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Colorado Springs-area events calendar: Tuesday, Nov. 7

By Carlotta Olson

Here's a look at what's going on Tuesday in the Colorado Springs area:

 

MUSIC

Positive Hits Tour — Featuring Skillet, Britt Nicole, Colton Dixon, Tauren Wells & Gawvi, 7 p.m., Bellco Theatre, Denver, $21.75-$54.75; AX.
6Lack — With Sabrina Claudio, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $29.50; AX.

 

Vintage Trouble — With Desi Valentine, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep

 

STAGE

“Motown the Musical” — Opens 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $43-$98; 520-7469, pikespeakcenter.com.

 

Through Nov. 19: “Smart People” — Ricketson Theatre, Denver, $30 and up. Go online for times and dates: denvercenter.org.

 

ARTS

Women in the Military Portrait Exhibit — All day, Pikes Peak Community College, Centennial Campus Atrium, 5675 S. Academy Blvd. Exhibit runs through Nov. 10; 502-3135.

 

Landscapes — Featuring Joe Bohler, Charles Pabst and June Carey, Art Gallery of the Rockies, 5039 N. Academy Blvd. Exhibit runs through Dec. 7; artgalleryoftherockies.com.

 

Through Nov. 12: Denver Film Festival — Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver. Advance tickets: denverfilm.org.

 

Benjamin Wu & Erza Tucker - A 2-Man Show”, Broadmoor Galleries, The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave. Exhibit runs through Nov. 19; 577-5744, broadmoorgalleries.com.

 

Jewelers Group Exhibit — Green Horse Gallery, 729 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs. Exhibit runs through Nov. 20; 338-2721, michelle@greenhorsegallery.com.

 

“Playing with Fire” — Works of Karen Simkiss, Josie Quick and Laura McCracken, Commonwheel Artists Gallery 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs. Exhibit runs through Nov. 12; 685-1008, commonwheel.com.

 

“Postcommodity: A Very Long Line” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 7, $5-$10; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


Raven Chacon: “Lightning Speak”
— Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 21, $5-$10; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


Jennifer Steinkamp: “Judy Crook”
— Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 21, $5-$10; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


Steven Durow: “Heartland”
— Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 21, $5-$10; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


“Women of the Rockies”
— Showcases local female artists and artisans; Art, Etc., 18 E. Rio Grand St. Exhibit runs through Dec. 15; 424-6502, artetckmm@gmail.com.

 

“Ancestral Calling...Beyond Word” — Through Nov. 16, Pikes Peak Community College, Downtown Studio Campus, 100 W. Pikes Peak Ave.; 502-3135.
Works by Michelle McMahan
— Through Nov. 30, Deco Lounge, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St.; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


Works by Jone Ware
— Through Dec. 7, Academy Art & Frame Co., 7560 N. Academy Blvd.; 265-6694, academyframe@gmail.com.

 


Works by Judith McKay — Through Nov. 7, Academy Art & Frame Co., 7560 N. Academy Blvd.; tinyurl.com/ok6ysjp.

 

“Bruce Munro: Thank You for a Very Enjoyable Game” — Through Jan. 7, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Call or go online for costs; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 

Steve Weed Exhibit — G44 Gallery, 1785 S. Eighth St. Exhibit runs through Nov. 11; g44gallery@gmail.com.

 

“The Disappearing Mining Landscape of Grant County, New Mexico” — Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 2225 North Gate Blvd. Exhibit runs through Dec. 9; wmmi.org.

 

“Great Expectations” — Through Nov. 11, GOCA 121, 121 S. Tejon St., Suite 100;tinyurl.com/y73wuzpc.

 

“Democratic Visas” — Through Dec. 9, GOCA 1420, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway; tinyurl.com/ybezmkmk.

