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Monthly observances in July worthy of recognition FRONT RANGE All months of the year have a variety of special or unique month-long observances to raise awareness for one thing or another. Many of these can be odd or strangely specific to a certain segment of society. July is different. The ideas promoted this month are far more universal and worthy of recognition.

To begin with, this month is “National Anti-Boredom Month.” In other words, get out and do something! July is the perfect month in the high county explore the region’s many outdoor activities as well

as get into the backcounty, which is finally opening up from deep winter snows.

This month is also “National Picnic Month,” which is exceptionally easy to celebrate. You just have to get your family and friends together at one of the area’s world-class parks, forests and attractions or beautiful spots along a scenic byway to enjoy a meal together.

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many Americans will gather around the grill to enjoy an all-American hot dog, and that makes it the perfect time to celebrate “National Hot Dog

Month.” The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates Americans will eat 150 million hot dogs on July 4 alone, and seven billion will be eaten between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It might be best to find the healthiest variety possible to participate in this one.

July is also “National Cell Phone Courtesy Month.” It’s hard not to get behind the idea of everyone being more courteous with cell phones in public places. Speaking on a cell phone makes some forget their manners. Celebrate by putting down your phone and concentrating on the people you are with in meetings and elsewhere; set phones to silent when in a courtroom, theatre, or place of worship; make emotional calls in private; and check your personal volume. It’s all too easy to start yelling into your cellphone.

July is also “National Blueberry Month” and “National Ice Cream Month,” which are also easy to celebrate in the summer. Just visit a local farmers market and ice cream shop to take part.

ADDICTION RECOVERY GROUPS Sunday Gilpin County H.A.L.T. – St. Paul’s Church, Central City, 6 p.m.

Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon Monday Clear Creek Road Runners – United Church, Idaho Springs, 2 p.m.

New Beginnings NA – Nederland Community Presbyterian Church, Nederland, 7 p.m.

Monday Night Mountain Serenity Al-Anon – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Nederland, 7 p.m.

Early Worms AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m.

Fall River AA, Fallen Women of Fall River Group – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon, 5:30 & 7 p.m.

St. Vrain AA – IOOF Hall, Lyons, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday AA Meeting – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Nederland, 7 p.m.

AA Meeting – Golden Gate Grange Community Center, 2 p.m.

Christians in Recovery – Riverplace Facility, Estes Park, 6 p.m.

Early Worms AA, Womens Round Table – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Women’s AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 6 p.m.

Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon & 7 p.m.

Wednesday Gilpin County H.A.L.T. – St. Paul’s Church, Central City, 7 p.m.

Morning AA – Nederland Veterinary Hospital (Back Office), 8 a.m.

Canyon AA – Coal Creek Canyon United Power Offices., 7 p.m.

Early Worms AA, Al-Anon – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon & 7 p.m.

Thursday Morning AA – Nederland Veterinary Hospital (Back Office), 8 a.m.

Clear Creek Road Runners – United Church, Idaho Springs, 2 p.m.

AA Meeting – Allenspark Fire Station, 5 p.m.

Early Worms AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m.

Fall River AA, New Horizons NA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon/7 p.m.

Friday Clear Creek Road Runners – United Church, Idaho Springs, 2 p.m.

AA Meeting – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Nederland, 7 p.m.

Early Worms AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m.

Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon & 7 p.m.

Estes Park Al-Anon – US Bank Building, Estes Park, 7 p.m.

Free at Last NA – Harmony Foundation, Estes Park, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Early Worms AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 7 a.m.

Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon Al-Anon Newcomers – Harmony Foundation, Estes Park, 7 p.m.

AA/NA: Call Boulder 24-hour AA Answering Service at 303-682-8032 for assistance any time of day. Visit www.bouldercountyaa.org, www. daccaa.org or www.northcoloradoaa.org for information in Boulder, Denver and Northern Colorado regions or visit www.aa.org; www. na.org or www.oa.org to find other regional meetings and resources.

Gambling: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 800-522-4700. Counselors can provide local treatment options.

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Key Room. Enjoy a soup and salad buffet for dinner before the presentation. Call 970-586-5397 for dinner reservations or visit baldpateinn.com for more information.

and newspapers. Visit macdonaldbookshop.com or call 970-586-3450 to learn more and find out about additional author events in July and August.

Eagle Plume’s Trading on Hwy. 7 near Allenspark will be “positively dripping” in old estate and pawn jewelry during its annual Piles of Pawn event, July 1-6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Eagle Plume’s also hosts artists Janice Black Elk and Daniel Jim for a showing of bead work and jewelry, July 8-9, and stop in July 22 for special Zuni Fetish Show.

Eagle Plume’s Trading is located at 9853 Hwy. 7 near Allenspark. Visit www.eagleplume.com, call 303-747-2861 or e-mail info@eagleplume.com for information.

July 6, 13, 20 & 27

July 14

u 17th Annual Piles of Pawn

July 4

u Eagles Tribute Concert

Enjoy a live performance from The Long Run, “Colorado’s Tribute to the Eagles,” July 4, 6 p.m., at the Estes Park Fairgrounds, 1209 Manford Ave. Local favorite Chain Station opens the show. The concert will take place in the grandstands, and wrap up just in time for a spectacular view of the evening’s fireworks over Lake Estes. Adult tickets are $11. Kids under 10 are free. Learn more at thelongrunband.com, chainstationmountainmusic.com and www. estesparkeventscomplex.com or call 970-586-6104 for more information.

u Georgetown Independence Day

Kick off Independence Day, July 4, with one of the best small town parades in the region at 11 a.m. The annual barbecue at City Park follows. After lunch, stroll through the town’s many independently-owned shops and learn about history by visiting one or all four local museums.

Before dusk, head over to Georgetown Lake for a spectacular fireworks display. For more information, visit www.georgetown-colorado.org.

July 5

u Summer Enchanted Evening

The Baldpate Inn welcome’s back Bruce Davies to its Summer Enchanted Evening event, July 5 at 7 p.m. He will be speaking about Estes Park history including people such as Lord Dunraven, Joel Estes and Isabella Bird. He will also tie in some of the famous keys of the Baldpate Inn that relate to Estes Park. As a licensed guide for the national park, Davies is the current owner and operator of Tour Estes Park. He specializes in history and wildlife. Summer Enchanted Evenings at the Baldpate Inn are held every Wednesday throughout the summer beginning at 7 p.m.

There is no charge, and refreshments are provided in the

u Estes Park Paint ‘N Sip

Paint ‘N Sip is bringing the “wine and paint party experience” to Estes Park and the newly remodeled Hollywood’s Dance Bar, formerly Kelli’s Lounge, on Thursday nights in July from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration of $45 per class includes all the materials necessary to paint a painting with the guidance of local artists Michael Young and Heather Gooch and one wine, well or draft. No experience is necessary, but students must be 18 or older. Space is limited.

Register online at www.paintnsipestespark.com.

July 7 & August 4

u Hamill House First Fridays on the Lawn

First Fridays at the Hamill House in Georgetown are back by popular demand. Starting in June, Historic Georgetown Inc. began hosting Alice in Wonderland-themed lawn parties each first Friday of the month at the Hamill House Museum. Guests have the opportunity to unwind and start their weekend in true Victorian lawn party fashion, with a twist. The second First Friday, Three Cheers for the Red Queen of Hearts, White and Blue Caterpillar begins, July 7 at 5:30 p.m. Eat, drink, and enjoy live music, play card games or yard games. The price is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 4-12. The grand finale First Friday, Through the Looking Glass Dinner & Auction, takes place, Aug. 4, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Come treat yourself to dinner with friends and enjoy great food, drinks, games and big band jazz by The Original Cow Boy Band. The $35 price includes great food, drinks, games, live music, silent and live auction. Proceeds from benefit the the Hamill House Museum, which is currently undergoing extensive restoration. For more information, or to reserve tickets, visit www.historicgeorgetown.org/summer-events.html.

July 13

u Author Bob Ruesch shares his book

Author Bob Ruesch will be sharing his book, “In The Warmth Of The Shadow,” at Macdonald Book Shop, 152 E. Elkhorn Ave. in Estes Park, July 13 from 2-4 p.m. The book highlights his experiences growing up at the YMCA of the Rockies. He started his writing career with Bethany Press in 1968. Since then, along with a career at the YMCA of the Rockies, he has published articles in magazines

Forest Service urges fire prevention FRONT RANGE Fire officials from the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland urge visitors to help prevent wildfires.

During the past week there have been numerous human caused wildland fires forest-wide. Even though some snowpack remains in higher elevations, grasses are drying out leading to higher fire danger.

The wildland fire community of northern Colorado noted that the Fourth of July holiday brings many visitors onto public lands. www.mmacmonthly.com

Folks are reminded that fireworks and exploding targets are not allowed on national forest system lands, so leave them home. Forest Service officials ask that all forest visitors be considerate and practice fire prevention. Know before you go on that camping trip. Fire restrictions may be in place. Target shooting and use of power equipment can spark a wildfire. If you do have a campfire, keep it small, never leave it unattended, and put it out completely before you leave.

Be sure to have maps with you to

ensure you are on public land. The Motor Vehicle Use Maps are a free resource that can help. They are available at district offices or online or through the AVENZA app.

Learn more about maps at www. fs.usda.gov/goto/arp/maps. Many roads are open for the season, but be sure to check road status before heading out at www.fs.usda.gov/ goto/arp/roads.

For additional information, visit us online at www.fs.usda.gov/arp, Twitter@usfsarp or www.facebook. com/usfsarp.

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u Evening at the Museum

Boulder County Parks and Open Space invites everyone for coffee and dessert while exploring local history and mountain lore at the monthly Evening at the Museum event, July 14, 7-8 p.m., at the Nederland Mining Museum, 200 N Bridge St. This month’s program topic is the historic Switzerland Trail. Discover how railroads influenced the mining industry and later tourism into the Rocky Mountains. To learn more, call 303-678-6200 or visit www.bouldercounty.org.

July 15

u Gala, Silent & Live Auction & Wine Pull

The Old Gallery holds its annual Gala, Silent and Live Auction and Wine Pull. July 15 from 5-9:30 p.m. It’s the nonprofit’s biggest celebration of the year with all proceeds going toward annual operating costs. A catered dinner will be provided by A Spice of Life and an announcement of the Dan Crane Community Excellence Award will be made. Tickets start at $75 and requires reservations 10 days in advance. Visit theoldgallery.org or e-mail elisabeth@theoldgallery.org to learn more.

July 22

u Cousin Estes: A Musical Docudrama

“Cousin Estes,” July 22 at 7 p.m. in the Estes Park High School Auditorium, 1600 Manford Ave., is a musical docudrama that explores the roots and historic contribution of the Estes family from Italy and Scotland through 1875, and then beyond the grave by the ghost of Joel Estes performed by his cousin Michael Estes Dixon. Estes will introduce participants to the Marquis Niccolo III d’este in Italy; Thomas Dixon in Scotland; Abraham Estes, the first Estes to come to America; Joel’s Grandfather and namesake Joel, who fought in the revolutionary war; Peter Estes, who followed Daniel Boone over “The Wilderness Trail;” and Joel’s interesting life with his family as they discover gold in the California Gold Rush of 1849, and settle in what would become Estes Park, Colorado. Tickets are on sale at the Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St., for $15 for museum members and $18 for non-members in advance, or $20 the night of the production. The performance is a Centennial event highlighting the history of Estes Park. Visit estes. org/museum or call 970-586-6256 to learn more.

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FOOD & DRINK CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change

GEORGETOWN

• Aug. 4: “Through the Looking Glass” Dinner & Auction, Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $35 • Mondays: Georgetown Farmers Market, Strauss Park, 10am-5pm, free

• Thursdays: Tea Classes, Dusty Rose Tea Room, 9am, $75 • Thursdays: Mussels Mania, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Fridays: Prime Rib Special, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Sundays: Family Night, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $

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DUMONT

• Aug. 5: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Community Picnic, Dumont School, 11:30am-4pm, $

IDAHO SPRINGS

The Spice & Tea Exchange owners Nathan Shultz, Sadie Peak and Terri Miller show off their teas in their Miner Street store.

By Jeffrey V. Smith IDAHO SPRINGS ntering The Spice and Tea Exchange is an experience.

Anyone who comes in the business is immediately transported into a world of exotic smells and colors.

The first visit can be overwhelming, and time consuming, once an exploration of the store’s many unique offerings begins.

With hundreds of jars and packages containing an enormous assortment of the area’s freshest spices, herbs, teas, rubs, sugars, olive oils, seasoning blends and salts lining the walls— plus a custom blending center—the possibilities of adding flavor to just about anything become endless.

The Spice and Tea Exchange, 1634 Miner St., is set up to explore, open jars and smell and the enthusiastic, knowledgeable owners can help with any specific need or general flavoring question. They can also point out less obvious choices and open a whole new world of flavor. Finding fresh ingredients for cooking beyond the basics can be difficult in mountain communities. Thanks to The Spice and Tea Exchange’s new owners—Sadie Peak, her fiancé Nathan Shultz and mother Terri Miller—that has changed around Idaho Springs. The three, who took over the recently opened franchise location this May, continue to focus on freshness and quality as well as implementing their many creative plans for the business.

“We have spices for steaks, chops and chicken, fish and seafood, worldly spice and salt-free, and we have a whole row of salts. We have smoked salts and infused salts. We have our full pepper wall. We carry all different types of paprika: Hungarian, Spanish, a smoked sweet and a smoked hot,” Peak said. “We are also a tea-heavy store. Everybody loves our teas.

