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Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting Aug. 5 | Arts & Entertainment

THURSDAY

Concerts in the Park — With Hammerstadt Band, 6-8 p.m., Fox Run Regional Park, 2110 Stella Drive; elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

Black Forest Summer Jazz Series — With The Peak Big Band, 6:30-8 p.m., Black Forest Community Club, 12530 Black Forest Road, Black Forest; bfcommunityclub.org.

The Elovaters — With Artikal Sound System, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

Brad Eastin Quintet — 7 p.m., The Gold Room, 18 S. Nevada Ave. Tickets required: 634-4653, goldroomlive.com.

SofaKillers — 7:30 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $35-$50. Tickets required: bootbarnhall.com.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

The World Series of Comedy — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $6-$8. Tickets required: looneescc.com.

FRIDAY

Colorado Springs Conservatory’s Music in the Park Concert Series — 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cottonwood Park, 7040 Rangewood Drive; coloradospringsconservatory.org.

First Friday — 5-8 p.m., art walk, entertainment, galleries open, downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City; downtowncs.com, shopoldcoloradocity.com.

Jazz in the Garden Concert Series — With Hennessy 6, 7 p.m., Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St.; gssepiscopal.org.

Snake and the Rabbit — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; 634-2851, bicycleresort.com.

Firefall — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $25. Tickets required: stargazerstheatre.com.

Chris Bandi — 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $29-$39. Tickets required: bootbarnhall.com.

Xavier Wulf — 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $25. Tickets required: 392-8921, sunshinestudioslive.com.

David Musante — 8:30 p.m., The Wild Goose Meeting House, 401 N. Tejon St., $5; wildgoosemeetinghouse.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

Jennings & Keller — 7-10 p.m., Red Gravy, 23 S. Tejon St.; amusiccompanyinc.com.

Comics of Cobra Kai — With Dan Ahdoot and Bret Ernst, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., 3E’s Comedy Club, 1 S. Nevada Ave., $25-$65. Tickets required: 3escomedy.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

The Judy and Barbra Show — 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon Sunday, The Gold Room, 18 S. Nevada Ave., $25, Tickets required: 634-4653, goldroomlive.com.

FRIDAY-AUG. 27

”Shiveligh” — Works by Kristy Kensinger, opens 5-9 p.m. Friday, G44 Gallery, 121 E. Bijou St. Exhibit runs through Aug. 27; g44gallery.com.

FRIDAY-AUG. 28

”Witness: Captured Moments of Everyday Life” — Opens 5-8 p.m. Friday, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave. Exhibit runs through Aug. 28; 520-1899, cottonwood centerforthearts.com.

SATURDAY

Front Range Fables — Family theatre performance and hands-on art activities, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m., Concrete Coyote, 1100 S. Royer St. Registration required: 634-5583, fac.coloradocollege.edu/events/city-as-a-venue-2021.

Miguel Dakota — 1-4 p.m., St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 2425 N. Chestnut St.; 473-7950.

Smile Empty Soul — With Co-Op, Elevated Sickness, Hearts & Hand Grenades, Stereo Ontario, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $15. Tickets required: 392-8921, sunshinestudioslive.com.

Dion Pride — 7-9 p.m., Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake, $26-$34. Tickets required: trilakesarts.org.

The Emo Night Tour — 8 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

Nico Colucci Quintet — 8:30 p.m., The Wild Goose Meeting House, 401 N. Tejon St., $5; wildgoosemeetinghouse.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Mountain Arts Festival — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, on the green between Ute Pass Cultural Center and Woodland Park Library, Woodland Park; themountainartists.org.

Tusk: Fleetwood Mac Tribute — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $20-$25. Tickets required: stargazerstheatre.com.

SUNDAY

Front Porch Series: Blue Frog — 6-9 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com.

Confederate Railroad — 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $50-$80. Tickets required: bootbarnhall.com.

TUESDAY AND AUG. 17

The Rude Blues Jam — With the house band and open mic, 7 p.m., The Gold Room, 18 S. Nevada Ave. Tickets required: 634-4653, goldroomlive.com.

