AltWeeklies Wire
The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center Looks to Murals to Define & Celebrate its Historynew
It's happened slowly and quietly, but the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has pushed an art form on the edge toward a major comeback.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2011 |
Art
Getting to Know Modern Dance Pioneer Martha Grahamnew
Three strong women founded the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, so it's fitting that a strong woman would have helped christen it when it opened in 1936. Although the galleries held artwork done largely by men, the performance art stage gave way to whom many consider to be the modern dancer of the 20th century and one of the foremost choreographers in history: Martha Graham.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2011 |
Performance
Crazy Hypenew
College kids stock up on FDA-disapproved malt liquor Four Loko.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-29-2010 |
Culture
Tags: The Youngs, Four Loko
The Way to San Josenew
COPPeR has released its cultural blueprint for the region; here's what happens next.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
10-15-2010 |
Performance
Sweet Sciencenew
It takes just a few minutes to learn how much you don't know about beer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
10-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
Foilednew
One writer learns that swordplay demands legs of steel and an iron will.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-05-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Fencing, Kathryn Lewis-Salem
Come As You Arenew
Chatroulette takes random-access exhibitionism to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2010 |
Commentary
Meal in the Woodsnew
'Next locavore fixation' or not, foraging for food reveals the true taste of the wild.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
07-08-2010 |
Food+Drink
Dumpster-Diving Filmmaker Shares Back-Alley Secrets of Grocery Storesnew
Jeremy Seifert and his colleagues are introducing a school-based campaign to encourage zero waste called Eat Trash.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
07-08-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Dumpster Diving, Jeremy Seifert
Better Living Through Artnew
Liese Chavez and Chris Sedgwick of Mountain Living Studio exemplify how artists can create heartfelt work, but also viably compete in a largely decrepit market.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
06-17-2010 |
Art
Tags: Chris Sedgwick, Liese Chavez
Pastor Ted Haggard Gets an Unexpected Competitornew
I don't think I'm qualified to be a pastor or spiritual leader. But I do believe I'm qualified to help people. And so today I announce that I'm forming a new church.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
06-10-2010 |
Comedy
Tags: Ranger Rich, Ted Haggard
A Quest For the Finest Mexican Fare on Four Wheelsnew
Street food: In almost every country on the planet, it's cheaper and often better than many similar dishes found indoors.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford and Matthew Schniper |
05-06-2010 |
Food+Drink
Eerie Photographs Lend Darkness to Black-and-White Shownew
Stuffed crows, bent spoons, a doll house and old photographs are a few of the slightly bizarre ephemera that anchor Carol Golemboski's photographs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-29-2010 |
Art
Colorado Museum Looks Into the Offbeat Sides of Conflict and Resolutionnew
Little girls in white dresses and hairbows kick and beat each other. Meanwhile, a man flies a kite. These images explore the nature of conflict and resolution, the theme for the museum's new show.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Apple's New iPad is Poised to Change the World of Publishing — Possiblynew
I can't tell you definitively whether or not the device will, in fact, change the future of publishing, or save newspapers and magazines, or, on the flip side, decimate bookstores and libraries Heck if I know. No one knows. Yet.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
03-25-2010 |
Tech
