September 2021
All Pikes Peak Reads at the Fine Arts Center!
Join us for an outdoor All Pikes Peak Reads event in the Fine Arts Center's sculpture garden at the corner of Casecade Ave. and Dale St! Meet us here to hear short readings from all of the 2021 APPR titles, and poetry readings by local poets. The evening will conclude with a reading and meet and greet with APPR author Nate Marshall. Nate Marshall is an award-winning writer, rapper, educator, and editor. He is the author and editor of numerous…
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Guadalupe in the Guestroom
Guadalupe in the Guest Room chronicles a funny and heartfelt story of shared grief and love between two people separated by a language barrier, ultimately proving that understanding doesn’t always require speaking the same language. Guadalupe is living in the guest room of her son-in-law, Steve, while she works to translate from English to Spanish the children’s books her deceased daughter has written. Overcome with grief and separated by a language barrier, the unlikely housemates struggle to communicate. As Guadalupe and…
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Ronny Quevedo: at the line
Working across printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and installation, Ronny Quevedo uses schematics—from dressmakers’ pattern sheets to architectural plans to geographical maps—in order to explore the formation of individual identity that is shaped by a fractured past. References to zoot suits are brought into conversation with Quechua culture, while Mesoamerican ballcourts are placed next to diagrams of soccer stadiums. Intentionally conflating time, space and languages, the artist maps relations between distinct histories, narratives, and visual forms.
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First Friday & Arts Month kick-off
Join us for October First Friday at the FAC! We're celebrating the kickoff to #ArtsOctober with a new exhibition and theater production. Enjoy a cocktail in the courtyard 5-7:30 p.m. Ronny Quevedo: at the line exhibition opening Named a must-see show by the Denver Post, don't miss our opening celebration and meet the artist with brief remarks in the exhibition at 6 p.m. Guadalupe in the Guest Room on stage at 7:30 p.m. Guadalupe in the Guest Room is a…
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Museum Free Day
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. Advanced timed tickets are required for museum entry.
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In Conversation: at the line
Please join us for a roundtable conversation with artist Ronny Quevedo, Victoria I. Lyall, Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas at the Denver Art Museum, and Jorge Rivas Pérez, Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Latin American Art at the Denver Art Museum, who will discuss Quevedo’s work in context of the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Americas at the Denver Art Museum. The conversation will be moderated by FAC Curator of Contemporary Art Katja Rivera.…
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
A thoroughly modern twist on the timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale brings new life to the story of a young woman forced into servitude who dreams of—and achieves—a better life. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago.” Adapted from the acclaimed 1997 movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, this…
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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
A new comedy from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (Intimate Apparel) draws on the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. By the Way, Meet Vera Stark is a seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong Black maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately trying to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in…
Find out more »Sunday Salon – By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
The FAC Theatre Company and Colorado College will host a conversation about themes emerging from the show following the Sunday matinee performance of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark in the Deco Lounge. This will be the third Sunday Salon discussions for the season, which allow additional engagement with the production through conversation with a member of the Colorado Springs community and a member of the Colorado College faculty. This Sunday Salon is free and open to all ticket holders…
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
It’s not easy being the Pigeon—you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. With a script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning Pigeon picture books, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping. Performed on Saturdays at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. and Sundays at…
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La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles remains one of the all-time biggest hits, adding new dimension to the boulevard comedy. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-worse get a bit of both when Georges’ son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the ‘family business’: Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the “star” performer…
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Sunday Salon – La Cage Aux Folles
The FAC Theatre Company and Colorado College will host a conversation about themes emerging from the show following the Sunday matinee performance of La Cage Aux Folles in the Deco Lounge. This will be the fourth Sunday Salon discussions for the season, which allow additional engagement with the production through conversation with a member of the Colorado Springs community and a member of the Colorado College faculty. This Sunday Salon is free and open to all ticket holders (regardless of…
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The Wolves
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals. Performed outside in the courtyard of the Fine Arts Center Finalist! 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner! 2015…
Find out more »Sunday Salon – The Wolves
The FAC Theatre Company and Colorado College will host a conversation about themes emerging from the show following the Sunday matinee performance of The Wolves in the Deco Lounge. This will be the last Sunday Salon discussion for the season, which allow additional engagement with the production through conversation with a member of the Colorado Springs community and a member of the Colorado College faculty. This Sunday Salon is free and open to all ticket holders (regardless of which performance…
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