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ON THE AGENDA
Opens June 23
June 28
Sing along to some of Jimmy Buffet’s biggest hits during this hilarious and heartwarming musical! The plot revolves around a bartender and singer who falls for a career-minded tourist. It includes some adult themes and alcohol-related content, so young children are discouraged. Matinee and evening performances run through July 16. PACE CENTER, parkerarts.org
Ditch the car and hop on your bike for this annual event celebrating bike commuting. Stop at the Town of Parker breakfast station, and if you’re one of the first 200, you’ll also get a free T-shirt. Most other communities have similar events on this day, so check biketoworkday.co for details. The Parker breakfast station is located at the Cherry Creek Trail under the E-470 overpass, from 6–9 a.m. PARKER, parkeronline.org
JIMMY BUFFET’S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
June 24–25
KEYSTONE BACON & BOURBON FESTIVAL
Pounds of bacon, cases of bourbon and crowdfavorite cover bands—this annual festival, now in its 12th year, has it all! The weekend-long event also includes vendor booths and Camp Bacon for kids, with crafts, a scavenger hunt, chalk painting and more. Get tickets ahead of time online; they normally sell out, so hurry. KEYSTONE , keystonefestivals.com
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BIKE TO WORK DAY
June 30
PARKER WINE WALK On final Fridays through September, enjoy Parker’s favorite summer tradition—Wine Walks. Wander through downtown Parker sampling wines at more than 20 merchants. Tickets, which sell out quickly, include a commemorative wine glass. DOWNTOWN PARKER, parkerchamber.com
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August 5
WHEELS OF DREAMS Presented by AvidLifestyle and Colorado AvidGolfer magazines, Wheels of Dreams is an annual fundraiser that benefits Bags of Fun, a local charity that assists children fighting long-term and life-threatening illnesses. The exciting venue is Vehicle Vault in Parker, which houses a private collection of vintage and exotic automobiles valued at more than $20 million. Indulge in the extrodinary from multiple open bars and catering stations as you enjoy live music, aerialist entertainment, a state-of-the-art golf simulator, live and silent auctions, and more. The gala runs from 6–9:30 p.m., tickets available now and are expected to sell out. Visit: bit.ly/3pwiuxt SCAN HERE:
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THE SAMPLES
Lead singer Sean Kelly moved to Boulder from Vermont in 1987 to start a band at the urging of his friend Charles Hambleton. In short order, they assembled the original lineup and within a year of steady gigging and sustaining themselves on food samples at area grocery stores—thus the band name—The Samples were playing Red Rocks. The group synthesized popular sounds of the time, including reggae and Americana jam band–style rock, into a distinctive sound. Its 1989 self-titled debut revealed a band with playing chops and poignant lyrics, and its deeply melodic sound caught the attention of local audiences and, by 1995, a national audience. In 2012, a song from that self-titled debut, “Could It Be Another Change,” appeared on the soundtrack to the film “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” introducing the band to a new generation of fans. These days the band and Kelly (solo) perform regularly around the state and select gigs out of town.
“When I was a little kid, my mom had all these John Denver 8-tracks,” Kelly says. “I looked at all these album covers, and it’s somehow a full circle to end up here and to be playing music because I got so into that back then. In Vermont, I’d go off into my head wherever this land of Colorado was. There’s always something new going on here. What a great, bizarre, accidental thing to end up here with a friend who said let’s go there and start a band.”
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Kelly points to the Colorado sun compared to the winter drear of Vermont and the dry mountain air as reasons that have kept him in the state. But his resonance with these environs hits a little more personally.
Sean Kelly
Find out more about The Samples and upcoming shows from the band and Sean Kelly solo at thesamples.com
SEAN KELLY AT WHEELS OF DREAMS Catch the sultry sounds of Sean Kelly on August 5, at Wheels of Dreams, our 3rd annual fundraiser presented by AvidLifestyle and Colorado AvidGolfer magazines. Kelly will provide the musical entertainment for the event that benefits Bags of Fun, a local charity that assists children fighting longterm and life-threatening illnesses. The gala runs from 6–9:30 p.m., tickets available now and are expected to sell out. See more information on pages 17 and 54–57 and visit bit.ly/3pwiuxt to order your tickets today.
Andy Sheldon and Sean Kelly of The Samples PHOTO BY CHRIS PHILLIPS
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