In preparation for the April 10 Lantern Parade, Concrete Couch will be hosting Lantern building workshops this week at the Manitou Arts Center. The workshops are open to all, and run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 24, 25, and 26. “This is our 15th annual Lantern Parade,” said Thomas Pantoja, Concrete Couch’s community […]
The Women’s Theatre Festival is dancing, strutting and fretting across the stage of the Millibo Art Theatre this coming weekend (March 19-22) with a lively mix of original plays, poetry, monologues, movement, and dance created for the theatre. Now in its 20th year, the WTF (fun acronym, eh?) has grown into one of the best […]
El Tonto Por Cristo – “the fool for Christ” – is the latest film from the Texas-based team of Josh David Jordan and his wife Jessica, exploring the life of Orthodox monks living along the Texas Gulf coast. The nearly two-hour black-and-white film is in the style of European arthouse cinema masters like Andrei Tarkovsky, […]
Manitou Springs’ annual Carnivale, a Mardi Gras-style street parade, is a celebration of the city’s quirky, artistic character. Taking part in this year’s parade were three giant, fully articulated puppets – a pair of 11-foot tall wolves and a 24-foot version of local art legend Charles Rockey – created by Colorado Springs artist Sofia Hernandez […]
for more information: John Weiss [email protected] 719 271-0404 Bob Schaeffer [email protected] 239 699-0468 * * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * * WHAT: Open community meeting introducing The Catalyst Fund of Manitou, a new operating foundation, which will serve the Pikes Peak region with innovative programs WHEN: Friday, February 13, 2026 WHERE: 5pm – 6:15pm Presentation […]
Experiences, not stuff. If you’re looking for gifts that will last this holiday season, look for ways to make memories with your loved ones. You’ll find some lovely memories on sale at Theatreworks, which has followed its gut-punch production of “Cabaret” with the most trivial of trivialities, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Can a frivolous […]
I love the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. I used to work there as communications director. But for as long as I can remember, the Fine Arts Center’s museum has suffered from that common museum curse of elevation. It’s like all the pieces are up on a high pedestal. Even exhibits that have featured […]
I remember the 1972 Bob Fosse film “Cabaret” as a joyous celebration of sensual excess in pre-Nazi Germany, with some dark undertones. The production that currently struts and shocks at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ Theatreworks turns that around. Director Scott RC Levy’s “Cabaret” is a bleak yet alluring place that delivers brief […]
“The Shark Is Broken” should have gone belly up like a dead halibut. The script of this play, which ran through Sept. 14 at Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) inside Old Colorado City’s Fifty-Niner game shop, tells the behind-the-scenes dramedy involved in the making of “Jaws.” You know, the first major summer blockbuster that happens to […]
Kai Gaynor’s impact on her community is hard to miss. As an art instructor and community liaison with the local non-profit Concrete Couch, an oral historian for a project led by Food to Power and Colorado College, and in her role as Board President of the Pikes Peak Arts Council, it’s hard to imagine when […]
STORY AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF MANTIOU SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Manitou Springs Historical Society (MSHS), owner of Miramont Castle, is proud to announce the opening of the Roland Reed Photography Exhibition. The Society was fortunate enough to obtain 11 original photogravure prints from Reed’s estate. A portion of the photographs is a collection that Reed […]
Manitou Springs City Council approved a revised Manitou Arts, Culture and Heritage (MACH) grant for a mural on the side of the Rockey Art Museum on Canon Avenue by artist Natalia Pulido. Pulido initially requested $8,500, which was recommended for partial funding of $4,849 by the MACH Board and approved by City Council in March […]
Old Colorado City held a Mystical Stroll on July 11 – an immersive evening where the streets come alive with magic. If you missed this one, don’t worry. You can enjoy the enchantment of upcoming strolls on July 25, Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 5.
On June 12, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum opened its new exhibit “Until Forever Comes: This is Ute Homeland.” The project was a culmination of over five years of consultation with the three sister Ute tribes: the Southern Ute, the Ute Mountain Ute and the Northern Ute (also referred to as the Ute Indian Tribe […]
PHOTOS BY KADIE KIRKPATRICK
Murals are part of the soul of Manitou Springs. They’re along the Avenue, at the tops of buildings, on brick walls, in parking lots, in shop windows – and this summer, Smokebrush Foundation for the Arts is offering emerging and established artists the chance to add their brushstrokes of creativity to the city by taking […]
Forest green walls, chandeliers and bones adorn one side of the room. On the other, you’ll find authentic Afghan rugs and fashionable mannequins. Bridging the gap is a menagerie of vintage clothing and succulents, with a basket offering free “Warm Fuzzies” – cotton balls with googly eyes. This room, located near the front of the […]
New art installation kicks off summer in Ute Pass “Off The Beaten Path” by Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics will be a premier attraction this summer for Green Mountain Falls and the Green Box Arts Festival. Viewing the installation is free. If you go, plan your trip around these other Ute Pass happenings in June […]
When Steffany Butts-Boucher opened her sound healing and meditation business, ECHO Frequency Studio LLC, in 2020, she was terrified. She had a little money saved, but it wasn’t exactly a realistic amount to open a business with. And besides, she’d decided to set up shop in the middle of a global pandemic. But as she […]
Nico Wilkinson (they/he) woke up on Nov. 20, 2022, to a flurry of confusion. Text messages flooded their phone screen, asking if they were okay. Frantically written Facebook posts inquired about the whereabouts of friends who weren’t picking up the phone. Half-asleep, Wilkinson tried to figure out what had happened. Then, they saw the headlines […]
