across our community.
The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (a.k.a. COPPR) is the nonprofit local arts agency that serves the City of Colorado Springs and the greater Pikes Peak region (El Paso and Teller Counties) in Colorado. We work to ensure that the creative sector grows in economic vitality and depth of impact, that creative workers can thrive in our community, and that the arts are leveraged to positively address regional economic development, education, cultural tourism, and quality of life.
Beyond the Cultural Office's regional leadership & advocacy,
our programs focus on:
Our Mission
We champion our diverse creative community as a vital part of the region’s identity and economy through service, connection, and advocacy.
RECENT NEWS
Celebrate Arts Month 2025
ARTS MONTH IS HERE! This October marks 12 years of Arts Month in our community! It has grown into a tradition that invites everyone to explore, connect, and celebrate our shared creativity. Each October, hundreds of local events remind us that the arts aren’t just
COPPR is on the move!
On behalf of the Board and Staff of The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region, I am pleased to finally share with you some of our nonprofit’s biggest news in our 19-year history: we have purchased a permanent home for the Cultural Office! Our new, vibrant space at the
Congratulations & Best Wishes to Staff Member, Dylan Craddock
The Cultural Office’s Program Manager of Creative Economy, Dylan Craddock, has been accepted to the prestigious London School of Economics’ Masters program in Local Economic Development. Her last full day on staff at the Cultural Office will be August 29th. Since June 2023, Dylan has
LOCAL ARTS EVENTS


Disability Awareness Open Mic Ft. Jordan Robinson (Poetry719 Festival)
10-17-2025 - 10-17-2025
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Practically Perfect in Every Medium: Mary Poppins from Page to Screen to Stage
10-17-2025 - 10-17-2025
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Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
Oct 17 - Oct 19
Fri, Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Sun, Oct 19 @ 10:00 am
Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary
Oct 17 - Dec 31
Fri, Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm
Sun, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm
Mon, Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm
Tue, Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm
Thu, Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm
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'Open-Hearted'
Oct 17 - Jan 17
Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Wed, Oct 22 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Oct 23 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Oct 24 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 25 @ 10:00 am
Wed, Oct 29 @ 10:00 am
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Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Oct 23 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Oct 24 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 25 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Oct 30 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Oct 31 @ 10:00 am
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'Creased'
Oct 17 - Nov 03
Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Sun, Oct 19 @ 10:00 am
Mon, Oct 20 @ 10:00 am
Tue, Oct 21 @ 10:00 am
Wed, Oct 22 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Oct 23 @ 10:00 am
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The Aspens Show
Oct 17 - Oct 31
Fri, Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm
Sun, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm
Thu, Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm
Fri, Oct 24 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm
Sun, Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm
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'Periculo Felis'
Oct 17 - Oct 31
Fri, Oct 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Tue, Oct 21 @ 10:00 am
Wed, Oct 22 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Oct 23 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Oct 24 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Oct 25 @ 10:00 am
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'Brigadoon'
Oct 17 - Oct 26
Fri, Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 2:30 pm
Sun, Oct 19 @ 2:30 pm
Fri, Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm
Sat, Oct 25 @ 2:30 pm
Sun, Oct 26 @ 2:30 pm
Ghost Stories of Old Manitou Walking Tours
Oct 17 - Oct 24
Fri, Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 5:30 pm
Fri, Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm
Oct 17, 2025
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Presented by Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts Colorado Springs, CO
The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas. Cruising Through ‘The Change’, is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the joys of menopause and friendship — plus hot flashes, mood swings, memory lapses & more! Join us on a trip of self-discovery, backed by a new soundtrack of toe-tapping parodied greatest hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s! This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025
Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
Presented by Rocky Mountain Women's Film at Colorado College: Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center Colorado Springs, CO
The 38th Annual Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival is coming October 17–19, 2025, at Colorado College—and you won’t want to miss it. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025
Disability Awareness Open Mic Ft. Jordan Robinson (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719 at UCCS Colorado Springs, CO
We will be hosting a poetry workshop and an open mic followed by a featured poet, Jordan Robinson to celebrate, honor, and lift up the voices of people with visible and invisible disabilities. This event will be hosted by Sun Carlson. Poetry is a beautiful way of celebrating our lived experiences and identities. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025
Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary
Presented by Manitou Springs Heritage Museum at Manitou Springs Heritage Museum Manitou Springs, CO
Known as “America’s Ultimate Challenge” the Pikes Peak Marathon is a race like no other. With a 7,800-foot vertical climb, the course takes runners from Manitou Springs, Colorado, along Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,115 feet —and back— for a total of 26.2 grueling mountain miles. For seven decades, dedicated runners have competed in this Ultimate Challenge, meaning that September 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the Pikes Peak Marathon. In partnership with the Pikes Pike Marathon & Ascent organization, the Manitou Springs Heritage Museum is hosting “Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary,” an informative exhibit that will provide historical highlights of each decade as the race evolved and will feature some legendary runners throughout the years. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Jan 17, 2026
