Tag: art
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Michael Hague’s legacy is not only literary – it is local | Rachel Stovall
Let’s talk about artist Michael Hague today. And consider if art is political. You may never have heard this name before – but Michael Hague, who died March 10, was internationally known for illustrating classics like The Hobbit, The Wizard of Oz, The Wind in the Willows, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. His work was intricate and alive with wonder. Hague drew dragons, enchanted forests,…
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Colorado muralist turns blank walls into vibrant art
Twenty-five feet in the air, balanced on metal planks and surrounded by the echo of an empty half-court gym, artist Kristen Zimmerman steadies her brush. Around her, more than 1,500 square feet of wall curves around her client’s in-house basketball court. With each stroke of her paintbrush, black-and-white portraits of legendary athletes begin to emerge.…
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‘Road Trip Adventures’ skates into Colorado: 4 things you didn’t know about Disney On Ice
The arena lights dim. The chorus rising from the auditorium speakers sounds all too familiar, like a melody pulled straight from a childhood memory. Then the ice explodes into motion as skaters sweep across the rink in elaborate choreography and dazzling costumes once only seen on screen. For two hours, the frozen stage becomes a…
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PIKES PICK: Colorado ranching art in Fremont Center for the Arts
See art with a history of ranching and a Colorado heritage in a changing landscape, a solo exhibition by Florence-based artist Rudl R. Mergelman. A family history near Gunnison and Blue Mesa Reservoir. Fremont Center for the Arts in Canon City, reception at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and runs through April 3. 719-275-2790
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Rising ballet star returns to Colorado for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company performance
As ballerinas jump and spin beneath theater lights, a four-year-old girl leans forward in her auditorium seat. Completely absorbed in the magic of “The Nutcracker,” Delfina Nelson-Todd knew then and there what she wanted to be when she grew up. She had already been dancing everywhere she went, twirling around her family’s San Francisco loft…
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Women’s stories take center stage at annual festival in Colorado Springs
What counts as women’s work? At this year’s Women’s Theatre Festival at Millibo Art Theatre, the answer unfolds through various original plays, dance, poetry, film and art performances. What began in 2006 as a small Six Women Playwriting Festival has grown into a wide-ranging showcase for creative voices across the city. Now in its 20th…
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Denver Restaurant Week, Monte Vista Crane Festival and Leadville Skijoring top busy slate around Colorado
MONTE VISTA CRANE FESTIVAL: The 43rd annual festival gives visitors a front-row seat to thousands of sandhill cranes, ducks, geese and raptors migrating through the San Luis Valley. Tours embark from the Ski Hi Complex (2335 Sherman Ave.) in Monte Vista, where attendees can learn about birds. Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4…
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Classic rock, jazz and orchestra favorites hit Colorado Springs this weekend
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS: GREAT AMERICAN CROONERS: Benny Benack III, Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns lend their smooth vocals to classics made famous by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin, backed by a four-piece band. 7 p.m. Saturday, Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $35-$75; entcenterforthearts.org. AC/DC VS OZZY: A…
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Cripple Creek Ice Festival will transform busy street into a frozen art gallery
Some art endures for centuries, seemingly frozen in time. Then there is the art at Cripple Creek Ice Festival: actually frozen, but only for a few days. When your medium is a 300-pound block of ice, time is not on your side. And neither is the sun. But the six professional carving teams traveling to…
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Q&A with Danny Hutton: rock band Three Dog Night set for Friday performance in downtown Colorado Springs
Three Dog Night will bring decades of chart-topping hits to Colorado Springs for a Friday performance at Pikes Peak Center. Special guests Ambrosia and John Ford Coley will join the legendary rock band. Founded in 1968 by Danny Hutton, now the band’s lone remaining original member, Three Dog Night emerged during a period of rapid…