Tag: life
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Bringing the islands inland: New festival celebrates Hawaiian and Polynesian culture
The journey from Colorado Springs to Hawaii is more than 3,000 miles. For many Hawaiian or Pacific Islander families living in Colorado, home exists somewhere between the family recipes, cultural traditions and stories that have traveled thousands of miles. This Saturday, one festival organizer hopes to shrink that distance to a short walk through downtown.…
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Music festivals, art shows and wine tastings across Colorado
FLATIRON SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL: Celebrate Father’s Day with a free day of live music, food and family-friendly fun at Chautauqua Park’s Flatiron Sounds Music Festival. The event features performances by Neal Francis, Lindsay Lou, Armchair Boogie, Blessing Bled Chimanga and Pick & Howl, along with local vendors, an artisan market and craft beer from 1…
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Stage Stop saddles up in Old Colorado City
A Facebook post announcing the opening of Stage Stop OCC Bar & Smokehouse in the former Trail’s End Taproom space, 2925 W. Colorado Ave., inspired a visit on opening night, May 29. The new Old Colorado City eatery is owned by married couple Mark Childers and Eve Trabandt Childers, whose original Stage Stop Cantina, Rentals…
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Trail mileage doubling at Baker’s Park, poised to be next mountain biking destination in Colorado
Trails are expanding as part of a mission to make a mountain biking destination in southwest Colorado. A short ride up from Silverton’s main street, the first trail of the Baker’s Park system ー a 7-mile loop opened in 2024 ー has been frequented by local and visiting hikers and runners as well. But from…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting June 17
Chefs’ Kitchen — 1753 S. Eighth St. Registration: chefskitchencos.com/events. • Sourdough – Beyond the Loaf: Ladies Night, 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, $105. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • Better than the Pie, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. • Fix & Feast: Italian GLAmore, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday. • Father’s…
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Denver’s Transplant Games of America honor organ donors, recipients
She’s small in stature, but her voice is mighty, emotive and soulful, indicative of the struggles Sara Millard has survived in her four decades. At 4 feet 7 inches, she stands to play her autoharp, which rests on a table, and warms up with a cover of Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant’s “Thy Word,” a fitting…
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Pikes Pick: Philly has been good to Kurt Vile, and his music has been good to us
Summer is here, and I think I’ve got my summer soundtrack. Kurt Vile’s music could be the soundtrack to any summer, what with his sunny, breezy, easy-going style demonstrated by the popular track “Wakin on a Pretty Day.” But it’s not every summer we get a new Kurt Vile album, as we do now with…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting June 16
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. Alzheimer’s Association Educational Webinars — Registration: alz.org/help-support/resources/live-learning-webinars. • Building Brain-Healthy Habits, 5-6 p.m. June 23. Colorado Springs Senior Center — 1514 N. Hancock Ave. Registration required. • Engage! Learn More – Living…
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Celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday at these historic events this summer
The best way to celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday on Aug. 1? Perhaps by joining a historic celebration that showcases the Centennial State’s heritage. Add these to your calendar: FIBArk, June 18-21, Salida Mining and ranching kick-started Colorado’s economy in the late 1800s. Recreation tourism grew in the decades to follow. And while there are several…