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Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesMuseum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum
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The Jonathan Larson Effect: How Rent Changed the American Musical Theatre Experience Libation Lecture
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin our resident cabaret artist, J. Chang-Tablada to hear songs from Rent and learn more about the incredible impact that Jonathan Larson made on the American musical theatre landscape. Larson lived in poverty, waited tables, and worked seven years to bring his rock opera Rent to the stage — only to collapse and die the night before previews were […]
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Reading with Lee Ann Roripaugh
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesLee Ann Roripaugh (she/they) is a biracial Nisei and the author of five volumes of poetry, mostly recently tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed Editions, 2019), which was named a “Best Book of 2019” by the New York Public Library, selected as a poetry Finalist in the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards, cited as a Society […]
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Acrylic Portrait Painting Inspired by Clarence Shivers
Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesExperience the allure of Clarence Shivers’ influence through captivating portraits in the Fine Arts Center galleries. Delve into the Clarence Shivers: Experimenting with Form exhibition, where you can witness firsthand his diverse approach to the art of portraiture. Following this enriching exploration, we will move to the Painting Studio for a hands-on session. Here, you’ll […]
Carnival (Summer Music Festival Class)
Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesStudents will create illustrations for the presentation of The Carnival of the Animals at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Drawing skills are required as well as a love of making art. We will focus on creating the cast of joyful animal characters inspired by Camille Saint Saens musical composition. A roaring lion, a kangaroo […]
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FAC Member Tour
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Alana Adams, Assistant Curator of Collections, for a tour of works from the Fine Art Center’s permanent collection featured in Hương Ngô’s exhibition Ungrafting. The tour will offer an opportunity to connect with the permanent collection via a diverse selection of artworks and learn more about different modern and traditional artistic methods. Visitors will […]
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First Friday Art Party
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin us for our First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by the FAC’s chic, historic venue. Free museum admission Attendees receive BOGO tickets to Rent Art in Deco Lounge Music by Colorado College band Sally and the Swamp Goblins Drinks and snacks available for purchase FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, […]
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Rent
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesBased loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom […]