| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Geeks Who Drink Pub QuizPresented by Geeks Who Drink October 14, 2010 - Ongoing
This is a homegrown Pub Quiz modeled after those in Ireland and the UK.
What is a Pub Quiz? Good question, find out more here. Or read about us in Westword.
Our quizzes cover everything... | Geeks Who Drink | 10/14/10-
Ongoing | Colorado Springs |
Splash! Night: Paint, Pinot, PartyPresented by Splash! January 1-December 31, 2012 Plain and simple, we’re a new and different night out on the town. We marry art and wine in a great atmosphere where you can tap into your creative side among friends, old and new. Not artistic you say? Don’t worry! Come spend a few hours with us and get a new perspective on art and your own creative abilities. You need only show up!
We provide canvas, paints, encouragement, and instructions!
And if you need a little liquid courage, you can SPLASH!... | Splash! | 01/01/12-
12/31/12 | Colorado Springs |
Wednesday Night Blues Jam Hosted by 99%Presented by Southside Johnny's February 22, 2012-February 6, 2013 Colorado Springs own 99% hosts this weekly blues jam at the infamous Southside Johnny's. You never know what's gonna happen or who's gonna rock the stage, but you can always bet on a good time and some exceptional music. Come support this local band. Come support this local bar/restaurant. And come support our local community!! | Southside Johnny's | 02/22/12-
02/06/13 | Colorado Springs |
Enrich Your Life! Cosmology and the Runaway UniversePresented by Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts July 21, 2012 For centuries, humans have looked up at the heavens and wondered about the origin and fate of the universe. Did the universe have a beginning? If so, how old is the universe? In the last 75 years we have learned the answers to many of these questions. The universe seems to have begun 13.7 billion years ago and has been expanding ever since. However, the answers to these questions have inspired new questions. Will the universe expand forever or will gravity someday stop the expansion and... | Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts | 07/21/12 | Colorado Springs |
Wood Avenue Historic Walking TourPresented by City of Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board May 27, 2012 Meet at the corner of Wood Avenue and Uintah Street to join local author Jennifer Wendler Lovell for a 1.5-mile walking tour of the historic Old North End Neighborhood, featured in the book, 'Exploring the Old North End Neighborhood of Colorado Springs'. Since it is May in Colorado, wear layers and comfortable walking shoes. There will be a chance to purchase your own copy of the book and both authors will be on-hand to sign copies. | City of Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board | 05/27/12 | Colorado Springs |
Framing Community, Exposing Identity
Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum June 3, 2011-August 4, 2012 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): This exhibit features more than 200 photographs from the collections of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum and the Pikes Peak Library District. It examines the meaning of community while inviting visitors to ponder "what is uniquely Colorado Springs?" | Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | 06/03/11-
08/04/12 | Colorado Springs |
Geeks Who Drink Pub QuizPresented by Geeks Who Drink at Jack Quinn's July 18, 2011-July 30, 2012 Simply, a quiz game played in a pub. It's an Anglo-Irish tradition, but our goal is the same: to foster friendly competition, and promote social drinking. A noble cause!
The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions each, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and teams write down the answers, turning them in at the end of each round.
Rounds 1, 4 and 6 are themed rounds – anything from “Eight Questions... | Geeks Who Drink | 07/18/11-
07/30/12 | Colorado Springs |
The Showcase at Studio Bee: We Are Not A Glum Lot, Hammerstadt, and Kopesetik SoulPresented by Pikes Peak Center at Studio Bee at Pikes Peak Center May 24, 2012 Local acts come together for one great show. They'll perform their original music and hang out with you before and after sets. Don't miss this chance to connect with local musicians.
Rockers, We Art Not a Glum Lot join Hammerstadt and Kopesetik Soul for this week's performance.
Thanks to a collaboration with KRCC, COPPeR, the Gazette, the Independent, Independent Records, Bristol Brewing Company and the Pikes Peak Center, the Showcase at Studio Bee will feature some of the best... | Pikes Peak Center | 05/24/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Music at Midday | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/11/12-
06/22/12 | Colorado Springs |
Open Print Studio Presented by Cottonwood Center for the Arts at Cottonwood Center for the Arts October 5, 2011-October 31, 2012 The printmaking studio at Cottonwood Center for the Arts is now be available for printmaking students, former students or those that can provide a portfolio demonstrating experience in a printmaking environment. Hours are 10am to 5pm on Wednesdays. There will not be instruction but Kay Beaubian, printmaker extraordinaire, will be available during open studio hours to help get your set up, use the press or answer technical questions. Call ahead to make reservations.
