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SUS-BUS
Expires:07.04.2008
PART OF THE "GREENING OF THE SPRINGS" EFFORT INVOLVES ALOCAL SUSBUS - A SUSBUS IS A COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY BUS - IT'S LIKE A "GREEN BOOKMOBILE" - A PORTABLE "SUSTAINABILITY EXPO"WITHINTER-ACTIVE DISPLAYS, SOLAR-POWERED LAPTOPS, FILMS AND FUN "EDU-TAINMENT" ALERTING OUR LOCAL CITIZENRY TO ALL THE POSITIVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE SUSBUS IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD IDEAS, ENERGY, MATERIALS OR CAPITAL.
•Contact Info: LOTS OF NON-PROFITS AND GREEN IDEAS ARE SHOWCASED ASIT PARKS AT LARGE CROWDED GATHERINGS;TO CONTRIBUTE CALL - OR VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.
•Phone: please call 636-3637
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.earthseeds.net
•Email:
REAL COWBOYS CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY
Expires:07.04.2008
GO WILD WEST THIS 4TH OF JULY STARTING WITH A TEXAS LONG-HORN CATTLE DRIVE IN DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. A TINTYPE EXHIBIT, BENEFIT AUCTION, CONCERT AND RODEO, AS WELL AS CHUCK WAGON DINNER WILL MAKE YOUR WEEKEND A REAL WESTERN HOOPLA.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-635-7776
•Contact Person: RIDE FOR THE BRAND RANCH RODEO
•Web: www.rideforthebrandranchrodeo.com
•Email:
4TH IN WOODLAND
Expires:07.04.2008
WOODLAND PARKS OLD FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, THE 4TH AT MEMORIAL PARK. COME ENJOY MANY FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. ALSO, THE UTE PASS HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BE SERVING UP OLD FASHIONED ROOT BEER FLOATS FOR $2 IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK TO PRESERVE THE UTE PASS AREAS UNIQUE HISTORY.
•Contact Info: INCLUDING: A FISHING CONTEST, BICYCLE PARADE, KIDS ACTIVITIES, MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, AND MANY OTHER DEMONSTRATIONS AND FOOD.
•Phone: Community Partnership Resource Center 686-0705.
•Contact Person: (CORNER OF LAKE & PARK IN WOODLAND PARK) FROM 9 AM-3 PM.
•Web:
•Email:
WET MOUNTAIN CAR SHOW
Expires:07.04.2008
THE WET MOUNTAIN CAR SHOW & FLEA MARKET TAKES PLACE IN THE SHADOW OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS IN WESTCLIFFE, CO, ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH.
•Contact Info: HOT RODS, TRUCKS, CLASSICS AND ANTIQUES: REGISTRATION 7:30AM-9:30AM. CRAFT & FLEA MARKET 9AM-2PM ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY. FIREWORKS OVER LAKE DEWEESE.
•Phone: 877-793-3170 - Custer County Merchants & Chamber of Commerce
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
IMPROV COMEDY AT CREEDE
Expires:07.04.2008
CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRES RESIDENT IMPROV COMEDY GROUP, BOOMTOWN, OPENS AT 2:30PM ON THE 4TH OF JULY. GUIDED ONLY BY AUDIENCE SUGGESTIONS AND THEIR FERTILE IMAGINATIONS, THIS GROUP OF ACTORS PERFORMS TOTALLY UNSCRIPTED.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: For more information 719-658-2540
•Contact Person: LAUGHS ARE GUARANTEED!
•Web: www.creederep.org
•Email:
BENT'S OLD FORT "OLD FASHIONED 4TH
Expires:07.04.2008
JOIN THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF BENT'S OLD FORT AS THEY CELEBRATE THECOUNTRY'S BIRTH 19TH CENTURY STYLE. A PARADE AND PATRIOTIC MUSIC WILL KICK OFF THE FESTIVITIES. YOU CAN ALSO ENJOY GAMES AND STORIES OF THE PERIOD FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. REFRESHMENTS WILL INCLUDE LEMONADE AND VIRGIN MINT JULEPS.
•Contact Info: FESTIVITIES WILL END WITH ONE LUCKY VISITOR DEPARTING WITH A SOUVENIR: ONE OF THE 27-STAR U.S. FLAGS THAT HAVE FLOWN OVER THE FORT.
•Phone: (719) 383-5024
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
Expires:07.05.2008
A $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A GRADUATING 2008 SENIOR WILL BE GIVEN BY THE BBB OF SOUTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE BBB EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD DINNER ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS JULY 5TH.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-636-5076 X111
•Contact Person: CAROL ODELL
•Web: WWW.SOUTHERN COLORADOBBB.ORG/SCHOLARSHIP
•Email: CAROLO@BBBSC.ORG
SHAKESPEARE IN THE SANGRES
Expires:07.05.2008
THE WESTCLIFFE THEATER ANNOUNCES ITS 2008 SUMMER FESTIVAL - SHAKESPEARE IN THE SANGRES: FEATURING 'ROMEO AND JULIET' AND 'TAMING OF THE SHREW' ON ALTERNATE NIGHTS. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE IN THE PARK BEHIND THE HISTORIC JONES THEATER. THE AUDIENCE MAY BRING BLANKETS OR FOLDING CHAIRS AND THEIR PICNIC DINNERS.
•Contact Info: $15 PER PERFORMANCE. ROMEO AND JULIET, PLAYS: THURS. JUNE 19, - SUN. JULY 6. TAMING OF THE SHREW, PLAYS: FRI. JUNE 20, SAT. JULY 5.
•Phone: 719-783-3004
•Contact Person: AMPHITHEATER OPENS AT 5:00 PM AND THE SHOW STARTS AT 6:00
•Web:
•Email: wcpa@ris.net
RIDE FOR THE BRAND
Expires:07.05.2008
THE RIDE FOR THE BRAND RANCH RODEO COMES TO COLORADO SPRINGS JULY 4TH & 5TH. 100 WORKING COWBOYS FROM 25 HISTORIC WESTERN RANCHES WILL COMPETE IN TRADITIONAL RANCH RODEO EVENTS.
•Contact Info: WILD COW MILKING, RANCH BRONC RIDING, TRAILER LOADING, STRAY GATHERING, SORTING AND BRANDING AT NORRIS PENROSE EVENT CENTER $5-$30 TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT WESTERN WAREHOUSE.
•Phone: 520-SHOW (7569) or 866-464-2626 (Toll Free)
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.TicketsWest.com rockymountainhorseexpo.com
•Email:
INTRODUCTION TO ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY
Expires:07.05.2008
DAVID ASHLEY WILL TEACH A WEEKEND WORKSHOP TITLED "AN INTRODUCTION TO ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY". THE COLORADO COLLEGE WORKSHOP IS FOR BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE CALLIGRAPHERS, AND WILL COVER BASIC SKILLS, USE OF PENS, INK AND SUITABLE PAPERS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF SLIDE LECTURE FEATURING HISTORIC CALLIGRAPHIC SLIDES.
•Contact Info: CLASS MEETS FROM 9 A.M.-5 P.M. ON JULY 5 AND 6. 9 A.M., PACKARD HALL, 5 W. CACHE LA POUDRE, ROOM 131, $150, INCLUDES MATERIALS
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 5-6, 2008
•Web:
•Email:
DOS AMRICAS CONCERT
Expires:07.05.2008
"DOS AMRICAS", A GUITAR DUO COMPRISED OF ARGENTINE VIRTUOSO ALEJANDRO DVILA AND CAON CITY GUITARIST / COMPOSER JIM BOSSE HAPPENS SATURDAY, JULY 5TH AT CC.
•Contact Info: 7:30 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, PACKARD HALL, 5 W. CACHE LA POUDRE ST., $15, $5 FOR STUDENTS, OR $10 WITH A CC ID; TICKETS AT THE DOOR
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
DANCE FOR FILM SCREENING:
Expires:07.05.2008
"AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF SHORT DANCE FILMS FROM THE DANCE FILMASSOCIATION TOUR" WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY JULY 5TH AT 8PM IN THE EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS BUILDING ON THE CC CAMPUS.
•Contact Info: ICKETS ARE $5 AT DOOR, OR AT OR WORNER CENTER.
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: TicketsWest.com
•Email:
ART IN THE PARK 2008
Expires:07.06.2008
SPACE GALLERY IS LOOKING FOR ARTISTS, FOOD VENDORS AND MUSICIANS TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS AT THE 32ND ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK IN LA VETA ON JULY 5TH AND 6TH. THE TWO DAYS OF ART, MUSIC AND GOOD FOOD ARE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE AND SELL YOUR ARTISTIC TALENT.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-742-5780
•Contact Person: SJANI BOGGS
•Web: WWW.SPANISHPEAKSARTS.ORG/ART
•Email: SJANIBOGGS@GMAIL.COM
AN EVENING OF INSPIRATIONAL SONG
Expires:07.06.2008
ON SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, YOU CAN ENJOY AN EVENING OF INSPIRATIONAL SONG AT COLORADO COLLEGE. PRESENTED BY THE SHIVERS CONCERT SERIES, THE SHOW FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST ANN WARREN, GOSPEL SINGING SENSATION FROM EAST TEXAS, CHOIRS, LITURGICAL DANCE AND OTHER TALENT FROM COLORADO SPRINGS AND DENVER. SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.
