Fine Arts Center

Rent
2024-05-05 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-05-02 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Based 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 and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Ask the Actors
2024-05-12 17:00 - 18:00 | 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 May 12, 2 p.m. performance of Rent.

This event is free and open to the public; no reservations required.

Threads of Connection
2024-05-13 17:00 - 19:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Celebrate the culminating visual and performing art created by students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind during their 2023-24 residency. Let your senses explore a non-traditional approach to art with our student-curated art exhibition, engaging tactile, auditory, and visual senses. Continue the journey as you take flight with our theatre in the dark experience—where emotions are felt and stories are heard, not seen. This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested.
Schedule
Art exhibition: 5–6 p.m.; 6:45–7:30 p.m. in the Shirley and A. Marvin Strait Corridor
Performance: 6–6:45 p.m.
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This project is supported by the Margarete Balke Fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.

Carnival (Summer Music Festival Class)
2024-05-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Students 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 wearing pajamas, a stately swan, and a squealing donkey are a few of the fun-loving characters we will create. While the orchestra performs the musical composition and a narrator reads the story, the student’s illustrations will be shown on a screen for the audience to view. This is a unique opportunity for young creatives and their families to enjoy. Supplies will be provided.
Ages 8-12
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Museum Free Day
2023-05-19 10:00 - 20:00 | 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

Object Housing & Storage Mounts
2024-05-17 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 learn how the museum cares for its collections while in storage. See examples of storage mounts and custom-designed enclosures and explore some of the tools and archival supplies used to create them. This is a drop-in program that is free and open to the public.

31st Annual Shivers Spring Concert
2024-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
The Fine Arts Center is proud to host the 31st Annual Shivers Springs Concert for the Shivers Fund at Pikes Peak Library District. The event will take place in the Clarence Shivers: Experimenting with Form galleries and will feature Stephanie Brink (Mezzo Soprano), Shyheim Hinnant (Baritone), Solomon Leonard (Violin), and John Thomas (Reenactor).
$50 per person
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Songs in the Key of J.
2024-05-25 19:45 - 21:00 | 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.

FAC Member Tour: John Gaw Meem
2024-06-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
This event is fully booked. To be placed on a waitlist, please call (719) 634-5583 or email fac@coloradocollege.edu
Join local architectural historian Chuck Benson for a tour as we explore the architectural legacy of John Gaw Meem, an influential American architect based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Meem designed the original Fine Arts Center building which opened in 1936. Meem is best known for his pioneering work in the Pueblo Revival style and advocacy for regionalism against international modernism. The tour will delve into Meem’s innovative fusion of Art Deco and Depression Modern styles with Southwest Native American-inspired motifs. Discover the monolithic and monumental concrete structures adorned with intricate details that symbolize Meem’s vision. We’ll explore external and internal spaces, showcasing the genius behind the Fine Arts Center building. Join us to unravel what is celebrated as Meem’s greatest architectural achievement, and gain a deeper appreciation for his impactful contributions to the architectural landscape.
Make a night of it! Stick around after the tour for our First Friday Art Party.
About Chuck Benson
Chuck Benson is and Architectural Consultant and has been teaching the History of Art and Architecture for over 40 years. He most recently is teaching at The Downtown Studio of UCCS, has taught extensively at The Fine Arts Center and The Bemis School of Art, The PILLAR Institute, and taught for a number of years at the main campus of UCCS – both in the Visual Art Program and The Department of Anthropology. He has led numerous groups abroad to Italy, France, Great Britain, and Scotland and also to New York City and Washington D.C. to explore first-hand Art and Architecture.
Image: John Gaw Meem standing on the Fine Arts Center’s balcony, ca. 1930s. Laura Gilpin, © 1979 Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

First Friday Art Party
2024-06-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue.

FREE museum admission — see what’s on view
Live music
Art in Deco Lounge by local artist
Drinks and snacks available for purchase
FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries
