A joyous festival about the community and the arts, this gathering provides a positive atmosphere to meet artists and help raise money for charitable organizations. This year’s festival is devoted to helping the Colorado Springs Homeless Project, and it celebrates with art, music, poetry, magic, steampunk, Tesla, robots and independent films, with many disabled artists showing their talent and abilities. An opening reception for “A Taste of Bliss” will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the Tim Gill Center for Public Media, 315 E. Costilla St. Meet some of the artists while you enjoy live music, a wine and coffee bar, Bliss Bakery offerings, a silent auction and entertainment. It’s free and open to the public. Details: 432-5444, blissfest333.org.

Tesla is among the things celebrated at this year’s “Blissfest333 Reborn” Friday, April 5. Photo by