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Extremely Grand Art and Accommodations with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and Marriott Hotel

Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) July 18, 2007 -- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center will be celebrating an Extremely Grand Opening August 2-5 to unveil its 48,000-square foot, $28.4 million museum expansion of entirely original design and construction. In honor of the Fine Arts Center reopening, the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel invites art fans to stay at this hotel in Colorado Springs and attend the new facility and its exciting permanent collection and world-class traveling exhibitions with a special weekend hotel package.

The original Fine Arts Center (FAC) Grand Opening was held in 1936, and included dancer Martha Graham, set designer Alexander Calder, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Seventy years later, the FAC plans an even grander affair -- an Extremely Grand Opening, which will feature a new set of famous artisans including former Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas Hoving, artist and independent film director John Waters, and Academy Award-winning performer Joel Grey.

Designed by award-winning architect David Owen Tryba, the spacious galleries of the new 48,000 square-foot museum will present the finest exhibitions traveling the world today. The FAC's historic spaces have been beautifully renovated, and the building now sparkles with three Dale Chihuly chandeliers, a million-dollar collection that is one of the largest in the world, featuring the historic Orange Hornet Chandelier. The FAC's collection of Southwestern art has been described as the finest in America. The quality of its modern collection was once compared to that of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

In partnership with the FAC and as a tribute to the opening of this fantastic new building, the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel is offering a special hotel package beginning with the grand reopening weekend through March 9, 2008. The package includes deluxe accommodations at this luxury Colorado Springs hotel and tickets for admission to the FAC galleries for two guests.

Enjoy a weekend of splendor -- attend the FAC, view the new building and exhibits, and stay at the grand Colorado Springs Marriott with spectacular views, modern luxuries, and fabulous food.

The Eclectic Eye: Pop and Illusion

Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

August 4 - October 28, 2007

The visually stimulating and intellectually challenging exhibition presents a large selection of pop art, featuring artists Keith Haring, David Hockney, Nam June Paik, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol, amongst others.

Impressionist and Modern Masters

from the New Orleans Museum of Art

December 8, 2007 - March 9, 2008

This collection from the New Orleans Museum of art showcases major painters associated with the Impressionist movements, including works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso.

About the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel

This luxury Colorado Springs hotel nestled in the foothills of Pikes Peak offers guests a breath of fresh air and spectacular mountain vistas. Recently renovated, the Colorado Springs Marriott boasts upscale amenities, delectable Southwestern dining, and elegantly appointed event space. A warm Colorado Springs, CO hotel great room greets visitors with a glowing brick fireplace and a rich wood décor highlights guest rooms featuring plush bedding packages and dual screen plasma televisions. Settle in at this tasteful hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado with a flavored tequila cocktail from the Lobby Lounge before succulence is served at Zebulon's Grill and Tequileria. Spice things up in a 7,000 square foot ballroom or picturesque courtyard area, which provides beautiful backdrops for phenomenal corporate functions and unforgettable social gatherings. Destination area attractions are accessible from this centrally located hotel in Colorado Springs, CO where fabulous accommodations are in season year round. For more information or to make a reservation, call (719) 260-1800 or visit http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/cosmc-colorado-springs-marriott/

About the Fine Arts Center

Founded in 1936, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is a privately funded, non-profit art museum, performing arts theatre, and arts education center. The two-story, 48,000 square-foot expansion to be unveiled Aug. 2-5 during the Extremely Grand Opening was conceived and designed by award-winning architect and Colorado Springs native David Owen Tryba to complement the original 1936 John Gaw Meem building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visit http://www.csfineartscenter.org

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