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

PPW Write Brain: Embracing Brevity: Drabbles, Micro Fiction, and Flash Fiction with Angela Sylvaine
10-21-2025 - 10-21-2025
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Nov 16
Thu, Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm
Fri, Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm
Sat, Nov 8 @ 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm
Sun, Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm
Thu, Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm
Fri, Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm
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Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary
Nov 16 - Dec 31
Tue, Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Oct 22 @ 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
Mon, Oct 27 @ 12:00 pm
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'R.U.R. 'by Karel Čapek
Nov 16 - Nov 23
Thu, Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm
Thu, Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm
Sun, Nov 16 @ 2:00 pm
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Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary
Nov 17 - Dec 31
Tue, Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Oct 22 @ 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
Mon, Oct 27 @ 12:00 pm
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'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Nov 17 - Dec 21
Mon, Nov 10 @ 6:00 am
Wed, Nov 12 @ 6:00 am
Thu, Nov 13 @ 6:00 am
Sat, Nov 15 @ 6:00 am
Mon, Nov 17 @ 6:00 am
Wed, Nov 19 @ 6:00 am
Thu, Nov 20 @ 6:00 am
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'Between the Land and Sky'
Nov 17 - Dec 13
Thu, Oct 23 @ 3:30 pm
Fri, Oct 24 @ 3:30 pm
Sat, Oct 25 @ 3:30 pm
Mon, Oct 27 @ 3:30 pm
Wed, Oct 29 @ 3:30 pm
Thu, Oct 30 @ 3:30 pm
Fri, Oct 31 @ 3:30 pm
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'R.U.R. 'by Karel Čapek
Nov 17 - Nov 23
Thu, Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm
Thu, Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm
Sun, Nov 16 @ 2:00 pm
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Sacred Harp Singing
Nov 17 - Jun 01
Sacred Harp Singing
Presented by Pikes Peak Sacred Harp Singers at Switchback Coffee
Nov 17 - Jun 01
Mon, Nov 3 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Dec 1 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Dec 15 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Jan 5 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Jan 19 @ 6:00 pm

'Sofa King Abstract'
Nov 18 - Nov 29
Fri, Nov 7 @ 5:00 am
Sat, Nov 8 @ 10:00 am
Tue, Nov 11 @ 10:00 am
Wed, Nov 12 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Nov 13 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Nov 14 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Nov 15 @ 10:00 am
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Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary
Nov 18 - Dec 31
Tue, Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Oct 22 @ 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
Mon, Oct 27 @ 12:00 pm
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Guided Tour: "CREATE"ing in Colorado Springs
Nov 18 - Nov 29
Tue, Oct 21 @ 1:30 pm
Sat, Oct 25 @ 11:00 am
Tue, Oct 28 @ 1:30 pm
Sat, Nov 1 @ 11:00 am
Tue, Nov 4 @ 1:30 pm
Sat, Nov 8 @ 11:00 am
Tue, Nov 11 @ 1:30 pm
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Nov 16, 2025
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Presented by Pikes Peak State College at Studio West Colorado Springs, CO
Athens is abuzz in preparation for the wedding of Duke Theseus and the Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. A group of bumbling townsfolk rehearse a play to honor the nuptial celebrations. Four star-crossed lovers escape to the forest to avoid unwanted engagements. The King and Queen of the fairies squabble in a custody battle and meddle with the humans who have strayed in the woods. Add a mischievous sprite, a misadministrated love potion, and a melodramatic donkey… will what happens in the forest stay in the forest? Under the direction of Sarah Sheppard Shaver, PPSC rising star current students and fan-favorite theatre alumni reunite to upend expectations of this much-beloved story in our fast-paced adaptation on our unsupervised 80s tree fort of a set, all jam-packed into our intimate Mulliken Black Box. Content Advisory: Brief fog and disco lights. Approximate rating of PG for fairies, love potions, Shakespearean innuendo, and physical comedy shenanigans. 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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Nov 16, 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.
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Nov 16, 2025
Raptors of Colorado
Presented by City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services at Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center Colorado Springs, CO
Have you ever wondered what makes falcons the fastest animals in the world? Can owls really turn their head all the way around? Birds of prey have fascinated humans for thousands of years and have been important symbols (both positive and negative) in cultures throughout the world. This program on raptors in Colorado will introduce participants to these fascinating animals by discussing their unique adaptations, their individual hunting strategies, and their conservation challenges. This program will take place on the second floor of the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center. Please note that there are no live animals in this program. 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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Nov 16, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025
'R.U.R. 'by Karel Čapek
Presented by Springs Ensemble Theatre at Springs Ensemble Theatre Colorado Springs, CO
Fresh off a completely sold out run of The Shark is Broken, Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) continues its sixteenth season with R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, adapted and directed by SET member Matt Phillips. Performances run November 6 to 23, 2025, at Springs Ensemble Theatre in the 59er Speakeasy in Old Colorado City. To see the future, sometimes you have to look to the past. Before there was "Blade Runner", before there was Asimov's "I, Robot", before there was Lang's "Metropolis", there was...R.U.R.: See the start of AI. Director and adaptor Matt Phillips brings a bold new vision to this landmark work that coined the term “robot.” A graduate of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a young local theatre artist, Phillips is in his first year as a member of Springs Ensemble Theatre. His adaptation strips away mechanical stereotypes and highlights the human themes at the heart of the play. “R.U.R. is not just a story about robots. It is about us, right now, living in a world where technology is advancing faster than our ability to understand its impact. This play asks what it means to be human when efficiency and productivity take precedence over everything else,” said Phillips. 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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Nov 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.
