Author: Carlotta Olson
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Colorado Springs area nonprofit community fundraising events starting Jan. 18
JANUARY 100+ Women Who Care Colorado Springs — 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Warehouse Restaurant, 25 W. Cimarron St.; 100wwccs.com. Jeffrey Alan Band — 7 p.m. Friday, Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, donation of nonperishable food items or cash to benefit Care and Share Food Bank; stargazerstheatre.com. Tennis Pro Am — To benefit Newborn Hope, 6-9…
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Colorado Springs area literary events starting Jan. 18
LITERARY EVENTS Old Colorado City Book Club for Adults — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.; ppld.org/events. Paws to Read Children’s Program — Practice reading with a Paws to Read therapy dog, 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Cheyenne Mountain Library, 1785 S. 8th St.; ppld.org/events. Storytime — For ages 3-7 with an…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting Jan. 18
APRIL 18 Angel Gala — to benefit Angels of America’s Fallen, 5:30 p.m. April 18, Hotel Polaris, 898 North Gate Blvd., $235. Tickets: aoafallen.org. THROUGH MARCH 2 Pikes Peak Hospice Patriotic Blanket Drive — Donations of new handmade red, white and blue throw blankets for veteran hospice patients can be dropped off at 2550 Tenderfoot…
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Colorado Springs pet-related information and events starting Jan. 17
EVENTS Fur Ball — To benefit the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, 4:30-9:30 p.m. May 9, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain, $225. Tickets: hsppr.org/events/fur-ball-2026. ADOPTION Comfort & Joy Cat Café — Tasty and healthy food and adoptable cats, 615 S. Nevada Ave., $12 and up. Call or go online for hours. Book a…
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Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting Jan. 15
THURSDAY 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.,…
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Colorado music, stage and art events starting Jan. 15
AX: axs.com CW: comedyworks.com PMH: pueblomemorialhall.com TM: ticketmaster.com MUSIC Thursday: Braxton Keith & Randall King — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $59.79-$84; AX. Thursday: Sunkissd — With The Speeks, Abernathy Shagnaster, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $20.15-$22.15; AX. Thursday-Saturday: Umphrey’s McGee — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $66.20 and up; AX. Friday: King Cardinal — With Travis McNamara, Nina…
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Movie Minis for Jan. 15-18
OPENING “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” — (Horror, not rated, 109 minutes). Dr. Kelson discovers something that could change the world, while Spike joins Jimmy Crystal’s gang. “All You Need Is Kill” — (Action, R, 81 minutes). Two people try to break free from a time loop they got stuck in during an alien…
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Colorado Springs area business events starting Jan. 18
TUESDAY Foundational Legal Structures webinar — 11 a.m. Registration: score.org/denverwy/event/foundational-legal-structures. Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Business Lunch — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Garden of the Gods Resort & Club, Three Graces Ballroom in the Strata Wellness Building, 3314 Mesa Road, $45-$55. Registration: scwcc.com. Tri-Lakes Chamber Business After Hours — 5-7 p.m., iFLY, 281 Kaycee Case…
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Pikes Pick: Wine & chocolate together again
Enjoy two favorites together at the Wine & Chocolate Festival with samples from the region’s top chocolatiers and tastes from various wineries on Feb. 7 at the Estes Park Event Complex, Estes Park. Go online for prices. Tickets: visitestespark.com/events-calendar/winter-events/wine-chocolate-fest. — Carlotta Olson, The Gazette
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Jan. 14
CLASSES Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Sustainability Series – Sourdough Success with Hatch and Gather, 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, $15. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • Mediterranean Tour, 9 a.m.-noon Thursday. • Knife Skills, 1:30-4 p.m. Thursday. • How We…