Events in Colorado Springs
The “Better Balance/Falls Workshop” focuses on improving balance and building confidence in managing falls, addressing them not as an inevitable part of aging, but as preventable issues. The class explains the four systems that contribute to balance and provides practical exercises and techniques for safer falling and getting up from the ground. Max: 15 Erin …
Immortality means being imperishable through indefinite time. Concepts of immortality have arisen in different historical times, including in ancient philosophies and modern religions, mathematics, nature, biology, humanities, culture, and in the science of (perhaps) immortal human life. Dick Fairley: PhD in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from UCLA. Members-FREE Not-Yet-Member-$25.00 *Dates, times, location are …
Join us for these two exhilarating films presented by The North Face and sponsored by Pikes Peak Alpine School shown on the big screen. Food and drinks from the many establishments inside Ivywild School can be brought in. Doors open 6pm. And we'll have popcorn! FIRST DESCENTS Travel from the Himalayas to The Great Trango …
This open mic welcomes any writer of any level and also welcomes any of the performative arts! We would love it if you came and read / performed your work with us -- each month of the open mic is on a certain theme, a theme we vote on each month. Each participant is allowed up …
We will learn about the early life of Moses, the Burning Bush, the Ten Plagues brought upon Egypt, the parted Red Sea, and Mt. Sinai where the Ten Commandments were given to Moses. Location: Senior Center, 1514 North Hancock Ave. Must register with the Senior Center. PILLAR receives a portion of the class fee of …
Colorado State University Extension - El Paso CountyColorado State University Extension has created a workshop focusing on the Mediterranean diet. This workshop will answer questions about key characteristics of the Mediterranean lifestyle and how foods in the diet contribute to health. Plus, you will learn how to make fresh home-made hummus and try a delicious …
This class will emphasize what women learn and how they change throughout their lives. Myrna J. Kruckeberg: MA in Psychiatric Social Work from University of Wisconsin and MA in English, Sociology, and Anthropology from St. Olaf College. Members-FREE Not-Yet-Member-$25.00 *Dates, times, location are subject to change, please check registration link for up-to-date details. About …
Kick off the new semester with a night of music, creativity, and community at Colorado Springs Conservatory! Whether you’re ready to take the mic or just want to cheer on fellow musicians, Open Mic Night is the perfect way to share what you’ve been working on and support our talented community. Want to perform? Sign …
Think a piano can’t roar like an orchestra? Brahms’ Second Concerto proves otherwise—epic in scale, thunderous in power, yet tender in its most lyrical moments. Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini plunges into Dante’s whirlwind of forbidden love and despair, music as fevered as it is heartbreaking.
Think a piano can’t roar like an orchestra? Brahms’ Second Concerto proves otherwise—epic in scale, thunderous in power, yet tender in its most lyrical moments. Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini plunges into Dante’s whirlwind of forbidden love and despair, music as fevered as it is heartbreaking.
(portrayed by Norm Renaud) “Please join me in considering and actively re-creating my murals which are at the Fine Arts Center, Pioneer’s Museum, and Colorado College.” Eric Bransby (aka Norm Renaud) will guide you in this process. We will also discuss the murals by artists from the Broadmoor Art Academy, the nationally known art school …
The El Paso County Conservation District & CSU Extension aim to reintroduce heirloom apple trees and promote sustainable land stewardship.The A.P.P.L.E. Project— Apple Preservation 🍎 Planting 🍎 Land Education —Apple Tree Selection, Planting, and CarePlant a Tree, Cultivate Knowledge, Harvest a LegacyJoin us for this essential workshop designed to equip small acreage landowners, backyard growers, …
New Orleans is a rich gumbo of cultures: Spanish and French creoles, Cajuns, the descendants of slaves from Africa, the Choctaws and other Native American tribes, and Vietnamese immigrants from the mid-1970’s. Come with me on a trip to historic New Orleans and “laissez les bon temps rouler!” Julia Hargrove: MA in American History from …
During WWII, the U.S. Marines organized a special team of Navajo men who used their unknown language and put it into an ingenious code. This code was never broken, and it helped win the war in the Pacific theater against the Japanese. This presentation includes video Code Talker interviews and Ken’s time with Navajo people …
No one really KNOWS what consciousness is. Many neuroscientists insist it is merely a neurochemical process in the brain, yet some physicists hypothesize it may be more fundamental to reality than matter is. Non-local consciousness is the theory that consciousness isn’t confined to the brain or body, but can exist and communicate beyond physical limitations. …