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• July 14: Trails & Ales Hiking Series - Idaho Springs Hike w/Bouck Brothers Distillery, Clear Creek Recreation Center, free

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• July 22: Coffee Whiskey & Doughnuts, Bouck Brothers Distillery, noon-4 p.m., $

We’ve been really well received and have a lot of people coming back and really enjoying our flavors.”

In all, The Spice and Tea Exchange offers more than 140 spices, over 80 exclusive hand-mixed blends, 16 naturallyflavored sugars, salts from around the world and more than 30 exotic teas. All of it comes in small quantities and is guaranteed fresh. “Everything is super-small batch, so everything here is fresh within four to six months. We don’t use any artificial flavors or preservatives,” Peak said. “You can see the freshness when you look at the [red] color. When you buy turmeric at the grocery store it’s almost greyish. When we are bottling this, we have to be careful because it will dye what we’re wearing.” The owner of nearby Azteca Restaurant began using the paprika once he saw its freshness and red color.

Peak has an extensive background as an herbalist and is a certified wellness coach, making her especially qualified for her new position as the store’s owner. A personal health issue prompted her to learn about healthy living and eating, and now she’s excited to transfer that knowledge to others. “I have Lupus, it’s a pretty serious autoimmune disease. It almost killed me, so my mom and I really dove into holistic medicine and really learned a lot about it so I could get better. And, we were able,” she said. “Once we figured that out, I was like, ‘I’m really passionate about this. I should probable stick with it.’”

According to Peak, food is health. “You’re getting so much when you’re eating healthy and participating in cooking your own food,” she said. “There is a certain special thing it gives you. It gives you some confidence, it gives you some light and joy. So, we are really about teaching. It’s not complicated.”

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• Fridays (through Sept. 1): Market Days, Idahoe Mall, 10am, $

• Sundays: Kasie’s Famous Bloody Mary Bar, MTN Prime, 11am-3pm, $10

CENTRAL CITY

• July 8: Central City Opera Festival – “Carmen” Passion & Peril Opening Night Dinner, Teller House, 5:30pm, $

• July 12, 16, 19, 22-23 & 29-30: Central City Opera Festival - Lunch & A Song, Teller House, 11:45am, $ • July 15: Central City Opera Festival – “Così Fan Tutte’s” Diamonds & Disguise Opening Night Dinner, Teller House, 5:30pm, $ • July 22: Beat the Heat Wing-Fest, Main Street, 11am-9pm, free

• Thursdays: Senior Celebration - Half-Off Food, Century Casino, 8am, $

BLACK HAWK

• July 4: Fourth of July Buffet, The Buffet @ Monarch Casino, 3:30pm, $20.99

• July 5 & Aug. 2: Hometown Heroes Complimentary Buffet, Centennial Buffet @ Ameristar Black Hawk, 11am-9pm, free

• July 18: American Road Trip Buffet, The Buffet @ Monarch Casino, 3:30pm, $20.99

• Sundays-Thursdays: Snow & Dungeness Crab Buffet, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 4-9:30pm, $17.99 • Fridays-Saturdays: Snow, Dungeness & King Crab Buffet, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 4-11pm, $24.49 • Wednesdays: Military Wednesday, Main Street Café @ Saratoga Casino, 4pm, $11.99

• Fridays: Fish Fryday, Bourbon Street Café @ Mardi Gras Casino, 4pm, $11.99

• Fridays-Sundays: Seafood Spectacular, The Buffet

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• Saturdays-Sundays: Champagne & Mimosa Brunch, The Buffet @ Monarch Casino, 9am-2:30pm, $19.99

• Saturdays-Sundays: Brunch, Bourbon Street Café @ Mardi Gras Casino, 10:30am-4pm, $

• Saturdays-Sundays: Brunch, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 11am-3pm, $16.99

GILPIN COUNTY

FOURTH OF JULY PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFIT Crossroads Ministry holds its annual Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast at Our Lady of the Mountains Church, 920 Big Thompson Ave. from 7-10:30 a.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 10, with a $1 discount for donations of non-perishable food items. crossroadsep.org Page 4

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TRAILS & ALES HIKING SERIES: BOUCK BROTHERS DISTILLERY

8TH ANNUAL WINTER PARK BEER FESTIVAL

Explore local trails and whiskey, July 14, with Clear Creek Recreation and Bouck Brothers Distillery. Start with a 3-5 mile Idaho Springs hike and end with happy hour drinks. The hike is free, but the drinks are not. Register in advance to particpate. www.clearcreekrecreation.com

The 8th Winter Park Beer Festival, Aug. 5, noon-5 p.m., offers brews, views and great live music. Enjoy unlimited beer tasting from more than 45 micro brewers. Attendees can also enjoy food from vendors, retail vendors and live music from three bands. www.playwinterpark.com

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• July 8: Very Nice Brewing Tasting, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free

• July 8 & 22: Tasting Event, Underground Liquors, 3pm, free

• July 22: Ballast Point Tasting, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free

• Aug. 13: Customer Appreciation Party w/Full Tasting Room, Mid County Liquors, noon-8pm, free

GOLDEN GATE CANYON

• July 9: Pancake Breakfast, Golden Gate Grange, 8am, $

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FOOD & DRINK Wing-fest returns with cook-off, eating contest, live music, more CENTRAL CITY Central City’s Beat the Heat WingFest returns for its second year, July 22 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., with a hot wing eating competition, hot wing cook-off, food and drinks for all ages, SPECIAL arts and crafts venEVENT dors, live music and more on the town’s historic Main Street.

Entertainment and entrance is free and open to all ages. Wings and other items will be available for purchase.

The event was created to bring more attention to the city and provide visitors with a unique experience outside of its historical past. It is supported by a large group of volunteers.

The popular wing eating competition is open to all amateur eaters 18 years or older­and features contestants competing to eat as many wings as possible in five minutes. Each competitor will start with exactly 15 wings covered with sauce. If a competitor finishes before the contest is complete, they will be given an additional 10 wings. The winner is determined by the total weight of meat eaten, measured by an official scale in pounds and ounces by the “Executive Judge.”

Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and the contest starts between 4:30-5 p.m. A 60-second run-off will break a tie. Space is limited. The contest is $20 per person and includes a $400 prize pool.

The wing cook-off contest is open to all individuals and businesses. Contestants sell four wings for $3, and will be judged on their creations. All contestants use the same base wings.

Judging occurs from 2-3:30 p.m. and a winner is announced at about 6:30 p.m. Contact Community Coordinator Zeke Keeler for more information.

Join confirmed vendors Century Casino, Heidi’s Sandwiches, The Elks, A Bit O’Boston, Dostal Alley, JKQ BBQ, Yeah Buddy BBQ and

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The first Beat the Heat hot wing eating competition in 2016 proved popular.

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Amber Paugh to compete for a trophy and title of best wing chef. Many more are expected and encouraged. The are no booth fees for wing vendors.

Other participating vendors include Gilpin Arts, Mountain Goat Gallery, Mountain Menagerie, artists Gail Adams and Lori Thiel, Bob’s Nuts, the local fire department and more. The Wild Bunch will also perform its Western-style shoot-outs in the street.

Live music begins at 11 a.m. with “Colorado’s newest source for smokin’ hot classic rhythm & blues and soul:” Sweet T & the Big Drink. Big Green Carpet take the stage at 2 p.m. The four piece rock band performs original music with soulful riffs and meaningful, heartfelt lyrics. The music continues at 4 p.m. with Turkeyfoot, a Denver-based five-piece bluegrass band with a hard-driving, traditional sound and a bit of honky-tonk.

Herbalist hosts local plant walks NEDERLAND Learn to identify local high altitude plants for their edible and medicinal properties with medical herbalist and nutritional consultant, Brigitte Mars, July 15 and Aug. 26 from 10 a.m.-noon. ParEDIBLE ticipants meet at Wild PLANTS Bear Mountain Ecology Center in Nederland and head to the local trails.

Brigitte Mars has more than 40 years of experience as an herbalist. She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University, Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition, The School of Natural Medicine, Living Arts School and Integrative Earth Medicine in Colorado. She has taught at Omega Institute, Esalen, Kripalu and The Mayo Clinic, blogs for the Huffington Post and is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild.

She is also the author of many books and DVDs, including, The Home Reference to Holistic Health and Healing, The Country Almanac of Home Remedies, The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, Beauty by Nature, Addiction Free Naturally and The Sexual Herbal. Her latest project is a phone app called iPlant.

The herb walk is $25 per person. No experience is necessary, but come pre-

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pared to walk on uneven terrain in the sunshine. A water bottle and hat are recommended. Call or e-mail to register or purchase tickets online.

Join the herbalist for an Urban Herb Walk, July 16, 10 a.m.-noon, in Boulder.

Participants will learn about and identify the native plants to downtown Boulder.

Mars will also lead herbal medicine workshops and herb walks. at this year’s ARISE Music Festival, Aug. 4-6 near Loveland.

DETAILS High Altitude Herb Walks July 15 & Aug. 26 • 10 a.m.-noon

Wild Bear Nature Center 20 Lakeview Dr., Nederland • 303-258-0495 wildbear.org • brigittemars.com

DETAILS Beat the Heat Wing-Fest July 22 • 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Main Street Central City Zeke Keeler: 720-279-7335 www.colorado.gov/centralcity

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FOOD & DRINK Visit bar, grill before mountain adventures SUMMIT COUNTY Enjoy brunch or lunch before or after a summer, high-altitude mountain adventure or round of disc golf at Arapahoe Basin’s 6th Alley Bar & Grill, 28194 Hwy. 6, Friday-Monday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The restaurant remains open through Sept. 17.

The popular restaurant and bar is known as the ski area’s “19th hole.” At the 6th Alley, it’s about seeing friends and family after a long day on the mountain. Now, winter lunch favorites like the “legendary” 6th Alley Burger, Chicken and Waffles and Mac ‘n Cheese Bake are available all summer, too. There is also an extensive draft beer selection.

The 6th Alley is the perfect place to stop on summer bike rides or after a hike up the 1.8 mile Argentine-North Fork Trail. The 6th Alley also becomes the “19th hole” in the summer for those playing A-Basin’s Disc Golf Course.

Stop by anytime when the restaurant is open this summer to pick up a 6th Alley Mug for a free first beer and drink specials all year. Visit www.arapahoebasin.com or call 970-468-0718 for more information.

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Opera lunch features developing artists, Taylor’s ‘exquisite’ cuisine CENTRAL CITY As part of its 85th season, Central City Opera presents “Lunch and a Song,” a series of 30-minute performances to “whet your opera appetite,” at the historic Teller House featuring artists SPECIAL from the Bonfils-StanEVENT ton Foundation Training Program. Lunch, prepared by Kevin Taylor’s Rouge restaurant, precedes each performance.

Starting at 11:45 a.m., this lunchtime event is an easy add-on to a matinee performance of “Carmen” or “Così fan Tutte” at the opera house. Tickets are $30 and performances take place July 12, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29 and 30.

The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program is conducted as an integral part of the Summer Opera Festival. The Artists Training Program is a national model for comprehensive development of young singers. The 10-week program includes daily opera training in diction and movement, stage combat, makeup and costuming, individual vocal coaching, and sessions in career management combined

with rehearsals and performance opportunities.

In partnership with the Central City Opera, Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group brings patrons the very best in seasonal dining at the historic Teller House with Rouge, a modern mountain chophouse.

Open for eight weeks each summer, Rouge offers an exquisite dinner experience on dates with 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. opera performances.

Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group also operates the Teller House’s famous Face Bar Restaurant, home to the 1934 “Face on the Barroom Floor” painting, serving casual American lunch and dinner on days with opera matinees or evening performances.

More information is available online or by calling the Central City Opera Box Office.

DETAILS Lunch & A Song/Central City Opera Festival July 12, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29 & 30 • 11:45am Historic Teller House 120 Eureka St., Central City 303-292-6700 centralcityopera.org

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FOOD & DRINK Spice, tea store owner keeps it fresh Continued from page 4

The Great American Beer Festival sells out annually.

Beer festival tickets on sale, Aug. 1 DENVER For the 36th year in a row, beer lovers will gather in Denver, Oct. 5-7, at the Great American Beer Festival, the premier beer festival BEER and competition in FESTIVAL the U.S. Last year, 60,000 attendees had the opportunity to sample some 3,800 beers from more than 800 breweries. To do so, they all had to buy a ticket, which is becoming increasingly difficult.

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If you want to ensure your way in, buying tickets when they go on sale via Ticketmaster.com is essential.

The General Public sale is Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. for evening sessions, Oct. 5-7.

Purchase a membership to the American Homebrewers Association or Brewers Association by July 24, and be eligible for a member presale, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.

There is a limit of four tickets per buyer for the General Sessions. For the Members-Only Session, the ticket limit is two tickets per member.

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It was “kismet” when Peak, working in nearby Central City, met the founder of The Spice and Tea Exchange—a company based in Florida—who had recently retired and moved to Idaho Springs to open one last store. “He and I just hit it off and he was like ‘you’re personable, you’re fantastic. Can I steal you?,’” she said.

She told him if her best friend Danielle Thompson could come along, she would do it. “So, I snagged her, and we’ve been here since… running the store from day one.” When the store’s owner, Clay Freeman, offered her the opportunity to buy the business, she enthusiastically accepted, with the support of Shultz and Miller.

Although just getting started, Peak and her crew are always seeking new ways to show off their products, like their First Friday Tea School and weekly Friday tea tastings. “Every Friday we have one tea out for tasting, and then on the first Fridays we do Tea School where people can come in and I’ll actually be teaching about how to brew tea and different types of our more advanced style teas. We’re going to feature three teas. I’m going to talk about how to brew them. I’m going to talk about the leaves and the oxidization,” she said.

