Fine Arts Center

Balloonacy
2023-10-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Imagine a single balloon changing one person’s life forever. Balloonacy is tender, uplifting show for the little ones (and the big ones, too). Sweet, inventive and packed with physical comedy, this play explores the power of friendship and shows how, with a little imagination and acceptance, companionship is everywhere.
Performed on Saturdays at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. and Sundays at 12 p.m. & 4 p.m.

Misery
2023-10-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-10-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

Ask the Actors
2023-10-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Curious about the lifestyle of a theatre professional? What’s it take to slip into a character night after night? Stay in your seats after the show for a curated discussion with the cast and creatives and satiate your curiosity. This event will begin immediately following the Oct. 22, 2 p.m. performance of Misery.
This event is free and open to the public; no reservations required.

Songs in the Key of J.
2023-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us all season long in the Deco Lounge as local favorite J. Chang-Tablada sings and shares stories from the piano following 5 p.m. mainstage performances. Donations will be accepted.
Misery Oct. 21, 2023
Elf the Musical Dec. 9 & 30, 2023
Water by the Spoonful Feb. 24, 2024
Rent May 11 & 25, 2024
J. Chang-Tablada is a Korean-Filipino-Irish-American musician, storyteller, and photographer. One of Colorado Springs’ most beloved and prolific Music Directors, J. Chang-Tablada is known for his work with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Theatreworks, and Millibo Art Theatre. An accomplished entertainer in his own right, J. frequently takes the stage singing and sharing stories from the piano, with recent performances at 54 Below in New York City, at the Green Box Arts Festival with his “Sing-a-long with Jerry McCauley and Friends” concerts last summer, and with his debut holiday album “Naughty & Nice” concerts last December.

Yoga at the FAC
2023-10-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for yoga in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels are welcome.
Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries if you choose to visit. Suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Fine Arts Center (you’ll also have the option to donate at class).
Please RSVP
Space is limited

Creepy-Crawly Collections
2023-10-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join the museum collections team in the Agents of Care gallery from 1-4 p.m. to explore a selection creepy-crawly artworks that will put you in the Halloween spirit.
Free and open to the public.
Image: Thomas Reaney, Untitled (clown) (detail), ca. 1950, Gift of Susan Bernstein, FA 2003.3.2.

Museum Free Day
2023-05-19 10:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Museum Free Days are offered the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. See what’s on view in the museum

Behind-the-Scenes Sunday
2023-10-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Ever wonder, “how’d they do that?”? Well, unbox your inner theatre nerd with the Fine Arts Center Theatre Company staff for a thorough look at the special effects, backstage spaces, costume, and scene shops. This event will begin immediately following the Oct. 15, 2 p.m. performance of Misery.
This event is free and open to the public; no reservations required.

Sacrosanto: An Evening with Santos and Song
2023-10-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
This three-part event will begin in the Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest exhibition space with a musical performance of traditional Nuevomexicano liturgical music by Dr. Theresa J. Córdova and William Córdova. Following their performance, we will move to the Agents of Care space to hear an excerpt from the newly acquired Padre Jaramillo Archive and listen to an artist talk by Vicente Telles, a contemporary Santero.
Free and open to the public.
Please RSVP
This program is co-presented by the Colorado College Southwest Studies Department and the Fine Arts Center Museum.

First Friday Art Party
2023-10-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join 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
Art in Deco Lounge by Adana Dysart
Music by Jeremiah Walter
Drinks and snacks available for purchase
FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries

Jeremiah Walter is a multi-instrumentalist folk musician and songwriter who has been performing for over 25 years as a solo artist and in bands such as The Rogue Spirits, Buster’s Tangent, and Intake. He utilizes a collection of instruments from around the world to enhance original and traditional songs, some of which can be found at jeremiahwalter.bandcamp.com.

