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2008 Calendar of Events
All events in Main arena, unless listed as Lon Chaney Theatre
May 10 - Big Cats of Serenity Springs Benefit Show - 11 AM to 11 PM
May 10 - Big Cats of Serenity Springs - 11 AM to 11 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 12 - PRCS Adult Volleyball - 6 to 10 PM
May 13 - PRCS Volleyball - 6 to 10 PM
May 15 - Sacklunch Serenade Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle - Mother's Day
May 16 - Fountain Art Center Rehearsal - 4 to 8:30 PM
May 16 - Fountain Art Center Rehearsal - 5 to 8 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 17 - Art Sports Flip Fest - 8 AM to 4 PM
May 18 - Fountain Art Center Graduation - 2 PM
May 18 - Fountain Art Center Graduation - 1:30 to 5:30 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 19 - Alleycat Theatrics - 4 to 8 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 19 - PRCS Adult Volleyball - 6 to 10 PM
May 21 - PP Derby Dames Practice - 7 to 9 PM
May 22 - Sacklunch Serenade Noon to 1 PM - Bob Lillie - Memorial Day
May 22 - Alleycat Theatrics - 4 to 8 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 22 - Night Flights - 6 to 9 PM
May 24 - Mendoza Wedding Reception - 4 Pm to 1 AM
May 25 - City Auditorium Friends Meeting - 2 to 4 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 26 - PP Derby Dames Practice - 7 to 9 PM
May 26 and 27 - Alleycat Theatrics - 4 to 8 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 28 - Society for Creative Anachronism - 6 to 9 PM
May 28 and 29 - Colorado Academy Music and Dance - 7 to 9 PM - Lon Chaney Theatre
May 29 - Sacklunch Serenade Noon to 1 PM - DeLoy Goeglein - Guest Artist
May 30 - Annihilation IIX Cage Fights - Doors 6:30 PM - Fight time - 8 PM
May 31 - Pikes Peak Derby Dames - Candy Snipers VS Danger Dolls - Doors: 6 PM - Bout Time: 7 PM
June 5 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Celebrate the City Auditorium 85th Anniversary - Tom O'Boyle and Bob Lillie
Special Film - 1923 - "Balloonatic" Starring Buster Keaton ( Same year the Auditorium Opened)
June 12 - Sacklunch Serenade - Guest Artist - Jim Calm
June 19 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle
June 26 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Bob Lillie - Clock Day
July 3 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle - Celebrate Independence Day
July 10 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Bob Lillie - Train Day
July 17 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Artist - Jim Calm at the console
July 23 - Wednesday - Sacklunch Serenade - This performance only - Noon to 1 PM - AGO -American Guild of Organists
July 31 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Special Guest Artist - Brett Valliant at the console
August 7 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle - Annual Ragtime Special
August 14 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Bob Lillie - Doll Day
August 21 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - - Red Hat Day and Pre-Finale - Tom O'Boyle, Bob Lillie, DeLoy Goeglein, Jim Calm
August 28 - Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Grand Finale - Tom O'Boyle, Bob Lillie
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December 4 - Christmas Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle
December 11 - Christmas Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM 0- Bob Lillie
December 18 - Christmas Finale Sacklunch Serenade - Noon to 1 PM - Tom O'Boyle and Bob Lillie
NO PROGRAM ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Sacklunch Serenades at City Auditorium, from noon to 1:00 PM, free, see below for more information.
Sacklunch Serenades, which are free to everyone, feature Tom O'Boyle, Bob Lillie and guest organists, playing the 1927 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ installed in the City Auditorium, in 1976, rescued from the Chief (Burns) Theatre before it was demolished.
Silent films, accompanied on the organ, are performed at all programs as part of the experience of seeing silent films and hearing the sound effects and music with the organ, as originally seen and heard in the theaters.
Music played on the organ is a big part of the programs.
If you think this is a boring experience, it has nothing to do with liturgical and funeral music. The organ was built in North Tonawanda, New York, and shipped to Colorado Springs, November 1927, for installation in the Burns Theatre. The name was changed to the Chief, to better reflect the movie image, rather than the legitimate stage shows the theatre was built for.
The organ has real percussion instruments: bass drum, kettle drum, crash cymbal, high hat cymbal, snare drum, castanets, tambourine, fire gong, wood block, tom-tom, xylophone, tuned sleigh bells, chrysoglott, glockenspiel, chimes, telephone bell, wind and steam escaping, bird chirping, and other effects, made by the organist. Choo Choo chugging, etc.
This is history at it's most fun and shows the beginning of the film industry.
We have "The Great Train Robbery," made by Edison Studios in 1903 and considered to be the first film with a story line. Laurel and Hardy, Larry Semon, Ben Turpin, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and many other silent film stars like Lillian Gish, Tom Mix, Our Gang, Jackie Coogan and many more. Some of the films were thought lost and gone forever. One comedy, thought lost for years, turned up in Holland and we were able to purchase a copy.
People of all ages enjoy the programs, from small children to great grand parents.
2008 will be the fourteenth year of Sacklunch Serenades. They run every Thursday, beginning on the first Thursday in May and continue through the Summer and again, in December. Details will be on the calendar above.
You may bring your lunch, or get a lunch from the Cafe. Tables are provided, for your comfort at most programs.
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http://www.historiconline.org/calendar.html Update May 9, 2008