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This photo of the marquee of the Holiday Twin Drive-In Theatre in Fort Collins was taken in July of 1997. More than 20 years later, the marquee still looks a lot like that, and the theater is still up and running. It’s one of only about eight drive-in theaters still open in Colorado.
Most theaters were forced to close their doors during the pandemic, but drive-ins have found new opportunities and new audiences. With spring just around the corner and the state’s handful of drive-in theaters gearing up for the season, KUNC arts reporter Stacy Nick spoke with Michael Kilgore, author of “Drive-Ins of Route 66” and “Drive-Ins of Colorado,” to find out more about our outdoor theater history.
Singer, songwriter, artist, and activist
Mykal Kilgore has made history as the first openly gay, male artist to earn a nomination in the Grammy’s Best Traditional R&B category.
Kilgore, an award-winning Broadway performer, received the nomination for his single, “Let Me Go”, which is the first release from his debut album, “A Man Born Black.”
“I am overwhelmed with joy to be counting amongst these incredible artists and to represent the male sound of R&B in this category,” said Kilgore in a statement.
“I tried to write songs that helped express the truth of myself the pretty and the ugly. I wanted people to see a whole human being, not a stereotype or a picture-perfect image – something true to myself. I wanted to speak about the world that I actually live in,” he added
Taylor Rickard of the Law Office of Kent Gipson, for their work in freeing a wrongfully convicted man whose case was championed by WNBA star Maya Moore.
Athena Dickson of Siro Smith Dickson, who won a significant jury verdict for a wrongfully terminated shopping district manager.
Natasha Scruggs of The Scruggs Law Firm, whose work to improve society ranges from an annual law camp to advocating for the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people.
Sarah Bardol of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, who took part in a food distribution program to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Col. Michele Kilgore is shown at Stratton Air National Guard Base in December 2017, soon after taking over as commander of the 109th Airlift Wing.
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GLENVILLE The 109th Airlift Wing will be getting a new commander.
Col. Michele Kilgore, who has led the Glenville-based Air National Guard unit since 2017, is moving to a new job at the Pentagon next week. The wing’s vice commander, Col. Christian Sander, will take over as the new commander in February after his current deployment to New Zealand ends.
Col. Michele Kilgore, commander of the 109th Airlift Wing since 2017, taking Pentagon job
Related Media Col. Michele Kilgore, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, at the South Pole in February, 2020. Kilgore is leaving the wing after three years in command. Col. Michele Kilgore, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing speaks to the press during an event in New York City in 2019. Kilgore is leaving the wing after three years in command.
SCOTIA, NEW YORK (12/10/2020) (readMedia) New York Air National Guard Col. Michele Kilgore, commander of the 109th Airlift Wing since 2017 will be moving on to a new position at the Pentagon next week.