Tag: arts
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Mental health, hope, healing at heart of Colorado Springs orchestra performance
Music can help us heal, even though nobody’s quite sure why. But that’s what it did for Erin Spencer, a Colorado Springs flutist and composer, who was so inspired by memorials and a vigil for the victims of the 2022 Club Q shooting that she composed a piece of classical music, “Somewhere Bluebirds Fly.” “It…
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National Western Stock Show to attract more than 700K over 16 days in Denver
Colorado is known for many things, not least of which is its Western heritage. The 120th annual National Western Stock Show pays homage to our history with thousands of events, including rodeos, horse shows, a Wild West show, Western art exhibit, livestock competitions and auction, a 3,500-square-feet petting farm and more. A noon parade in…
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New show features oil paintings of seascapes, landscapes from around world by longtime Colorado Springs artist
If you want oil paintings of aspen trees or cityscapes, Sparky Lebold is not your guy. But if you want traditional, richly textured landscapes of the sea, open spaces, rundown buildings, figures and still-lifes of fruit and vegetables, LeBold is the artist of your dreams. One recent painting was inspired by a visit to Quail…
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New Year’s Eve events in Colorado Springs: Fireworks, dancing, comedy and more
Doesn’t it feel like just yesterday we watched the fireworks shoot off from Pikes Peak on the cusp of a fresh new year? Get ready for another round and another year. If getting sparkly and going out is more your thing, there’s plenty of that to go around, too. Closing Out 2025 Sound Bath: Release,…
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New exhibit pairs photos, poetry by Colorado Springs nonprofit to highlight neighbors in need
Something happens when John Goddard trains his lens on a Westside CARES neighbor. Neighbor is how the nonprofit describes those who use its services, typically unhoused people and those experiencing poverty who might need help with food, clothing and other services, including some health care and a place where they can receive mail. “All of…
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New Year’s Eve shows feature life-sized bubbles, aerials in Colorado Springs
Bubble wrap takes on a whole new meaning when Jim Jackson gets his hands on some soapy water. For two decades, Jackson, a longtime clown known as Art Guffaw, has ensconced kids in bubbles on New Year’s Eve. It’s not a punishment or a way to finally get some peace and quiet; it’s for pure…
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John Denver tribute artist brings holiday show to Colorado Springs
Rick Schuler didn’t choose John Denver. Denver chose him. In a manner of speaking, as the popular country and folk singer-songwriter died in an airplane crash almost three decades ago. Fate came a-knocking the day a 13-year-old Schuler donned his new round glasses. Almost immediately, people began telling him how much he looked like Denver,…
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New branch of Colorado Springs Philharmonic seeks to develop new audiences through community, school programs
All eyes are locked onto the dark-haired French woman seated at the podium in the Coronado High School auditorium. It’s not every day high school students get trained under the baton of an award-winning, world-class conductor, who happens to be Chloe Dufresne, the newest music director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. “I started playing viola…
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Holiday event to highlight Down syndrome, special needs community in Colorado Springs
Almost 150 performers in the Pikes Peak region have been in the holiday spirit since September. Included among them are 60 people with Down syndrome, who will sing, dance and perform during “Christmas This Year: Holiday Spectacular,” an annual family-friendly variety show by Friends of Club 21, a non-profit that celebrates the Down syndrome community.…
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New Christkindlmarket to open in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs will soon add a bit more German culture to its repertoire. The inaugural Old Colorado City Christkindlmarket, created by the Colorado chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC), will open Thursday and run over two weekends through Dec. 23 in Bancroft Park. “There’s so much German heritage and a lot of…