Fine Arts Center

City as a Venue: Front Range Fables
2021-06-26 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | CO
Three fantastical fairy tales based on historic events in the Pike’s Peak region, to entertain, educate, and foster empathy. By filtering these stories through the lens of Fairy Tale and Fable, we invite students to experience history in a very approachable manner. These plays are written by three local playwrights and will be cast with 15 local actors. Each play will be performed 3 times allowing for many families to socially distance view the productions in each location. June 26 FAC Outdoor Stage | July 3 | Hillside Community Center | July 10 | Meadows Park | July 17 | Acacia Park Bandshell | July 24 | Deerfield Hills Community Center | Aug. 7 | Concrete Coyote
Pre-registration encouraged

She Loves Me
2021-07-29 20:00 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. The Mikos Lazlos play Parfuemerie, on which it is based, has inspired many adaptations, including the beloved film You’ve Got Mail starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

Pleasing Pitchers
2021-07-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Seize this opportunity to engage in a mindful, semiprivate studio experience. Learn slab construction and glazing techniques to handbuild a pleasing large, medium, or small pitcher from textured clay slabs. Move from flat to freestanding using simple measurements and flat patterns. Add coiled decorations, pinched flowers,
or animal forms to your pitcher bodies, handles, and spouts. Wow your friends with your pleasing pitcher! Supply list online. Maximum number of students from the same household: 4. Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Rui Haagen

First Friday at the FAC | Papel Chicano Dos final weekend
2021-08-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a special outdoor First Friday at the FAC August 6, 5-8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, meet us in the FAC parking lot to hear from Dr. Nancy Ríos, CC Department of Southwest Studies about the FAC outdoor murals from internationally renowned muralist, painter and sculptor Emanuel Martinez. Stay to celebrate the closing of the exhibition Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin. Enjoy access to museum galleries, an outdoor bar, hands-on art activities from Bemis School of Art, dancing and DJ’d music made possible by CC Mobile Arts.
Please note: This event is taking place outdoors in the FAC parking lot, check the weather and plan accordingly. Bring a chair if you’d like, but with the jams our guest DJ will be spinning we hope to see you all on your feet dancing in celebration of summer, community, and the arts.

Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
2021-08-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Where Did We Sit on the Bus? is an electric one-person show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, spoken word, and live looping. During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx student raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and their teacher can’t answer the question. This thrilling production examines what it means to be Latinx through the eyes of a child, turned teenager, turned adult.

Working
2021-08-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the server, the millworker, the mason, and the stay-at-home parent, just to name a few.

Cyanotype Workshop
2021-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
As part of Museum Free day on Sept. 17, join desert ArtLAB for a pop-up workshop exploring native flora of Colorado through the cyanotype process. The cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic printing processes. All ages are invited to participate. We ask children 6 and under to be accompanied by an adult.
These will be small groups (around 10 people) every 30 minutes from 1–3 p.m.
Admission is free but advanced registration is required
Desert ArtLAB is an interdisciplinary artist collaborative co-directed by April Bojorquez (she/her) and Matthew Garcia (he/him) whose work promotes Indigenous perspectives on ecological practice and climate change. Desert ArtLAB is the 2021 Mellon Artist in Residence at the Colorado College Fine Arts Center’s Museum. More information at desertartlab.com
Image: Verdolagas (detail), 8×12 inches, Cyanotype to Digital Print, 2021

Beading Basics
2021-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Learn the techniques the professionals use to design, create, and finish earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Create unique pieces to enhance your wardrobe, give as gifts, or create jewelry to sell. You will also learn techniques to repair vintage favorites to be worn again or revamp them into something new. Supply List online. Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Ona-Marie Engle
Level 0 – This class is for the true beginner with no prior experience in the medium.

All Pikes Peak Reads at the Fine Arts Center!
2021-09-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
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 works including Wild Hundreds and The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop. Nate is a member of The Dark Noise Collective and co-directs Crescendo Literary. He is an assistant professor of English at Colorado College. He is from the South Side of Chicago.
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