Enjoy everything on view in the FAC galleries- FOR FREE! During Public Free Day only, family memberships will be discounted from $60 to $50!
Members of the Colorado Springs Conservatory Alumni perform as part of the Venue 515 Local Music Series.
This exhibit of painting, sculpture, illustration and music by the Future Fossil Foundation opens 5-11 p.m. June 21 and runs through July 20 in our Community Gallery, upstairs in Venue 515.
This exhibit is comprised of acrylics by Corina Garcia and oils by Kaelyn Tischer. It opens 5-9 p.m. June 21 and runs through Aug. 3 in Venue 515’s Grand Hallway. The artists’ statements:
Corina Garcia: “My work portrays human emotions and identity issues. I use my insecurities as the fuel for inspiration to dig deeply into myself. I put my flaws and vulnerability on display in order to show my audience who I am and the common insecurities humans have, especially women. These feelings are hidden and kept to myself until released into the artwork. This exposure creates a sense of calmness after the burden of keeping an emotion locked inside for so long. Explosions of pain are unraveled. I focus on my identity as a young female because it is a pivotal state of my life as I believe it is for others as well. The identity aspect of my work focuses on the female gender and the dis-empowerment role we play to society. My exposure of emotions shows both, a helplessness and bring out the empowerment of moving forward with knowledge and acceptance of flaws and vulnerability.”
Kaelyn Tischer: “My work depicts figures that exist in a liminal state—transitioning between two phases of life and are not entirely whole. Caught between the known past and the unknown future. These paintings elucidate the sensation of being reborn again after bouts of darkness, as well as disintegrating back into said darkness.”
This exhibit features work in various media by Sarah Asleson, Barbara Davies, Pauline Foss, Nancy Furman, Patty Heath, Mimi Mitchell, Barbara Resch, Karen Simkiss, Liz Szabo, LuDel Walter and Zandra Zieman-Foster. It opens 5-9 p.m. June 21 and runs through Aug. 3 in the New Gallery in our 513 building.
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, the BAC is creating a unique fundraising experience: square art for a round world. Pieces in various media measuring 5x5, 6x6 or 7x7 inches will be sold for $25 each; 100 percent of the proceeds will support the BAC. The exhibit opens 5-9 p.m. June 21, during 3rd Friday Art Walk in Manitou Springs, and runs through Aug. 3. Be there, or be square!
This exhibit commemorates the 2012 wildfire season and features invited artist Maryse Levenson, who lost her home and much of her artwork in the Waldo Canyon fire. The work was juried by Jeanne Steiner and includes handwoven, hand-dyed and hand-spun work by 42 artists from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. It opens 6-8:30 p.m. June 21 and runs through Aug. 3 in the Hagnauer Gallery.
With roots in both pioneer and native cultures, Leon embodies the spirit of the mountains. A prolific songwriter and performer, his unique style tells tales of Colorado and the people of the west. His performances shape compelling stories into a musical show that leaves audiences asking for more.
Looking for a way to jump start your guitar playing? In this fun weeklong workshop students will learn all the basics to get started playing basic chords, strumming and picking, how to tune a guitar, skill fundamentals, tips and tricks, along with practical steps that will have kids playing in no time! Ages 8-12.
World renowned violinist/fiddler Kyle Dillingham (http://kyle-web.com/ ) is in Colorado to perform at the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls on June 27 and June 28 - both at 7 p.m. The first performance is a joint concert with the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony. But the most important work he will likely be doing in the Pikes Peak region is not at a concert. Dillingham will give a free workshop for musicians age 12 and up at the Youth Symphony's facilities at the Irving Educational Center. This promises to be real-world experience for our area's aspiring young musicians as they gain valuable insights into the artistic and business qualities it takes to have a successful musical career in this day and age. All are welcome for this 10 a.m. to 12 noon workshop.
Let the sun shine in – through fantastic stained glass pieces that you create! Learn to assemble an 8×10 glass panel by the copper foil method. Choose from four pre-printed beginner designs – celtic knot, sailboat, two different flowers – and construct your piece using the 12 basic steps of stained glass. All supplies are included except the Art Glass that must be purchased by the student for their project.
Thomas Wilson conductor
Flying W Wranglers
Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale
Mango fan Django
A special commemorative concert marking the one-year anniversary of the Waldo Canyon wildfire, Colorado Springs Together features the Flying W Wranglers, the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, and VIP guests in an evening created to celebrate brave acts and a community rising together. The concert is made possible through its namesake, Colorado Springs Together, an organization founded to lead wildfire recovery efforts.
