Name: First Friday
Start: 2024-10-04T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-10-04T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Downtown Colorado Springs

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ICONS First Friday: The Kaberet with Kai Lee Mykels Drag Show

FIRST Friday: The Kaberet with Kai Lee Mykels Drag Show at 10:00pm

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The Colorado Springs Conservatory

Group Dynamics: An Ensemble Experience

Join us for an evening of vocal trios, band performances, and more! We’ll be showcasing the innovative ways that CSC music students collaborate!
$20 per guest, includes wine and light fare
Tickets: www.coloradospringsconservatory.org/events

The Colorado Springs Conservatory

415 Sahwatch St.

Auric Gallery

Four solo exhibits featuring Kristy Kensinger, Jenny Kruckeberg, Jennifer Parisi and Annie Pieper.

Kristy Kensinger paints a variety of subject matters in various mediums finding it difficult to stick to just one genre. Her work is expressive and includes paintings, drawings, and prints. In addition to creating art she loves to share what she learns through art classes and workshops. One of her favorite creative outlets beyond painting and teaching is to curate a class or collection from start to finish. “I love to take an idea and bring it to life. There is an eclectic process I follow to bring my idea into form. I love to get tactile by gathering textiles, scraps, patterns, and imagery creating color palettes and a specific style for a project. The process is so invigorating to my creativity.”
Janny Kruckenberg: Lately, I have been returning to familiar landscapes, literal and figurative, and experiencing intense déjà vu. Immersed in a moment, I am struck by the feeling that I have lived it before and know exactly how it will unfold. Time slows. My senses are heightened. I am acutely aware of every minute detail and of myself as both participant and observer. And then I begin to see variation: initially, differences seem subtle, but the closer I look, the more obvious they seem. The sense of déjà vu cracks. In truth, I don’t know how this will play out.
Jennifer Parisi: So many divisive clashes are occurring in our world. What has happened to us?

This state of affairs can’t last forever.

AFTER NOW, I’m hoping for re-connection and a return to mutual respect, and an atmosphere in which creativity can flourish.

I’m envisioning Peace, Peace, Peace.

Thanks to the many ancient, anonymous southwest petroglyph artists who contributed to and enriched this series.
Annie Pieper: The word LUSH evokes saturated color, density of mark, richness of material, softness, sensuousness…but also gluttony, drunken-ness, overabundance. We are pleasure seekers. This series looks up close at that desire and also steps back to let it become abstract. Flat pattern is layered with depth of field, tempting our natural urge to find form and focal point. The patterns represented in these works are inspired by clothing and objects that have meaning for me, and I am interested in how the aura of that meaning still has a voice when separated from its original context and placed in a new one.
Cash bar

Auric Gallery

125 E Boulder St.

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

OMISSION

Cottonwood Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a juried exhibition for the month of April featuring works in response to an open call to the public: OMISSION
Multiple Artists
Two floors of open studios and galleries
Beer, wine, and specialty cocktail by donation

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

427 E Colorado Ave.

True North Art Gallery

Featured Artist for April: Sophia Hanna

Sophia Hanna, local artist and instructor, creates figurative oil paintings on large-scale, die cut wooden panels, watercolor paintings, and interactive installations. She often focuses on themes of body image, mental illness, growing pains, sexuality, and overall, people.
Light refreshments
Beer and wine by donation

True North Art Gallery

31 E Bijou St.

Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar

Multiple artists + The Cleveland Experiment Duo

Featured artists: Marc A. Shereck and Kelli Kohn
Live music by The Cleveland Experiment Duo
First Friday Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.

Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar

322 N Tejon St.

Anita Marie Fine Art

Green Days

Spring brings green to secret spaces in nature. Gorgeous landscapes and flirty flowers abound in this exquisite exhibit. Runs through May.
Wonder at the brilliance of an evergreen spring with a new series of exquisite landscapes by TWO master artists, Chuck Mardosz and Richard Dahquist. Open House on Thursdays and Fridays 5-7p and Saturdays 2-5p, and anytime by appointment (303) 507-6740.
Original representational art is experiencing a great resurgence in popularity and value over computer-generated media.
Light refreshments provided.
Thursday & Friday 5-7p, 5p -8p First Friday, and Sat 2-5p
Free Parking

Anita Marie Fine Art

109 S Corona St.

Gallery 113

The Colorado Landscape: Recharging the Soul

Gallery 113 is featuring artists John McClusky, photographer, and Kim York, oil painter, during April. McClusky’s photography captures that mountain magic inspiring awe. York turns an everyday scene of Colorado mountains, streams, and wildlife into a living inspiration on canvas. See their work and that of the other 16 Gallery 113 artists at the First Friday Art Walk,
Gallery 113 is showcasing the work of award-winning local artists in painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry and wood turning.
Complimentary wine, chocolate, and non alcoholic beverages provided

Gallery 113

125 N. Tejon

Ohana Kava Bar

Kava and Kavas': Fairy Garden

Join us this First Friday for a special showcase of Erin Kittleson’s Fairy Garden—a whimsical collection of imaginative works. After the exhibit, stick around for a comedy show and live music to round out a night full of creative energy.
Comedy show from 7-8:30pm, and live music from 8:30-10:30
Enjoy unique kava drinks in Ohana Kava Bar’s island-inspired atmosphere.
Kava and other non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase

Ohana Kava Bar

112 E Boulder St.

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

The Fine Arts Center Look Ahead: 2025–2026

Join us for a special First Friday Art Party as we unveil the 2025–26 theatre season, showcase upcoming museum exhibitions, and introduce exciting Bemis School of Art classes with live demos from our talented instructors! You don’t want to miss out on all the fun and excitement, so be sure to mark your calendar and come celebrate with us! This event is free and open to the public.
RSVPs are requested: https://fac-cc.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUY000005bNCT2A2
5–6 p.m.: Chat with Bemis School of Art Director Tara Sevanne Thomas and watch live demos from Bemis School of Art instructors
6 p.m.: Upcoming museum exhibitions with Director of Visual Arts and Museum Michael Christiano, and upcoming theatre season announcement with Producing Artistic Director Chris Sheley in the Mainstage Theatre
Free museum admission
Drinks and snacks available for purchase
Art for sale by local and regional artists in Deco Lounge

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

30 W Dale St.

Bosky Studio

Meditations on Orpheus: A Reclamation of Liminal Spaces

Join us on April 4th 5:30-10:30 for a new exhibition by @brettandrus “Meditations on Orpheus: A Reclamation of Liminal Spaces”. Have you ever wanted to to pick up one of Brett’s cityscapes or landscapes? Now is your chance!