Looking Toward the New Power Generation
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If you intend to keep pace with Richard Skorman, prepare yourself with a good pair of speed skates and a large amount of Vitamin “V” (vision).
Beneath his calm exterior lies the heart of a warrior and the soul of a visionary. Richard has been labeled Colorado’s Best Old Hippie, Best Tree Hugger, and Best Leftist Radical, but these tags are just the tip of Richard’s biographical iceberg. His life to date has been a virtual tower of experiential learning that has made a difference to communities across the United States. His work has created innovative, intellectual “green space” for us in Colorado Springs.
Richard’s Colorado story began as a student at Colorado College. Colorado seemed a far cry from his Ohio home, and with a natural affinity for literature and film, his university major, “Art Studio”, provided him the tools to begin exploring the world through the camera lens. With virtually no experience as a restaurateur, Richard opened “Poor Richard’s Feed & Read” armed with $8,000 and a dream.
The restaurant+book business in 1977 required a 24-hour work schedule for Richard. His daily drive to Denver for fresh bagels at New York Bagel Boys, his yummy 75-cent egg salad sandwiches, and his aromatic espresso concoctions saved many a CC student from hunger pangs and created an ambiance similar to cities like Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Richard was chief cook, dishwasher, and delivery man seven days a week for three years. Ed, who mans Richard’s Book Store to this day, began working with Richard and is part of the Poor Richard’s family of experts.
Across the street from Poor Richard’s Read and Feed Richard provided additional food for thought. Customers interested in the latest avant-garde films could stop in to enjoy a film, sit back and read, and discuss the latest tidbits concerning the arts.
“I wanted to provide natural access to the arts,” Richard said. “I was able to grow the restaurant and book store combination with a movie in the middle to active the intellect for our customers.”
When the opportunity came to expand the business by adding increased space to the restaurant, Richard did not hesitate. As his business grew physically, he also spearheaded another “growth opportunity” for Colorado Springs. The Kerouac Conference with poets Alan Ginsberg, Peter Orlofsky, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and William S. Burroughs provided a venue for these artists to read their works to enthusiastic Colorado Springs audiences .
“Colorado Springs had never experienced anything like it,” Skorman said. “We were able to provide ‘food and community’ to people of all kinds who wanted to hear what these artists
had to say.”
All was not a walk in the park for Richard in his growing business. In 1982, a crazed arsonist set fire to his establishment, leaving Richard and his employees a three-month span with no income, and herculean work to reconstruct his place.
“We raised money by the dollar bills people gave us,” Richard explained. “My employees still received a salary, and we worked to reconstruct the place one stick at a time.”
Needing a change, Richard sold the business, went to New York, met and married his beloved Patricia. After seven years of work in the New York cinema and book industry, with a life-altering internship in Yonkers where he learned (from Frank and Frankie, owners of Pizza Emporium) the art of creating the ultimate pizza, he returned to Colorado Springs, repurchased the business, and ventured yet again into another phase of what he describes as “a political voice for reason”.
Since his return to Colorado Springs, Richard has found his voice as a spokesperson for issues of social justice and community involvement. With all these events to his credit, Richard “was humbled by what he didn’t know” and moved from business man to city-council member for Colorado Springs. In his capacity of “lone liberal”, his position of advocate of the disenfranchised has grown in direct proportion to the catastrophic events of the last five years.
As if serving on City Council were not enough, Richard served on the Board of the Gill
Foundation. In this capacity he has supported programs that work to empower all members of society no matter their economic status, national or racial origin, or sexual orientation.
To understand the political side of civic involvement, Richard worked with Senator Ken Salazar’s office here in Colorado Springs.
After hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the Gulf Coast, Richard recruited more than 300 Colorado Springs volunteers to assist displaced Gulf Coast families, “adopting people”, finding lodging, locating lost family members, providing medicine, attending births, and collecting $100,000 in cash which he gave to families in need. He enlisted Chuck Murphy of the Grey Line bus company to bring disaster victims from the Astrodome to Colorado Springs.