'Open-Hearted'
Presented by Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
Open-Hearted Holaday and Seagraves Galleries Open-Hearted examines the history, meaning, and contemporary realities of health care and well-being. Moving beyond the individualistic framework of “self-care,” the exhibition reframes wellness as a collective project—one that necessitates an expansion of public health infrastructures across many levels of society. This framing emphasizes, as writer Corrine Fitzpatrick suggests, that “health is always in relation to power.” While the title evokes a sensibility of kindness (and by extension, the ideal capacities of health care to be preventative, diagnostic, and/or relieving), it also suggests an invasive medical procedure, thereby drawing a connection to the risk and vulnerability inherent in both. Featuring works made between 1986 to 2025—a period framed by two significant epidemics, AIDS and COVID-19—the show features a variety of media, including design, weaving, sculpture, video, and installation, that explore our medical system’s forms, objects, spaces, and communication systems. Some works advocate for increased access to vital life-saving information and for an expansion of public health resources led by disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity activism. Others investigate how physical space invites or inhibits access, demonstrating how architecture can engender both care and control. Finally, the show will also feature works that critically engage with the history of medical research, shedding light on the violence and harm perpetuated by the medical system and its infrastructure throughout time. Artists featured in the exhibition include: MG Bernard, Gregg Bordowitz, Melissa Cody, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Ben Gould, Xandra Ibarra, Kapwani Kiwanga, Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo, Carolyn Lazard, Kate Leonard, Ani Liu, Jordan…
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Jun 20, 2026
Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound: Sofía Gallisa Muriente: Lluvia con nieve
Presented by Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound Lane West Gallery In Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound, each of the featured artists grapples with the possibilities and shortcomings contained in the official records of history. Currently on view, Sofía Gallisa Muriente’s Lluvia con nieve (2014) uses archival footage from 1955 of a US plane landing in Puerto Rico carrying two tons of snow. About Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound is dedicated to a rotating selection of contemporary film, video, and sound works and is curated by Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art. Support is generously provided by the Catharine and Bart Holaday Endowment for Interactive Art. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Nov 03, 2025
'Creased'
Presented by Commonwheel Artists Co-op at Commonwheel Artists Co-op Manitou Springs, CO
Creased is a group show featuring art made on and from paper. Featuring artwork by Amy Kerr, Paige Carley, Carrie Dunlap and Summit Scribes. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025
The Aspens Show
Presented by Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery and Studio at Laura Reilly Studio Colorado Springs, CO
Leaves glitter and dance, the weather starts to slip into winter in chilly bursts as it always does and you look forward to hearing your feet crunch through fading foliage. Laura Reilly’s October show “The Aspens Show” captures both those feelings with crisp colors, familiar landscapes and tumbling clouds. Mountains stand tall while bristlecone pines flank the green-gold aspen. Creeks froth and burble as fallen leaves swirl in lazy eddies. Laura’s paintings will make your heart beat in the well-known rhythm of the High Country. “The Aspen Show” opens on First Friday Art Walk in Old Colorado City on October 3rd and continues through end of the month. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025
'Periculo Felis'
Presented by Cottonwood Center for the Arts at Cottonwood Center for the Arts Colorado Springs, CO
Cats and people have coexisted for an estimated 12,000 years. There is no shortage of feline chicanery, mischief and hilarious misconduct documented throughout history, and for this call we asked artists to celebrate it to the point of aggrandization. Entries of all mediums and styles were accepted, as long as they saluted the cheeky delinquency of our feline companions in an intentional way. Photo credit: Jess Jones - Glitterbug Sponsored by Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025
'Brigadoon'
Presented by First Company Theatre at First United Methodist Church Colorado Springs, CO
First Company Theatre proudly presents, “Brigadoon!” An intriguing musical where two American men accidentally stumble upon a small Scottish town. The iconic musical team of Lerner and Lowe, (My Fair Lady), created the score which has enchanted audiences for over seventy-five years. “Waitin’ For My Dearie” and “Almost Like Being in Love,” are just two of the delightful numbers that weave this magical story, complete with beautiful singing and poetic choreography. We can’t wait to share this phenomenal show with you! This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025
Ghost Stories of Old Manitou Walking Tours
Presented by Manitou Springs Heritage Museum at Manitou Springs Heritage Museum Manitou Springs, CO
On these thrilling and chilling adventures suitable for all ages, Theatre d’Art performers act as “Spirit Guides” to the specters lurking in the heart of Manitou Springs. The tours take place rain or shine. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Get TicketsOct 17, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025
'Golden Serenity'
Presented by Anita Marie Fine Art at Anita Marie Fine Art Colorado Springs, CO
Anita Marie Fine Art is the premier fine art gallery in Colorado Springs, for exhibition and art classes. "Golden Serenity" is an exhibition unrivalled in quality for traditional fine art. Two renowned master artists, Richard Dahlquist and Chuck Mardosz, offer this collection of original oil paintings, on display, and a Virtual Gallery of many more. These exquisite paintings bring awe to anyone that views them. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
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