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Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Presented by Ent Center for the Arts at Ent Center for the Arts Colorado Springs, CO
Written by Oscar Wilde and Directed by Kathryn Walsh. Wit, romance, and mistaken identities take center stage in The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s sharpest and most sparkling comedy. When Jack and Algernon invent alter egos to escape social obligations, they soon find themselves tangled in secret romances, imaginary relatives, and cucumber sandwich etiquette. This “trivial comedy for serious people” was last performed by Theatreworks in 2006 and returns in a production bursting with charm and linguistic brilliance. Directed by Kathryn Walsh (Twelfth Night, Little Women) and featuring longtime collaborator Birgitta DePree (Othello, Taming of the Shrew) as the formidable Lady Bracknell, Wilde’s beloved farce reminds us that the truth is rarely as fashionable as a well-timed lie. 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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Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025
'Between the Land and Sky'
Presented by UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art at Ent Center for the Arts Colorado Springs, CO
Between the Land and Sky Karla García 2025 F.E.A.R.S Artist Reflecting on past works, García reimagine a landscape composed of recycled ceramic grasses, concrete blocks, and terra cotta cacti sculptures. The glazed surfaces of the cacti evoke a starry night sky embedded in their forms, drawing connections between the cosmos and sacred land. This body of work merges myth and material. García continue her reflections on the exiled desert goddess Malinalxochitl and the poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz—voices that shape stories across time and space. In this terrain, the cacti become sacred beings, and the grasses act as connective tissue: linking the land beneath to ourselves, to the sky above. García’s process remains grounded in traditional hand-building techniques, yet the forms appear to shrink, expand, and shift like breath or memory. Through these gestures, she invite viewers to pause and consider the landscape not as backdrop, but as a living record of resilience, transformation, and sacred connection. VACS: Karla García 2025 F.E.A.R.S. Artist Description Karla García is the 2025 Female Emerging Artists Residency Series (F.E.A.R.S.) artist. This residency series is an experimental program that invites artists early in their professional careers to UCCS to participate in a residency, solo-exhibition, and academic classes. F.E.A.R.S. is now a collaborative initiative between the UCCS Visual Arts Department (VAPA) and GOCA. Karla García (1977, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Texas-based artist originally from Mexico. Her ceramic sculptural installations are rooted in her Mexican heritage and informed by personal and cultural memory, historical…
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Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025
'R.U.R. 'by Karel Čapek
Presented by Springs Ensemble Theatre at Springs Ensemble Theatre Colorado Springs, CO
Fresh off a completely sold out run of The Shark is Broken, Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) continues its sixteenth season with R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, adapted and directed by SET member Matt Phillips. Performances run November 6 to 23, 2025, at Springs Ensemble Theatre in the 59er Speakeasy in Old Colorado City. To see the future, sometimes you have to look to the past. Before there was "Blade Runner", before there was Asimov's "I, Robot", before there was Lang's "Metropolis", there was...R.U.R.: See the start of AI. Director and adaptor Matt Phillips brings a bold new vision to this landmark work that coined the term “robot.” A graduate of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a young local theatre artist, Phillips is in his first year as a member of Springs Ensemble Theatre. His adaptation strips away mechanical stereotypes and highlights the human themes at the heart of the play. “R.U.R. is not just a story about robots. It is about us, right now, living in a world where technology is advancing faster than our ability to understand its impact. This play asks what it means to be human when efficiency and productivity take precedence over everything else,” said Phillips. 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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Nov 17, 2025 - Jun 01, 2026
Sacred Harp Singing
Presented by Pikes Peak Sacred Harp Singers at Switchback Coffee Colorado Springs, CO
We sing from the Denison (red and green!) book, loaners and introductory lessons are available. All are welcome at anytime. Email pikes-peak-sacred-harp+subscribe@googlegroups.com for monthly updates. 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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Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025
'Sofa King Abstract'
Presented by Cottonwood Center for the Arts at Cottonwood Center for the Arts Colorado Springs, CO
Where do our works of art end up? The pieces we painstakingly toss our souls into, the things we make that leave all of ourselves behind on the canvas, in the clay, woven into a fabric shadow of ourselves. Maybe they get famous. Maybe they live in a drawer or behind doors. But if they sell...they have a new identity to face; how they get along with the existing furniture of the buyer. For this open call we asked artists to consider perhaps the artists' biggest foe, the ubiquitous sofa as an inspiration point. Our team selected and purchased a vintage sofa. This exhibition asked creatives for Abstract Art, using the exact pictured sofa as their muse. Artists were allowed to submit up to three pieces for consideration. Works must have been made to pair with only the sofa pictured. 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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Nov 18, 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.
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Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025
Guided Tour: "CREATE"ing in Colorado Springs
Presented by Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Colorado Springs, CO
Throughout its history, the Pikes Peak region has inspired creativity among the people who have called the area home. From the dramatic silent film performances of Lon Chaney to the contemporary beadwork of Southern Ute artist, Debra Box, guests are invited to explore the complexity, diversity, and uniqueness of the Pikes Peak region. While all guests are welcome, this tour is designed for an adult audience. 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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