Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Plays, musicals, ballet fill stages through fall and winter around Colorado
Holiday shows, along with Tony Award winners and musicals based on beloved films and books, will populate Colorado’s stages over the next few months. Nov. 9: Tom Segura, The Broadmoor World Arena, Colorado Springs The comedian is best known for his Netflix specials, including “Sledgehammer,” and the Netflix dark comedy series “Bad Thoughts.” Nov. 13-17:…
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Bottoms up: A taste test of mineral water flowing from Manitou Springs
ot to brag, but I’m a water connoisseur. I’ve been drinking it since I was just a wee thing, eschewing milk for this magical liquid for as long as I can remember. At some point, my preference for sparkling water emerged and has yet to release its grip. So tasting the natural bubbles of Manitou…
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Colorado Springs company brings Golden Age classic ‘Brigadoon’ to stage
The Golden Age of Broadway in the 1940s brought us musicals like “Camelot,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Guys and Dolls” and “The Music Man.” It also introduced us to “Brigadoon,” Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s pre-”My Fair Lady” dreamy, fantastical confection that debuted on Broadway in 1947, and implanted in our American songbooks and…
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Colorado couple brings love to the friendly skies
Loveland residents John and Caroline Bell own the country’s only red, heart-shaped balloon. They call it Agape, an ancient Greek word that means the highest form of love. It’s a solid fit for their new business, Love Hot Air Balloon Rides. Founded about a year ago, they cater to couples for engagements, weddings and anniversaries.…
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Colorado Springs play reimagines Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson as women in season opener
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s spring of 2021 in London, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick are about to meet. But this time they’re women. In playwright Kate Hamill’s “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B,” Dr. Joan Watson, a recent divorcee, absconds to London after…
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Colorado Springs play reimagines Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson as women in season opener
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s spring of 2021 in London, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick are about to meet. But this time they’re women. In playwright Kate Hamill’s “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B,” Dr. Joan Watson, a recent divorcee, absconds to London after…
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Robert Redford remembered for film shot in Colorado Springs, time in Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Redford has departed the earthly plane, but he leaves a lasting mark on the Pikes Peak region. In 2016 Robert Redford and his longtime friend and acting partner Jane Fonda alighted in Colorado Springs to film the 2017 Netflix film, “Our Souls at Night,”…
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Colorado Springs company helps people organize messes of all kinds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lauren Klayton once found two toes in the same week while at work. Yes, human toes. And no, she doesn’t work crime scenes. The appendages, which she calls “sentimental toes,” are part of the gig when you’re a professional organizer. You never know what you…
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One of the first homes in Ute Pass for sale for $1.5 million
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One home can tell a hundred stories. How many pairs of boots have tromped the floors of The Wellington House, built in 1888? Impossible to say, thanks to the countless miners, diners, farmers and gamblers who have all passed through the historic home’s doors. On…
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Colorado Springs theater company announces new leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new leadership model at Theatreworks is complete. After a national search the professional regional theater company announced Matt Giles will fill the role of general director, a new position the organization announced in April,…