•Contact Info: 4 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, PACKARD HALL, 5 W. CACHE LA POUDRE ST., $15, $5 FOR STUDENTS, OR $10 WITH A CC ID; TICKETS AT THE DOOR
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
COLORADO WRANGLERS FREE CONCERT
Expires:07.06.2008
THE COLORADO WRANGLERS WILL PRESENT A FREE CONCERT & BBQ ON SUNDAY, JULY 6TH @ 10:30 A.M. AT THE SALVATION ARMY, 908 YUMA ST. IN COLORADO SPRINGS.I
•Contact Info: (NEAR N. CIRCLE & GALLEY)
•Phone: Call (719)884-1040
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.TSACS.org
•Email:
WINDOW USER GROUP
Expires:07.08.2008
THE COLORADO SPRINGS 'WINDOW USER GROUP' WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL WINDOWS PROFESSIONAL USERS TO ATTEND THEIR GROUP MEETINGS. GREAT SPEAKERS ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND NETWORKING WITH OTHER LOCAL WINDOWS PROFESSIONALS IS PART OF AGENDA ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT THE ROCKRIMMON LIBRARY.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-482-5073; 8am 5pm, Monday through Friday
•Contact Person: 832 VILLAGE CENTER DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80919
•Web: www.cswindows.org
•Email: joshr@cswindows.org
HOT DOG DINNER AT THE RODEO PARADE
Expires:07.08.2008
THE PIKES PEAK KIWANIS CLUB IS HOSTING A HOT DOG DINNER AT THE PIKES PEAK OR BUST RODEO PARADE, TUESDAY EVENING JULY 8TH IN ACACIA PARK. PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR CHILDREN / SPOUSES OF LOCAL FALLEN/WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
•Contact Info: $3.00 YOU GET A HOT DOG, CHIPS AND DRINK. FROM 5PM - 8PM
•Phone: 719-651-5746; 8am - 5pm, Monday through Friday.
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email: katiesue79@hotmail.com
THE SEARCHERS
Expires:07.08.2008
ON TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, "THE SEARCHERS" - JOHN FORD'S 1956 FILM WILL BE PRESENTED AS PART OF THE "AMERICAN HISTORY ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD" FILM SERIES AT CC. A DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW THE SCREENING WHICH IS BEING SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.
•Contact Info: FILM IS NOW WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE BEST WESTERNS EVER MADE
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: 7 P.M., CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., FREE
•Web:
•Email:
EN MIS PALABRAS
Expires:07.08.2008
"EN MIS PALABRAS" (IN MY OWN WORDS) IS A ONE-ACT OPERA IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND OFFERS A THOUGHTFUL AND MOVING EVENING OF THEATER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. CURTAIN TIME IS 7:30 P.M. IN PACKARD HALL ON THE CC CAMPUS.,
•Contact Info: IN A QUEST TO FIND HER OWN VOICE, 15-YEAR-OLD ANA MARIA IS PULLED IN MANY DIRECTIONS AS SHE STRUGGLES TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN HER MEXICAN HERITAGE AND BEING AN AMERICAN TEEN.
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: FREE; TICKETS AT WORNER CENTER INFORMATION DESK, 902 N. CASCADE AVE.
•Web:
•Email:
EXTRAORDINARY DANCE!
Expires:07.08.2008
- EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 7 P.M. DURING THE DANCE FESTIVAL AT CC (JUNE 30-JULY 18), A NEW LECTURE / PERFORMANCE SERIES AIMS TO EXAMINE THE ROOTS AND MEANING BEHIND DIVERSE DANCE FORMS. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH, IT'S AN "AERIAL FRAME DANCE" IN THE CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE.
•Contact Info: THIS INFORMANCE SESSION FEATURES TANYA SCULLY AND HELEN VON DER WAYDBRINK. $5; TICKETS AT WORNER CAMPUS CENTER INFORMATION DESK, 902 N. CASCADE
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.TicketsWest.com
•Email:
VOLUNTEER TO TEACH ENGLISH!
Expires:07.08.2008
FAMILY IMMIGRATION SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS INTERESTED INHELPING ADULT IMMIGRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY LEARN ENGLISH. KNOWLEDGE OF A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS NOT REQUIRED. THE NEXT TRAINING SESSION ARE MONDAY JUNE 30TH AND WEDNESDAY JULY 9TH.
•Contact Info: ESL CLASSES ARE OFFERED TWICE A WEEK, DAY AND EVENING FROM SEPTEMBER TO MAY AT SEVERAL PARISH LOCATIONS.
•Phone: Margaret Cordova at 632-8093 to register
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
BEGINNER BOTANIST? DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Expires:07.08.2008
THE FRIENDS OF THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS PRESENT THEIR ANNUAL SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES. A COURSE STUDYING TREES AND WILDFLOWERS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL BE HELD JULY 8-10TH, AT THE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: For more information call: (719) 748-3253.
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.nps.gov/flfo
•Email:
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Expires:07.09.2008
THE PIKES PEAK AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS HOLDING A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD UNTIL JULY 9TH, ON A NEW EFFORT TO COORDINATE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR LOW INCOME. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO REVIEW THE ADOPTED COORDINATION PLAN AND COMMENT ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF THE PLAN.
•Contact Info: OR I N PERSON AT 14 S CHESTNUT STREET DURING THE OPEN HOUSE (JUNE 23) COMMITTEE MEETING (JUNE 25), AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (, JULY 9)
•Phone: (719) 471-7080 ext 114
•Contact Person: OFFICES AT 15 SOUTH 7TH STREET IN COLORADO SPRINGS.
•Web: www.ppacg.org
•Email: lthomas@ppacg.org
CONCERT & ICE CREAM
Expires:07.09.2008
ON JULY 9TH YOU CAN INDULGE IN HOMEMADE ICE CREAM FROM COLORADO CITY CREAMERY AND LISTEN TO THE UNIQUE MUSIC OF COLORADO'S CELTIC ROCK BAND "THE INDULGERS". THE FUN TAKES PLACE IN BEAR CREEK PARK.
•Contact Info: JULY IS RECREATION AND PARKS MONTH
•Phone: 520-6387
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
HAY FEVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Expires:07.10.2008
THE 6TH ANNUAL HIGH MOUNTAIN HAY FEVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WILL LAND IN WESTCLIFFE, COLORADO, JULY 10-13. NOT ONLY WILL FESTIVARIANS ENJOY THE SCENERY, THE TUNES AND THE EXPERIENCE, THEY CAN ALSO APPRECIATE THAT IN PURCHASING TICKETS, THEYLL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY CLINIC, A FREESTANDING RURAL HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDING SERVICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS.
•Contact Info: TICKET PRICES RANGE FROM $10-$40 FOR SINGLE-DAY PASSES, OR $80 FOR A FOUR-DAY PASS.
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.highmountainhayfever.org/home.asp
•Email:
75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Expires:07.10.2008
REGISTRATION NOW IS UNDERWAY FOR THE 7.5 KILOMETER RUN / TWO-MILE WALK ON JULY 13TH THAT WILL KICK OFF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AT THE PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ORMAN CAMPUS. ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.
•Contact Info: HARD COPY ENTRY FORMS ALSO ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PUEBLO YMCA, GOLD DUST SALOON, AND ALMIGHTY MUSCLE IN PUEBLO.
•Phone:
•Contact Person: THOSE WHO REGISTER BY JULY 5 WILL RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT PRICE OF $17.50
•Web: www.socorunners.org
•Email:
BRAIN INJURIES CONFERENCE
Expires:07.11.2008
AN INFORMATIONAL HALF-DAY CONFERENCE ABOUT THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CONCUSSIONS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY IN ATHLETES WILL BE HELD AT CSU-PUEBLO ON FRIDAY, JULY 25TH. MEDICAL PROFESSSIONALS, COACHES AND TRAINERS ARE INVITED TO REGISTER BY JULY 11TH FOR THE "TEAM UP FOR CONCUSSION AWARENESS" CONFERENCE.
•Contact Info: 8 AM - 1 PM HPER/MASSARI ARENA, CSU-PUEBLO.
•Phone: 719-544-7833
•Contact Person: PUEBLO CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
•Web: www.pueblohealthdept.org
•Email:
EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING/PAINTING
Expires:07.11.2008
THE LA VETA SCHOOL OF THE ARTSS ABSTRACT PAINTING AND DRAWING WEEKEND CLASS WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, JULY 11-13TH AT THE ART SCHOOL.
•Contact Info: EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PUTTING YOURSELF INTO YOUR WORK AND MAKING IT UNIQUE.YOU WILL ALSO LEARN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LINE, FORM AND COLOR. COST IS $185 PLUS SUPPLIES.
•Phone: 719-742-3421
•Contact Person: 105 WEST RYUS IN LA VETA - ACROSS FROM THE PARK
•Web: www.theLVSA.org
•Email: LVArtSchool@yahoo.com
TEACHER WORKSHOP
Expires:07.11.2008
THE FRIENDS OF THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS PRESENT A HANDS - ON TEACHER WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ON JULY 12TH. IT WILL GIVE TEACHERS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY OF FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS. THE CLASS WILL FOCUS ON ACTIVE EXCAVATION, LETTING ATTENDEES HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK FOR FOSSILS AT A NEARBY QUARRY.
