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33 Unique things to do-#5 Van Briggle Pottery and Museum
Van Briggle
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Located in the old Colorado Midland Roundhouse at 600 S. 21st. St. in Old Colorado City, the Van Briggle Showroom and Kilns are still producing this unique pottery, know the world over during the early 20th century. 
Van Briggle Pottery was a leading style of art pottery in the art and crafts movement of the early 20th century and was especially popular with Art Nouveau collectors.
Artus Van Briggle was born in Ohio in 1869. He studied art and worked at the Avon Pottery Company. He later went to Paris to study art. While there, he became interested in ancient Chinese glazes and when he returned to Ohio, started experimenting with similar glazes.
In 1899, he moved to Colorado Springs as he had contracted Tuberculosis while in Paris. He spent the rest of his life trying to perfect his Chinese Ming Matte glaze. Read the rest of this entry »
32nd Balloon Classic comes to Colorado Springs Labor Day Weekend 2008
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Not sure what to do over Labor Day weekend? Well, come over to Memorial Park and help the city celebrate its 32nd annual Balloon Classic. For three days these colorful balloons will be lifting off, giving the city a very colorful sky-scrape as they dot the Pikes Peak sky. During the evening come on down and watch the night come to light during 
the Balloon Glo and while you’re there, wander into downtown Colorado Springs and enjoy one of the fine local restaurants or come to one of the free concerts that will be offered on Saturday and Sunday evening.
The Colorado Balloon Classic (a division of Colorado Springs Balloon Classic, Inc.) was organized in 1977 and has grown to be the largest and the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in the Rocky Mountain Region as well as the State of Colorado. The Colorado Balloon Classic is an annual family event – admission is free.
The event is held in Memorial Park off Pikes Peak Avenue between Hancock Ave. and Union Blvd near the shores of Prospect Lake. Mass ascensions with over 100 balloons are scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings with a Balloon Glo® scheduled for Saturday and Sunday evenings. Read the rest of this entry »
33 unique things to do in Colorado Springs — #2
Could this be the new light rail in Colorado Springs?
Come to the Roswell Trolley Museum
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The Light Rail is a sign of the future so say proponents of the system. With the rising price of fuel, greenhouse emissions and 
rush hour gridlock, many people are trying to find a better way. But is it new? One only has to take a trip to The Roswell Trolley Museum to realize history really does repeat itself.
Owned by The Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation, The Roswell Trolley Museum is like stepping back in time. Volunteers work on restoring these electric streetcars and have opened the site as a museum with the idea of one Read the rest of this entry »
33 Unique things to do in Colorado Springs…#3
The Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
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With the Beijing Summer Olympics in full force, now might be a great time to discuss one of Colorado Springs
gems. The city is home to The Olympic Training Center. You can take a tour and visit the site where many of our athletes live and train. Its had quite a history. Here’s a few highlights:
- 1976-President Gerald Ford’s commission on Olympic Sports allows the USOC to find a new home
