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On Friday, start your Cinco de Mayo weekend off just right! See 14 TIME TEJANO MUSIC AWARD WINNER and 2 Time Grammy Nominee “SHELLY LARES” in concert!

On Saturday, come celebrate with all of the community, enjoy food, dancing, music and vendors. Lots of performers, traditional music, food and family fun! FREE EVENT! CARNIVAL AND GAMES ALSO THIS YEAR!

Sunday is “DIA DE LA FAMILIA” ~ visit the event website for a complete list of details!

The 11th annual Colorado Marathon will be held on May 6, 2012, featuring a 5K, 10K, half marathon and a Boston Marathon qualifying full marathon! A great way to enjoy running and the amazing Poudre Canyon. All races conclude in picturesque Old Town Square in Downtown Fort Collins.

Race Information & Details:
Country Financial’s Colorado Marathon, Cornerstone Mortgage Company Half-Marathon, Rio Grande 10K, PDS Xerox 5K and Kids Run will take place on May 5, 2012. The Colorado Marathon, a Boston qualifier, is the fastest and most popular marathon in Colorado. Please visit each race link above for specific race details and fees associated with each event.

Join us at the brewery, Saturday, May 26th, from 3:00 – 7:00 for beer, music, food, and fun! We’ll have a W-I-D-E selection of Odell beers. Beer tokens are $4 each and good for one beer. Live local music by Musketeer Gripweed, Constitution, and Justin Roth. We suggest you ride your bike as parking is limited and please leave your dogs at home.

More information at: http://odellbrewing.com/about/small-batch-festival

A self-guided tour of 6 historic homes of Loveland. Also included will be the Mariano Medina Family Cemetery. Tickets will be available at Anthology Books (442 E. 4th); City News (534 N. Cleveland); and at the Loveland Museum/Gallery (5th & Lincoln). Tickets will also be available at each of the properties the day of the event, plus directions to the cemetery. Contact: Linda Stotz, Loveland Historical Society, (970) 278-1848.

Moon Theatre Company will present the World Premier of “The Great Loveland Potato Hoax,” written by local playwright Rick Padden, at the Rialto Theater May 18, 19, 25 & 26 (7:30 p.m.) and May 20 & 27 (2 p.m.). The play is based on the true story of worldwide attention garnered by the faked 1894 photo of a Loveland potato farmer holding an impossibly huge 86-pound potato. Tickets: $14 adults, $13 seniors and students.

Join us for a bike ride to three of Loveland’s historic sites. The tour will begin at Timberlane Farm where farm staff will present the past and present significance of the farm. Next, the Loveland Historical Society will guide us through a verbal history of the Milner-Schwarz Farmhouse and on to burial site of Mariano Medina, said to be Loveland’s first settler. The ride will end at the Mariana Butte Golf Course. LHS will provide snacks, riders should bring their own water. Helmets are mandatory and participants will be required to sign a release form. Contact: Paula Sutton, (970) 663-4957.

 

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Union Colony Civic Center

Expo begins in lobby at 4:00 pm. Visit with vendors and receive free food samples, coupons and more!

The Cooking School begins at 7:00 pm in Monfort Concert Hall. The event will last 2 – 2/12 hours with an intermission.

Tickets available beginning March 21.
First floor: $18
Second floor: $15
Seating is reserved.
Everyone who enters must have a ticket. This event is not recommended for babies and small children.

The general seating is $18 but there are a limited number of VIP packages available. The VIP packages include a meet & greet with the Culinary Specialist in the hospitality area, an autographed Taste of Home cook book and a premium gift bag. Each VIP package is valued at $80 but available for only $55. VIP seating is exclusively available by contacting the Ticket Office directly at 970-356-5000.

Location: Union Pacific Depot
Website: Greeley Farmer’s Market

The Greeley Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, May 19th at the downtown historic Union Pacific Depot, 902 7th Avenue. The market will be open on Saturdays through October 27th from 7:30 a.m. to noon and also on Wednesdays beginning July 11th through September 26th from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

The Market offers fresh fruits and vegetables along with a variety of specialty foods and local crafts. Our selection is based on participating vendors and the time of year, but may include anything from apples to zucchini or fresh flowers and potted herbs along with beef, fresh bread and local hand crafts. There may also be vendors with hot coffee, breakfast burritos, pastries and more ready to eat at the market or take home. Each week can be a new shopping experience!

Watch for news about special events at the market such as recipe demonstrations, entertainment, and more. Plan a visit to the Greeley Freight Station Museum right next door. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss. Check out their webpage at http://www.gfsm.org for more information.

Come learn about Greeley’s historical gems. Have fun! All events are free!

Sponsored by the Windsor Police Department and the Windsor Optimist Club. This event will include safety talks, helmet checks, bicycle registrations and a bike course! Contact the Windsor Police Department at 970-674-6400 with questions.

Website: Click here for more information!

The Poudre Trail-athlon is a ‘Triathlon with a twist’. Participants take part in as many of the 9 event stations as they like in a self-paced morning of fun. From activities that will get the heart pumping such as the bike ride and fun run, to more relaxed activities like bird watching and chalk art, there is something for everyone!

Participants who complete at least 3 events receive a goodie bag and an event t-shirt! Along with that refreshments, entertainment and some games of chance are available to everyone who comes! Best of all – IT’S FREE!! The event will be held in May every year at the Poudre Learning Center and we can’t wait to build on the success in 2012!

