SPECIAL EVENTS

2013 Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival

Presented by Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce at Memorial Park, Manitou Springs

June 1, 2013

Come sample wine from 25 Colorado wineries as well as specialty food & wine related gift booths will also be located throughout the park. Live entertainment starts at 12:00 noon.

Suitable for Ages: Adults (21+)

The Second Annual Shades of Brown - A Celebration of the African Dispora

Presented by Trends of Africa and Phat Daddy and the Phat Horn Doctors

June 1, 2013

The Second Annual Shades of Brown - A Celebration of the African Dispora 

A Day Full of Music, Food and Fun!

Music by: The Phat Horn Doctors aka Phat Daddy, Tony Exum Jr. and DJ TT Wizard

African and Caribbean Food available. 

African drumming, dancing and audience participation with:
Master...

Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 6, 2013

The first Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Elgar, Schumann, Mozart and Brahms.

Music professor Michael Grace will give a free pre-concert lecture at 6:15 p.m. in room 9 at Packard Hall on the Colorado College campus.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the...

Rocky Mountain PBS-KTSC Kids Fun Fest

Presented by Rocky Mountain PBS-KTSC at Acacia Park

June 8, 2013

This is a community outreach event and the opening of the Uncle Wilbur Fountain. There will be booths, entertainment, bounce houses, costume characters, the Millibo Theatre Circus and MORE! This event is sponsored by Rocky Mountain PBS-KTSC. 

An Evening of Latin Jazz & Salsa Dancing

Presented by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

June 8, 2013

Jon Romero y Amanecer
Featured performers at “The Taste of Colorado” Performing combinations of Latin-Jazz-Rock-Fusion. Jon Romero y Amanecer has shared the stage with Tito Puente, El Chicano, Tierra, Los Hombres Calientes featuring Jason Marsaillis, Pucho (Harold Brown) & His Latin Soul Brother's, Al Hurricane, Flamenco...

Kickstart Your Lindy Hop Workshop

Presented by Pikes Peak Swing and Blues Project at Movement Arts Community Studio

June 8, 2013

This beginner’s swing dancing workshop will cover the basic steps of Lindy Hop, as well as technique and cool moves. No partner is needed, and you don’t need prior dance experience. If you love vintage or modern swing music and want to learn to dance, this is the place to start. Join the fun for an afternoon introduction of...

Museums at Roswell Lecture Series

Presented by Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation at Pikes Peak Trolley Museum

June 8, 2013

Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Museum (PPHSRF) is sponsoring a lecture series. The content will generally concern itself with rail transportation matters, both standard rail as well as urban rail, and both from a historical and current perspective. It will feature speakers knowledgeable in those areas from the state of Colorado and local...

Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus

Presented by Colorado Springs World Arena at Colorado Springs World Arena

June 6-June 9, 2013

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze! the 143rd edition of the Greatest Show On Earth. Surprise and wonder delights audiences with over the top feats of strength, agility and courage. As the momentum builds so does the anticipation, anything can happen when Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze! Circus performers from...

Extraterrestrials will land at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry -The 50th Annual Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show

Presented by Western Museum of Mining & Industry at Western Museum of Mining and Industry

June 7-June 9, 2013

This year marks the 50th Annual Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show, and it will be an eventful weekend! Produced by the museum’s partners from the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, and supported by the Colorado Meteorite Society, the event centers around meteorites (extraterrestrial rocks) that have CRASHED into our planet from outer...

Summer Music Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 9, 2013

The second Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Purcell, Schubert, Beethoven, Ewazen and Schoenberg.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 9, 2013

The second Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Purcell, Schubert, Beethoven, Ewazen and Schoenberg.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Music at Midday

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 10, 2013

Enjoy a performance by advanced students of their favorite works and composers.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Community Piano Master Class

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 10, 2013

Watch the Summer Music Festival faculty teach the festival students in an open master class.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 13, 2013

The third Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Bloch, Hindemith, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Jam with Jake Loggins

Presented by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

June 13, 2013

Bring your instrument and jam with a local blues legends!

Jake Loggins and The Jake Loggins Band
Free Public Event – Bring your own Instrument/Sticks so we can all Drink, Eat, and Jam.
 

Summer of Discovery - Mars, Rovers and Robots

Presented by Space Foundation

June 15, 2013

What better way to spend Father's Day weekend or to just enjoy learning something new on a beautiful summer day... Join us as for our fun-packed, interactive event and learn cool and interesting facts about Mars, Rovers and Robots along with other interesting space facts.

- Meet your favorite Star Wars characters
- FREE micro...

The Air National Guard Mobile Experience at Springs Spree in Colorado Springs

Presented by Springs Spree

June 15-June 16, 2013

The Air National Guard Mobile Experience is a free experience that provides people an opportunity to participate in simulated challenges that replicate the real-life experiences of Air Guard men and women during basic military training, technical school and on drill weekend. The tour features a series of three challenges, where participants can...