“The busses went down there empty and returned full,” Skorman told us. The “Rocky Mountain Relocation” project assisted 2,000 people to find lodging in Colorado Springs in the short span of three to five days.
“We collected 749 pairs of eye glasses for people who went without because they had to get out fast,” Skorman said. “We collected airline miles to fly people around the country, and we wired people money so they could connect with their families. The Attorney General of the State of Louisiana visited us personally to say thank you for this work.”
Richard continues to speak and do for those who cannot.
“I’m working on a new project,” he said. “New Power Generation by 2016.” Richard, Patricia, and assistant Sarah are presently working to develop a “multibulb campaign”, to develop a no-cost to the patron energy-efficient light bulb distribution center plus general resources for energy conservation and workshop model for teaching people to conserve energy.
“We don’t want to exist in a few years”, Richard added. “We want to share what we learn about the fifth fuel source”, a way to conserve energy and save money for the average person.
Richard’s project, let’stwist.org, is planned to begin operation shortly, and the public will receive more information about it through various media publications.
Richard’s participation in the Conservation Corps has provided him greater understanding of the divide that exists between conservation and income. If the process as we know it is “unconsumer friendly” he views his role as facilitator through letstwist.org to inform the public how to minimize our proverbial footprint in our community.
Colorado Springs Record+ suggests that you visit Poor Richard’s and Rico’s Café and Wine Bar this summer. We guarantee that you will find the book shop, Rico’s, the toy emporium, and the restaurant very special places to energize your spirit and nourish your soul. Richard Skorman is, after all, a household word, in Colorado Springs. We believe you should put his name in your to-know list.
Poor Richard’s Restaurant and Wine Bar
324 ½ North Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
719-632-7721, 719-630-7723
Poor Richard’s Discount Bookstore
320 North Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
578-0012
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Secrets of a Master Scholar
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Paul Harvey is Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A nationally known scholar of Southern history and religion, he is also an acclaimed teacher who brings his profound knowledge to the classroom. Dr. Harvey has authored three books, edited three volumes, and is a co-editor of “Themes in American Culture and Religion”. Colorado Springs Record+ presents an interview with Dr. Harvey in the month of America’s birth.
CSR+: Congratulations on being awarded Teacher of the Year at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 2007-08. It is a great honor that recognizes you an academic leader at UCCS and in the community. What has contributed to the quality of your teaching excellence?
I have compared teaching history classes to my favorite musical form: jazz. Teaching is taking a theme, making sure that theme is explored, but allowing plenty of room for improvisation, and most especially for those moments when a student conversation or insight “takes flight”, and something totally unexpected emerges. Being rigorously trained in the discipline, being clear and firm on the standards expected in the classroom, but also being open “to the moment”—all of these combined are required, I believe, for the best teaching. It requires a careful blend of discipline, structure, and spontaneity which never stays the same from one class to another. One also has to have a lot of patience and forgiveness, both for students, but also for one’s own self; every day is not going to be a shining moment of teaching brilliance, and sometimes your most valued and ostensibly impressive teaching experiments will just flat-out fail. That’s fine, as long as one always learns from the experience.
CSR+: Your area of expertise is American history, Southern history in particular. What has attracted you to the South and its history?
Although I grew up in Oklahoma, sort of the western edge of the South, I attended graduate school in Berkeley, in part to get as far away from the South as I could. But my professor there, Leon Litwack, taught me that questions of southern history are in many ways the most fundamentally important and profound of American history. Southern history is really about this question: what is the meaning of freedom? And that question took on a particularly powerful edge in the context of the southern history of slavery and racial oppression. Thus, it seems to me the most fundamentally important questions that Humanities scholars explore take on heightened significance in the study of the U.S. South, and that is what constantly draws my attention there.
