Author: Sonja Oliver
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Chamonix Casino announces exciting 2026 Live Entertainment Series
Chamonix Hotel and Casino unveiled an exciting lineup of live concerts beginning in February. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Dog N’ Butterfly – A Heart Tribute, followed by Red Corvette – A Prince Tribute on Feb. 28 and the Celtic-rock band Bastard Bearded Irishmen on March 21. The excitement continues with fan favorites including: A Led…
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Cripple Creek celebrates 19th Annual Ice festival Feb. 14-22
Cripple Creek’s main thoroughfare will be a flurry of activity as spectators observe ice sculptors in action as it celebrates its 19th Annual Ice Festival, turning Bennett Avenue into an open-air art gallery of ice sculptures. The festival brings together six teams of elite ice sculptors from throughout the country for live carving competitions, large-scale…
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Cripple Creek celebrates 19th Annual Ice festival Feb. 14-22
Cripple Creek’s main thoroughfare will be a flurry of activity as spectators observe ice sculptors in action as it celebrates its 19th Annual Ice Festival, turning Bennett Avenue into an open-air art gallery of ice sculptures. The festival brings together six teams of elite ice sculptors from throughout the country for live carving competitions, large-scale…
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CC-V High School Pioneers in Public Service partner with Cripple Creek to make grant recommendations
12 local nonprofits to receive 20K in grants Through a collaboration between the city of Cripple Creek, Community of Caring and the CC-V Schools Pioneers in Public Service program, $20,000 in grant funding has been allocated to assist local nonprofits and civic organizations providing services in Teller County. For the past 24 years, the CC-V…
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CC-V High School Pioneers in Public Service partners with Cripple Creek to make grant recommendations
12 local nonprofits to receive 20K in grants Through a collaboration between the city of Cripple Creek, Community of Caring and the CC-V Schools Pioneers in Public Service program, $20,000 in grant funding has been allocated to assist local nonprofits and civic organizations providing services in Teller County. For the past 24 years, the CC-V…
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Christmas is year-round at this enchanting vintage amusement park west of Colorado Springs
The North Pole – Santa’s Workshop is a 25-acre, vintage amusement park featuring all things relating to the spirit of Christmas. For almost 70 years, this enchanting gem has been an integral part of the Ute Pass vista as drivers wind through the rocks and pines while climbing along the northern slope of Pikes Peak…
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‘Preservation of a time’ | The North Pole – Santa’s Workshop
The North Pole – Santa’s Workshop is a 25-acre, vintage amusement park featuring all things relating to the spirit of Christmas. For almost 70 years, this enchanting gem has been an integral part of the Ute Pass vista as drivers wind through the rocks and pines while climbing along the northern slope of Pikes Peak…
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A ‘White Christmas’ dream comes true | ‘Just like the ones I used to know’
There exists a bond between every person having grown up in regions touched by snow and having listened to the song “White Christmas” as the holiday season approaches. And then, there’s the movie – a classic love story set to music with great song and dance numbers composed by Irving Berlin. “It is one of…
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It’s going to be a White Christmas at the Butte
OPTIONAL SUBHEAD: Irving Berlin classic opens Nov. 28 Cripple Creek’s Butte Theater presents Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” an uplifting and inspiring musical for all ages. Based on the beloved 1954 movie of the same name, “White Christmas” features a dazzling score along with the perennial title song. “I am so excited to bring the magic…
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Enjoy Teller County holiday events
Every holiday season, the Pikes Peak region has an abundance of activities and events for the community to partake with tree lightings, parades, food, fellowship, music and Christmas markets as just the beginning of festivities. Read on for more! WOODLAND PARK Winter Day in the Park Friday, December 5, 2025, 3:30 – 6 p.m. Location:…