Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Founder Palmer deeded land for Evergreen Cemetery, final resting place for many city pioneers
Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into the landmark it is today. From the earliest days of…
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: July 4th fireworks, Renaissance Festival, Venetucci Farm
Fireworks displays are in cities and towns statewide, wherever there are no fire restrictions. Other things to do include butterflies, dog shows and a pet parade and the opening of the Renaissance Festival. THURSDAY-MONDAY A summer delight if you’re headed up north, the butterflies in a garden setting at Chatfield Farms, a project of the Butterfly…
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6 things to do around Colorado Springs this weekend: International Female Ride Day, family fun at the park, and more
Family fun days, motorcycle-riding women, Cañon City parade and more all around Colorado Springs this weekend. FRIDAY-SATURDAY The first of four weekends for the annual Horticultural Art Society Plant Sales. Different sales each week, 224 Mesa Road, in Monument Valley Park, the fenced backyard of the Caretaker’s Cottage. Face masks and socially distanced. Grower Gulley Greenhouse from Fort…
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Things to do in and around Denver this weekend
THURSDAY-SUNDAY The delicate beauty of origami cranes, 10,000 strong, are floating at The Museum of Boulder through September. The Karla Funderburk Memorial Crane Project is on a national tour of museums as a gift to give hope and help heal sickness or grief. In this case it represents those several hundred thousand who have died…
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Pikes Pick: National Tell a Story Day
Share your really special story next Tuesday on #National Tell a Story Day. Special events at schools and libraries or just tell a favorite memory to family or friends. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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Six things to do in and around Colorado Springs this weekend: Great American Cleanup, Motorless Morning and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Heading up Denver way and want to follow up last week’s Colorado Springs Restaurant Week? It’s another perfect time to eat out and support eateries during Denver Restaurant Week, with locations from downtown, LoDo and Larimer to Denver Tech Center, Boulder and out toward DIA, through May 2. Prices $25-45. See the list: denverrestaurantweek.com FRIDAY-SATURDAY…
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Ashtonz, WireWood Station concert at Boot Barn Hall benefits nonprofit Tri-Lakes Cares
They have music bragging rights at home in Monument and are Gazette Best of the Springs winners. Perfect timing as Ashtōnz and WireWood Station have an all-ages throwdown Friday on stage at Boot Barn Hall to benefit the nonprofit Tri-Lakes Cares. Then, on Sunday, they’ll be in the 2021 Best of the Springs in The Gazette.…
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Ashtonz, WireWood Station concert for Tri-Lakes Cares
They have music bragging rights at home in Monument and are Gazette Best of the Springs winners. Perfect timing as Ashtonz and WireWood Station have a throwdown Friday on stage at Boot Barn Hall to benefit the nonprofit Tri-Lakes Cares. Then, on Sunday, they’ll be in the 2021 Best of the Springs in The Gazette.…
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Things to do in and around Denver this weekend
THURSDAY-SUNDAY Just the word Amityville raises big goose bumps. See four of the scariest in the virtual “Scream Screen Presents: Welcome to Amityville.” For $20, join Denver Films Theresa Mercado from Colorado’s haunted Black Monarch Hotel where she’ll try to survive the night and the spooky Amityville films. tinyurl.com/mkf36498 FRIDAY-MAY 2 The perfect week to be a…
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6 things to do around Colorado Springs this weekend: Top film shorts, zoo plant sale and more
Here’s our look at some of the best options for leisure and fun around Colorado Springs this weekend. THURSDAY-SUNDAY Four days and nights of some of the best films and award winners of the year during the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Shorts Nights, virtual for movie lovers nationwide. Watch whenever you want, finishing a film…