One main focus of the store, according to Peak, are its custom blends of fresh herbs and spices mixed by hand in house.

She can and will custom blend anything from hard-to-find ingredients to old family recipes. “We can make any custom blends… I get a lot of people that have a specific chili recipe and they will come in and ask me to blend that up for them.

That is never a problem. We carry all the raw spices, so we can make all the custom blends, but we do sell them by the ounce as well. I have some pretty crazy things.”

Despite the variety and uniqueness of their products—and popularity with local chefs—Peak is actually focused on the average cook. There are even free recipes in store and on the website as well as a blog with cooking ideas.

If salt is your thing, the store offers an entire wall dedicated to smoked, infused and flavored salts, as well as Himalayan salt in various forms. “Smoked salts and infused are meant to add flavors at the end of cooking. We have a hickory smoked

salt in our backwoods hickory rub, which is a really beautiful rib or brisket rub,” she said. “The spicy salts include the scorpion pepper salt, which is the third spiciest pepper in the world, and the ghost pepper, the eighth hottest in the world. We have Sriracha salt too. If you love Sriracha, you’re going to love it. We also carry a whole line of salt-free spices that are good for people eating low sodium, or for those who need to stay away from salt.”

The fresh tea selection is unmatched in the area. “I am a chai lover and this is the most traditional chai I have come across. It is fantastic,” Peak said. “Everything is super fresh. These are all hand-blended specifically for us. They are proprietary blends to The Spice and Tea Exchange, so generally you can’t get these flavor profiles anywhere else.”

Peak hopes to continue the vision of the store’s original owner and franchise founder, Freeman. “He decided he wanted to do his next big venture, so he left the cooperate company and part of that package was opening one more store, and this was his store,” Peak explained. “His goal from the beginning was to open it and sell it. He was grooming me from the beginning. Nathan and I talked about it and we were like, it’s not work and we love being in here. We just are constantly enjoying and creating and smelling.”

Local restaurants have discovered the store’s offerings and are taking advantage of the fresh herbs and other products to elevate menu items. In addition to Azteca, Pick Axe Pizza features their blackened seasoning, Main Street Restaurant uses the Bloody Mary Spice Blend and Georgetown Candy Company uses many of the raw spices to infuse in candy and ice cream. The head chef at MTN Prime uses the jerk and chili lime seasonings and a custom blend is made specifically for her. The Buffalo and Westbound and Down also uses many of the products.

Keep up with upcoming tastings, classes and more on the store’s Facebook page, which also features recipes and cooking ideas. The company’s main website, www.spiceandtea.com, also includes creative recipes and ways to spice up meals.

Call 303-993-8018 to learn more. The store is open daily, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

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FOOD & DRINK CALENDAR ROLLINSVILLE

• July 15: Low Country Boil, Stage Stop , 2pm, $ • Sundays: Service Industry Sunday Specials, Stage Stop, 9am, $

COAL CREEK CANYON

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ESTES PARK

• July 1: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Mike Fortin of Blackbelly Market, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • July 1-3, 5-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30 & Aug. 1-6: Lazy B Chuckwagon Supper & Show, Elkhorn Lodge, 5:30pm, $15-$39.50

• July 7 & 21: Supper & Music, Coal Creek Coffee, 6pm, $ • July 16: Coal Creek Alumni Potluck Picnic, CCCIA

• July 4: Crossroads 4th of July Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Our Lady of the Mountains Church, 7-10:30am,

• Sept. 23: Pancake Breakfast & Flea Market, CCCIA

• July 6 & 27: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution,

• July 4: 2nd Annual Fourth of July Beer Blast w/Circus of the Dead, Lumpy Ridge Brewery, 5-midnight, free • July 6-7: Table, A Culinary Journey w/David Gross of Panzano Restaurant, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • July 14-15: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Biju Thomas of Biju’s Little Curry Shop, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • July 18: 2nd Trip Around the Sun Birthday Bash w/Live Music, Food & Fun, Lumpy Ridge Brewery,

• July 8: Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast, Nederland

• July 21-22: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Jake Grant,

• July 9: Nederland Farmers Market, Guercio Field,

• July 28-29: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Patrick Landberg of Charcoal, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • Aug. 4-5: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Jeremy Kittleson of Root Down, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • Mondays: Margarita Mondays, Fajita Rita’s, 11am-4pm, $ • Mondays-Fridays: Fourth Street Café, Estes Park

Community Center, 1:30-6pm, $ Community Center, 7am, $

• Wednesdays: Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution, Whispering Pines Church, 3pm, free

• Sundays: Sunday Brunch, Coal Creek Coffee, 9am, $

NEDERLAND

Nederland Community Center, 10am, free

Community Center, 11am, $5/$8 10am-2pm, $

• July 15: High Altitude Herb Walk w/Brigitte Mars,

Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center, 10am, $25 w/registration

• July 28: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10

• July 29: “Feels Like Coming Home Day” Community Pancake Breakfast, Nederland Community Center, 8-11am, $4-$8

• Aug. 3 & 31: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free

• Mondays: Monday Special Beef Stew, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $9.95

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Nederland Area Seniors Lunch, Nederland Community Center, noon, $ • Fridays: Wine/Beer Tastings, Peak Wine & Sprits, 4pm, free • Fridays & Saturdays: 8oz Flat Iron Steak Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $12.95

• Saturdays: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution,

Nederland Community Center, 10am, free • Saturdays & Sundays: Brunch, Lyons Fork, 9am, $ • Sundays: Stir-Fry Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $9.95 • Sundays: Brunch, Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, 10am-1pm, $ • Sundays: Barbecue by Pitmaster Chef Scott, Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, 1-9pm, $

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5-midnight, free

Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95

Senior Center, noon, $5/$7

• Tuesdays: Taco Tuesdays, Fajita Rita’s, 11am-4pm, $ • Tuesdays: Soup Day, The Wheel Bar, 10am, $ • Tuesday: Two for Tuesdays, Dunraven Inn, 4pm, $ •Wednesdays: Latino Night w/music, $5 margaritas & $3 Coronas, Hollywoods, 8pm, free • Thursdays: Coffee with a Ranger, Glacier Basin Campground, 8-9am, free

• Thursdays (through Sept. 28): Estes Park Farmers Market, Bond Park, 8am, $ • Thursdays: Buy 1 Get 1 Burritos, Fajita Rita’s, 11am-4pm, $ • Thursdays: Ladies Night, Waterfront Grille @ Estes Park Resort, 6pm, free

• Fridays: Community Corner Café, Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 4:30pm, free

• Saturdays (through Aug. 31): Austen’s Bloody Mary Bar, Estes Park Resort, 8-11am, $ • Sundays: Mom’s Meatloaf Special, Poppy’s Pizza & Grill, 4pm, $

• Sundays: Champagne Brunch, The Other Side

GOLD HILL

• July 4: Pancake Breakfast, Gold Hill Fire Department, 8:30-11am, $5-$7

• Tuesdays: Taco Shack Tuesdays, Gold Hill Store & Pub, 4pm, $

Restaurant, 9am-2pm, $

• Sundays: Brunch, Sweet Basilico, 11:30am, $ • Sundays: Sheffield Sunday Supper, Stanley Hotel, 4pm, $35

• Sundays (through Aug. 31): Sip & Sauté with the Chef, Estes Park Resort, 8-9pm, $

ALLENSPARK

• July 5, 19 & Aug. 2: Community Cupboard Food Bank, The Old Gallery, 2pm, free • July 18: Allenspark Area Club Lunch & Program, Peaceful Valley Resort, 6pm, $

GRAND COUNTY

Dinner highlights farm’s ‘beautiful things’ LYONS The Lyons Farmette hosts local Farmer Girl restaurant, July 12, 6-9 p.m., for a special farm dinner. Farmer Girl’s food is a representation of the local bounty of Boulder county. By using produce from small artisan farms throughout the region, they strive to showcase the true food stars: local farms and farmers.

For this farm dinner, Farmer Girl’s Chef-owner Tim Payne and his staff will highlight “the beautiful things being grown in Lyons on this wonderful farm.”

Wine and beer proceeds from this din-

ner will go to the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission.

The Farmette, a working organic farm and education center is owned and operated by Betsy Burton and Michael Whipp.

DETAILS Farmer Girl Farm Dinner July 12 • 6-9pm The Lyons Farmette 4121 Ute Hwy. Lyons •303-746-6266 www.lyonsfarmette.com/dinners www.coloradofarmergirl.com

Chef prepares ‘culinary journey’ ESTES PARK Hosted Friday and Saturday nights at the Stanley Hotel’s The Lodge, “Table, A Culinary Journey,” is an upscale “pop-up restaurant” featuring resident and guest chefs, wine makers, brewers and distillers changing on a weekEUROPEAN ly basis. There is one community table-style CUISINE seating per night with a 6:30 p.m. reception and dinner at 7 p.m. There is a maximum of 20 people per night. Five courses with pairings priced accordingly are offered at $95 per person.

On July 28-29, Executive Chef Patrik Landberg from Denver’s Charcoal Restaurant leads the kitchen, its staff and the innovative menu. In the culinary world, he has developed a reputation as a serious, passionate, world-class chef. Landberg’s impressive credentials include working in some of the world’s finest restaurants.

Hailing from Sweden, his expertise in Continental European Cuisine is classic and refined. He brings Sweden’s reputation for the brilliance of simplicity.

Regardless of whether meat, seafood or vegetables are featured, the primary ingredient’s flavor is simply, yet powerfully, highlighted and enhanced. Landberg and his culinary team avoid oversaucing and excessively garnishing food.

Executive Chef Patrik Landberg

The simplicity of his cooking is deceptively artful. He brings technical precision and an absolute mastery of the ingredients. His unwavering commitment to excellence makes Charcoal Restaurant an extraordinary dining experience.

Reservations are required by phone or online.

DETAILS Table, a Culinary Journey w/Patrik Landberg July 28-29 • 6:30pm The Lodge at Stanley Hotel 333 Wonderview Ave., Estes Park www.stanleyhotel.com • 970-577-4160

• July 1: Village Uncorked! Wine, Art & Cheese Festival, Winter Park Resort, 11:45am-4pm, $25-$30 • July 8: Winter Park Tequila & Tacos Festival, Hideaway Park, noon-4pm, $20-$45

LYONS

• July 3: City Star Brewing Pint Night w/Dumb Bartenders Society, All American Showdown, Karaoke, Pizza Bar 66, 5-10pm, $ • July 6: Open Mic & Potluck, Spirit Hound Distillery, 7pm, free • July 12: Farmer Girl Dinner, Lyons Farmette, 6-9pm, $85 • July 20: Meadowlark Farm Dinner, Lyons Farmette, 6-9pm, $125

• Aug. 5: Winter Park Beer Festival, Hideaway Park, noon-5pm, $15-$85

SUMMIT COUNTY

• Aug. 5: Bloody Mary Tasting & Disc Golf Tournament w/P-Nuckle, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, 9am-3pm, $20-$25

• July 26: Fresh Catering Farm Dinner, Lyons Farmette, 6-9pm, $100

• Aug. 2: Modou Farm Dinner, Lyons Farmette, 6-9pm, $65 • Aug. 3: Open Mic & Potluck, Spirit Hound Distillery, 7pm, free

• Wednesdays: Whiskey Wednesdays, Pizza Bar 66, 11am, $5

• Wednesdays: Lyons Community Food Pantry, Lyons Community Church, 3:30pm, free

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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change

FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS

Silver Plume • July 4: Ice Cream Social, Dinger’s Park, 2-4pm, free Georgetown • July 4: Fourth of July Parade & BBQ, City Park, 11am-9pm, $

• July 4: Fireworks, Georgetown Lake, 9:30pm, free • July 7: Three Cheers For The Red Queen, White Rabbit & Blue Caterpillar, Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $5-$15

• Aug. 3-6: Ghost Town Writers Retreat,

Georgetown Heritage Center, 8am-11pm, $25-$157

• Aug. 4: “Through the Looking Glass” Dinner & Auction, Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $35 Idaho Springs • July 4: 4th of July Celebration, Citizens Park, 1pm, free • July 4: Fireworks, Charlie Tayler Waterwheel, 9pm, free • July 22-23: 16th Annual Tommyknocker Mining Days Festival, Elks Lodge #607, 9am, free • July 23: Pack Burro Race & Parade, Citizen’s Park,

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Estes Park’s Lazy B Chuckwagon and Show is…

GM Michelle Oliver and Owner Quentin Wedan

Making, Preserving Lifelong Memories

By Jeffrey V. Smith ESTES PARK he Lazy B Chuckwagon and Show, now in the second season of its modern era, delivers a “delightful mix” of familyfriendly cowboy music, skits and humor, accompanied by an authentic, “gold-standard” cowboy dinner. But it’s more than that. Much more.

The production, which takes place in the historic Elkhorn Lodge, is committed to preserving Western heritage and rooted in an appreciation of the history and traditions of the Estes Valley, including the original Lazy B that opened in the early 1960s and ran for more than 40 years. It also features Barbara Barleen and musicians from her family’s band, which performed in Estes Park for almost two decades. All of this amounts to numerous memories, and the emotions that follow.

“I feel, honestly, we have this trifecta going,” General Manager Michelle Oliver said. “When people walk into that lodge, so many memories come back to them. We have people all the time that got married there or stayed there when they were kids. And then we have the Lazy B… so there are a lot of people who remember the original. Then, because I hired one of the Barleens and some of her musicians from Arizona—her dad was a musician and used to play at the original Lazy B— a lot of people will come in and say, ‘oh we love the Barleens.”

There is all this good emotional feeling from these three directions of history. It’s really fun to be there. It’s incredible, It’s exciting.”

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Oliver, who moved to Estes Park to live in the family vacation home following a divorce, was “looking for something to do” when she met Vic Anderson, a member of the Western Music Association and champion yodeler, at a Cowboy Poetry Gathering she attended with her 12-year-old son. Anderson reminisced about Estes Park, the Lazy B and chuckwagons in general. This nostalgia soon led to the idea to revive the show.

“We were talking and I said ‘let’s go, let’s do it,’ and developed a business plan,” she said.

More than just having the idea, there is a great deal of passion motivating Oliver and her partner-owner Quentin Wedan, who worked at the original Lazy B for 10 years. “This is an idea who’s time has come, the Lazy B, and it belongs in Estes Park,” Oliver said. “All the right people continue to be attracted to this project. There is an energy behind it that draws the right people at the right time. That’s what I’ve been witnessing for two and a half years. The right people just keep showing up. The original owner called me the other day. People who used to perform there in the ’60s and ’70s, and people offer to help. It’s just the right thing in the right place at the right time.”

It’s not just about memories of what used to be, the Lazy B is also about creating new memories for families to cherish while developing the talents of young musicians. According to Oliver, the core of what they are trying to do is entertainment. “Last year someone said they felt coming to the Lazy B gave them all permission to just be free together. That was Continued on page 14

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Nugget Dispensary, noon-4pm, free

• July 8-9: 2nd Annual Gilpin Get-Together, William C. Russell Park, noon, free

• July 22: Beat the Heat Wing-Fest, Main Street, 11am-9pm, free

• July 29: Bonanza/EZ Street’s “A Night of Good Fortune,” Main Street, 5pm, free • July 30: Gilpin County Democrats Art Gallery Fund Raiser, Washington Hall, 4-7pm, $ Black Hawk • July 4: Boom Town Fireworks Display, Black Hawk, 9:30pm, free

Gilpin County • July 26: Hawkquest Birds of Prey Lecture, Gilpin County Public Library, 10-11am, free

Coal Creek Canyon • July 4: Canyon 4th Fest, CCCIA Community Center, 7am-3pm, free

• July 8: Saws & Slaws Curbside Chipping Event & Potluck, 11143 Twin Spruce Road, 8am-1pm, free Nederland • July 4: Independence Day Parade, East 1st, Snyder, East 3rd streets, free

Boulder County • July 28-Aug. 6: Boulder County Fair, Boulder County Fairgrounds, 10am-9pm, free

Gold Hill • July 4: Independence Day Parade, Main Street, noon, free

Allenspark • July 4: Flea Market, Parade, Community Picnic, Various Locations, 9am-3pm, free

• July 15: 9th Annual Gala, Silent & Live Auction & Wine Pull w/Miguel Halverson-Ramos Combo, The Old Gallery, 5-10pm, $ Jamestown • July 4: Independence Day Celebration, Elysian Park, noon, free

Estes Park • July 4: Coolest Car Show in Colorado, Estes Park Events Complex, 10am-4pm, $5

29TH ANNUAL TRIPLE BYPASS BICYCLE RIDE

RUN LIKE THE WIND 5K AND FUN RUN

TOMMYKNOCKER MINING DAYS FESTIVAL & PACK BURRO RACE

The Triple Bypass Bicycle Ride is recognized as one of the premier cycling events in the nation. A one or two-day cycling event, celebrating its 29th year, July 8-9, the Triple Bypass takes riders on a gorgeous tour from Evergreen to Avon through Clear Creek County. www.triplebypass.org

The 9th Annual Run Like The Wind 5K and Fun Run, July 22, 9-11 a.m., begins and ends at The Old Gallery, 14863 Hwy. 7 in Allenspark, and offers spectacular scenery and a post-race celebration with live music. Register by July 16 to get a tie-dye race T-shirt. www.theoldgallery.org

The 16th Idaho Springs Tommyknocker Mining Days Festival and Pack Burro Race, July 23, is free for spectators to attend, and $50 for participants. The burro race starts at noon on Miner Street. Additional mining events take place July 22 at the Elks Lodge. www.laughingvalleyranch.com

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• July 4: July 4th Celebration & Barbecue w/ Lonesome Days, Stanley Hotel, 10:30am-9pm, $15 Parking

• July 4: July 4th Celebration w/Music & Food, American Legion Post No. 119, noon, $10

• July 4: Fireworks, Lake Estes, 9:30pm, free • July 5: Rooftop Rodeo Parade, Elkhorn Avenue, 10:30am, free

• July 5-10: Rooftop Rodeo, Estes Park Events Complex, 5:30pm, $

• July 14: West Elkhorn Hot Cars, Cool Nights Car Show, Elkhorn Lodge, 5-8pm, free

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Rodeo features professional events ESTES PARK The award-winning Rooftop Rodeo, celebrating it’s 91st year of bootstompin’, horse-kickin’, bull-buckin’ cowboy fun, July 5-10, is the highlight of the summer rodeo season in Estes Park. The RODEO Rooftop Rodeo won the PRCA’s Small Rodeo of the Year five times, has been nominated as one of its Top 5 Medium Rodeos in each of the last five years, and won the 2014 PRCA Mountain States Circuit Medium Rodeo of the Year along with its 2015 Most Improved Rodeo of the Year.

Rodeo week begins Wednesday, July 5 at 10:30 a.m., with the popular Rooftop Rodeo Parade on Elkhorn Avenue. With more than 60 entries, it’s a colorful start to a fun-filled week of rodeo events.

Gates open each evening at 5 p.m.

Browse the midway and shop a wide variety of vendor booths, watch special entertainment, and enjoy some food and beverages in a true western atmosphere.

Each night guests experience six Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association events and Women’s Professional Barrel Racing, featuring some of America’s best cowboys and cowgirls. Bareback bronc riding, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling,

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barrel racing and the always popular bull riding are the standard-fare events every night of rodeo week. For kids, the Rooftop Rodeo also features a crowd-pleasing mutton bustin’ competition at every rodeo performance and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, a “cash catch” for cowpokes 8-12 years of age.

Venture out to where all the action happens on the Behind the Chutes Tour each night from 5-6 p.m. For $10, participants meet the stock contractor, contestants and arena crew who will explain the sport . Get an up close and personal tour of the arena equipment, participate in mock events, see the livestock and meet the clowns.

Tickets for the rodeo and Behind the Chutes tours can be purchased online prior to rodeo week on the Rooftop Rodeo Tickets page.

Proceeds from all events help to support the annual Estes Park Western Heritage, Inc. Youth Scholarship, the Rooftop Rodeo Royalty program, and the Rooftop Rodeo performances.

DETAILS Rooftop Rodeo & Parade July 5-10 • 5-10pm • GA: $10-$30, VIP: $100 Estes Park Fairgrounds 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park www.rooftoprodeo.com

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Free shuttles ease parking issues ESTES PARK The Estes Park Free Shuttle program launched its 12th season in late June, offering visitors and residents convenient, environmentally responsible transportation. Shuttles transport riders to 63 stops throughout Estes Park. Operating daily through Sept.

10, shuttles make it convenient for residents and visitors to leave their vehicles at a lodging facility, park-nride lot or at home, and travel around town during the busy summer season.

The shuttle system consists of six routes, all of which bring riders to the core downtown area. The Silver Route services the Park-n-Ride at the Estes Park Events Complex at Stanley Park.

The Blue Route serves Big Thompson Avenue (U.S. 34 east of downtown) and four stops along Dry Gulch Road.

The Red Route serves Fall River Road (U.S. 34 west of downtown), the Brown Route services campgrounds and other establishments in outlying areas to the south and west of town.

The Gold Route serves Elkhorn Avenue downtown with the Town trolley, the Elkhorn Express. The new Green Route connects the Estes Park Events

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Complex at Stanley Park Park-n-Ride to the new parking structure at the Estes Park Visitor Center then Bond Park downtown.

A map of the shuttle routes, the full schedule, and special service information is available at www.estes. org/shuttles. For more information, contact Estes Park Visitor Services at 970-577-9900.

Also in 2017, the Rocky Mountain National Park Hiker Shuttle will depart from the Estes Park Visitor Center traveling to the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and into the National Park stopping at the Park-and-Ride on Bear Lake Road daily through Sept.

10. For more information on the Hiker Shuttle, contact Rocky Mountain National Park at 970-586-1206.

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Colorado Ski Country USA Double Diamond Award winners (left to right): Tony Marci, Copper Mountain Resort; Ryan Kempfer, Monarch Mountain; Chris Blanchard, Telluride Ski Resort; Tom Jankovsky, Sunlight Mountain Resort; Andrew Roy, Eldora Mountain Resort; Gary DeFrange, Winter Park Resort; Tom Schofield, Arapahoe Basin; Meredith Smith, Arapahoe Basin; Drew Warren, Aspen Snowmass Photo by Chris Schneider/Colorado Ski Country USA.

Ski industry employees honored

COLORADO In celebration of Colorado’s 201617 ski season, Colorado Ski Country USA wrapped up its 54th Annual Meeting by hosting the annual Double Diamond Awards. The awards ceremony honSKIING/ ors individuals at ColoSNOWrado ski resorts who BOARDING have made significant contributions to the industry, including athletes, on-mountain professionals and industry veterans. Winners include employees of regional ski areas Arapahoe Ski Area, Copper Mountain Ski Area, Eldora Mountain Resort, Loveland Ski Area and Winter Park Resort.

Gary DeFrange, of Winter Park Resort, was recognized with the “Chairman’s Award.” Gary DeFrange ended a 20-year career at Winter Park Resort when he stepped down as President and CEO in March 2017. After a quarter century in the banking industry, DeFrange took the reins in 1997 after becoming well known in the community through his volunteer work with the National Sports Center for the Disabled.

The “Food and Beverage Professional of the Year” award went to Meredith Smith at Arapahoe Basin. Smith is an integral part of A-Basin’s food and beverage team, contributing to the enormous growth of the department during her

eight-year tenure. Smith has implemented a thriving wedding and catering program, hosting dozens of special events throughout the year.

Tony Macri of Copper Mountain took home the award for “Ski Instructor of the Year.” Macri is a long-time veteran of ski and snowboard lessons, with a 23year career providing lessons, and 12 years at Copper. His approach focuses on motivating students, creating an encouraging atmosphere and making learning fun. Macri also works as a consultant for ski and snowboard schools nationwide, helping them evaluate success and grow their conversion rate.

The “Ski Patroller of the Year” award went to Tom Schofield of Arapahoe Basin.

With 11 years of experience, Schofield is dedicated to keeping team members and guests safe. He is a leader in all aspects of patrol operation at Arapahoe Basin including trail work, emergency medical response and avalanche mitigation.

Eldora Mountain Resort’s Andrew Roy is the “Terrain Master of the Year.”

Roy worked tirelessly over the 2016-17 season to transform Eldora’s small park program into an expansive Woodward terrain park. He has taken on a leadership role and become a key player in the building of Eldora’s terrain park, building new features and excelling in everything from the welding shop to the snowcat.

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GOLDEN Take a step back into the past and experience the Wild West at Golden’s annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration, July 27-30. The event, which dates back to the 1940s as a trail ride up Lookout Mountain to Buffalo Bill’s grave, is now the largest community festival in Golden.

This year’s activities include Cody’s Wild West, the “100 Year in Golden” theme Parade, Muttin’ Bustin’, live music, an orphan car and a classic car show, golf tournament, food and merchandise

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vendors and much more.

A tradition for nearly 50 years, the Buffalo Bill Days parade, July 29 at 10 a.m., is a point of pride for Golden. It includes about 80 different entries of collectible cars, creative floats, fire engines, horses and local performing groups.

The 14th annual Buffalo Bill Days Car Show, featuring classic and orphaned cars, takes place July 30 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Entry is free.

Visit buffalobilldays.com for details and a complete schedule.

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such a compliment. We have little kids and people in their ’90s. It’s just kind of like old-fashioned wholesome family entertainment. We do a lot of groups too. It comes down to the individual experiencing these memories that are unforgettable with, hopefully, good food and really good entertainment.”

Since the move to the Elkhorn Lodge, everything has really been working really well, according to Oliver. “People are clapping, they are stomping their feet, they are getting up and dancing and they are laughing; like belly laughing. It’s so fulfilling,” she said. “I think we are doing a good job, and we have these people who are really talented musicians. I mean they are award-winning. Michael J has performed all over the country, and had his own Branson show. Vic is an author and a real cowboy. I just think we are raising the quality.” The band also incudes pianist Jeff Olson, also from Branson, Missouri, where he built an impressive reputation as the musical director for Bobby Vinton and Ray Stevens.

A couple of the youngest performers, 18-year-old Celeste Johnson and 12-year-old Julian Oliver, recently performed in Idaho at the National Fiddle Championship. Johnson has placed first

for three years, but placed fifth this year due to the distraction of performing at the Lazy B. “That’s still amazing,” Oliver said. Julian, who performs throughout the country and was Junior Junior Colorado Fiddle Champion for two years in a row, took home second.

Performers at the Lazy B are not just good at what they do on stage, they also happily assist with dinner service and whatever else needs to be done. It takes a certain type of team player to work at a chuckwagon, and the Lazy B has many.

“It’s an event every night and everybody pitches in and it’s significant to have the right type of person,” Oliver explained.

