Author: Jennifer Mulson
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Crested Butte worth a visit next summer for abundant wealth of wildflowers
Countless seasons ago, Mother Nature found herself in an antsy state on a particularly frigid winter day. Warmth was but a fuzzy memory, and she idled with a serious case of spring fever. Throwing open the doors of her Colorado cabin, she burst into the gloom with fistfuls of seeds — lupine, tall chiming bells,…
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Dozens of aircraft on display, perform at Pikes Peak Regional Airshow in Colorado Springs
Twenty-two performer aircraft, 17 exhibitor aircraft and eight vehicles. Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, the state’s largest airshow, returns with an assortment of rare warbirds, airshow performers, static aircraft displays and the popular interactive kids zone. The event, hosted by the National Museum of WWII Aviation and the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, is Saturday and Sunday…
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Colorado Springs powwow attracts more than 100 Native American dancers
Fancy dance, jingle dress dance, prairie chicken dance. More than 100 Native American dancers from Colorado and surrounding states will participate in about half a dozen dances at the annual Garden of the Gods Rock Ledge Ranch Powwow. The event is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, with grand entry at noon, at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic…
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Weekend events around Colorado include blues festival, pirates, Oktoberfest
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival: For more than three decades, blues musicians and fans have flocked to the mountain haven just in time to see the leaves turn. This year’s lineup boasts Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, the Marcus King Band, Jon Batiste, G. Love & Special Sauce, Tab Benoit and a battalion of others. There’s…
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Pikes Pick: Red sandstone rock formations hidden near Woodland Park
About 4 miles north of Woodland Park, off Colorado 67, hidden red sandstone formations lurk, evoking a castle and village. Turn right at the sign for the Red Rocks Group Campground and follow the dirt road about half a mile. When you come to a fork in the road, go right and park in the…
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New Colorado Springs Wild West-themed expo to offer more than 80 vendors
Ilse Venter does it all and then some. And now she’s about to throw open the doors to her inaugural Wild West Home & Homemade Expo at Norris Penrose Event Center on Sept. 19-20. Venter, who moved with her family to the U.S. from South Africa in 2020, is the owner of Wagon Trail Mercantile,…
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Colorado Springs couple plans to reopen beloved downtown Western music institution
Pull out your cowboy boots and don your nostalgia. The defunct Western Jubilee, a once-beloved downtown recording studio and intimate concert venue known for its high-quality sound, is gearing up for a rebirth. Scott O’Malley’s musical institution, which hosted concerts by big-name Western musicians like Norman Blake, Don Edwards and Waddie Mitchell, opened in 1996…
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Country, Christian, chamber music up for grabs this week in Colorado Springs
The Rush Tribute Project: For more than a decade, RTP has recreated four decades of progressive rock band Rush’s material in shows across the globe. This time, RTP will bring to life the band’s 1981 album “Moving Pictures,” which includes the hits “Tom Sawyer,” “YYZ” and “Limelight.” The concert will also have deep cuts performed…
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Colorado Springs film festival to screen 80 films in 10 genres
More people than ever are making films. And Ralph Giordano couldn’t be happier about that. As festival director for the Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival, put on by the nonprofit Independent Film Society of Colorado Springs, he watched 150 short films in anticipation of this year’s 10th annual event. “Independent film is thriving and everyone…
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Colorado Springs theater company to mount bloodiest Tony Award winner ‘Sweeney Todd’
The costume shop is a bloody mess. Blood in the sink. A bloody tunic in the washing machine. A nearly empty plastic container of vampire blood on a work table. And Kaya Cogger’s palms are stained red. There isn’t a secret serial killer on the loose in the second-floor shop at the Ent Center for…