Additional info:
Free and open to the public.
Nearby shuttle parking service will be available.
Food available for purchase provided by Flying W Ranch and Josh & Johns ice cream.
Picnics are welcome.
Please leave alcohol and weapons at home.
Additional information, including sponsors, can be found at the Summer Symphony website.
Summer is a time to relax and have fun! Spend two days playing with a variety of materials and art techniques. Pretend you are in elementary school again: cutting and pasting, drawing with a variety of materials, and doing basic printmaking without a press. A mixed media extravaganza! This is your chance to use a variety of art materials and combine techniques. This is about the journey and less about the final outcome.
The Fine Arts Center presents Whiskey IV: The Legend of Curly's Gold , the fourth annual summer fundraiser held in the intimate FAC Courtyard. The event features a whiskey and beer tasting from Colorado craft distilleries and breweries; New West barbeque; plus live music. A significant increase in both hooting and hollering is anticipated from the previous three editions. Also included with your ticket is free admission to view the FAC galleries.
In the five days we will do two days of painting with glass powders and crushed glass to create dimensional fused glass paintings. One day painting with glassline paint on glass for a 2D fused glass painting. And two days glass mosaic; a flat piece and a 3D piece. Pieces will be fired on-site and ready for pick up within two weeks of class end date. Ages 8-12.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts presents Modiball - a Modification Ball.
Modiball is first and foremost a celebration of the human form as a canvas, and secondly a body art and tattoo competition featuring a runway show, music, food, and more.
The runway show begins at 6 pm. Tasty snacks and treats provided by The Springs Cupcake Truck and The Local Food Truck. Entertainment by the Vagabond Misfits at 7 pm.
Interested in attending? $5 suggested donation gets you in the door. Bring your ID if you will be drinking - no exceptions.
A free art experience for children coping with the loss of a parent, grandparent, or sibling due to death. Space is limited- please register by June 15th.
See the world premiere of the newest comedy by award-winning playwright Todd Wallinger.
The "Black and White, Shades of Gray" collective art exhibition focuses on artwork that is monotone yet dynamic and intriguing. This show will illustrate the lines and shapes of the everyday world and reveal the imaginations of gifted artists.
Fine artist Lelia DeMello was born in Boston MA and raised on Cape Cod.
She moved to the beautiful Islands of Hawaii in 1982. Lelia's professional career in 1987.
Since that time, over 900 original paintings have been acquired by collectors from all over the world.
CEO's, Politicians, Celebrities, Production Companies, and Exclusive Resorts have acquired and commissioned her work.
Lelia has had 11 sell-out solo shows and has also shown her work in numerous group and museum exhibitions.
Lelia is known as a colorist. She is self taught and uses her instinct to create semblance and balance in her work.
She loves to create oversized, large paintings. They have impact in her opinion. "People have an immediate reaction to her work." (Kevin Nunne, Owner, Montage Galleries, HI) Lelias' paintings are filled with fluid, vibrancy.
The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience, brimming with flair, attitude and European sophistication.
Thomas Wilson, conductor
A grand relaunch of Colorado Springs’ traditional “Fabulous Fourth” celebrations, the evening will include food, drink, and fun for the whole family. Concludes with thunderous fireworks over Memorial Park.
Additional info:
Free and open to the public.
A variety of food will be available for sale.
Picnics are welcome.
ATMs will be located throughout the park.
Please leave pets, alcohol, and weapons at home.
The Business of Art Center will host this creative-writing workshop with Elijah Douresseau. He will teach participants how to write 100- to 500-word narratives and how to include the small stories in various creative projects that will be worthy to submit for publishing. The class will culminate in a public reading party for the community, during which participants will showcase their work. Class size: 12 participants per session.
All all media show celebrating Outsider Art and Steampunk - Juried by Phil Lear and Timothy C. Flood
Featuring work by Myles Pinkney. With Kathleen Reed and Henna by Laurie Covney.
Costumes and themed dress are encouraged.
Show runs through July 12.
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for “art brut” which is French for “raw art” or “rough art,” a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture. The English term “outsider art” is often applied to include self-taught or naïve art makers. Typically, those labeled as outsider artists have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. Often, outsider art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds.
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternate history of the 19th century’s British Victorian era or American “Wild West”, in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk perhaps most recognizably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era’s perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art.
Pieces in this show reflect these themes and include paintings, sculptures, worn art, jewelry, and more. Costumes and themed dress are encouraged for the opening of the show.
This multi-media class, for 8-12-year-olds of all ability levels, will focus on drawing and painting techniques. Students will push their artistic skills to the next level while enjoying a fun environment.
Students will draw and paint a variety of subjects including people, animals, still life and imaginary characters using various techniques and media. Students will learn a selection of drawing techniques (graphite, ink, colored pencil, and chalk) and paint in watercolor, oil pastel, and acrylic on canvas. Emphasis will be placed on developing artistic skills at an individual level while making friends.
Spend the day with your family being creative! Bemis instructors lead hands-on art activities that explore the theme: Wild West. All ages and skill levels welcome.
Acoustic Eidolon, featuring Joe Scott on double neck guitjo and Hannah Alkire on cello are from Colorado and have graced stages throughout the US, Europe, Australia and Canada. With nine CDs and a DVD to their credit, these masterful artists continue to captivate audiences throughout the world with their signature “new acoustic” sound and boundless possibilities in blending Celtic, Folk, World & Latin music influences.
A selection of favorite songs performed by the talented young artists participating in the 10th annual Summer Performing Arts Intensive presented by the Conservatory in collaboration with Central City Opera.
The performance will be held in Studio A at the Cornerstone Arts Center.
Enjoy everything on view in the FAC galleries- FOR FREE! During Public Free Day only, family memberships will be discounted from $60 to $50!
Training Program participants of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival introduce themselves to our audience.
This free multimedia event will present artists who will perform live while experimenting with any combination of sound, image, object, text and audience to create events that allow for chance, spontaneity and humor. “fit of fluxus” will be part of Manitou Springs’ 3rd Friday Art Walk.
Looking for a way to jump start your guitar playing? In this fun weeklong workshop students will learn all the basics to get started playing basic chords, strumming and picking, how to tune a guitar, skill fundamentals, tips and tricks, along with practical steps that will have kids playing in no time! Ages 8-12.
Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
The Philharmonic will open Security Service Field (Sky Sox Stadium) for fireworks and America the Beautiful, a concert presenting great works by US composers, including Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, John Williams’ Raider’s March from Indiana Jones, and favorites from Broadway, Star Wars, and more.
Additional info:
Free and open to the public.
Parking is available on site for $5 per vehicle.
A variety of food will be available for sale, but outside food and drink is not permitted in Security Service Field. See the Stadium Policy for additional information.
ATMs will be located throughout the premises.
Please leave pets, alcohol, and weapons at home.
Enjoy a performance of staged, cosutmed scenes from opera & music theater as part of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival.
The world premiere of an opera about General Palmer written and performed by the students in the 10th annual Summer Performing Arts Intensive presented by The Conservatory in collaboration with Central City Opera.
The performance will be held in Studio A at the Cornerstone Arts Center.
Byrd & Street are noted for their “solid first-class songwriting” and impeccable male/female harmony. Three-time nominees for Texas Music Awards (2009 and 2012) and three- time Kerrville Festival New Folk finalists including 2013, their songs have been recorded by other artists, including Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary. Their CD’s have made the Folk DJ “Best of Year” Charts and the Texas Roots Charts.
Hear their music and find more about them at www.byrdandstreet.com
This hands-on clay class will give kids the chance to work constructively. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own imagination with clay. Kids will be working with pinch pots, slabs, slab construction, and coil building. All pieces will be glazed on-site and fired and will be presented for pick up within two weeks of the class finish. Ages 8-12.
Thomas Wilson, conductor
The Summer Symphony series finale is a tribute to one of the world’s greatest bands: Journey. We’ll be rocking with hits, including Don’t Stop Believin’, Any Way You Want It, Open Arms, Separate Ways, and more. Complete with rock band, laser effects, light show, and full symphony orchestra.
Additional info:
Free and open to the public.
Shuttle available from Norris Penrose Event Center.
A variety of food will be available for sale.
Picnics are welcome.
Please leave pets, alcohol, and weapons at home.
In the five days we will do two days of painting with glass powders and crushed glass to create dimensional fused glass paintings. One day painting with glassline paint on glass for a 2D fused glass painting. And two days glass mosaic; a flat piece and a 3D piece. Pieces will be fired on-site and ready for pick up within two weeks of class end date. Ages 8-12.