The general manager learned this with the help of Barbara Barleen, who introduced herself two weeks before the Lazy B closed last season and now plays in the band. “She just offered her services, not as a musician, but, as she said, ‘I have been doing this kind of thing for 28 years. I want to walk beside you, any way I can support you. This is your baby, I want to help you.’ It didn’t even occur to me to use them as musicians until I was auditioning other musicians. I called her and asked if there was anyway she would consider it.”

Oliver and her business partner went to see the Barleen family’s show in Ari-

MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR • July 22: Open House/Lecture/Public Star Night, Estes Park Memorial Observatory, 7pm, free • July 22: Weed Roundup, 666 Elm Road, 9am-noon, free

• Mondays & Fridays: Estes Park Duplicate Bridge Club, United Methodist Church, 1pm, free

• Tuesdays (through Aug. 31): “Bert the Bear” Bingo,

• July 28: Estes Park Car Club Cool Nights Cruz In Car Show No. 2, Bond Park, 5-8pm, free • July 29: Yard Sale, Estes Park Masonic Temple, 8am-noon, free • Aug. 5: 80517 Centennial Celebration, Bond Park,

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Bingo, American Legion Post

11am-5pm, free

Grand County • July 15-16: Buffalo Days 2017, Grand Lake, free • Aug. 12: Spirit of the Lake Regatta, Grand Lake, free

GAME/TRIVIA NIGHTS

Georgetown • Wednesdays: Trivia Night, Alpine Restaurant & Bar, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Trivia Night, Mother’s Saloon, 7pm, free Idaho Springs • July 8: Game Night, Elks Lodge No. 607, 6pm, free Central City • Thursdays: Hourly Bingo, Century Casino, 11am, free • Fridays: Plinko, Famous Bonanza Casino, 8pm, free Lyons • July 1: Learn to Solve the Rubik’s Cube, Lyons Regional Library, 2-3pm, free

• July 20: Pinball Tournament, Lyons Classic Pinball, 7:30pm, $5

• Mondays: Chess w/Aaron Caplan, Lyons Regional Library, 3pm, free

Estes Park • July 4, 11, 18, 25 & Aug. 1: Geeks Who Drink Trivia, The Barrel, 6pm, $

• July 12 & 27: Chess Night, Rock Cut Brewing, 6pm, free • Mondays & Fridays: Mah-Jongg, Estes Park Senior Center,

Estes Park Resort, 6pm, free

No. 119, 7pm, $

• Wednesdays: Game Night, Lonigans Grill Pub, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Drop-In Bridge Lessons, Estes Park Senior

Center, 11:15am, free • Thursdays: Bridge, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30-4pm, $1.25 • Sundays: Sunday Funday, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $10

HEALTH/YOGA/WELLBEING

Georgetown • Mondays: TurboKick & Pilates, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Tuesdays: Hatha Yoga, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Tuesdays: Free Mediation, Sol, 6:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Gentle Yoga, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Thursdays: Iyengar Style Yoga, Sol, 9:30am, $ • Thursdays: Kettlebells, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Fridays: Restorative Yoga, Sol, 9am, $ • Saturdays: High Intensity Interval Training, Sol, 9am, $ • Saturdays: Free Meditation, Sol, 10:30am, free Idaho Springs • July 6 & Aug. 3: Yin Yoga w/Jeannine Deitz, The Yoga Room, 5:30-7pm, $10

• Sundays: Restorative Yoga w/Laura Grygiel, The Yoga Room, $9

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Beginning Yoga, Clear Creek

Recreation Center, 6:45am & 10:30am, free (w/admission) • Mondays & Wednesdays: Continuing Yoga, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, free (w/admission) • Mondays & Wednesdays: Yoga, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 5pm, free

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to “think fast, talk slow, shoot straight.”

Raising the bar on the quality of both the chuckwagon and show was one of the main reasons for restarting the Lazy B. Oliver had noticed a distinct decline in quality when it comes to chuckwagons and Western music in general and wanted to change things. “One of the goals was to raise the bar. Better quality so that we are actually setting that gold standard and pulling in all the generations so they can be educated and inspired and get on board with this whole thing,” she said.

“Somebody has to set the precedent on how to do things. So, it’s us. It’s a collective. It’s the right thing to do.”

The Lazy B Chuckwagon and Show is open through Sept. 30. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is served at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday matinee performances are offered throughout the season at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $35.50-$39.50. Children ages 4-12 are $14 and under age 4 are free.

Visit the website to learn more about meals—which feature slow cooked brisket and pulled pork, baked beans, baked potatoes, biscuits, desert, coffee and lemonade—and options for dietary restrictions. A cash bar is also offered.

Visit lazybranchandwranglers.com or call 970-235-9400 for information and reservations.

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• July 26: Rocky Mountain Church’s Praise in the Park, Bond Park, 7-8:30pm, free

zona and realized the level of their talent. “I mean it’s not just the talent, it’s the willingness to make it happen no matter what it takes,” Oliver said. “So, all of those musicians are in the back.

You don’t see them, but they are the ones serving the food. It’s more fun to have them out and be seen, it’s so much fun.”

Even Anderson, who is in his early ’70s, does double duty. “He goes out and tells cowboy stories and engages and teaches the kids how to lasso,” Oliver explained. “Every night he goes around and he’ll come at the end of dinner and tell me everyone that’s having a birthday, or having an anniversary. Last night he gave me a list of 12 people and their names and ages and what they are celebrating.”

According to Oliver, its all about having the right attitude and being willing to lend a hand when and where necessary.

“All of these people have that attitude.

We just attract them. Seriously,” she said.

“They look around and see what needs to be done and they pitch in and nobody is too good to clean I toilet. We just all do what has to be done. It’s fun. We have fun working hard.” As she likes to say, “it’s more than just a low paying summer job.”

Lazy B employees and volunteers follow their own interpretation of the Code of the West, which they’ve boiled down

• Mondays & Thursdays: Drop-in Adult Volleyball, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission

• Mondays-Wednesdays & Fridays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30-6:30pm, $9

• Wednesdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9am, $9 • Wednesdays: Drop-in Adult Pickelball, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 1pm, free w/admission • Thursdays: Tai Chi, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6-7pm, $5 • Fridays: Yoga, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, free w/ admission

• Fridays: Candlelight Flow Yoga, The Yoga Room, $9 • Saturdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9-10:30am, $10 • Sundays: Restorative Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9-10am, $9 Gilpin County • July 22: CPR & First Aid Class, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 9:30-12:30 & 1-5pm, free (registration required)

• July 22: Eating Healthy – Kicking Butts, Gilpin County Public Library, 11am, free

• July 22: First Aid, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 9:30am12:30pm, free (registration required)

• Mondays & Thursdays: Hatha Yoga, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am, $7.25/$9.25

• Wednesdays: Tai Chi, Gilpin County Community Center, 6pm, $8/$9.50

• Fridays: Cardio Dance, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am, $

Golden Gate Canyon • Mondays: Yoga, Golden Gate Grange, 1:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Yoga, Golden Gate Grange, 5pm, $ Rollinsville • Thursdays: Locals Night, Shoshoni Yoga Ashram, 4-7:30pm, $25

Coal Creek Canyon • Aug. 5: Belle Bonfils Blood Drive, CCCIA Community Center, 9am-1pm, free

• Mondays: Yoga w/Abby Burk, CCCIA Community Center, 6:30pm, $

• Tuesdays & Wednesdays: Tai Chi Class, CCCIA Community Center, 9:30am, $

• Wednesdays & Fridays: Yoga w/Kim Rand, CCCIA Community Center, 9am, $

Nederland • Sundays: Sacred Sound Vinyasa, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:45am-noon, $15

• Sundays: Slow Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5-6:30pm, $15 • Sundays & Mondays: Restorative Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:30am, $15

• Mondays: Zazen Meditation, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 6:30-7:30am, $15

• Mondays: PIYO Fitness, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:4511:30am, $15

• Mondays: Ashtanga Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:457:15pm, $15

• Mondays-Fridays: Mountain Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, noon-1pm, $

• Tuesdays: Vinyasa Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9am & 5:45pm, $15

• Tuesdays: Candlelight Restorative Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 7pm, $15

• Wednesdays: Slow Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15

• Wednesdays: Power Vinyasa Level 1, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm, $15

• Wednesdays: Yin Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 7-8:15pm, $15

• Fridays: Parent & Tot Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Ashram, 11am-

• Thursdays: Ashtanga Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga,

• Sundays: Community Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Ashram, 10am-

• Thursdays: Yoga/Pilates Fusion, Tadasana Mountain Yoga,

noon, $10-$20

2pm, $25

9-10:15am, $15

5:45-6:45pm, $15

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Mountain Yoga, 7-8:15pm, $15 • Fridays: Hatha Yoga, Tadasana Mtn. Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15 • Fridays: Nia Workout, Tadasana Mtn. Yoga, 10:3011:30am, $15 • Fridays: Happy Hour Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm, $15 • Saturdays: Power Vinyasa Level 2, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15 • Saturdays: Hatha Slow Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:30am-noon, $15

Fourmile Canyon • Mondays: Yoga, Salina Schoolhouse, 8:45-10:15am, $ Sunshine Canyon • July 6: Love SuperStar: Kathleen Smith Concert, StarHouse, 7pm, $12-$18

• July 7: Full Moon Meditation, StarHouse, 7:30-9pm, $10 • July 8: Deeper Dances of Universal Peace, StarHouse, 7:15pm, $15

• July 11: Conscious Breathwork for Transformation and Awakening, StarHouse, 7pm, $40-$50 • July 23: New Moon Event, StarHouse, 6:45-9pm, $15 • July 26: Soulful Breathwork w/Christian de la Huerta, StarHouse, 7pm Allenspark • Mondays: Intermediate Yoga, The Old Gallery, 6pm, $10 • Tuesdays: Beginner/Gentle Yoga, The Old Gallery, 9:30am, $10

• Mondays-Fridays: Tai Chi, The Old Gallery, 8-9am, $10/week Lyons • July 5: Baby Goat Yoga, Lucky Weather Ranch, 6:30-7:30pm, $ • July 11: Rishi Yoga, Spirit Hound Distillery, 6:30pm, $10 Estes Park • July 3 & 10: Great Courses Better Living Series - The Aging Brain, Estes Park Senior Center, 10-11:30am, free • July 6 & Aug. 3: First Thursday Meditation, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, free (registration required) • July 7: Community All Levels Yoga & Kirtan, Estes Park Yoga, 6-8pm, free • July 11, 18 & 25: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Falls Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, $39-$53 • July 15: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4pm, $10 • July 17: Blood Pressure Clinic, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30pm, free • July 18: Medicare 101, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2:30pm, free (registration required) • Aug. 4: Community All Levels Yoga & Kirtan, Estes Park Yoga, 6-8pm, free • Sundays: Wu Dang Chen Sunday Sermon, Dao House, 8:30am, free • Sundays: Community Tai Chi Class, Dao House, 9am, free • Sundays: Yin w/Kendra, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Mondays: Beginners Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Mondays: Mindfulness Meditation, Estes Park Yoga, 7:15pm, $ • Mondays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 7:15am, $ Mondays & Wednesdays: Community Tai Chi, Estes Valley Library, 5:30pm, free • Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $

• Mondays-Sundays (through Aug. 13): Bighorn Basics, Sheep Lakes Information Station, 10:30-11am, free • Tuesdays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $ • Tuesdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Wednesdays: Pilates w/Laurie, Estes Park Yoga, 10:30am, $ • Wednesdays: Candlelight Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $

• Wednesdays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 7pm, $ • Wednesdays & Thursdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $

• Thursdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Thursdays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Fridays: Level 1 Yoga w/David, Estes Park Yoga, 10am, $ • Saturdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8am, $ • Saturdays: Level 2 Yoga w/Alex, Estes Park Yoga, 8am, $ • Saturdays: Level 1 Yoga w/Alex, Estes Park Yoga, 9:30am, $ • Saturdays (July 1-Sept. 9): Community Yoga, Baldwin Park, 11am-noon, free

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• Saturday (through Aug. 12): Bighorn Basics, Sheep Lakes Information Station, 2-2:30pm, free

• Saturdays: Essential Oil Infused Yoga Workshop, Estes Park Yoga, 2-4pm, $30

Summit County • July 13: Yoga on the Mountain & Spa Luncheon, Arapaho Basin Ski Area, 9am-1pm, $45

• Fridays (July 21-Aug. 18): Yoga Fridays at A-Basin, Arapaho Basin Ski Area, 11am-noon, $12

MEETINGS/CLUBS/GROUPS

Silver Plume • July 10 & 24: Silver Plume Town Board, Town Hall, 7pm, free

Georgetown • July 4 & 18: Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners, Clear Creek County Courthouse, 9am, free • July 6: Georgetown Park & Recreation Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free

• July 11 & 25: Board of Selectmen, Town, Hall, 6pm, free • July 12 & 26: Georgetown Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free

• Aug. 1 & 15: Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners, Clear Creek County Courthouse, 9am, free • Aug. 3: Georgetown Park & Recreation Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free

Dumont • July 12: Clear Creek Fire Authority, CCFA Station No. 1, 6:30pm, free

• July 18: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society, Dumont Schoolhouse, 6-7pm, free

Empire • July 18: Board of Trustees, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free Idaho Springs • July 5 & Aug. 2: Idaho Springs Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free • July 6 & 20: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire Restaurant, noon, free

• July 6 & Aug. 3: Clear Creek County Veterans Coalition, Elks Lodge, No. 607, 4pm, free • July 10: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce Mixer, TBA, 6pm, free

• July 10 & 24: Idaho Springs City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free

• July 12: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce, Majestic Building, 6pm, free