CSR+: Your particular interest lies in the impact of religion on American culture and society. How would you characterize the profound impact religion has had or has on American culture? Is it different from the impact of religion other societies around the world?
The impact of religion in America presents a fundamental paradox. On the one hand, the United States was founded with the principle of the separation of church and state, without any established church or religious tests for office. Some of the founding fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, believed that this would lead to a society based on rationalism rather than (as Jefferson saw them) biblical myths and religious superstitions. But then, as it turned out, history worked out very differently, and the United States became a place where religion exerted more influence than perhaps any other society in the western world. That influence was deeply pervasive and cultural, rather than strictly political, and this dates, I believe, from the antebellum era of American history (about the 1820s forward), with what is called the “Second Great Awakening.” That is when evangelicalism became a dominant form of religious expression. It’s hard to compare America’s experience with religion’s influence to anywhere else, for in this regard the United States is sui generis, unlike anywhere else.
CSR+: In the book “Redeeming the South”, you talk about two different and divergent Baptist societies that evolved in the South over two centuries, resulting in a reshaping the history and growth of the South. How different were these two societies? Did they work at cross-purposes, or was there any collaboration and co-operation of any kind? Are these societies coming together in the 21st Century?
My argument there is that white and black Baptists were on different sides of the race divide in the South, and of course whites held all the political and social power. But white and black Baptists held many commonalities as well. After the Civil War, one of those interesting points of intersection was the idea of “respectability,” as both white and black Baptist leaders believed that their historically poor and marginalized folk needed to learn the ways of uplift, social mobility, and proper public behavior; they needed to be made into good bourgeois citizens. So, they worked at cross-purposes politically, but not necessarily culturally. Today, religion remains a major source of cultural divide; the shock of many whites towards the comments of Pastor Jeremiah Wright, for example, came because few whites understood the historical context in which Pastor Wright was speaking, while black Americans, regardless of whether they agreed with the specific assertions in those comments, well understood the legacy from which Pastor Wright emerged. So, no, “these societies,” as you put it, are not really coming together.
CSR+: Your book “Freedom’s Coming” talks about an inter-racial Christian “evangelical counterculture” that challenged the world of Jim Crow and brought it to its end. Please elaborate.
I suggest in “Freedom’s Coming” that black evangelicals and a few white countercultural “prophets” took the historic language of evangelicalism, which for centuries had justified racial oppression, and completely transformed the meaning of that religious legacy, so that a small minority of civil rights activists together with brave people, mostly black but some white, successfully demolished the system of American apartheid. This still represents, to me, one of the most astounding social revolutions of all of American history.
CSR+: You are working on two books presently: “Jesus in Red, White and Black” and “Religion, Race and American Ideas of Freedom”. What are the main hypotheses of these two books? When are they going to be published?
I am co-authoring Jesus in Red, White, and Black with the historian Ed Blum of San Diego State University; we should complete the manuscript early next year (2009) and hopefully the book will be published in 2010. In that book, we suggest that the figure of Jesus in American history became a de facto white man, but African Americans and Native Americans took the “white Jesus” they were given and transformed him into a figure of liberatory power.
The second book, “Religion, Race, and American Ideas of Freedom”, is a much longer-term project, one that I anticipate will carry me through the next five years or so; I intend to make it sort of my career scholarly contribution to my field of American religious history. Essentially, this book will explore the most fundamental dialectic of American religious history: the tension between the universalist promises of freedom (including religious freedom) in the nation’s founding documents, and the de facto culture of white Protestantism which for much of American history delimited and marked out the real meaning of “freedom.” But through that history, African Americans, Latinos, Native peoples, and white radicals over centuries of time challenged and eventually cracked the de facto culture of white Protestant thought and culture, and compelled new definitions of American freedom. In short, this book is really a social history of religious freedom. I don’t know when it will be done. It’s a big project and has me deeply immersed in fields (especially Native American religious history) which I’ve never really studied before.
