That summer festival feeling T
Page 12 Berthoud Weekly Surveyor
Summer in Berthoud
2022
Surveyor Columnist
Remains bringing their harmonies he last couple of summers have been quieter than to Loveland on June 9. Three more normal, but thankfully, after two years of a worldwide Trailhead Sessions are planned. To pandemic, music will once again reverberate off of sidewalks and things will, for the most part, be back to normal. find information on this and other shows at Rialto Theater, visit www. Berthoud Day is back this year and will be held on June rialtotheatercenter.org. 4 at Waggener Farm Park at noon. The parade on Mountain While the August Avenue starts at 11 a.m. festival Bohemian Nights at There is a lot in store NewWestFest, is no more, this year including a there are still Thursday baseball game by the Heidi night concerts in Fort Collins Berthoud Blues, a big band Kerr-Schlaefer starting on June 2 from 7 to 9 performance, dance troupes, p.m. in Old Town Square. The a talent search, kids zone, free Lagoon Summer Concert a pie-eating contest and Series is also a go this year with the first event taking more. This is a chance for place June 15 at 6:30 p.m. The concerts are held Berthoudites to enjoy the on Colorado State University’s main campus. More company of their neighbors information can be found at www.lagoonseries.com. in a sunny setting. A free Children’s Summer Series is on tap for The Close by Loveland will Lincoln Center lawn in Fort Collins. It is Wednesdays be alive with the sounds of from June 22 to July 13 at 10 a.m. These playful festivals. Downtown will Photo by David Luck performances are for the young and the young at be the scene of One Sweet Parade float in the 2019 Berthoud Day heart. Summer, an annual free parade. Other festivals: event series held in The Colorado Medieval Festival (Loveland), June 3-5 Foundry Plaza. It kicks off Taste of Fort Collins, June 11-12 on June 11 with the Bluegrass & Brews Festival. There will be Greeley Stampede, June 23-July 24 four bands taking the stage from 2 to 9 p.m. Local breweries Larimer County Fair, Aug. 5-9 will feature summer session beers and a fiddle contest is Front Range Wine Festival (Windsor), Aug. 20 planned. One Sweet Summer also has a variety of family-oriented events including Kids on the Plaza, every Wednesday from 12 to 2 p.m., starting June 8 and running through Aug. 19. Activities featuring local artists, City of Loveland Parks & Recreation and the Loveland Public Library. Children’s movies at MetroLux Dine-In Theater start at 2 p.m. and are just $2 or purchase a kid’s lunch and movie for $10. Blues Nights will take place on Fridays, June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Talent includes Mr. Smyth, a “mind-melting blues rock funk and soul” band. One Sweet Summer is presenting a brand-new event this year, an Ice Cream Festival on July 22 with the movie “Frozen” shown at dusk on a large, outdoor screen. Numerous ice cream vendors from across northern Colorado will be in attendance. Other events associated with One Sweet Summer are weekly yoga, Wednesday concerts and the Fall into Blues Fest on Sept. 10. In addition, The Loveland Orchestra will perform at The Foundry on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m featuring music from various films like “The Sound of Music” and “Star Wars.” See the entire One Sweet Summer lineup at www. downtownloveland.org/onesweetsummer. The Sounds of Centerra runs Saturday evenings, July 8 through 29 at Chapungu Sculpture Park. From 7 to 9 p.m. the Great Lawn comes alive with music and dancing, starting with a performance by Soul School, a charismatic Denver band much-loved in northern Colorado. For more information go to www.centerra.com/event/soundsof-centerra. On Thursdays, starting July 7, the free Loveland Summer Concerts by Rialto kick-off at the Foote Lagoon. The concerts run through July 28. The Blue Canyon Boys kick things off with bluegrass. The theater is also presenting the Trailhead Sessions on stage this summer with The Sweet