• July 19: Clear Creek County Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6:30-7:30pm, free

• Aug. 3 & 17: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire Restaurant, noon, free

Nevadaville • July 8: Meeting & Dinner, Nevada Masonic Lodge No. 4, 5:30pm, free

• June 15: Coal Creek Canyon Watershed Partnership Public Workshop, CCCIA Community Center, 7-9pm, free Nederland • July 4 & 18: Board of Trustees, Nederland Community Center, 7pm, free

• July 10: Mountain MidLife: Conversation Café, Nederland Community Center, 12:45pm, free

• July 19: NDDA Regular Meeting, Nederland Community Center, 6:30 p.m., free

• July 27: Indian Peaks Radio Club, Nederland Community Center, 6-9pm, free

• Aug. 1 & 15: Board of Trustees, Nederland Community Center, 7pm, free

Ward • July 3: Town Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free Jamestown • July 3: Regular Board Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm, free Allenspark • July 18: Allenspark Area Club Dinner & Program w/ Left Hand Market Boys, Peaceful Valley Resort, 6pm, $ Lyons • July 3: Lyons Board of Trustees, Town Hall, 7pm, free • July 4: Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission Meeting, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 4pm, free • July 6 & Aug. 3: Lyons Watershed Board, Town Hall, 5pm, free

• July 25: Coffee with the Commissioners, Wondervu, 6:30pm, free

Golden Gate Canyon • July 6 & Aug. 3: Grange Meeting, Golden Gate Grange, 3pm, free

Coal Creek Canyon • July 6 & Aug. 3: The Environmental Group, CCCIA Community Center, 5:30pm, free

• July 8 & Aug. 5: Skywatchers, CCCIA Community Center, 7-9pm, $

• July 11: CCCIA Board Meeting, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, free

• July 13: Homesteaders’ Club, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, free

9am, free w/admission

• Mondays: Indoor Cycling, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 4pm, free w/admission

• Mondays (June 5-July 17): Adult Kickball League, Idaho Springs Ball Fields, 7-10pm, $250/team

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Aqua Zumba, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission

• Mondays-Fridays: Happy Hour at the Rec, Clear Creek Recreation Center, noon, $3

• Tuesdays: Sit & Fit, Project Support Senior Center, 10:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Power Up, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6pm, free w/admission

• Tuesdays: Deep Water Aerobics, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 5:30pm, free w/admission

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Core Conditioning, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8:30am, free w/admission

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Water Aerobics, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 10am, free w/admission

• Wednesdays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Clear Creek

Lyons Depot, 9am, free

Valley Library, 6:30pm, free

• July 12: Commissioner Donnelly Citizen Meeting, Senior Center, 9am, free

• July 12: Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, Estes Valley Library, 11am, free

• July 12: Estes Park Car Club Meet & Greet, Town Hall, 6-8pm, free

• July 13: Estes Park Equestrian Club, Estes Valley Library, 6pm, free

Recreation Center, 11am, free w/admission

Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission

• Wednesdays: Family Recess, Clear Creek Recreation Center/Gold Digger Football Field, 6-7pm, $10

• Thursdays: Adult Drop-In Volleyball, Turbo Kick, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 5pm, free w/admission

• Fridays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission

• Fridays: Indoor Cycling Class, Clear Creek Recreation Center, noon, free w/admission

• Saturdays: Turbo Kick Express, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8:30am, free w/admission

Gilpin County • July 1 & Aug. 5: Fly Fishing 101, Golden Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 10am, free w/park pass

• July 15: Estes Valley Model Railroaders Annual Layout Tour & Picnic, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free • July 20: Commerce & Arts After-Hours, The Barrel

• July 8: Green Ranch Hike, Golden Gate Canyon State Park

• Aug. 1: Great Decisions Discussion Group, Estes Valley

• Aug. 5: Harmsen Ranch Hike at Golden Gate, Golden

5-7pm, free

Library , 11:30am, free

• Aug. 2: Estes Valley Model Railroaders, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free

• Tuesdays: Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, Other Side Restaurant, 7am, free

Georgetown • July 4: Tom Hayden Memorial 5K Run/Walk, Strousse

Library, 7pm, free

Center, 8am, free w/admission

• Mondays: Master Swim, Clear Creek Recreation Center,

• July 10: Planning & Community Development Commission Workshop, Town Hall, 7pm, free • Aug. 1: Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission Meeting, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 4pm, free Estes Park • July 11: Aviation Internationale Estes Park, Estes

• July 12: Freemasons Central Lodge No. 6 AF & AM Meeting, Freemasons Lodge 7pm, free • Aug. 1 & 15: City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free Black Hawk • July 12 & 26: City Council, Town Hall, 3pm, free Gilpin County • July 6 & Aug. 3: Gilpin County Republicans, Gilpin • July 20: Gilpin County Democrats, Gilpin County Public

Recreation Center, 5:15-8:15pm, free

• July 25-26: Janet’s Cabin Overnight Summer Hut Trip, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am-5pm, $55 • Mondays: SilverSneakers Classic, Clear Creek Recreation

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Vortex Class, Clear Creek

• Thursdays: Rotary Club of Estes Park, Rodeway Inn,

County Public Library, 7:30pm, free

Idaho Springs/Mount Evans Summit, 7am, $

• July 19: Community Bike Ride #2, Clear Creek

• July 10: Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting,

Central City • July 4 & 18: City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free • July 11 & Aug. 1: Gilpin County Commissioners, County Court House, 9am, free

• July 15: Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb,

noon, free

SPORTS/RECREATION/OUTDOORS Park, 8am, $

• July 6, 13, 20 & 27: Hike & Ride, Georgetown Loop Railroad, noon-5pm, $39.95-$49.95

• Aug. 3, 10 & 17: Hike & Ride, Georgetown Loop Railroad, noon-5pm, $39.95-$49.95

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Women’s Movers & Shakers, Georgetown Community Center, 8am, $

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Men’s Moaners & Groaners, Georgetown Community Center, 9am, $

Dumont • July 9: Trilogy Challenge Disc Tournament, Lawson Adventure Park, 8am-2pm, $

• July 17: Hike with a Shelter Dog, Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter, 10am, free

St. Mary’s Glacier • July 9: Full Moon Hike to St. Mary’s Glacier, Silver Lake Lodge, 6pm, free

Idaho Springs • July 14: Trails & Ales Hiking Series - Idaho Springs Hike w/Bouck Brothers Distillery, Clear Creek

Visitor Center, 9:30am, free w/park pass + reservation

• July 22: 6th Annual Buckle Series Gymkhana Series, Gilpin County Fairgrounds, 8am-6pm, $

Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 9:30am, free w/park pass + reservation • Mondays: Pilates Barre, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:15am, $ • Mondays: Pickleball, Gilpin County Community Center, 9am, $ • Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Aquacize, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am, $ • Mondays & Wednesdays: Swim Team, Gilpin County Community Center, 4:30pm, $ • Mondays & Saturdays: Bootcamp, Gilpin County Community Center, 6:15am, $ • Tuesdays: Quick & Tone, Tumbling, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:15am, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Pickleball, Gilpin County Community Center, 10am, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Tae Kwon Do, Gilpin County Community Center, 6am, $ • Wednesdays: Fire Fitness, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:15am, $ • Wednesdays: Guts & Glutes, Gilpin County Community Center, 6:15pm, $ • Wednesdays & Fridays: Adult Strengthen, Gilpin County Community Center, 11am, $ • Sundays: Pilates, Gilpin County Community Center, 1pm, $

Coal Creek Canyon • Wednesdays: Elevate Conditioning Super Circuit Class, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, $ Nederland • July 2: Boulder County Road Race Podium Awards,

Clock Tower Collective/Tin Shed Sports, 10:30am -11:30am, free

• July 8: Mountain MidLife Hike, Nederland Community

Recreation Center, free

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Access busy trailhead with shuttle

NEDERLAND Boulder County is again offering a free shuttle service on weekends and holidays through Oct. 8 to carry passengers from Nederland’s RTD Parkn-Ride at 1st and Jackson streets to the Hessie Trailhead, a popular entry point for accessing Indian Peaks Wilderness Area off Fourth of July Road. Shuttles run every 15-20 minutes.

Parking near the trailhead and on nearby roads such as Fourth of July

Road is extremely limited, and strict parking regulations are enforced. Illegal parking can result in monetary penalties and towed vehicles.

The service runs 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sundays until Sept. 9 when it shifts to its fall 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule. The shuttle also runs July 3-4 and Sept. 4.

Leashed dogs are welcome.

For more details, visit www.Hessie Trailhead.com or call 303-441-1032.

Arapahoe Basin’s newly expanded disc golf course is open daily until mid-September.

Disc golf tournament includes bloody mary tasting, live music

SUMMIT COUNTY With sunny skies and amazing views, there is no better way to celebrate summertime in the Rockies than at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Aug. 5, for disc golf, Bloody Mary’s and live DISC GOLF music during its Birdies Bogeys & Bloodies.

Start the day with a free scenic chairlift ride— open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.—to take part in the Disc Golf Tournament, hike or enjoy the views. Then, come back down for food from the new Taco Truck or the 6th Alley Bar and Grill, Bloody Mary’s and dance hall-style reggae and straight-ahead punk by P-Nuckle from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The music is free.

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Registration for the tournament begins at 9 a.m. with the event running from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Awards will be given on the stage at 2 p.m. Participation is $40 in advance or $45 at the event. Each participant will receive two Bloody Mary tastings, custom T-shirt, disc and reusable bag.

The Bloody Mary Tasting includes vodka from multiple vendors. It’s $20 in advance or $25 at the event.

DETAILS Birdies, Bogeys & Bloodies w/P-Nuckle Aug. 5 • 9am-3pm • free-$45 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area 28194 U.S. 6 • 970-468-0718 arapahoebasin.com

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Samaritan Village, 9:30am, $4.75-$6.75

• July 8: Explore Caribou Ranch, Caribou Ranch Open

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Silver Sneakers Circuit, Rocky

• July 11: Mountain Bike Skills Clinic w/Alison Powers,

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mountain

Space, 9am-noon, free

Colck Tower Collective/Tin Shed Sports, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 23: Gold Panning, Nederland Mining Museum, noon, free • July 25: Sunset Hike, Mud Lake, 6:30-8:30pm, free • July 29: The Geology of Caribou Ranch, Caribou Ranch Open Space, 9am-1pm, free • Aug. 5: Eldora Trail 10K, Eldora Mountain Resort, 8am, $ • Mondays & Wednesdays: NAS Exercise, St. Rita’s Catholic Church, 10:30am, free • Mondays & Saturdays: Pickleball, Nederland Community Center, 10am-noon, free (first time only) • Tuesdays: Adult Basketball, Nederland Community Center, 6-8pm, $3-$4 • Wednesdays: Pickleball, Nederland Community Center, 6-8pm, free (first time only) • Thursdays: Zumba, Nederland Community Center, 6-7pm, $3-$4

Boulder County • July 12: Sunset Hike, Betasso Preserve, 6:30-8:30pm, free • July 27: Hike for Seniors, Bald Mountain Scenic Area, 10am-noon, free

Allenspark • July 22: Run Like the Wind 5K & Fun Run, The Old Gallery, 9-11am, $

Lyons • July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27: Adult Fitness for Living Boot Camp Class, LaVern M. Johnson Park, 6:307:30am, $79/4 classes

• Mondays: Adult Sand Volleyball, LaVern Johnson Park, 6pm, free

• Tuesdays: Tuesday Ride, Redstone Cyclery, 5:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Active Adult 50+ Fitness Class, Walt Self Building, 10:15-11:30am, free

• Wednesdays: All-Women Ride, Redstone Cyclery, 5:30pm, free

Estes Park • July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: Public Shoot Saturday, Outdoor Shooting Range, 8am-noon, $

• July 1-2: Arabian Horse Show, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 9am-5pm, $

• July 4, 18 & Aug. 1: Upper Beaver Meadows Nature Hunt - A Virtual Geocache Adventure, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9:30am-noon, $15

• July 5, Aug. 1 & 2: Jim Boyd Advanced Pistol Skills Review, Indoor Shooting Range, 5pm, $ • July 6 & 20: Mountain Bike Riders Meetup, Estes Park Mountain Shop, 5:30-8:30pm, free

• July 15: Relay For Life of Estes Valley, Estes Pak High School, 4-10pm, $

• July 19: Rocky Mountain History Hike, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9am-12:30pm, $15

• July 29: Hike with a Naturalist - Tundra Ute Trail, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7am-2pm, $50

• July 29: 14th Annual Nan Ryan Invitational, Lake Estes 9-Hole Golf Course, 8am, $20-$35

• Aug. 5: The Centennial 5K Walk/Run - Race to Save the Past, Estes Park Museum, 9-11am, $20 • Mondays: Boot Camp, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $

• Mondays: Monday Special, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $1 • Mondays: Estes Park Cycling Coalition Monday Ride,

Mountain Health Club, 10am, $

Health Club, 6:30pm, $

• Tuesdays-Thursdays: Spring Bird Walk, Cub Lake

Trailhead in Moraine Park, 8am, free • Wednesdays: Cycling, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 7:30am, $ • Wednesdays: Barre, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Wednesdays: Functional Training, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Adult Volleyball, Estes Park Middle School, 7pm, $ • Thursdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6am, $ • Thursdays: Pilates, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Thursdays: Boot Camp, Estes Park High School, 3:45pm, $60 • Thursdays: College Night, Chipper’s Lanes, 9pm, $6

• Thursdays: Estes Park Cycling Coalition Thursday Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free • Thursday & Saturday: Pickleball in The Pavilion, Estes Park Event Center, 8am, $ • Fridays: Insanity, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Saturdays: Cycling/Functional, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:15am, $ • Saturdays: Saturday Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 9am, free • Saturdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mtn. Health Club, 9:30am, $

• Saturdays: Estes Park Cycling Coalition Saturday Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 9am, free Grand County • July 27-30: Colorado Freeride Festival, Winter Park Resort Trestle Park, 8am-5pm, $

• July 28-30: Rendezvous Mountain Bike Capital USA Weekend w/Alison Powers, Hideaway Park, 8am-8pm, $ Summit County • July 29: Cirque Series Trail Run & BBQ w/40 oz. to Freedom, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, 9am-3pm, free-$45 • Aug. 5: Birdies, Bogeys & Bloodies w/P-Nuckle, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, 9am-3pm, free-$45

Jefferson County • Aug. 27: Golden Gran Fondo, Downtown Golden, 8am, $55-$120

TALKS/TOURS/WORKSHOPS/CLASSES

Georgetown • July 27: Wildflower Seed Collection w/CSU Master Gardeners, Georgetown Heritage Center, 6pm, free (register

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Idaho Springs • July 9: Concealed Carry Class Level I, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, $99

• July 11 & 25: Tuesday History Talk, Lyons Redstone Museum, 5:30-7:30pm, free

• July 19: Bats of the Front Range (Adults Only), Lyons Regional Library, 6:30-8pm, free

• July 26: Should You Rent or Should You Buy a Home?

