One of the worst experiences I have ever come across. I am a combat vet myself, and my wife is active duty, currently deployed to the Middle East, serving her country. She was tasked with this deployment last minute, and we had several plans that we had to cancel as a result. One of which were tickets to the Heritage Brew Festival. I contacted the Heritage Center via email, and explained the situation, and requested a refund for the tickets. I even stated that I would be happy to provide a copy of my wife's deployment orders if needed. Well, there was no answer to my email after almost a week, so I left a voicemail. Mr. David Walker (Event Marshal) emailed me back, and proceeds to tell me sorry, but no refunds. I replied back to that email, but didn't receive any response. No offer for a credit towards future events or something, nothing. Just sorry, out of luck. My wife and I will never, ever do business with anything associated with Manitou Springs, and will make sure we tell all of our local military friends about this...
Read moreThis is so full of information! You better come ready to learn! It had a little bit of everything for the history of Manitou Springs. The highlights for me were the men who pushed peanuts up Pikes Peak with their noses and the pottery/art collection of Van Briggle. The person at the desk was distracted and not friendly. She barely greeted us. On the other side, I learned a lot...
Read moreThe Manitou Springs Heritage Center is the best little museum around. Not only do the exhibits represent the history and culture of Manitou Springs, but the docents and volunteers working at the museum are the friendliest and most courteous people in town. The Heritage Brew Fest rocks, too. See you soon at the Manitou Springs Heritage Center, where the admission like its...
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