WEDNESDAY

Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society’s Jazz in the Parks Series — With Swing Connection, 6-8 p.m., Bear Creek Regional Park, 21st Street and Argus Boulevard; 592-9541.

Sunset Patio Sessions — With Jennifer Deann Scott, 6-8 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive; 401-0600, bootbarnhall.com.

Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series — With George Sisnero, 6-8:30 p.m., Hillside Gardens, 1006 S. Institute St., $10; 520-9463.

Front Porch Series: Barrel House String Band — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com.

Radkey — With The Short T.E.R.M., Art Snow, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $12. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

Vandoliers with the Bunny Gang — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $10. Tickets required: 424-7637, lulusdownstairs.com.

AUG. 12

Banning Lewis Ranch Summer Concert Series — With Martini Shot, 6-8 p.m., Banning Lewis Ranch Recreation Center, 6885 Vista Del Pico Blvd.; 522-2432.

Concerts in the Park — With Ashlee Tatum & Longshot Revival, 6-8 p.m., Homestead Ranch Regional Park, 16444 Gollihar Road, Peyton; elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

Sunset Patio Sessions — With Rico Southee, 6-8 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive; 401-0600, bootbarnhall.com.

Black Forest Summer Jazz Series — With Academy Jazz Ensemble, 6:30-8 p.m., Black Forest Community Club, 12530 Black Forest Road, Black Forest; bfcommunityclub.org.

City of Sound — With Neon the Bishop, Stray Sunds, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

Michael Reese — 7 p.m., Red Gravy, 23 S. Tejon St.; redgravyco.com/blue-at-red-gravy-2.

Front Range Big Band — 7-8 p.m., Soda Springs Park, 1016 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; 494-3746.

You Look Like — Comedy roast with Jonny & Brian, 7:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $8. Tickets required: looneescc.com.

Ben Kronberg — With Andie Main and Wade Ridley, 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $15. Tickets required: 424-7637, lulusdownstairs.com.

AUG. 12-22

”Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” — 8 p.m., Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College Outdoor Stage, 30 W. Dale St., $25; Tickets required: 634-5583, fac.coloradocollege.edu/events/city-as-a-venue-2021.

AUG. 13

Leo and the Lark — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; 634-2851, bicycleresort.com.

Deep State: Raveday the 13th — 6:45 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $20. Tickets required: 392-8921, sunshinestudioslive.com.

Kiltro — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $10. Tickets required: 424-7637, lulusdownstairs.com.

New Vintage Jazz — 8:30 p.m., The Wild Goose Meeting House, 401 N. Tejon St., $5; wildgoosemeetinghouse.com.

Electric Feels: Indi Rock and Indie Dance Party — 9 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

AUG. 13-14

Hot Girl Summer — Presented by the Champagne Cabaret with Peaks and Pasties, 7 p.m., The Gold Room, 18 S. Nevada Ave., $25. Tickets required: 634-4653, goldroomlive.com.

Jeff Garcia — 7 and 9:30 p.m. Aug. 13-14, 7 p.m. Aug. 14, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $10. Tickets required: looneescc.com.

The Long Run: Eagles Tribute Band — 7:30 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $25-$75. Tickets required: bootbarnhall.com.

Mark Masters — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., 3E’s Comedy Club, 1 S. Nevada Ave., $20-$55. Tickets required: 3escomedy.com.

AUG. 14

The Reminders — 4-7 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive; amusiccompanyinc.com.

Joe Uveges — 6-8 p.m., Smiling Toad Brewery, 2028 Sheldon Ave.; thesmilingtoad.com.

Sunflower Dead — With Adamsite, Hells Circus, Psycho Blood Drive, Sending Skyward, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $12. Tickets required: 392-8921, sunshinestudioslive.com.

Christian Death — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $20. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

Starburn — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $10. Tickets required: stargazerstheatre.com.

Chasqui String Quartet — 7-9 p.m., Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake, $18-$22. Tickets required: trilakesarts.org.

Down Time with Briffaut — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $10. Tickets required: 424-7637, lulusdownstairs.com.

