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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story

Musical Stories — New Versions of Old Tales with Music and Song Denver Public Library, Central Branch 10 West 14th Avenue Saturday, February 28, 2 pm Free! Black History Month Celebtration Performance honoring Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist Performed by Wallace Yvonne Tollette Saturday, February 28, 2pm to 3pm The Grange at the Meadows 3692 Meadows Blvd, Castle Rock Free!  But limited to 100 people.  Call ahead for reservations:  303-814-2358. Inexpensive and... Read Full Story

Highlands Ranch Big Band Classics for the Summertime Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7 pm to 8 pm Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch Free! Boulder Jewish Festival Sunday, June 7, 2009, 11 am to 5 pm Boulder County Courthouse Lawn and Pearl Street Mall Boulder, Colorado Music, kosher food and fine art. Free! For more information click here . Free computer classes at Denver Public Library Call Central Library 720-865-1111 for locations and dates and times... Read Full Story

Denver March Powwow March 20-22, 2009, 10 am Closing time varies each day Dance, drumming, storytelling, arts and crafts and food available for sale. Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt $7/day, $18/3 days 2009 Denver March Powwow Orange Blossoms and Illusion: Wedding Costumes from 1885 - 1960 Saturday, March 21, 2009, 10 am to 4 pm Radius Gallery 801 S. Yarrow St.,  Lakewood Free! Free Concert! Sunday, March 22, 2009, 2 pm to 3:15 pm St Andrew Methodist Church... Read Full Story

6th Annual 5 Points Jazz Festival Saturday, May 16, 2009, 11 am 20th and Welton  to 27th and Washington Free! Five Points Jazz Festival Denver Montclair International School International Bash Saturday, May 16, 11 am to 5 pm Denver Montclair International School International Bash Fun for the whole family!  Kid-friendly event includes international food, entertainment and culture and arts and crafts. Free! The Thunderbird Show Learn all about parrots! Athmar Park Branch of  The Denver Public... Read Full Story

Free Day at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Friday, May 1, 9 am to 5 pm 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Rocky Mountain Flute Choir Spring Concert Friday, May 1, 7:30 pm First Plymouth Congregational Church 3501 South Colorado Free! Free Day at Denver Art Museum Saturday, May 2, 10 am to 5 pm 100 West 14th Ave. Pkwy. Denver Art Museum Read Full Story