CSR+: What role does religion play in current American society? Is it healthy or unhealthy? How do you see the role of religion on American society evolving as our country’s population becomes more diversified?
That’s a hard question to answer, because in the field of religious studies, no one really agrees on what the term “religion” means, and certainly the impact of religion in public life, and whether that is “healthy” or “unhealthy,” is deeply disputed – just think of the arguments about groups such as Focus on the Family, for example. Religion is deeply ingrained, for better or worse, in our national identity, in our political dialogues, and even in the most basic metaphors that we use to understand America as a country. That’s why a 17th-century Puritan phrase, “city upon a hill,” has had such a long life in American politics. That kind of American idealism, derived ultimately from religious ideas, has inspired much of what is best in our country’s history (including the ideals of religious freedom, however imperfectly practiced, that I mentioned above), as well as much of what is worst in our history (including the legacies of slavery, racism, intolerance, and religiously motivated violence). Nowadays, as Americans learn pretty much for the first time in our history what “pluralism” truly means – i.e., not just different varieties of Christians, or even different varieties of Jews and Christians, but multitudes of different faiths living together in close proximity – our religious heritage of de facto Protestantism continues to lag behind the reality of religious pluralism. That explains the tortured debate about whether America is a “Christian nation.” Yet the U.S. has the promise to show what a truly religious pluralistic society looks like. We’re a long ways from that, but we’re a far sight better than we used to be.
CSR+: Some people say that two of the major religions of the world, Christianity and Islam, are at odds in many ways, thereby leading to great conflicts. What are your thoughts in this regard?
There is no such thing as “Christianity” or “Islam” per se; there are only historic expressions of those general religious terminologies, and of course “Christianity” and “Islam” comes in a nearly infinite variety of expression. Historically, those who defined themselves as “Christians” and those who defined themselves as “Muslims” have lived in peace and harmony in many times and places, and in war and bloodshed at other times. The vast majority of people want peace and tend to be tolerant and understanding of other people’s faiths. Politically, however, the terms “Christendom” or “the Islamic world” have become political slogans, terribly oversimplified and exaggerated in media representations, and the result presently has tended towards disaster.
CSR+: You are an international scholar. You are a great teacher as well. How do you balance your teaching and research? Would you be willing to share your secrets of success with our readers?
Work your butt off, don’t sleep . . . wait, that’s not very helpful. The key, I think, is always integrating teaching with research, so that when I’m preparing for class I’m also preparing my research, and when I think about my research I’m also in effect preparing for class. For example, the idea for my book “Religion, Race, and American Ideas of Freedom” came from my teaching – I saw again and again how the expansive ideas of religious freedom in American arose at precisely the same time as the huge explosion of slavery, racism, and genocide practiced against Native Americans, and I began to question why that was. Likewise, when I began writing my part of the book Jesus in Red, White, and Black, I constructed a course in part to help me think through ideas for the book, and also to present those ideas to students. The result was one of the most successful classes I’ve ever taught. So, I never teach classes the same way twice; I always try to bring in new ideas from my research, and that makes me more excited about research and keeps my classes fresher and more engaging, or at least I hope so.
CSR+ Thank you so much for taking time from your intense schedule to share your thoughts with us. All the best to you with your upcoming projects.
Designer Plus
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“I’m just a designer” are the words with which Craig Decker began our interview for Colorado Springs Record+. Our readers need to know that Craig Decker, web designer extraordinaire for the Web Services Division of IT at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, has the unique ability to create images from “seeing” other people’s words. And he does it with ease and speed.
Craig and his cracker-jack team of IT designers have a unique mission within the Web Services Division of UCCS. They create a visual space within which the colleges, departments, labs, and specific divisions of the university become uniquely visible to the public. They bring the essence of these entities to life through the design of each organization’s web page.
