Tag: jennifer mulson
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‘I feel an obligation’: Monument painter finds purpose in capturing roadside Americana
Vacant motels, deserted gas stations and vintage marquee signs dot the highways and byways of America. Proof that entropy is always lurking, waiting to claim what humans have left behind. While most of us speed on by those rusty, leftover, forgotten buildings, antique cars and dilapidated eateries without a second thought, they still sparkle for…
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Ford Amphitheater goes Grammy as 2025 concert season begins to take shape
Next year’s concert season at Ford Amphitheater is already filling in with some Grammy Award winners. Soul and R&B singer-songwriter Leon Bridges will bring his “The Leon Tour” to the new open-air venue on Colorado Springs’ far north side May 22. Tickets start at $56 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Call…
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Puppets, humans star in ‘Little Mermaid’ musical by Colorado Springs theater company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Something was missing from the pre-Broadway version of “The Little Mermaid,” and Cory Moosman knew exactly what it was. Puppets. Around that time puppets were becoming stars in such shows as the uber-popular, Tony Award-winning musicals “The Lion King” and “Avenue Q.” So after watching…
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Puppets, humans star in ‘Little Mermaid’ musical by Colorado Springs theater company
Something was missing from the pre-Broadway version of “The Little Mermaid,” and Cory Moosman knew exactly what it was. Puppets. Around that time puppets were becoming stars in such shows as the uber-popular, Tony Award-winning musicals “The Lion King” and “Avenue Q.” So after watching the underwater musical at Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver…
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Colorado Springs woman competes on ‘The Price is Right’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage. That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show ‘The Price is Right’ in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all…
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Colorado Springs woman competes on ‘The Price is Right’
Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage. That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show ‘The Price is Right’ in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all the way to the famous Showcase Showdown, which pits two…
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L.A. comedian Nick Hoff to perform in Colorado Springs Friday and Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nick Hoff’s first stand-up gig was to an audience of zero in an empty cafeteria. Not his fault. It was 2005 and he was a recent addition to the Los Angeles landscape, after packing up his post-college life in Indiana and hightailing it to the…
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L.A. comedian Nick Hoff to perform in Colorado Springs Friday and Saturday
Nick Hoff’s first stand-up gig was to an audience of zero in an empty cafeteria. Not his fault. It was 2005 and he was a recent addition to the Los Angeles landscape, after packing up his post-college life in Indiana and hightailing it to the City of Angels, where stages, open mics and a dream…
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Live Well: Adopt Icelandic Christmas tradition of giving books
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Giving or receiving a beloved book is the warmest of fuzzies. Even though, yes, book gifts can be fraught, much like clothing gifts. I still remember clothing I’ve given and received that missed the mark. What if you give a new love interest your most…
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Indian artisans, author do trunk show, book signing, workshops near Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Judy Frater knows something most of us don’t — who made each item of clothing in her wardrobe. When she first began visiting India more than three decades ago, she noticed something about the country’s artisans that didn’t sit right with her. “They were turned…