Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Colorado Springs dance school reimagines classic rodeo ballet for Pikes Peak region
A tutu and pointe shoes are expected at a ballet performance, but cowboy boots and chaps? Yippee-ki-yay-no. A rodeo and a ballet seem like mismatched dancing partners, but not to the famous American dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille, who costumed herself and her dancers in Western gear in composer Aaron Copland’s iconic 1942 ballet,…
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Two Colorado artists win grants for new murals at Ford Amphitheater
Muralist Malachiah Curry hoped to capture the experience of live music with his paintbrush. His new large-scale mural, “Echoes of the Rockies,” one of two new murals at the award-winning Ford Amphitheater on the north side of Colorado Springs, does just that. The warm reds, oranges and yellows depict a performer on stage, crooning into…
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Meet Ginger, Colorado Springs beaver turned Pixar film influencer
Ginger the beaver was robbed of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The geriatric rodent, who ironically harbored a tree allergy, died at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2022 at nearly 14 years of age, but not before serving as inspiration for Pixar’s animated sci-fi comedy “Hoppers.” In the film, college student Mabel…
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Art, bluegrass, burros, authors top Colorado events Memorial Day weekend
Denver Arts Festival: Dozens of state and national artists and craftspeople will display their wares around Conservatory Green at Central Park. The event includes alcoholic drinks, a kids’ art zone and music by Dotsero, Wendy Woo, the Jacob Larson Band and others, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 8304 E. 49th Place,…
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Pikes Pick: New book pairs paranormal with recipes
I’d probably cook more if my kitchen were haunted. But since it’s not, I can at least read about haunted places and peruse the occasional recipe in the new book set for release in July, “Cuisine to Kill For: Recipes and True Crime Stories from the World’s Most Haunted Places.” The author is Travel Channel…
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Two Colorado artists win grants for new murals at Ford Amphitheater
Muralist Malachiah Curry hoped to capture the experience of live music with his paintbrush. His new large-scale mural, “Echoes of the Rockies,” one of two new murals at the award-winning Ford Amphitheater, does just that. The warm reds, oranges and yellows depict a performer on stage, crooning into a mic, while the audience goes wild…
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Cadavers, urban circus, Michael Jackson musical top list of Colorado weekend events
“Bodies – The Science Within”: The immersive exhibit features intimate views of eight whole human bodies and more than 100 organs preserved using the plastination method. Visitors can explore galleries focused on movement, respiration and the nervous system. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday through June 28, Denver Pavilions, 500 16th St., Denver, $17-$36; bodiestour.com. 360 Allstars:…
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Colorado Springs festival offers works by 150 artists, craftspeople at Garden of the Gods
Beautiful art should have a beautiful setting. The Garden of the Gods Art Festival checks that box, as the backdrop to the third annual event features the national natural landmark and its soaring sedimentary rock formations. The festival is Saturday and Sunday at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, just east of the park. It will…
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Colorado Springs festival to celebrate return of hummingbirds
If you haven’t been treated to the buzz of a flyby, you will be soon. The hummingbirds are back. As is the longtime Hummingbird Festival, held annually at the Starsmore Nature and Visitor Center in North Cheyenne Cañon Park. Started in the 1990s, the free event has only missed a few years, due to the…
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Comedian John Mulaney will kick off Ford Amphitheater’s new season in Colorado Springs
Comedian John Mulaney is a man of many jokes. And he’s delivered them in many ways across multiple platforms, beginning with “Saturday Night Live,” where he spent about five years writing sketches. Since then, he’s released four Netflix specials, including “The Comeback Kid,” “Kid Gorgeous” and the most recent, “Baby J,” in 2023, which tackled…