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Art Lab Fort Collins features ‘Expanding Into Space’ student photo gallery

Sofia Raikow, Staff Photographer April 30, 2025

Art Lab Fort Collins hosted the three-day public art show, “Expanding Into Space,” for Colorado State University photo image-making students from April 25-27, which explored the relationship between...

Colorado State University's RamFest headliner and Saturday Night Live host Marcello Hernandez takes the stage April 22. “It was great," said Nayeli Arce Mendez, CSU alumna. "It was a really good show; we really enjoyed it."

SNL host Marcello Hernandez leaves RamFest audience with sore cheeks

Ruby Secrest April 26, 2025

Colorado State University hosted the 2025 RamFest, bringing the campus together through a creative showcase of performances as a way to relax, decompress and, in this year's case, have a laugh. For just...

Elka lead singer, Elke Tukker, performs songs from their debut record, “Cold Feet, Soft Landing” April 18. The Aggie Theatre hosted Elka for this year's FoCoMX festival.

Gallery: FoCoMX unites artists, community members

Ruby Secrest, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 23, 2025

Photo courtesy of Saxsquatch.

Saxsquatch sighted performing beastly funk experience

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter April 22, 2025

Many people believe in cryptids: the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster — the list goes on and on. According to a 2021 poll, about 24% of the American public believes in Bigfoot, also known in parts...

Student dancers Amethyst Aligaen, Alyssa Benik, Emily Bjork, Mikayla Carter, Allison Davies, Hannah Essig, Taylor MacMahon, Brady McCue, Layla McRae, Joy Perry-Grice and Kaitlyn Tayntor perform a West African-inspired dance that reflects a theme of community resilience, “Behind the Ocean,” choreographed by Godwin Abotsi at Colorado State University’s Spring 2025 Dance Concert, directed by Judy Bejarano, at the University Center for the Arts April 17.

Spring 2025 Dance Concert showcases original storytelling, artistic movement

Aubrey Means, Staff Reporter April 21, 2025

Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance opened its annual Spring Dance Concert April 18 and 19, featuring a variety of genres such as contemporary, ballet, modern, West African...

Two dance instructors lead the crowd April 12. These dancers brought the crowd up to follow along with them at the Francophone Africa Festival.

Francophone Africa Festival celebrates poetry, music, culture

Gigi Young, Digital and Social Director April 17, 2025

On April 12, Axis International Academy and Preschool in Fort Collins was filled with color, sound and energy as the local community gathered to celebrate francophone African culture. The event featured...

Don't miss out on these venues, bands at 2025 FoCoMX

Don’t miss out on these venues, bands at 2025 FoCoMX

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 17, 2025

The time has arrived: The much-awaited annual Fort Collins Music Experiment, most commonly known as FoCoMX, is almost here. For some, the two-day festival is faced head on, embracing the chaos and all...

Khrys'taaal opens her first performance at the Colorado State University Drag Show April 6. The Denver-based performer was the headliner for this year's show.

Queer excellence takes center stage at CSU’s annual drag show

Allie Seibel and Cait Mckinzie April 11, 2025

The cast of Colorado State University’s annual drag show hit the stage with a splash of color and nostalgia in this year’s collection of Y2K-themed performances April 6. Hosted by Fort Collins drag...

The audience watches "Life After," an ACT Film Festival featured a projects directed by Reid Davenport, at The Lyric April 4. "Life After" was the winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

ACT Human Rights Film Festival brings hope to screen

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter April 9, 2025

People across various communities and identities eagerly gazed up at the flickering images of powerful film, excited to engage with the work of filmmakers and artists from across the world in the most...

Interactive art installations including Expected, a pile of 8-ton blocks constructed from Colorado State University faculty documents, and Effort Distribution, made of interactive pie chart pieces, are arranged in the center of the Directions Gallery space and are informed by hung television displays that encourage spectators to pick up and move pieces of the art March 28. These installations are part of the "Knowing Her: Women’s Work and Leadership at CSU from 1925-2025" art exhibit, which focuses on women faculty members at CSU. The exhibit is located in the Directions Gallery in the Visual Arts building.

‘Knowing Her’ art exhibit honors past, present of women at CSU

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter April 2, 2025

On March 26, Colorado State University's Morgan Library and Visual Arts building hosted a joint opening reception for the "Knowing Her: Women’s Work & Leadership at CSU, 1925-2025" exhibit. The exhibition...

A large black letter C in the style of The Collegian logo is to the left of the words Breaking News written in red all caps. The graphic is on top of a faded image of The Oval from above.

Breaking: CSU announces SNL’s Marcello Hernandez as RamFest headliner

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 24, 2025

Colorado State University has announced this year's RamFest headliner. While RamEvents showcased musical talents last year, this year they will be hosting beloved Saturday Night Live comedian, Marcello...

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