Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Two Colorado Springs artists turn healing into art in new exhibit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When life blew up in his face, Chris Alvarez relied on his old passion and a new passion to heal. The stressful events were piling up — divorce, children leaving home — and to cope, the longtime artist leaned into his new love for playing…
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Outdoor Shakespeare returns thanks to Colorado Springs theater company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A beloved summer staple is back in the Pikes Peak region. When Star Bar Players opens “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at Onaledge Historic Lodge at Smokebrush Farm in Manitou Springs, it will be the first full summer outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in three years.…
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Colorado Springs theater company wins prestigious theater award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Springs Ensemble Theatre was the sole Colorado Springs winner of an illustrious Henry Award during Monday night’s ceremony at Lone Tree Arts Center. SET member Kitty Robbins scored a win for sound design for SET’s…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic announces new music director
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than two years, more than 250 applicants from around the world, 80 interviews and 16 guest conductors, Colorado Springs Philharmonic has its new music director and conductor. French-born Chloé Dufresne, who lives in…
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Live Well: Website offers edible map of natural resources in urban areas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You didn’t hear it from me, but I know a spot where you can get fresh European pears. For free. The pear tree, on the Colorado College campus near the Van Briggle building, swells every…
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Pikes Pick: Lilith Fair-like SarahFest to feature femme Colorado voices in music, art
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For those who miss Lilith Fair or never got to go, there’s now SarahFest, an all-ages Denver music festival that features femme voices in music and art. This year’s event will feature five musical acts,…
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Art on the Streets exhibit brings a dozen new pieces to downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Fred Lunger spotted the old shovel in an antique store, he had to have it. But how could the Parker artist alchemize it into a piece of art? As he sat on his back porch, contemplating the tool, a few noisy magpies and crows…
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Bird Call: Harbingers of death and other bird lore
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was the year when all I saw were owls. One whose wings spread wide as it soared overhead while I trudged down High Drive in Bear Creek Park, its daytime appearance surprising me. And…
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Colorado Springs Cat Fest to feature hundreds of cats, Nathan the Cat Lady
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Being a cat owner is a world away from being a dog owner. Dog owners are always out and about with their pets, hitting the dog park, the dog-friendly cafe, parks and trails. Cat owners, not so much. “Cat people stay at home with their…
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Colorado Springs museum to offer free family day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kids who visit Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum are infatuated with the “City of Sunshine” exhibit. That’s where they learn how the city attracted those infected with tuberculosis back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, luring them with our sunny climate, which was said to…