Tag: pikes pick
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PIKES PICK: See floral designer create everyday life beauty
Broadmoor Garden Club presents Garden Clubs of America floral designer Liz Wozencraft in a free program and demonstration, 10:30 a.m. May 8 at Broadmoor Community Church. Coffee at 9:45 a.m. RSVP by April 24, broadmoorgardenclub.org – Linda Navarro
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Pikes Pick: New album takes us to rare Bon Iver performances
It’s not often we get a new album from Bon Iver. Nor is it often we get to see the experimental band and its enigmatic creator, Justin Vernon, live on stage; no tour has been announced for 2026 while Vernon returns a musical festival to his small town in Wisconsin. This is why I’m excited…
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Pikes Pick: Grab a Dutch crunch bread sandwich in Colorado Springs
Dutch crunch bread is a fairly rare, hearty delicacy. You can find it at one of the food stands around the courtyard of Red Leg Brewing Co., 2323 Garden of the Gods Road. Gunnar’s Deli specializes in the bread coated with a rice flour paste, resulting in a crackled exterior. The Billy Crunch adds more…
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PIKES PICK: Racing season begins in Calhan
The engines will be roaring at the popular El Paso County Raceway on Saturday. Sprint cars and featured star Sammy Swindell. Heats at 5 p.m., main event at 6. Beer garden. Tickets: bstracing.com. – Linda Navarro
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Pikes Pick: New book on Larry Bird explores lesser known chapters
The forgotten place? Small town Indiana. The impossible dream? A poor kid and others like him coming together to achieve basketball glory. The miracle of Larry Bird? A question worthy of a book. If you think you know Larry Legend, check out “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird.”…
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Pikes Pick: Go hunting for chocolate bunnies
Fun for the kids at the Saturday Chocolate Bunny Egg Hunts in Fountain Creek and Bear Creek Nature Centers on April 4, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., noon or 1 p.m. Hikes for ages 2+. Meet a live bunny at Fountain Creek and see a puppet show at Bear Creek. Reservations $6, elpasocountynaturecenters.com – Linda Navarro, The…
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Pikes Pick: Burger and a beer? This Colorado Springs brewery nails it
South Park Brewing on Colorado Springs’ west side (2028 Sheldon Ave.) is more than a brewery. It’s a distillery, too; along with the craft beer, people come for cocktails made from South Park Distilling’s whiskey, vodka and gin. And more and more, people come for the burger. Yes, that’s what we love here most ー…
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PIKES PICK: Colorado ranching art in Fremont Center for the Arts
See art with a history of ranching and a Colorado heritage in a changing landscape, a solo exhibition by Florence-based artist Rudl R. Mergelman. A family history near Gunnison and Blue Mesa Reservoir. Fremont Center for the Arts in Canon City, reception at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and runs through April 3. 719-275-2790
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Pikes Pick: A hidden haven for pizza, pasta in Colorado Springs
In a bigger city, you might park along a neighborhood curb and stumble into a culinary experience. You don’t so much do that in Colorado Springs. But then there’s Stellina Pizza Cafe. Smack dab between houses in the Mid Shooks Run neighborhood, I recently stumbled in for some of the best pizza and pasta I’ve…
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PIKES PICK: Get ready to read after the library’s spring book sale
Time for big book finds at the Spring Book Sale at East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. Hours for nonmembers: Noon to 4 p.m. March 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15. friendsofppld.org/big-book-sales — Linda Navarro