Denver, Colorado

Cherry Creek Arts Festival Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4, 10 am to 8 pm Sunday, June 4, 10 am to 6 pm A juried art event.  Browse the artists’ booths and find the perfect piece for your home.  Sample food from the food vendors. Kid friendly with activities they will love. Live music and performing arts. Cherry Creek North between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Steele to Clayton. Sunscreen is recommended. Free! Independence Day Kid’s Parade Saturday, July 4, 2009, 10 am Cheesman Park Pavilion (east side of park) Kids:  decorate your bikes and wagons and join the fun! Free! Fourth of July ... Read Full Story

Denver Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 20, 2009 9 am to 6 pm Five Points at the intersection of 27th and Washngton Streets On June 19, 1985 slaves in Galveston, TX found out that they were free…fully two and a half years after The Emancipation Proclamation, which granted freedom to all American slaves on January 1, 1863. Juneteenth commemorates this history and date. At Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country, the horror of slavery is marked and African American history is honored. The event will kick off with a parade.  There’ll be music, and food available for sale.  This is a kid-friendly event. Free! For more ... Read Full Story

This sounded so good that I had to pass it along. Fans of Oskar Blues beers will find this story tempting. The following is a press release from Oskar Blues dated: 04/23/2009 Whole Foods stores are now carrying Old Chub Beer Bread Whole Foods stores in the gourmet grocer's Rocky Mountain region are now carrying a special tag-team baked good: Old Chub Beer Bread . It combines our celebrated Scottish Ale with the wizardry of the company's Rocky Mountain Bakehouse in Aurora. Each loaf of Old Chub Beer Bread is made with nearly a full can of Old Chub, in a wheaty sourdough base ... Read Full Story

14th Annual Philippine Festival Saturday, June 13, 2009, 11:00 am to 10:00 pm FACC Cultural Center 1900 Harlan Street, Edgewater Dance, food, and beer. Cutural items for sale as well. Free admission. Dinosaur Discovery Day: Geocache and Earthcache Day  Saturday, June 13, 10 am to 2:30 pm Dinosaur Ridge 16831 West Alameda Parkway Morrison, CO 80465 New exhibit will be free all day.There’ll be kid-friendly activities including searching for fossils.  Guides will be on site to help direct the activities and answer questions. Free!    Denver Civic Center Tour Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11 am Meet at the Sea Lions Fountain on the north ... Read Full Story

Denver’s 2009 Earth Day Fair Wednesday, April 22, 10 am to 2 pm Civic Center Park Come learn how to save energy and the planet. This year, many vendors at the fair will be accepting your unwanted items for recycling.  For a list of what is being accepted for recycling, and more information on the fair go to:  Denver’s 2009 Earth Day Fair . Free!  Kid friendly! Over the Moon Ovations - A Mask Making Journey Saturday, April 25, 3 pm to 5 pm Boulder Public Library, Meadows Branch 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder Explore your inner self by creating a mask.  This process can ... Read Full Story