SuperTone — 8:30 p.m., The Wild Goose Meeting House, 401 N. Tejon St., $5; wildgoosemeetinghouse.com.

AUG. 15

Front Porch Series: Blue Frog — 6-9 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com.

AUG. 17

Black Stone Cherry — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $20. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

AUG. 18

Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society’s Jazz in the Parks Series — With Jorica, 6-8 p.m., Bear Creek Regional Park, 21st Street and Argus Boulevard; 592-9541.

Sunset Patio Sessions — With High Mountain Duet featuring Jon Murphy, 6-8 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive; 401-0600, bootbarnhall.com.

Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series — With Redraw the Farm, 6-8:30 p.m., Hillside Gardens, 1006 S. Institute St., $10; 520-9463.

Soul Asylum — With Local H and Juliana Hatfield, 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $35-$55. Tickets required: 520-7469, pikespeakcenter.com.

The Mountain Goats — With Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, 8 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $39.50. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

AUG. 19

Concerts in the Park — With Trip Ziegler Quartet, 6-8 p.m., Fox Run Regional Park, 2110 Stella Drive; elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

Sunset Patio Sessions — With South for Winter, 6-8 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive; 401-0600, bootbarnhall.com.

Black Forest Summer Jazz Series — With Swing Factory, 6:30-8 p.m., Black Forest Community Club, 12530 Black Forest Road, Black Forest; bfcommunityclub.org.

Tony Exum Jr. — 7 p.m., The Gold Room, 18 S. Nevada Ave. Tickets required: 634-4653, goldroomlive.com.

The Unlikely Candidates — With Rightfield, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15. Tickets required: blacksheeprocks.com.

AUG. 19-21

Eddie Griffin — 7 p.m. Aug. 19-21, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20-21, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $49 and up. Tickets required: .

THROUGH FRIDAY

”U OK?” Exhibit — GOCA Downtown, 121 S. Tejon St, Suite 100. Tickets required: entcenterforthearts.org.

THROUGH SATURDAY

Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $10. Tickets required: fac. coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH AUG. 13

”Visions of Color, Light, Appreciation and Gratitude” — Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake. Exhibit runs through Aug. 13; trilakesarts.org.

THROUGH AUG. 15

”Bride, Groom, Sunday, Forever” — 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, SunMountain Center, 328 El Paso Blvd., Manitou Springs, $15. Tickets required: counterweighttheatre.com/tickets.

THROUGH AUG. 21

”To Bind or to Burn” — Works by Anna Tsouhlarakis, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $10. Tickets required: fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH AUG. 28

”An American Night’s Dream” — Presented by Campfire Theater, 6:30 p.m., Monument Valley Park, 205 W. Fontanero St. Audience will be led on hiking trails as part of the show, $20. Tickets required: campfiretheatertours.com.

THROUGH AUG. 31

”Then and Now” Photo Exhibit — Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive; coloradosprings.gov/cos-150.

”How Do You See God?” — Academy Art & Frame Co., 7560 N. Academy Blvd; academy framesco.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 2

Sack Lunch Serenade Shows — Free silent films accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, noon-1 p.m. Thursdays, Immanuel Organ Gym, 828 E. Pikes Peak Ave., $6 lunches available; 473-2010.

THROUGH SEPT. 4

Eugène Atget: “Photographing Paris, 1898-1925” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10 for nonmembers. Advance tickets required: fac.coloradocollege.edu/exhibits/eugene-atget-photographing-paris.

”Ansel Adams: Masterworks” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10 for nonmembers. Advance tickets required: fac.coloradocollege.edu/exhibits/ansel-adams-masterworks.

THROUGH OCT. 2

”Honesty Always Wins … or … This Mine is Mine” — Melodrama dinner theater, The Iron Springs Chateau, 444 Ruxton Ave., Manitou Springs. Go online for costs. Reservations required: ironspringschateau.com.

THROUGH OCT. 31

”The Aspen Show” Exhibit — Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 2522-A W. Colorado Ave.; laurareilly.com, 650-1427.

COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 636-0221, CARLOTTA.OLSON@GAZETTE.COM

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