Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Pikes Pick: Two brothers travel U.S. in search of birds in popular documentary
This one’s for the bird lovers. The 2025 documentary “Listers: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching” follows brothers Owen and Quentin Reiser as they attempt a Big Year. That’s the birding term for trying to observe as many species of birds as possible in a year. The brothers travel the U.S., valiantly searching for birds while…
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Opera, PrideFest, hot air balloons, Japanese culture on offer this weekend around Colorado
– Central City Opera Festival: The country’s fifth-oldest professional opera company, renowned for its shows, will embark on its annual summer-long stretch of classic productions. This year’s roster features Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” running Saturday through Aug. 2; “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” by Douglas Moore, July 4-Aug. 1; and “Master Class,” by Terrence McNally, July…
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10 things to see and do at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
It wouldn’t be a visit to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo without the purple tongue of a giraffe unrolling in your face, collecting your proffered leaves of lettuce. The long-necked beauties are among the hundreds of animals you can see while at the zoo, which is marking its 100th anniversary this year. The zoo, which encompasses almost…
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Juneteenth Festival moving to new Colorado Springs location
The celebration of freedom is moving indoors this year. For the first time, Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival attendees won’t be beaten down by the sun, rain, wind or hail, as the sixth annual event moves from last year’s outdoor location at The Citadel mall to Norris Penrose Event Center. The free festival is Saturday and…
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Denver’s Transplant Games of America honor organ donors, recipients
She’s small in stature, but her voice is mighty, emotive and soulful, indicative of the struggles Sara Millard has survived in her four decades. At 4 feet 7 inches, she stands to play her autoharp, which rests on a table, and warms up with a cover of Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant’s “Thy Word,” a fitting…
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Pikes Pick: Podcast ‘Dear Shandy’ offers funny, wise advice
I love a good, old-fashioned advice column, so it’s no surprise I also love an advice podcast. “Dear Shandy” has been my favorite for a while now, thanks to the married couple that hosts it. Sharleen Joynt (a former “Bachelor” contestant) and Andy Levine dole out heartfelt and hilarious words of wisdom to those who…
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Water World adds largest development in 40 years
Water World is planning to give you the ride of your summer. Summit Canyon, the Denver-area park’s largest development since 1986, is on track to open in June. “It’s called Summit Canyon to reflect this outdoorsy state park/national park theme,” said Kellie Flowers, Water World’s community relations manager. “It’s celebrating Colorado’s great outdoors.” To make…
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Friendship between sanitation workers at heart of new comedic play in Colorado Springs
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the world’s largest municipal waste services organization, serving more than 8.5 million residents across five boroughs. And in playwright Lindsay Joelle’s “The Garbologists,” we meet two of its sanitation workers: Danny, male, White, blue-collar, native New Yorker, nine-year veteran of DSNY; and Marlowe, female, Black, Ivy…
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Bluegrass, Bob Seger tribute, Texas blues stack stages in Colorado Springs
• Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center’s 10th anniversary concert featuring Walker Wilson: The Nashville recording artist, known for his modern Southern rock and soul country sound, competed on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2023. The concert will help benefit Mt. Carmel’s military and veteran community, 7 p.m. Thursday, Cowboys, 25 N. Tejon St., $10; veteranscenter.org. •…
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Getting tanked: Paintball fights with a mini-tank twist in the Colorado Springs area
It’s WWII all over again on the plains east of Colorado Springs. Only this time, opposing forces are kitted out with mini-tanks and paintballs. Rocky Mountain Tanks is one of only two locations in the U.S., and the only one in Colorado, where people can drive a tiny tank and blast paint through a barrel.…