Tag: jennifer mulson
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‘Sliding Doors’ rom-com inspires reflection amid life trip from Colorado Springs to Oregon and back | Live Well
There I was, stuck between a potential new job and a deep longing to go home. Twenty-five years ago I made a “Sliding Doors” choice. For those unfamiliar with Gwyneth Paltrow’s underrated 1998 rom-com, her character splits off into two parallel lives after being fired from her job and just missing/catching a London train on…
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Black Forest carver uses recycled wood to create life-like birds
You’d swear these carved birds are about to take off. But no, the mountain bluebird, cedar waxwings, red-winged blackbird and hooded merganser are firmly mounted to their wood bases as they perch atop a few display tables and shelves at Wild Birds Unlimited. Standing nearby is Tom Mizik, the man responsible for the brilliantly painted,…
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New Year’s Eve in Colorado Springs: Parties, concerts, comedy, family events and more
Cheers to another year in the vaults of our memories and to the tabula rasa of a new year. Galas, concerts, family-friendly events and comedy are perfect ways to mark the end of 2024. • “New Year’s Eve: Rhapsody in Blue”: Join the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, conductor Thomas Wilson and guest pianist Martin James Bartlett…
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New Colorado Springs foundation to offer $3 million in arts grants, scholarships
Millions of dollars are up for grabs for those in the arts. VENU Holding Corp., the hospitality and live entertainment company behind Ford Amphitheater and the freshly renamed Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, recently announced its new VENU Arts and Culture Foundation, which will help support talent in the Pikes Peak region and…
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Longtime Colorado Springs puppet maker David Simpich brings holiday show back to life
The puppet whisperer is back. After puppeteer David Simpich was forced to close his Simpich Showcase, the beloved Old Colorado City shop home to Simpich Marionette Theatre, an art gallery and museum, in late 2021 due to the pandemic, he didn’t know if he’d pull a marionette string again. Years passed until this summer, when…
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Life-sized Monopoly game hits Colorado
Everyone’s got a strategy when it comes to Monopoly. Some players scoop up the high-rolling Park Place and Boardwalk properties. Others love to litter their properties with hotels. Some people prefer to stay in jail to escape moving around the board and paying rent. Now’s your chance to put those schemes to work in “Monopoly…
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Pikes Pick: Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste offers bluesy take on Beethoven
I’m not a huge classical music fan, but Grammy Award-winning Jon Batiste’s new album, “Beethoven Blues,” has me pressing repeat on his new renditions of the composer’s famous songs. I especially love the bluesy riffs in the first track, “Für Elise.” It’s perfect music to throw on during the holiday get-togethers or a nice, hot…
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This one-of-a-kind Colorado home, surrounded by open space, was built around a massive sandstone slab
LARKSPUR • Meet the Flintstones. Al and Karen Shain are the modern stone age family thanks to The Rock House, the property they bought in 2021 that earned them national attention and the throwback moniker. Upon entering the cul-de-sac in the Perry Park community in Douglas County, the reason for the nickname is immediately clear…
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Jazz pop-ups organized by Colorado Springs woman inspired by grandfather
It started with handwritten original big band music and a love of jazz. Sara Vaas went home to Ohio in 2021 and came back with a handful of compositions by her grandfather, a jazz musician who played saxophone, clarinet and flute and was a band director. He toured from 1949 to 1951 and even played…
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Don’t forget amuse-bouche on your dopamine menu | Live Well
I love a good neurotransmitter. Glutamate, GABA, serotonin, endorphins. And the always reliable dopamine, which just plain makes you feel like this precarious life thing isn’t quite as hard as it often feels. Dopamine helps us feel pleasure and enjoy better focus, concentration, memory, sleep, mood and motivation. There’s a reason why people do super…