Tag: jennifer mulson
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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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Colorado Springs woman revitalizes speed dating with events for all ages
The candles are lit, the Mason jars are filled with roses and the cologne has been spritzed. Men and women hover in a dimly lit upstairs room at the downtown food hall COATI on a rainy Wednesday night in late July. The atmosphere is dense with humidity, pheromones, anticipation, anxiety and a tinge of desire,…
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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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Bird Call: Feminist Bird Club invites bird lovers to Boulder, Denver outings
A pair of wood ducks and their ducklings were the last birds to roost inside Lexie Sierra-Martinez’s heart. She and a gaggle of other bird lovers took in the adorable sighting at Pella Crossing in Boulder County while Sierra-Martinez co-led the most recent outing of the Denver and Front Range chapter of the Feminist Bird…
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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…
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Colorado Springs holistic, artisan fair to offer 100 vendors, presentations, workshops
It’s not too often you can make your own pendulum, learn the secrets of Himalayan salt lamps and admire works by professional artists all in one trip. About 100 artisans and holistic practitioners will be on hand at this weekend’s Creative Market & Holistic Expo, a one-stop shop for those interested in exploring spirituality, self-growth…
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Live Well: Colorado Springs hospitals use low-dose radiation to treat arthritis
It was the trip of a fly fisher’s lifetime. But Mark Hopkins’ wrists hurt. There was no way he’d be able to cast a line into the Rio Grande River near the southern end of South America, where the sea-run brown trout migrate up the river to spawn. He was determined, though, to make his…