 

Buck Walsky: “Beach Front” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. Call or go online for admission costs; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 

“Raízes/Roots: Transformations in Contemporary Brazilian Art” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Exhibit runs through Nov. 15. Call or go online for admission costs; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


“The Art of Storytelling” — Through Dec. 31, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St. Call or go online for admission costs; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 

 

“Positive Exposure: The Spirit of Difference” — Works by photographer Rick Guidotti, through Dec. 31, Chapel Hills Mall, 1510 Briargate Blvd.; tinyurl.com/z78epdz.

 


“Ragnarök” — Works by Wendy Mike and De Lane Bredvik, through Jan. 7, 2018, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $12; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org.

 


“Trenches to Treaties: World War I in Remembrance” — Through November 2018, Money Museum, 818 N. Cascade Ave.; 632-2646, money.org.

 

Through Nov. 12: Frances Dodd: “Compelling Color” — Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo; sdc-arts.org.

 


Through Nov. 12: Allan McConnell: “Contrasts” — Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo; sdc-arts.org.
Through Jan. 15: “Touched by the Hands of God: Michelangelo’s Models” — Loveland Art Museum, Loveland; sdc-arts.org.

 

Through Jan. 14: Billy Schenck: “The Myth of the West” — Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo; sdc-arts.org.

 

Through Jan. 20: “Western Traditions” — Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo; sdc-arts.org.

 

OUT THERE

UpaDowna Climb Nights — 6-8 p.m., second Tuesday, CityRock, 21 N. Nevada Ave., free. Registration: upadowna.org/programs.

 

The Colorado Springs Cycling Club — For all ages and abilities; bikesprings.org.

 

Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center — 3440 N. Cheyenne Canon Road; cheyennecanon.org/visitor-centers.

 


Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center sponsored hikes
— 1805 N. 30th St., free; 219-0104. Daily Guided Nature Walks, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., meet north main parking lot.

  

Mueller State Park hikes — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $7 per vehicle; 687-2366.

 

Nature programs at Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $7/vehicle; 687-2366.

 

Hikes at Cheyenne Mountain State Park — 410 JL Ranch Heights Road. Day pass $7 per vehicle. Reservations: 576-2016.

 

Nature programs at Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center — 1805 N. 30th St., free; 219-0108.

 

Bear Creek Nature Center hikes — 245 Bear Creek Road. Reservations: 520-6387.

 

Nature programs at Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Reservations: 520-6387.

 

Nature programs at Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Reservations: 520-6745.

 

Hutchinson Homestead Ranch and Learning Center Tours — Salida, $5, $3 for ages 8-16; 239-0955, hutchinsonhomestead.org.

 


The Colorado Birding Trail websiteColoradobirdingtrail.com, information about places to observe birds and other wildlife.

 

Rocky Mountain Hiking Trails — With information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com.

 

RUNNING

Colorado Springs Running Club — 7:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Wednesdays. 45- to 60-minute runs, free; 635-3833. For a list of runs and events, go to corunco.com.

 

Pikes Peak Road Runners — Go online for information, cost and registration: pprrun.org


VOLUNTEERING

North Cheyenne Cañon Park — Volunteers are needed for the outdoor education programs at the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center; Aaron Rogers, 385-6089, arogers@springsgov.com. 

 

Bear Creek and Fountain Creek nature centers — need volunteers for assisting with environmental education programs and visitor information services; Paula Megorden, 520-6387, bcfcvolunteers@gmail.com.

 


Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center
— Needs volunteers for the information desk; Bret Tennis, 219-0108.

 


Eleven Mile
— Needs volunteer naturalist to help facilitate children’s craft and educational programs on Saturday mornings; Kristen, 748-3401, email park_interpreter@yahoo.com.

 


Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center at The Mark Reyner Stables
— Volunteers needed to help special needs children and adults during their equine-assisted therapy; 634-4173, cstrc.org.

 


Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
— Volunteers needed to work in the visitor center, grounds keeping, leading tours and more, 4729 Twin Rocks Road, Divide; 687-9742. 

 

COMMUNITY

Honoring the Brave Breakfast — 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, to benefit Peak Military Care Network, Antlers hotel, 4 S. Cascade Ave. Registration: tinyurl.com/y7qqqe57.