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Transport to the age of the Renaissance in Larkspur
Hear ye, hear ye: The 2018 Colorado Renaissance Festival is approaching. For the 42nd season, lords, ladies, nobles, village folk and fairies will converge on Larkspur. People from faraway lands and nearby come to plunge themselves into a unique environment. More than 10 stages that dwell within the 16th-century-themed festival will feature The Kamikaze Fireflies,…
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5 Colorado festivals not to miss this weekend, including one with free strawberries and ice cream
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Festival season is still fresh in Colorado Springs and around Colorado. Program your GPS and get out of your box to explore all the state has to offer. FIBArk, Riverside Park, Salida Scoot south to…
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Colorado Springs-area events calendar: Thursday, June 14
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s a look at what’s going on Thursday in the Colorado Springs area: FESTIVALS Through Aug. 12: Colorado Shakespeare Festival — The nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare festival, Boulder; denver.org. Through Saturday: Whittle the Wood Rendezvous…
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Review: Colorado College Summer Music Festival orchestra concert touches all the bases
Three staples of the repertoire, three wondrous performances, and three very different impacts. Had they been in the audience, the composers of the music offered at the first Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra concert would have been more than pleased. The setting was the Celeste Theatre in the Cornerstone Arts Center. Just the night…
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Colorado Springs-area events calendar: Wednesday, June 13
Here’s a look at what’s going on Wednesday in the Colorado Springs area: FESTIVALS Through Aug. 12: Colorado Shakespeare Festival — The nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare festival, Boulder; denver.org. Through Saturday: Whittle the Wood Rendezvous — Watch chainsaw artists work, Craig; whittlethewood.com. MUSIC Turnpike Troubadours — With Randy Rogers Band, Old 97’s, Charley Crockett, 6:30 p.m.,…
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Gazette features, entertainment sections named second-best in North America
The Gazette’s features staff on Tuesday received five awards, including two top honors, from the Society for Features Journalism in a contest recognizing the best work in North America from 2017. Reporter Stephanie Earls won first place in Division 1 (circulation up to 90,000) for best sports feature in the 30th annual Excellence in Features…
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Gazette features, entertainment sections named second-best in North America
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Gazette’s features staff on Tuesday received five awards, including two top honors, from the Society for Features Journalism in a contest recognizing the best work in North America from 2017. Reporter Stephanie Earls won…
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Colorado Springs-area events calendar: Wednesday, June 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s a look at what’s going on Wednesday in the Colorado Springs area: FESTIVALS Through Aug. 12: Colorado Shakespeare Festival — The nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare festival, Boulder; denver.org. Through Saturday: Whittle the Wood Rendezvous…
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Greg Lopez wins straw poll for governor at conservative summit
The upstart campaign of Greg Lopez, the former Parker mayor, took the top spot among Republican gubernatorial candidates in the straw poll Saturday night at the Western Conservative Summit. Lopez was somewhat a surprise entry onto the four-way primary ballot in April, when he got 33 percent at the GOP state assembly after a fiery…
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EDITORIAL: Big new grant will unclog The Gap
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Congratulations to El Paso County commissioners, Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, Mayor John Suthers, and other politicians and community leaders too numerous to list. Because of a unified effort to…