Tag: art and entertainment
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Pikes Pick: Welcome back football with ‘Hard Knocks’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Hard Knocks” signals the return of football. Streaming now, the annual HBO series takes us inside the personal and professional lives of players during training camp, with this year’s focus on the Buffalo Bills. —…
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48 hours in Ouray: Exploring the ‘Switzerland of America’
In southwest Colorado, it’s amazing what all can be tucked into a box canyon. Herein lies Ouray, surrounded by craggy walls that seemingly can’t contain the options for shopping, dining and sightseeing. It’s a sight to behold from Main Street: the jagged San Juan Mountains over the canyon, the backdrop of the “Switzerland of America,”…
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Pikes Pick: Free days at Colorado Springs’ delightful Fine Arts Center
In Colorado Springs, we’re fortunate for the creative, inspiring refuge that is the Fine Arts Center. And we’re fortunate for regular free admission: the second Saturday and third Friday of every month. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Famous actor emerges as filmmaker with ‘A Real Pain’
We know Jesse Eisenberg the actor. Now, with the drama/comedy “A Real Pain,” we get to know him as a writer and director exploring big ideas about trauma and connection. Streaming on Hulu. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Long, strange drip: Colorado Springs tie-dye studio is couple’s dream come true
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When it comes to tie-dye, there are degrees of knowing and not knowing. Holly and Matty Hilts know the best kind of dye (fiber reactive procion). They know the best kind of fabric (100% cotton). They know the colors that mix well and the colors…
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Long, strange drip: Colorado Springs tie-dye studio is couple’s dream come true
When it comes to tie-dye, there are degrees of knowing and not knowing. Holly and Matty Hilts know the best kind of dye (fiber reactive procion). They know the best kind of fabric (100% cotton). They know the colors that mix well and the colors that do not (red and blue might appear more muddy…
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Pikes Pick: New HBO documentary chronicles real life of Superman
It’s a bird. … It’s a plane. … No, it’s an inspiring documentary. “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” is an intimate portrait of the man who went from obscurity to Hollywood fame to a solitary life of advocacy. Streaming on HBO Max. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Free days coming up at Denver’s zoo, museums
Free days return this month to Denver’s fun, educational hubs. Mark your calendars: Friday and Jan. 26 at the zoo; Sunday at the Museum of Nature and Science; Jan. 14 at the Art Museum; and Jan. 20 at the Botanic Gardens. More info: scfd.org/find-culture/free-days. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Colorado’s most curious coffee shop is inside historic train cars
NEDERLAND • The wood floor in the train car had to be replaced. Business had to close one recent week. “We don’t like closing for a week, but we would rather do that and maintain the integrity of a place like this,” said Jesse Fox, owner of perhaps Colorado’s most unique coffee shop. It was…
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Clockwise: The timeless art of horology lives on in Colorado
Every half hour and hour, a home in Colorado Springs comes to life. Gongs and chimes ring out, melodies from once upon a time. Dozens of old clocks sing their old songs — wooden grandfathers standing tall, German cuckoos hanging on walls. Those little birds spring through little doors. Little dancers twirl among other fantastical…