Author: Steve Rabey
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Movie star has kept paws on the ground
Sudden celebrity hasn’t changed life much for Brodie Middleton, even though he’s one of the stars of the hottest movie of 2009. After two trips to Hollywood, where the yellow Labrador retriever worked with a trainer and shot his major scenes for the hit film “Marley & Me,” and a recent publicity tour of Colorado,…
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Fine Arts Center planning free-admission days
If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? The new CEO of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has been asking a similar question: If an exhibit isn’t viewed, does it make an impact? Sam Gappmayer left the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum,…
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Gaither’s latest Homecoming
Bill Gaither may not be an A-list celebrity or household name, but over a half-century he has sold more concert tickets, recordings and DVDs than any other gospel performer. He and his wife, Gloria, have written more than 600 songs, including one immortalized byElvis (“He Touched Me”) and others published in hymnals used in churches…
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Terminally ill man’s wit, wise words moved many
Computer science professor Randy Pausch wasn’t going to let an “engineering problem” make him morose. After learning he had an aggressive case of pancreatic cancer, Pausch immediately began planning his departures from family members, colleagues and students at Carnegie Mellon University, where he delivered a farewell lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” to a…
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MAT marks reopening with acclaimed show
Local entertainment buffs have their choice of nearly 80 big screens where they can view the latest movies, and the number of megaplexes is growing all the time. Fans of live theater have only about a half-dozen local venues where they can experience the power of drama at close range, but drama options are declining…
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Inside Cornerstone
One year after the grand reopening of the expanded Fine Arts Center, Colorado College is blowing the trumpets across the street to announce the official opening of its ambitious new arts center. Sure, the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center has been open all summer for a music festival, films, art shows and other events.…
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Suspended animation
How do you convince people that a new building on your college isn’t just for the students and faculty? If you’re Colorado College officials and the new building is the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, you get their attention by having bodies seeming to fly and dance around it. Founded in 1991, the California…
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Franklin and Jefferson to shed light on economic troubles
They don’t call economics “the dismal science” for nothing. Even during the current crisis on Wall Street, citizens who live and work on Main Street find it difficult to grasp economic issues they know are urgent and important. That’s why a local group got creative, inviting actors who play founding fathers Ben Franklin and Thomas…
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‘Grapes of Wrath’ production hits close to home
If you want to feel what tough times are like, try stepping into the shoes of the Okies in the 1930s, when dust storms ruined their crops and the Depression wrecked their finances. Today’s headlines about Wall Street woes and unemployment add a contemporary relevance to John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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Bayou Boogie: Musicians draw from New Orleans’ many cultures
For three decades, the Neville Brothers have created a unique sound out of their individual musical styles and the diverse cultural influences of their native Louisiana bayou.This musical gumbo will be served up Thursday, when the brothers perform with fellow New Orleans musician Dr. John at the Pikes Peak Center.”In New Orleans there is a…