robert Creeley led him to a dramatic life change: he walked away from music and spent two years backpacking and farming overland from Spain to Japan. After his return to Northern Alberta, Canada, he then spent five years designing, building, and practicing in a remote strawbale cabin. The musical result was multilayered, detailed, meditative, and harmonious. “I wanted to play the whole piano at once,” says Carson, “in the same way that a single breeze can cause the entire forest to dance and tremble in unison.” (performing on Sept 20-21 only)

Our Mission
The Blind Cafe inspires positive social change by fostering connection and compassion through darkness-based experiences, encouraging participants to engage beyond visual conditioning and social norms.

Our Story
Founded in 2010 by Rosh, inspired by a Reykjavik “cafe in the dark,” The Blind Cafe Experience has evolved into an internationally touring pop-up event. Partnering with blind ambassadors James Jackson and Richie Flores since 2011, it combines music, dining, and dialogue for transformative social impact.

Testimonials

“I cried during ‘Transcend’… knowing I was invisible made it easier to feel. Our table held hands and swayed together!” —Katie Maginnis, Seattle

“An incredible, enlightening experience… professional and impactful.” —Brian Johnson, The Marquee Music Magazine

I cried in the dark hearing your song ‘Transcend’ which is not something I would have let myself do, if I knew that people could see me. But knowing that I was invisible, it was much easier to let my emotions flow and that felt SO healthy! It was also nice to end on a higher emotional note with everyone singing and standing together. Our table was all holding hands and swaying too! I walked out of there with such a happy full heart!”

— Katie Maginnis, Seattle

“The amazing concept of dinner and music in COMPLETE DARKNESS is an incredible experience that I’ve witnessed personally. It’s an incredibly enlightening experience, and the Blind Café itself is professional, organized, phenomenally structured from a business standpoint, and it has a wonderful philanthropic basis as well.”

~ Brian Johnson, The Marquee Music Magazine

ALL in 100% organic darkness!

“There is something about engaging in organic conversation in a room full of strangers who can’t see each that instills a sense of community along the group. At the end, a candle is lit and it feels as if your waking up from a collective dream, that you somehow shared with everyone around you.

— — Hayley Besecker | 7 x 7 Magazine SF

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#Music #DateNightIdeas #BlindTasting #DiningInTheDark #BoulderEvents #ColoradoEvents