Tag: jennifer mulson
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Live Well: Colorado Springs yoga nonprofit offers free, sliding scale classes to all ages
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s highly unlikely anybody has ever said, “Gee, I wish I hadn’t learned how to do yoga, or breathe a little deeper or learn how to quiet my brain.” Even before enduring 18 months of stress induced by the pandemic, learning all of the above…
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‘Last Comic Standing’ winner to perform in Colorado Springs
He’s funny, and he knows it. Comedian Alonzo Bodden always knew he could make people laugh. He got the gift of funny from his mom. But it wasn’t until he was around 30 and working as an airplane mechanic that he realized he could make a career out of laughter. As he trained others to…
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Live Well: Colorado Springs yoga nonprofit offers free, sliding scale classes to all ages
It’s highly unlikely anybody has ever said, “Gee, I wish I hadn’t learned how to do yoga, or breathe a little deeper or learn how to quiet my brain.” Even before enduring 18 months of stress induced by the pandemic, learning all of the above might have ensured a better existence. Peaceful Warriors, a Colorado…
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Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival features water, land events, live music, contests
A cool, blue and frothy jewel snakes through Cañon City. That treasure is the Arkansas River, and water-lover Chris Moffett wants people to wake up and pay attention to its magnificence. He hopes the annual Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival in Centennial Park will contribute to his cause. The $5 event is Friday and Saturday in…
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Colorado Springs founder of longtime music series can’t stay away from his Wurlitzer organ
You can hear the lush music from the Wurlitzer theater pipe organ before you ever lay eyes upon it. Once you do encounter the magnificent console hidden inside the Immanuel Organ Gym off Pikes Peak Avenue, you can see why Dave Weesner is hooked. The tall, lanky architect sits behind the pristine 350-pound organ, which…
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a…
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a park, library, senior center, school or community center. This is…
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Colorado Springs actor takes on role of Billie Holiday in new show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Your go-to image of Billie Holiday might be a graceful Black woman with a striking gardenia tucked behind her ear. The jazz singer, whom a friend nicknamed “Lady Day,” likely appears calm, confident and at the pinnacle of her career. You wouldn’t be wrong. That’s…
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Colorado Springs actor takes on role of Billie Holiday in new show
Your go-to image of Billie Holiday might be a graceful Black woman with a striking gardenia tucked behind her ear. The jazz singer, whom a friend nicknamed “Lady Day,” likely appears calm, confident and at the pinnacle of her career. You wouldn’t be wrong. That’s the Billie Holiday of the ’40s. But the Holiday you’ll…
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Detroit jazz saxophonist to cover Grateful Dead songs during Colorado Springs show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A mysterious synergy happened to jazz saxophonist Dave McMurray a few years ago. He was sitting in with the band Wolf Bros, an off-shoot of The Grateful Dead that counts Bob Weir as one of its members, and heard some tunes (“Dark Star,” “Eyes of…