Peak Town Square

Get a taste of what you’ll hear under the sun and stars this Memorial Day weekend in the Black Forest. MeadowGrass Music Festival Music Director Steve Harris drops by the studio to fill us in on the artists who’ll grace the stage and give us a musical sampling from some of the bands. In this episode we hear the music of The Coffis Brothers, Red Moon Rounder, Donna the Buffalo, The Commonheart, Cha Wa and Twisted Pine. Find the full lineup at rockymountainhighway.org [https://rockymountainhighway.org/]. MeadowGrass takes place May 26-28, 2023 at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. Nicole also shares details about other music events this summer (see links below). MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: MeadowGrass info and tickets [https://rockymountainhighway.org/] About Peak Town Square: Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, business, food and health – everything is on the table. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode: Listen on Spotify [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-468x161-e1614011290204.png]https://open.spotify.com/show/6KGaxJF6Tqqo56kriRUj0sListen on Apple Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight.png]https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1351517707?ls=1&mt=2 &ls=1[https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png]http://subscribeonandroid.com/studio809radio.com/category/town-square/feed/ [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/google_podcasts_badge-468-wide-e1566742686461.png]https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3N0dWRpbzgwOXJhZGlvLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS90b3duLXNxdWFyZS9mZWVkLw%3D%3D The post Sneak Preview: Music You’ll Hear at MeadowGrass Music Festival 2023 [https://studio809podcasts.com/meadowgrass-2023-music/] appeared first on Studio 809 Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com].

MeadowGrass Music Festival is a great way to start the summer, connect with friends, enjoy community, and include the kids. Nicole Nicoletta, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative, fills us in on everything the festival has to offer. If you’ve never been, this is a good opportunity to learn what to expect and what to bring. MeadowGrass takes place May 26-28, 2023 at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. Nicole also shares details about other music events this summer (see links below). MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: MeadowGrass info and tickets [https://rockymountainhighway.org/] Rocky Mountain Flower Fest [https://rockymountainhighway.org/index.php/2023/05/01/rocky-mountain-flower-fest-july-29-2023/] – July 29 La Foret Conference & Retreat Center [https://www.laforet.org/] Root Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies [https://www.rootdownandgrow.com/] Boredom Fighters [https://www.boredomfighters.org/] Kids on Bikes [https://kidsonbikes.net/] Millibo Art Theatre [https://themat.org/] Concrete Couch [http://www.concretecouch.org/] Explore With Media [https://explorewithmedia.com/] About Peak Town Square: Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, business, food and health – everything is on the table. Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode: Listen on Spotify [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-468x161-e1614011290204.png]https://open.spotify.com/show/6KGaxJF6Tqqo56kriRUj0sListen on Apple Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight.png]https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1351517707?ls=1&mt=2 &ls=1[https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png]http://subscribeonandroid.com/studio809radio.com/category/town-square/feed/ [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/google_podcasts_badge-468-wide-e1566742686461.png]https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3N0dWRpbzgwOXJhZGlvLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS90b3duLXNxdWFyZS9mZWVkLw%3D%3D The post A Deeper Connection: MeadowGrass Music Festival 2023 [https://studio809podcasts.com/meadowgrass-deeper-connection-2023/] appeared first on Studio 809 Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com].

In this Indigenous Peoples’ Day conversation, Joe Barrera and George Autobee discuss the truth about Christopher Columbus and share heartfelt stories about serving in Vietnam and the physical and emotional combat wounds. George also tells Joe about his voter registration project, Pueblo politics and a battle between Chicanos and Italians.   Joe Barrera, Ph.D., has lived in Colorado Springs since 1968. Joe graduated from The Colorado College with a degree in English, earned the MA in English at Claremont Graduate School in California, and his Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He taught at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, at Pikes Peak Community College, and The Colorado College. He was the founder of the Sister Cities Mural Art Project and coordinated mural art projects with artists from our sister cities in Mexico and Australia. Joe launched and published The Almagre Review/La Revista Almagre [https://thealmagrereview.org/], a literary journal with contributors from all over the U.S. and from other countries. George Autobee is co-founder of Pueblo Voter Registration Project Inc. and president/CEO of World Demographic Research LLC. He lives in Colorado City, CO. About Peak Town Square: Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, business, food and health – everything is on the table. These partner organizations contribute episodes: Colorado Springs Business Journal [http://www.csbj.com] Colorado Springs Independent [http://www.csindy.com] Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs [https://downtowncs.com/] Southeast Express [https://www.southeastexpress.org/]   Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode: Listen on Spotify [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-468x161-e1614011290204.png]https://open.spotify.com/show/6KGaxJF6Tqqo56kriRUj0sListen on Apple Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight.png]https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1351517707?ls=1&mt=2 &ls=1[https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png]http://subscribeonandroid.com/studio809radio.com/category/town-square/feed/ [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/google_podcasts_badge-468-wide-e1566742686461.png]https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3N0dWRpbzgwOXJhZGlvLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS90b3duLXNxdWFyZS9mZWVkLw%3D%3D The post Two Chicano Warriors Fight Southern Colorado Battles [https://studio809podcasts.com/two-chicano-warriors/] appeared first on Studio 809 Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com].

