Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Colorado Fall Home Show in Denver and more
SATURDAY An estimated 1,500 motorcycles take to the highway with police escort at 10 a.m. Saturday from Woodland Park to Cripple Creek in the touching 38th annual POW/MIA Recognition Ride on POW/MIA Memorial Highway. Registration required by 9:30 a.m. They’re on their way to the 33rd annual Veterans Rally where The Traveling Memorial Wall will…
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PIKES PICK: Celebrate our community’s cultural diversity
Rising Voices honors local diverse cultures with a changemakers’ panel discussion, 6 p.m. Aug. 20, East Library, and a Cultural Celebration, 11 a.m. Aug. 23, Library 21c. Dance, art, food and more.ppld.org/rising-voices — Linda Navarro
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11 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs: Garden of Gods anniversary, pet festival and more
SUNDAY Festival time for the 30th anniversary of Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A special free family Sunday. Activities include Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Colorado Springs Fire Department, the Pioneers Museum, Butterfly Pavilion, Hike for Life, the Astronomical Society, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Geo Tracker Movie, a guided nature walk, wolves…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Savannah Bananas in Denver and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Go Bananas crazy. They sold out immediately eons ago, but you can go right across the street from Coors Field to cheer for Savannah Bananas at McGregor Square on Wazee Street. On Friday buy merch in the plaza. Saturday at 7 p.m. watch the game, ESPN, on Jumbotron. Sunday is the 3:30 p.m. in-stadium feed of the game…
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Pikes Pick: Little beignet bites perfect for sharing
These beignets are closer than New Orleans. The ones at Rocky Mountain Beignets are served hot with powdered sugar. Tiny beignet bites are perfect to share with lots of friends. Downtown at 26 E. Kiowa St., and in Manitou. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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12 things to do this weekend around Colorado: Rodeo, butterfly release, Indian Food Festival and more
SATURDAY Next saddle-up as the exciting local summer rodeo tradition continues, this time the working ranch cowboys in Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo, Saturday, Norris-Penrose Event Center. Gates at 4 p.m., rodeo at 6 and pull on your boots for a Dance in the Dirt with The Jason Wulf Band at 8. Tickets: norrispenrose.com/events-1/ride-for-the-brand-ranch-rodeo-3 SATURDAY Share…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY Aug. 1 is Colorado Day but don’t forget to go to work because Friday’s not a holiday. Special Days for each state designate dates when they achieved statehood and for Colorado it’s 149 years, the 38th state, Aug. 1, 1876, thus the Centennial State. It’s part of a whole Celebrate Colorado Week with free and…
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PIKES PICK: Free In-N-Out burgers to support United Way
A fun annual day on Aug. 13. Free In-N-Out burgers for donations to United Way, and cornhole in the street, 11 a.m., Bank of Colorado parking lot, 421 N. Tejon St. — Linda Navarro, The Gazette
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10 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Garden of Gods Sunrise Hike, Vintage Baseball, Teller County Fair, more
SATURDAY A beautiful way to start the day Saturday with a Sunrise Hike at Garden of the Gods. Meet at 5:30 a.m. at Garden Drive Parking Lot 14/Siamese Twins. Hikes cover Siamese Twins and Cabin Canyon trails and there’s time to learn about the ecology of that part of the park. Online registration, $5, required. gardenofgods.com/events/calendar SATURDAY A fun…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Underground Music Showcase in Denver and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY South Broadway in Denver is legendary in the loudest of ways this weekend for several thousand knowledgeable music lovers, IYKYK. It’s the 25th and final year of this format for Underground Music Showcase and the street will be cram-packed to hear more than 200 independent-music local and national musicians day and night. Leading the UMS list…