•Contact Info: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PRICES, REGISTRATION, AND ADAMS STATE AND BOCES GRADUATE CREDIT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE
•Phone: For more information, call: (719) 748-3253.
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.nps.gov/flfo
•Email:
VERITAS ACADEMY
Expires:07.12.2008
THE VERITAS (VER IT AHS) ACADEMY WILL HOLD AN INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, JULY 12 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT PENROSE LIBRARY. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VERITAS CADEMY, A 6TH-12TH GRADE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN THECLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION, SEEKING A CHARTER TOOPEN IN THE FALL OF 2009.
•Contact Info:
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.veritasacademycos.org
•Email:
ARTY BIRTHDAY BASH AT TRI-LAKES
Expires:07.12.2008
THE TRI-LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS HAVING A 10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY OF JULY 12 FROM 5 - 7:30 PM. ENJOY BIRTHDAY CAKE, THE OPENING OF THE "PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN" ART EXHIBIT, AND A RESIDENT ARTIST STUDIO OPEN HOUSE.
•Contact Info: 304 HIGHWAY 105, PALMER LAKE, CO 80133
•Phone: 719-481-0475
•Contact Person: TRI-LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS
•Web: www.trilakesarts.org
•Email: info@trilakesarts.org
STAR PARTY
Expires:07.12.2008
THE COLORADO SPRINGS ASTRONOMY CLUB WILL BE HOSTING A PUBLIC STAR PARTY NIGHT ON JULY 12TH AT FOX RUN PARK. THE EVENT IS FREE AND RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
•Contact Info: MEMBERS SHARE THEIR TELESCOPES WITH THE PUBLIC AND GIVE YOU ATOUR OF THE NIGHT SKY. GALAXIES, NEBULAS, PLANETS, AND STAR CLUSTERS
•Phone: 719.651.8476
•Contact Person: STAR PARTY BEGINS AT 8:30PM UNTIL 11:00PM.
•Web: www.csastro.org
•Email:
8TH ANNUAL FUN RIDE
Expires:07.12.2008
SET FAMILY MEDICAL CLINICS PRESENT THE 8TH ANNUAL FUN RIDE AND COMMUNITY WALK ON JULY 12TH AT MONUMENT VALLEY PARK. THIS NON COMPETITIVE EVENT IS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED AND DOOR PRIZES GIVEN AWAY ALL DAY.
•Contact Info: $10 TO WALK, $20 TO RIDE UNDER 12 IS FREE.
•Phone: 776-8850
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.setofcs.org
•Email:
"BODY OF WAR"
Expires:07.12.2008
ON JULY 12TH AT 8PM, IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR WILL BE SCREENING THE FILM "BODY OF WAR" AT KIMBALL'S TWIN PEAK THEATER. AFTER THE FILM, MEMBERS OF IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, INCLUDING GARETT REPPENHAGEN WHO IS FEATURED IN THE MOVIE, WILL HOLD A QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL TO DISCUSS THE FILM AND IT'S CONTENT. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR.
•Contact Info: BODY OF WAR IS A SOLDIER'S COMING HOME STORY - COMING TO TERMS WITH DISABILITY AND FINDING HIS OWN UNIQUE AND PASSIONATE VOICE AGAINST THE WAR.
•Phone:
•Contact Person: 10 AND MILITARY AND VETERANS CAN PURCHASE THEM FOR $8
•Web: www.bodyofwar.com
•Email:
75 YEARS STRONG
Expires:07.13.2008
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO AND PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATE THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY ON JULY 13TH BEGINNING WITH A 7.5 K RUN/WALK AND ENDING WITH A CONCERT BY THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL BAND AT 5 PM.
•Contact Info: RUN BEGINS OF THE PCC CAMPUS
•Phone: 719-549-2576
•Contact Person: CSU-PUEBLO/PCC
•Web: colostate-pueblo.edu
•Email:
26TH ANNIVERSARY AT WMMI
Expires:07.14.2008
THE WESTERN MUSEUM OF MINING & INDUSTRY IS CELEBRATING THE 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM'S MAIN EXHIBIT BUILDING WITH A SPECIAL ADMISSION PRICE ON MONDAY, JULY 14TH. THE MUSEUM IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ARTIFACTS RELATED TO MINING, METALLURGY, AND THEIR SUPPORT INDUSTRIES.
•Contact Info: $2.60. THE MUSEUM HAS GROWN TO ENCOMPASS OVER 27 ACRES OF LAND, 17,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBIT SPACE, AND OVER 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF ARTIFACT STORAGE.
•Phone: Phone: (719) 488-0880
•Contact Person: JUST OFF I-25 AT THE GLENEAGLE EXIT, #156A
•Web:
•Email:
SENIOR GOLF OPEN PROMOTION
Expires:07.15.2008
THE 2008 U.S. SENIOR GOLF OPEN HAS LAUNCHED A TICKET PROMOTION TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED IN COLORADO SPRINGS.THE PROMOTION, TITLED FORE THE TROOPS, PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT BY PURCHASING TICKETS TO THE 2008 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WILL THEN BE GIVEN TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED AT LOCAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. THE FORE PACK FORE THE TROOPS
•Contact Info: PACKAGE IS PRICED AT $135 NCLUDES 4 TICKETS. EACH TICKET GOOD FOR ANY ONE DAY. ALL TICKETS WILL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY TO THE LOCAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY THE SENIOR OPEN.
•Phone:
•Contact Person: JULY 28 AUG 3, 2008, BROADMOOR EAST COURSE
•Web: www.2008ussenioropen.com
•Email:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Expires:07.15.2008
A CONFERENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS, TEACHERS, THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE COACHES, ADDICTION COUNSELORS AND PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIPS, ADDICTIONS AND COUNSELING HAPPENS JULY 17TH IN COL. SPGS.
•Contact Info: THERE IS A FOUR DAY CONFERENCE PACKAGE FOR FIELD PROFESSIONALS FROM JULY 16-19.WHERE: ANTLER'S HILTON, COLORADO SPRINGS
•Phone: 719-488-2707
•Contact Person: AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN FROM DR. GLASSER
•Web: www.wgimountainstates.com
•Email: wgiconference@comcast.net
CATCH THE READING BUG
Expires:07.15.2008
THE PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT'S CHILDREN'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM GETS DOWN WITH ALL SORTS OF CREEPY CRAWLIES THIS YEAR. REGISTER ONLINE OR AT YOUR LIBRARY FOR GAME CARDS AND FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES FOR READING COOL BOOKS. TEENS CAN PARTIPATE IN A SPECIAL "SUMMER TOUR" WITH GUITAR HERO CONTESTS, FREE MOVIE NIGHTS AND A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN A BATTLE OF THE BANDS IN AUGUST.
•Contact Info: SEE WEBSITE OR CALL 719-531-6333 FOR BRANCH AND EVENT INFORMATION.
•Phone: 719-531-6333
•Contact Person: PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT
•Web: ppld.org
•Email:
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Expires:07.15.2008
COLORADO COLLEGES SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS PRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERTS, DANCE, FILM AND CLASSES. AMONG THE JULY HIGHLIGHTS ARE THEEXTRAORDINARY DANCE FESTIVALS GALA PERFORMANCES AND "INFORMANCE" SESSIONS,VOCAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM, AMERICAN HISTORY ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD AND WINDRIDER FILM SERIES AND A VARIETY OF CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. A COMPLETE LISTING OF CLASSES IS AVAILABLE AT ONLINE.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.coloradocollege.edu/SummerPrograms/SummerSession/enrichyourlife.asp
•Email:
THE GODFATHER
Expires:07.15.2008
ON TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S 1972 FILM, "THE GODFATHER," WILL BE PRESENTED AS PART OF THE "AMERICAN HISTORY ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD" FILM SERIES AT CC. A DISCUSSION OF THE FILM WILL FOLLOW THE SCREENING.
•Contact Info: 7 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., FREE
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS AND SUMMER SESSION.
•Web:
•Email:
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
Expires:07.15.2008
THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR "2-1-1" MEETS THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 4:00 P.M. THE JULY 15TH MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PUEBLO AT THE SENIOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 2-1-1 IS AN INFORMATION TELEPHONE LINE HELPING PEOPLE GET CONNECTED AND ANSWERS ABOUT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, REFERRAL AND INFORMATION. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND INVITED TO JOIN THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: Additional information is available by calling 2-1-1 or 719-547-3255.
•Contact Person: 230 N. UNION AVENUE.
•Web:
•Email:
EXTRAORDINARY DANCE FESTIVAL
Expires:07.17.2008
COLORADO COLLEGE'S EXTRAORDINARY DANCE FESTIVAL OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. THIS INTENSIVE THREE-WEEK TEACHING AND PERFORMING FESTIVAL, WHICH RUNS FROM JUNE 30 THOUGH JULY 18TH, OFFERS SERIOUS DANCERS INTENSE, IN-DEPTH, FULL-TIME INSTRUCTION, WHILE GIVING DANCE DABBLERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL CLASSES.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: http://dancefilms.org/Tour-Colorado08.html
•Email:
PPWFC
Expires:07.17.2008
THE PIKES PEAK WORKFORCE CENTER WILL OFFER MORE WORKSHOPS FOR JOB SEEKERS IN JULY. THE WORKSHOPS INCLUDE THE FINER POINTS OF JOB SEARCH GUIDANCE, RESUME & PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING, INTERVIEWING, INFO ON HEALTH INSURANCE AND ALTERNATIVES TO 'COBRA'.