Location: Swim start Boardwalk Park
Website: Pelican Fest Triathlon – Facebook Page

Swim: Beach start in Boardwalk Park at 8am. This is a point to point (E-W) swim ending at the parking area adjacent to Windsor Lake on CO 257. Swimmers will exit the water and transition to their bikes. Best of all, the sun will be at your back.

Bike: From the bike transition area head north on 257 to CR 74. Head east on CR 74 to CR 21. Go south on CR 21 to CO 392. Turn west to Chimney Park Dr. Turn right. At the end of CP Dr. turn left onto the Windsor Lake trail. Go west to 6th St. north side of RR tracks and turn right. Turn left on Cedar St. and Right on 257 returning to the bike transition. (If you ride the course prior to the race you must obey ALL traffic laws).

Run: The run exits the transition area on the north east side. Go left and follow the Windsor Lake trail around the north side of the lake. Turn around at Chimney Park Dr. and take the trail all the way back to the swim start. The finish line will be in Boardwalk Park.

Location: Candlelight Dinner Theatre

Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant, OKLAHOMA!

Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Celebrate Children’s Book Week at the library! We’ll have stories, songs and fun!

Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us as we celebrate moms at storytime with stories and crafts!

Time: Begins at Noon
Location: Begins at Nicky’s Resort on Fall River at noon; Ends at Riverside Plaza in downtown Estes Park.
Website: www.epduckrace.org
Cost: $20

Sponsored by the Estes Park Rotary Club, the Duck Race raises money for charities and non-profit organizations in the Estes Valley.

Time: 9am
Location: Beaver Meadows Visitor Center (BMVC)

Cost: $35

Have you ever wondered about what it takes to run a park like Rocky? Here is your chance to find out the secrets of how the employees of the park do their jobs to keep park operations running smoothly for visitors just like you. Stroll along paved pathways to experience the “behind the scenes” functions of the backcountry office, fire management building, ranger operations station, park greenhouse, and museum storage facility. End your journey at the Rocky Mountain Nature Association building for lunch and to learn about how you can help support your parks today!

Time: 10 am – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday; 10 am to 3 pm on Monday
Location: Barn W-Fairgrounds at Stanley Park

More than 50 vendors offer a treasure trove of Western art, antiques and collectibles.

Thirty downtown restaurants will offer amazing evening dining specials for a full two weeks! Each restaurant will be offering their own unique dinner specials to show off their specialties and favorite ingredients! It could be dinner for four or it could be a gourmet treat for one. Attendees will be able to enjoy this culinary celebration while experiencing the historic area of Downtown Fort Collins.

The Lucky Joe’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will bring out all of the Irish folk and lots more on Saturday, March 17th, 2012! Come celebrate the luck of the Irish at 10:00am when the parade begins on Walnut Ave (North side of Old Town Sq.) See all of the details, map and Irish fun to be had on the main information page!

WINTER MARKETPLACE * LOCAL FOOD & CRAFTWORK

Live Music, Activities for Kids & Good Cheer! Come enjoy more than 50 vendors each market, selling seasonal produce & fruit, meat & poultry, cheese, bread & pastry, cider, wine, honey, confections, hand-made crafts and MORE.

Featuring Hazel Miller, Wendy Woo, Dave Beegle, Cool Shooz, Acoustic Eidolon, Loveland Choral Society and Loveland Opera Theatre, plus a fine art Silent Auction in the lobby before the concert. A wealth of Colorado talent you won’t want to miss!

The Star Wars saga continues at the Rialto. Star Wars costumed characters from the 501st Legion, LEGO creations, dioramas and more memorabilia are part of this event so be sure to arrive early!

A good place for novices to start researching their family history is this three hour class, Introduction to Genealogy. Pat Johnson from the Larimer County Genealogy Society (LCGS) will present this free workshop. Participants are encouraged to register on the society’s website, http://www.lcgsco.org. A schedule of all 2012 LCGS classes is also available in the Lula Pulliam Colwell Local History and Genealogy Room at the library.

 

Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Greeley Ice Haus

Bring the whole family for this exciting night of skating entertainment! Mountain View Skating Club skaters, Skate School groups and Special Guests will dazzle you with their advanced level jumps and spins in their rendition of princess fairy tales. You won’t want to miss this exciting show. Enjoy a public skate session following the performance for an additional $5 admission with FREE skate rental! General Admission $7, Children 6 & under $5, VIP Tables $120 includes dinner before the show. Questions? Contact Ryan Conroy at ryanconroy@ymail.com for more information.

Time: 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 9th Street Plaza Downtown

We have a whole afternoon and evening full of Irish entertainment for you on St. Patrick’s Day … topped off by a performance of the Celtic Tenors at the UCCC. Come downtown at 2:00 for our first “One Block St. Patty’s Day Parade” with the Northern Colorado Pipe Band. Enjoy contests and prizes, grab some dinner and then head to the UCCC for this dynamic trio.

The Celtic Tenors live show is an experience overflowing with vitality and variety from start to finish. The unique voices, charm and wit of Daryl, James and Matthew, combined with talented young Musical Director Colm Rogan, combine an emotive journey with a thoroughly uplifting experience. Equally at home performing to large festival crowds or intimate concert halls and theatres, and whether backed by a live band, symphony orchestra, solo piano, or even acapella, their voices and personalities always shine through alongside their undeniable celtic charm.

The Open Space Festival of Music, now in its 4th year, continues to present innovative composers and interpreters of contemporary music at the University of Northern Colorado. Composers and performers are featured guests at lectures, seminars, and performances. The festival also provides students with opportunities to perform with the guest artists.

Get your creative juices flowing and create a car for your whole family to relax in at the Community Recreation Center Drive In! You create the car, and then watch a movie on the big screen! Car creation will begin at 6:00 pm with show time at 7:00 pm.

FREE! – Paint, boxes and tape will be provided while supplies last.

Movie: Cars 2
CRC Gymnasium

Location: Windsor Community Playhouse
Website: Click here for ticket information!

Goldilocks helps the three little pigs outwit the big bad wolf in The Three Little Pigs by June Stoppel. In Big Bad by Alec Strum, the most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countess quirky characters he has wronged.

In this special participation version of The Three Little Pigs, audience members help out by supplying straw, sticks, and bricks for the homes of the three little Pigs. Big Bad provides actors and audiences of all ages with a smart and wickedly funny play that lets the audience determine the outcome of the play!

Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 111 Southgate Dr, Windsor, CO
Join the Windsor Chamber in welcoming PEAK KIA NORTH to our Windsor Chamber and the Windsor Community. This is a great time for you to look over their inventory of vehicles!

Location: Candlelight Dinner Theatre

Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant, OKLAHOMA!

Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us for Marsha Arnold’s “Roar of a Snoar.” We’ll also have craft time fun!

Time: 9:30 AM
Library: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us for the party as we celebrate the Library’s 7th Birthday!

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: The Stanley Hotel
Cost: $15

Join us for the 4th Annual Bridal Crawl

ENJOY the benefit of your vendor’s creative expertise to make your wedding day tailored perfectly for you.

CHECK OUT the unique wedding memories Estes Park can offer your guests

LISTEN to memorable ceremony and reception music

TOUR Estes Park’s unique ceremony and reception sites

WIN one or more of our many fabulous prizes in addition to a Romantic Weekend Get-Away

DREAM of the possibilities of your wedding in the breathtaking beauty of the Estes Park Rocky Mountains.

Location: Estes Park High School
Cost: $45 @ door
Tickets: Flowers of estes@ysahoo.com or call 970-586-7673. Information about number of participants a check, money order or credit card can be mailed to 343 S St Vrain Ave.

Take advantage of this opportunity to have an uninterrupted day to work on your scrapping project, or bead, sew or any project you may have that need time to get it finished. We will offer a light breakfast and lunch and a full dinner. There will be craft vendors, door prizes and lots of camaraderie with other crafters, so bring a friend. The cost will be $35 for pre-registration and $45 at the door.

Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Stanley Hotel
Cost: $5; Children & Students Free

The bluegrass band, Giddyup Kitty will perform in this presentation from the Estes Park Music Festival.

Enjoy an evening out in Downtown Fort Collins! Old Town Art Galleries in Fort Collins remain open for this self-guided tour, refreshments are served, many are offering changing exhibits so there is something new to see every month.

Click here to see a map of the galleries!

WINTER MARKETPLACE * LOCAL FOOD & CRAFTWORK

Live Music, Activities for Kids & Good Cheer! Come enjoy more than 50 vendors each market, selling seasonal produce & fruit, meat & poultry, cheese, bread & pastry, cider, wine, honey, confections, hand-made crafts and MORE.

Come to our technology “petting zoo” for an up-close, hands-on look at today’s hottest gadgets, including:

• eReaders
• Tablets
• Smartphones
• Laptops
• Apps
• and more!

Just stop by the Loveland Public Library, and get wild about technology.

Join the McTeggart Irish Dancers for a truly Celtic New Year, featuring the best of traditional and modern Irish dance and music. Known for their fast footwork and colorful costumes, the McTeggart dancers have thrilled audiences across the state for over 35 years with their rousing performances. A great show for all ages.

Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father (Christopher Plummer): that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. Beginners explores the hilarity, confusion and surprises of love that brings father and son closer than they ever were.
RATED R 105 MINUTES

 

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Greeley History Museum

Dr. Paul Lightsey, Systems Engineer with Ball Aerospace speaking on: History of Space Telescopes.
He will discuss what telescopes have taught us about space and share images sent from our space telescopes. This talk will walk through this history and evolution of our knowledge of the universe leading to the current major NASA Observatory in development, the James Webb Space Telescope.
Dr. Lightsey holds a B.S. in Physics from Colorado State University, a M.S. and PhD in Physics from Cornell University and lives and works in Weld County.

Time: 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM
Location: Greeley Ice Haus

Join us at the Greeley Ice Haus to celebrate the American Girl! Bring your favorite doll and learn how to skate with our certified instructors in a group setting. Don’t miss the exciting performances by the Mountain View Skating Club skaters. The event also includes a hairstylist for you and your doll, games and a drawing for the 2011 American Girl Doll of the year, Kanani! $6 admission, $2 skate rental.

Fathers and Daughters of all ages are welcome! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to spend an evening with your favorite girl. Ticket price includes dance, finger food, refreshments and a professional photo of you and your princess. Tickets can be purchased at the Greeley Recreation Center or at Family FunPlex. Phone in purchases available at 350.9400. Dance Ticket Fee $20 advance purchase per couple, $25 per couple the day of the dance, $10 each additional daughter. Dinner/Dance Fee $40 per couple, $5 each additional daughter (dinner only). Dinner will be held at the Greeley Recreation Center, Room 101.

Date/Time: January 24-25 @ 4pm
Location: Windsor Community Playhouse
Auditions-Big Band

Location: HAPPY PAWS – 517 MAIN
Time: 10:00 AM

Windsor Chamber will be holding a Ribbon Cutting for HAPPY PAWS. Great time to see what this store has for all your pet needs.

Time: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Windsor State Bank
Website: Click here for more information!

Join Windsor State Bank for the 1st Business Before Hours of the New Year! Is there any better way to start your day than networking with potential new customers/clients? Join us for a great start to your day enjoying a great breakfast while networking with other business leaders in the community. If your New Year’s Resolution is to get more involved and grow your business?
Then mark your calendars now to attend this great Business Before Hours at Windsor State Bank.

Location: Candlelight Dinner Theatre

ALL ABOARD for Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning musical romp across the Atlantic. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course of true love. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theater’s most memorable standards, including, “You’re the Top,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow,"
"It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and “Anything Goes.” You’ll be tapping your toes to this tap dancers delight!

Location: AJUUA Mexican Restaurant

Come for valuable business networking at the Johnstown Chamber of Commerce Business AFTER Hours!

Time: All Day
Library: High Plains Library District
Contact Number: 1-888-861-READ(7323)

Winter is a great time to surround yourself with family and friends, your favorite foods, a warm quilt and…stories! Adults (18 yrs +) are invited to join the Winter Reading Program January 1-February 29 at the Carbon Valley Regional, Centennial Park, Erie Community, Farr Regional and Lincoln Park Libraries. Spend your winter in the company of stories that warm the heart, chill to the bone, make you laugh, and make you think. Participants get a free book for signing up (while supplies last), and for every three stories you enjoy, you’ll earn one entry into our exciting prize drawings. So, find that warm blanket, grab some hot chocolate and surround yourself with stories.

Time: 7:00 PM – Midnight
Location: The Pavillion at Fairgrounds at Stanley Park
Cost: FREE

A barn dance inside the main pavilion and outdoor bonfire with cowboy poetry and ghost stories with hot cocoa and s’mores.

Location: Fairgrounds at Stanley Park
Cost: $5/person

Estes Park Winter Festival, an event that features a candyland ice village with interactive games & sculptures, ice skating, pony rides, musical entertainment, a Ceildh (Kaylee) party with dancing and storytelling, chili cookoff, wine and beer tasting, downtown scavenger hunt, horse and carriage rides and more! Festival entry fee: $5 per person; no charge for children under three. Additional cost for wine and beer tasting, skating, pony rides and horse & carriage rides.

Time: 5K starts at 11 am; 10K at noon
Location: Town Hall is the starting point
Cost: Call for Entry Fees – 970-586-8191

The Estes Valley Recreation and Park District sponsors the high altitude 5K and 10K treks down MacGregor Avenue and through the historic MacGregor Ranch pastures. Multiple age divisions. Check in at Town Hall in downtown Estes Park.

This season everyone can carol the streets of Old Town Fort Collins. The 20th annual Carolfest brings together people of all ages and singing abilities in song and celebration. The public is welcome to come sing to their hearts content while being lead by professional singers. This free event begins at 6:30pm at the Opera Galleria on Friday, December 2th!

Carol lyrics will be distributed to participants at the Opera Galleria. Please bring warm clothes and gloves, because a majority of the caroling will be outside. This is a walking event, so participants need to be able to walk the half-mile route.

See a show that includes juggling “snow balls” and a magical painting that changes from winter white to full color before your very eyes! The entertainment will finish with the spectacular appearance of Ann’s real-life “snow” bunny that everyone can pet!

Ann has been a perennial performer at libraries in Colorado since 1996. Her performances are designed to meet library needs and are age appropriate. She references reading and books and includes special themes to her performances.

Amateur and professional artists are invited to create a gingerbread structure and enter it in the 2011 competition. All skill levels welcome – from inexperienced to expert, children, teens, family, and adults. Participants will compete for cash prizes and can choose to enter their creations in the silent auction to benefit the Loveland Public Library.

For more information, call Laura Krebill (970-327-8707) or George Franke
(970-203-0904) or email lkrebill@gmail.com or gbfranke@msn.com.

Enjoy this traditional holiday treat for the Loveland community. Sing the songs and share the spirit of the season in this audience participation event led by Loveland’s own Sharon Sheets. Enjoy a hot drink, a sweet treat and a break from the hectic pace of December.

We’re welcoming in the New Year a little early – Teens join us! Please see the attached flyer for additional details: New Year’s Game Night!

 

Time: 9:00 AM

The annual tradition of the Teddy Bear Bash continues for the young and young-at-heart. Go fishing at the North Pole, make a Christmas craft, enjoy doughnuts and cider, give Santa a phone call and tell him what’s on your wish list, and enter a drawing to win some great prizes! Parents and grandparents, be sure to bring your camera to capture a special time of holiday memories.

Tickets available beginning Oct. 31.
$5.00 per person.
Tickets are required for all ages.
We recommend buying early; this event usually sells out.

Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Centennial Village Museum

The last event of the year at Centennial Village is definitely for the whole family! The Homestead Holiday takes place December 10 from 3pm – 7pm. It’s an activity-packed evening that includes visits and photos with Cowboy Santa, caroling, candle dipping, break the piñata, Victorian ornaments, Cowboy Christmas in the Stone House, and more. Admission is $6 for adults and just $4 for kids 3-11. All activities are included in the admission price. Bring a can of food receive a dollar off admission!

Check out all the fun things available for your kids to do during their winter break from school at the Greeley Recreation Center or Family FunPlex. View flyer of events.

Cost is $8/person and includes dinner, crafts, photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus and holiday music provided by the WCA band/choir & piano students. Click here for more information.

Location: 5th Street to Boardwalk Park and Art and Heritage Bldg.
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

The Windsor Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Windsor and the Downtown Development Authority are working together to sponsor a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family.
Live Reindeer – carriage rides – Downtown Shopping – Hot Chocolate & Peanut Brittle- Christmas Carolers – Lighting of the Town Christmas Tree – Light the Town and of course Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus by Ipix. Come enjoy the festivities and feel free to invite your friends and family!

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: First United Methodist Church, 503 Walnut St., Windsor, CO 80550
Website: Click here for more information!

This special Christmas concert will include Liz Masterson, Butch, Tom Nugent of Loveland and Greeley on fiddle and Susan Dailey of Ft. Collins on mandolin. The selections from the CD SLEIGH BELLS range from “A Rocky Mountain Christmas” which is a high-energy song with yodeling, to the nostalgic image of a bunkhouse in “The Pot-Bellied Stove.” This fine group of musicians has stunning vocal harmonies! The audience will also enjoy some genuine Cowboy Poetry, as well as the joy of singing along on some holiday favorites! This show is perfect for the entire family, and will leave a smile on your face and a glow in your hearts!

Location: Click here for more information!

Join us at the Chamber office for MasterMind Marketing Group, work on your marketing plan, share ideas, learn from each others.

Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us for fun stories, singing and crafts!

Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

A New Year’s Eve Party for our friends who can’t stay up til Midnight. Join us crafts, games and refreshments, and fun!

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery
Cost: $5, includes materials

Children will use various methods including block printing, applied design, collage and drawing to create unique gift paper and cards for family and friends. Children should pre-register by Friday, November 25. Class is limited to 15 students.

Location: YMCA of the Rockies
Cost: $50/person
Contact: Contact Brenda Dixon at bdixon@ymcarockies.org or 970/586-3341, ext. 1349

A spectacular old English Christmas Feast with at least three entrees for everyone and all the fixings. Entertainment by the Estes Valley Chamber Singers, a handbell choir from the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, two Scottish fiddle players along with audience participation, harpsichord music, and more. Includes Christmas carol sing-alongs.

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Manor House @ Stanley Hotel
Cost: $20 donation per person

A cup of tea in a 1908 hotel marks the Christmas season. Presented by the Estes Valley Historic Preservation Foundation. Seating is limited, reservations are highly recommended.

Come enjoy the Colorado State University Marching Band in Downtown Fort Collins to get pepped up for the big game the next day!

Friday Night Lights: Each Friday night preceding a home football game, members
of CSU’s award-winning marching band make the rounds in Old Town, playing the
Rams’ fight song as they march. The fun begins at 6:30 p m in Old Town.

Our signature food tour features gourmet and culinary experiences throughout Old Town Fort Collins. Each stop will titillate your taste buds with savory, sweet, and unique gourmet samples. Your journey will be infused with culinary demonstrations and presentations along the way. Stops will include both restaurants and culinary shops. This guided stroll will take about 2 hours, and cover just under a one-mile loop. Should you want to purchase culinary equipment or supplies along the way, an assistant will bag, label and store your purchases until the tour is over so you can continue your stroll unencumbered.

The holidays are just around the corner and all of downtown is preparing for Santa’s arrival. Jolly old St. Nick will make his first appearance at Old Town Square in a horse drawn carriage at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Get into the holiday spirit by dressing up in elf caps or your holiday costume to greet Santa and join him as he parades around downtown. Santa will be listening to children’s holiday wishes until 6:00 p.m. that day. All of the day’s activities are FREE and open to the public.

Santa Workshop hours are as follows: 12p.m. – 6p.m. Wednesday through Sunday from November 19 to December 24. Santa also speaks Spanish and Sign Language.

The Downtown Business Association will be offering holiday activities for kids to do with Santa this year, including “Storytime with Santa” where Santa reads stories every Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Downtown’s Clothes Pony Store (111 N. College). “Skating with Santa” will also be offered every Saturday from 11:00am-12:00pm at the Old Town Ice Skating Rink.

Nancy Stern has lived and traveled in England, and she will share some great conversation and fun as you explore the wonderful tradition of afternoon tea. She’ll cover a brief history, how to brew a proper pot of tea, the traditional foods served at afternoon tea, and tea decor & accessories. Warm scones with jam and cream and freshly brewed English Tea will be served. Optional tea accessories available for a small fee.

While you are enjoying your tea, Nancy Weber will show you over 50 hats from the 1800’s to the 1940’s. Nancy has been collecting hats for many years, and will give a brief history about each one.

Ages 18+ Min 10/Max 25

A 5K run beginning and ending at McKee Medical Center. A great way to start your Thanksgiving holiday! Awards to the top 3 finishers in each age category along with the top overall and Masters. Adults are $25/Kids 12 and under $13 until race day. $35 for Adults on race day and Kids are $15.

Kick off the holiday season with the tree lighting at the Museum Sequel on 6th and Lincoln. The tree lighting will kick off a two-week downtown celebration that will have lights, Santa visits, shopping, snow sculpting, a parade of lights and much more!

This year’s tree has been donated by Priscilla FitzMaurice.

 

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Downtown Greeley is thriving with local artistic talent, and this is a great opportunity to enjoy it! Stop by any of the participating art galleries and soak in the beauty of original, one-of-a-kind art. Many participating galleries also offer unique gifts, including jewelry, pottery, greeting cards, candles, homemade soap, and more.

For more information visit www.greeleydowntown.com/signature-events/first-friday

Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Ice Haus

Come join the Greeley Ice Haus once again as we recreate Lincoln Park and bring it inside the Ice Haus! Help us remember yesteryear and come skate on the indoor “pond.” Fee $4 admission, $1 ages 4 & under, $2 skate rental. Free admission with a donated toy. Age 3+

Location: Union Colony Civic Center
Time: See website schedule!

Even with Mrs. Claus and all those elves, the chubby guy himself couldn’t create a better winter wonderland than Greeley’s Festival of Trees. This annual week-long extravaganza of exquisitely decorated trees and wreaths began twenty five years ago as a labor of love by the City of Greeley and the Greeley Philharmonic Guild as the main fundraiser for the Union Colony Civic Center and the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra. It has become one of the most anticipated yuletide events not only for our community, but all of Northern Colorado.

Good Samaritan Senior Living Resort at Water Valley is hosting a Veteran’s Reception on Thursday, November 10th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Please join us for a hot hor’s deouvres buffet and entertainment with the Tom Allen Band. A representative will available to answer questions regarding Veteran’s Benefits. Please contact Kim Rais at (970) 674-5517 to RSVP or for additional details. Cost is $8 per person/$5 with Military ID.

Location: Windsor Community Recreation Center
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Website: http://www.ci.windsor.co.us/index.aspx?NID=216!
A fun, safe environment for teens to spend their leisure time on a Friday night. Call (970) 674-3500 for more information. Grade 6-8 only – School ID Required.

LIVE DJ Every TEEN NIGHT
Fridays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 at the door

Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Location: Chimney Community Park
Website: Click here for more information!

Join the Town of Windsor Parks and Recreation Department for the 13th Annual “Turkey Ball” Mush Ball Tournament. Families, church groups, youth teams and summer and fall leagues are encouraged to play. Special rules of Turkey ball include running bases in the opposite direction. Awards for the top three places and for top team and top individual fun raisers. Door prizes and other special prizes along with food will also be a part of the fun. Turkey Ball will be played rain, snow or shine. Teams are guaranteed three games. For more information call (970) 674-3500 .

Proceeds benefit the Windsor Reduced Fee Program (formerly the Windsor Scholarship Program).

Location: In the parking lot next to the senior center.

This is a seasonal open air market with locally grown vegetables, fruits and flowers along with food, crafts and entertainment on selected evenings.

Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Bring in your non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the Weld Food Bank from November 13-26. As an extra incentive, from November 13 – 19, HPLD will give patrons $5.00 off their account fines/fees each day that they bring in a food donation.

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us for the grown up fun as we play BINGO for Turkeys!

Location: Bond Park
Time: 1 pm afternoon activities; tree lighting celebration at 5:30 pm

Carolers, pony rides and an early visit from Santa Claus are all part of the traditional Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 19 in Estes Park. Headquartered in the centrally-located downtown Bond Park at the intersection of McGregor Avenue and Elkhorn Avenue (Estes Park’s main street) the switch will be thrown and the lights on the trees in the park will come on, a scene replicated from the early days of tree lighting in Estes Park more than 60 years ago. The lighted trees will be added to the 175 decorated trees throughout the downtown area. Afternoon activities begin at 1 p.m.; the lighting ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Downtown Estes Park

Estes Park celebrates the beginning of the holiday season. Beginning at noon children will be able to visit with Santa and enjoy hay rides and pony rides. Whimsical characters and festive carolers will entertain throughout the downtown area.

At dusk, floats from the Catch the Glow Parade will feature thousands of tiny twinkling lights, storybook figures, angels, snowmen, marching bands, entertainers, wildlife characters and of course, Santa ends the parade!

Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Estes Park Conference Center
Cost: $1 at door

The Estes Park Medical Center’s annual fundraising event offers handmade gifts, knitted wear, decorations and baked goods. Business and private people donate other items. The bazaar sells out quickly so go early.

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Old Town – 119 Trimble Court
Website: http://www.trimblecourt.com

Celebrate Trimble Court Artisans Co-op Anniversary! At Trimble Court Artisans Co-op, exceptional arts and crafts of the region are offered for sale to people who value handcrafted items of the highest quality. Many of the works uniquely represent the local culture as well as the personalities of the artist. Plan on spending some time in this historic setting that is relaxing as well as delightful, while conversing with the artists who share responsibilities in the store.

Peruse artisan, antique, and vintage wares at The French Nest Open-Air Market! Approximately 50 vendors offer handmade or hand-collected items. With the talk around town encouraging shoppers to buy local, the French Nest takes that even further as you purchase one-of-a-kind treasures directly from the artisan or collector. Enjoy coffee, crepes, pizza, face painting and music!

The French Nest Open-Air Market is held at Civic Center Park just behind the Larimer County Justice Center (southeast corner of LaPorte Ave. and Howes St.). Now in its second season, the 2011 markets will run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15.

For more information visit www.thefrenchnestmarket.com

October 8: Pumpkin Pandemonium
We will use pumpkin in a fun recipe and do an art project with gourds!

Cost: $15/class $40 for the series
Scholarships available

For more information and to register for the classes, please call:
Loveland Youth Gardeners at 970-669-7182
or check www.lovelandyouthgardeners.org

Dress up the family and head into town for some Halloween fun! The Loveland Museum/Gallery is celebrating the Annual Halloween Family Fun Festival, while downtown businesses celebrate the annual Downtown Trick-or-Treating. Join us in Peters Park next to the Museum for this fun-filled community event with vendor booths, food, activities for kids, entertainment, trick-or-treating and a costume contest.

Costume Contest:
Dress in your best Halloween Costume and register to win great prizes! Enter your costume by registering at the Costume Contest Booth on the day of the event. You MUST register your costume before 12:15 pm. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded in several age- categories from infant to teen and adult to family themes! Before the contest, enjoy live entertainment.

The Leisure Times Activity Guide is a complete listing of the activities and programs offered through the Parks & Recreation Department in print, and online.

They are printed quarterly and distributed by direct mail to households within the region that have participated in an activity in the past year, or have requested to be added to the mailing list.

 

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Downtown Greeley is thriving with local artistic talent, and this is a great opportunity to enjoy it! Stop by any of the participating art galleries and soak in the beauty of original, one of a kind art. Many participating galleries also offer unique gifts, including jewelery, pottery, greeting cards, candles, homemade soap, and more.

For more information visit www.greeleydowntown.com/signature-events/first-friday

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Island Grove

The Greeley Tribune’s annual craft show offers crafts and gifts from many different vendors!

Location: Centennial Village, 1475 A St. Greeley, Co
Time:
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Howl with the spooks at Centennial Village! Join us once more for safe fun at Centennial Village’s Trick or Treat Haunt. Trick or treat the village for free at the historic houses, toasting marshmallows at the chuck wagon. See our jack-o-lanterns and corn shocks among the haunted gardens. Appear before the haunted court of Judge Roy Has-bean. Do you dare to have your costume judged the scariest of them all? What will your fortune reveal about your future as you visit our fortune teller? Be prepared for some BRAND NEW spooky and fun surprises for young and old alike!

A FUN FAMILY FESTIVAL!
If you have attended the Town of Windsor Oktoberfest in the past, be prepared for an exciting change. In 2011, Oktoberfest will be relocated to Boardwalk Park, Windsor’s premier setting for outdoor special events.

Click here for more details!

Location: UNC Campus at Centerra
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Website: http://www.mcb-echallenge.com!
It’s the third annual Monfort College of Business Entrepreneurial Challenge, and it’s your chance to compete for $36,000 in prize money.

Enter and see if your business idea can succeed!
First Place $18,000 / Second Place $10,000 / Third Place $8,000

This one-hour informational session will provide important information about the Challenge. You’ll learn about application guidelines, judging criteria, local resources to help with business plan preparation and more.

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Throughout the Town of Windsor Business Community
Website: Click here for more information!

Windsor Chamber’s Halloween Promotion. Last year we had 850 children come trick or treating throughout the Windsor Business Community. If you as a Windsor Business would like to be added to the map that is passed out to all Windsor Elementary School Children contact the Windsor Chamber Office.

Location: In the parking lot next to the senior center.

This is a seasonal open air market with locally grown vegetables, fruits and flowers along with food, crafts and entertainment on selected evenings.

Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

Join us for the storytime fun as Ms Kristi reads “How to Catch a Falling Star” by Heidi Howarth. Ms. Lynette will also be joining us for Craft Time.

Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Abundant Life Tabernacle

Join Abundant Life Tabernacle for a safe, fun Halloween alternative with Food, Games and Fireworks!

Location: Throughout Estes Park
Time: 5:00 PM
Website: www.enjoyestespark.com/estesscarecrows.php

Weekends of fun with face painting, games, prizes, coloring contests, cookie decorating, storytelling, hayrides, ghost stories and more. Join in the fun and see 150+ exciting and unique Scarecrows located in Estes Park during the month of October.

See the scarecrows every day in October at various locations in Estes Park.

Location: YMCA of the Rockies-Estes Park Center
Contact #: 877-777-9622

A weekend get-a-way for families with pumpkin carving and painting, crafts, archery, a family campfire with smores, square dance and more.

Time: 8:00pm
Location: The Stanley Hotel
Website: www.stanleyhotel.com

It’s the annual costume party for those 21 and over. Prizes will be awarded to the sexiest couple along with the scariest couple, most original couple and the best character from the movie, “The Shining.” Ticket reservations required.

Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: Civic Center Park
Website: http://www.newbelgium.com

NEW LOCATION AND ROUTE!

Yes folks, the Tour de Fat will once again be meandering and pandering through 13 U.S. cities spreading the good word about the positive societal offerings of the bicycle, but the best ride is always in hometown Fort Collins! Along with our exceptional ability to roust a city’s inner-cyclist, in 2011 we hope to drive our message even deeper by bringing you the biggest, most enjoyable traveling bike festival that we know of.

The Ride begins at 10 am at Civic Center Park. Stick around after the ride and enjoy music and theatrics by The Dovekins, Daredevil Chicken Club, YoYo Squared and Los Amigos Invisibles.

Six spectacular Eastside and Westside neighborhood homes are part of the “New Living in Old Town” Historic Homes Tour this year. Added features on the Tour are the newly remodeled Lincoln Center, the 1879 Avery House and the 1882-1883 Fort Collins Water Works.

We hope you enjoy the tour! Tickets required. More details on experiencing these beautiful locations at: www.poudrelandmarks.com or 970-221-0533.

The Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair is a solution based, hands-on, family oriented event designed to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about Sustainable Living Practices, Renewable Energy, Environmental & Social Responsibility, Natural Health, Green Building, Alternative Vehicles, Organic Agriculture and more.

Fair Location: Legacy Park -North Fort Collins, Colorado MAP
Fair Hours: Saturday: 10am – 6pm / Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Fair Admission: $8/day, Kids under 12 free

On the second Saturday of September, Pastels on 5th will take place adjacent to the Loveland Museum/Gallery on 5th and Lincoln in downtown Loveland.

Artists and businesses and downtown will come together to raise awareness and funds for Alternatives to Violence (ATV) and the Loveland Safehouse. Community members are invited to this free event to support the thriving Loveland arts community and local businesses.

