Author: Carlotta Olson Denver Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Tests your physical endurance and your taco-devouring skills
Do you think you can complete a 45-minute cycle class, followed by a 45-minute heated yoga class, then drink tequila and eat tacos? You can find out June 27 at the ninth annual Taco Triathlon at Foothills Shopping Center, 3300 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. Participants will complete for about two and a half hours…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting June 17
Chefs’ Kitchen — 1753 S. Eighth St. Registration: chefskitchencos.com/events. • Sourdough – Beyond the Loaf: Ladies Night, 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, $105. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • Better than the Pie, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. • Fix & Feast: Italian GLAmore, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday. • Father’s…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting June 16
Listings appear on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits and at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance: listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. Alzheimer’s Association Educational Webinars — Registration: alz.org/help-support/resources/live-learning-webinars. • Building Brain-Healthy Habits, 5-6 p.m. June 23. Colorado Springs Senior Center — 1514 N. Hancock Ave. Registration required. • Engage! Learn More – Living…
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area for June 15
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Featured Fugitives Kyan Alexander Lee-Scheer — age 19, 5-foot-10, 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, sought on suspicion of assault 2-strangulation and telephone obstruction. Cesar Roberto Morales-Pineda —…
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Colorado Springs-area business events starting June 14
TUESDAY Design Power-Up webinar — 10-11:30 a.m. Registration: tinyurl.com/mr3zj3nf. Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Business Lunch — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Garden of the Gods Resort & Club, Three Graces Ballroom in the Strata Wellness Building, 3314 Mesa Road, $45-$55. Registration: scwcc.com. WEDNESDAY Spend with Intention: Budgeting for What Matters webinar — 9-9:30 a.m. Registration:…
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Colorado Springs area military events starting June 14
EVENTS THROUGH SEPT. 7 The Money Museum Free Admission — To all active-duty military personnel, National Guard, Reserve members and their families, 818 N. Cascade Ave.; tinyurl.com/22h4c7jt. WEDNESDAY Colorado Springs Western Street Breakfast — To support local military and their families, 5:30-9 a.m., Pikes Peak Avenue and Tejon Street, $5, free for ages 5 and…
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Colorado Springs area literary events starting June 14
SIGNINGS DeLovell Earls — “What If?: A Creative Mindset Book for Kids,” 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665. Aubrey Lynn Velasquez — “Safe is NOT an option,” 1-5 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, 3173 Cinema Point; barnesandnoble.com. Mike and Phyllis Foraker — “Mental Health Crisis Based on the Life of…
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Colorado Springs area nonprofit community fundraising events starting June 14
JUNE Christmas in July Toy Drive — To benefit Children’s Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs. Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at WireNut locations or WireNut will waive the standard $89 service charge for customers who make a donation during a service appointment, through July 24; thewirenut.com. Special Olympics Unified Raffle — Purchase tickets…
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Colorado Springs area home and garden events starting June 13
SUNDAY Growing Healing Kitchen Herbs — 3:30-4:30 p.m., Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway, $18. Registration: phelangardens.com. JUNE 20 AND 27 Sweet Pea Days — 8 a.m.-noon, Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S. U.S. 85/87, $10 admission, $25 for cup of flowers. Tickets: gathermountainblooms.com. JUNE 21 Victory Garden Market — With treats, plants, local vendors and…
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Colorado Springs pet-related information and events starting June 13
EVENTS Poochella Dog Park and Pool Party — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 20, Under the Sun Dog Training and Daycare, 6540 Vincent Drive; utsdog.com. Cat Fest Colorado — 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 25, Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, $20 and up, free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets: norrispenrose.com. ADOPTION Comfort…