•Contact Info: THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THESE WORKSHOPS; HOWEVER, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MOST.
•Phone: 667-3790.
•Contact Person: MAIN OFFICE, 2306 EAST PIKES PEAK AVENUE,
•Web: www.ppwfc.org
•Email:
FREE CALL-A-LAWYER
Expires:07.17.2008
ON THE THIRD THURSDAY EVENING OF EACH MONTH, MEMBERS OF THE EL PASO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION DONATE TIME TO ANSWER THE PUBLIC'S LEGAL QUESTIONS FREE OF CHARGE, BETWEEN 7 AND 9PM.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-471-0380
•Contact Person: CLAIRE ANDERSON
•Web: www.elpasocountybar.org
•Email: epcba@qwestoffice.net
YOUNG WOMEN'S BUSINESS NETWORK
Expires:07.18.2008
ON JULY 18TH, THE YOUNG WOMEN'S BUSINESS NETWORK INC. HOSTS A BENEFIT DINNER, SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE AT THE HARVEST TIME EVENT CENTER IN FOUNTAIN. PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO HELP AT-RISK YOUNG WOMEN ATTAIN BUSINESS OWNERSHIP.
•Contact Info: JULY 18TH, 6PMHARVEST TIME EVENT CENTER, 6342 S. HWY. 85/87, FOUNTAIN, CO
•Phone: 719-302-3729
•Contact Person: YOUNG WOMEN'S BUSINESS NETWORK
•Web: www.youngwomensbusinessnetwork.com
•Email:
70 AND STILL SWINGING!
Expires:07.18.2008
THE HISTORIC JONES THEATER'S 7OTH BIRTHDAY BASH IN WESTCLIFFE HAPPENS TUESDAY JULY 8TH. THE PARTY INCLUDES: A LIVE AUCTION OF EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES INCLUDING A SCENIC AIRPLANE RIDE OVER THE VALLEY FOR TWO, CATERED DINNER FOR FOUR AT THE HISTORIC WOLF HOTEL AND MUCH MORE.
•Contact Info: PICNIC FOR FOUR AT THE WALKER RANCH, HALF DAY FAMILY FISHING AT THE CROSS BAR D , TENNIS, GOLF, HIGH TEA, A CARRIAGE RIDE AND MANY OTHER UNIQUE EXPERIENCES.
•Phone: the theater at 719-783-3004,
•Contact Person: DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM. TICKETS $20 AVAILABLE AT CANDY'S COFFEE 106 S. 2ND ST.
•Web:
•Email:
CAJI & SALOM
Expires:07.18.2008
CAJI & SALOM (KAH-JHEE AND SAL-O-MAY) A DUO THAT COMBINES A PASSION FOR ACOUSTIC MUSIC WITH FASCINATION FOR BRAZILIAN SOUNDS AND GROOVES WILL PLAYA FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT AT CC ON FRIDAY, JULY 18TH AT 7 P.M.TICKETS ARE FREE FOR THIS EVENT WHICH IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KRCC,COLORADOCOLLEGE, AND THE GAY AND LESBIAN FUND FOR COLORADO.
•Contact Info: THE CONCERT WILL BE HELD IN ARMSTRONG THEATER IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.
•Phone: (719) 531-6333
•Contact Person: ARMSTRONG QUAD AT CC, 14 E. CACHE LA POUDRE ST.,
•Web: ppld.org
•Email:
WATERCOLOR CLASS
Expires:07.18.2008
THE LA VETA SCHOOL OF THE ART IS HOLDING A TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOR CLASS ON JULY 19TH AND 20TH AT THE ART SCHOOL .
•Contact Info: "SCULPTING THE BUDDHA" IS A 5-DAY CLASS BEGINNING JULY 21 AT THE LA VETA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
•Phone: workshopadministrator Joy Hesler, at 719-742-3421
•Contact Person: AT 105 WEST RYUS IN LA VETA.
•Web: www.KathyHill.com
•Email: LVArtSchool@yahoo.com
6TH ANNUAL CARE FAIR
Expires:07.19.2008
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLORADO SPRINGS IS SPONSORING THE 6TH ANNUAL CARE FAIR ON SATURDAY, JULY 19TH. CARE FAIR IS A FREE HEALTH FAIR FOR UNINSURED AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. THIS EVENT WILL PROVIDE FREE IMMUNIZATIONS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL PHYSICALS AS WELL AS DENTAL, HEARING, DIABETES, AND VISION SCREENINGS. FREE HAIRCUTS WILL BE OFFERED ALONG WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. THERE WILL BE VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES ON HAND TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT PARENTS RAISING CHILDREN.
•Contact Info: AT THE PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC, 225 S. UNION BLVD. IN COLORADO SPRINGS. FROM 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.jlcoloradosprings.org
•Email:
VICTORIAN SUMMER LAWN PARTY
Expires:07.19.2008
MIRAMONT CASTLE WILL PARTNER WITH THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY OF COLORADO SPRINGSFOR A VICTORIAN SUMMER LAWN PARTY ON SATURDAY, JULY 19TH.
•Contact Info: 10:30- 2:30 PM. PARTICIPATE INLAWN GAMES AND SOCIALIZINGINOUR BEAUTIFUL GARDENS. VICTORIAN DANCE PRACTICE WILL FOLLOWINSIDE THEHISTORIC CASTLE;
•Phone: 719-685-1011 / 888-685-1011 toll free / 719-884-4109 tea room
•Contact Person: NINE CAPITOL HILL AVENUE
•Web: www.MiramontCastle.org
•Email:
TIPI RAISING AND UTE HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Expires:07.19.2008
A TIPI RAISING AND UTE HERITAGE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 19TH. THIS ADVENTUROUS WORKSHOP INVOLVES HIKING TO BUFFALO CANON, TRANSPORT AND SETUP OF AN AUTHENTIC UTE STYLE TIPI, AND HANDS ON PRESENTATIONS IN THE ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE UTE PEOPLE OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION.
•Contact Info: 10:00 AM 1:00 PM. LOCATED AT HELEN HUNT FALLS, 4075 N. CHEYENNE CANON RD. $8 PER PERSON. PLEASE BRING A WATER BOTTLE, JACKET AND STUDY SHOES.
•Phone: Reservations: 719-633-5701
•Contact Person: TA-BAH-AH-GATH ("PIKES PEAK MOUNTAIN" IN UTE)
•Web:
•Email:
JANE AUSTEN'S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Expires:07.19.2008
JANE AUSTEN'S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF ADAPTATIONS FOR ALMOST TWO CENTURIES. ON SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, CC ENGLISH PROFESSOR GEORGE BUTTE WILL EXAMINE THE CORE CHARACTERS, THEMES AND VISION OF THE NOVEL WITH THE HELP OF SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND A GLANCE AT A FEW OF THE LITERARY DEBATES ABOUT AUSTEN. THE CLASS, WHICH INCLUDES AN AFTERNOON TEA, WILL LOOK AT THE WAYS AUSTEN'S THEMES HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD, MISUNDERSTOOD AND RECAST BY VARIOUS FILMS AND TV MINISERIES.
•Contact Info: 9 A.M., ARMSTRONG HALL, 14 E. CACHE LA POUDRE, ROOM 231, $100
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
REACH FOR THE STARS
Expires:07.19.2008
THE CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF COLORADO WANTS TO GIVE KIDS THE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF BUILDING AND LAUNCHING THEIR OWN SOLID-FUEL POWERED ROCKET. THE REACH FOR THE STARS ROCKET CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON JULY 19TH AT THE CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER.
•Contact Info: CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF COLORADO10215 LEXINGTON DRIVE, SUITE 110, COLORADO SPRINGS$25/REGISTRATION FEE
•Phone: 719-598-9755
•Contact Person: ROBBIE SMARR
•Web: www.clccs.org
•Email: RSMARR@CLCCS.ORG
WESTCLIFFE STAMPEDE RODEO
Expires:07.19.2008
THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY SADDLE CLUB PRESENTS THE 62ND ANNUAL WESTCLIFFE STAMPEDE RODEO ON JULY 19-20TH. THE PARADE IS AT 10 AM, RODEO PERFORMANCES AT 1PM & 6PM SATURDAY, AND 3PM SUNDAY. THERE'S ALSO A DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8PM.
•Contact Info: WESTCLIFFE RODEO & FAIRGROUNDS, 90 COUNTY RD 241 WESTCLIFFE, JUST OFF OF HWY. 69 N.
•Phone: 719-783-0832 call 7 days a week, 9am-5pm ask for Willie Britt
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.wmvsaddleclub.org
•Email:
TRANSPORTATION SURVEY
Expires:07.20.2008
THE PIKES PEAK RURAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS RELEASED THE 2007 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CITIZENS. THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS HOW THE FOUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS OF COLORADO SPRINGS, MANITOU SPRINGS, GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, AND EL PASO COUNTY SPENT OVER $73 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, AND TRANSIT SERVICES. PPRTA WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROGRESS REPORT. I
•Contact Info: PLEASE VISIT ONLINE TO COMPLETE A SURVEY OR CALL.
