Author: Kelly Anderson
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Art for the Cure exhibit to close with silent auction, awards
Sponsored Content: Look for daily Think Pink features on gazette.com during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Bridge Gallery will host an exhibit closing for “Art for the Cure: The Courageous and Beautiful” from noon-3 p.m. on Sunday. The ceremony will feature a silent auction and an awards ceremony for the People’s Choice Winner. The gallery,…
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Peak Vista women’s wellness coordinator walks breast cancer journey
Sponsored Content: Look for daily Think Pink features on gazette.com during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cynthia Quijas-Barker was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma breast cancer on July 9. She knew exactly what that meant. For over a year, she has served as the Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) RN coordinator at the Women’s Health Center, 225 S.…
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Young military wife, mom fights aggressive breast cancer
Sponsored Content: Look for daily Think Pink features on gazette.com during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At just 33 years old, Emily Williams is already a survivor. “I’m pretty young for this, I think,” she said. Emily and her husband John Williams moved to Colorado Springs three years ago with their four children when the Army…
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Think Pink: Support from family, friends and students provides inspiration
With her team of warriors and supportive family – special education teacher Mary Gowing has been kicking cancer’s butt. “I have a team of warriors here at school, besides my family, who has fought along with me,” Gowing said. “It hits your family so hard, but that’s when the warriors step in and help you…
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Think Pink: Support from family, friends keeps future hopeful
Coming from a family of women who have battled breast cancer didn’t make Jill Lowenstein’s diagnosis any easier to bear. “My mother was diagnosed when she was 32 – I wasn’t even a year old,” Lowenstein said. “Every year when I get a mammogram it’s like dodging a bullet when it’s negative, so I don’t…
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Think Pink: Fighting for love, community and the desire to help
Jane Evans was diagnosed with breast cancer on Oct. 1, 2010 – the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “It was all around me,” Evans said. “I couldn’t get away from it, but I got my head wrapped around it pretty quickly.” Doctors first thought Evans was Stage I, but after further testing she…
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Think Pink: Got by with a little help from my friends
Cari Clipperton’s challenging journey began in December 2012, when she found a lump. Unaware that cancer ran in her family, she later discovered her grandma had breast cancer when she was 80 years old. Clipperton made the appointment to see her doctor – who sent her for a mammogram and an ultrasound. “During the ultrasound…
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Psychadelic rockers Jane’s Addiction ‘dig a little deeper’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since the mid-’80s Jane’s Addiction front man Perry Farrell along with guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins have been creating strings of vivacious vocals and psychedelic melodies. But to simply call them alternative rockers…
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Hip-hop politicos the Flobots rock the Black Sheep Saturday
The Flobots have bent and broken the rules of traditional hip-hop. “Some people who don’t know our music as well think ‘those guys are a political band. I’ve got to be some left-wing crazy to see them,’” emcee Jonny 5 says. “We just try to put together a great performance and great show. “ While…
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‘Bright Young Things’ shows off the front range’s talented youth
Give seven young artists a space in which to flourish, and the result is “Bright Young Things.” The exhibit opens Friday and runs through Sept. 14 at the Galleries of Contemporary Art. It features works from some of the Pikes Peak Region’s most talented youth. “It was exciting to uncover so many young artists creating…