Let the sun shine in – through fantastic stained glass pieces that you create! Learn to assemble an 8×10 glass panel by the copper foil method. Choose from four pre-printed beginner designs – celtic knot, sailboat, two different flowers – and construct your piece using the 12 basic steps of stained glass. All supplies are included except the Art Glass that must be purchased by the student for their project.
Enjoy a fully staged performance with orchestra of the classic musical "The Sound of Music," starring Jennifer DeDominici as Maria Von Trapp.
Maria is a spirited, young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to seven unruly children. With charm and songs Maria quickly wins the hearts of the children and their father; but, when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family.
Take your photos to the next level! This class covers the basics of Photoshop and will help you take your images from snapshots to fabulous finished photos. In this hands-on course each student will get the same collection of photos and work right along with the instructor to learn photo editing tools and techniques. A laptop with Adobe Photoshop CS3 or Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 or higher is required and the use of a mouse is recommended.
Free outdoor concert with orchestera, celebrating the legacy of Bee Vradenburg and Charles Ansbacher.
As part of The Grand Finale to our summer extravaganza, participants of the 2013 Vocal Arts Festival will present their favorite tunes!
Lawn opens at 5:00 p.m. for 6:30 p.m. concert.
Point, zoom, click! This class is designed to teach students how to get the most out of their digital cameras and create beautiful images of family, friends, and more. In this class you will get a chance to photograph a variety of subjects and learn composition, camera settings, and equipment choices. Portrait, macro, and low light sessions will help you get a feel for your camera and how to get the best photos in any setting. Homework will be given each week and will be reviewed to judge progress. Bring your camera, camera manual, and a thumb drive.
Do you want to get your hands dirty and learn how to make beautiful functional pieces you can use every day? Bowls, cups, and simple vases are great projects for beginners but students with more experience are just as welcome! Starting with preparing the clay to throwing on the wheel this class is full of hands-on experience. Learn the properties of firing and finishing, the importance of temperature control, and basic glazing techniques. Your first 25 pounds of clay are included in the class price, but make sure to pick up the pottery tool kit from Meininger’s before your first class session.
Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare
directed by Murray Ross
In Roman Britain, Renaissance Italy and western Wales, Shakespeare travels through time and space with a charming heroine, a wicked queen, a sinister seducer, a banished husband, a perfect clod and a visitor from Olympus. This is Shakespeare’s wildest and most enchanting romance, and the perfect tale for a Colorado summer night.
On Saturday, August 31, renowned Country and Southern Rock singer Charlie Daniels will headline the inaugural Tri-Lakes Music Festival, organized by the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts. The concert will take place at the former Lake of the Rockies Campground east of Monument Lake. The concert grounds will open at 10 am with Music to start at 11. Charlie Daniels and his band will wrap up a full day of music in the early evening. Charlie Daniels owns a Grammy Award, multi-platinum albums, a “Member” of the Grand Ole Opry, and is best known for his hit song The Devil Came Down to Georgia. The Flying W Wranglers will open for the country star, and his performance will cap the all-day music event. Daniels has packed music venues throughout the United States for many years, and festival directors expect a crowd of 5,000 or more for the outdoor concert.
Anthony Davis
He’s an esteemed virtuoso and he’ll be here to talk about the blues, and play some too.
Seven Guitars
by August Wilson
directed by Clinton Turner Davis
In a Pittsburgh tenement a charismatic and volatile blues singer fights for his dignity in a backyard full of song, dance, mystery, vegetables, gorgeous poetry, comedy and one doomed rooster.
Bring your sketchpad and whatever drawing implements you prefer for these weekly sessions, way in the back of Venue 515's Spencer Hall. Learn from Tina Riesterer, a master of her craft.
Adult Recess at the Red Martini
Friday Happy Hour...Be prepared to be shaken & stirred.
Featuring live jazz and blues by The Conservatory Faculty and Alumni from 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Doors Open at 4 pm with Your Choice of Tapas and Wine Combo for $10 and Happy Hour Drink Specials. No Cover.
• April 19 – Wayne Wilkinson Blues Trio
• April 26 – Ian Ferguson on piano, guitar and vocals
In the heart of downtown
More info at csnightclubs.com
This performance is made possible through the generosity of the CSC 16th Note Society
