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Chamber plays for heart this Sunday
A cardiac workout of sorts is one promise of this weekend’s Chamber Orchestra of the Springs “Heart and Home” concert. First, soprano Rochelle Small Clifford tightens heartstrings with William Grant Still’s charming suite of songs “From the Hearts of Women.” Conductor Thomas Wilson was moved by Clifford’s “fantastic voice with its unbelievable range” to invite…
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Artist takes different approach in exhibit
Three white rectangles float before the white wall. A halo of color surrounding each signals that this is not just some attempt at sound baffling. Closer inspection reveals a question faintly inscribed in each white field. This is Bulgarian-born artist Encho Avramov’s invitation to discuss the ideas represented in his one-man show, “The Most Essential…
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Improv team in Springs for more punishment
It’s painful to watch, really. Two men on a stage with more than 100 primed mousetraps. Did I mention they’re blindfolded, barefoot and wearing tuxedoes? “Rat traps,” Brad Sherwood tells the audience. Then he removes a large zucchini from his pants and demonstrates how it neatly slices the vegetable in half. The audience “ooohs” trepidatiously.…
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Improv team in Springs for more punishment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s painful to watch, really. Two men on a stage with more than 100 primed mousetraps. Did I mention they’re blindfolded, barefoot and wearing tuxedoes? “Rat traps,” Brad Sherwood tells the audience. Then he removes…
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Chamber plays for heart this Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A cardiac workout of sorts is one promise of this weekend’s Chamber Orchestra of the Springs “Heart and Home” concert. First, soprano Rochelle Small Clifford tightens heartstrings with William Grant Still’s charming suite of songs…
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Artist takes different approach in exhibit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three white rectangles float before the white wall. A halo of color surrounding each signals that this is not just some attempt at sound baffling. Closer inspection reveals a question faintly inscribed in each white…
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Beer fest brings mugs from across Colorado
Colorado Springs will be the beer capital of the state — for one day, anyway — as brewers from across Colorado converge on the Event Center at Mr. Biggs Saturday for the All Colorado Beer Festival. It’s the third year for the festival, which last year attracted 1,200 thirsty patrons to three tasting sessions. The…
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Try your hand at writing for NaNoTryMo
Pikes Peak Writers invites you to TRY your hand at writing a novel with “NaNoTRYmo” a free, light-hearted approach to “National Novel Writing Month.”Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month? Thanks to author Chris Baty (No Plot? No Problem!), writers around the world celebrate the art of writing a novel during the…
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Kick-off party for newest Springs theater company
Colorado Springs’ newest theater company, Springs Ensemble Theatre, is announcing its season in style with a party and fundraiser from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Nov. 6 at Venue 515. That’s part of the Business of Art Center at 515 Manitou Blvd. in Manitou Springs. “Our main goal is to create characters and situations that are as…
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Try your hand at writing for NaNoTryMo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak Writers invites you to TRY your hand at writing a novel with “NaNoTRYmo” a free, light-hearted approach to “National Novel Writing Month.”Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month? Thanks to…