Tag: entertainment
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Bringing the islands inland: New festival celebrates Hawaiian and Polynesian culture
The journey from Colorado Springs to Hawaii is more than 3,000 miles. For many Hawaiian or Pacific Islander families living in Colorado, home exists somewhere between the family recipes, cultural traditions and stories that have traveled thousands of miles. This Saturday, one festival organizer hopes to shrink that distance to a short walk through downtown.…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘POTUS’ delivers a chaotic day inside the White House
A collective gasp echoes across the room in one of the most high-profile homes in the U.S., the White House. Diplomats’ jaws drop. Journalists raise their recorders. Some of the nation’s top officials begin whispering amongst themselves. “Did he really just say that?” He, being the country’s president. And just like that, the women behind…
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Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson returning to Colorado Springs with two shows
In 2024, renowned astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson entertained a sold-out crowd at the Pikes Peak Center with his unique take on movies and television shows, called “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies,” highlighting how show creators get the science right — or, in some cases, hilariously wrong. This week, Tyson returns to Colorado Springs with…
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Catch Pauly Shore, Lucy Darling, Wyatt Cote and other performers on stage this week
PAULY SHORE: Comedian and actor Pauly Shore brings his stand-up tour to Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers. Best known for MTV’s “Totally Pauly” and comedy films like “Encino Man” and “Bio-Dome,” Shore will include stories from his decades in entertainment in. his performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $45.70-$103.86; phillongmusichall.com. …
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A Japanese metal band, a bluegrass trio and the Pikes Peak Philharmonic performing this week
PIKES PEAK PHILHARMONIC CONCERT: ‘RHAP’: The philharmonic closes its season Sunday at Ent Center for the Arts with a program centered on rhapsodies from composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Franz Liszt. Luciano R. Silvestri Jr. will offer commentary on the works starting 45 minutes before the 3 p.m. performance, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $14-$20;…
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QVC preps for bankruptcy protection in era of influencers
NEW YORK — The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC — which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on baubles and housewares, is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A filing about imminent bankruptcy protection by parent company QVC Group, which also owns HSN,…
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4 things to know before a modern-day knight duel comes to Sunshine Studios Live
Sometimes, you hear the threat before you see it coming. The unmistakable clang of steel hits your eardrums as armor clashes among itself and swords prepare to slice the air. Medieval music fills the space as knights move in heavy, deliberate steps toward their opponents. Armor secured and weapons ready, their cautious movements debate who…