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Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting Aug. 28

Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting Aug. 28

THURSDAY

Irish Scotty — 7-9:30 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Rising Talons: 1000 Shadows, Liquid Mercury & the Futons — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave.; vulturesrocks.com.

THURSDAY-SEPT. 14

“The Shark is Broken” — Springs Ensemble Theatre, 2409 W. Colorado Ave., go online for prices; springsensembletheatre.org.

FRIDAY

Palmer Lake Library Village Green Concert Series — With Peak Big Band, 6-7 p.m., Palmer Lake Village Green, 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake; tiny.ppld.org/concerts.

Frank Moore — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Alyssa Mongiovi — With Zoe Brush, Boys with Blue, Mayor Grey, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15.99; blacksheeprocks.com.

Old Dangerfield — 6-9 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Ilanya, Kamfield, Harbingers, Matt Lynn — 7 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $16.60-$19.90; lulusmusic.co.

Stop.Drop.Rewind — With Suitable Miss, Get the Axe, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

Jon Boothe — 7:30-10 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Kopesetic Band — 8 p.m.-midnight, Good Company Restaurant & Bar, 7625 N. Union Blvd.; goodcompanybar.com.

It’s a 2000’s Party — 9 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $10-$30; phillongmusichall.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

Tommy Ryman — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.

SATURDAY

Ute Pass Playboys — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Kottonmouth Kings — With The Shaun Peace Band, Apocalypse Born, Deathride, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $36.08; sunshinestudioslive.com.

Little Big Town — With Wynonna Judd, Shelby Lynne, 7 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $62 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $49-$99; phillongmusichall.com.

The Black Sheep Comedy Night — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $13.93; blacksheeprocks.com.

Stand-Up Comedy Student Showcase — 7-9 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $5; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Wayne Wilkinson Trio — 7-10 p.m., Tokki, 182 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.; waynewilkinson.com.

Keb’ Mo’ & Shawn Colvin — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $63 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

Tim Costello — 7:30-10 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Nik Parr & the Selfless Lovers — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20.04; vulturesrocks.com.

Cinema Stereo — With Ozonic, The Stephen Lear Band, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

Pikes Punks Comedy Show — Headlined by JJ Alexander, 8 p.m., The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave., $12.51-$15; tinyurl.com/3jh8e2tt.

SATURDAY-MONDAY

Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off and Balloon Glow — Park opens at 5 a.m. with balloon lift off at 7 a.m. Saturday-Monday; park opens at 3:30 p.m. with balloon glow at 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Memorial Park, 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave.; coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com.

Victor Celebrates the Arts — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Victor Elks Lodge, 181 N. Third St., Victor; victorcelebratesthearts.org.

Labor Day Art Festival — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Memorial Park, 502 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; commonwheel.com.

SUNDAY

Hated — With Leveler, Lava Gato, Flesh Digest, Infinite Sleep, 6 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15.94; blacksheeprocks.com.

Rocky Mountain Fest 2025 — Resile with Distant Warning, The Reset, Savage Wizdom, Lamb Bed, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $20.10; sunshinestudioslive.com.

J. Miller Band — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.

Jackson Dean — With Cody Cozz, to benefit Folds of Honor, 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $49-$99; phillongmusichall.com.

Late Show — Colorado Springs’ only live late night talk show, 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $30.72; lulusmusic.co.

TUESDAY

Music in the Park — With Peak Big Band, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bancroft Park, 1408 W. Colorado Ave.; shopoldcoloradocity.com/events.

Shadow Work — With Same Dude, Hazels, Small Houses, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $15.42; vulturesrocks.com.

WEDNESDAY

Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series — With Nube Nueve, Rafiel & the Roomshakers, Patchwork Jack, 6-8:30 p.m., Hillside Gardens, 1006 S. Institute Ave., $18, ages 16 and older only; hillsidecolorado.com.

SEPT. 4

John Wise — 5-8 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Creekwalk Summer Concerts — With Ashlee & the Longshot Revival, 6-8 p.m., Creekwalk Amphitheater, 100 E. Cheyenne Road; creekwalkcos.com.

Vandoliers — With Volores, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $23.18; blacksheeprocks.com.

“Weird Al” Yankovic — With Puddles Pity Party, 8 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $54 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

SEPT. 5

First Friday — 5-8 p.m. Old Colorado City; 5-9 p.m. downtown Colorado Springs, art walk, entertainment, galleries open; shopoldcoloradocity.com, downtowncs.com.

