Author: Ally Hall
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Country stars hit Colorado Springs on their ‘Roots & Boots’ tour
On Thursday, three of the voices who helped define country music in the 1990s are taking the stage at Boot Barn Hall. Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Collin Raye will relive history through their list of chart-topping hits on their “Roots & Boots” tour. The military folks of Colorado Springs may recognize Tippin’s track “You’ve…
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Krista Franklin’s Solo(s) exhibition to visit Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs
When multimedia artist, poet and writer Krista Franklin was growing up, she didn’t see herself featured in media. Taking up the scissors, she built a career constructing a world that reflected her own. Divinely inspired, kindled by her intuition and arranged into the forms of written word, murals and her specialty, collages, Franklin has solidified…
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First Company to put on production of ‘The Odd Couple’
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When two middle-aged male divorcees become roommates, conflict is unavoidable. Felix and Oscar are no different, but a new inevitability presents itself during their time together: friendship. First United Methodist Church’s theater company, First Company, will put on six shows of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” beginning Friday. The play was written in 1965 and…
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Cripple Creek’s Donkey Derby Days to celebrate its 92nd year this weekend
History still has its feet rooted in the present in Cripple Creek, and no event symbolizes that more than the annual Donkey Derby Days. But this year, it almost slipped into the past forever. “We faced tough times this year due to lack of funding and volunteers,” co-chair of Donkey Derby Days Annie Valades said.…
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Lowrider Super Show to visit Broadmoor World Arena
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Take a little trip to the Colorado Springs Lowrider Super Show to cap off the summer season. The Broadmoor World Arena will host one of Lowrider Magazine’s nationally known shows Saturday. With other Lowrider Super Show locations in Atlanta, Chicago and Houston, Colorado Springs might seem like a fish out of water. But according to…
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Colorado quartet Sturtz to perform at Hillside Gardens’ Summer Concert Series
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Beloved in Boulder and no stranger to regional garden venues, Colorado band Sturtz is headed to Colorado Springs on Wednesday as a part of Hillside Gardens’ Summer Concert Series. The quartet consists of Andrew Sturtz (vocals, guitar), Jim Herlihy (banjo), Courtlyn Carpenter (cello) and Will Kuepper (bass). In 2020, NPR’s All Songs Considered called the…
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From injury to inspiration: Colorado artist Martha Russo to debut “caesura”
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To artist Martha Russo, navigating disruptions through her art is a lifelong pursuit. Whether it’s trying to capture the fear of those dying of COVID-19 or working through the grief of her injuries, Russo’s “caesura” exhibit seeks not only to capture the tenuous and fragile nature of life, but to celebrate it. On Thursday, Russo…
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Feeling his way to fame: Budding country artist Elvie Shane to perform in Colorado Springs
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To rising country artist Elvie Shane, his music is about one thing at the end of the day: feeling. Whether he’s listening to music or making it, it comes down to that. “I just chase the feeling,” Shane said. “I hate even being labeled into one genre because I don’t really believe — especially with…
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‘Wrecked, not broken’: Colorado Springs author releases memoir about sick son
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For Colorado Springs author and mother Casey Bradley Gent, life existed in limbo for years. After her son, Beau, was diagnosed with lupus at 13, Gent assumed the role many parents of sick children do: their primary advocate. After years of helping take care of Beau and seeing him through college, Gent released her memoir,…
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Cat Fest: Shangri-la for all things feline
The genesis of this year’s Cat Fest is a typo. Former co-founder and co-owner of the Denver County Fair Dana Cain was doing an interview in 2015 in which she mentioned the “kitchen pavilion” as a fair event. The reporter accidentally printed “kitten pavilion,” and Cain had no choice but to locate some cats. “They…