Around the Neighborhood events calendar Dec. 3-9
WEDNESDAY
Tri-Lakes Chamber Quarterly Member Luncheon — Speaker: Matt Scoletti, The Breakthrough Guy, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Back East Bar & Grill, 1455 Cipriani Loop, Monument, $30-$40. Tickets: trilakeschamber.com.
THURSDAY
Tri-Lakes Chamber Networking Breakfast — Speaker: Ellen Rhoads, CC Restoration, 7:30-9 a.m., 166 Second St., Monument. Free for first-time visitors. Registration: trilakeschamber.com.
Ribbon Cutting/New Program Launch: TogetherWON/StrongWON — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., with ribbon cutting at noon, Homewatch Caregivers, 1935 Dominion Way, Suite 201; trilakeschamber.com.
Ribbon Cutting/One Year Anniversary — 4-7 p.m., with ribbon cutting at 4 p.m., Woodhouse Spa – Briargate, 1885 Briargate Parkway, Suite 515; trilakeschamber.com.
FRIDAY
Ribbon Cutting/New Townhomes and Commercial Spaces — Noon-12:30 p.m., with ribbon cutting at noon, Investing in Front Street, 225, 241 and 245 Front St., Monument; trilakeschamber.com.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
Embodying LIGHT Retreat: A Somatic Grief Journey — La Foret, 6145 Shoup Road, go online for prices. Registration: tinyurl.com/4jdkcvh2.
FRIDAY-TUESDAY
Beyond Words Training: Somatic Integration of Grief and Trauma — La Foret, 6145 Shoup Road, go online for prices. Registration: tinyurl.com/4jdkcvh2.
FRIDAY-DEC. 10
The LIGHT Path Yoga Teacher Training: Trauma & Grief-Informed Yoga — La Foret, 6145 Shoup Road, go online for prices. Registration: tinyurl.com/4jdkcvh2.
SATURDAY
Book Signing — With Roxanne Troup, “Reaching for the Stars: A Mission to Space” and My Grandpa, My Tree and Me,” noon-2 p.m., Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.
Adding in because it’s a large annual event Festival of Lights Parade — Experience the magical ambiance of the season with floats embellished with lights and decorations, 5:50 p.m., downtown Colorado Springs; coloradospringsfestivaloflights.com.
Bingo Loco: The Ultimate Bingo Party — 6 and 10 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $34 and up; phillongmusichall.com.
ONGOING
Lucretia Vaile Museum — 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake; palmerdividehistory.org/about-the-museum.
DAILY
Palmer Lake Arts Council — Looking for working artists interested in participating in an artist cooperative located in Palmer Lake and for people to organize and manage the coop. Information: beforethegrid@aol.com.
Silver Key Thrift Store — Donations of gently used items accepted, Tri-Lakes Thrift Store, 755 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake; 719-488-3495, silverkey.org/thrift-store.
Dates vary: Christmas Tree Permits — Various Rocky Mountain National Forests. Go online for cost and information: recreation.gov/tree-permits.
To list an event taking place in the 80132, 80133, 80908 or 80921 zip codes, send information at least two weeks in advance by email to calendar@pikespeaknewspapers.com. For city-wide events, go to coloradosprings.com.