| Cottonwood Center for the Arts | 10/05/11-
10/31/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Bhagavan Kirtan! | Marmalade at Smokebrush | 11/19/11-
Ongoing | Colorado Springs |
Terry Maker: ReckoningPresented by Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center February 18-June 3, 2012 Terry Maker’s large-scale installation in the FAC’s signature El Pomar Gallery will be a contemporary, visual interpretation of the Genesis account of the Garden of Eden. Maker will be referencing English literature from William Golding's Lord of the Flies, T.S. Eliot's Wasteland, Milton’s Paradise Lost and John Steinbeck's East of Eden. She will also be creating new work that will include a "Tree of Life" image made out of old movie film.
| Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | 02/18/12-
06/03/12 | Colorado Springs |
Honoring A Legacy: Selections From The Taylor Museum Collection Of Native American WorksPresented by Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center April 21-September 1, 2012 The Fine Arts Center’s collection of Plains Indian works includes some of the finest artistic expressions created by the tribal groups that inhabited the Great Plains of North America. The Plains Indians lived in the vast area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to Mexico. The powerful warrior on horseback wearing a feather headdress became the iconic image of all North American Indians. A beautiful selection of works including richly decorated clothing,... | Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | 04/21/12-
09/01/12 | Colorado Springs |
Sundays with LarryPresented by Colorado Springs Conservatory at Colorado Springs Conservatory January 22-June 3, 2012 Conductor Emeritus of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Lawrence Leighton Smith, presents a series of music appreciation programs including classical music insights, performances, conversations and shared thoughts in a relaxed setting.
Designed for adults and young adults.
A light afternoon snack will be served. Space is limited. We encourage you to make reservations now by calling as soon as possible.
| Colorado Springs Conservatory | 01/22/12-
06/03/12 | Colorado Springs |
African Dance Class with Dallo FallPresented by Jamoral- West African Arts and Culture at Casa Verde Commons House January 17, 2012-January 17, 2013 Feel the Rhythm and Move your Body!
Join us for African Dance Class with Dallo Fall from Senegal, West Africa.
Learn Traditional Dance and Songs with Live Drumming!
This is an ongoing class and open to the public. | Jamoral- West African Arts and Culture | 01/17/12-
01/17/13 | Colorado Springs |
Music of ABBA with Arrival from Sweden!Presented by Pikes Peak Center at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts July 26, 2012 Arrival from Sweden is the world’s greatest ABBA tribute show!
"THE MUSIC OF ABBA" tours the world together with ABBA original musicians.
Get your tickets today and enjoy this incredible evening at the Pikes Peak Center! | Pikes Peak Center | 07/26/12 | Colorado Springs |
Celebration Metaphysical Fair's 2012 Transcendence FairPresented by Celebration Productions at Colorado Springs City Auditorium October 5-October 8, 2012 We are the oldest metaphysical fair in the USA and perhaps the world. We host reputable Readers, Healers and Vendors offering a wide range of tools to help facilitate each person in their individual pursuit to attain the next level in their personal growth. We host four fairs a year; two in Denver & two in Colorado Springs. This is our 100th fair! We are adding a 4th day to this festive occasion. Come celebrate with us! Please visit our website for more information. | Celebration Productions | 10/05/12-
10/08/12 | Colorado Springs |
Painting I & II with Bob SimpichPresented by Sheppard Art Institute at First Presbyterian Church April 18-May 23, 2012 I will demonstrate my personal approach to oil, acrylic and pastel painting. We will focus on esthetic principles of visual composition. Drawing is an essential tool to develop ideas. Research (drawing) from nature and photography for the visual details that create interest and life into a work is vital.
There will be individual evaluation, suggestions and critique for each student. There will be demos on starting a work and use of materials. During class we will consider glazing and... | Sheppard Art Institute | 04/18/12-
05/23/12 | Colorado Springs |
Techniques of Asian Painting I & II with Kang LeePresented by Sheppard Art Institute at First Presbyterian Church April 18-May 23, 2012 Learn the graceful elements and techniques of Asian painting. Using black ink on rice paper, you will practice the various brush and line strokes that are so effective in this art. Beginners will start with four Gentleman techniques and intermediate will learn advanced techniques of still life, flowers, birds, and landscapes.
