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ARTS Bike festival transforms one of Colorado’s favorite modes of transportation into art
It’s quite common to see a bicycle in Colorado. It’s not so common to see a bicycle carved out of a tree.This year’s Roll Bike Art Festival opens Friday at Marmalade at Smokebrush. The annual festival, which focuses on bicycle-themed artwork, is in its eighth year. Artwork will be on display through Oct. 20 in the…
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Country singer Katie Armiger learned the ropes at early age
The El Paso County Fair concludes its eight-day run this weekend, capping the week of festivites with some big-ticket nightly entertainment.Country singer Katie Armiger highlights Friday night’s schedule with a performance at the fairground track at 10 p.m. Armiger’s career got a kick start at 14, when she won a Houston radio competition for aspiring…
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Nonprofit arts had $72 million local economic impact
“These results send a strong signal that when we invest in the arts, we not only enhance our quality of life, we also invest in our region’s economic well-being,” said Christina McGrath, director of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, which is commonly known as COPPeR. The Arts & Economic Prosperity study was…
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Nonprofit arts had $72 million local economic impact
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “These results send a strong signal that when we invest in the arts, we not only enhance our quality of life, we also invest in our region’s economic well-being,” said Christina McGrath, director of the…
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PrideFest celebrates change and LGBT selfhood
For more than two decades, PrideFest has celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender selfhood and the hope for cultural change. That’s still true. But this year, after two seismic shifts in public policy — the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage — the series of events…
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PrideFest celebrates change and LGBT selfhood
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For more than two decades, PrideFest has celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender selfhood and the hope for cultural change. That’s still true. But this year, after two seismic shifts in public policy — the…
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Ray Wylie Hubbard delivers ‘grit and a groove’ in Saturday concert
Don’t let his thick Texas drawl and folksy manner fool you. Underneath his country-boy persona, Ray Wylie Hubbard is an artist who is not afraid to resist expectations and color outside the lines.Hubbard plays at Stargazers Theatre and Event Center Saturday night, returning to the Springs for the first time since a visit “a long, long, long…
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Ray Wylie Hubbard delivers ‘grit and a groove’ in Saturday concert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Don’t let his thick Texas drawl and folksy manner fool you. Underneath his country-boy persona, Ray Wylie Hubbard is an artist who is not afraid to resist expectations and color outside the lines.Hubbard plays at Stargazers Theatre…
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QUICK TAKE: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Quick Take: The positives and negatives of a video game in 5 minutes or less. “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”Format: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DSPrice: $29.99-$49.99Publisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Beenox, Other OceanESRB Rating: E10+ (everyone 10 and…
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QUICK TAKE: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Quick Take: The positives and negatives of a video game in 5 minutes or less. “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”Format: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DSPrice: $29.99-$49.99Publisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Beenox, Other OceanESRB Rating: E10+ (everyone 10 and up)The Grade: B What is it? A third-person action game featuring everyone’s favorite wisecracking, web swinging superhero, Spider-Man. The game’s…