Author: Carlotta Olson
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Colorado music, stage and art events starting Jan. 22
AX: axs.com CW: comedyworks.com TM: ticketmaster.com MUSIC Friday: STS9 — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $68 and up; AX. Friday: Kompany — With Mad Dubz, Dream Takers, Otsukare, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $34.50-$39.95; AX. Friday: Marfa — With Strange Americans, Brent Cowles, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $30.66; AX. Friday: Jammy Buffet — 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $27.54-$30.63;…
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Movie Minis for Jan. 22-25
OPENING “Clika” — (Action, R, 82 minutes). After a clip of him performing goes viral, a small-town musician looks to make it big in the new wave of Mexican-American music. “H is for Hawk” — (Drama, PG-13, 114 minutes). After her father dies, Helen finds solace in a friendship with a hawk named Mabel. “Megadeth:…
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Colorado Springs area business events starting Jan. 25
TUESDAY Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC Business After Hours — 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road, go online for prices. Registration: tinyurl.com/5cat98zc. Financial Planning in the New Year webinar — 6:30-8 p.m., $10. Registration: ent.com/events. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY Should You Start Your Own Business? webinar — 6:30-8 p.m., $10. Registration: tinyurl.com/4e4f4tr2. WEDNESDAY…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Jan. 21
CLASSES Chefs’ Kitchen — 1753 S. Eighth St. Registration: chefskitchencos.com/events. • Valentine’s Day Steakhouse Dinner, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 14, $140. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • Too Much Garlic? 9 a.m.-noon Thursday. • Taste of Mexico, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. • Oh My Dumplings, 9 a.m.-noon…
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Pikes Pick: A must-do Colorado endurance festival
You don’t want to miss Old Man Winter Bike Rally & Run, a must-do Colorado endurance festival with mixed terrain adventures for all levels of riders and runners, Feb. 1 in Lyons. Go online for prices and registration: oldmanwinterrally.com. — Carlotta Olson, The Gazette
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Colorado Springs area nonprofit volunteer opportunities list starting Jan. 20
Contact organizations about volunteer opportunities. • American Advertising Federation of Colorado Springs — aafcoloradosprings@gmail.com. • Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs — 719-638-0808. • Cheyenne Mountain Zoo — cmzoo.org. • Children’s Hospital Colorado — childrenscolorado.org/community/support-childrens-colorado/volunteer. • Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve — coloradorangers.org. • Colorado Springs Sports Corp — coloradospringssports.org/volunteer. • Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center — Nancy Harrison, 719-634-4173. • Community Partnership for…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting Jan. 20
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. Colorado Springs Plunge & 5K — To benefit Special Olympics Colorado, 9 a.m. March 7, Rock Ledge Ranch, 3105 Gateway Road. Registration: p2p.onecause.com/2026cosplunge. Pikes Peak Hospice Patriotic Blanket Drive —Through…
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area for Jan. 19
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Featured Fugitives Larue Antwan Austin — age 46, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, sought on suspicion of burglary 2, violation of protection order, criminal mischief,…
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Colorado Springs area outdoor events starting Jan. 19
HIKING Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Puppet Theater, “As the Bear Creek Flows,” learn about the herbivores, carnivores and omnivores of Bear Creek, 1-2 p.m. Saturday, $2 per person or $5 per family suggested donation. COTREX — Colorado’s official trails app; trails.colorado.gov. Rocky Mountain Trails — Information on more than…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closures around Colorado Springs
CLOSINGS FOR THE HOLIDAY, ON MONDAY, JAN. 19 Banks and credit unions: Most banks and credit unions closed Monday; check with individual banks or credit unions. Buses (Metro Transit): Regular bus service Monday. Government offices: County, city, state and federal offices closed Monday. Libraries: All Pikes Peak District library branched closed Monday. Post Office: Offices closed and no mail…