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The 2021 Cultural Office Guide to Arts Month, crafted in partnership with the Colorado Springs Gazette and published as an insert in the paper on Oct. 3, 2021, featured several articles on the local creative scene. Articles were written by Cultural Office staff (with one exception from Pikes Peak Library District), while other content was aggregated from across the cultural community.

The Pikes Peak region is home to over 30 dance schools and companies, exploring a spectrum of creative movement including from ballet, jazz, and hip hop to Irish step, tap, and classical Indian dance.

Venues like the Pikes Peak Center, The Black Sheep, Stargazers, and Sunshine Studios Live continue to be pillars of the Pikes Peak region music scene. But over the past few years, new venues have joined alongside to add additional depth to the live music options of residents and visitors alike.

The one word Ashley Cornelius repeats over and over again during a recent interview is community. As the new Pikes Peak Poet Laureate for 2021-22, Cornelius is devoted not only to the poetry and larger art community but also the greater Colorado Springs community.

As the pandemic deepened, film was one of the quickest industries to shut down and last to open up, as big-budget Hollywood movies were postponed or not released in theaters. Local filmmakers and film organizations were also affected, but they still found ways to create and connect with one another.

Performance arts have been among the hardest hit across the nation and locally, but they have also demonstrated rugged innovation, resilience, and generosity. Local theater groups have gone virtual in a variety of ways, moved outdoors, become mobile, or reimagined performances entirely.

The Pikes Peak region is home to more than enough food options to make your stomach rumble. Here are a few places that combine great food with added local culinary and cultural experiences.

Dozens of galleries dot the landscape of the Avenue Creative Circuit – Downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs. We spoke with folks from each district to see how far the visual art scene has come, the impact of the pandemic, and the interconnected future of local arts.

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