Author: Todd Wallinger

THE COVEWhen: Wednesday, April 21, 8pmWhere: Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.Admission: FREE Directed by Louie Psihoyos, this Academy Award-winning documentary follows a team of environmental activists and filmmakers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a large dolphin captivity program in Japan, where approximately 23,000 dolphins…

When Chris Ordal decided to become a film director, little did he dream it would involve breaking his back on a larger-than-life art project alongside noted crop artist Stan Herd in order to get his life story. But that’s what he did, and the result is “Earthwork,” his powerfully moving debut film which premiered at…

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SPRINGS ENSEMBLE THEATRE SHORT FILM FESTIVALDeadline: Friday, May 15Submission Fee: $25 Colorado Springs’ newest theatre company, Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET), begins the next phase of its inaugural season by creating a forum for local independent filmmakers to spotlight their short films. SET is seeking submissions of short films to be adjudicated by…

“AVENUE Q”When: 7:30 p.m. WednesdayWhere: The Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave.Tickets: $32.50-$52.50; pikespeakcenter.com, 520-7469Something else: This show contains profanity, sexual subject matter and full puppet nudity. It may not be appropriate for children. Maybe that whole cleavage controversy got the message out. Although the Tony-winning “Avenue Q” is a puppet show, it’s definitely…

Word is getting out. Indie Spirit Film Festival director Chris Loud and cohorts had to sift through a record-breaking number of submissions this year: 508 compared to last year’s 370. Not bad for a festival that’s only in it’s third year. No announcement has been made yet as to the films which will be shown,…

That’s right. The Star Bar Players have had such a strong response to their production of Terrence McNally’s tender, touching “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” that they’ve added one more showing this Saturday, February 28 at 8pm. The performance will be held at their usual venue, Five Star Decor, 310 S. Tia…

GRADE: A   “The Firebird” by Simpich Showcase When: 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7 p.m. Fridays through March 21 Where: Simpich Showcase, 2413 W. Colorado Ave. Tickets: $8-$12; 1-719-465-2492   Think of fairy tales and you probably think of Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grimm. But there’s a whole wealth of fairy…

GRADE: A   “The Firebird” by Simpich Showcase When: 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7 p.m. Fridays through March 21 Where: Simpich Showcase, 2413 W. Colorado Ave. Tickets: $8-$12; 1-719-465-2492   Think of fairy tales and you probably think of Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grimm. But there’s a whole wealth of fairy…