Walk, don’t run, to the virtual buffet of cultural activities happening during Arts Month in Colorado Springs. Andy Vick, executive director of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR), shares some highlights and explains what Arts Month is all about. Andy invites us all to get off the couch and try something new and invigorating. LINKS: Arts Month [https://artsoctober.com/] – events, merchandise, and a contest Peak Radar [https://www.peakradar.com/] – the online cultural calendar of the Pikes Peak Region Sustainability in Progress – presentations by Andy Vick of COPPeR and Natalie Johnson of the Manitou Art Center October 19, 12 noon RSVP here [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodO-oqTstHNHEUOk5WCIzqNmAjx2gz030] Arts Vision 2030 [https://www.culturaloffice.org/artsvision2030/] Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region [https://www.culturaloffice.org/] About Peak Town Square: Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, business, food and health – everything is on the table. These partner organizations contribute episodes: Colorado Springs Business Journal [http://www.csbj.com] Colorado Springs Independent [http://www.csindy.com] Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs [https://downtowncs.com/] Southeast Express [https://www.southeastexpress.org/]   Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode: Listen on Spotify [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-468x161-e1614011290204.png]https://open.spotify.com/show/6KGaxJF6Tqqo56kriRUj0sListen on Apple Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight.png]https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1351517707?ls=1&mt=2 &ls=1[https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png]http://subscribeonandroid.com/studio809radio.com/category/town-square/feed/ [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/google_podcasts_badge-468-wide-e1566742686461.png]https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3N0dWRpbzgwOXJhZGlvLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS90b3duLXNxdWFyZS9mZWVkLw%3D%3D The post Arts Month October 2022 [https://studio809podcasts.com/arts-month-october-2022/] appeared first on Studio 809 Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com].

“Steady Rollin” Bob Margolin joins Amy and George Whitesell for a sneak preview of music and details about the music festival at Gold Hill Mesa on October 1, 2022. Margolin is a guitar player and singer who tours worldwide. He delivers original songs and the spirit of Chicago Blues that he learned onstage and in the studio with Muddy Waters from 1973 to 1980. The festival directors have been bringing music to the area since 2006 through A Music Company. Blues on the Mesa debuted in 2021, and returns this year even stronger. We hear clips from several other artists slated to appear at the festival. The festival lineup: * Frank Sinclair, Co-Master of Ceremonies * King Solomon Hicks * Bob Margolin and the Delta Sonics * Hazel Miller & The Collective * Lionel Young Band * Mojomama  LINKS: Blues on the Mesa – October 1 at Gold Hill Mesa, 11:30 am to 6pm Tickets and Information [https://www.bluesonthemesa.org/] Bob Margolin [https://bobmargolin.com/] A Music Company [https://amusiccompanyinc.com/]  Pinetop Perkins Foundation [https://pinetopperkinsfoundation.org/] About Peak Town Square: Join us in the town square! Colorado Springs’ movers and shakers take the mic to share what’s happening in our city. Politics, art, culture, recreation, business, food and health – everything is on the table. These partner organizations contribute episodes: Colorado Springs Business Journal [http://www.csbj.com] Colorado Springs Independent [http://www.csindy.com] Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs [https://downtowncs.com/] Southeast Express [https://www.southeastexpress.org/]   Follow on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode: Listen on Spotify [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-468x161-e1614011290204.png]https://open.spotify.com/show/6KGaxJF6Tqqo56kriRUj0sListen on Apple Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight.png]https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1351517707?ls=1&mt=2 &ls=1[https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png]http://subscribeonandroid.com/studio809radio.com/category/town-square/feed/ [https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/google_podcasts_badge-468-wide-e1566742686461.png]https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3N0dWRpbzgwOXJhZGlvLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS90b3duLXNxdWFyZS9mZWVkLw%3D%3D The post Blues on the Mesa 2022 [https://studio809podcasts.com/blues-on-the-mesa-2022/] appeared first on Studio 809 Podcasts [https://studio809podcasts.com].