Craig’s background in fine arts, sculpture, painting, clay, and papermaking adds a unique dimension to the quality of his designs. He agrees that his degree in computer graphics with a fine arts component has allowed him to mastermind several unique concepts for UCCS. (See illustrations with this review.)
Craig likes “to make things look cool”. His most concentrated project at this time is one that involves multi-layers of technology immersion. Thanks to Craig’s talent, the up-and-coming UCCS radio website will allow the listener and reader the ability “to do it all” from accessing program archives, emailing specific DJs, posting comments, linking to Face Book, exploring archived podcasts after the shows, and always, experiencing a dynamic visual that captures the essence of what each program is about. When UCCS Radio.edu debuts on the UCCS website, it will be due to Craig’s masterful ability with technology, graphic technique, and creative insight.
When Craig and his soccer buddy Luis (you may call him “Playah” if you say it with respect), agreed to become UCCS Internet radio reporters, their excitement level rose dramatically in proportion to the responses they received from their listeners. From the first program on, there was no stopping Craig and “Playah” as they commented on international games, critiqued local ones, and shared ideas about how soccer should soon become a credible sport among elementary and high-school sportistas. Both Craig and Luis coach local Colorado Springs teams, ranging from the UCCS Women’s Soccer Team, to elementary and high schools throughout the city.
Craig’s passion for developing an outstanding design has metamorphosed into a passion for teaching young soccer enthusiasts. He has shepherded the “U6” (under six years of age) as they learn to kick, pass and move the ball. With the “U12” students (included here is his daughter) the under12-year-olds begin more competitive technical strategies. Craig shared his enthusiasm about the primary group of three-year olds who simply “run after the ball”. Craig stressed that there is always room for one more member, either in the learner ranks or the sponsor ranks. Any persons interested in becoming part of the team should visit his website for further details.
This having been said, Craig’s crack IT graphic design team and his dynamic home team with wife Christy, children Remy (3), Gaboric (5) and Mazzy (11), allow him to express his love of family, his joy in his work, and his dynamic connection people development. The Decker family’s family St. Bernard and Mastiff help to keep things hopping as well. If CSR+ readers want to learn more about Craig Decker’s talent with the visual, check out his UCCS website configurations or, even better, ask him in person when you see him at a soccer game. Part of his legacy is sharing what he knows with that special Decker verve.
ibsoccer.com uccs.edu
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Forthcoming Events in Colorado Springs
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August 2008
Friday, Aug 1 8:00a to 12:00p
CS Police Protective Association Fallen Officers Memorial Golf Tournament
Cheyenne Shadows Golf Course
7800 Titus Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80913. (719) 526-4102
CSPPA is conducting its annual golf tournament to raise funds to benefit our local fallen officers. Have fun Golfing With The Cops while helping support your local community!
http://www.csppa.org/
Friday, Aug 1 10:30a
Guided Nature Hikes on the Silver Cascade Falls Trail
Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center
4075 N. Cheyenne Canyon Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone: (719) 633-5701
Reservations not required.. Hike with a park interpreter to the top of Silver Cascade Waterfalls. Discover the wonders of the diverse ecosystems in this beautiful Cañon. The trail is 1/3 mile one way, elevation gain of 200 feet.
Saturday, Aug 2 6:00p
The Acoustic magic of Bill Wallbaum
Deb’s Coffee House
2 S. 25th St.
Colo Spgs, CO 80904
630-5100
Incredible music from such greats as Neil Diamond, John Denver, Jim Croce.
Saturday, Aug 2 6:00p to 9:30p
Double Down
Nosh at the FAC Modern
121 South Tejon
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-635-NOSH
Great Tunes (jazz, blues, and soul) and Tapas on a beautiful patio!
Saturday, Aug 2 7:30p to 11:00p
Ballroom Dance
International Dance Club
2422 Busch Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 386-7334
Price: $9. Website: www.internationaldanceclub.org
Ballroom dance with the John Turner band. Sat Aug. 2, 7:30-11pm. International Dance Club, 2422 Busch Ave. 633-0195
Beginners dance classes, Thurs,FREE. Call for more info.
Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p
MR. Dibbs (DJ For Atmosphere And El-P)/ Rob Viktum/ Tullie the Rapper/ Ancient Mith
Black Sheep
2106 East Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 227-7625
Mr. Dibbs (dj for atmosphere and el-p)/ rob viktum/ tullie the rapper/ ancient mith at the black sheep (2106 e. Platte) all ages - 8:00- purchase advance tickets at www.ticketweb.com, by phone at 1-866-468-7621 or at the black sheep on nights there is a show.
Saturday, Aug 2 8:00p
High Windy Band
Front Range Barbeque
2330 Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 632-2596
High Windy Band - Bluegrass from North Carolina!.
Website: www.highwindyband.com
Saturday, Aug 2 9:00p to Sunday, Aug 3 1:00a
The Jake Loggins Band
Oscar’s Tejon Street
333 S Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 471-8070
Colorado Springs favorite! If you haven’t seen them yet, you don’t know what you are missing. Website: www.jakelogginsband.com
Saturday, Aug 2 9:30p to Monday, Aug 4 1:30a
Love 45
Southside Johnny’s
528 S Tejon, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 444-8487
Come dance the night away with Love 45. Hear all of your alternative favorites and few new ones from their own collection of hits.
Website: southjohnnys.biz
Sunday, Aug 3 2:00p
Orgasmic Birth movie screening
Alliance Breastfeeding Center
5664 North Academy Blvd. Colo Spgs, CO 80918
What would happen if women were taught to enjoy birth rather than endure it? In answering that question, Orgasmic Birth poses the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths.
Website: www.orgasmicbirth.com
Sunday, Aug 3 6:00p to 9:30p
Music in Moonlight
Glen Eyrie Castle & Conference Center
3820 North 30th Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 634-0808
Enjoy 4-course gourmet dining at Glen Eyrie Castle followed by music under the stars by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/6fwpgc
Monday, Aug 4 11:00a
EDC GOLF TOURNAMENT
Pine Creek Golf Course
9850 Divot Trail, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 594-9999
Schedule of Events
Registration 11:00 a.m. Lunch 11:00 to 12:00 p.m. Hole Assignments 12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start 12:30 p.m. Putting Contest after hole #9. Cocktails, dinner, awards and grand prize drawing immediately following play. Only $175 per person or $700 per team!
Monday, Aug 4 6:30p
Junior League of Colorado Springs informational party
Flying Horse
13255 Honey Run Way. Colo Spgs, CO 80921
You can be a part of the Junior League of Colorado Springs!
Founded in 1901, by New Yorker Mary Harriman, the Junior League is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntaeerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Website: www.jlcoloradosprings.org
Tuesday, Aug 5 5:30p
Book Signing - Nancy Larner & Pegi Ballenger - A Mouse in the Rabbi’s Study
Poor Richards Bookstore
320 N Tejon St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 578-0012
Book Signing - Nancy Larner & Pegi Ballenger - A Mouse in the Rabbi’s Study - A wonderful children’s story about Mazel the Mouse who gets a guided tour through the Jewish holidays. Illustrated by Pegi Ballenger.
Wednesday, Aug 6 6:00p to 7:00p
World’s Most Dangerous Summer Band: Free Concert In The Park
Gateway Park
Northeast corner of Research Parkway and Tutt Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80962
Rain date is Aug. 7.
Website: www.wolf-ranch.com
Thursday, Aug 7 5:30p to 7:30p
Paint the Town Blue 2008 Free Concert Series with Inman Brothers
Bancroft Park
2408 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 385-5940
Presented by The Pikes Peak Blues Community.
