Pikes Peak Center Events

WHAT IF! Festival

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:00 MDT

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - NO TICKETS REQUIRED

The Festival will take place in and around Downtown Colorado Springs including the Pikes Peak Center, the Pioneer's Museum, the Plaza of the Rockies, and even along Cascade Avenue!

The 2010 WHAT IF! Festival, a celebration of innovation and imagination

The WHAT IF! Festival, a celebration of innovation and imagination is bringing people from across the Pikes Peak Region together to celebrate local creativity and innovation. Join in on the fun with tech-enthusiasts, art-makers, garage inventors, Do-It-Yourself-ers, scientists, culinary magicians, original musicians, robot builders, urban farmers, students of all ages, innovators, engineers and all other thinkers and tinkerers presenting unique experiences at the Festival. Festival goers experience the breadth and depth of creativity/innovation in this region through interactive presentations, hands-on demonstrations, exhibitions, and performances occurring throughout the Festival area.

Fill These Hearts

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:30 MDT

An evening of Beauty and Reflection on Pope John Paul II's theology of the body. Featuring Christopher West and Mike Mangione & the Union.

For tickets go to www.fillthesehearts.com

Chris Isaak

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:00 MDT

Chris Isaak has been described as the 'rockabilly rebel,' 'broken-hearted crooner' and an 'acoustic storyteller.' Chris Isaak entered the music scene in 1985 with his debut album Silvertone, followed by Chris Isaak and Heart-Shaped World. He has released nine albums with the highly-anticipated release of his first original album in seven years, Mr. Lucky. He also recently released Chris Isaak Live at The Fillmore on June 15. Isaak is most known for his songs, 'Wicked Game,' 'Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing,' 'Somebody's Crying,' and 'Blue Hotel.' In his 26-year career, Isaak has released 12 hit singles and received two Grammy Award nominations.

The Lettermen

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 16:00 MDT

The Lettermen have been entertaining audiences with their close-knit harmonies and light 60s pop songs for nearly 50 years. Perhaps most noted for their hits such as 'When I Fall In Love,' 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder,' 'The Way You Look Tonight' and countless others, they've had 16 Top 10 singles including one #1, 32 consecutive Billboard Magazine chart albums, 11 gold records and five Grammy nominations.

Michael Bolton

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:00 MDT

If you made a list of performers who have sold more than 53 million records, won multiple Grammys for Best Male Vocalist and countless other honors, earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and sold out arenas worldwide, Michael Bolton would be on that list. But if you tallied all the artists who've sung with Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles, written songs with Bob Dylan, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga,penned hits for Barbra Streisand and KISS, played guitar with B.B. King and had his music recorded on a track by hip-hop superstar Kanye West (featuring megastar Jay-Z), Michael Bolton would be the only name on that list.

Cheech & Chong

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:00 MDT

Tickets on sale at 4:20PM

Listen to Cheech & Chong bits*
*Contains some crude language

On the short list of comedy's all-time greatest duos, Cheech & Chong (Richard 'Cheech' Marin and Tommy Chong) have been making people laugh until they cry (or puke) since breaking out in the seventies with immortal routines like "Basketball Jones." Thirty years later, and after releasing classic films like "Up in Smoke," the legends are back on-stage once again.

Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal, a 17-city tour including Colorado Springs, is the follow-up to their hugely successful reunion tour, Cheech & Chong: Light Up America, where they performed together for the first time in over 25 years. The pop culture duo performed for more than 100 audiences, grossing eight figures, making them one of the most sought after shows of 2008-2009.

'We had an amazing time last year reconnecting with each other and our fans in a way that felt like it was part of our DNA, we were meant to be together,' said Cheech Marin. 'This year we are looking forward to doing more classic material that people haven't seen for years and years, performing more of our songs and introducing some new bits. We've had material brewing separately for the past 25 years,' said Tommy Chong.

Successful beyond their wildest dreams, Cheech and Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred comedy routines. Together, they represent a lifestyle and are the originators of the 'stoner film' as a genre. Their phenomenal success included nine hit comedy albums and eight hit films, breaking box office records, shattering comedy album sales, garnering multiple Grammy nominations and mesmerizing fans for more than a decade.

If You Give A Cat A Cupcake (Imagination Celebration)

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 19:00 MDT

First there was the Mouse – then the Pig – now, here comes the Cat! Based on the newest installment in the zany If You Give A... book series by Laura Numeroff, the Omaha Theater Company brings this madcap world premiere production with music to the stage.

The Cat, who first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Party, asks his new friend Laura for some sprinkles, naturally they spill on the floor. Mopping up the mess might get him wet, so she must give him a bathing suit – and the hijinks ensue!

The audience takes a 'world-wind' tour following the antics of the Cat as he travels to the beach, the gym, the mountain, the museum and the lake. Ultimately, the Cat and Laura make their way back home to where the sprinkles and another cupcake await them. Audiences will love participating as the play takes the silliness and exaggeration of the book even further.

Bryan Adams

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:00 MST

Grammy winner and Academy Award nominee Bryan Adams has sold more than 65 million records, toured six continents and achieved #1 status in more than 40 countries around the world. With hits such as, "Cuts Like A Knife", "Summer of '69", "Heaven' and 'Everything I Do, I Do It For You,' Adams has solidified his place as one of the most influential modern songwriters of our time. His ICON CD will be released Aug. 31 in Target stores and Amazon.com, featuring 12 of his biggest hits.