Tag: Art And Entertainment
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The Broadmoor unveils life-sized gingerbread display, a holiday tradition in Colorado Springs
A sweet tradition of epic proportions has returned to The Broadmoor. The famed, historic resort in Colorado Springs has unveiled its life-sized gingerbread display for the holiday season — a time-honored attraction with alternating themes. This year’s: a whimsical take on the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, including what The Broadmoor calls “a whimsical…
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Think Colorado this holiday season: 12 gift ideas made in state
Skis made not for skiing, but for sitting back and taking in the view. Soaps made for taking you back to the mountains. Artistic creations made from those white, emblematic trees out there. Something to spice things up. Something to carry your needs no matter the outing, wild or urban. And wherever you go, something…
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48 hours in Ouray: Exploring the ‘Switzerland of America’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In southwest Colorado, it’s amazing what all can be tucked into a box canyon. Herein lies Ouray, surrounded by craggy walls that seemingly can’t contain the options for shopping, dining and sightseeing. It’s a sight to behold from Main Street: the jagged San Juan Mountains…
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‘The heart of Pueblo:’ A mural grows again along the Arkansas River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One morning this spring, as dawn broke over the mountains in southern Colorado, Valrie Eisemann loaded her truck with paint and climbing gear and drove about 65 miles to her canvas: a concrete wall angling high above the Arkansas River. She arrived at her place…
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For one Colorado museum, it’s all about the little things
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAKEWOOD • One recent morning at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, friends excitedly gathered around objects no larger than their pinky fingertips. That’s about the size of the Stanley tumblers, Tupperware and air fryer. “We need to put french fries in there,”…
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Colorado’s most curious coffee shop is inside historic train cars
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NEDERLAND • The wood floor in the train car had to be replaced. Business had to close one recent week. “We don’t like closing for a week, but we would rather do that and maintain the integrity of a place like this,” said Jesse Fox, owner of perhaps Colorado’s most unique coffee shop. It was…
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Book on Colorado’s historic cemeteries tells of forgotten people, places
Eilene Lyon has a curious hobby. “Going to antique stores and picking up old photographs that have a name on them, and I research these people and I write about them on the blog,” she explained from her longtime home in Durango. “The aim is to return the photographs to relatives. That’s been very rewarding…
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The Beatles in Denver 60 years ago: ‘Stampede,’ grenade threat, grilled cheese and air guitars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • From the main entrance bustle of the Brown Palace Hotel, Debra Faulkner escapes to an empty sidewalk leading to an inconspicuous door. It opens with the swipe of her employee ID, opening to a kitchen and staircase. Faulkner steps down to the dark,…
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National parks are fantasy worlds in the maps of a Colorado artist
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not long ago in his parents’ Colorado Springs home, a young man came by his boyhood pen. This was the Lamy Safari Fountain pen Alex Burden had used some 20 years ago during elementary school in Germany. “The last time I used one was in…
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Pikes Pick: Mark down these free days at Denver’s museums
A reminder that Denver’s museums hold free days throughout the year. That includes Sunday for the art museum, with the next dates being April 9 and 28. April 28 is also a free day at the Museum of Nature and Science. — Seth Boster