Sunday, May 19, 2013
Best of Art and Entertainment
Life's Pleasures
Readers' Poll Winners
Best Festival
Gold
SpringSpree
mid-June, downtown
Previous Best Of Award: '00
Silver
Balloon Festival
Labor Day weekend, Memorial Park
Bronze
Territory Days
Memorial Day weekend, Old Colorado City
www.shopoldcoloradocity.com/Events/territorydays.htm
Best Parade
Gold
Festival of Lights
First weekend of December, downtown
Previous Best Of Award: '00
Silver
PrideFest Parade
Third Sunday in August
Bronze
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Mid-March, Old Colorado City
Best Museum
Gold
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St., 385-5990
Previous Best Of Awards: '99 '00 '01
Silver
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St., 634-5581
Bronze
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
1025 North Gate Road
Ext. 156A from I-25, 488-0880
Best Art Gallery
Gold
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St., 634-5581
Silver
Business of Art Center
513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1861
Bronze
Commonwheel Artist Co-op
102 Canon Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1008
Best Movie Theater
Gold
Kimball's Twin Peak Theater
115 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 447-1945
Previous Best Of Awards: '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '01
Silver
Cinemark Tinseltown Movies 20
1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., 576-0593
Bronze
Cinemark 16
3305 Cinema Point, 572-9999
Best Radio Station
Gold
KRCC-FM 91.5
912 N. Weber St., 473-4801
Previous Best Of Awards: '97 '98 '99 '00 '01
Silver
KILO-FM 94.3
1805 E. Cheyenne Road, 634-4896
Bronze
KCME-FM 88.7
1921 N. Weber St., 578-5263
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 '00 '01
Silver
"Casey & Coffey"
KVUU-FM 99.9
Clear Channel Colorado
2864 S. Circle, Suite 150, 540-9200
Bronze
The Magic Morning Show
KKMG-FM 98.9
6805 Corporate Drive, Suite 130, 593-2700
www.989magicfm.com
Best Theater Production
Gold
TheatreWorks' King Lear
Performed in July at UCCS
www.uccs.edu, 262-3232
Silver
Colorado College's Rocky Horror Picture Show
Performed last October
389-6607
Bronze
Opera Theatre of the Rockies' Candide
Performed in June at Colorado College
570-1950
Best Classical Music Group
Gold
Colorado Springs Symphony
619 N. Cascade Ave., 633-6698
Silver
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony
633-3901
Bronze
DaVinci Quartet
www.dvq.org
Best Local Band
Gold
Headful of Zombies
Silver
Johnny & The Jukes
Bronze
Shakedown Street
Best New Band
Gold
FOS
Silver
Right Turn Phenomenon
Bronze
Tumbledown
Best Venue to Hear Live Music
Gold
Colorado Music Hall
2475 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 447-9797
Previous Best Of Awards: '99 '00 '01
Silver
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Bronze
Pikes Peak Center
190 S. Cascade Ave., 520-SHOW
Best Place to Dance Like a Fool
Gold
Rum Bay
20 N. Tejon St., 634-3522
Silver
The Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Bronze
The Underground
110 N. Nevada Ave., 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 '00 '01
Silver
Tequila's
25 N. Tejon St., 630-0500
Bronze
Sticks Billiards & Sports Bar
4474 Austin Bluffs Parkway, 260-7176
www.sticksbilliards.com
Best Place for Karaoke
Gold
Rum Bay
20 N. Tejon St., 634-3522
Silver
Paul's
310 S. 8th St., 520-9737
Bronze
Tavern on the Green
3356 Templeton Gap Road, 636-9499