Food and Drink by Front Range BBQ
** Rain location - Meadow Muffins 2432 W. Colorado Ave.
Thursday, Aug 7 7:30p
Debut Concert of Cellist Theresa Anderson with Pianist Lauren Ciborowski
Colorado College, Shove Memorial Chapel
1010 N. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 389-6606
Join us for the debut of talented 15 year old cellist Theresa Anderson with pianist Lauren Ciborowski. Works of Albinoni, Beethoven, and Shostakovich.
Saturday, Aug 9 8:30p to 11:00p
Colorado Springs Astronomy Club (CSAS) will be hosting its public star party night
Palmer Park (Meadows Area)
3650 Maizeland DRd
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
The event is free and reservations are NOT required. Join the club as its members share their telescopes with the public and give you a tour of the night sky. Galaxies, nebulas, planets, and star clusters are among some of the objects you’ll be able to see. The star party begins at 8:30PM until 11:00PM. Website: www.csastro.org
Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 6:00 PM (Doors open 5:00 PM)
TRIPLE-A FITNESS PRESENTS THE 12TH LEGACY FITNESS & BODYBUILDING INTERNATIONAL GRAND FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP
Pikes Peak Centre
190 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
(719) 520-7469
riple-A Fitnes… is one of the largest National and the third largest International competitive fitness, bodybuilding and aerobic-dance event in the United States. Athletes and competitors from around the country will be here in the Springs to compete for cash, prizes and a title in events like Ms. Fitness, BodyBuilding, SportAerobics, Hip-Hop, Jazz-Dancing, Step Fitness Male & Female, Fitness-Model and more… You too can join in the excitement because this event is open to everyone and all competitors can compete in singles, doubles and teams divisions. Additionally Triple-A Fitness… offers events for all interested including Juniors, ages 6-18, Masters, 40 years and up, and the open divisions for any age 18 and above.
As always the highlight of this the Triple-A Fitness…, 12th Legacy Grand Finals is the MS. FITNESS LEGACY competition! Be a part of the excitement as Colorado Springs cheers on to victory, some of the most fit and talented women in our country, as they compete for the title and battle it out for a spot in the USA and World Championships. 3-rounds of competition in Fitness Routines, Physique & Spokesperson will determine who the most fit, men, women, boys and girls in this country are.
For more information, visit http://www.triple-a.net/Flyer-IGF08.htm.
Sunday, Aug 10 2:00p to 5:00p
Pikes Peak Jazz And Swing Society Jazz Affair
Olympian Reception & Event Center
975 S Union Boulevard
Colo Spgs, CO 80910
The Peak Jazz And Swing Society’s Jazz Affair will be held on Sunday August 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Olympian Plaza Event Center, 975 S Union Blvd. in Colorado Springs. Website: http://ppjass.org
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 7:00 PM
PAT BENATAR WITH NEIL GIRALDO
Pikes Peak Centre
190 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
(719) 520-7469
Pat Benatar is a certified rock’n'roll superstar, a four-time Grammy winner with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit as well as such hit singles as “I Need A Lover,” “Heartbreaker,” “Fire and Ice,” “Treat Me Right,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “Hell Is For Children,” “Shadows of the Night,” and “Love Is A Battlefield.” She has been long acknowledged as one of the leading female rock vocalists in the industry.
Friday, Aug 15 6:30p
Pikes Peak Celiac Spruce Association’s gluten-free dinner
The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery
25 W. Cimarron St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80942
(719) 475-8880
email ma2mikayla@yahoo.com for reservations by Aug. 11
Sunday, Aug 17 5:30p to 7:30p
‘White Wine Please’
New South Wales
5905 Corporate Center Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
(719) 260-6555
Sweet, Dry, Fruity - this course takes your taste buds on a tour through several varieties of white wines. We’ll also cover refreshing wines for the summer. Course includes appetizers, 6 wines ordered especially for this event, course handouts, and discount offers from local vendors. Course Length - approximately 2 1/2 hours. Date: July 31st 5:30 to 8:00PM. Price: $45 per person. Website: www.experiencewine.net
Wednesday, Aug 20 7:30p
Venus and Adonis
Theatreworks’ Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater
3955 Cragwood Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 262-3232
The sexiest of goddesses loves the handsomest of young men. A match made in heaven? Not exactly. She badly needs a cuddle; he just has to hunt. Off he goes, and meets a tragic fate. We adapt this wonderful narrative poem for the stage, and the result is a brand new play by William Shakespeare. It stars Venus, Adonis, a lusty stallion, a terrified bunny and a savage boar. The perfect enchantment for a summer’s night.
