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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: ‘Swan Lake,’ Nate Bargatze, Cinco de Mayo, opera
FRIDAY Our country singer friend Aaron Watson returns to town after playing here last summer. He’s still riding high on last year’s album, “Cover Girl,” with its popular single, “Seven Year Ache,” but it’s highly probable he’ll play some old favorites, too, such as “Outta Style,” “Run Wild Horses” and “Walls.” The show’s at 7:30…
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Learn the story of the ‘Goddess of Pop’ with ‘The Cher Show’ at Pikes Peak Center
See the cast of “The Cher Show” turn back time as they showcase the journey of Cher throughout the decades. The Pikes Peak Center is hosting “The Cher Show” three nights this week, featuring 35 of Cher’s hits to tell the story of the “Goddess of Pop.” The show begins with Babe, a young Cher…
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English musician Adam Ant to celebrate full catalog of music at Pikes Peak Center
Adam Ant is complicated, in the best sense of the word. Throughout his career, the man born Stuart Goddard has pulled inspiration from the worlds of music, art, film, television and radio. Emerging from the late 1970s U.K. punk scene, Ant stood out with his sartorial flair that favored a pirate motif and for videos…
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‘Little Women’ musical coming to Colorado Springs
The March sisters and their Marmee have been sprung from the pages of a book and hurled on stage. Louisa May Alcott’s famous family, introduced in her 1868 novel “Little Women,” became the stuff of a Broadway musical in 2005. Both storylines focus on the siblings: traditional Meg, ambitious and aspiring writer Jo, shy Beth…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Women’s Theatre Festival, Colorado Springs Philharmonic and more
THURSDAY-APRIL 21 Get a glimpse into the minds and hearts of Colorado women during the Women’s Theatre Festival at Millibo Art Theatre. Performances feature original short plays, poetry, monologues, movement and dance dreamed up by the ladies and themed around bread and butter. It opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and runs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic invites audience to decide the program at weekend shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This concert is for anyone who has always wanted to use the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as their personal jukebox. It’s a choose your adventure sort of weekend at Pikes Peak Center, where the orchestra will allow random members of the audience to decide the program.…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic invites audience to decide the program at weekend shows
This concert is for anyone who has always wanted to use the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as their personal jukebox. It’s a choose your adventure sort of weekend at Pikes Peak Center, where the orchestra will allow random members of the audience to decide the program. “Carmina Burana: Mixtape,” with conductor Thomas Wilson, host Scott R.C.…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Lee Brice, Chinese New Year Festival and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THURSDAY Country star Lee Brice is a man of many hits, including “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” “One of Them Girls” “A Woman Like You,” “Hard to Love,” “I Drive Your Truck” and “Love Like Crazy,” which nailed its spot as 2010’s top country song…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Lee Brice, Chinese New Year Festival and more
THURSDAY Country star Lee Brice is a man of many hits, including “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” “One of Them Girls” “A Woman Like You,” “Hard to Love,” “I Drive Your Truck” and “Love Like Crazy,” which nailed its spot as 2010’s top country song for so long it broke a 62-year record. He’ll bring…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Disney on Ice, orcas, Pikes Peak Roller Derby and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THURSDAY-SUNDAY How many ice skating careers has Disney on Ice inspired? We’ll never know. “Mickey’s Search Party” features favorite characters, including Miguel, Elsa, Belle, Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Moana, as they follow Captain Hook’s treasure map for clues to find Tinker Bell after Hook tries…