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Spirit Center of the Performing Arts is honked by Lamar Chamber Honkers

Spirit Center of the Performing Arts is honked by Lamar Chamber Honkers

Pictured left to right: Honker Member: Ashly Melgosa, Honker Ashley Roseberry, Vocal Coach Jessica Hall, Owner Rosalind Smith, Honker Shellann Bastian, Honker Cheryl Preisser as well as several members of Spirit Center of the Performing Arts On May 2, 2025 Lamar Honkers honked an existing business with a new location and expanded services. Spirit Center […]

Jason Bosquez, LHS senior, participates in 2025 Colorado All-State Band

Jason Bosquez, LHS senior, participates in 2025 Colorado All-State Band

LHS senior Jason Bosquez Jason Bosquez, a senior at Lamar High School, had the honor of being chosen as a member of the 73rd Annual Colorado High School All-State Band.  Jason traveled to the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley April 3-5, where the group of top high school musicians from throughout Colorado practiced prior […]

Free Concert May 3 at Community Building - donations accepted

Free Concert May 3 at Community Building – donations accepted

Lamar High School band students selected for CSU Pueblo's Festival of Winds

Lamar High School band students selected for CSU Pueblo’s Festival of Winds

Lamar High School band students at CSU Pueblo’s Festival of Winds Ten Lamar High School band students were selected to participate in Colorado State University Pueblo’s recent Festival of Winds.  The festival was held February 13-15 for students, culminating in a concert performance on Saturday, February 15 at Pueblo Memorial Hall. The honor band brings […]

Pueblo will soon be home to North America's first and only Leonardo da Vinci museum

Pueblo will soon be home to North America’s first and only Leonardo da Vinci museum

Pueblo was granted final approval by the Colorado Economic Development Commission for North America’s first and only Leonardo da Vinci Museum.  The museum will feature interactive exhibits and life-sized machine replicas from da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.  The museum’s approach will center on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) as an educational guide to […]

Washington Elementary School in Lamar the recipient of donation to their new Arts Program

Washington Elementary School in Lamar the recipient of donation to their new Arts Program

  Left to right, Vincent Gearhart, LaNette DeLoach Gearhart and Rose Ann Yates present a $1,500 donation to Washington Elementary School Art Instructor Leandra Chavez on behalf of the Southeast Colorado Arts Council/Anne Boken Trust The Southeast Colorado Arts Council/Anne Boken Trust recently made a $1,500 donation to Washington Elementary School in Lamar for their […]

Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble concert slated for December 10, 2024 at LHS auditorium - free admission

Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble concert slated for December 10, 2024 at LHS auditorium – free admission

Southeast Colorado Concert Association presenting "Letters from Home" USO-style show Sunday, October 27

Southeast Colorado Concert Association presenting “Letters from Home” USO-style show Sunday, October 27

The Southeast Colorado Concert Association welcomes Letters from Home to the stage on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM.  Letters from Home is a classic USO Style show with a witty, modern edge featuring high-energy singing and tap dancing. The performance features Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann honoring great artists spanning several decades like Frank Sinatra, […]

Country, Motown, and Hip-Hop Artists Headline Iconic Summer Concerts at Colorado State Fair

Country, Motown, and Hip-Hop Artists Headline Iconic Summer Concerts at Colorado State Fair

PUEBLO, Colo. — The 2024 Colorado State Fair concerts feature a star-studded lineup that includes An Evening of Icons with the Commodores and The Spinners, Ludacris, Trace Adkins with special guest Cody Cozz, Shane Smith & The Saints, Scotty McCreery, Lonestar and Banda el Recodo, just to name a few. Tickets for all concerts will go on sale […]

Denver hosts National Veterans Creative Arts Festival for first time in nearly 20 years

Denver hosts National Veterans Creative Arts Festival for first time in nearly 20 years

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Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board votes to approve grant requests from The LaMar

Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board votes to approve grant requests from The LaMar

At its meeting of March 11, 2024, the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board voted to approve two grant requests from ZAM, Inc./The LaMar for improvements to its facade and marquee as well as for structural rehab improvements.  The grants are for $20,000 for each project. The facade/marquee grant will, once the project is finished, reimburse the […]

SECCA Presents “Divas 3” March 7 @ 7:00 p.m. LHS Auditorium

Thursday, March 7 @ 7pm Lamar High School Auditorium   The next performance from the Southeast Colorado Concert Association will be coming to Lamar on Thursday, March 7. The all female act Divas 3 will take the stage at Lamar High School at 7 PM.   Divas 3 is an amazing group with powerhouse voices […]

Lamar Theatre Owners Retire After 29 Years of Dedicated Ownership

Lamar Theatre Owners Retire After 29 Years of Dedicated Ownership

Bittersweet farewells were shared during Moonlight Madness on October 26 as the Lamar Theatre owners Tina and Rick Ross handed out candy, took pictures, and played their last movies “Paw Patrol” and “Hocus Pocus” before they begin retirement.  Their retirement marks the end of an era for both the theater and the community it has […]

Solar Eclipse is on the Way

Solar Eclipse is on the Way

  The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse will take place on October 14th, 2023, with most of south central and southeast Colorado seeing between 80 to 90 percent totality. In the morning, the moon will cover the face of the sun, so that the sun appears in the sky as a single ring of light, known […]

County Steering Committee Candidates Sought

County Steering Committee Candidates Sought

  Prowers County is updating its 2003 Master Plan to guide the day-to-day decisions of the County more accurately into the future. This planning effort will address topics pertinent to the rural unincorporated areas of Prowers County as well as areas of mutual interest with the local municipalities. As such, the engagement process seeks to […]