Author: Shane Bristol
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Roll Bike Art Fest unites creative communities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s quite common to see a bicycle in Colorado. It’s not so common to see a bicycle carved out of a tree. This year’s Roll Bike Art Festival opens Friday (Aug. 3) at Marmalade at…
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Duo Hapa shares the sound of Hawaii and the aloha spirit
You may be stuck in a hot and dry Colorado summer, seemingly a world away from lush and tropical Hawaii, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some Aloha spirit.Hawaiian music group Hapa plays Friday at Stargazers Theatre and Event Center. The Maui-born band creates music that reflects a contemporary fusion of Hawaiian lyrical traditions,…
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Fan Fest sets tone for the International Hill Climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Waldo Canyon Fire forced the postponement of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but don’t think that the delay has killed the spirit surrounding the renowned race.The PPIHC Fan Fest kicks off the racing…
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Festival of Lights sleigh
The Festival of Lights parade is set to illuminate downtown once again this December, and each year, the last fixture of the procession is Santa’s sleigh. But this year, were it not for Dave Bullock, Santa would be walking.The parade, which is in its 28th year, features floats from local businesses and organizations and runs down Tejon…
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ARTS Bike festival transforms one of Colorado’s favorite modes of transportation into art
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s quite common to see a bicycle in Colorado. It’s not so common to see a bicycle carved out of a tree.This year’s Roll Bike Art Festival opens Friday at Marmalade at Smokebrush. The annual…
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Mike Mangione’s soulful Americana product of experience and the road
We may miss sleeping in our own beds. We may dread the long hours in the car. But few of us truly understand what it means to live our lives “on the road.”Having spent nights in parking lots as a young musician and now touring relentlessly with his band, Mike Mangione knows the meaning all…
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County fair rolls out fun, funnel cakes
The El Paso County Fair returns to Calhan this weekend, and offers a week of outdoor activities and entertainment for all ages.”There’s always a lot of fun and excitement in the air,” says Suzan McCoy, special events coordinator for the El Paso County Fairgrounds.This year’s fair is highlighted by appearances from the Colorado Professional Rodeo…
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band brings 46 years of rockin’ to Springs Monday
Very few bands, aside from those that have attained super stardom, can thrive for nearly five decades. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, though, has done exactly that.The Dirt Band brings its distinct and influential sound — a acoustic mix of country, folk, and rock — to Stargazers Theatre and Event Center Monday night. The band plans…
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Ray Wylie Hubbard delivers ‘grit and a groove’ in Saturday concert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Don’t let his thick Texas drawl and folksy manner fool you. Underneath his country-boy persona, Ray Wylie Hubbard is an artist who is not afraid to resist expectations and color outside the lines.Hubbard plays at Stargazers Theatre…
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ARTS Light and space are explored in two new exhibits at the FAC
Light surrounds us every day. Few of us, though, ever stop to contemplate its nature or that of the space it fills.On Saturday, two exhibitions open at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center that explore those elemental notions. James Turrell’s “Trace Elements: Light into Space” and “Scott Johnson: Places Apart” run through Sept. 30.Both exhibitions…