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‘A lot of us [artists] start out in one solid direction,” says Annie Pieper, director of education at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. “And then you have this moment of
Palmer's legacy of conservation continues to benefit Colorado Springs KOAA 5 A portrait of Colorado Springs founder General William J. Palmer is on display at the COS@150 exhibit at the Pioneers Museum. and last updated 2021-07-23 21:30:41-04 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado â There is a lot to learn about the history of Colorado Springs and its founder General William Jackson Palmer at the COS@150 exhibit at the Pioneers Museum, but a great way to appreciate that legacy is to simply take a walk outdoors. "To know and understand Gen. William Jackson Palmer, you have to understand how much he ...
KRCC, southern Coloradoâs NPR station (and part of the Colorado Public Radio network), is celebrating 70 years on the air in 2021. The celebration is coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Colorado Springs' founding. To celebrate the sesquicentennial, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has a new exhibit, âCOS@150,â consisting of 150 objects illuminating 150 stories examining 150 years of history. One such object is a vintage tape-editing kit used by KRCC in its pre-digital days.  âWhen we were planning this exhibit, we knew we had to include something fr...
Pioneers Museum opening new exhibit celebrating Colorado Springs’ sesquicentennial COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pioneer Museum has a unique exhibit opening this weekend, celebrating the 150th birthday of Colorado Springs along with part of KRDO's past. “There are artifacts of all different sizes from all different eras," said Leah Davis Witherow, curator at the Pioneers Museum. “The selection process was very difficult," she told KRDO. The exhibit, which opens Saturday at 10 a.m., displays 150 objects -- stories, really -- celebrating 150 years of Colorado Springs. Among the p...