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Inspiring Stories from Our Creative Community in July

The Colorado Springs Philharmonic performed for 90,000 attendees at the annual Summer Symphony concert on Independence Day in Memorial Park.

TRG Arts was profiled by the Colorado Springs Business Journal for their inspiring work supporting creative industry across the U.S. and abroad. CEO Jill Robinson said, "I want Colorado Springs to be great... Where there is creative industry that is strong, the city pulses. I see our firm's impact and am motivated by that."

The Colorado Springs Independent's 2016 Inclusion Awards honored Guy McPherson, founder of Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, and Susan Peiffer, Pikes Peak Poet Laureate and Hear Here powerhouse.

The Marie Walsh Sharpe foundation announced gifts of $1 million each to the UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art and Pikes Peak Community College.

Over $7,000 was raised for victims of the Orlando shooting at a benefit concert featuring Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, Denver Gay Men's Chorus, and The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, hosted by the Citizens Project to open PrideFest 2016 on July 8.
Artist Beth Piver's vibrant installation art was showcased in a feature in Springs Magazine, taking readers inside the colorful home she shares with her husband - and Cultural Office Executive Director - Andy Vick.

Tri-Lakes Views unveiled a new public art installation by artist Reven-Marie Swanson at the New Santa Fe Regional Trail trailhead off Baptist Road in the City of Monument.
After several suicides at a local high school, a Northern Colorado Springs family transformed their yard fence into a mural with a message of love.

From 3,000 dancers across the U.S., Colorado Springs residents Gabriella Rae with Revolution Dance Academy and Brianna Micheletti with Barbara Ellis Studio of Dance were chosen to represent Colorado in the Dance Across the USA project.

Pikes Peak Makerspace opened their second location in Downtown Colorado Springs.

The Olympic Museum shared their plans for exhibit design, saying, "To come up with the unexpected is one of our goals."

The Gazette ran a great piece by business columnist Ted Rayburn about the importance of our region's creative economy.

The Almagre Review, our region's new literary journal, launched on July 27 with a reception and reading at Hooked On Books.

Men's choruses from Colorado Springs, Denver, and San Francisco joined voices in support of victims of the Orlando shooting.

*This Month's Header: Artist Beth Piver with husband and Cultural Office Executive Director, Andy Vick, inside their Colorado Springs home, in a photo by Randy Poe for Springs Magazine.

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