Author: Kelly Hayes
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Colorado Springs Conservatory presents musical comedy “The Prom”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over the summer, 32 students from across the Pikes Peak region spent their days learning the ins and outs of live theater at the Colorado Springs Conservatory. Now, the students will present “The Prom” at the Ent Center for the Arts this weekend, showcasing their…
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Pikes Pick: Local history stroll dives into ‘Law and Disorder’ of city’s past
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is hosting a half-mile guided stroll Saturday mornings through Sept. 27. This historic walking tour set in downtown will take visitors through the troubles facing the city during the Prohibition…
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Claude Stuart to bring fast-paced, high-energy laughs to Loonees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Claude Stuart’s comedy career started on-air, in secret. As an unpaid intern for his college radio station, he wasn’t supposed to appear on the broadcast. But the DJ thought he was funny, so they devised a plan. “Why don’t you go across the hall, call…
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Celebrating 135 years of Green Mountain Falls, Bronc Day returns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1939, then 2-year-old Ann Esch attended the inaugural Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls. This Saturday, 86 years later, she’ll be honored at Bronc Day as the parade’s grand marshal. This year, the festival will celebrate the town’s 135th anniversary with a parade, games,…
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Inga Allison: Scientific exploration in high altitude baking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Within Guggenheim Hall at Colorado State University, a near century-old chamber is hidden. The structure, too large to move during the hall’s remodeling several decades ago, was instead enclosed in the walls. But once, this chamber was used by students for research — and it’s…
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Brews and birds: Nonprofit animal rescue opens coffee shop in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new coffee shop in the Springs is serving up blends and brews with one mission: to benefit birds. Sanctuary Coffee, which opened in March, supports Colorado Springs’ only avian and aquatic sanctuary, Fins and Feathers. The rescue cares for and adopts out owner-surrendered pet…
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Pikes Pick: Sit outside and sip on some spritz at Stellina Pizza Cafe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Kelly Hayes kelly.hayes@gazettedev.gazette.com Stellina Pizza Cafe is a great little neighborhood spot, located in the heart of the Mid Shooks Run community. There’s a variety of Italian pickings, from pizzas and pastas to sweet…
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‘Small treasures’: The magic of trinket trading at the Colorado Renaissance Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dressed in a red cloak and sporting a black bob, Alexa Fitzpatrick, embodying Lord Farquaad, started handing out royal decrees. The handwritten notes, which she passed out at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in June, were host to witty phrases like “Ogres will be beheaded on-site”…
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Rocks, gems, minerals, oh my: Crystal Festival returning to Colorado Springs this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If it can’t be grown, it must be mined. That’s the message Adrienne McElwain hopes to share at the annual Colorado Springs Crystal Festival. As the organizer, she enjoys educating others on just how much we rely on rocks and minerals in our daily lives.…
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Final play of Theatrework season highlights plight of Black women homesteaders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A celebration and a reckoning — both words used to describe the final play of Theatreworks’ 2024-25 season. The company will end the season with “Flyin’ West,” running weekends through July 27 at the Ent Center for the Arts. The show highlights the plight of…