Tag: art
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Windows to the soul: Colorado portrait artist is a master at capturing subjects
Over the past three decades, I’ve been an adoptive pet mom to four similarly packaged, drastically different black cats. Clancy liked to lean, belly up, propping his paws on his paunch to regard the world like a drowsy Buddha. Doofus had the personality of a televangelist and a “feed me” glare that could melt steel.…
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Labor Day weekend packed with holiday festivities, festivals and Grammy-winning artists
BEAVER CREEK OKTOBERFEST: Bavarian tradition meets Rocky Mountain scenery during the 27th annual Beaver Creek Oktoberfest, a three-day celebration featuring traditional Bavarian food, live music, costume contests, games and more. The festival will also include a drone show and classic rock music as Beaver Creek gives summer an alpine send-off Friday through Sunday, 26 Avondale…
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47,000-square-foot Denver Pavilions mural completed
Denver artist Olive Moya has always dreamed of doing something big. This summer, she did — a 47,000-square-foot mural. Moya’s massive work of art, which can be seen at Welton and Tremont streets at the Denver Pavilions facing 15th Street, covers the equivalent of 10 basketball courts’ worth of real estate and reaches 97 feet…
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Check out this weekend’s Colorado festivals
BRECKENRIDGE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS: The event transforms the Arts District into a multisensory celebration of adventure, creativity and nature. The festival features a mix of free public activities and performances, while select shows and headliners require tickets or VIP passes from Thursday through Sunday, 50 W. Adams Ave., Breckenridge, free-$495; breckcreate.org. STANLEY10: Stanley Marketplace…
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Finding comfort through a one-way call
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier This phone will never ring. It is connected by love to nowhere and everywhere. It is for those who have an empty place in their heart left by a loved one. Say hello, say goodbye. Talk of the past, the present, the future. The wind will carry your message.…
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Jelly Roll, SofaKillers and Savage Hands among this week’s performers
JELLY ROLL: Jelly Roll is rolling into Weidner Field for a night of country music with Justin Moore and special guest Ashley Cooke. The three-time Grammy winner headlines the show, presented by KCCY-FM’s Y96.9 at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, 111 W. Cimarron St., $115-$176; weidnerfield.com. THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS: The Kentucky Headhunters bring their blend of Southern…
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Roast battles, secret comedians and musical thrillers take the stage this week
‘SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET’: Stephen Sondheim’s thriller is coming to Colorado Springs Conservatory. Set in 19th-century London, the story follows a barber consumed by revenge and a pie shop owner whose fortunes take a turn, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $22.75;…
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Free art walks offer a new way to experience Green Mountain Falls
People drive through Ute Pass every day, unaware that Green Mountain Falls is home to a collection of world-class art. Dr. José Antonio Arellano and Green Box Arts aim to change this by providing free art walks every Saturday in August and September. Arellano is an Associate Professor of English at the U.S. Air Force…
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Free art walks offer a new way to experience Green Mountain Falls
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier People drive through Ute Pass every day, unaware that Green Mountain Falls is home to a collection of world-class art. Dr. José Antonio Arellano and Green Box Arts aim to change this by providing free art walks every Saturday in August and September. Arellano is an Associate Professor of…
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Western Art Show success | Mountain of Art
Trent Lanning came out of the woodwork in colorful ways. He has lived in the area for a long time but was busy with other ventures, so his art was kept behind the scenes. Trent recently won the People’s Choice Award at the Western Art Show, which was the first one-day western show in the…