Heller Center

Once home to regional artist Larry Heller (1905-1983) and his wife, Dorothy (1905-1999), the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities is now part of the UCCS campus.

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Wednesday, July 1 * 6pm

Gain stress management, work life balance advice, and learn about resources provided by the UCCS Wellness Center.

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Wednesday, June 24 * 6pm

Reclaim powers of attention and practice the single minded gaze for deeply embodied work with Mia Alvarado from Brave Irene's.

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Come join us at the Heller Center as we celebrate Juneteenth with an Outdoor Movie Night showing of Black Panther.

PG-13 2018 ‧ Action/Sci-fi ‧ 2h 15m

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Don't forget to join us at the Heller Center tomorrow night Wednesday, June 3 at 8:15pm for our Outdoor Movie Night Documentary Screening of Fools' Paradise (lost?). 2024, NR, 98 min.

Event is free and open to the public.
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Come join use on Wednesday, May 27 at 6pm as we hike the Austin Bluffs open spaces with UCCS Hiking Club.

**Hike will be Beginner Friendly.
**2.3 miles round trip

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Come to Heller on Thursday, April 30 at 7pm for our Faculty Residency program with Evan Taparata.

Refuge Crisis: The Making of the United States Refugee Regime

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Charlie Frye
CHIEF CARTOGRAPHER, ESRI, INC.

The Role of Geography and Maps in "The American Revolution"

Event is free and open to the public.

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Come join us on Thursday April 2 at 7pm for our 2026 Salon Series talk featuring Jenna Rice, Assistant Professor, Department of History.

Special Ops Camels: Dromedaries, Bactrians, and the Specialization of Animals in the Macedonian Army

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Rob Davidson
Award-winning Fictionist

Welcome Back to the World

Davidson will offer a public reading both in-person at the Heller Center and online, engage in a Q&A session, and sign books at the Heller Center

Event is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, February 26 * 7pm

Peggy Schumaker
Former Alaska Poet Laureate

Cairn: New and Selected Poems

Event is free and open to the public.
Questions? 719-255-6277
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Join us on February 24th at 7:00 pm in the Chapman Foundations Recital Hall at the Ent Center for the Arts to hear Pianist Mia Chung speak on, "What Makes Us Human?: AI and the Power of Narrative in Beethoven's Piano Music."
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Essayist and novelist Fred Arroyo will visit the Heller Center on Thursday, Dec. 4 * 7pm as part of the ongoing UCCS Visiting Author Series.

public reading, Q&A, and book signing.

Questions? 719-255-6277
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Come join us on the opening night of the 2025 Heller Center Arts Exchange event on Thursday, November 6 * 6pm. Spreading the Word(s): The Poetry of Activism.

Featuring Artist Nico Wilkinson

Featuring UCCS Student Artists
Noah Bello
Carmen Molik
Bee Tenney
Alaska Woods

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Wednesday, October 29 * 7pm
On October 29 at 7p.m. The Heller Center will host its second fall Visiting Author Series event featuring author Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh. Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh will host a public reading, engage in a Q&A session, and sign books at the Heller Center.

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On October 29 at 7pm, The Heller Center hosts its second fall Visiting Author Series event featuring author Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh, who will host a public reading, engage in a Q&A session, and sign books at the Heller Center.

Join us at 1250 N. Campus Heights Drive

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Thursday, October 16 * 7pm
Ashley Cornelius
Pikes Peak Poet Laureate

The evening will include a reading from Translations from the Soul, followed by a Q&A session and book signing

Event is free and open to the public.

Questions? 719-255-6277
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Optional reading for more information about Taft and her work: https://t.co/QQXR03QVj1

Event is free and open to the public.

Questions? 719-255-6277
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Learn from its very own founder how the experiences of one organization illuminate a path between traditional forms of development and disengagement, opening a world of positive possibilities!

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Thursday, October 2 * 7pm

Rebecca Wood
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology

Beliefs, Power, and Practice: How Language Ideologies Impact Native American Reclamation Efforts

Optional Reading visit: https://t.co/LWpKA4T22d

Questions? 719-255-6277
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Thursday, September 25

Creature from the Black Lagoon * 7:15pm
G ‧ 1954 ‧ Horror/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 19m

Poltergeist * 9pm
PG ‧ 1982 ‧ Horror/Fantasy ‧ 2 hours

***Please dress warmly and accordingly as the showing will be outdoors.