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Let's get together and meet some new female friends. This group social hike is for women between the ages of 20 and 90 years old.Are you looking for an outlet to meet new people?Have you fallen into the habit of staying home because your friends are too busy, focused on other things?Are you wondering how …

Celebrate youth talent and support the arts at the annual Youth in the Arts Breakfast, where the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony and the Colorado Springs Conservatory come together for a morning of music and inspiration. This year’s event, set for February 13, 2025, will feature a delightful Valentine’s Day theme, …

Welcome to Colorado! Learn how to keep your garden alive in Colorado's unique climate.Colorado has a challenging climate for gardening - including weather swings, dry winters, a short growing season, hail, and more. Daunting as this may seem, it is still possible to have a thriving garden, if you know what to do.The instructor for …

Keeping your immune system fed with the right stuff will ensure that your body is ready to handle whatever comes its way during the winter months.   Dawn Franz: BS in Nutritional Science with a minor in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona.   PILLAR Member-FREE Not-Yet-Member-$25.00   Click here to register: https://www.pillarinstitute.org/   *dates, times, location …

Treat yourself to an evening of Beethoven’s timeless music, beloved by audiences everywhere. Acclaimed cellist Sophie Shao, a winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, will captivate you with her expressive and powerful performance. Lauded by The New York Times as "eloquent" and "deeply satisfying" …

Use worms to break your kitchen scraps down into compost for your garden.Vermicomposting is where you take organic material and turn it into nutrient-rich soil using worms. Learn about this fairly easy, waste-saving method of composting. It doesn’t take much space and you can keep your worm farm in a warm, unfinished basement room or …

Learn how to successfully grow amazing and delicious vegetables in your home garden.Starting a veggie garden can be excited but also daunting! Where do you even start? Growing vegetables in El Paso County, Colorado comes with its own challenges and we will guide you as you start to dream and plan for your Spring garden.The …

The year 1859 opened the gold rush era in Colorado, and with it came a host of new problems for a state still governed by the Kansas Territorial Government. The law was either new or non-existent. The courts organized by the government were few, and what could go wrong often did go wrong.   David …

And in today’s weather report...rain, snow, sunny, unsettled? We’ll learn all about Colorado Springs’ unique weather and why it can be so hard to predict. And...anatomy of a thunderstorm from one of KRDO’s finest.   Chevy Chevalier:  MS in environmental sustainability and a BS degree in Atmospheric Sciences from Ohio State University.   PILLAR Member-FREE Not-Yet-Member-$25.00   Click …

Take a deep dive into all things peppers.Growing peppers from seed is a fun way to try varieties that you can't buy at the store. However, growing them can be challenging. Join us for this hands-on workshop where you will learn soil-blocking techniques for starting these plants from seed.This class is IN-PERSON and space is …