Summer Music Festival Music at Midday

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 17, 2013

Enjoy a performance by advanced students of their favorite works and composers.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 18, 2013

The fourth Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Connesson, McIntyre, Antheil, Ben-Amots, Gale, Harrison, and Ellington.

Pre-lecture concert is with Michael Grace at 6:15p.m., Room 9

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Music at Midday

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 19, 2013

Enjoy a performance by advanced students of their favorite works and composers.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Pre-Concert Recital

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 22, 2013

Enjoy a performance by John Novacek before a Festival Artist Concert. The repertoire includes Joplin, Gershwin, Donaldson, Bolcom and Frost.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Summer Music Festival Artist Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 22, 2013

The fifth Festival Artist concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Roussel, Durufle, Franck, Colson and Dohnanyi.

A pre-concert Recital will be at 4:45 p.m. at Packard Hall.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

As Above So Below: Living Contemplatively in the World

Presented by Colorado College Enrich Your Life! Community Courses at Colorado College - Armstrong Hall

June 22, 2013

All spiritual traditions teach that there is an order in the midst of chaos, a wisdom of sorts that permeates and unites the heavens and the earth, eternity and time, the material and the spiritual. When we live our lives in harmony with this unitive truth, paying bills, shopping for groceries, and helping our children with their homework can...

1st Annual Victor Gem & Mineral Show

Presented by Southern Teller County Focus Group

June 22-June 23, 2013

The show will include vendors from across the state selling Colorado dug minerals, gems, hand-crafted jewelry, mining antiques, rough slabs, specimens, cabochons, hand-crafted furniture with mineral inlays, Cripple Creek & Victor Mining District gold ore specimens, as well as gold and gem panning for the kids at the Victor Lowell Thomas...

Colorado College Summer Music Festival

June 6-June 23, 2013

The Colorado College Summer Music Festival is an intensive three-week program for 49 advanced student musicians. Check back for more information aabout individual concerts' times and locations.

The Summer Music Festival features: 
Chamber Music and Orchestra
Numerous performances on and off campus
Faculty/student...

Summer Music Festival Orchestra Concert

Presented by Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Cornerstone Arts Center Richard F. Celeste Theatre

June 23, 2013

The third Festival Orchestra concert of the 29th annual Summer Music Festival features music by Adams, Dvorak and Elgar.

Find the full Summer Music Festival concert schedule on the festival website.

Moonlight on the Mountain

Presented by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

June 27, 2013

Enjoy Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s adults-only evening event. Come mix and mingle under the stars while enjoying delectable bites and beverages from local restaurants, breweries and spirit purveyors. Your event admission also includes special animal shows, live music throughout the Zoo and a concert by Martini Shot! Help us feed the animals by...

Birds of a Feather

Presented by Arati Artists Gallery at Arati Artists Gallery

May 31-June 27, 2013

Arati Artists proudly presents "Birds of a Feather," featuring watercolors by Reveille Kennedy and acrylics by Gene Johnson. Don't miss the opening reception on Friday, June 7th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

Grass It Up-Free Concert

Presented by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

June 28, 2013

Just as the elements of a song – notes, words, rhythms – take form only when combined into lyrics and melody, so too the members of a band coalesce when they take to the stage or the recording studio. Grass It Up has become famous for their live performances, whether at their regular gigs – pickin’ on the patio of the...

Mountain of the Sun Music Festival

Presented by Pikes Peak Community Foundation

June 29, 2013

There's nothing like listening to homegrown Americana roots music on America's mountain! Join us on Saturday, June 29th, 2013 for an incredible lineup of musicians, workshops, and good times. Bring your own picnic or buy food at the festival. This family-friendly event will have two stages, a beergarden, vendors, activities for all ages, and...

History of the Steam Excavator & Operation of the Osgood Steam Shovel!

Presented by Western Museum of Mining & Industry at Western Museum of Mining and Industry

June 29, 2013

Our 1928 Osgood Steam Shovel will rumble alive, and its shrill whistle will pierce the air. Afterward, historian Anna Lee Frohlich will tell the riveting story of her family and you guessed it:, one of Anna’s relative’s invented the first steam excavator. Join us for this unique steam shovel experience – SNORT!

Echoes of The Platters

Presented by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

June 29, 2013

This is a benefit for West Star School of Arts, a Colorado non-profit and is a tribute to one of Motown's greatest vocal performing groups, The Platters, featuring Tyrone Sweet.

Pikes Peak Celtic Festival

Presented by Pikes Peak Celtic Festival at Memorial Park, Colorado Springs

June 28-June 30, 2013

Celebrate the 1st Annual Pikes Peak Celtic Festival. This 3-day festival is Colorado Springs' premiere Celtic cultural experience and features pipe bands, Celtic rock groups, traditional music, dancers, food and beverage, and much more. Come celebrate the Colorado Springs’ rich Celtic heritage.

7th Annual Purely Ponds Parade of Ponds

Presented by Purely Ponds and Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region

June 29-June 30, 2013

 This self-guided charity pond and waterfall tour will be held Saturday & Sunday June 29th-30th, 2013 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day.  The Parade of Ponds holds 30 tour stops throughout Colorado Springs, Monument & the surrounding area.  Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls...

