Tag: arts & entertainment
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First Friday art openings in downtown and west side Colorado Springs
– Works by Denise Duker and Dana Lee Stoner, at Gallery 113: The downtown gallery will feature two artists in May: Duker’s “Year of the Fire Horse” series of paintings, and photos by Stoner. Both exhibits are inspired by the Western landscape, wildlife and city life. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Gallery 113,…
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New 2026-2027 Broadway series announced at Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Broadway lovers have spoken. As part of its recently announced 2026-2027 Broadway at Pikes Peak Center Series, the Tony Award-winning “The Book of Mormon” will come to town April 6-8. Every year, the American Theatre Guild, which brings Broadway series to cities around the U.S., surveys audience members in each location about which…
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Pikes Pick: Head to Cripple Creek for National Paranormal Day
Halloween only comes once a year, but don’t we really need ghost stories year-round? In the Shadows Paranormal will host National Paranormal Day, spread out over a weekend, where you can stay overnight in the historic and allegedly haunted Hotel St. Nicholas in Cripple Creek, and also visit two other spooky and historic Cripple Creek…
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Historic Heller Center in Colorado Springs continues humanities legacy of original owners
On a grassy hill overlooking Pikes Peak, free from sprawling strip malls, pavement and city bustle, exists a remnant of Colorado Springs history many might not know about. A winding road, snaking a mile east of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lion Fieldhouse, brings you to the 34-acre UCCS Heller Center for…
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Broadway musical ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ makes stop in Colorado Springs
Comedian Robin Williams delighted us as a wise and athletic Scottish nanny in the 1993 film “Mrs. Doubtfire.” He starred as Daniel, an out-of-work actor who loses custody of his three kids in a messy divorce. To stay in their lives, he creates the character Euphegenia Doubtfire, whom his ex-wife hires to care for the…
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A weekend of macabre at popular Colorado Springs event
Taxidermy, crystal ball readings and swordfights. A weekend at the Oddity & Bizarre Expo will snatch you out of the mainstream and into some of the quirkier hobbies, passions and interests some of us share. The event is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park…
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Drama, comedy, dance fill up Colorado Springs stages this weekend
– “Metamorphoses” by Colorado Springs Conservatory: The play is a collection of Greek myths symbolic of psychological or spiritual journeys. In each tale, the characters are transformed into birds, trees, rivers and other such non-human entities, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Colorado Springs Conservatory, 420 N. Nevada Ave., $22.50; coloradospringsconservatory.org. – “Picasso…
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Colorado Springs poetry summit celebrates National Poetry Month
There’s a poet inside each of us, just waiting to throw together a haiku or iambic pentameter. April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate, the fifth annual Pikes Peak Poetry Summit will once again offer performances by local poets and workshops for beginners to experienced writers. The free event is 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday…
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New Colorado Springs theater company starts season with ‘Shrek’
Some ogres live under a bridge. Others are swoon-worthy. Shrek, the large, grumpy, green ogre, star of a children’s book, Disney movie, and musical, is the latter. Third House Arts, a new community theater group, will mount “Shrek: The Musical” Thursday through Saturday in their host theater at Colorado Springs Christian School. “The movie representation…
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Pikes Pick: Improv shows in Colorado Springs
You never know what you’re going to get at an improv show, but it usually elicits at least one belly laugh. Peak Improv Theater makes for a great night out when you don’t want to get fancy or spend a ton of money and need to lighten up. The theater’s home troupe, Stick Horses in…