Tag: fine arts center
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Pikes Pick: Free days at Colorado Springs’ delightful Fine Arts Center
In Colorado Springs, we’re fortunate for the creative, inspiring refuge that is the Fine Arts Center. And we’re fortunate for regular free admission: the second Saturday and third Friday of every month. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Colorado Springs-area actors earn nominations for Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Awards
Colorado Springs is putting the Henry in the Henry Awards this year. Two actors from Theatreworks’ “Henry IV and V” have been nominated as outstanding leading actors in a play by the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Awards, which celebrate achievements in the statewide theater community. Colton Pratt played Prince Hal, the sodden prince who cleans…
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Warren Epstein: Fine Arts Center continues to emerge from muddy past
Clarification: According to the leadership team at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts at Colorado College, there is not a set numbered goal from CC for the FAC to fundraise. Friends argue about whether Colorado College took over the Fine Arts Center, whether it formed an alliance, or whether it was a buyout. More accurately, it…
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Prairie dogs provide life lessons in Colorado Springs theater company’s Latinx, bilingual show
What’s an antsy prairie dog to do when her life on the plains is humdrum? Move to the bright lights, big city, of course. That’s the premise of playwright Diana Grisanti’s “The City Dog and the Prairie Dog,” an hourlong show that features singing, dancing and audience participation. The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company will…
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Fine Arts Center to present ‘Rent’
The first performance of Tony Award winning musical “Rent” was 1996. At the time, it was a new rock musical by little-known writer Jonathan Larson, presented in a small off-Broadway theater. But now, nearly 30 years later, director Marisa Hebert hopes to recaptivate audiences by repainting the story that became an internationally acclaimed musical. “I…
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Hương Ngô to unveil “Ungrafting” at Fine Arts Center
The Fine Arts Center will be welcoming the new exhibition “Ungrafting” on Friday, featuring the art of Huong Ngô. The exhibition, set in the museum’s El Pomar Galleries, will be Ngô’s first solo showing in Colorado.” Ungrafting” will provide a look into how the natural world can serve as an archive of colonial history using…
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Fine Arts Center to showcase works of former Tuskegee Airman, artist Clarence Shivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Fine Arts Center will be showcasing the works of late artist Clarence Shivers, a Tuskegee Airman and Colorado Springs luminary. The exhibit will run through July 6 in the Holaday and Seagraves Galleries. “For us, this was an exciting opportunity to feature work by…
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Fine Arts Center to showcase works of former Tuskegee Airman, artist Clarence Shivers
The Fine Arts Center will be showcasing the works of late artist Clarence Shivers, a Tuskegee Airman and Colorado Springs luminary. The exhibit will run through July 6 in the Holaday and Seagraves Galleries. “For us, this was an exciting opportunity to feature work by this really important artist, who of course is from our…
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Downtown festival, parade to celebrate Colorado Springs’ 150th anniversary
Chances are you might not be around to celebrate Colorado Springs’ next big anniversary. So you better celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial while the celebrating is good. Saturday will mark the final big event in a year of events acknowledging our impressive 150th birthday. The free COS 150 Festival is downtown along Vermijo Avenue from noon-8…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | How we became known as ‘Little London’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…