•Phone: Rick Sonnenburg at (719) 471-7080 ext 138 for a hard copy.
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.pprta.com www.ppacg.org
•Email:
CUSTER COUNTY MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE
Expires:07.20.2008
THE CUSTER COUNTY LIVESTOCK SALES COMMITTEE WILL OVERSEE THE SALE OF FFA AND 4H ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN AND JUDGED DURING THE CUSTER COUNTY FAIR. THE SALE TAKES PLACE JULY 20TH AT NOON ON THE CUSTER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, IN WESTCLIFFE, COLORADO.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-783-2803 9-5 Mon-Fri - Carolyn or 719-783-9052 - Jack Canterbury
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
TALES OF SHAKESPEARE
Expires:07.20.2008
ON SUNDAY, JULY 20TH, HEAR "TALES OF SHAKESPEARE" - A RECITAL BY THE SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS CONSERVATORY AND CENTRAL CITY OPERA. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PICNIC BRUNCH ON ARMSTRONG QUAD.
•Contact Info: 1 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., $15; TICKETS AT THE DOOR
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.
•Web:
•Email:
ALPINE AUTISM CENTER GOLF CLASSIC
Expires:07.21.2008
THE 8TH ANNUAL ALPINE AUTISM CENTER GOLF CLASSIC WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 21ST AT THE COUNTRY CLUB OF COLORADO. THERE ARE OVER 500 FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH AUTISM IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION, AND THIS EVENT WILL HELP SUPPORT THEM IN THIS STRUGGLE.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-955-3767
•Contact Person: FIONA TERRY
•Web: WWW.ALPINEAUTISMCENTER@STFRANCIS.ORG
•Email:
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Expires:07.22.2008
"IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" - FRANK CAPRA'S 1934 FILM WILL BE PRESENTED AS PART OF THE "ROAD OF DREAMS - THREE JOURNEYS" FILM SERIES AT CC. A DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW THIS SCREENING ON TUESDAY, JULY 22ND.
•Contact Info: 7 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., FREE
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS AND SUMMER SESSION.
•Web:
•Email:
TALES OF SHAKESPEARE CONTINUED
Expires:07.23.2008
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD, "TALES OF SHAKESPEARE" CONTINUES AT CC. THIS IS A DRAMA, MUSICAL THEATER AND OPERA SCENES PROGRAM BY THE SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS CONSERVATORY AND CENTRAL CITY OPERA.
•Contact Info: 7:30 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., $5; TICKETS AT THE DOOR
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: SPONSORED BY THE CC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS.
•Web:
•Email:
CHOOSING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS
Expires:07.24.2008
IN A LIVE 'WEBINAR' ON THURSDAY, JULY 24TH, TOM KONRAD WILL PRESENT A FREE LECTURE TITLED "CHOOSING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS" - TOM WILL BE APPEARING IN REAL TIME FROM A COLORADO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIETY MEETING IN GOLDEN, CO.
•Contact Info: 5:30 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, EDITH KINNEY GAYLORD CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTER, 825 N. CASCADE AVE., FREE
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.cres-energy.org
•Email:
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Expires:07.25.2008
THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STORYTELLING FESTIVAL HAPPENS FRIDAY, JULY 25 AND SATURDAY, JULY 26TH. SOME OF THE WEST'S BEST STORYTELLERS WILL PRESENT WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. YOU CAN EVEN COME TELL YOUR OWN STORY AT ONE OF THE STORY SWAPS.
•Contact Info: FRI-KIRK HALL, DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, CASTLE ROCK, SAT-PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY, ADVANCE REGISTRATION: ADULTS-$55, CHILDREN-$30. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS $7 AND UP.
•Phone: 303-660-5849
•Contact Person: FOR FREE BROCHURE, JOHN STANSFIELD AT PO BOX 588, MONUMENT, CO 80132
•Web: www.colo-performingartists.org
•Email:
CHRISTMAS IN JULY FOOD DRIVE
Expires:07.25.2008
ON JULY 25TH, CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANTS WILL HOLD THEIR "CHRISTMAS IN JULY" FOOD DRIVE TO HELP RE-STOCK THE SHELVES OF CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK. IF YOU BRING IN TWO NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, YOU'LL RECEIVE A FREE SANDWICH AT ALL FOUR COLORADO SPRINGS CHICK-FIL-A LOCATIONS. OR VISIT
•Contact Info:
•Phone: For more information, please contact Care and Share at 719-528-1247
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.careandshare.org
•Email:
DEATH BY ARIA
Expires:07.25.2008
IT'S DEATH BY ARIA ON FRIDAY, JULY 25TH AT CC. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AWARD-WINNING SINGER AND TEACHER MARTILE ROWLAND AND A WORLD-RENOWNED FACULTY, STUDENTS WILL PRESENT A SERIES OF CONCERTS INCLUDING OPERA, JAZZ AND MUSICAL THEATER.
•Contact Info: 7 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, PACKARD HALL, 5 W. CACHE LA POUDRE ST., $15, $5 FOR STUDENTS, OR $10 WITH A CC ID; TICKETS AT WORNER CAMPUS CENTER
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.TicketsWest.com
•Email:
DIGITAL PHOTO CLASS IN LA VETA
Expires:07.25.2008
THE LA VETA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WILL PRESENT A CLASS IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. THE CLASS WILL RUN FRIDAY EVENING JULY 25TH AND ALL DAY SATUDAY AND SUNDAY, THE 26TH & 27TH.
•Contact Info: YOU WILL NEED TO BRING A DIGITAL CAMERA WITH INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES. ADDITIONAL LENSES AND FILTERS ARE SUGGESTED.
•Phone: 719-742-3421
•Contact Person: THE COST IS $185.
•Web:
•Email: LVArtSchool@yahoo.com
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Expires:07.26.2008
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK HAS LOTS OF HIKES AND NATURALIST PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
•Contact Info: 410 JL RANCH HEIGHTS -COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80926
•Phone: 576-2016
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
HISTORIC DRAMATIZATION
Expires:07.26.2008
ON SATURDAY, JULY 26TH YOU ARE INVITED TO A HISTORICAL DRAMATIZATIONOF THE 1903-04 GOLD CAMP LABOR WAR AND HOW IT AFFECTED THE FAMILY OF JOHN HARPER, A DEPORTED MINER. THE HISTORIC DRAMATIZATION HAPPENS AT THE VICTOR ELKS LODGE, IN VICTOR, CO. THERE IS NO ADMISSION, THOUGH DONATIONS TO HELP THE VICTOR LOWELL THOMAS MUSEUM WILL BE ACCEPTED.
•Contact Info: COFFEE AND DESSERT AT 6 PM DRAMATIZATION BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM.,
•Phone: Doug McNiel (719) 689-9722 or Ruth Zalewski(719) 689-2675.
•Contact Person: 3RD & DIAMOND AVENUE
•Web: www.victorcolorado.com.
•Email:
STARS AND SPURS
Expires:07.26.2008
THE STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION WILL HOST IT'S FIRST FUNDRAISING EVENT ON SATURDAY, JULY 26TH AT COWBOYS IN DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. STARS AND SPURS WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC WITH THE SADDLE ROCK BAND, LINE DANCING LESSONS, A BBQ DINNER, AND A SILENT AUCTION.
•Contact Info: $25/ADULTS, KIDS ARE FREE
•Phone: 719-339-9972
•Contact Person: DAWN DOUCETTE
•Web: WWW.STARLIGHT-COLORADO.ORG/STARSANDSPURS
•Email: DAWN@STARLIGHT-COLORADO.ORG
WINDRIDER FILM FORUM
Expires:07.26.2008
THE THIRD ANNUAL WINDRIDER FILM FORUM: "CONVERSATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH AND FILM" WILL RUN AT COLORADO COLLEGE JULY 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH. THIS UNIQUE FORUM TAKES A LOOK INTO QUESTIONS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH AND THE MORAL CHALLENGES OF BEING PART OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, AND WILL EXPLORE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF REDEMPTION, RECONCILIATION AND HOPE. EACH FILM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A SESSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS.
•Contact Info: 7 P.M., COLORADO COLLEGE, ARMSTRONG THEATRE, INSIDE ARMSTRONG HALL, 14 E. CACHE LA POUDRE ST., $10/FILM, $5 FOR STUDENTS, OR $5 WITH A CC ID;
•Phone: 389-6607
•Contact Person: TICKETS AT THE DOOR.
•Web:
•Email:
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL AND WORKSHOPS
Expires:07.27.2008
SOME OF THE WEST'S BEST STORYTELLERS PRESENT WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON FRIDAY, JULY 25TH IN CASTLE ROCK AND ON SATURDAY, JULY 26TH IN PALMER LAKE. THE STORYTELLING CONCERTS REFLECT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL THEME, "A STORYTELLER'S REUNION."
•Contact Info: 7/25 KIRK HALL, DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, CASTLE ROCK7/26 PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PALMER LAKE9AM-9:30PM REGISTRATION REQUIRED $55/ADULTS $30/CHILD
•Phone: 303-660-5849
•Contact Person: JOHN STANSFIELD
•Web:
•Email: jorcstan@juno.com
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Expires:07.27.2008
CALLING ALL CHILD ACTORS FOR THIS SUMMERS PRODUCTION OF JACK AND THE BEANSTALK! AUDITIONS FOR CHILDREN, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADES 12 WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 28TH. REHEARSALS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND STUDENTS WILL THEN PERFORM THE SHOW FOR THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND. IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER.
