Good morning, Colorado Springs! Friendly reminder to get those turkeys out to thaw by Sunday. Fingers crossed we see a bit of snow this weekend!
In today’s 719 Direct:
📀 Colorado Springs Record Show returns
🚲 Disc Golf Brewery Bike Crawl with PikeRide
🎷 Smooth jazz with JazzyTones at Private Label Distillery
🎄 Holiday kickoff concert at the Broadmoor
🎭 Tune Titans improv musical at Peak Improv
📊 Springs tech industry ranks #2 for emerging markets
🎶 Live music around town this weekend
🏈 Air Force Falcons basketball & football matchups
🎨 Local artist spotlight: Blue S Badella
Let’s get to it.
🗓️ Your Weekend in Colorado Springs
1. Colorado Springs Record Show
Saturday, November 22 2025, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Antlers Hotel, 4 S. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Price: $13 (Early Bird 9–10am), $5 (General Admission)
The largest record sale in Southern Colorado returns! Browse tens of thousands of records, cassettes, band T-shirts, and more from 50+ vendors. Expect live DJs, giveaways, free parking in the Antlers’ garage, and a fully stocked bar.
2. Disc Golf Brewery Bike Crawl
Saturday, November 22 2025, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2323 Garden of the Gods Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Price: $25 registration.
Ride your bike through a trail that hits Goat Patch Brewing, Trinity Brewing, Red Leg Brewing, and Fossil Co. — with a 9-hole disc golf course (2–3 holes at each stop) designed by Chain Reaction Disc Golf. Proceeds benefit PikeRide.
3. JazzyTones at the Distillery
Friday, November 21 2025, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Private Label Distillery, 1405 Selix Grove, Colorado Springs, CO 80915
Price: Free.
Enjoy live smooth jazz by JazzyTones (Tony Szajowski on keys & vocals) in an intimate distillery setting.
4. Broadmoor Holiday Kick Off
Saturday, November 22 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Broadmoor International Center, 1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Price: Free (tickets required via SoliChoir.org)
A festive concert by the Soli Deo Gloria Choir, featuring music from Thanksgiving through Hanukkah, Advent, and Christmas. Parking fees are donated to local causes.
5. Tune Titans Musical Improv Show
Friday, November 21 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Peak Improv Theater 3440 N. Carefree Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Price: $15 tickets.
A high-energy, fully improvised Broadway-style musical experience created live from audience suggestions. Expect spontaneous songs, comedic characters, and live musical accompaniment — no two shows are the same.
🏔️ What’s New in the 719
📈 Colorado Springs is quickly becoming a major tech hub, ranking #2 on CBRE’s list of up-and-coming tech talent markets. Over the past five years, tech employment has grown about 12%, with more than 20,000 workers in software, systems engineering, and cybersecurity roles. Major companies like FedEx, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Oracle are expanding in the area, and nearby universities and five military bases provide a strong talent pipeline. Tax incentives also help attract and retain tech businesses.
🎶 Live Music
Friday 11/21
Live music featuring Tasty House at Rico’s Cafe, Chocolate & Wine Bar (322 N Tejon) | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Chi-Town Transit Authority (Chicago Tribute) at Phil Long Music Hall, Bourbon Brothers (13071 Bass Pro Drive) | 7:30 PM.
The John Denver Experience at Phil Long Music Hall, Bourbon Brothers (13071 Bass Pro Drive)
Hot Boots Band at Blooms Mill Hill Saloon (1668 S 21st St) | 7:45 PM – 11:45 PM.
Saturday 11/22
Willow Tree live at Rico’s Cafe, Chocolate & Wine Bar (322 N Tejon) | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
🏈 Sports
🏀 Basketball
Air Force Falcons (Men) — Friday, Nov 21 — Men’s Basketball vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Clune Arena, U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs) | 12:00 PM MT.
Air Force Falcons (Men) — Sunday, Nov 23 — Men’s Basketball vs. IU Indianapolis Jaguars | Clune Arena, U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs) | 3:00 PM MT.
🏈 Football
Air Force Falcons (Football) — Saturday, Nov 22 — Football vs. New Mexico Lobos | Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs) | 5:00 PM MT.
🎨 Local Artist Spotlight
Blue S Badella is a local freelance artist who works in
both water soluble oil paints and digital painting to create unique
and vibrant pieces. They’ve dabbled in tattooing and costuming but
ultimately found their passion in surrealist illustration and
creature, character, and logo design.
They find inspiration in the beautiful weirdness of nature, science,
absurdism, bio-luminescence, wildlife, fantasy, folklore, fandom,
creature design, symbolism, social justice and 80s neon. Blue lives quietly
in the Springs with their beloved wife of 24 years and small menagerie
of pets.
https://bluegorgon.wixsite.com/sbadella
🙏Thank you!
Thanks for tuning in everyone, hope you have a great time checking out some of these events. I’ll see you back here next week with more of Colorado Springs’ best happenings. Contact me at [email protected] if you have an event that you think would be perfect for this publication.