Beginner and Intermediate levels welcome. | Sheppard Art Institute | 04/18/12-
05/23/12 | Colorado Springs |
Everybody Welcome 50th Anniversary Fire FestivalPresented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum and City of Colorado Springs at America the Beautiful Park August 4, 2012 As many as 100 delegates from Sister City Fujiyoshida, Japan will join us in August to produce a replication of the Yoshida Fire Festival, one of Japan’s three most unique festivals, right here at America the Beautiful Park in honor of our 50th Anniversary as Sister Cities. This international event will feature multicultural performance on two stages, an around the world cultural activity passport for children, ethnic food and booths a series of cultural drumming performances leading... | Colorado Springs Diversity Forum | 08/04/12 | Colorado Springs |
The Fresh Beat BandPresented by Pikes Peak Center at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts November 1, 2012 The Fresh Beat Band is a live-action preschool musical set to original pop songs with preschool-friendly lyrics. Marina, Kiki, Twist, and Shout are the Fresh Beats--four best friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance. For the Fresh Beats, just about any situation can lead to a full-blown song-and-dance performance. From the moment they wake up, everything that the Fresh Beats do is infused with musical fun. All songs embody an upbeat, contemporary format... | Pikes Peak Center | 11/01/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Live Piano Music Nightly | Famous Steak House | 02/18/12-
Ongoing | Colorado Springs |
What If Festival of Innovation and Imagination Presented by Imagination Celebration at Downtown Colorado Springs September 15, 2012 The What IF! Festival of Innovation and Imagination invites inquisitive community members of all ages to join the day of interaction and creativity. The day-long Festival will feature tech-enthusiasts, art-makers, garage inventors, Do-It-Yourself-ers, scientists, culinary magicians, original musicians, robot builders, urban farmers, innovators, engineers and many other thinkers and tinkerers from the region. The Festival will include interactive booths, demonstrations, video presentations,... | Imagination Celebration | 09/15/12 | Colorado Springs |
ChitChatPresented by UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art at GOCA 121 April 4-May 22, 2012 ChitChat is a lecture series mash-up of contemporary culture and do-it-yourself tips. Each night features two speakers, hands-on learning (often edible learning!), and a whole lot of lively conversation.
ChitChat will induce and encourage diverse discussions on contemporary life - specifically in the Pikes Peak Region--and features some of the finest minds in Colorado Springs (including a heaping spoonful of our own UCCS faculty!). This is going to be a lot of fun, we hope you... | UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art | 04/04/12-
05/22/12 | Colorado Springs |
Jarod CharzewskiPresented by UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art at GOCA 121 May 4-July 13, 2012 Jarod Charzewski installed a similar project called Scarp at the Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art in 2008. This restaging uses similar materials (donated clothing, wood and cardboard) and explores ideas of North American consumer culture through a massive, site-specific installation.
www.jarodcharzewski.com | UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art | 05/04/12-
07/13/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Artists Concert | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/07/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Artists Concert "Mostly Mozart" | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/10/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Orchestra Concert | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/12/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Artists Concert | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/23/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Artists Concert "Classical meets Jazz" | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/19/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Artists Concert "Shades of an English Garden" | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/14/12 | Colorado Springs |
Red, White and Broadway-The EvolutionPresented by Colorado Springs Children's Chorale at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts June 3, 2012 America is a land of stories to tell, and great tale-tellers that have put those stories on Broadway! This concert will feature selections from many American stories that have found their way to the street of dreams, and have become beloved in the hearts of audiences around the world! Great music from every generation of Broadway, amazing voices, and engaging choreography and sets make this a concert not to be missed!
| Colorado Springs Children's Chorale | 06/03/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Student Concerto Readings | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/16/12-
06/23/12 | Colorado Springs |
Bill MaherPresented by Pikes Peak Center at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts July 28, 2012 Bill Maher is a well known author and stand-up comedian known for his political satire and social political commentary targeting religion, politics, political correctness, mass media and greed among people. His unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-six Emmy nominations. For the past seventeen years, Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.
Get your tickets today and see him live at the Pikes Peak Center! | Pikes Peak Center | 07/28/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Basic Pottery Workshop | Cottonwood Center for the Arts | 04/11/12-
06/13/12 | Colorado Springs |
First Presbyterian Church Art ExhibitionPresented by First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs at First Presbyterian Church April 27-July 20, 2012 The Plaza Gallery of First Presbyterian Church announces an Art Exhibition featuring artists from the church and community beginning with an opening reception on Friday, April 27 from 5:30 - 8:00 P.M. Music will be provided by members of the Peakharmonic Youth Orchestra. The exhibit will be open until July 20. | First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs | 04/27/12-
07/20/12 | Colorado Springs |
Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration: Carl Reed and Thomas ClaessonPresented by IDEA Space at IDEA Space April 24-July 14, 2012 This exhibit results from a narrative of unexpected relationships and circumstances. Thomas Claesson, who lives on an island off the west coast of Sweden, has assembled an enormous collection of “lost” objects – items that have washed up on shore, been abandoned or unearthed, or acquired through inheritance. When Claesson met Carl Reed, a sculptor who has worked for years with found objects, the two sensed the potential to realize an unusual collaborative project. The... | IDEA Space | 04/24/12-
07/14/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Monument Valley Park Music & Craft Festival | FamilyNation, Inc. | 06/16/12-
06/17/12 | Colorado Springs |
Introduction to the Art of EncausticsPresented by Bemis School of Art at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center - Bemis School of Art June 9, 2012 This three hour class, morning or afternoon, begins with an overview of the historical background of the medium and a visual survey of contemporary encaustic art. Class is followed by demonstrations of techniques such as incising, line and edge, collage, use of oil pigments, glazing, stencils, monotypes and carving. Following the instructor demonstrations, participants will enjoy a brief (20-30 minute) hands-on encaustic painting session. This introductory class is suitable for anyone who... | Bemis School of Art | 06/09/12 | Colorado Springs |
History of Money ExhibitPresented by The Money Museum at The Money Museum April 26, 2012 - Ongoing Let’s face it: Bartering is no picnic. Once humans realized a medium of exchange might be useful in figuring out how much an ax was worth compared to a cow, money has made the world go ‘round.