Mystical Stroll — With live acoustic music, tarot readers, psychics & palmistry, artisan goods and more, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Colorado Avenue, Old Colorado City; tinyurl.com/3yaa69mj.

Palmer Lake Library Village Green Concert Series — With Ricky Sweum, 6-7 p.m., Palmer Lake Village Green, 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake; tiny.ppld.org/concerts.

Williams and Lee — 6-9 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

The Cleveland Experiment Duo — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

David Vogel — 7-8:30 p.m., Inspiration Church, 1218 Prairie Road; tinyurl.com/3vutc3tk.

Stick Horses Improv Show — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

MacLaren String Quartet: Yin and Yang — 7:30 p.m., The Gallery at The Warehouse, 25 W. Cimarron St., $15; tinyurl.com/5x7upv9y.

Disco Revue — 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $15-$39; phillongmusichall.com.

Florissant — With Cull the Herd, Pet Traits, Monica, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.36; vulturesrocks.com.

Litfrank — With Ernie Wayne, DDK, Lucidelic, 14K, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $20-$25; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

SEPT. 6

Music on the Mesa Summer Concert Series — With Air Force Academy Band and Harry Mo & the Cru, 4-8 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive; goldhillmesa.com.

Tiny Pockets — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Rafiel and the Roomshakers — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Ten Years Gone By – Led Zeppelin Tribute — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $15-$39; phillongmusichall.com.

The Petty Nicks Experience — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $30; stargazerstheatre.com.

Box State Rootz — With DJ Mango and more, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $13.93; blacksheeprocks.com.

Xzibit — 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $52.44; sunshinestudioslive.com.

Saturday Night Improv with Improv Colorado — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $10; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Train — With Edwin McCain, 7:30 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $90 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

THROUGH FRIDAY

“All the Gods Have Horses” — By Jacqueline Moulton, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Clay Ross: I (Have) Had a Plan” — By Darla Slee, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Escape” — By Darla Slee, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Girl Dinner” — By Jasmine Dillavou, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“My Friends” — By Chris Alvarez, Surface Gallery, main gallery, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.

“The Prophet” — By Allison Daniell, Surface Gallery, west wall, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY

Works by Palmer Lake Art Group — Manitou Art Center, 515 Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

“Texture & Form” — Works by Susan Bowman, Jeanne Steiner, Beverly Weaver, Dottie Weir, Manitou Art Center, Hagnauer Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

“Metal” — Cottonwood Ent Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.

“Work, Work, Work” — Disruptor Gallery, 2217 E. Platte Ave.; shutterandstrum.org.

Works by Michael Cellan — The Bridge Gallery, 218 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-629-7055, thebridgegallery@gmail.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY

“To the Mountains We Go” — Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 2522A W. Colorado Ave.; laurareilly.com.

“From Life”: Sparky LeBold — Cottonwood Ent Center for the Arts, Hanson Gallery, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.

Art by Noli Morath — Green Horse Gallery, 729 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; facebook.com/greenhorsegallery.

Roland Reed Photography Exhibit — Miramont Castle, 9 Capitol Ave., Manitou Springs, go online for prices; miramontcastle.org.

“Beehive: The ’60s Musical” — Presented by Thin Air Theatre Co., The Butte Theater, 130 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, $12-$24, free for 5 and younger; buttetheater.com.

THROUGH MONDAY

“Return to Paris: 1924 | 2024” — U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S. Sierra Madre St., go online for admission prices; usopm.org.

Summer Market — Commonwheel Artist Gallery, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 6

“Alisa Banks: Unerased” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH SEPT. 13

“Martha Poggioli: Transmissions” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH SEPT. 29

“Colorado Critters” — Commonwheel Artist Gallery, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 30

Music & Blooms — 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Gather Mountain Blooms, Venetucci Farms, 5210 S. Highway 85, $11.17, free 6 and younger. Tickets: gathermountainblooms.com/calendar.

THROUGH OCT. 4

“Justice of the Piece” — Works by Lady Pink, Sydney G. James and Grow Love, Ent Center for the Arts, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions.

“Farther North to Laughter…or…Buck of the Yukon” — Iron Springs Chateau Theater, 444 S. Ruxton Ave., Manitou Springs, $13 and up; ironspringschateau.com.

THROUGH DEC. 13

“Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between + CARE” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $$5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

“The Many Travels of Mary Chenoweth” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH DEC. 31

“E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed: Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images” — Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.

COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 719-636-0221, CARLOTTA.OLSON@GAZETTE.COM

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