Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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PIKES PICK: Slopper Week arrives in Pueblo
Slopper Week awaits. Hungry folks have tested all the spicy delights and those voted Top 10 will compete in Pueblo’s Slopper Week Tour Thursday through March 4. Time for a visit? visitpueblo.org. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Colorado Garden and Home, Winter Polo Classic and more
SATURDAY-MARCH 3 It’s the big one, going strong for 65 years, Colorado Garden and Home at Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., downtown Denver. A 400,000-square-foot marketplace of all things home and garden, the newest products, a Children’s Entrepreneur Market nonprofit for youngsters and 500 companies from 25 states and Canada. Eight landscaped gardens. Flower sale, $2 per pot,…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
SATURDAY-MARCH 3 It’s the big one, going strong for 65 years, Colorado Garden and Home at Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., downtown Denver. A 400,000-square-foot marketplace of all things home and garden, the newest products, a Children’s Entrepreneur Market nonprofit for youngsters and 500 companies from 25 states and Canada. Eight landscaped gardens. Flower sale, $2 per pot,…
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Bighorn Sheep Day, Chinese New Year at Ent postponed
SATURDAY POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 30: Celebrate the colorful Year of the Dragon at the 25th annual Chinese New Year Celebration, for the first time at the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS. Ticketed performances with dancing, drumming and martial arts at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, $10-15, and a free Chinatown Marketplace with clothing,…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY A weekend for golf lovers: the Colorado Golf Expo at Colorado Convention Center. Representatives from Colorado golf courses and tournaments will be there along with free lessons, skills challenges and seminars. Autograph session with former Broncos barefoot placekicker Rich Karlis. Doors open at 10 a.m. coloradogolfexpo.com SATURDAY The special annual day all about Colorado’s state animal, Rocky Mountain…
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Pikes Pick: “The Zoo” is perfect reality TV
I love “The Zoo” on Animal Planet like I love our real one on Cheyenne Mountain. It features the famed Bronx Zoo with real animals, wildlife conservation and a personal look at the animal keepers. On one episode, CSU in Fort Collins and the zoo worked to reestablish pure bison herds. — Linda Navarro
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: City’s 150th anniversary, Olympics, bawdy Girls Night, Mud Run
It’s a busy weekend with several events on tap around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. FRIDAY Continuing a weekend of celebration of the city’s 150th anniversary, a Citywide Worship Concert in the city’s first park, Acacia Park downtown, presented by one of the earliest churches, First Presbyterian. A concert of praise, 6:30 p.m. Bring blankets…
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Pikes Pick: Eve’s adds a pop-up consignment boutique
Eve’s Revolution, always the don’t-miss fashion stop, returns to its history from 21 years ago with a room filled with special consignments. A couple of great weeks for pop-up shopping. 1312 W. Colorado Ave. evesrevolution.com — Linda Navarro
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Whitewater festival, bed races, vintage cars and BBQ
The Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival, a bed race, Vintage Market, Knob Hill street art, car shows and Beer Quest await this weekend around Colorado Springs and beyond. THIS WEEKEND through AUG.1 Beer, Theatre and Slay the Dragon. The Beer Quest portal is open in Denver. Teams of ages 21+. Drinkledore’s 2D Pixel, immersive and filled with games…
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4 upcoming Colorado Festivals: Hollyhocks, Prairie Music, Crested Butte and more
Summer is heating up across the state. Here are four Colorado festivals to consider traveling to in the coming weeks. Hollyhock Festival, July 31, Saguache Celebrate the hollyhock, the town’s official flower, during a visit to the northern part of the San Juan Valley. These hearty, drought-resistant Alcea rosea have a long history dating to…