Visitors to the American Numismatic Association’s Money Museum can see the many different forms, shapes and uses money has taken in the past 10,000 years in a new exhibit, “History of Money”.
“History of Money” poses the question: What... | The Money Museum | 04/26/12-
Ongoing | Colorado Springs |
Enrich Your Life! Religion: Help or Hindrance on the Spiritual PathPresented by Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Armstrong Hall June 23, 2012 Institutional religion has played an important role in society both individually and collectively throughout human history. Its worship, teachings, and values have been a source of comfort for the afflicted and an affliction for the comfortable. But in this age of spiritual renewal many people are finding that their faith community has ceased to nourish their souls. Religion: Help or Hindrance on the Spiritual Path will examine the components of both religion and spirituality in an attempt... | Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts | 06/23/12 | Colorado Springs |
Celtic Thunder: VoyagePresented by Pikes Peak Center at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts November 18, 2012 Surpassing sales of one million units combined, the musical phenomenon that is Celtic Thunder have just been hailed as BILLBOARD's Top World Music Artist, along with Top World Music Imprint and Top World Album of 2011 for their most current disc, Heritage. Celtic Thunder rang in 2012 with a new CD and DVD concert special, VOYAGE, which came out February 28.
Celtic Thunder has appeared on multiple national TV programs to date including The Today Show, CBS Early Show’s... | Pikes Peak Center | 11/18/12 | Colorado Springs |
Potentiality...Endless PossibilitiesPresented by The Bridge Gallery at Bridge Gallery May 4-May 27, 2012 The Bridge Gallery is featuring a solo exhibition of fine art and craft fused glass by local artist and educator, Laura McCracken. The exhibit, which features kiln formed glass wall and sculptural pieces opens Friday, May 4 and runs through May 27, 2012. An opening-night reception will be 5pm-8pm on Friday, May 4.
“A predominate theme in my work is energy. This can take the form of light and color in my abstract work, or be movement of the human body in my more expressionistic... | The Bridge Gallery | 05/04/12-
05/27/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Amateur Pianists International Recital | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 08/11/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Student/Faculty Concert | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/15/12 | Colorado Springs |
| Festival Student Concert | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/15/12 | Colorado Springs |
Haunted WindchimesPresented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival at Colorado College - Armstrong Quad June 17, 2012 The Summer Music Festival orchestra and Haunted Windchimes will rock the Armstrong Quad! The Haunted Windchimes sound draws from traditional folk and American roots music. The songs have a vintage quality, as if they might have been written yesterday or 75 years ago. Grounded in honeyed harmonies and spirited pickin,’ it lies in a nowhere land between distinct styles: It’s not quite bluegrass or blues or country. The Summer Music Festival orchestra will add a classical yet... | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/17/12 | Colorado Springs |
Fiddler on the RoofPresented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival at Colorado College - Armstrong Theater June 8-June 10, 2012 The well-loved story of Tevye and his family comes to life in Armstrong Hall! Tevye, a Jewish peasant in Tsarist Russia, attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. He must cope with both the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village. | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 06/08/12-
06/10/12 | Colorado Springs |
Central City Opera/Colorado Springs Conservatory Performing Arts Intensive Song RecitalPresented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival at Cornerstone Arts Center Richard F. Celeste Theatre July 17, 2012 Up to twenty of the nation’s most talented high school students study and perform in this award winning performing arts intensive each summer for two weeks. Students from across the state and nation study drama, musical theater and opera. Nationally renowned instructors teach daily classes in dance, theater studies, opera, diction, and repertoire. | Colorado College Summer Music Festival | 07/17/12 | Colorado Springs |
NAACP Juneteenth CelebrationPresented by Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Armstrong Quad June 16, 2012 While Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, slaves in Galveston, Texas, did not find out until almost three years later. The jubilation that followed on that day, June 19, inspired a nationwide event that honors this important day in history. Enjoy soul food, ethnic cuisine, cultural performances, and booths from various local organizations. | Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts | 06/16/12 | Colorado Springs |
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