
Last week a number of folks gathered for a discussion about the state of the arts in the Pikes Peak region...

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) Studio Bee returns with Tom Taylor and Jason Bennett--this Thursday!
Showcase at Studio Bee: Tom Taylor and the Needlewood Orchestra and Jason Bennett - Pikes Peak Cente
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Thanks to a collaboration with KRCC, COPPeR, the Gazette, the Independent, Independent Records and the Pikes Peak Center , the Showcase at Studio Bee will feature some of the best in local musical talent performing original music. All

At the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts conference, Rocco Landesman laid out his new direction for the National Endowment for the Arts. Click here to read his full remarks.In it, he talks about the need for optimism...

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"Art is the most optimistic of activities: the ballerina standing en pointe or being thrown high into the air, lovers breaking into song in musicals, painters through history rendering success in war and hunting, or religious imagery or the exuberant discovery of new forms and shapes, the thrilling, spontaneous riff of... a jazz saxophonist, the emotional release of comedy, even tragedy in the Aristotelian sense of catharsis and lessons learned." - Rocco LandesmanRead More
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Hi. It’s good to be back in Brooklyn, where I lived happily for 18 years. If you can linger here for a little while, get to Coney Island, a colorful corner of a vanishing America – which has thankfully ...

This weekend serves as a poignant reminder of the tragedy of abundance.There are too many cool music events, festivals, art openings to hit them all up. This is true most weekends, but this weekend in particular features an abundance of theater...

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) hard at work updating our YouTube channel. We link to lots of fun videos of cultural activities going on in the Pikes Peak region-please subscribe and let us know about your videos!
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COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) The Gazette's Bill Reed says if you missed last night's Showcase at Studio Bee you missed a darn great time! Thanks to all who came out. Another night of original music by talented artists of the Pikes Peak region.
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By Bill Reed Jeremy Facknitz — it’s a hard name to forget, especially after you see the guy perform, with his Buddy Holly glasses, his Barenaked Ladies charm,...

Like any good nonprofit, we here at COPPeR recently held our annual strategic planning session with our staff and board of directors. 2010 will bring us to the end of our initial five-year strategic plan, so as part of our meeting, we looked back on our accomplishments...

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) Hundreds of people gather to celebrate businesses that support the arts and view performances by immensely talented local arts stars!

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) is on cloud nine after a fantastic Business and Arts Awards lunch. Thanks to the Chamber for partnering with us. Congratulations to the award winners: Shuga's, the Gazette, and Phil Kendall! And thanks to all the fabulous performers: Stick Horses in Pants, Lindsay Weidmann, Aaron Anstett, Kaleena Kovach, Ormao, Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Grass It Up!

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) Oh my goodness! Just 9 days till this fabulous event, featuring performances by Ormao Dance Co., Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Grass It Up, Lindsay Weidmann, Stick Horses in Pants, and visual art by studio artists from the Cottonwood Center for the Arts!
Celebrate businesses that get creative.
Location:Antler's Hilton Hotel
Time:11:30AM Wednesday, October 7th

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Thanks to our friend Jeanette and all to all you musicians who inspire!
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By Bill Reed The sweet, girlish voice of Jeanette Hohman has become a welcome sound to Colorado musicians who are hoping to be heard. Hohman hosts the Surround Sounds...

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Wonderful to see so many folks from the arts community at the Pikes Peak Arts Council awards last night.
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It's not the Emmy Awards, which dazzled many living rooms Sunday night, but in a way, it's a lot more relevant: The Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards, which handed out 18 awards that night, is homegrown artists ...

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) Check out this beautifully written piece by Ormao's Jan Johnson about the local dance scene, the local arts scene, and the value of live performance and a vibrant arts scene. Jan is a wonderful, thoughtful champion for the arts!
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Founder and artistic director, Ormao Dance Company

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) What a great show last night at Studio Bee! So exciting to kick off the next season of this free concert series celebrating local music. Check out this fabulous review:
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