Saturday, May 18, 2013
Best of Art and Entertainment: Readers' Poll Results
Best Festival
Gold
SpringSpree
mid-June, downtown
www.springspree.com
Silver
Balloon Festival
Labor Day weekend, Memorial Park
www.balloonclassic.com
Bronze
Territory Days
Memorial Weekend, Old Colorado City
Best Parade
Gold
Festival of Lights
First weekend of December, downtown
Silver
St. Patrick's Day Parade
mid-March, Old Colorado City
Bronze
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade
mid-August, downtown
Best Place for Family Outing
Gold
Garden of the Gods
www.gardenofgods.com
Silver
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, 636-2544
Bronze
Joy Rides Family Fun Center
5150 Edison Ave., 573-5500
www.joyridesffc.com
Best Museum
Gold
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St., 578-6650
Previous Best Of Awards: '99
Silver
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St., 634-5581
Bronze
Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame
101 ProRodeo Drive, 528-4764
www.prorodeo.com
Best Art Gallery
Gold
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St., 634-5581
Previous Best Of Awards: '97 '98 '99
Silver
Business of Art Center
513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs,685-1861
www.businessofartcenter.org
Bronze
Gallery of Contemporary Art
UCCS, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, 262-3567
Best Movie Theater
Gold
Tinseltown Movies 20
1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., 576-0593
Silver
Kimball's Twin Peak Theater
115 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 447-1945
Bronze
Tiffany Square
RIP
Best Radio Station
Gold
KRCC-FM 91.5
912 N. Weber St., 473-4801
Previous Best Of Awards: '97 '98 '99
Silver
KILO-FM 94.3
1805 E. Cheyenne Road, 634-4896
www.kilo943.com
Bronze
KVUU 99.9
2864 S. Circle Drive, 540-9200
www.kvuu.com
Best Morning Radio Show
Gold
National Public Radio's Morning Edition
KRCC-FM 91.5
912 N. Weber St., 473-4801
Previous Best Of Awards:
'97 '98 '99
Silver
The Magic Morning Show
KKMG-FM 98.9
6805 Corporate Drive, 593-2700
www.listentomagic.com
Bronze
The Marks Brothers in the Morning
KKFM-FM 98.1
6805 Corporate Drive, 593-2700
www.kkfm.com
Best Theater Company
Gold
Smokebrush Center for Arts and
Theater
235 S. Nevada Ave., 444-0884
Previous Best Of Awards:
'94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99
Silver
Theatreworks
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
262-3232
www.uccs.edu/~theatre/ theatre.htm
Bronze
Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center Repertory Company
30 W. Dale St., 634-5583
Best Theater Production of the 1999/2000 Season
Gold
Twelfth Night
Theatreworks
University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs
262-3232
www.uccs.edu/~theatre/theatre.htm
Silver
You Can't Take It with You
Smokebrush Center for Arts and Theater
444-0884
www.smokebrush.org
Bronze
Raisin in the Sun
Theatreworks
262-3232
www.uccs.edu/~theatre/ theatre.htm
Best Classical Music Group
Gold
Colorado Springs Symphony
www.cssymphony.org
Silver
Da Vinci Quartet
Bronze
Vocal Arts Ensemble
Best Local Band
Gold
Big Back Yard
www.BBYGrooves.com
Silver
Looks Like Me
www.lookslikemeband.com
Bronze
Head Full of Zombies
www.headfullofzombies.com
Best Venue to Hear Live Music
Gold
Colorado Music Hall
2475 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 447-9797
Previous Best Of Awards: '99
Silver
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Bronze
Jack Quinn Irish Ale House
and Pub
21 S. Tejon St., 385-0766
Best Place To Dance Like a Fool
Gold
Underground
130 E. Kiowa St., 633-0590
Previous Best Of Awards:
'95 '96 '97 '98 '99
Silver
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Bronze
Rum Bay
20 N. Tejon St., 634-3522
www.rumbay.com
Best Place to Get Picked Up
Gold
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Silver
American Beach Club
3506 N. Academy Blvd., 597-6121
Bronze
Underground
130 E. Kiowa St., 633-0590
Best Place To Shoot Pool
Gold
Phantom Canyon Brewing Co.
2 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 635-2800
Previous Best Of Awards:
'96 '97 '98 '99
Silver
Sticks Billiards
4474 Austin Bluffs Parkway,
260-7176
Bronze
Corner Pocket Billiard Lounge
3430 N. Academy Blvd.,
596-9790
3780 E. Boulder St., 596-9516
Best Place To Play Darts
Gold
McAllister's Tavern
15 E. Vermijo Ave., 636-5293
Silver
Place in the Back
2370 Academy Place, 573-0672
Bronze
Sticks Billiards
4474 Austin Bluffs Parkway,
260-7176
Best Place for Karaoke
Gold
Meadow Muffins
2432 W. Colorado Ave., 633-0583
www.meadowmuffins.com
Silver
Jose Muldoon's
222 N. Tejon St., 636-2311
Bronze
Paul's
310-B S. Eighth St., 520-9737
