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Affordable Area Activities

August 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

elk_2Free 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 Festivalpainting_easel

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.

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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

June 30, 2009 · 2 Comments

paletteCherry 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 Paradeflag 13star_us

Saturday, July 4, 2009, 10 am

Cheesman Park Pavilion (east side of park)

Kids:  decorate your bikes and wagons and join the fun!

Free!

fireworks1Fourth 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

June 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

ClarinetHighlands 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 Festivalstar_of_david__Judaism

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.

computerFree computer classes at Denver Public Library

Call Central Library 720-865-1111
for locations and dates and times.

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May 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

flaskFree Day

Denver Museum of Nature and

Science

Sunday, May 31, 2009

9 am to 5:30 pm.

2001 Colorado Blvd.

Click for more information.

 

Auditions for Colorado Choir

Saturday, May 30, 2009choir

12 noon to 6 pm

Augustana Lutheran Church

5000 E. Alameda Avenue 

 

Blacksmith_and_toolsBlacksmith Demo Days

Saturday, May 30, 2009

10 am to 2 pm

Clear Creek History Park

11th and Arapahoe, Golden, CO 80401

Free!

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May 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

sax_26th 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 Bashworld_map_color_continents

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!

parrotThe Thunderbird Show

Learn all about parrots!

Athmar Park Branch of  The Denver Public Library

Tejon and Mississippi

Saturday, May 16, 2-3 pm

Free!

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Neighborhood Profile: Heather Gardens

May 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Yale Avenue and I-225

A community designed for active adults, Heather Gardens offers townhomes, patio homes and high-rise condominiums.

Located on almost 200 acres, the amenities are numerous, and the community activities abundant.

Amenities include:

  • Community center with indoor and outdoor pool
  • Auditorium
  • Restaurant and bar with dance floor and banquet facilities
  • Crafts rooms
  • Workout rooms with men’s and women’s locker rooms
  • Tennis courts
  • Billiard room
  • Ping pong room
  • 9 hole golf course
  • Putting green
  • Meeting rooms
  • Off-campus trips
  • Classes including:  ceramics, bridge, aerobics, dance, yoga, woodworking, painting, pilates and more.

24/7 security.

Dogs and cats permitted.

Heather Gardens

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Denver Green Festival

April 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

recycleSaturday, May 2, 10am to 7 pm

Sunday, May 3, 11am to 6 pm

Colorado Convention Center

Mark your calendars!  Produced by the non-profit organizations Green America and Global Exchange, Denver Green Festival promises to overwhelm you with ideas and products to help the environment.

The event includes speakers, music and vendors.  There’ll be tips on building green and greening your current home and garden. 

Speakers include Thom Hartmann, Amy Goodman and Mike Farrell.

Tickets are $15 per person and include a two month subscription to The Nation and a one year subscription to Ode.

Tickets are $10 per persons for the following folks:

  • Persons over 62 years old
  • Students with ID
  • Folks who bike to the event and have a ticket from the bike valet
  • Anyone who buses to the event and presents a bus ticket or pass
  • Union members

Free to kids under 18.

You can help make this a really green festival by bringing your own reusable water bottle and eating utensils.

For more information and a schedule go to Denver Green Festival.

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Affordable Area Activities

April 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

in_the_spotlightColorado School of Mines Little Theatre

“Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”

Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 7:30 pm

923 15th Street, Golden, CO

$3

Directions to the Green Center

Doors Open Denveradministration_building

Saturday and Sunday, April 18 & 19

10 am to 4 pm

Self-tour some of Denver’s architectural gems.

Free!

Doors Open Denver

 

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Storytime in American Sign Language

Satruday, April 18, 10:30 am to 11 am

Golden Library

30 minute storytime, geared towards reschoolers.  All ages welcome.  There’ll be an interpreter to translate into spoken English for the hearing audience.

Free!

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Exchange Land for Produce

April 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

veggiesOr produce for land.

Landshare Colorado connects gardeners with folks with available land.  Are you unable to garden, but have a backyard you’d like to see produce some food?  Are you someone who’d like to garden, but lives in an apartment?

Visit Landshare Colorado and get hooked up!

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Affordable Area Activities

March 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

kite7th Annual Arvada Kite Festival

Saturday, April 4, 10 am to 4 pm

Robby Ferrufino Park, 74th and Carr

Free!

http://arvadafestivals.com/

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Museum of Art

Saturday, April 4, 10 am to 5 pm

100 West 14th Ave.

Free!

Denver Art Museum

paletteFirst Friday Art Walk

Friday, April 3, 5 pm to 9 pm

Santa Fe Drive between 5th and 10th Avenues

Free!

Click here for more information

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