Tag: art and entertainment
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A stitch in time: Colorado museum honors history, art of quilting
GOLDEN • Scotti McCarthy encourages you to take a closer look. Look at this quilt, among the dozens on display here at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Look at the shapes and colors. Look at the shapes and colors within shapes and colors ー blues and greens, reds and pinks, octagons and hexagons, flowers and…
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Pikes Pick: George Clooney shines in Netflix’s ‘Jay Kelly’
George Clooney at his best? That’s what they’re saying about “Jay Kelly,” which follows a movie star on a winding, reflective trip around Europe. A man can love himself and hate himself, can have everything and nothing all at once, and Clooney deftly captures the paradox. Streaming on Netflix. — Seth Boster
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Movie Minis for Jan. 15-18
OPENING “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” — (Horror, not rated, 109 minutes). Dr. Kelson discovers something that could change the world, while Spike joins Jimmy Crystal’s gang. “All You Need Is Kill” — (Action, R, 81 minutes). Two people try to break free from a time loop they got stuck in during an alien…
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Pikes Pick: A welcome return to one of TV’s great shows
The seventh and final season aired 10 years ago. But like every great TV series, “Mad Men” continues to resonate. All seasons are now streaming on HBO Max, offering a return to New York City’s 1960s advertising world and one of TV’s all-time character studies. — Seth Boster
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Pikes Pick: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ will keep you guessing
If you’ve watched the other two “Knives Out” movies on Netflix, you know what to expect with the third: the unexpected. It’s another murder mystery with compelling characters, settings and twists. “Wake Up Dead Man” is unexpected in other ways. Here’s a timely, funny and heartfelt tale about bigger mysteries, including our faith. — Seth…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Train Dreams’ inspires deep reflections
The West is industrializing around the turn of the century, and a quiet logger does his part while starting a family and contemplating nature, change and his place in the fast, modernizing world. It’s the simple premise of a poignant movie that inspires our own reflections on life, loss and unrelenting time. “Train Dreams” is…
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The Broadmoor unveils life-sized gingerbread display, a holiday tradition in Colorado Springs
A sweet tradition of epic proportions has returned to The Broadmoor. The famed, historic resort in Colorado Springs has unveiled its life-sized gingerbread display for the holiday season — a time-honored attraction with alternating themes. This year’s: a whimsical take on the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, including what The Broadmoor calls “a whimsical…
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Think Colorado this holiday season: 12 gift ideas made in state
Skis made not for skiing, but for sitting back and taking in the view. Soaps made for taking you back to the mountains. Artistic creations made from those white, emblematic trees out there. Something to spice things up. Something to carry your needs no matter the outing, wild or urban. And wherever you go, something…
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The party is just getting started at Colorado Springs’ new piano bar
The sun is setting as a man walks into a bar in downtown Colorado Springs, in one of the latest additions to the ever-evolving South Tejon Street. “Ain’t nobody here,” the man mutters to his partner. Nobody yet, anyway. The night is still young at Louie Louie’s Piano Bar. Soon, dozens filter in before a…
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Harry Potter marathon is on at Colorado Springs theater
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A return to fall means a return to Hogwarts. Accordingly, Roadhouse Cinemas (3030 N. Nevada Ave.) is screening all eight Harry Potter movies over the next eight weeks, complete with festive decor and themed food…