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October 2021
The Cool Science Festival and Dr. Steve Ruskin present “From X-Rays to Cog Railways: Science in Colorado Springs’ Early Years”
Come learn more about the advanced scientific work being done in Colorado Springs in our town's first few decades! Colorado Springs's founder General William J. Palmer envisioned his new town would actively promote the sciences, and it did. The first X-rays west of the Mississippi were created here, and Pikes Peak became the country's premier location for high altitude research. Naturalists used Colorado Springs as a sort of basecamp, including some of Charles Darwin's closest friends and colleagues. This exciting…
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The creative process behind the Manitou Springs map jigsaw puzzle presented by Jared Thompson
When: Saturday December 11th at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm Where: Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs Please make your free reservations here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-creative-process-behind-the-manitou-springs-map-jigsaw-puzzle-presented-tickets-209431805167 Join us for a presentation by local Manitou Springs artist Jared Thompson on Saturday November 11th at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Thompson will be explaining the creative process of bringing the latest Manitou Springs Heritage Center Jigsaw Puzzle to life. This presentation will include a detailed picture sideshow of the…
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