Tag: Julie Penrose
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Major gifts, famous artists behind the Fine Arts Center’s historic permanent collection
For the next year the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College will spotlight the “Gifts That Shape Us,” a special look at the top works of art, the donors and acquisitions that helped make the museum what it is today, leading into the future. The museum’s Lane East Gallery at 30 W. Dale…
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El Pomar marks 85th anniversary by surpassing $700 million in statewide charitable grants, community programs
Few Coloradans alive today knew high-profile community benefactors Julie and Spencer Penrose, but the charitable groundwork the couple laid in the first half of last century is familiar to every generation since. “One thing the trustees try to do every year and with every grant they make is to honor the intent of our donors,…
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Downtown festival, parade to celebrate Colorado Springs’ 150th anniversary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chances are you might not be around to celebrate Colorado Springs’ next big anniversary. So you better celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial while the celebrating is good. Saturday will mark the final big event in a…