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Touches: Healing Art
Through Nov. 27Art Exhibits
Glamorous artist rumor: Renoir, when afflicted with arthritis, tied paintbrushes to his hands. The truth? He did not, but instead stuffed his palms with fabric to steady a brush he could hardly clutch. Unglamorous artist hypothesis: Some scientists believe Rembrandt had a lazy eye, and depicted its wandering gaze in some early self-portraits. For more on art and health, enjoy the five-woman show Touches: Healing Art at Pikes Peak Community College's Downtown Studio Art Gallery (100 W. Pikes Peak Ave., 502-4040), opening with a reception from 5 to 7:30 tonight featuring music by Mango fan Django. The show, up until Nov. 27, is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 to 4. — Edie Adelstein
Downtown Studio Gallery at Pikes Peak Community College
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100 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
Downtown
502-4040
100 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
Downtown
502-4040The Ten Tenors
Fri., Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.Stage
Tonight, the choice is yours: music home-grown or exotica. At First Congregational Church (20 E. St. Vrain St., rmarts.org), Out Loud will perform its fall concert, Come Fly With Me. The local men's choir will sing opera numbers, poetic adaptations and, of course, the Sinatra classic that names the show. If you'd prefer fewer men on stage, try the Ten Tenors' Nostalgica at the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater (2302 Cadet Drive, 333-4497). These young Australians will woo you with everything from the Bee Gees to Andrea Boccelli. Both shows kick off at 7:30, and tickets start at $14 for Out Loud (also performing two shows on Saturday) and $25 for the Tenors. — John Knight
$25-$40
Warren Miller's Dynasty
Fri., Nov. 20, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 21, 6 & 9 p.m.Film
When the subject is Warren Miller's annual extreme ski-video productions, most people fit into one of two distinct camps: addicts who count the days to each new presentation, and those who feel that if you've seen one ski flick, you've seen them all. If you belong to the first category, then rejoice: Warren Miller's Dynasty — which includes Colorado footage as well as scenes from Norway, British Columbia, Alaska and more — comes to the Pikes Peak Center (190 S. Cascade Ave., ticketswest.com) at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, and 6 and 9 tonight. Tickets are $17; to see a trailer, go to pikespeakcenter.com. It'll put you in the mood ... or not. — Ralph Routon
$17
The Accident
Through Nov. 22Stage
It may be no accident that you didn't get tickets to tonight's production of Lord of the Dance before they sold out. Could the universe have been directing you to a different evening of theater, an evening of comedy with Jonno Katz in a serendipitously titled production of The Accident? Wow, think about it. Or just go, and take in a tale of two brothers told through story, mime, dance and stand-up comedy, starting at 7 tonight at Manitou Art Theatre (1367 Pecan St., themat.org). Tickets are $20. Of course, if you did get those Lord tickets, I'm not sure how to explain that, but you can still catch this one, anyway — it runs through Sunday. — Jill Thomas
$20Mishaps & Mayhem of a Misguided Youth
Through Nov. 30Art Exhibits
Celebrate: It's Halloween and a Saturday! Check out the Halloween show at To the Grave Luxury Tattoo (26 N. Tejon St., myspace.com/tothegraveluxurytattoo): Mishaps & Mayhem of a Misguided Youth features works by Mr. Hint, Marc Huebert, Spika and others, as well as live tattoo collaborations. The show's up through November, but today's activities run from 1 to 8 p.m. Tonight's haunted houses options are plentiful: the Haunted House at Fort Carson, the Haunted Mines at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, the Nightmare on West Colorado Avenue at the Mountainscape Hotel, and, of course, Mind Seizure at the Flea Market. — Edie Adelstein
Works of Douglas Rouse and Lorenzo White
Through Dec. 4Art Exhibits
Introspection is arguably inherent to all art, given the personal depths most artist plumb when producing their work. But the theme is especially relevant for two artists on display this month at the Modbo (17C E. Bijou St., 633-4240), whose opening reception runs this evening from 5:30 until midnight. Lorenzo White has quickly become FutureSelf's poster child with engaging, Cubism-inspired works already reaching the FAC Modern; tonight the 21-year-old unveils new, narrative, figurative-style pieces. Douglas Rouse, widely recognized for his community murals and trompe l'oeil achievements, will present a new collection titled Time to Reflect, hinting at a very active period of "self-expansion" he's recently undergone. Entry is free; alt country/goth Americana band Munster Boogie will play at 9. — Matthew Schniper
The Puppet Maker: A Story of Christmas
Through Dec. 30Stage
Years ago, my kindergarten class went to see The Little Mermaid at the Simpich theater (now Simpich Showcase, 2413 W. Colorado Ave., simpich.com). I was startled to see the mermaid with black hair, sans a fish sidekick, and a dreadfully unhappy ending: She lost her guy and became an angel. Sparkly and iridescent as she was, she watched him walk into the sunset with another woman! What the hell? Yeah, Simpich shows aren't garden-variety puppet parties. Maybe they've lightened up since then, but regardless, I'd check out The Puppet Maker: A Story of Christmas, which starts today and runs through Dec. 30. Tickets run $8 to $12. — Edie Adelstein
$8-$12Holiday Market Open House
Nov. 20-Jan. 3 www.holidaymarket.comArt Exhibits
If you're the type of person who found the book fair to be the most exciting part of fifth grade; if you walk through hotel hallways wishing the rooms were really artists' studios overflowing with crafts and pottery; if you hope that Christmas shopping will arrive early ... then come, friend, to the annual Holiday Market at the Commonwheel Artists Co-op (102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1008). Giftable artworks by more than 50 Colorado artists will be on display daily between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., from Nov. 20 through Jan. 3; a special open house with apple cider, cookies and music will take place on Dec. 12. — Bryce Crawford
Inherent Vice
Nov. 20-Jan. 17Art Exhibits
Inherent Vice comes off as a refreshingly loose effort by the Business of Art Center: Curator Liz Szabo says the title is nonsensical, and she notes that there's really no theme for the show. What links it all together is Szabo's belief that each artist — people like Tylan Troyer, Christofer Charles and Anna Andrews-Mills — is among the area's most energetic and up-and-coming. Vice opened Friday, along with Aboriginal Modern, by Shadrach Rempel and Unearthed by Nancy Morse, but if you missed it, stop by the BAC (513 and 515 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, thebac.org) between 11 and 6 today or sometime before Jan. 17. — Kirk Woundy