Ricardo Iznaola in Concert

Presented by Colorado Springs Guitar Society at Colorado College - Packard Hall

June 30, 2013

Ricardo Iznaola is Artist-in-Residence, Director of the Conservatory and Chair of the Guitar and Harp Department at the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver, Colorado, USA, where he has been awarded the Distinguished Faculty Artist Award in 1990, and named the University Lecturer in 1994. In 2004 he received the John Evans...

Colorado Springs Conservatory Song Recital

Presented by Colorado Springs Conservatory at Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, Studio A

July 14, 2013

A selection of favorite songs performed by the talented young artists participating in the 10th annual Summer Performing Arts Intensive presented by the Conservatory in collaboration with Central City Opera.

The performance will be held in Studio A at the Cornerstone Arts Center.

Vocal Arts Idol

Presented by Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Colorado College Vocal Arts Symposium at Colorado College - Packard Hall

July 16, 2013

Training Program participants of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival introduce themselves to our audience.

Let's Make a Scene

Presented by Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Colorado College Vocal Arts Symposium at Colorado College - Packard Hall

July 21, 2013

Enjoy a performance of staged, cosutmed scenes from opera & music theater as part of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Presented by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

July 21, 2013

The iconic and profoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status.
With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits such as "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Mr. Bojangles," multiple...

Bronc Day Festival

Presented by Bronc Day Committee

August 3, 2013

The 75th Annual Bronc Day Festival will be on Saturday, August 3rd in Green Mountain Falls.

The day starts with a pancake breakfast at the fire station. A parade at 10 a.m. includes fire engines, floats, antique cars, clowns, cowboys, gunfighters, kids on decorated bicycles and more. The rest of the day features fun for the whole family...

POP-era in the Quad

Presented by Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Colorado College Vocal Arts Symposium at Colorado College - Armstrong Quad

August 7, 2013

Free outdoor concert with orchestera, celebrating the legacy of Bee Vradenburg and Charles Ansbacher.

As part of The Grand Finale to our summer extravaganza, participants of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival will present their favorite tunes!

Lawn opens at 5:00 p.m. for 6:30 p.m. concert.

Rocky Mountain Rampage 2013

Presented by Sk8-Strong at Memorial Park, Colorado Springs

August 8-August 11, 2013

The Second Annual Rocky Mountain Rampage is Colorado's only World Cup Skating event. Renown athletes from around the world will come to Memorial park for the four-day event to compete in Vert, Street and Bowl Competitions. Free and open to the public.

Everybody Welcome: Food for Thought Community Dialogue on the Losing Ground Findings

Presented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum at PPLD - East Library Community Meeting Room

August 12, 2013

A panel discussion and community dialogue about race, using the Losing Ground findings in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS and The Gazette.

Everybody Welcome: Latino Community Luncheon

Presented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum at Crowne Plaza Hotel

August 14, 2013

Everyone is invited to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of this community building luncheon held in partnership with the Latino Community Luncheon. Enjoy a presentation from a Latino perspective.

Everybody Welcome: Immigration Symposium

Presented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum

August 16, 2013

 Choose two of four one-hour sessions on current immigration topics. Details via the Official Website link below.

Everybody Welcome: A Celebration of Culture and Diversity

Presented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum at America the Beautiful Park

August 11-August 17, 2013

Everybody Welcome: A Celebration of Culture and Diversity is the National League of Cities, 2012 City Cultural Diversity Award winning City of Colorado Springs sponsored week long celebration of the richness of the diversity in our community.
The week begins with the World at the Peak festival, a free family event showcasing the...

Everybody Welcome: Cotton Club

Presented by Colorado Springs Diversity Forum and Stargazers Theatre & Event Center at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

August 17, 2013

A celebration of our City's vibrant history of inclusion, a reenactment of Fannie Mae Duncan's Cotton Club featuring music from the era and honoring an historical local proponent for inclusion.
Don your Zoot suit, cat eye glasses and dancing shoes and join the party!

The Dirty Dash - Colorado Springs

Presented by The Dirty Dash

August 24, 2013

This race that puts all other races to shame. The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy and subsequently converts boy to man and then man to swine. You’ll need endurance to trudge up mountains of sludge, courage to overcome uncompromising obstacles, a complete...

6th Annual Butterflies and Friends Gala and Auction

Presented by Rotary Club of Colorado Springs at Cheyenne Mountain Resort

October 12, 2013

6th Annual Butterflies and Friends Gala and Auction presented by the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs benefiting arts education in District 11 schools and the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs Service Fund.  Local artist decorate 31 magnificent metal butterfly sculptures for auction at the charity gala to be held on Saturday,...

Rocky Mountain Wild at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Presented by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

May 2, 2008 - Ongoing

As America’s only mountain zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is uniquely suited to showcase Rocky Mountain wildlife in its natural setting. The Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit complex connects you with the wild heritage of the Rocky Mountain region–offering surprising, engaging and memorable encounters with moose, mountain lions, North...