Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting Jan. 8
THURSDAY
Beers & Beats with Deryk Cunningham — 6:30 p.m., Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337.
Rachel Scanlon — 7:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $27.49-$37.99; looneescc.com.
FRIDAY
Wayne Wilkinson — With Julie Bradley, 5-8 p.m., Fujiyama, 22 S. Tejon St.; waynewilkinson.com.
Koko and Karma — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.
The Black Sheep Comedy Night — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $13.93-$15.93; blacksheeprocks.com.
Rock Rage Radio Presents: Altitude Sickness, Ironica, Delta Dust, Sortastitious — 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $14.95; sunshinestudioslive.com.
Felty & Friends Puppetprov — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
The Mild Thornberrys — “Blue Moon” Lawrence and Boomtown Stringband will open, 7-9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.
Don’t Tell Comedy — 8 p.m., downtown area, location revealed day of show, $27; donttellcomedy.com/cities/coloradosprings.
Gateleapers Present “Fandomonium Live” — 9-10:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $10; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
Mike Hammock and the Loonees All-Stars — 9:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Adam Carolla — 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $43.52-$59.84; looneescc.com.
SATURDAY
A Carpenter’s Daughter — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.
Oxymorons Improv Show — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
Black Flag — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com.
Grand Kyiv Ballet’s “Swan Lake” — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $80 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
William Clark Green — With Jason Wulf Band, 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $25.64; phillongmusichall.com.
The Black Sheep Comedy Night @ Vultures — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.41; vulturesrocks.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
“The Human Equation” — Presented by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $17.75-$40.50; entcenterforthearts.org.
SUNDAY
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — With Top Flite Empire, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $61.01-$166.01; blacksheeprocks.com.
Jason Eady — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $28.05; vulturesrocks.com.
JAN. 15
Ricky Sweum — With Wayne Wilkinson, 5-8 p.m., Mining Exchange, 8 S. Nevada Ave.; waynewilkinson.com.
Open Bar: Live Recording — With Billy D. Washington, Justin Rivera and Evan Joe, 7:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $11-$64; looneescc.com.
East Nash Grass, Pick & Howl — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $30.72-$36.91; lulusmusic.co.
JAN. 15-MARCH 8
Nina Elder: “Solastalgia Archive ” — Ent Center for the Arts, GOCA Project Space, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions.
JAN. 16
Uku: Stik Vibes — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.
Starburn — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $18; stargazerstheatre.com.
Tune Titans: Music Improv Show — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
Hannah Berner — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $39 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
The Samples — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $38.97; lulusmusic.co.
Noah Daniel — With Dillon Hoock, Adam Kimmick, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20.09; vulturesrocks.com.
Kopesetic Band — 8 p.m.-midnight, O’Furry’s, 900 E. Fillmore St.; facebook.com/kopeseticband.
JAN. 16-17
Billy D. Washington — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 16, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Jan. 17, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.
“Wicked – A Drag Musical” — 8 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com.
JAN. 16-18
“The Prince of Egypt” — Presented by Starz Theater Co., 6 p.m. Jan. 16-18, 1 p.m. Jan. 17-18, Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $22.75-$29.50; entcenterforthearts.org.
The Arts Uprise — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16-17, 2 p.m. Jan. 18, The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $20; themat.org.
JAN. 17
Startin’ Over — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.
Saving Abel — With Before Vegas, Apocalypse Born, The Phoenix Within, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, go online for prices; sunshinestudioslive.com.
Chris Duarte & Alastair Greene — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $22; stargazerstheatre.com.
Whimsicult Improv Show — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
Nothing But Nineties — 7:30 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $30.85-$66.28; phillongmusichall.com.
Hairball — 8 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $41 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
OzzFest: Tribute to Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osburn — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $24.50; lulusmusic.co.
JAN. 18
New West Coast Music Festival — With Kalan Fr Fr, Fenix Flexin, Ralfy the Plug, LiL Maru, GmoneyDT and Parkside Plug, 4 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $57.05 and up; sunshinestudioslive.com.
JAN. 22
Beers & Beats with Colton Hittle — 6:30 p.m., Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337.
JAN. 23
Butterfly Assembly — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.
The Toaster – 45 Years of Ska — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $23.81-$25.18; blacksheeprocks.com.
Jeffrey Alan Band — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, donation of nonperishable food items or cash to benefit Care and Share Food Bank; stargazerstheatre.com.
Laughter & Legends — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.
“The Match Game” — 7:30 p.m., The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $16; themat.org.
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s — 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $32.41; phillongmusichall.com.
Alyssa Mongiovi — With Evie Valentine, Brannon Phillips, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.41; vulturesrocks.com.
JAN. 23-24
Nancy Norton — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 23, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Jan. 24, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.
THROUGH FRIDAY
Annual Holiday Show and Sale — Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.
THROUGH JAN. 15
“Neighbors” — A fundraiser to benefit Westside Cares, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.
THROUGH JAN. 17
“Open-Hearted” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
THROUGH JAN. 31
Works by Jacob Skelton — The Primordial Gallery, inside Seven’s Gate Taproom, 77 S. 7th St.; Jantzen_Peake@yahoo.com.
“2026: Sparky LeBold, a Retrospective” — Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.
“Disrupted” — Disruptor Gallery, 2217 E. Platte Ave.; shutterandstrum.org.
“New Beginnings” — Gallery 113, 125 N. Tejon St.; gallery113cos.com.
“BIG” — The Bridge Gallery, 218 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-629-7055, thebridgegallery@gmail.com.
Works by Michelle Loftis — Green Horse Gallery, 729 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; facebook.com/greenhorsegallery.
THROUGH FEB. 1
“Pots by the Pound” Gallery Show and Sale — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Commonwheel Artist Co-op, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.
THROUGH MARCH 7
Nina Elder: “The Source Never Diminishes” — Ent Center for the Arts, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions.
COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 719-636-0221, CARLOTTA.OLSON@GAZETTE.COM





