Affordable Area Activities

Halloween skating party

Wear your Halloween costume and skate for free.

Saturday, October 31, 2009, 12:30-1:30 pm

Big Bear Ice Arena

8580 East Lowry Boulevard, Denver.

Free!  Admission restricted to first 200.  Register here.

Cerridwen the Halloween Witch

Saturday, October 31, 2 pm

Denver Public Library Central Branch

10 West Fourteenth Avenue Parkway

Stories and magic and lots of audience participation.

Free!

Family Fun Forum

Sunday, November 1, 12 noon to 2 pm

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

1101 13th Street, Denver

Family-friendly events with activites for the young and old.  Wear your costume.  Participate and win prizes!

Free!

Affordable Area Activities

Colorado Historical Society

Walking Tour of Denver’s

Historic Red Light District

Saturday, August 22, 10:30 am to 12 noon

Meet at LoDo’s Bar and Grill

1946 Market Street

Free!

Learn Miraas Aerial dance

Apex Movement Studio

2250 Lawrence Street

Saturday, August 22, 4:00pm-6:30pm

No gymnastic or dance background required.

Bollywood West

Free!

 

Free Day

Denver Botanic Gardens

Tuesday, August 20, 2009

10 am to 9 pm                                                                Photo by Scott Dresel-Martin

Denver Botanic Gardens

to sell or buy, call…

DEBBIE PALLAI

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Affordable Area Activities

Free Day at all National Parks

Sunday, August 16, 2009

This is a great time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park

Get out of the heat, view the beauty of the mountains and see some wildlife.

Golden Fine Arts Festival

Saturday and Sunday, August 15 & 16

10 am to 5 pm

11th Street, west of Washington Avenue

Jewelry, glass, pottery, fiber art, sculpture, and paintings.

Nearby, Golden’s Clear Creek History Park will offer free admission all weekend.  There will be blacksmith and  pioneering cooking demonstations at the park.

Free! admission.

Free film at Denver Central  Library

   Tuesday, August 18, 2009

   6 pm – 9 pm

   “Rear Window” directed by Alfred Hitchcock

and starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly.

Free!

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Affordable Area Activities

Denver Firefighters Museum

Senior’s Second Saturdays

1326 Tremont Place

10 am to 4 pm

Free!  to seniors 65 and up on second Saturday of each month.

Denver Firefighters Museum

Colorado Choir Auditions

Augustana Lutheran Church

5000 East Alameda Avenue

Saturday, August 8, August 22 and September 12

1 pm to 6 pm

Call (303)892-5922 to schedule your audition.

Senior Resource Fair and

Block Party

   Saturday, August 8, 10 am to 2 pm

   Eastern Star Masonic Community

2445 South Quebec St.

Free!  Vendor booths and free barbeque and water and entertainment.

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Affordable Area Activities

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival

Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26

10 am to 7 pm

Sloan’s Lake, 20th and Stuart

Exhibits, boat races, food for sale and performing arts.

THE Asian event of the summer. 

Free entry.

Click here for more information.

City Park Jazz Concerts

Sundays through August 9, 2009

Bandstand near Ferril Lake in City Park

6 pm to 8 pm

Bring your picnic supper, chairs and blankets.

Free!

Schedule is here.

Scavenger Hunt at Bear Creek Lake Park 

Thursday, July 23, 6:30 pm

15600 West Morrison Road

Fun for the whole family.  Prizes awarded.  Bring a flashlight!

Free!

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Denver Water

                  

Denver Recycles Water for Parks

 In her July 2009 newsletter, Denver District 5 Councilwoman Marcia Johnson announced that several parks in the district will be using recycled water for irrigation.

Denver will be installing new pipes for the system, and some traffic may be diverted while this work occurs.  Impacted District 5 parks include McNichols Park, Crescent Park, Verbena Park and Denison Park.

The four parks will join 13 Denver parks that are already using recycled water.

Other parks are undergoing irrigation improvement programs.  It is estimated that the improvments will save 450 million gallons of Denver drinking water.

To link to Marcia Johnson’s article, click here.

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Affordable Area Activities

KidSpree!

                                      

 Saturday and Sunday

July 18 & 19 – 10 am to 5 pm

Bicentennial Park

parking and free shuttle from Aurora Town Center, Abilene just north of Mississippi

Free! activities and entertainment.  Food and drink available for purchase.

 

              The Wendy Woo Band

         Banks in Harmony Concert    

                     Thursday, July 16, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm 

                        Utah Park, 1800 South Peoria Street

Free!  Learn about Wendy Woo.  Or listen to her on YouTube:

 

 

An Evening of Classical Indian Dance   

Students from the Sai Meghna Dance School present folk, semi-classical and Kuchipudi dances.

Saturday, July 18, 6 – 8 pm

Parker Main Street Center Auditorium

19650 E Main Street, Parker, CO

Free and open to the public.

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Affordable Area Activities

Denver Black Arts Festival 2009

Friday, July 10, 12 noon to 7 pm

Saturday, July 11 & Sunday July 12, 10 am to 8 pm

City Park, 2100 Steele Street

Music, art, dance.  $1 entry fee.

 

Skyline Park Free Summer Concerts

1825 Arapahoe Street

These concerts are held Fridays, July 10 through August 28, from noon to 1:15. 

Don’t miss the Kailin Young Peace Project on August 21.  His talent is astounding and his dedication to peace unmatched.

Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate.

 

Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Monday, July 13, 9 am – 5:30 pm

2001 Colorado Blvd.

http://www.dmns.org/main/en/

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Affordable Area Activities

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 Fireworks!

Aurora Municipal Center

15151 East Alameda Parkway

Saturday, July 4, 2009, 7 pm

Music by the Air Force Academy Band.

Free!

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Affordable Area Activities

Denver PrideFest 2009

Saturday, June 27,  2009, 11am to 8 pm

Sunday, June 28, 2009, 10 am to 6 pm

Civic Center Park

Colfax and Broadway

Parade, rally, music, vendors, dance, food vendors.

Click here for more information.

Playground Theater Presents: 

          The Green Scene

Saturday, June 27, 2009, 2pm to 3 pm

Denver Central Library B2 Conference Room

Super Hero Super Natural is a green superhero, here to save the planet.

Free!

Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday and Sunday

June 27 and 28, 2009, 11 am

Between Larimer and Lawrence Streets, 19th and 20th Streets

Drums, dance, food vendors, music.

Free!