Author: Linda Navarro [email protected]
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Colorado Springs became a city of parks in the very beginning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into…
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9 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs: All-Star baseball, fireflies, County Fair and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MLB All-Star Game baseball and fireflies, The Brothers Osborne and tiny houses, Broadmoor art and the County Fair this weekend. THURSDAY-SUNDAY Opening weekend for a fascinating COS150 Sesquecentennial “Then and Now” exhibit with Mike Pach’s…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Arts, culture found home early in ‘Little London’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into…
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4 upcoming summer festivals in Colorado: Winter Park Jazz, Frontier Days and more
A summer for festivals and here are four to check out. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, July 9-18 The wildflower capital of Colorado has had a spectacular 2021 and is celebrated this month. The popular festival has a program guide with 200 listings but don’t be surprised if many have been sold out. No matter, the…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Butterfly Pavilion, Dog Show, Venetucci Farm, Renaissance Festival, Pooch Parade
THURSDAY-MONDAY A summer delight if you’re headed up north, the butterflies in a garden setting at Chatfield Farms, a project of the Butterfly Pavilion and Denver Botanic Gardens. Daily through Labor Day, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road in Littleton. Hundreds of native butterflies, nectar plants for butterfly food and 50 indigenous plant…
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Four upcoming Colorado festivals you’ll want on your calendar
Festivals are back in a big way this summer in Colorado. Here are four coming soon that you might want to check out. Bravo! Vail, June 27-Aug. 4 The Vail Valley is once again filled with the best of classical music and it can be enjoyed all around that area, including in concerts. The four…
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7 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and Colorado: Ponds & Waterfalls, Hill Climb fan zone, heavenly smells
Water garden tour, lavender, Denver Pride and Street Rods are weekend highlights. FRIDAY-SUNDAY Opening weekend for “The Sound of Music,” as musical theater returns through June 29. 47 local performers including the Colorado Springs Ballet Society in two casts. Colorado Springs Christian School, 4855 Mallow Road. Tickets and schedules: danceinthesprings.com/tickets SATURDAY-SUNDAY A perfect way to see, and…
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6 things to do in Colorado Springs and Colorado this weekend: Aerial acrobats, Glen Eyrie music, gaming for a cause
A busy weekend around Colorado Springs and beyond has gaming, the Children’s Chorale, a Millibo Circus and the Pueblo Levee art. THURSDAY A 5K walk/run through the solar system at Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center kicks off the summer Space Foundation Discovery Center’s “Science of Sport” program. 4-6 p.m. Free. Interstellar photos…
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Rocky Mountain PBS drive-in taking place in a unique location
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Adorable little Daniel Tiger is bringing his neighborhood and friends to the socially distanced parking lot at the new U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Activities at 7 p.m. May 14: an appearance by mascot Daniel Tiger, PBS swag bags and then three episodes of “Daniel…
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Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs and Toby Keith to headline Country Jam in June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first 2021 Colorado summer country music festival is planned in June and it’s a big one. Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith and Luke Combs will headline Grand Junction Country Jam June 24-26 and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at countryjam.com. The festival…