Also on August 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 30th adn 31st.
Website: www.tinyurl.com/5lpy3j
Thursday, Aug 21 5:30p
“Let’s Cook Summer’s Bounty”
Venetucci Farm
5210 S. Highway 85, Colorado Springs, CO
Registration required by July 15. Held at Venetuccie Farm’s outdoor kitchen. Price: $200 with a 10% discount with registration by July 4. Single classes $55 on space availability.
Also on August 23rd, Septemer 18th & 20th and October 9th & 11th.
Saturday, Aug 23 10:00a to 11:00a
LIVE: Big Cats!
Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 520-6387
Big Cats of Serenity Springs will have a live mountain lion and kinkajou for you to learn about and meet. ($5.00/members, $8.00 for non-members, reservations required, 520-6387)
Saturday, Aug 23 12:00p to 5:00p
Everybody Welcome: A Celebration of Culture and Diversity
Colorado Springs City Auditorium
221 East Kiowa, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 385-5969
Enjoy a day of live performances, food, children’s activities, and informational booths celebrating our community!
Website: www.cospdiversityforum.org
Saturday, Aug 23 7:30p
Mike Park (Asian Man Records)/ Sundowner (Chris from the Lawrence Arms)/ the Quiet Ones/ Andy Tanner
Black Sheep
2106 East Platte Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 227-7625
Mike park (asian man records)/ sundowner (chris from the lawrence arms)/ the quiet ones/ andy tanner at the black sheep (2106 e. Platte) all ages - 7:30- purchase advance tickets at www.ticketweb.com, by phone at 1-866-468-7621 or at the black sheep on nights there is a show.
Saturday, Aug 30 12:00p
Air Force Academy Falcons Football
USAF Academy Falcon Stadium
Stadium Boulevard
United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840
Tickets at www.ticketsnow.com
Sunday, Aug 31 5:00p to 9:00p
39th Annual Fountain Fall Festival Bbq Supper And Dance
212 Sante Fe
212 Sante Fe
Fountain, CO 80911
5-7 p.m. dinner, 7-9 p.m. DJ and music. $5 for adults, $3 for children younger than 10.
Editorial
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July 2008
This is issue 12, Volume One, of Colorado Springs Record+. We wish our readers the best during this month’s celebration of our country’s birth, and we have showcased three talented individuals who bring much pride to Colorado Springs and beyond.
Paul Harvey’s interview with CSR+ speaks for itself. Our readers would do well to settle in to one of Professor Harvey’s books to better understand what we mean by America. Richard Skorman, no less an American patriot, brings a sense of vitality to his definition of what committed Americans do for their neighbors. Craig Decker has created a virtual community for all to enjoy whether they be academically involved or dedicated to the sports scene. We thank all three of our illustrious talents because they each represent a unique part of American life.
If you know of any individual or organization that you think has made a positive and significant difference in Colorado Springs, please send an e-mail to editor@coloradosprings.org. Include name, address, and your reason for nominating this person or organization. If you wish to contribute an article to CSR+, please write to us as well.
As always, we invite potential sponsors and advisers to contact us at marketing@coloradaosprings.org. We wish you all a safe summer holiday. Be safe, keep in touch, and know we appreciate your good wishes.
Sincerely,
J and M
Jugal Kalita and Margaret Mistry
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)
A life spent worthily should be measured by a nobler line , — by deeds, not years.
