Author: By Warren Epstein Special to The Gazette
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Humorous walk down memory lane comes courtesy of Palmer High graduate Judi Marmel
I recently saw that Variety had named Judi Marmel (formerly Brown) as one of their Power Women of Hollywood, right up there with actress Emma Stone and Warner Bros. Co-Chair Pamela Abdy. Judi, a Palmer High School grad who used to work as a door girl and part-time talent scout for Jeff Valdez’s Comedy Corner…
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Warren Epstein: Fine Arts Center continues to emerge from muddy past
Clarification: According to the leadership team at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts at Colorado College, there is not a set numbered goal from CC for the FAC to fundraise. Friends argue about whether Colorado College took over the Fine Arts Center, whether it formed an alliance, or whether it was a buyout. More accurately, it…
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How a single stamp nearly saved the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center from financial ruin
This is an untold story, known by only a few Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center insiders, about how a tiny postage stamp nearly saved the center from financial ruin. In March 2013, the U.S. Postal Service released a new line of postage stamps dedicated to Modern Art in America that featured “Fog Horns” by Arthur…
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Commentary: Sundance Film Festival in Boulder is an intriguing scenario
When I heard that Boulder was in the running and, in fact, one of three finalists, to get the Sundance Film Festival, all I could think of was my tête-à-têt with Jennifer Aniston.. It was January 2002. Jen and I were in downtown Park City, Utah, her promoting one of her first indie films, me…
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‘He wanted to leave his mark’: Starr Kempf’s legacy still felt, seen around Colorado Springs
When artist Starr Kempf killed himself in 1995, he left a legacy of dynamic, soaring steel kinetic sculptures and a heap of questions. The question he most wanted answered in his lifetime: What would become of his precious “monumentals,” as he called them? I interviewed the crusty, driven artist several times back in the late…
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Former Gazette entertainment editor is back with a new monthly column
A local TSA agent looked at my ID and said, “Warren Epstein? Like the movie critic?” I smiled. It had been a minute since I reviewed movies or worked as entertainment editor for The Gazette. I half expected the guy to pick a fight about my “Lord of the Rings” review from 2001. He didn’t,…