Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Colorado Springs theater breathes new life into old ‘Match Game’ TV show
From the early 1960s to the early 1980s, there was a little top-rated daytime TV game show called “Match Game.” Host Gene Rayburn would skip out from behind a panel to greet six celebrity panelists and one or two contestants, before asking the whole group questions with fill-in-the-blank answers. Everyone wrote down their answers, and…
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New U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to do reading in Colorado Springs
After growing up in Manhattan, N.Y., as the science-loving child of Chinese immigrants, Arthur Sze began to channel his affinity for the natural world into poetry. In September, the Library of Congress appointed the Santa Fe, N.M., poet as the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, making him the first Asian American to hold the office. As…
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Pikes Pick: Try easy, pretty Contemplative Trail at Red Rock Canyon Open Space
My appreciation for Red Rock Canyon Open Space is growing. I recently walked the easy Contemplative Trail on the west side of the park for the first time, and, while the highly trafficked trail makes it hard to sit and contemplate the mysteries of the universe, it’s still a pretty walk. You can enter from…
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One Colorado Springs neighborhood’s yards are becoming food forests
Imagine eschewing the grocery store for a walk through your yard, where you procure an earthly feast of fruit, berries, herbs and greens. As you feast on your comestibles, you watch local pollinators flock to your beautiful yard that’s also planet-friendly. It’s not a fairy tale if you live in Kelly Bull’s Stratton Meadows neighborhood…
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Popular board game comes to life in Colorado Springs
“Clue” is one of the few board games to make the jump to film and stage. Actor Adam Brett, who grew up playing the board game and watching the 1985 movie that boasted a bevy of stars, including Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd, is now getting the chance to put his own spin…
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Spring festival takes over Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs
Just one day into spring, and there’s already a fling. The second annual Spring Wonderland Festival, with its Mad Hatter Tea Party, will take over Old Colorado City on Saturday. “We want to get people excited about Old Colorado City,” said Tiffany Dahl, social media manager and events coordinator for Old Colorado City Associates. “We…
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Paul McCartney doc, reality TV and ‘The Bachelorette’ among top streaming options
It’s only fitting that “Man on the Run” is a documentary presented in an unconventional way (think photos and illustrations that come to life and interviewees you hear but don’t see). It’s only fitting, because this is a documentary about perhaps the most unconventional of all Beatles. The title is also fitting; Paul McCartney indeed…
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Renowned Colorado Springs children’s book illustrator dies
Fantastical dragons, adorable woodland creatures and whimsical unicorns. Children’s fantasy book illustrator and longtime Colorado Springs resident Michael Hague died March 10. He was 77. Hague is survived by his wife and frequent artistic collaborator, Kathleen Hague, and three children, one of whom, Devon Hague, he also collaborated with on a graphic novel. After studying…
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Pikes Pick: Dave Matthews Tribute Band to perform in Colorado Springs
My fondness for the Grammy Award-winning Dave Matthews Band goes way back. The jam band has always held a special place in my heart since it popped up on the charts in the mid-1990s with songs like “Ants Marching,” “Satellite” and “Crash Into Me.” The Buffalo, N.Y.-based Dave Matthews Tribute Band has paid homage to…
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Irish music, jazz, Mozart top list of concert options in Colorado Springs
– “Mostly Mozart Concert,” by Soli Deo Gloria Choir: More than 250 singers from the Soli Deo Gloria Choir, Pueblo Choral Society and Colorado State University Pueblo Choir will perform mostly works by Mozart, including his Requiem in D Minor. The free concert is from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada…