This episode features highlights from the July 3, 2020 gallery openings along the Creative Corridor of Downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs. The episode ends with a preview of the reimagined July 4th “Symphony On Your Porch” program of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic the following night. Event information for First Fridays each month can be found at PeakRadar.com/VirtualFirstFriday.
This month’s regional First Friday event included a Virtual First Friday Challenge Grant to local organizations that support healthy Black communities: Colorado Springs Black Business Network, My Black Colorado, and Poetry 719. The first interview highlights this support of the local #BlackLivesMatter movement through an interview with and performance from Poetry 719 co-founder Ashley Cornelius. We encourage the community to learn more about and support all three of these inspiring organizations at their websites:
Colorado Springs Black Business Network
Episode Lineup (Minutes into Episode):
2:10 – Poetry 719 Page co-founder Ashley Cornelius highlights their inspiring organization and performs a poem
9:47 – First Friday Gallery Visit: Kreuser Gallery with artist Jasmine Dillavou
21:00 – Live on the Street with Jennifer DeDominici: Cottonwood Center for the Arts “Cottonwood One Way”
25:47 – Musical Guest: Audrey J. Bussanich
36:46 – First Friday Gallery Visit: Commonwheel Artists Co-op
43:54 – Live on the Street with Jennifer DeDominici: Dine Out Downtown in Downtown Colorado Springs
50:58 – Colorado Springs Philharmonic‘s Nathan Newbrough previews “Symphony from Your Porch” on July 4.
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