Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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AROUND TOWN: Junior Achievement gala supports student financial literacy programs
The 350 party guests were bent over their smartphones all evening, and this time hosts didn’t mind at all. In fact, they encouraged everyone to do it. The Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado Black and White Gala committee led by Cheryl Potman had brought in the popular phone-app silent auction bidding system and bidders couldn’t…
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AROUND TOWN: Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust turns 20
Over the Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust’s 20 years, 310 low-income families have become homeowners. It’s the Trust’s mantra: “Building a strong community … one home … one neighborhood at a time.” As it helped families toward “building equity instead of paying rent,” the Land Trust partners with other nonprofits including Partners in Housing, Greccio…
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AROUND TOWN: Kirkpatrick’s Green Box Arts Festival wraps up exciting year with a reception
The 2016 Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls met or exceeded all expectations and the July 2017 plans are even more exciting. Christian Kirkpatrick Keesee and the Green Box board enthusiastically drew the season to a close with a holiday-time reception at the El Paso Club and an announcement that internationally acclaimed artist…
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AROUND TOWN: Lutheran Family Services goes to the galaxy to help refugees
They rocketed through the “Galaxies of Giving” for some down-to-earth help for others as Lutheran Family Services celebrated its annual Innkeeper Dinner Sept. 13 at Hotel Eleganté. Emcee Jen Lennon kept folks on their space-flight toes, sprinkling her patter with the names of theme TV shows. LFS Rocky Mountains, 68 years and going strong, is…
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AROUND TOWN: COPPeR celebrates 10 years connecting folks with the arts
There were toasts all around as arts supporters recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region and its mission of connecting the people of the area with the arts and cultural events. COPPeR is widely known for its online community listing of area arts events, Peak Radar. Appropriately, the…
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FYI 2016: Southwest (including Skyway, Cheyenne Canon, Ivywild)
The area’s southwest neighborhoods are in many ways centered on nature. Dirt trails, paved paths, parks and open spaces are prolific. Homes are built along creeks or on treed mountainsides. There are rock formations to climb, and the views are spectacular. Wild animals consider this place their home. Deer graze in yards and bears pay…
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Must See Must Do: Don’t miss these Pikes Peak region weekend entertainment options
FRIDAY – SUNDAY This weekend’s 38th annual Holly Berry House Folk Art Festival at historic Rock Ledge Ranch in Garden of the Gods Park is one sure sign the holiday season is not far away. What a perfect setting to enjoy the works of 165 juried artisans with handcrafted folk art, clothing and furniture. Piecing…
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AROUND TOWN: Griffith’s Kitchen teams top chefs with young men learning life skills
They were young men who didn’t stand much of a chance. “At risk,” some were called. “Delinquents.” Not much of a future for them, they were told. Instead, five from the Griffith Centers for Children Chins Up were mentored by local chefs and competed in the Sept. 8 Griffith’s Kitchen Culinary Competition. The professional chefs…
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AROUND TOWN: Rio gold-medal night makes history for Fine Arts Center, Colorado College
As organizers first planned the popular annual Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center season-opening gala early this year, little did they know what the impact of that gold-medal night would be. A Rio Carnival celebrating the local community’s Olympic City USA connection to the Olympics and Paralympics enticed supporters to enjoy the art, dance, food and…
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Must See Must Do: Don’t miss these Pikes Peak region weekend entertainment options
OPENING FRIDAY Giant art created with computer coding, sound and light is a sight to behold in “Micro/Macro” by Michael Theodore, with an opening reception and artist talk Friday and showing through Nov. 19 at GOCA. See story on Page 9. “Ciao” to all at the Sons of Italy Royal Gorge Lodge 2866 Italian Festival,…