Tag: art
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Inside the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America as grand opening approaches
Joe Arrigo’s vision is now only days away from becoming reality. Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America will open its doors June 12 in the heart of downtown Pueblo. I have been reporting on the museum’s progress for months, since before the Colorado Economic Development Commission granted final approval for the project. So Arrigo,…
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Pikes Pick: Shoppes at Indigo Ranch block party urges community to support local businesses
Looking for a fun way to support local businesses this weekend? Stores from Shoppes at Indigo Ranch have come together to host a community block party from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. According to Urbane Collective owner Molly Fish, many businesses in the area have seen revenue drop anywhere between 30% to 40% due to…
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Nature-inspired artwork headlines First Friday at Gallery 113
A leaf transformed into pottery and Colorado skies glowing in acrylic paint are bringing spring indoors for Gallery 113’s latest exhibit. “Reflections on Nature” showcases the work of 19 artists, including Jane Hammoud and Suzy McDowell, whose pottery and acrylic paintings celebrate the renewal of springtime. The free exhibit will be highlighted during First Friday…
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Local galleries welcome June with fresh First Friday exhibits
PIKES PEAK PLEIN AIR PAINTERS SUMMER EXHIBITION: Woodland Park will host the second annual Pikes Peak Plein Air Painters Summer Exhibition throughout June, showcasing landscape works inspired by the Pikes Peak area. Featuring regional artists including Michael Gault, Julie Cutting and Ken Hartman, the exhibit highlights Colorado’s scenery, with a gala reception from 6 to…
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Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘POTUS’ delivers a chaotic day inside the White House
A collective gasp echoes across the room in one of the most high-profile homes in the U.S., the White House. Diplomats’ jaws drop. Journalists raise their recorders. Some of the nation’s top officials begin whispering amongst themselves. “Did he really just say that?” He, being the country’s president. And just like that, the women behind…
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Meow Wolf ready to launch immersive performances with cosmic-costumes and interdimensional dance
Revamped and returning for its second year, Meow Wolf’s wonderfully-weird live performance “Phenomenomaly” will run Wednesdays through Sundays from June 5 through Aug. 9. Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station, its aptly-named Denver location, is 90,000 square feet of more than 70 out-of-this-world art installations. On Friday, it will also begin a five-day-a-week dazzling live performance that…
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In Manitou Springs, step into an old phone booth and call for colorful tales
An old phone booth stands in the back of a coffee shop off Manitou Springs’ main drag ー an inconspicuous portal to the past and bridge to the present. That’s the power of the Story Booth, as Justin Snyder sees it. He owns The Loft, a local gathering place for coffee and homemade bagels and…
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Catch Pauly Shore, Lucy Darling, Wyatt Cote and other performers on stage this week
PAULY SHORE: Comedian and actor Pauly Shore brings his stand-up tour to Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers. Best known for MTV’s “Totally Pauly” and comedy films like “Encino Man” and “Bio-Dome,” Shore will include stories from his decades in entertainment in. his performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $45.70-$103.86; phillongmusichall.com. …
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents ‘Star Wars’ as part of American Soundtrack Festival
Only a few sounds are as instantly recognizable as the opening swell to the world of a galaxy far, far away: “Star Wars.” Before a single word is spoken or a lightsaber ignites, the movie that’s become part of American pop culture’s DNA blares its score, resonating across generations. From the 1977 film, “Star Wars:…
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Colorado Springs artist Kevin Johnson’s oils depict Black men, women
It was a soldier’s life until it became an artist’s life. Kevin A. Johnson loved to draw as a kid. From Greek gods and comic book heroes to celebrities such as Michael Jackson, he’d sketch with a pencil on the blank pages of his parents’ photo albums. He carried that love to college, but school…