FESTIVAL LAUNCH

10 am Sharp!Join CS Children’s Chorale

and CS Youth Symphony for a “community sing”

of America the Beautiful.

1. Ditch Playing in Ditches! Flood safety. City of Colorado Springs

2. Fire! Gain a deeper understanding about equipment and safety. City of CS Fire Dept

3. Slingshot Water Balloon Catapult. Lockheed Martin

4. Signs For Life - Solar Mobile. City of Colorado Springs

5. Vehiculart & Kooky Conveyances. Artocade Festival

6. Dino Might. Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center

7. People Powered Music Stage. Mobile Music Project

8. Dance Your Way Through the Festival. The Colorado Academy of Music and Dance

9 Green Cities Coalition10. External House Fire Deterrent. House Hydrant Systems

11. The Athlete in Me. Front Range Orthopaedics and D1 Sports Performance

12. Cardboard & Blanket Imagine-a-Fort. Concrete Couch

13. Ipad Apps and Fun with Science. Colorado Technical University

14. Cycle Differently. Angletech Cycles

16. Joy-emitting LED Hula Hoops. Colorado Hula Hoops

17. Coolest & Hottest Sunglasses - Embellish Your View. Imagination Celebration

18. Possibilitarian Jewelry Making (find out what that means!). Lindseymade Originals

19. Festival Collectibles and Cool Creatives. What IF. . . Festival

20. Community Cycling. My HandleBar

21. Tinker Station and Paper Creations. iSpace at The Citadel

22. Artists Exposed (Reasonably Clothed) Artists: Liese and Kris Chavez

23. Make a Giant Bubble. Millibo Art Theatre

24. Your Art in Chalk. Studio 101

25. KYDS Radio Theater. Focus on the Family

26. Extraordinary Light Painting. Shoot long exposures with light, create a cool and surreal photo experience with whacky props. elope

27. Global Sound Lab with Xanthe! 432nd Street Productions

27A. Hats Off for Colorful Colorado. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning

28. Festival Photo Central. CC Photography Club

29. Tesla Magic. Colorado Springs Utilities

30. Imagination Playground. Unlock creative mind and spirit. Buell Children’s Musuem

31. Beauty on the Wing - Enraptured by Raptors. Colorado Springs Utilities

32. In the Booth, On the Radio. Classical 88. 7 KCME-FM

33. A September Snow Show. . . Come Get Outfitted.

34. Hear Without Your Ears. Cochlear Americas

35. Elevate Your Imagination. Woodland Park School District RE 2

36. Theater Games. Dragon Theatre Productions

37. Fingerprints and Brain Games. Colorado Technical University

38. Beat the Computer and Robot Escape. Colorado Technical University

39. You Look Hot! Thermal Camera Photobooth. City of Colorado Springs

40. Crinkling Paper – Fun, educational and green. Bricks-4-Kidz

40A. BMX Demos. 41. Discover Downtown. Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs

42. The One and Only Ivan. All Pikes Peak Reads/Pikes Peak Library District

43. Wonders of Water. Girl Scouts of Colorado

44. JIJI Loves Math. CS School District 11

45. Be Constructive - LEGO Experience. YoungBotBuilders, LLC

46. Move To the Music. Performing Arts for Youth Org (PAYO) and CS Dance Theatre

47. Public Market Project. Colorado Springs Public Market Project

48. Sustainable Ranching. Ranchlands Learning and Research Center, Chico Basin Ranch

49. Rewarding Scavenger Hunt - Don’t miss this! Prizes! Xfinity

50. Art on the Street (and Sidewalk). Imagination Celebration

64. Waldsterben Sudden Aspen Decline. Artist: De Lane Bredbik

65. Uplifting Alleyways. Artist: Sean O’Meallie

66. Fruit Pianos and Play Dough Drumsets. Center for STEM Education, UCCS

67. Color Your Placemat! Junior League of Colorado Springs

68. Ping Pong Particle Physics. Cool Science

69. Innovation Challenges & Contenders UCCS Bachelor of Innovation & Giberson Elementary D2

70. Creating a Visual Environment. UCCS GOCA 121

71. The Magic of Digital Art. Aldana Zanetta

72. Become an Artist! COPPeR

73. Bountiful Beer Garden. Bristol Brewing

74. Free Coffee! (for early festival attendees). The Coffee Exchange

75. Unleash Your Adventure! UpaDowna

76. The Olympic Experience. US Olympic Committee

77. Help Create a Collective Vision Colorado Springs Manifesto Project

78. Barter! Trade! Exchange!! Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission

79. Libererez ‘LArt (Unleash the Art). The Mural Project of COS

80. Know Your Water. Colorado Springs Utilities

81. Youth Water Stewardship. Fountain Creek Watershed Greenway Fund

82. Leaky Colorado River and Capturing Solar Energy. Catamount Institute

83. Prism Experience Center. Century Link

84. Science Extravaganza. USAFA STEM Outreach Club

85. Flying Sculpture: Post Card to the Elements. Pikes Peak Arts Council and HeART of Colorado

86. Edible Food Forest. Pikes Peak Permaculture

87. Songs and Games to Play Around the Campfire. Mueller State Park

88. Intergeneration Celebration: Family Quilt. Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

89. Intergeneration Celebration: Family History. Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

90. See What You Hear. CS Youth Symphony and CS Children’s Chorale

91. Spin Art Spectacular. Early Connections Learning Centers

92. Bboy, Popping, Locking and

Movements Jam. Kaleidoscope Dance Project

93. Toys, Demos, Science & Art. School Crossing and Toy Station

94. Robot Tossing Disc. Cougars Gone Wired, Coronado HS

95. Artistic Newspaper Bins. CS Independent

96. Wind Sock Koi. AspenPointe

97. Hankering for Space. US Space Foundation

98. Trail Building To Benefit All. Medicine Wheel

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51. Drive Safely. Tag, You’re It. Tag N Go

52. Engaging with Broadcast. KRDO Radio

53. Clay By Hand. Co Spgs School District 11

54. Clayfest, The Prequel. Business of Art Center/ Clayfest

55A. Ashes To Art - Waldo Canyon and Black Forest. Artist: Steve Weed

56A. Artful Robotic Contraptions. Artist: Gary Weston

57A Rube Goldberg Experience cause and effect. Collaborate to create a complex contraption

55. Ancestor Detective. Pikes Peak Library District

56. Walk Through Time… Backwards. Pikes Peak Library District

57. The Last Name Game. Pikes Peak Library District

58. Old Home Investigator. Pikes Peak Library District

59. Step Into Your Imagination - Green Screen Antics. Pikes Peak Library District

60. Innovation and Change: Experiencing the Written Word. Heinlein Publishing Services

61. Funnies Reels. CodeBaby

62. Connect Colorado Springs. KiwiConnect

63. 3D Printers: One of the Cool Tools at the 21st Century Library. Pikes Peak Library District FOR FESTIVAL

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EAST FOOD COURTOla Juice Bar

Eggscellent Cafe – Bountiful Breakfast

Buffalo Gals – Santa Maria BBQ & Mashed Potatoes

The Local – Local, Seasonal, Organic

High-Grade Catering – Jamaican w/ African, Asian, So. American

Josh & John’s Ice Cream

Run (5K) or Walk (1M) The What IF… Really Fun

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The What IF... Festival

Prizes for costumes! Register Online: www.whatif-festival.org

ENORMOUS THANKS TO THESE DYNAMIC FESTIVAL INSTIGATORS: Sean Anglum, Peter Aubrey, David Ball, Sara Cap, Brian Elyo, Dave Franklyn, Amanda Hansen, Randi Hitchcock, Evan Hooton, Jacob Kirksey, Colette Labate, David Lee, Amanda Luecke, Betsy McClenahan, Jenny Pierce, Pam Smith, Stacy Sprewer, Ashley Thompson, Dan Wecks. AND THESE FESTIVAL IMPLEMENTERS… Imagination Celebration Board of Directors: Beth Seymour, Becca Sickbert, Keith Johnson, Kim Nguyen, Jeremy Walker, Emily Foster, Ana Olivas, Tucker Wannamaker; Eva Pierce and Chris Jenkins of Norwood; Mike Hassell of Sun Plaza; Matt Mayberry of CS Pioneers Museum, Allen Beauchamp, Brendan Hannigan of Mobile Music Project, Jack Ward, Krist ina Salamo, Emily Glaser of the CS Independent; the Pikes Peak Center, and Brianna Goodwin and the City of Colorado Springs.

This celebration is undaunted – and will occur rain or shine!

By city ordinance, no pets allowed at the Festival.

Schedules are subject to change.

WELCOME TO A DAY OF WOWS! 10am–4pm

One of the first questions artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, explorers, inventors & scientists ask when they begin a new journey is…

WHAT IF...?We invite you… to spend the day laughing and playing as you discover, learn, question, and connect to new ideas, new people, and new experiences!

G e e k y G a d g e t s • D I Y D e m o n s t r a t i o n s • C o o l E x p e r i m e n t s N e w Te c h n o l o g i e s • H a n d s - O n L e a r n i n g • L i v e Pe r f o r m a n c e s

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PLAN YOUR DAY Free or inexpensive parking in lots in all directions. City parking meters in effect.

Plan to eat at Yummy Festival Fare Booths or Nearby Restaurants. Bring a water bottle to (re)fil l with fresh water.

Don’t forget sunscreen. AND… BRING THIS FESTIVAL GUIDE WITH YOU .

A - Pikes Peak Center Outdoor Amphitheater 10:15 am – 11 am

Pikes Peak Library District All Pikes Peak Reads & Colorado Springs Chamber Orchestra

11:15 am – 12 pm Mistura Bela – Brazilian, Samba, Bossa Nova, Latin, Jazz

12:15 pm – 1 pm We Are Not a Glum Lot – Alternative Rock

1:15 pm – 2 pm Get Along – Indie-Soul & Punk

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Charlie Milo Trio – Rampage Rock!

3:15 pm – 4 pm Mark’s Midnight Carnival – Indie Rock

C - Stargazers Stage (Pioneers Museum Gazebo)

10:15 am – 11 am

Steve Weeks – Children’s songs that weave fantastical stories you can see through your ears.

11:15 am – 12pm

The Mitguards – American roots music that includes folk, country and swing with powerful and distinct sound.

12:15 pm – 1pm Brian Elyo – Arpeggiated chord structures.

1:15 pm – 2 pm Jason Bennett – Warm vocals with a folk twang.

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Krithika’s Performing Arts Center – Witness the emulsion of Arts and Math in Dance!

2:30 pm – 3 pm

Jamoral West African Dance & Drum Ensemble – Traditional dances, drumming and songs.

3:15 pm – 4pm Molly Boyles – Guitarist, singer songwriter.

B - Mobile Music Project (North Lawn of Pikes Peak Center)

10:15 am – 11 am

Djembe Cowboys – Handcarved Djembe (hands) and Djun Djun (sticks) share rhythms from African nations.

11:15 am – 12 pm The Rogue Spirits – Alternative Folk

12:15 pm – 1 pm The Curious –Tudor & Bowan Jazz Duo

1:15 pm – 2 pm 6 Minutes Apart – Bluegrass

2:15 pm – 3 pm Xanthe Alexis – Gypsy Americana

3:15 pm – 4 pm Brendan Hannigan – Guitarist Extraordinaire

D - KRCC Stage (Northwest Lawn of Pioneers Museum)

10:15 am – 11 am Moonhoney Gypsy Tango Cabaret – The name says it all!

11:15 am – 12 pm Burn the Maps – Harmonic Acoustic Indie-Pop

12:15 pm – 1 pm

The ReMinders – Hip Hop with a soulful awareness and a focus on harmonizing in a positive message.

1:15 pm – 2 pm

Mango Fan Django – Acoustic Guitar & Gypsy Jazz with swing classics, waltzes, calypso and reggae.

2:15 pm – 3 pm

Edith Makes A Paper Chain – Gypsy folk, indie rock, & circus music, inspiring waltzing, laughter and curiosity.

3:15 pm – 4 pm The Changing Colors – Indie-Folk

4:15 pm – 5 pm Grant Sabin – Singer, songwriter, guitar virtuoso.

L I V E M U S I C O N F O U R S TA G E S !

www.What IF–Festival.org for FESTIVAL DETAILS & UPDATES

4 T H A N N U A L W H AT I F. . . F E S T I V A L P R O D U C E D B Y : www.imaginationcelebration.org

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