At 8am Saturday morning, artists arrive to start drawing. Everyone in the community is invited to come watch the sidewalk canvas come to life!

There will be live music and a kids’ area where the kids can create their own sidewalk masterpieces!

A reception for Artists and Sponsors will take place from 11am-2pm in the Foote Gallery inside the Loveland Museum.

Day for Kids is a FREE outdoor family festival with FREE activities for kids of all ages to include:

Bungee Trampoline, Climbing Wall, Solar S’mores, Giant Mural, Face Painting, Re-Shirt, Hair Wraps, Hip Hop, Dance, Gymnastics, & Karate Displays, Fashion Show, Mascots, Eagles Hockey Shoot, Youth Bands performing, and lots more!

Sponsor, Exhibitor (business & non-profit), & Volunteer Opportunities available: VolunteerDFK@bgclairmer.org or call the Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: 223-1709 x104

The Leisure Times Activity Guide is a complete listing of the activities and programs offered through the Parks & Recreation Department in print, and online.

They are printed quarterly and distributed by direct mail to households within the region that have participated in an activity in the past year, or have requested to be added to the mailing list.

 

Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Visitors at Centennial Village can interact with petting zoo animals and enjoy pony rides.

The museum is open from 10am-4pm, and the petting zoo and rides take place between 11am and 3pm. There is an additional charge of $1 per child for pony rides.

Location: Centennial Village Museum, 14th Ave. at A St.

So much to see! So much to do! So much to enjoy! Potato Day is the major fundraiser for the Friends of the Greeley Museums, and they promise fun for the whole family that day. From 10 am to 4 pm there are living demonstrations, hands-on activities, games, dancers, music, rides, good food and much more. With every admission, you’ll enjoy a FREE baked potato supplied by Martin Produce–and it comes with all the trimmings. Other food and drink can be purchased on the grounds, including goodies at the bake sale.

Between 30 and 35 demonstrators will be on hand to inform and show off their “old-timey” skills such as: adobe making, blacksmithing, butter making, chair caning, china and porcelain painting, corn shelling, embroidery, genealogy, Kids’ Potato Patch, laundry, printing, quilting, rope making, rug braiding, rug hooking, schoolhouse/teaching, silhouettes, soap making, Spanish Colony Model, stagecoach, stained glass, Swedish arts, tatting, telegraph and telephone, tortilla making, treadle scroll saw, Victorian hairwork, weaving and woodstove cooking.

Costumed volunteers will add authenticity to the village on Potato Day. All buildings will be open for the day for touring. Come on out and connect with your past. Admission is $6.00 for adults and kids 3-11 are $4. You have looked for it and this is it! Good clean family fun at a low price. For more information about Potato Day or other museum programs call 350-9220.

Location: Lincoln Park

Friday Events
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Enjoy an Oktoberfest kick off concert, complete with beer & brats!

Events held throughout Windsor including the Harvest Festival parade, vendor, food and commercial booths, entertainment stage, street dance, pancake breakfast, mud volleyball tournament and MORE!!!

Click here to visit the Windsor Harvest Festival website.

Location: Boardwalk Park
Time: 7:30 AM

Website: http://www.ci.windsor.co.us/CurrentEvents.aspx?EID=705!
Bring the whole family and start out this year’s Labor Day with a 5K Run/Walk at Boardwalk Park and Windsor Lake! After the race enjoy the Harvest Festival Parade and all the other Harvest Festival activities for the day.

Don’t miss out on the fun!
All age groups are welcome!
Awards and Prizes will be given!

Location: Windsor Community Recreation Center
Website: http://www.ci.windsor.co.us/CurrentEvents.aspx?EID=953

Visit local Windsor businesses! Win Prizes! Fun for the whole family to attend!
For more information call the Community Recreation Center at 970-674-3500.

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Main Street at Parish Avenue in downtown Johnstown, Colorado.

This is a seasonal open air market with locally grown vegetables, fruits and flowers along with food, crafts and entertainment on selected evenings.

Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

We will be enjoying outside fun with Ms. Kristi! Sidewalk chalk, songs, bubbles and more!

Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library

If you have a writing project in some state, from just a thought to completion, come in and get encouragement from other budding authors. A variety of topics will be discussed and we’re always open to suggestions. For more information, please contact the library at 970-587-2459.

Location: Stanley Park
Time: 5:00 PM
Website: www.scotfest.com

Enjoy bagpipes & drums, Highland & Irish Dancing, Folk music, jousting, athletic and other competitions at the largest Scottish Festival in the West.

Cost: $20 advanced tickets; $25 at the gate.

Location: Historic Park Theatre
Contact #: 970-231-2580
Website: www.estesparkfilm.com

A showcase of new independent feature films, documentaries, and short films from around the country.

Time: Saturday 10 am – 7 pm; Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Location: Bond Park
Website: www.estessunriserotary.org

Listen to some foot tapping music and relax with a cold brew and a mustard-smothered bratwurst at the 19th Autumn Gold Festival. This free Sunrise Rotary fundraiser features cold beer, soft drinks, bratwursts, hot dogs and live music from talented local and Front Range bands. The highlight of Autumn Gold is the popular raffle with the winner taking home the grand prize of $5,000.

* Sunday’s: Farmer’s Market @ Fairgrounds Park

* UCCC: Union Colony Civic Center
* UCDT: Union Colony Dinner Theatre
* Saturday’s & Wednesday’s: Farmer’s Market @ Union Pacific Depot
* Saturday’s: Language Cafe, Lincoln Park Library
* Sunday’s: Free Movies @ Kress Cinema & Lounge