Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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2021 Nonprofit Fundraisers Save the Dates
Large in-person fundraising events throughout 2020 went virtual or were canceled or rescheduled. A Save the Dates list for 2021 nonprofit fundraisers has begun, with most information still to be determined as the year goes along and COVID protocols evolve. JANUARY Jan. 20: 100 Women Who Care Colorado Springs, virtual, 5:30 p.m., email sharon@1 00wwccs.com…
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Pikes Pick: Old Colorado City shows its customer appreciation
Customer Appreciation Day, a great Saturday for shopping in Old Colorado City, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, in the shops, boutiques and galleries. Then a delicious stop in restaurants. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit adapted to something new, expanding their creative help in place…
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Historic Preservation Alliance honors Old North End, AFA Planetarium, HistoryCOS and more
For two decades, Historic Preservation Alliance of Colorado Springs volunteers, many of which are longtime area residents, have advocated for and honored the preservation and protection of the community’s historic sites. Awards for the best of 2020 were changed from the traditional formal event to a virtual video presentation and a category was added for…
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Ride the rails on Union Pacific site | Pikes Pick
A railroad lover’s delight, Union Pacific online site filled with history, current facts and photos, and sometimes people sharing memories of the rails. There’s even a tour of the beloved Big Boy 4014 and other steam engines in their shop in Cheyenne. facebook.com/unionpacific and YouTube, tinyurl.com/y84x8kb5. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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Things to do around Denver and Colorado this weekend
THURSDAY-SUNDAY Palmer Lake and Castle Rock have holiday stars on their mountains. And if you’re road tripping, Salida has a whole Christmas Mountain, 750 feet tall above the town on Tenderfoot Mountain. It’s the final 2020 weekend for this tradition dating back to 1989 and including a Holiday Park. facebook.com/ChristmasMountainUsa/ THURSDAY-SUNDAY A virtual opportunity for families to…
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AROUND TOWN: Brother Luck teaches about dumplings during virtual Court Care benefit
When chef Brother Luck cooked for Court Care, it was an evening all about dumplings and youngsters whose parents have court business in the Judicial Building. During a December fundraiser streaming from the chef’s downtown restaurant IV by Brother Luck, people all around the area followed along from their kitchens as he made pork, shrimp…
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Pikes Pick: Get help mending clothes by video, Pikes Peak Library District
Learn the tricks to mending your clothes with a free video series from Pikes Peak Library District, from hemming to fixing to updating. Through Thursday. ppld.org/mending-clothes-clinic. — Linda Navarro
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Things to do around Denver and Colorado this weekend
ONGOING For some family so-Colorado adventures: ziplines. The Broadmoor’s Soaring Adventures at Seven Falls in South Cheyenne Cañon, 10 zip lines from 300-1,800 feet, rope bridges, and a controlled 180-foot rappel, tinyurl.com/yy6c8bb7. Adventures Out West Pikes Peak Ziplines, 225-650 feet, cliffs and a forest, Manitou Springs (advoutwest.com/ziplines/). Cloudscraper ZipLine, 1,200 feet over the Arkansas River, South Rim of the Royal Gorge,…
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Six things to do around Colorado this weekend: ziplines, The Nutcracker, El Paso County fossils, Aspen Cabaret, holiday lights
ONGOING For so-Colorado holiday adventures: ziplines. The Broadmoor’s Soaring Adventures at Seven Falls in South Cheyenne Cañon, 10 ziplines from 300-1,800 feet, rope bridges, and a controlled 180-foot rappel, tinyurl.com/yy6c8bb7. Adventures Out West Pikes Peak Ziplines, 225-650 feet, cliffs and a forest, Manitou Springs (advoutwest.com/ziplines/). Cloudscraper Zip Line, 1,200 feet over the Arkansas River, South Rim…