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Ralph Allen belongs to a cohort of Haitian artists who began their artistic life outside of Haiti. Allen followed his family into exile during the oppressive Duvalier regime and learned to paint in New York City. Consequently, his work does not follow the formal conventional traditions of Haitian art. His themes, however, remain Haitian, and his large murals are suffused with Haitian street life.

Allen’s mural Envoutement captures the vibrancy of Haitian music and dance, which are always present in Haitian cultural activities. Through vigorous brushstrokes and vivid colors, Envoutement communicates the energy of Haitian music.

Envoutement was created as part of the exhibition The Art of Haiti: Loas, History, and Memory and will remain on view throughout 2018. Assistance was provided by Colorado College student Quang Vu.

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This exhibition presents two videos by Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima – Takaamanohara and City Glow. Drawing from traditional Japanese Shinto mythology and contemporary Anime films, these immersive, highly detailed video works invite the viewer into another world. The title of Aoshima’s large-scale video Takaamanohara, The Plain of High Heaven, refers to a place where Shinto deities reside. With a vivid imagination and a saturated color palette, this video retells a creation story about the time when the gods of heaven separated from the gods of the land.

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The Art of Haiti: Loas, History, and Memory is a major exhibition which explores the contemporary significance of Haitian art. Working in collaboration with the Centre d’Art in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Fine Arts Center will present paintings by some of Haiti’s major 20th century artists. The exhibition will also feature new works by internationally renowned artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, as well as works by Haitian contemporary artists Tessa Mars and Ralph Allen. This exhibition will challenge commonly held ideas about Haiti as a site of exotic strangeness within the Americas, and offer new ways of understanding Haitian art.

The Art of Haiti is curated by Dr. Anthony Bogues, Asa Messer Professor of Humanities and Critical Theory; Director, Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice; Professor, Africana Studies at Brown University.

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Born in Tokyo, Japan but residing in the United States since 1983, Yoshitomo Saito finds inspiration in the minutia of the natural world, drawing out details of the environment surrounding us and elements of everyday experiences that most would miss or take for granted. In 2006, Saito moved to the Rocky Mountain region in search of a new and affordable live/work situation to pursue the lifestyle of a fully engaged independent artist. Utilizing the Italian lost-wax process of bronze casting at his Ironton Studios foundry in the RiNo Art District of Denver, the artist freezes delicate, organic objects in time and assembles them into immersive, meditative, thoughtful and sometimes humorous installations.

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Organized by Participant Inc. (New York, NY), this exhibition presents works by artist Baseera Khan that complicate common notions of Muslim women through the artist’s self-exploration of personal history and current geopolitical circumstances. Khan underscores the intersectional themes by the combination of secular, religious, and private imagery as in her series Psychedelic Prayer Rugs (Lunar Count Down, Act Up, and Purple Heart).

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Explore the fundamentals of acting in this class designed for adult actors looking to develop their craft. A great class for audition prep as this class will include cold reads, monologues, and scene work.

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This exhibition explores individual stylistic movements, artists, and topics such as colonial encounters, art markets, and creative innovation, among other subjects. Within an overall chronological flow, the galleries focus on three periods: mid-19th century, 1930s, and late 20th century to the present.

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Fun Home is an original, refreshingly honest musical punctuated with an innovative score that frames the curiosity of childhood and the complexities of family. This Tony Award-winning musical, based on the groundbreaking, best-selling graphic memoir, will take audiences on a heartrending and fiercely funny journey.

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Documentary Photographer Alex Harris began creating images of Northern New Mexico in the 1970s. This exhibition features a selection of nearly three dozen photographs from Harris’ series Red White Blue and God Bless You, taken between 1979 and 1988, and completed as a book project in 1992.

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Fountain Creek Nature Center:

Children, ages 3-6 with an adult, will enjoy hands-on activities, puppet shows or stories, crafts, and a hike. $3 per person including adults & siblings. Prepaid reservations required 719-520-6745, limit 24 participants.

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Featuring Nancy Norton! Nancy is knowns for performing uniquely funny shows that connect with universal truths through her intuitive, authentic, high-energy, fast-paced, and engaging style. Nancy will be performing with an all-female stand-up comedy lineup known as “Lady Bits.” This is a show you won’t want to miss!

