Tag: arts
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New Colorado Springs exhibit features multimedia works by Barbadian artist Annalee Davis
We can’t help but be shaped by the places we live and frequent. For artist Annalee Davis, that’s Barbados, a southern Caribbean nation first colonized by the British in 1627 and used as its first sugarcane plantation experiment. The small island was transformed into a monocrop worked by imported indentured and enslaved labor to create…
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Denver-area auto museum stands as a shrine on wheels
ARVADA — Novelist Clive Cussler’s fictional character Dirk Pitt was a swashbuckling, car-loving, shipwreck-seeking sort of hero. Pretty much like the man who created him. Cussler, the New York Times best-selling author who died in 2020 at 88, left behind an impressive legacy. Not only did he write around 80 thrillers by the time of…
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Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon and could be…
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10 things not to miss at Colorado State Fair in Pueblo
It’s a fair to remember. As a way to honor the country’s 250th anniversary and Colorado’s 150th anniversary, the Colorado State Fair is calling its 11-day event a “Fairitage.” Fun fact: The fair is four years older than the state. And it attracts between 400,000 and 500,000 visitors from around the state and the country.…
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Earth-centered film festival to offer short films, “Dr. Strangelove” in Colorado Springs
What does it mean to live on this planet right now? That’s the question the daylong film festival Radiant Blue Marble will ask and ponder through short films by six Colorado arts, film and academic organizations at the Ent Center for the Arts. The event will conclude with a screening of the 1964 political satire…
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Check out Dragon Boat Races, Durango beer festival, Denver fine dining, wine events this weekend across Colorado
Park After Dark: You’ve been on the Royal Gorge Bridge under the high sun, but the ambiance hits differently during golden hour. For three hours, visitors will have access to select rides and attractions while listening to live music. The evening ends with a drone show, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Cañon…
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Pikes Pick: A window on the world
Tagoloan, Philippines. St. Petersburg, Russia. Samborondon, Ecuador. These locations have one thing in common: I’ve been able to look out someone’s window onto the city. The website WindowSwap allows you to click the tab “Open a window somewhere in the world” 250 times for free every week, each time opening a new window in some…
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Award-winning Manitou Springs artist shifts from photorealistic paintings to abstracts in new show
Mysticism runs through David Vincent’s veins like blood. To wander through the artist’s new exhibit is to be immersed in his dreams, visions and spiritual experiences. “Heart Speak,” his new show of abstract paintings, will hang at the Manitou Art Center in Manitou Springs through Aug. 29. His abstracts have been shown at Surface Gallery,…
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Celebrities, comic book artists, cosplay at Colorado Springs Comic Con at Broadmoor World Arena
Being a Rockford Peach changed Anne Ramsay’s life. And she knew it even before she donned the iconic skirted costume for the beloved 1992 film, “A League of Their Own,” alongside director Penny Marshall and actors Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell. It was her first big job in Hollywood after a couple…
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Colorado Springs arts foundation awarded almost $120K in grants last year
Thirty-one nonprofit arts organizations in the Pikes Peak region were made almost $120,000 wealthier last year thanks to the Bee Vradenburg Foundation. The longtime foundation, named after Colorado Springs arts advocate Bee Vradenburg, also helped grantees access almost $800,000 in additional support through its partnerships with statewide funders who want to make an impact on…