Tag: artists
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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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Sublime, Brother Ali and Bigxthaplug among the artists in the Springs this week
COUNTRY RISING FESTIVAL: Country Rising Festival brings a mix of country, hip-hop and rising artists to UCHealth Park, with BigXthaPlug headlining alongside Muscadine Bloodline, Graham Barham, Atlus and Willie Pake. Produced by Social House Entertainment, the festival offers a full day of live music starting at 4:30 p.m. Friday at 4385 Tutt Blvd., $43-$99; countryrisingfestival.com. …
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Free concerts and must-see local artists across Pikes Peak this week
SUNFISH: Salt Lake City alternative band Sunfish brings its blend of indie rock and grunge to The Black Sheep for a late-night show with Colorado Springs opener Pastel Black. Led by vocalist and guitarist Carter Sears, the rising group has built a following with a sound that mixes heavy riffs and pop melodies, 8 p.m.…
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The Wallflowers, AJR and more artists to catch around town this week
THE WALLFLOWERS: The Wallflowers bring their “Bringing Down the Horse 30th Anniversary Tour” to Pikes Peak Center, performing songs from the band’s landmark 1996 album along with more recent releases. Early James opens the show at 8 p.m. Thursday, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $41-$196; pikespeakcenter.com. AJR: Indie-pop trio AJR brings its chart-topping records to Ford…
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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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Pikes Pick: Enjoy Labor Day with the Commonwheel Arts Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As is tradition, the Commonwheel Artists Co-Op will be hosting its 51st annual Labor Day Art Festival over the holiday weekend. Set in Manitou Springs’ Memorial Park, the art festival has a wide variety of…
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First-ever Garden of the Gods Art Festival draws thousands
Thousands of art enthusiasts turned out for the first-ever Garden of the Gods Art Festival over the weekend. The event, held at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, drew nearly 4,000 people on Saturday, according to festival director Liz King. “We had no idea what to expect, since it was a first-time show,” King said.…
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Colorado Springs painter leaves legacy in home built into Garden of the Gods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pat Musick’s childhood and now adult home sits directly on the boundary of Garden of the Gods, with the red rocks used as walls and offering a beautiful view of the park and Pikes Peak. Musick’s father, the painter Archie Musick, designed and built the…
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Colorado Springs painter leaves legacy in home built into Garden of the Gods
Welcome to Pat Musick’s childhood home, where the outdoors is indoors, art covers the walls and wildlife parades by its windows all day long. This is the magical earthship her father built in the late ’40s and ’50s, before such things even had a name. Her father being Archie Musick, the famed Colorado Springs painter…
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Paul Klee: To equal last season’s success, Nuggets will need new nickname for Nikola Jokic: MVP Joker
DENVER • The Joker did the funniest thing Monday night. Nikola Jokic played an entire NBA game, 34 minutes of action, and never made me laugh. Never handed the ball to an opposing player who was out-of-bounds. (Love that one.) Never got mad at a ref then raced over to apologize because he said a…