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Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: For 20 years, the annual Art on the Streets program has transformed our Downtown streets into an outdoor sculpture gallery. Sample the currently installed pieces and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates

The Fountain Creek Nature Center Presents:

Prowl the Nature Trail and Regional Trails with Doug Harling, Fountain’s Bird Whisperer, to hunt for nests, learn respectful do’s & don’ts of viewing ethics, and a few photography tips for capturing the beautiful raptors of Fountain Creek Regional Park on film. For ages 12-adult. Reservations required. Limit 24 people. $4 per member, $5 per nonmember.

Auditions for the performance track of this five-week intensive training program, which includes master classes, structured rehearsals, and performance experiences, will be held Sunday, April 8 from 5-9pm. Call (710) 477-4340 to schedule an appointment. Apply for the design/technical track online.

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Learn about native and invasive plant species while helping to restore the wetlands to their native condition! Remove invasive plants that “steal” water from native plants and help with other projects too. Tools provided, bring work gloves. Limit of 40 people. Free!

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Join us for a prom-themed silent disco dance party underneath Buck Walsky’s Beach Front, an interactive art installation featuring fiber optics and LED lights. Grab a pair of wireless headphones (provided), tun in to the channel of your coice, and dance to your own beat under this stunning work of art! Prom attire encouraged, but not required. cash bar and food trucks available.

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Museum Free Days are an opportunity for the public to enjoy our galleries free of charge! Offered on the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. Special thanks to GE Johnson Construction Company for supporting this program.

One of the state’s finest classical quartets returns for the final installment of their three-concert season in our beautiful Music Room.

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Fountain Creek Nature Center:

Solve puzzles and complete challenges around the nature trail to earn s’mores supplies. Then enjoy gourmet s’mores around a campfire. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. $4 per member, $5 per nonmember.

Museum Free Days are an opportunity for the public to enjoy our galleries free of charge! Offered on the second Saturday and third Friday of each month. Special thanks to GE Johnson Construction Company for supporting this program.

Fountain Creek Nature Center:

Join the community in this effort to complete cleanup projects at parks, trails, creeks, and roadways. To volunteer, please visit gacppp.com. All ages welcome!

This devastatingly funny one-act follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s number one restaurant. Coercion, threats, bribes, and the histrionics-a cast of desperate callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation or the right table.

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The Fountain Creek Nature Center Presents:

Children, ages 3-6 with an adult, will enjoy hands-on activities, puppet shows or stories, crafts, and a hike. $3 per person including adults & siblings. Prepaid reservations required 719-520-6745, limit 24 participants.

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Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: Law & Disorder explores how Colorado Springs officials fought to remain a “dry town” in “wet times;” the captivating story of how local law enforcement, concerned citizens and the Gazette newspaper worked to run the KKK out of town in the 1920s; and an infamous gun battle with train robbers in the streets of Downtown.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates

The Fountain Creek Nature Center Presents:

Explore over 20 outdoor activity stations including live animals, dinosaur fossils, bug sweeps, kite making, pond critters, crafts, wagon rides, and more.  Free slice of pizza for all participants courtesy of Papa Murphy’s Pizza of Fountain.  $4/member, $5/nonmember.  FREE to active duty military families with I.D.  No reservations required.

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The Fountain Creek Nature Center Presents:

Explore nature with your 2 or 3 year-old through interactive activities, a story and a short hike.  $3 per person including adults and siblings.  Prepaid reservations required 719-520-6745, limit 24 participants.

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Fountain Creek Nature Center seeks motivated teens who want to develop public speaking experience, learn about nature, earn community service hours and who can work at least four 3-hour shifts during the summer.  Written application, interview and training required.  Contact Nancy Bernard at nancybernard@elpasoco.com for an application.

Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: For 20 years, the annual Art on the Streets program has transformed our Downtown streets into an outdoor sculpture gallery. Sample the currently installed pieces and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates

Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: Law & Disorder explores how Colorado Springs officials fought to remain a “dry town” in “wet times;” the captivating story of how local law enforcement, concerned citizens and the Gazette newspaper worked to run the KKK out of town in the 1920s; and an infamous gun battle with train robbers in the streets of Downtown.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates

Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: For 20 years, the annual Art on the Streets program has transformed our Downtown streets into an outdoor sculpture gallery. Sample the currently installed pieces and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates

Hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $10 on the first Saturday of each month, or call 719-886-0088 to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available!

This month’s topic: For 20 years, the annual Art on the Streets program has transformed our Downtown streets into an outdoor sculpture gallery. Sample the currently installed pieces and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.

Time

Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to enjoy a free coffee beverage of their choice (included in ticket price). Tours begins promptly at 10 a.m.

Location

Wild Goose Meeting House

401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, UnitedStates