The Pikes Peak Derby Dames, Colorado Springs’ flat-track roller derby league, is hosting its first tournament this weekend. The tournament comes at a time when the famously campy sport is trying to gain new legitimacy. As KRCC’s Michelle Mercer found out, even practices are rough and tumble affairs.
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More information on the documentary and on Sudanese men and women currently living in Colorado is available at Colorado Friends of the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan.
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The historic nature of President Barack Obama’s inauguration inspired many people around the country and the world to hold special inauguration-viewing events. At Colorado State University in Pueblo, about 150 students, faculty and staff gathered for their own festivities on campus. In the lobby of Belmont residence hall, they sat in couches and chairs before a giant screen TV, eating breakfast burritos and watching the inauguration coverage on MSNBC. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer has this audio postcard.
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KRCC’s Michelle Mercer is in Brazil for a two-month artist’s residency. And while many across the United States are preparing for the holiday season, Michelle has this rare glimpse into a very special Brazilian holiday celebration on the island of Itaparica.
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Award-winning Colorado writer Kent Nelson has published nine books and has taught at Colorado College for a decade. He read October 9th, as part of the College’s Visiting Writers Series. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer sat down with him to talk about odd jobs, birdwatching, and what it takes to make it as a writer.
As a battleground state, Colorado is receiving lots of attention from both presidential candidates in the weeks leading up to the election.
In recent weeks Colorado College has been embroiled in an election dispute of its own. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer reports.
Nathan Newbrough,
the Colorado Springs
Philharmonic’s new
34-year-old
Executive Director.The Colorado Springs Philharmonic kicked off its 2008-2009 season this past weekend with a performance of the popular Carmina Burana. The Philharmonic also introduced a new executive director, Nathan Newbrough. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer reports.
This weekend, Colorado liquor stores could legally sell alcohol on Sunday for the first time in 75 years. The original ban on Sunday sales was enacted after the end of Prohibition back in 1933; this April the state Legislature passed a law overturning the ban. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer spent Sunday afternoon in area liquor stores and bars where the response she found to the new law was overwhelmingly positive. She brings us this audio postcard from Colorado Springs’ first Sunday liquor sales in decades.
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Telluride hosted its 32nd annual Jazz Celebration this past weekend, which also kicked off the town’s summer festival season. Over twenty-five acts played on several stages over the course of four days, including the spectacularly set outdoor stage… with its panoramic views of the high mountain canyon. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer was there and brought back this snapshot…
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