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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 States

Join 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 States

Lee 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 States

Experience 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 […]

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FAC Member Tour

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join 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 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 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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Behind-the-Scenes Sunday

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 May 5, 2 p.m. performance of Rent. This event is free and open to the […]

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Family Adventure Day

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Pop in between 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. to check out what the Fine Arts Center has to offer and explore your creativity in drawing, painting, and sculpture! Family Adventure Day will offer a variety of hands-on art projects, along with artist demonstrations and interactive, self-guided activities with partners Pikes Peak Children's Museum and Project Angel Heart. […]

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Mother’s Day Brunch

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Mother’s Day Brunch is BACK! We invite you to celebrate mom with brunch in Taste Restaurant at the Fine Arts Center. Indulge in a bountiful buffet with breakfast pastries, salads, charcuterie, an omelet bar, assorted breakfast and lunch foods, a prime rib carving station, and desserts. On this special day, the museum will be open, […]

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Ask the Actors

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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Threads of Connection

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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Object Housing & Storage Mounts

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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31st Annual Shivers Spring Concert

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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.

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

Rent
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Rent

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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Carnival (Summer Music Festival Class)

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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FAC Member Tour: John Gaw Meem

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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 […]

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Crafts + Cocktails: Air Plant Hanger

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

A fun-filled evening of crafting and cocktails awaits! We’ll be diving into the art of macrame, where you’ll learn to knot and weave an air plant hanger. You can create a plain white air plant hanger or a multi-colored hanger! No prior experience is necessary—our expert instructor Megan Dulin will guide you through the process […]

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Experiencing Jazz: An American Artform Libation Lecture

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

As with history in general, jazz history can be analyzed, catalogued, and debated. However, as with any art form, if we are to gain a glimpse into the true nature of jazz, we must experience it for ourselves. This interactive, participatory event brings jazz history to you ‘live’ as the Tidal Breeze Creos Trio provides […]

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Yoga at the FAC

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join us for yoga with instructor Dominika Kamionka 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 […]

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FAC Member History Stroll: On a Cough and a Prayer

Downtown Colorado Springs 120 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs, Colorado

In the late nineteenth century, Colorado Springs declared itself “America’s Greatest Sanatorium.” And it worked! By 1900 over 20,000 health-seekers came in search of a cure for tuberculosis. The dreaded “White Plague” built a local economy reliant on medical tourism. In this approximately 1 mile walking tour through downtown, we’ll explore both the reputable and […]

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Member Tour: Museum Collections

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Join Sara Hodge, Head of Collections, and the rest of the museum collections team 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 […]

Deco Lounge at the Fine Arts Center
Featured Featured Event Series First Friday Art Party

First Friday Art Party

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 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

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Featured Featured Event Series Museum Free Day

Museum Free Day

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Museum 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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