•Contact Info: CHILD ACTORS LEARN THEIR ROLES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS FROM THE MISSOULA CHILDRENS THEATRE AND PERFORM ON THE STAGE OF THE ARTS CENTER THEATER.
•Phone: call Gary Holder, 719-295-7210
•Contact Person: $6 AND ARE AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE AT 210 N SANTA FE AVENUE IN PUEBLO
•Web: www.sdc-arts.org
•Email:
VOLUNTEERS FOR CATAMOUNT
Expires:07.30.2008
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT IN A POSITIVE WAY, CONSIDER THE CATAMOUNT INSTITUTE. DEDICATED TO INSPIRING ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP, THE INSTITUTE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP STAFF WITH GRANT RESEARCH AND OTHER OFFICE WORK.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-471-0910 ext 107
•Contact Person: JAN EITEL
•Web: www.catamountinstitute.org
•Email: eitel@catamountinstitute.org
TIME TRAVEL IN RED ROCK PARK
Expires:07.30.2008
YOU CAN WALK THROUGH 300 MILLION YEARS OF GEOLOGIC HISTORY IN A GUIDED TOUR OF RED ROCK CANYON EVERY THURSDAY THIS SUMMER. THESE EASY TO MODERATE TRAILS WILL NOT ONLY TAKE YOU THROUGH SEVERAL LIFE ZONES, BUT WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO STRADDLE THE STRATA FROM PERMIAN TO PRESENT IN A 2-HOUR HIKE BURSTING WITH BEAUTY. RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY SUGGESTED.
•Contact Info: TOURS START AT HIGHWAY 24 AND S. RIDGE ROAD LOT
•Phone: 719-685-5089
•Contact Person: MANITOU SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU
•Web:
•Email:
ESSAY CONTEST
Expires:07.30.2008
IF YOU ARE 65+ YEARS YOUNG, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER A SHORT ESSAY CONTEST BEING SPONSORED BY SENIOR RESOURCE AGENCY IN PUEBLO. IN ONE PAGE OR LESS, REDEFINE RETIRING ~ ASPIRING AND SUBMIT THE ESSAY BY JULY 31ST. THE TOP FIVE ESSAYS WILL WIN GOURMET LUNCH ON THE ROYAL GORGE RAILROAD; FOR TWO PLUS TRANSPORTATION IN SEPTEMBER.
•Contact Info: SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY BY SRDA, 230 N. UNION AVE., PUEBLO, COLO. 81003
•Phone: 719-545-8900
•Contact Person: SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY TO SRDA, 230 N. UNION AVE., PUEBLO, COLO. 81003
•Web:
•Email:
HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT!
Expires:07.31.2008
WORLD HERITAGE STUDENT EXCHANGE IS SEEKING LOCAL FAMILIES INTERESTED IN PROVIDING A HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENT A POSITIVE ENCOUNTER WITH THE U.S. THE STUDENTS ARE WELL SCREENED, PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH, 15 TO 18 YEARS OLD, AND COME FOR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-573-9740 OR 1-800-888-9040
•Contact Person: JOSE HERNANDEZ
•Web: WWW.WORLD-HERITAGE.ORG
•Email:
LEGEND AND LEGACY
Expires:07.31.2008
COME TO ROCK LEDGE RANCH FOR AN EVENING OF HISTORICAL THEATRE AS LEGEND AND LEGACY TELLS THE STORY OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION. BRING A PICNIC DINNER AND A LAWN CHAIR TO ENJOY THESE FREE SHOWS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS, JULY 17TH, 24TH, AND 31ST, AT 7PM.
•Contact Info: THESE PERFORMANCES ARE SPONSORED BY THE BEE VRADENBURG FOUNDATION AND THE ROCK LEDGE RANCH LIVING HISTORY ASSOCIATION
•Phone: 719-578-6777; Wednesday-Sunday, 10AM to 5PM
•Contact Person: LOCATED OFF 30TH STREET BY THE GARDEN OF THE GODS PARK ENTRANCE.
•Web: www.rockledgeranch.com
•Email:
FOUNTAIN CREEK NATURE CENTER
Expires:08.01.2008
FOUNTAIN CREEK NATURE ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND ANNUAL ART SHOW & SALE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH CELEBRATING EL PASO COUNTY PARKS, TRAILS & OPEN SPACES. THE THEME IS "NATURE-SCAPES" OF EL PASO COUNTY PARKS. ALL MEDIA IS WELCOME.
•Contact Info: FOUNTAIN CREEK NATURE CENTER, 320 PEPPER GRASS LANE, FOUNTAINENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN JPG FORM BY 8/1
•Phone: 719-520-6745
•Contact Person: NANCY BERNARD
•Web:
•Email: NANCYBERNARD@ELPASOCO.COM
SUMMER HIKES
Expires:08.01.2008
A NUMBER OF DIVERSE HIKES AND BACKPACK TRIPS, EVEN A LLAMA TREK NEAR PALMER LAKE ARE BEING OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. LOCAL SIERRA CLUBS, PARTNERING WITH "CENTRAL COLORADO WILDLANDS AND WILDWAYS' AND "WILD CONNECTIONS", AND THE MOUNTAIN PARK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, WILL SPONSOR THE OUTINGS.
•Contact Info: LISTED ARE TREKS FOR MOST AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. THE LIST SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON THE WILD TEN AREAS, WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF BASIC WILDERNESS SKILL INSTRUCTION ON EACH OF THOSE HIKES.
•Phone: John Stansfield, 303-660-5849; Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.wildconnections.org
•Email: Michael@wildconnections.org
HOLLYWOOD TO PUEBLO
Expires:08.01.2008
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER BRINGS HOLLYWOOD TO PUEBLO FOR THIS SUMMERS EXHIBITS WHICH RUN THROUGH AUGUST 30TH.
•Contact Info: ADMISSION TO THE ARTS CENTER IS $4 FOR ADULTS AND $3 FOR CHILDREN AND MILITARY MEMBERS. MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION. ARTS CENTER LOCATED AT 210 N. SANTA FE AVE., JUST OFF OF I-25, EXIT 98B.
•Phone: For more information, please call 719-295-7200
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
GUEST STUDENTS
Expires:08.01.2008
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DABBLING IN ART, MUSIC, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, A NEW FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR ANY OTHER COLLEGE COURSE TOPIC, BUT WHO DON'T WANT TO TAKE EXAMS OR EARN CREDITS ARE INVITED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO TO BECOME A GUEST STUDENT AND TAKE UP TO TWO COURSES A SEMESTER AT HALF THE TUITION RATE OF REGULAR CLASSES.
•Contact Info: GUEST STUDENTS WILL REGISTER ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES AND WILL BE ADMITTED ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS.
•Phone: (719) 549-2810
•Contact Person: BEGINNING THIS FALL - LIMITED TO COLORADO RESIDENTS.
•Web:
•Email:
NEW TRAIL EXHIBITS
Expires:08.01.2008
VISITORS TO FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS CAN NOW ENJOY AND LEARN FROM SIX NEW TRAIL EXHIBITS ALONG THE PONDEROSA LOOP TRAIL WHICH TAKES VISITORS ON A SHORT LOOP THROUGH PONDEROSA PINE, DOUGLAS FIR, AND ASPEN FORESTS.
•Contact Info: ENTRANCE FEE IS $3 PER ADULT, AND CHILDREN NDER AGE 15 ARE FREE. THE MONUMENT HAS EXTENDED SUMMER HOURS FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
•Phone: 719 748-3253.
•Contact Person: TRAIL REMAINS SELF GUIDED
•Web: www.nps.gov/flfo
•Email:
SEEKS VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS
Expires:08.01.2008
CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES IS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS. THE BASE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUPPY RAISERS INCLUDE RAISING THE PUPPY FOR 18 MONTHS AND ATTENDING SCHEDULED TRAINING CLASSES WITH OTHER PUPPY RAISERS.
•Contact Info: CANINE PARTNERS RAISES, TRAINS AND PLACES SERVICE DOGS EXCLUSIVELY WITH COLORADO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SEVERE MOBILITY LIMITATIONS.
•Phone: 303.364.9040 to learn more
•Contact Person: CANINE PARTNERS IS A NON-PROFIT COLORADO ORGANIZATION
•Web: www.caninepartnersoftherockies.org
•Email:
DREAMPOWER
Expires:08.01.2008
DREAMPOWER ANIMAL RESCUE IS SEARCHING FOR NEWMEMBERS TO SIT ONITS BOARD OF DIRECTORSTO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUNDATION'S BUSINESS PLAN.
•Contact Info: DROP BY ITS NEW ADDRESS AT 2000 E. PIKES PEAK AVE (TWO BLOCKS EAST OF UNION BLVD.) TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. AND SATURDAY NOON TO 5 P.M.
•Phone: Phone Dreampower at 390-7838
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
CRESTONE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Expires:08.02.2008
GET YOUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT GOOD THRU JULY 1^ST FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL Y CRESTONE MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AUGUST 1, 2, & 3RD. THE FESTIVAL IS A 3-DAY, 2-STAGE, MULTI - GENRE, MULTI - CULTURAL EVENT.