FAC Member Tour: Museum Collections
2023-10-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
The collections team at the Fine Arts Center invite you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. See how the museum stores the 17,000 works entrusted to its care and stewardship, and learn about ongoing collections projects including mural conservation, object inventory and cataloging, and NAGPRA compliance. After a tour of the collections storage spaces, enjoy a private walk-thru of the new Agents of Care gallery, and discover how the space is supporting collections-driven learning and community collaboration. Join our team as we pull back the curtain and demystify museum practice, inviting you to be an active partner in the care of the collections we safeguard.
Make a night of it! Stick around after the tour for our First Friday Art Party.
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Space is limited

Libation Lecture: Musings of Chicana Feminist from the Anthropocene
2023-09-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Coinciding with Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest, an exhibition currently on view at the FAC, join us for our next Libation Lecture. Local murals, with their multiple and layered meanings, is the topic of this lecture by CC Mobile Arts Co-Director and independent scholar, Nancy Ríos. Using local murals, Ríos will engage the audience in discussion about how walls in our built environment tell stories about people and their communities.
From a once-neglected Chicano mural in a museum’s collection (Arte Mestiza (1986) by Emanuel Martinez), to a mural commissioned to honor a demolished Mexican American neighborhood in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs (Conejos (2020) by Mauricio Ramirez), to a public mural commissioned by the Colorado Springs Police Department (Community-CSPD (2023) by Paes 164), this lecture will have us thinking about who we are, our collective history, and paths forward in our geological time of the Anthropocene.
Themed drink: Green chili mules
Lecturer: Nancy Ríos, CC Mobile Arts Co-Director and independent scholar
$10 for FAC members, $15 for non members, includes your first drink
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About Libation Lectures
Libation Lectures is a lecture series offering an educational twist to the traditional happy hour. Each lecture explores an aspect of the amazing art and featured artists from various Fine Arts Center exhibitions served up with a themed drink to help you dive deep into the topic.

Enchanted Textures of Taos, New Mexico
2023-09-25 09:00 - 2023-09-29 18:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Taos’ light, color, and culture have inspired modern artists for over 125 years to create inspirational and memorable paintings. Taos is especially stunning in the autumn with glorious textures and colors. Professional artist and instructor Martha Mans will concentrate on watercolor and gouache painting with a special small presentation about how she creates her casein paintings, which is becoming an increasingly popular medium.
We will visit a different location each day with a demonstration by Martha to encourage you to try water media techniques designed to help you hone your painting skills. After breakfast, our day will begin with a gathering at a specific location to watch a demonstration and take technical advice. We will enjoy the rest of the day painting with a break to have lunch and continue painting in the afternoon for as long as you’d like. Since studying how other artists approach painting is important to your artistic growth, and to further your art experience, Martha strongly advises that you take a little time to visit one or more of the wonderful museums or art galleries in Taos to study what other artists both from the past or present find so interesting and inspiring about Taos. We will gather for a critique in the afternoon around 4 p.m. before you head out on your own for dinner at one of the many restaurants Taos has to offer.

Yoga at the FAC
2023-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a one-hour yoga class with instructor Rebecca Myers in our beautiful glass-walled Smith Family gallery. Participants are invited to stay and enjoy the museum for free after class. All experience levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Water is allowed during class, but not in the museum galleries. Suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Fine Arts Center (you’ll also have the option to donate at class).
Sign up for class
Space is limited

Sasha Colby
2023-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
This goddess is making history. She’s the first drag queen to win both Drag Race and Miss Continental. Sasha’s signature, sensual modern drag is sure to entertain.

Night of Indigenous Comedy: Adrianne Chalepah
2023-09-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
From Nexflix and Amazon comedy specials to NBC Peacock’s “Rutherford Falls,” Chalepah now brings her unique Native take on the world back to the FAC.

Bronze Sculpture Care
2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
As part of Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project, join Fine Arts Center Museum staff to learn how it cares for its bronze sculptures. Watch staff in action throughout the day as they clean, wax, and buff each work.

Meet in the FAC lobby. This event is free and open to the public.
