Tag: jennifer mulson
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From scary to sacred, Halloween events in Colorado Springs
The veil is thin. Go forth into the Halloween weekend and contact your dead ancestors, put on your best warlock outfit to startle trick-or-treaters, or spirit away a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup from your kid’s candy haul, and attend one of these events. – Haunted Miramont Castle, 5:30 p.m. Friday, last entry at 8 p.m.,…
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World Ballet Company’s adaptation of ‘Great Gatsby’ comes to Colorado Springs
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “The Graduate.” What do the three classic pieces of literature have in common? They, as well as numerous other written works, have been turned into ballets by companies around the world. And now there’s one more: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby.” “‘The Great Gatsby’ was…
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Pikes Pick: Go for a murder mystery hike near Colorado Springs
The folks at Mueller State Park clearly love a murder mystery as much as the rest of us. A 4.5-mile Murder Mystery Hike will chronicle the story of the unsolved disappearance of homesteader Sumner Osborn in 1941. Meet at the Homestead Trailhead at 4:30 p.m. Friday, 21045 Colorado 67, Divide, $10 day pass per vehicle…
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Glimpses: Colorado Springs wordsmith gets animals adopted
There are social media posts, and then there are Social Media Posts. The ones that stop you mid-doomscroll to read every word. You laugh. You get verklempt. And you consider teleporting to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region stat to adopt a grumpy cat named Wednesday, a nervous Chihuahua named Little Pugs or…
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Shakespeare, improv, puppetry fill Colorado Springs stages
Stages are busy this weekend with classics like Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” puppetry, improv and theater for children. Betsy Tobin and Michael Gunst have stripped the color from their show. Their evocative, “A Moment in Time,” a puppet performance art-type piece inspired by black and white photos, will be done in all black and white, including their…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Twin Peaks’ perfect autumn soundtrack
A drive through the burnished leaves under overcast skies while listening to American composer Angelo Badalamenti’s “Soundtrack from ‘Twin Peaks’” is all I want on an October day. Though the odd, mystery TV series only aired for two seasons in 1990-1991, it made many fans and made many marks on the cultural landscape, one of…
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Art, history collide at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
A numinous hush cloaks the Duff Gallery in “Gathering Place,” the new semi-permanent four-gallery exhibit at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Church almost feels in session as you enter the “Sacred Expressions Across Culture” exhibit, and walk inside the large, newly constructed cedar enclosure in the center of the space. Various santos…
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Colorado Springs Airport launches new art gallery, outdoor sculptures
Forget about runways, flight delays and grounded planes. Art is the new talk of the terminal at Colorado Springs Airport. The city-owned airport recently launched Art at COS, a 350-square-foot, second-floor gallery situated before you hit the security checkpoint, so you can visit even if you’re not traveling. The new gallery is in partnership with…
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Filipino film gets a Colorado Springs premiere
The Colorado Springs Filipino community rarely gets to see itself represented in a film screened at a local theater. A screening of “How to Get Away From My Toxic Family” will be the first time a Filipino movie has had a premiere in the Springs, says event organizer Jonah “JChelle” Macaspac. It’s timed to Filipino…
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Faith-based Colorado Springs theater program to stage ‘Annie’ in new venue
The sun’ll come out tomorrow. Bam, bam bam goes the hammer. Bet your bottom dollar. Bzzzz goes the drill. The cast of Christian Youth Theater’s “Annie” is a resilient bunch. As students in the faith-based youth theater program rehearse the Tony Award-winning musical, the stage and venue are being built and renovated around them. “It’s…