•Contact Info: SATURDAYS HEADLINER IS EILEEN IVERS WITH IMMIGRANT SOUL. SUNDAY IS LOS PINGUOS. OTHER ACTS INCLUDE REGGAE, BLUEGRASS, GYPSY, TAIKO DRUMMERS, FUNK, MARIMBA AND MORE.
•Phone: 866-891-8382
•Contact Person: ADULT EARLY BIRD PRICES : $4 FRIDAY NIGHT, $24 SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. (7/1)
•Web: www.crestfest.org
•Email:
THE FEELING LUCKY FESTIVAL
Expires:08.03.2008
FORT COLLINS WILL HOST ITS FIRST IRISH FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 2ND AND 3RD AT CIVIC CENTER PARK DOWNTOWN. LOTS AND LOTS OF MUSIC WILL BE PART OF THE CELEBRATION AND ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROTECTING COLORADO'S GROUND WATER.
•Contact Info: CIVIC CENTER PARK, FORT COLLINSNOON-10PM
•Phone: 970-535-9999
•Contact Person: HEATHER SCHRECK
•Web: www.fortcollinsirishfestival.com
•Email:
FISHERS PEAK HORSE ASSOCIATION SHOWS
Expires:08.03.2008
THE FISHERS PEAK HORSE ASSOCIATION SHOW SCHEDULE INCLUDES 5 DATES FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST AND A FUN DAY ON SATURDAY, MAY 17TH AT THE LAS ANIMAS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN TRINIDAD, COLORADO.
•Contact Info: LAS ANIMAS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, NORTH LINDEN AVE., TRINIDADFUN DAY, 5/17 11AM-3PM SHOW SCHEDULE: 5/31, 6/7, 7/13, 7/26, 8/3
•Phone: 719-680-1672 OR 719-845-0452
•Contact Person: MARY OR JOAN
•Web:
•Email:
JUNIOR LEAGUE INVITES YOU
Expires:08.04.2008
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLORADO SPRINGS HAS FOUNDED AND FOSTERED MANY LANDMARK ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS SUCH AS: CASA, THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY CENTER, AND CARE FAIR, A HEALTH FAIR FOR UNINSURED CHILDREN. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL INFORMATIONAL PARTIES THIS SUMMER THAT WILL ALLOW WOMEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE AND MEMBERSHIP.
•Contact Info: MON, JUNE 16, FLYING HORSE; MON, JULY 14, DOWNTOWN; MON, JULY 21, WOODLAND; MON. AUG 4TH AT FLYING HORSE. FINAL DAY TO SIGN UP WILL BE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
•Phone: To RSVP, or for more please call Lauren (719) 266-5203 or Tricia (719) 229-1001,
•Contact Person: FOOD, DRINKS, AND FUN CONVERSATION INCLUDED!
•Web: www.jlcoloradosprings.org
•Email:
MUSICIAN AUDITIONS
Expires:08.04.2008
THE HIGHLY REGARDED CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE SPRINGS WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR A NUMBER OF POSITIONS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 4. DIRECTOR THOMAS WILSON IS SEEKING STRING AND WIND MUSICIANS, AS WELL AS AN ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER AND AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SECOND.
•Contact Info:
•Phone:
•Contact Person: CHARLEASE BOBO 635-6173 (STRINGS) PHYLLIS WHITE 522-0152 (OTHER)
•Web: www.chamberorchestraofthesprings.org
•Email:
2008 PIKES PEAK CLASSIC
Expires:08.08.2008
VERY SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 2008 PIKES PEAK CLASSIC HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED, S-CAP WILL CONTACT YOU REGARDING A REFUND. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR. 2009 WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND WE WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE CYCLING SEASON!
•Contact Info: FIRST 20 RIDERS TO REGISTER WILL RECEIVE A FREE CYCLING JERSEY FROM A PAST S-CAP ESCAPE RIDE.
•Phone: 719.578.9092
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.pikespeakclassic.com www.S-CAP.org
•Email:
2008 SALIDA ASPEN CONCERT SERIES
Expires:08.08.2008
DON'T FORGET SALIDA WHEN MAKING YOUR MUSIC PLANS FOR THIS SUMMER. SALIDA HOSTS SIX CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS EACH WEEK FROM SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH. THROUGH AUG. 9TH. DURING THE 32ND SEASON OF SALIDA ASPEN CONCERTS.
•Contact Info: COME HEAR BIG-NAME ARTISTS AT SMALL TOWN PRICES.
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web: SalidaAspenConcerts.org
•Email:
FESTIVAL FRIDAYS ARE BACK
Expires:08.08.2008
FESTIVAL FRIDAYS ARE BACK - BEGINNING JULY 11, AND CONTINUING FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE FRIDAYS YOU CAN ENJOY MUSIC, FUN AND SPIRITS AT PUEBLOS PREMIERE MUSIC CELEBRATION. THE SERIES WILL PROVIDE A PARTY ATMOSPHERE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE FRIDAYS
•Contact Info: 6 TO 10P.M. INJACKSONSCULPTURE GARDEN - SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER. $4 IN ADVANCE, $5 AT THE DOOR. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ARTS CENTER BOX OFFICE, 210 N. SANTA FE AVE., JUST OFF1-25 EXIT 98B,
•Phone: or feel free to order by calling 719-295-7222. Ê
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
SECOND SATURDAYS SESSIONS
Expires:08.08.2008
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO CAMPUS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER TO GUIDE NEW AND CONTINUING STUDENTS, TRANSFERS, NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH THE REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION PROCESSES. STREAMLINED REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION SESSIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. ON JULY 12TH AND AUGUST 9TH.
•Contact Info: OR JUST STOP BY THE DAY OF THE EVENT AS NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY.
•Phone: For more information, call the Visitor and Transfer Center at 549-2418
•Contact Person: IN THE CSU-PUEBLO VISITOR AND TRANSFER CENTER, ADMINISTRATION 201.
•Web:
•Email:
LIVING IT LIKE IT WAS AT BENT'S FORT
Expires:08.09.2008
ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH, CHILDREN AGES 7 TO 11 CAN LEARN WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO LIVE IN AN 1840'S TRADING POST AT BENT'S OLD FORT. THIS EDUCATIONAL HANDS-ON EVENT, WHICH ALLOWS KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT BLACKSMITHING, CARPENTRY, FUR TRAPPING, AND OTHER FRONTIER SKILLS, IS BEING OFFERED A SECOND TIME THIS SUMMER DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
•Contact Info: 35110 HIGHWAY 194 EAST, LA JUNTA, CO 81050
•Phone: 719-383-5010 or 719-383-5026
•Contact Person: BENT'S OLD FORT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
•Web: www.nps.gov/beol
•Email:
FARMERS MARKET AT WMMI
Expires:08.10.2008
YOU CAN SUPPORT LOCAL GROWERS AND THE GREEN INITIATIVE AT THE SAME TIME AT THE WESTERN MUSEUM OF MARKETING AND INDUSTRY'S FARMERS MARKET WHICH IS NOW OPEN ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAY, FROM 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
•Contact Info: STOP BY THE MARKET AND RECEIVE A FREE COUPON TO THE MUSEUM WITH EVERY PURCHASE.
•Phone: further information, please contact the museum at 488-0880.
•Contact Person: N FRONT OF THE MUSEUM'S REYNOLDS FARMHOUSE.
•Web:
•Email:
FREE ENGLISH CLASSES
Expires:08.15.2008
VILLAGE SEVEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS OFFERING FREE CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH CLASSES. OPEN CLASSES, FOR THOSE WHO EITHER WANT TO LEARN ENGLISH OR IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, RUN EACH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM JUNE 4 THROUGH AUGUST 27 AT THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER
•Contact Info: ROOMS 117 & 118 IN THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER 4052 NONCHALANT CIRCLE SOUTH, CSC
•Phone: 719-210-2867
•Contact Person: DON MORGAN
•Web:
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MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
Expires:08.15.2008
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WANTS TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY WITH ITS ÔLIVE TO RIDEÕ CAMPAIGN. ÔLIVE TO RIDEÕ WAS LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN AN EFFORT TO MOTIVATE RIDERS TO TAKE A MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CLASS, WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR AND NEVER RIDE IMPAIRED. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO ENCOURAGES MOTORISTS TO BE MORE AWARE OF MOTORCYCLISTS SHARING COLORADO ROADWAYS. Ê
•Contact Info: THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ÔLIVE TO RIDEÕ IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AND FATALITIES IN OUR STATE.
•Phone: 303.545.2184
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.comotorcyclesafety.com
•Email: chris.henrichs@shiftagency.com
BACKPACK DONATIONS
Expires:08.15.2008
DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, PIKES PEAK DERBY DAMES ASKS FOR THE COMMUNITYÕS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.ÊBY DONATING A NEW BACKPACK, WHICH WILL THEN BE DONATED TO FOSTER CHILDREN, YOU WILL BE GIVEN FREE ENTRANCE TO A PIKES PEAK DERBY DAMES BOUT. Ê
•Contact Info: DONATION LOCATIONS: 608 S. NEVADA AVE (M-F 9AM-4PM); KIDS CROSSING: Ê1440 E. FOUNTAIN BLVD. (M-F 9AM-4PM); CALL FOR MORE
•Phone: 632-4569 - kidscrossing
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.pikespeakderbydames.com www.kidscrossing.com
•Email:
TRADITIONAL DANCE
Expires:08.15.2008
PIKES PEAK TRADITIONAL DANCE WILL HOLD SUMMER DANCES ON THE 3RD FRIDAY OF JULY AND AUGUST AT ANTLERS PARK (BEHIND THE ANTLERS HOTEL). EXPECT LIVE MUSIC BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM WITH A DANCE LESSON AT 6:45 PM.
•Contact Info: NO PARTNER NEEDED. $7 SUGGESTED DONATION
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web:
•Email:
STRENGTH IN SERVICE
Expires:08.15.2008
STRENGTH IN SERVICEª IS A NEW APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING THE STRESS OF DEPLOYMENT AND MILITARY LIFE ON BOTH WARRIOR AND FAMILY MEMBER.Ê A FREE WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 16TH IS DESIGNED TO TEACH INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAIN / BODY REACTION TO STRESS, HOW WE ARE CHANGED BY OUR EXPERIENCES AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO EFFECTIVELY SELFREGULATE THE IMPACTS.Ê Ê
•Contact Info: 1-5PM. MILITARY YMCA. 2190 JETWING DR. COLORADO SPRINGS
•Phone: To register call 888-334-VETS
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.onefreedom.org
•Email:
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Expires:08.16.2008
THE INFOZONE MUSEUM IN PUEBLO WILL HAVE NDEPENDENT FILM SCREENINGS EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7 P.M. Ê Ê
•Contact Info: 4TH FLOOR OF THE ROBERT HOAG RAWLINGS LIBRARY Ê100 E. ABRIENDO AVE., PUEBLO. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SNACKS PROVIDED.
•Phone: 719-553-0205; and 719-562-5604
•Contact Person: INFOZONE NEWS MUSEUM/PUEBLO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
•Web: www.infozonenewsmuseum.com
•Email:
JUNE PROGRAMS IN NORTH CHEYENNE CANON
Expires:08.18.2008
THIS SUMMER COME AND LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM HUMMINGBIRDS TO ROCK CLIMBING AT HELEN HUNT FALLS AND THE STARSMORE DISCOVERY CENTER. BOTH DAILY AND WEEKLY SESSIONS, EACH EXPLORING AN EXCITING ASPECT OF NATURE, ARE AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN JUNE. ALSO, ON JULY 7TH , JOIN IN THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF HELEN HUNT FALLS WITH AN OLD-FASHHIONED PICNIC IN THE CANON. ON JULY 21ST AND AUGUST 18TH, THERE WILL BE A UTE HERITAGE AND TIPI RAISING WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THESE NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION.
•Contact Info: HELEN HUNT FALLS, 4075 N. CHEYENNE CANON ROAD STARSMORE DISCOVERY CENTER, 2120 S. CHEYENNE CANON ROAD
•Phone: 385-5256
•Contact Person: JULIE LEVI
•Web:
•Email:
HUTCHINSON HOMESTEAD TOURS
Expires:08.20.2008
YOUR CHANCE TO TOUR THE HISTORIC HUTCHINSON HOMESTEAD COMES ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAYS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST THIS SUMMER. A DOCENT WILLÊTELL YOU ABOUT THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY AND THEIR RANCHING HISTORY AND SHOW YOU HOW THE HOMESTEADÊIS BEINGÊRENOVATED FOR FUTURE USE AS A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER. Ê
•Contact Info: TO ARRANGE GROUP TOUR AT A DIFFERENT TIME OR DATE, ÊCALL GLENN AT 719-539-4097.Ê
•Phone: katy 719-539-9656.
•Contact Person: 10AM TO 2PM - FEEL FREE TOÊDROP IN AT 8913 WEST HIGHWAY 50
•Web:
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GARDEN OF THE GODS NATURE CENTER
Expires:08.27.2008
GARDEN OF THE GODS VISITOR AND NATURE CENTER OFFERS NUMEROUS FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. NATURE WALKS INCLUDE WILDFLOWER, GEOLOGY, INSECT, BIRD AND BAT DISCOVERY. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
•Contact Info: 1805 NORTH 30TH STREET, CSC 719-219-0108 GUIDED WALKS BETWEEN 10AM - 2 PM
•Phone: 719-219-0108
•Contact Person: GARDEN OF THE GODS VISITOR & NATURE CENTER
•Web:
•Email:
MONUMENT EVENTS
Expires:08.30.2008
ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, THE GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND BOUTIQUES OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MONUMENT STAY OPEN UNTIL 8:00 PM FOR A CELEBRATION FEATURING ART OPENINGS, GREAT FOOD, LIVE MUSIC AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. Ê
•Contact Info:
•Phone:
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.monumentarthop.org
•Email:
FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS
Expires:08.30.2008
THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT WILL EXPAND ITS HOURS FROM 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM. THROUGH LABOR DAY 2008. THE MONUMENT IS ALSO INTRODUCING A NEW AND EXCITING INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW EXCAVATIONS AND LAB WORK IS DONE. EVERYDAY IN THE SUMMER VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AN ACTIVE EXCAVATION SITE IN THE MORNING AND VISIT A FIELD LABORATORY LOCATED NEXT TO THE VISITOR CENTER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONUMENT WILL ALSO BE OFFERING A VARIETY OF RANGER WALKS AND TALKS.
•Contact Info: MONUMENT'S HAS A PARK ENTRANCE FEE OF $3 PER ADULT (15 AND UNDER ARE FREE) WHICH APPLIES TO ALL AREAS OF THE MONUMENT WHICH INCLUDES HIKING TRAILS, PICNIC AREAS, AND THE HORNBEK HOMESTEAD.
•Phone: details at (719) 748-3253
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.nps.gov/flfo
•Email:
YMCA OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION
Expires:08.31.2008
EVERY FRIDAY EVENING IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, YMCAS ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION WILL HOST FUN AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THEIR SUMMER SERIES.
•Contact Info: FREE
•Phone: 719-329-7225 OR 719-331-5937
•Contact Person: WENDY BREZ
•Web: WWW.PPYMCA.ORG
•Email: WBREZ@PPYMCA.ORG
HELEN HUNT FALLS VISITOR CENTER
Expires:09.01.2008
LOTS OF FUN AND INTERESTING PROGRAMS ARE COMING UP IN JUNE AT THE HELEN HUNT FALLS VISITOR CENTER. EVERYTHING FROM GUIDED NATURE HIKES AND UTE HERITAGE WORKSHOPS TO WILDFLOWER IDENTIFICATION AND THE CANON ART SHOW ARE ON THE SUMMER AGENDA AT THE FALLS.
•Contact Info: HELEN HUNT FALLS VISITOR CENTER, 4075 N. CHEYENNE CANON ROAD, C/S
•Phone: 719-385-6086
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.springsgov.org www.cheyennecanon.org
•Email:
GO TO THE ZOO ON MOUNTAIN METRO
Expires:09.01.2008
MOUNTAIN LIONS, GRIZZLY BEARS AND MOOSE...OH MY. NOW THERE'S AN EASY WAY TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AS WELL AS THE NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD EXHIBIT AT THE CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO BY RIDING MOUNTAIN METRO. MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN TRANSIT WILL KICK OFF ITS SEASONAL ROUTE 17 TO THE CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO BEGINNING SATURDAY, MAY 24TH.
•Contact Info: SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS THRU SEPTEMBER 1ST DEPARTS FROM DOWNTOWN TERMINAL (KIOWA & NEVADA)
•Phone: 719-385-RIDE(7433)
•Contact Person:
•Web: WWW.SPRINGSGOV.COM/TRANSIT
•Email:
PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT
Expires:09.08.2008
COLORADO STATE PARKS AND THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS ARE INVITING THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATING A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE TOP OF CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, ALMOST 1,000 ACRES OF LAND DIRECTLY WEST OF THE STATE PARK. PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 15TH AND SEPT. 9TH AT 6 P.M.
•Contact Info: WILL BE HELD IN THE CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS, 1200 W. CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD.
•Phone: Rich Dudley at 719-576-2381 or Susan Watkins at 719-633-7080.
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.parks.state.co.us
•Email:
COLORADO FARM & ART MARKET
Expires:10.01.2008
THE COLORADO FARM & ART MARKET OPENS JUNE 11TH AND RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 11TH THIS SEASON. THE MARKET WILL BE OPEN SATURDAYS, FROM 9-1PM AT THE MARGARITA AT PINE CREEK RESTAURANT AND ALSO ON WEDNESDAYS, FROM 3-7PM, AT AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL PARK.
•Contact Info: ALL VENDORS ARE JURIED BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO JOIN OR SELL AT THE CFAM MARKETS.
•Phone: 640-6154
•Contact Person:
•Web: www.farmandartmarket.com
•Email: farmandartmarket@gmail.com
FOUNTAIN CREEK - DECEMBER PROGRAMS
Expires:12.20.2008
THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NATURE CENTER IS OFFERING A VARIETY OF SEASONAL PROGRAMS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. TAKE A NATURE WALK WITH SANTA OR LEARN ABOUT RUDOLPH'S RELATIVES AS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
•Contact Info:
•Phone: 719-520-6399
•Contact Person: TODD MARTS
•Web: www.elpasoco.com/parks
•Email:
