Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Blue Star Recyclers trains those with disabilities to succeed
Blue Star Recyclers co-founder and CEO Bill Morris is on the road and he couldn’t be happier. It’s a sign of success for the local nonprofit that employs disabled adults, training them to recycle electronics that would otherwise be filling landfills. Blue Star’s 42 employees recycled more than 3 million pounds of materials in 2017.…
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Things to do around Colorado Springs this weekend: St. Patrick’s parades, Bach, Taste of Briargate, dark mountain skies
FRIDAY Opening reception for “Wunderkind 2018,” juried art by area high school juniors and seniors, 5 p.m., exhibition through May 13, Manitou Art Center, manitouartcenter.org. The March Dark Sky Party at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument with viewing starts at 7:30 p.m. using Colorado Springs Astronomical Society telescopes. Warm clothes recommended. 15807 Teller County Road…
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Pikes Pick: Sign up now for special event at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Moonlight on the Mountain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is guaranteed to sell out. It’s a June event, and VIP tickets are already gone. An adults-only night to stroll the mountainside zoo while enjoying big-folks drinks, gourmet goodies from area restaurants, live music and dancing. It’s so much fun. And the money raised benefits the zoo…
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AROUND TOWN: Nursing, construction trades a high in PPCC President Bolton’s State of College
Pikes Peak Community College President Lance Bolton couldn’t stop smiling. It was the evening of his first State of the College President’s Dinner presented with the PPCC Foundation, Feb. 23 at Garden of the Gods Club, and there was much to announce. Yes, smile, he and Lisa DesRochers will be married in May. But the…
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AROUND TOWN: Philharmonic maestro leads youth symphony at arts fundraiser
The ultimate substitute picked up the baton. Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Music Director and Conductor Gary Nicholson was away Feb. 28, the morning of the Celebrate Youth in the Arts fundraising breakfast performances. Filling in, to the delight of 400 guests and the young symphony musicians, was Colorado Springs Philharmonic Music Director Josep Caballé Domenec.…
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Weekend events in and around Colorado Springs: Motorcycles and tattoos, romantic music, human library, sandhill cranes, French wine
Here’s a look at some of our favorite events and happenings around Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak region and beyond in the next few days. THURSDAY-SATURDAY Savor “The Wines of Southern France” at wine seminars, a grand tasting evening and a wine dinner, all to benefit the Colorado Springs Conservatory. The Colorado Springs Wine Festival…
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AROUND TOWN: Broadmoor Garden Club program leads guests through 59 National Parks
Our National Parks turned 100 last Aug. 25 and Donna and Mike Guthrie were able to sing “Happy Birthday” to all 59 of them. The “Donna & Mike Take a Hike” great adventure was a delightful retelling for those attending the Broadmoor Garden Club’s annual community event May 12. Donna said the two had been…
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Must See Must Do: Dream the Impossible Dream, enjoy bluegrass in Salida, and Ride for Heroes
THURSDAY – SUNDAY “I am I, Don Quixote, the Lord of La Mancha,” the hero sings in the ageless 1964 Broadway musical, as the Tony Award winner takes the stage starting Thursday at the Fine Arts Center. The “Man of La Mancha” production, highlighted by the memorable “The Impossible Dream,” runs through June 18. Preview…
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AROUND TOWN: A night all about Kidpower’s safe kids and lots of chocolate
It’s not every evening when folks float down the hill from The Pinery on a chocolatey high. Must be Kidpower Chocoholic Frolic time! Year after year this heavenly night entices sold-out crowds of almost 500 to sample to their hearts’ delight while raising money for Kidpower’s programs to keep children safe. May 6 was no…
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AROUND TOWN: Friends of the Library visit the West with C.J. Box’s Joe Pickett
The book lovers saddled up for lunch with author C.J. Box and his Joe Pickett Western mysteries, and hilarity ensued. Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District had such fun at their April 29 Literary Awards Luncheon that a more sedate gathering in the next room – the ballroom at The Antlers – couldn’t hear…