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BLINDWORM GUITARS IS A SHOP THAT MAKES INVENTIVE CUSTOM INSTRUMENTS. WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INSPIRATION AND TECHNIQUE BEHIND THESE INCREDIBLE CREATIONS.

ED DWIGHT WAS SET TO BE THE COUNTRY’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ASTRONAUT BUT UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF HIS LIFE. WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DWIGHT’S LIFE JOURNEY AND HIS EXPLORATION WITH THE ARTS.

DRUMMER AND MUSIC EDUCATOR CHAD “CHADZILLA” JOHNSON TEACHES THE ART OF ROCK AND ROLL. WE SIT IN ON ONE OF HIS CLASSES AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIS PAST, HIS METHOD, AND WHAT HE HOPES FOR HIS STUDENTS.

WE TRAVEL TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARBLE MARBLE SYMPOSIUM. ESTABLISHED IN 1989, PARTICIPANTS CARVE FANTASTIC SCULPTURES DURING THIS EIGHT DAY EVENT.

WE HEAR FROM THE VIBRANT BRASSHOUSE TRIO ‘TOO MANY ZOOZ’. BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, THIS GROUP OF MUSICIANS COMES TOGETHER TO PLAY DYNAMIC PIECES OF MUSIC THAT EXCITE LISTENERS.

IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO ONE COMES ACROSS AN ENGLISH TUDOR-STYLE CASTLE CALLED GLEN EYRIE. BUILT IN THE EARLY 1870S, THE ESTATE IS RICH WITH HISTORY, ARCHITECTURAL SPLENDOR, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.

WE TRAVEL TO ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO TO GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT NATURA OBSCURA, AN ENGAGING NATURE-FOCUSED ARTS EXPERIENCE THAT ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY.

AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM IN COLORADO, ART AND HISTORY COME ALIVE AS IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING AND MUSIC JOIN TOGETHER IN A SPECIAL EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON THE WORKS OF CLAUDE MONET.

DARREN KRAMER IS A JAZZ EXPERT WHO UNDERSTANDS THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF MUSIC. IN THIS SEGMENT, KRAMER DELVES DEEP INTO THE SOUNDS OF JAZZ AND SHOWS US HOW TO LISTEN TO A SONG.

WE VISIT DURANGO, COLORADO, TO CHECK OUT SKA BREWING COMPANY. FOUNDED IN 1995, THIS MUSIC-INSPIRED BREWERY IS KNOWN FOR ITS CREATIVE BEER LABELS.

IN COLORADO, CALEB ALVARADO WISHES TO CREATE CONNECTIONS THROUGH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. WITH HIS CAMERA, HE INTERACTS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND TELLS THEIR STORY.

THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION ANGELS AND HEROES, MILITARY FAMILIES COME TOGETHER AND EXPERIENCE THE CRAFT OF RANCHING AND FARMING.

THE TERRORIUM SHOP IS A UNIQUE PLACE THAT EXPLORES THE ARTISTRY OF NATURE AND ALL ITS CURIOSITIES. WE HEAD TO DENVER, COLORADO TO TAKE A LOOK.

WE HEAD TO DENVER, COLORADO TO CHECK OUT KALEIDOSCAPE, AN IMMERSIVE, MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION THAT BRINGS PASSENGERS ON AN EXCITING ADVENTURE.

BIRDY MAGAZINE PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVE VOICES. BASED IN DENVER, COLORADO, THIS ARTS AND CULTURE PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS AN ARRAY OF ARTISTS THROUGH THE PRINT MEDIUM.

FOR LOCAL ART GROUP THE BIG PICTURE DENVER, THE STREET IS THEIR CANVAS. USING THE AGE-OLD TECHNIQUE OF WHEATPASTING, THEY ENLIVEN THE STREETS OF DENVER, COLORADO WITH POWERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS.

IN COLORADO, THE DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS TELLS A VARIETY OF STORIES ON STAGE. WE GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO SEE HOW COSTUMES ARE MADE FOR THEIR PRODUCTIONS.

EMBRACING HER CULTURE AND HERITAGE, ARTIST CHELA LUJAN PRACTICES THE ART OF BEADWORK. WE HEAD TO LA JUNTA, COLORADO TO SEE HOW SHE MAKES MEANINGFUL PIECES OF JEWELRY WITH BEADS.

WE MEET GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO BASED WOODWORKER GREG VIGIL, WHO APPLIES HIS BACKGROUND IN ANTHROPOLOGY TO HIS ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF ART.

COLORADO-BASED ARTIST SCOTT HILDEBRANDT, AKA MISTER CHRISTMAS, BUILDS MAGICAL, MINIATURE WORLDS. IN REPURPOSING VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS, HE CREATES PLAYFUL, SPECIAL SCENES ON A VERY SMALL SCALE.

LARRY PATCHETT AND KEN HENDRICKS ARE A CREATIVE DUO THAT PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME THROUGH THEIR FORCED PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY.

THE BOETTCHER MEMORIAL TROPICAL CONSERVATORY IN DENVER, COLORADO STANDS AS A CONCRETE ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL AND FEATURES HUNDREDS OF EXOTIC PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

A US veteran combats his PTSD by using his welding talents to create wonderful metal art sculptures as his therapy.

A TRADITIONAL INDIAN DANCE SCHOOL CELEBRATES DIVERSITY THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE.

We take a look at Fannie Mae Duncan’s Cotton Club, celebrating inclusion, desegregation, and the history of Colorado Springs Jazz.