Author: Kelly Hayes
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‘Miracle on Mistletoe Mountain’ in Cripple Creek comes with a clear inspiration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Very, very, very loosely based on ‘It’s A Wonderful Life.’” That’s the tagline of Chris Sorensen’s new play, “Miracle on Mistletoe Mountain,” which Thin Air Theatre Company will be performing through Dec. 29 at Butte Theater. With themes of friendship, goodwill and an angel looking…
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Iron Springs Chateau to debut 2024 holiday melodrama
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first step in writing a melodrama: coming up with the conflict, said Lori Adams-Miller. Everything else will follow, said Adams-Miller, who wrote the Iron Springs Chateau’s 2024 holiday show, “Christmas Magic … or … Where in the World is Santa?” “It’s basically coming up…
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Country singer Tracy Byrd to bring hits to Boot Barn Hall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Country is Tracy Byrd’s true love musically. It’s what he does best. He’s not a rock singer, not an opera singer — he’s country to his core, and that’s what you’ll hear in his music. “I grew up in the country, and always loved the…
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‘This music brings communities together’: Soli Deo Gloria to perform free holiday concert at The Broadmoor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing warms the soul like holiday music — just a couple of notes and you’re brought back to crackling fireplaces and snowy days. The Colorado Springs Soli Deo Gloria Choir will kick off the holiday season with a free concert at The Broadmoor. This celebratory…
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Pikes Pick: HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ is engaging, bingeable series
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For those looking for a new series to binge, check out HBO’s “House of the Dragon” — a prequel to the popular show “Game of Thrones.” The series, which airs Sunday evenings, is on its…
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Comedian Daniel Eachus inspired by change, ready to play Loonees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Daniel Eachus started his stand-up comedy career in high school, having never seen a live routine. Set to perform in his first show in a friend’s backyard for some classmates and neighbors, the Fresno, Calif., native was ready to go — with a 45-minute set.…
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Colorado Springs Conservatory presents “Curtains” musical
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A musical-loving Boston detective. An ambitious local actress. A brassy Broadway producer. And a series of murders. That’s just a taste of the 2006 musical “Curtains.” The Colorado Springs Conservatory will be presenting the musical at Colorado College’s Katheryn Mohrman Theatre throughout the weekend. “Curtains”…
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The story of Charlotte Hill, a Colorado homesteader who collected ‘staggering’ amount of fossil specimens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shuffling through specimens of shale pressed with prehistoric organisms, paleontologist Herbert Meyer kept coming across a familiar name. It’s 2009, and Meyer had just completed a database for the petrified pieces found at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. In documenting these fossils, dating back…
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Meet Nelson Holland, Colorado’s unlikely champion for getting everyone outside
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nelson Holland remembers the first mountain he summited. Wearing jeans and a sweater vest, the former football player was getting some outside time during his lunch break. He was coming off a light trail when some hikers approached him, letting him know there was an…