Tag: jennifer mulson
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Pikes Pick: ‘Swan Song’ is Elin Hilderbrand’s last novel, or is it?
Allegedly, “Swan Song” is New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand’s last novel. I sort of doubt it, but wish her well if so. The recently released whodunnit swirls with characters from her over 30 books, many of which are set in and around Nantucket in Massachusetts, but you don’t need to have read any…
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Colorado Springs gardener grows, sells hundreds of dahlias at nonprofit museum
In a former hayfield on the outskirts of town, Dianne Reitan diligently cares for her babies. These babies aren’t of the giggling and drooling variety. These babies are organic dahlias, some upwards of 6 feet tall, which point their crimson, yellow, orange and pink fractal faces toward the sun while soaking up the well water…
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Colorado Springs high school group helps keep traditional Mexican folklorico dance alive
The Friday after-school vibes at Harrison High School are electric. While students flood the hallways and pour out onto the front patio of the school on the southwest side of Colorado springs, worlds collide in the cafeteria. In one corner are the football players, wearing their black and white Panther jerseys, enthusiastically engaging with each…
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New theater seasons kick off in Colorado Springs
Autumn gifts us with many pleasures, including the start of new theater seasons. Theater companies and venues are shining their stages and preparing playbills for hungry theater patrons who have starved themselves of the stage during the summer months. Here are four promising productions to kick off the new seasons. ‘Henry IV and V,’ by…
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Historic Colorado Springs music venue up for sale
The great round dome of music is for sale. Stargazers Theatre & Event Center is on the market, up for grabs for an undisclosed price through its longtime owners, John and Cindy Hooton. After 16 years and almost 2,400 shows by the likes of Ani DiFranco, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Wailin’ Jennys, Leon Russell, Karla Bonoff,…
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First, only Latina two-star U.S. general to speak at Colorado Springs event
As a plucky 13-year-old, Maj. Gen. Linda Urrutia-Varhall watched Air Force Academy cadets do noon meal formation during a visit with her family, and proclaimed her future. “I got caught up in the moment,” said the Colorado Springs resident. “I pointed at the cadets and said I’ll be down there one day.” But it was…
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New online literary arts magazine to feature Colorado books, authors
Books and authors still matter in this age of digital technology and AI. And one lover of words, former Colorado Springs journalist Kathryn Eastburn, wants to make sure Colorado’s booming literary scene is well supported. Her new Rocky Mountain Reader is a free, online literary arts magazine devoted to promoting Colorado’s literary landscape and the…
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Traveling exhibit centering Muslim voices comes to Colorado Springs
When people hear the word Muslim, Abbas Rattani believes they generally have one of two reactions: They’re either intrigued or lose interest, believing it has nothing to do with them. Rattani hopes for the former when MIPSTERZ, his arts and culture collective for Muslim, Muslim-adjacent and creative allies, brings “Alhamdu | Muslim Futurism” to Colorado…
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Free festival in Colorado Springs this weekend will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month
Many people believe Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico’s independence. They would be wrong. “We like to call Cinco de Mayo a day created by Corona to sell beer because it’s not Mexico’s independence day,” Moni Hernandez said. “It’s actually Sept. 16.” Hernandez is the founder of the city’s only Fiestas Patrias, a free, two-day celebration…
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New app helps Colorado women connect for outdoor adventures | Live Well
Ellie Frost went looking for a new female friend to go backcountry skiing with and accidentally created Backcountry Beauties, a new app that connects Colorado women for all sorts of outdoor adventures. “Traditionally, the space is women following men into the backcountry, and that’s left a lot of people out, me included,” Frost said. “You…