(Adults Only), Lyons Regional Library, 6:30-8pm, free • Mondays: Fun Chess w/Aaron Caplan, Lyons Regional Library, 3pm, free

• Mondays-Fridays: Distillery Tours, Spirit Hound Distillery, 11am, free

Estes Park • July 1: In Pursuit of Rocky’s Ten Most Interesting Insects, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80 • July 1-2: Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $90-$160

• July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: From Meadow to Tree Line: An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, $23.75-$50

• July 4, 11, 18, 25 & Aug. 1: Grand Lake Safari: An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $55-$95

• July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, Aug. 2 & 3: Journey to the Top! A Trail Ridge Road Bus Adventure, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9am-3:30pm, $45-$75

• July 6: Mayor’s Chat, The Barrel, 3pm, free • July 6: Campfire Ghost Stories - Living History Tales of the West: Enos Mills, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7:30-9pm, $15

• July 6 & 20: Summer Birding with a Naturalist, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7-11:30am, $40

• July 7: Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies - Plants for Hunger & Health, Rocky Mountain • July 7: Stories Behind the Moon & Stars, Moraine Park Discovery Center, 8:15-9:45pm, free

• July 7, 14, 21, 28 & Aug. 4: Sunset Safari - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 6-10pm, $25-$50

• July 7, 14, 21, 28 & Aug. 4: Old Fall River Road Trip - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9-3:30pm, $45-$75

• Thursdays-Mondays: Mill, Mine & Museum Tour, Argo

• July 8-9: Birding the Life Zones, Rocky Mountain

• Saturdays (June 24-July 29): Dog Obedience Class,

• July 10: Wonderful World Series w/Carol & Jim Nussbaumer – “The Road Less Taken – Glasgow to the Orkney Islands,” Estes Park High School, 7pm, free • July 12: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist – Rhododendron Family, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40 • July 11 & 25: Mysterious Weather of the Mountains,

Recreation Center, 1pm, $99

Gold Mill & Tunnel, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, $14/$22

Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter, 9:30-11am, $76

Gilpin County • July 8: Weed ID & Control, Gilpin County Community Center, 2pm, free

• July 18, 25 & Aug. 1: CSU Extension Native Plant Master Program, East Portal Trail Head, 8:30am-12:30pm, $95 • July 26: Hawkquest Birds of Prey Lecture, Gilpin County Public Library, 10-11am, free

• July 14: Evening at the Museum: Switzerland Trail,

• Tuesdays: Insanity, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6am, $ • Tuesdays: 20/20/20, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Estes Park Run Club, Stanley Hotel, 5:30pm, free • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Twinges in the Hinges, Good

• July 14, 21 & 28: CSU Extension Native Plant Master Program, Caribou Ranch Open Space, 8:30am-12:30pm, $75 • July 15: High Altitude Herb Walk w/Brigitte Mars,

Center, 7pm, $

6-9pm, $25

• July 9: Concealed Carry Class Level II, Clear Creek

• Monday: Pickleball in The Pavilion, Estes Park Event

9am, free

• July 20: Rocky Mountain 101 Speaker Series - Wild Basin Property Acquisition, The Old Gallery, 7-8pm, free Lyons • July 21: Dating in the 21st Century, The Stone Cup.

• July 8: Historic People & Places Centennial Tour Estes Park, the Estes Valley & RMNP, Rocky Mountain

• Mondays-Fridays: Walking, Estes Park Event Center,

5:30pm, $

7-8pm, free

Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80

Nederland • July 1: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free • July 10: Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Training, Wild

Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free

• Mondays: Cardio Circuit, Rocky Mountain Health Club,

Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free Allenspark • July 6: Rocky Mountain 101 Speaker Series - Moose in Rocky Mountain National Park, The Old Gallery,

Bear Nature Center, noon-5pm, free

Nederland Mining Museum, 7-8pm, free

Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center, 10am, $25 w/registration

• Aug. 5: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock

Conservancy, 8:30am-3pm, $80

Conservancy, 7am-3:30pm, $160

Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9am-noon, $15

• July 12: Summer Enchanted Evenings – “War Time Keys,” Baldpate Inn, 7-8pm, free • July 12: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist - Rhododendron Family, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40 • July 13: Campfire Ghost Stories Living History Tales of the West – Tales of Survival, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7:30-9pm, $15

• July 13 & Aug. 3: Geology Rocks! , Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9am-noon, $15

• July 14: Macroinvertebrates: The Underwater World of Insects & Other Small Creatures in Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain Conservancy,

8:30am-4:30pm, $80

• July 14: Secret Places in Rocky Mountain National Park: Wild Basin Orchid Trail, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, $40

• July 15: North American Bears: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80 • July 15: The Civilian Conservation Corps: Shaping Rocky through Service, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 9am-1pm, $60

• July 16: Rocky Mountain National Park Butterflies: East of the Divide, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am5pm, $80

• July 16: What’s Going to Happen to Our Park? Unraveling the Climate Change Knot, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80

• July 17: Wonderful World Series w/Graham & Sunniva Russell – “Corsica,” Estes Park High School, 7pm, free • July 17: Hummingbirds: Field Research East of the Divide, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7:30am-1pm, $60 • July 17: Alpine Superheroes: Survival in a Land of Extremes, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7am-3:30pm, $80 • July 18: Estes Park Museum Cheley Camp Tour, Cheley Camp, 9:30am-noon, $10 (registration required)

• July 20: Hummingbirds: Field Research West of the Divide, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-1:30pm, $60 • July 20: RMNP Algal Blooms in the Alpine: Investigating the Role of Global Change on Mountain Lakes, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-4:30pm, $80 • July 21: Bighorn Sheep: Ecology & Management, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-4:30pm, $80

• July 21: Geology in the Park: Reading the Rocks to Discover the Past, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am5pm, $80

• July 22: Rocky’s Other Plants, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80

• July 24: Wonderful World Series w/Richard Lion, “Patagonia,” Estes Park High School, 7pm, free • July 26: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist – Lousewort Family, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40

• July 26: Tech Express, Estes Valley Library, 4:30-6pm, free • July 29: Engaging Nature through All Senses, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40

• July 30: “DaVinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience” Benefit Performance for Estes Park Senior Center Estes Park Evens Center, 2pm/7:30pm, $20-$25 • July 31: Wonderful World Series w/Susan Planck - “Tales of a Wandering Bagpiper,” Estes Park High School, 7pm, free

• Aug. 2: Summer Enchanted Evenings – “Colorado Wildflowers,” Baldpate Inn, 7-8pm, free • Sundays: History & Nature Talk, Rams Horn Village Resort, 5pm, free

• Mondays: Downtown History Walking Tours, Bond Park, 8:15-10am, $8

• Mondays: Citizenship Classes, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free • Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: Spring Bird Walk, Cub Lake Trailhead, 8-9:30am, free • Wednesdays: English Conversation Café, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free

• Wednesdays: Summer Enchanted Evenings, Baldpate Inn, 7pm, free

• Thursdays: Trail Trekkers Mini Adventure Series, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free

• Sundays, Tuesdays &Thursdays (through Sept. 28): Bear Necessities, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 1010:30am, free

• Sundays: History & Nature Talk, Rams Horn Village Resort, 5-6pm, free

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COVER STORY Adventure parks, ziplines provide safe way to get elevated FRONT RANGE erial adventure parks and other exhilarating, elevated attractions are becoming increasing popular across the United States, and Colorado is no different. Ziplines, while popular for years, are also increasing in numbers locally. Every year, more and more of these heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping attractions open across the state while established locations continue to evolve and are continually adding new activities

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to their already thrilling and challenging offerings.

In the Front Range area the Lawson Adventure Park offers the most activities of any one location including the Zorb a nine-foot diameter inflatable ball filled with five gallons of water and providing the rider a refreshing experience while tumbling down a specially-designed woodlands course and up and around giant embankments.

The Open Air Adventure Park is a first-of-its-kind Aerial Adventure Park attraction in Estes Park. It’s family-

LAWSON ADVENTURE PARK

OPEN AIR ADVENTURE PARK

Lawson Adventure Park, a 42-acre outdoor family-friendly destination in Lawson near Idaho Springs, offers multiple activities including an eightelement challenge course, three-story rock climbing wall, gyro sphere, bungee trampoline, Colorado’s first private via ferrata, 9-hole disc golf course, Zorb course, Water Walkers and even a mechanical bull. Off-site activities including white water rafting and fly fishing can also be arranged.

In addition to other summer special events, a disc golf tournament is planned for July 9.

Lodging options include camping spots and yurts for those who want to be closer to nature. Those who prefer running water and sleeping indoors have a selection of luxury cabins with modern or rustic designs.

A new main lodge offers space for groups of up to 100 people, and includes food and beverage service for guests and visitors.

The Open Air Adventure Park in Estes Park is an aerial adventure park with 32 elements at 10 and 21 feet above the ground. Elements include rope bridges to cross, aerial tightropes to navigate, swinging log steps to negotiate, and moving platforms to cross.

When you visit Open Air Adventure Park you get to create your own adventure. You decide where you go, what you do, and how you do it. Every challenge is open for you to try, from our easy green elements, medium blue elements or the ultimate challenge on our hard black elements.

sphere of fun and excitement for the entire family, with activities designed to please local residents and visitors.

Tim and Catherine Kreutzer and their children moved to Estes Park in 2014 to start Open Air Adventure Park. Tim is the main mastermind behind the park and Catherine helps with a variety of “behind the scenes” work. They have both worked as guides and challenge course facilitators and are passionate about enjoying and exploring the outdoors.

Each activity has its own pricing ranging from $15 for the Gyro Extreme to $69 for via ferrata, but special “do it all” and partial-day packages are available. Special discounts are also available for lodging guests, too.

Lawson Adventure Park 3440 Alvarado Road, Lawson 855-372-7238 info@lawsonadventurepark.com lawsonadventurepark.com

Participants must be able to reach 6 feet standing flat-footed with arms

extended above the head. Children who can reach 5 feet may participate as long as they are accompanied by someone 16 or older.

There is a charge of $35 for general admission and $20 for chaperones of children who can’t reach six feet. Discounts are available for groups and certain types of visitors.

Open Air Adventure Park 490 Prospect Village Dr, Estes Park 970-586-3066 hello@openairadventurepark.com www.openairadventurepark.com

Photo by Jack Affleck

Lawson Adventure Park’s sole purpose is to be an easily accessible atmo-

owned and operated and a great way to get your adrenaline going in a safe, but thrilling, environment.

Ziplines operated by AVA and Colorado Adventure Center are located near Idaho Springs. These unique courses are easy to get to and are created to thrill anyone.

Over in Summit County, Breckenridge has create an entire mountain-style amusement park complete with a roller coaster, alpine slides and many more rides and attractions to push your limits.

AVA Colorado Zipline & Aerial Tours

Breckenridge Epic Discovery,

AVA’s Cliffside Idaho Springs Zipline course is perched high above its outpost on a wooded mountainside and offers six ziplines of varying lengths and intensity.

The tour takes participants through paths of cliffs and trees with drops to satisfy any adrenaline junkie. It concludes with an exhilarating zip over Chicago Creek. New elements include Jungle Bridge, Surf Zip, Bridge of Doom, 600-foot Dual Race Line and 50-foot Cliffside Free Fall.

Breckenridge offers a variety of zones and activities that highlight the stunningly beautiful and rich environment through Epic Discovery. Whether you have an hour or a full day, craft your day your way. Enjoy the Gold Runner Coaster, alpine slides, Colorado Scenic Chair rides, hiking trails, Alpineer Challenge Course, Expedition Zipline Tour, ropes course, climbing wall, maze, bridge walk and much more. Many activites are new this year.

The Colorado Adventure Center’s zipline in Idaho Springs/Dumont takes riders zooming across Clear Creek on one of the highest and longest courses in Colorado.

Participants stay high above the ground the entire time, enjoying views of the surrounding canyons, river and highway below. Learn about local mining history, too. Also, try the Night Zip and Double Zip and well as zip line/rafting packages.

The YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center offers an 800-foot zipline, three-sided outdoor climbing wall, challenge course and more. With a maximum speed of 30 mph, guests zip from a 30-foot platform. The ride takes participants across the Wind River Valley, reaching a height of 60 feet.

More activities can be found at the YMCA’s Snow Mountain Ranch property in Grand County, including a 600-foot zipline, highand low-ropes courses and more.

431 Hwy. 103, Idaho Springs 855-947-7464 www.coloradozipline.net

1599 Ski Hill Road, Peak 8, Breckenridge 970-453-5000 www.breckenridge.com

2697 Stanley Road, Idaho Springs 877-947-7238 www.raftingcolorado.com

2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park 970-586-3344 ymcarockies.org

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MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Central City • July 8: Central City Opera Festival – “Carmen” Passion & Peril Opening Night Dinner, Teller House, 5:30pm, $

• July 8, 20, 28 & Aug. 1: Central City Opera Festival – “Carmen,” Central City Opera House, 8pm, $ • July 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 30; Aug. 3 & 6: Central City Opera Festival - “Carmen,” Central City Opera House, 2:30pm, $

• July 12, 16, 19, 22-23 & 29-30: Central City Opera Festival - Lunch & A Song, Teller House, 11:45am, $ • July 12, 14, 16, 18-19, 22-23, 25 & 29-30: Central City Opera Festival - Short Works, Williams Stables Theatre, 1:15 pm

Recent art by Heather Taylor

Heather Taylor working in her home studio.

Artist brightens mountain town with

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color, creativity

By Jennifer Pund

NEDERLAND

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ederland is a much more colorful town thanks to Heather Taylor. The passionate artist—known for her bold, playful representations of animals, musicians, nudes and landscapes—has left her mark on the town and the many venues displaying her work.

Taylor’s vivid and whimsical art can be seen all around town. There’s a mural on the outside of the Carousel of Happiness—where damage from an auto accident used to be—and the Community Bus Stop at the corner of East 2nd and Snyder streets. Her canvases, and smaller items like light switch plates and belt buckles, can also be found displayed and for sale in numerous local shops and restaurants. Local events, including Frozen Dead Guy Days and Mountain Madness, as well as community fund-raisers are always much more colorful thanks to her contributions of original art.

While Taylor has certainly left her creative mark on Nederland, the town has also had an affect on her. “I feel kind of spoiled that I have Nederland where I can actually hang my artwork in a couple of different places. I really knock on my head, or knock on wood, it’s a blessing. It’s a real trip.

Nederland is my family,” Taylor said. “It encourages me, it keeps me going, and it’s just the beautiful surroundings that

make me paint the beautiful landscapes. We can’t make it up, we’re looking at it. It’s a real trip. Especially since I’m coming up on 10 years there. I couldn’t imagine growing into the artist I am without Ned and everybody in it.” she said. “Ever since I have been in Ned, people have seen my art. It was in Whistler’s [Café] and then Blue Owl and then One Brown Mouse, and then it just kind of spiraled from there.”

The Rhode Island-born artist says she has been inspired to create since she was very young and has since developed a “vast passion” for creating. But, she prefers doing things her way. In college, she “went against the grain,” ignored her teachers and followed her own style.

“I half-listened to all my professors when they were like ‘we want you to paint like this and paint like that.’ I feel that art should be a extension of who you are. Not what everyone is doing now,” she said. “I used to do a lot of graffiti when I was younger. Of course, when you become the age that they can actually arrest and bust you, you’ve got to try to figure out a different outlet.”

Taylor credits early encouragement from her family for helping foster her art skills. “My grandma and uncles and parents were really supportive of just giving me art supplies when I was little,” she said. “I just always had art around me beContinued on page 24

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THEATRICAL PRODUCTION OF SEVEN KEYS OF BALDPATE

FIRST FRIDAYS ON THE LAWN AT THE HAMILL HOUSE

‘WOOL DAY: A LOCAL RETREAT’ AT LYONS FARMETTE

The Baldpate Inn, 4900 Hwy. 7 in Estes Park, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a theatrical production of the book Seven Keys of Baldpate on Friday and Saturday nights, July 1-15 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 online or call 970-586-5397. baldpateinn.com

The Hamill House, 305 Argentine St. in Georgetown, welcomes everyone, July 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m., for an Alice in Wonderlandthemed lawn party including games, food, drink, entertainment and more. Adults cost $15 and children ages 4-12 are $5. www.historicgeorgetown.org

The Lyons Farmette 4121 Ute Hwy., hosts “Wool Day: A Local Retreat,” July 23, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. for fiber enthusiasts. It includes morning and afternoon classes, a catered farm lunch and cocktails with Alpacas. The full day is $120, and a half day is $75. lyonsfarmette.com

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• July 15: Central City Opera Festival – “Così Fan Tutte’s” Diamonds & Disguise Opening Night Dinner, Teller House, 5:30pm, $ • July 15, 21, 27: Central City Opera Festival “Così Fan Tutte,” Central City Opera House, 8pm, $ • July 19, 23, 25, 29; Aug. 2 & 4: Central City Opera Festival - “Così Fan Tutte,” Central City Opera House, 2:30pm, $

• July 26 & Aug. 2: Central City Opera Festival - “The Burning Fiery Furnace,” Martin Foundry, noon, $ • July 26, 29 & Aug. 2: Central City Opera Festival - “Gallantry”/”Cabildo” Double Feature, Williams Stables Theatre, 8pm, $

• July 27: Central City Opera Festival - “The Burning Fiery Furnace,” Martin Foundry, 5pm, $ • Aug. 1: Central City Opera Festival - Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee – “Carmen,” Central City Opera House, 2:30pm

• Aug. 3-4: Central City Opera Festival “Gallantry,” Williams Stables Theatre, noon, $ Allenspark • July 12: Rocky Ridge Junior Honor Student Concert, The Old Gallery, 7-8pm, free • July 29: Barry & Mary Hannigan Concert, The Old Gallery, 4-6pm, donations

Estes Park • July 1: Young Artist Seminar Orchestra Concert No. 1, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • July 2 & 9: Music in the Mountains Faculty Concert, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • July 12: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 1, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3:30pm, $ • July 12: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 2, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7:30pm, $ • July 13: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 3, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3:30pm, $ • July 13: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 4, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7:30pm, $ • July 14: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 5, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3:30pm, $ • July 14: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 6, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7:30pm, $ • July 15: Young Artist Seminar Composition Recital, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 1pm, $ • July 15: Young Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 7, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3:30pm, $ • July 16: Young Artist Seminar Orchestra Concert No. 2, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 10:30am, $ • July 17: Estes Park Music Festival - Pianist Stewart Goodyear w/Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Stanley Hotel Concert Hall, $30 • July 23: Music in the Mountains Faculty Concert, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • July 28: Junior Music Program Student Recital No. 1, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • July 28: Junior Music Program Student Recital No. 2, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7pm, $ • July 29: Junior Music Program Student Recital No. 3, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • July 29: Junior Music Program Student Recital No. 4, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7pm, $ • July 31: Estes Park Music Festival – Classically Jazz w/Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Stanley Hotel Concert Hall, $30

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MOUNTAIN ARTS Silent film series runs eight weeks

Photo courtesy Central City Opera

Popular operas highlight 85th season CENTRAL CITY Central City Opera’s 85th Summer Festival, July 8-Aug. 6, features Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s Così fan tutte performed in repertory in the historic Central City Opera House, and three one-act operas with limited runs— Britten’s The Burning OPERA Fiery Furnace, Douglas Moore’s Gallantry, and Amy Beach’s Cabildo— performed in smaller venues located around Central City.

Complementing these five widely different operas are pre-performance lectures and talkbacks, staged opera scenes, elegant opening night dinners, and postperformance socials, which make for a “full and enriching” experience.

The 2017 festival opens, July 8, with Carmen, whose music is recognizable and whose story is filled with passion, jealousy, and revenge. It is performed in French with English supertitles at the Opera House. Opening night is July 8 at 8 p.m. Matinees are at 2:30 p.m. on July 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 30; Aug. 3 and 6.

Evening performances are at 8 p.m. on July 8, 20, 28 and Aug. 1.

Jose Maria Condemi, making his company debut, directs a fresh production focusing on the intensity and complexity of the principal characters. Emily Pulley (Showboat, 2013) returns to Central City Opera in her role debut as Carmen. Adriano Graziani (Don José) and Angela Mortellaro (Micaëla) make their company debuts, and Michael Mayes (Scarpia/Tosca, 2016) returns in the role of Escamillo. Adam Turner (Man of LaMancha, 2015) conducts.

Mozart’s Così fan tutte, a light yet sober story about two sets of lovers, a bet, and the test of fidelity, opens in the Opera House, July 15, at 8 p.m. It is performed in Italian with English supertitles. Matinees are at 2:30 p.m., July 19, 23, 25, 29; Aug. 2 and 4. Evening performances are at 8 p.m., July 15, 21 and 27.

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sity setting around 1900. The cast includes Hailey Clark (company debut) as Fiordiligi, Tamara Gura (Le nozze di Figaro, 2014) as Dorabella, Matthew Plenk (company debut) as Ferrando, David Adam Moore (principal role debut) as Guglielmo, Megan Marino (company debut) as Despina, and Patrick Carfizzi (Il barbiere di Siviglia, 2013) as Don Alfonso. John Baril (Tosca, 2016), music director of Central City Opera, conducts.

The Burning Fiery Furnace, the third of three Parables for Church by Benjamin Britten—performed by Central City Opera in 2008 and 2015—is the story of Nebuchadnezzar and three Israelites thrown into a furnace for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s image of gold.

Far less known than The Ballad of Baby Doe, Douglas Moore’s one-act opera Gallantry is a parody of a classic 1950s television soap opera.

The only opera written by American composer Amy Beach, Cabildo is a sentimental tale, told in flashback, of the pirate Pierre Lafitte, unjustly imprisoned in the governor’s palace, but released in time to help Andrew Jackson save New Orleans from the British.

Free, pre-performance talks, 45 minutes before main-stage performances, are held across the street from the opera house at the Williams Stables Theater.

Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. Tickets range from $31-$108.

One-act opera tickets start at $30, and group discounts for 10 or more are available. For more information and purchase tickets, visit the website or call, MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Subscribers who purchase both mainstage operas save 20 percent off regular prices and receive additional, more exclusive, opportunities.

ESTES PARK Walk back in time and spend an evening at the movies of the silent era. The Estes Park Film Festival, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the past and present accomFILM plishments of the motion picture industry, presents the Silent Film Festival at the Historic Park Theatre on Fridays at 5 p.m., July 7-Aug. 25.

Each week silent film stars Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle or Charlie Chase are featured in a series of three films accompanied by the live piano playing of Scott “Flyin’ Fingers” Wilseck. Arrive 20 minutes early to hear old-time piano music in the 104-year-old theater.

“I’ve always loved playing ragtime, and the silent films provide an excellent venue for that,” Wilseck said.

Buster Keaton is featured during week one’s program, July 7, with Out West, The Boat and One Week while Laurel & Hardy are featured week two, July 14, in Big Business, Bacon Grabbers and Laughtoons. Week

three, July 21, highlights the work of Charlie Chaplin in The Adventurer, The Count and The Rink and week four shows films with Charley Chase including Mightly Like a Moose, Bromo & Juliet and Fluttering Hearts.

Fatty Arbuckle is featured in Mable Adrift, Butcher Boy and Bellboy during week five, Aug. 4. Buster Keaton is featured a second time in the films Out West, The Boat and One Week for week six, Aug. 11. Week seven, Aug. 18, again highlights Charlie Chaplin in films The Immigrant, Vagabond and The Rink. The festival concludes week eight, Aug. 25, with Charlie Chase featured in Mighty Like a Moose, Bromo & Juliet and Fluttering Hearts.

Adult admission is $10. One child is admitted free with each paying adult.

DETAILS Silent Film Festival July 7-Aug. 25 • $10 Historic Park Theater & Café 130 Moraine Ave, Estes Park 970-586-8904 www.historicparktheatre.com

DETAILS Central City Opera Festival July 8-Aug. 6 • $31-$108 Central City Opera House/Various Locations 124 Eureka St., Central City Box Office: 303-292-6700 centralcityopera.org

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Artist’s goal to ‘uplift, inspire’ LYONS Artist Jenny Hahn captures the inward journey through bold, colorful expression. The Kansas City-based artist shows her work at The Stone Cup in through August in an exhibit titled, “Mystic Nature.” In this new series of acrylic paintings on canvas, Hahn “explores the blending of the natural world with the transcendental” in bold, vibrant color.

“I’m an artist and soul explorer on the ever-unwinding journey toward selfdiscovery. Using the vehicles of process painting, insight meditation, yoga, dancing and simply breathing in nature, my intention is to fully meet and embrace each present-moment experience with awareness and acceptance,” she said. Her goal is to “uplift and inspire the world with images that feed the heart and soul.”

The artist received a BFA in illustration from the Kansas City Art Institute and exhibits her work nationally, with her studio located in Kansas City’s Crossroads arts district. Her vibrant paintings are featured on book covers, CDs, magazine covers, jewelry and posters.

In 2011, Hahn co-founded Creative Nectar Studio—a safe haven for creative self-discovery—and facilitates workshops across the country helping people

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Majesty, Jenny Hahn, acrylic on canvas, 2017

rediscover their wholeness using painting as a tool for mindfulness and self-discovery. Her regular practices of yoga and Vipassana insight meditation “inform her creative process and life.”

DETAILS “Mystic Nature” by Jenny Hahn July 1-Aug. 31 • Mon-Sun: 6am-4pm • free The Stone Cup

442 High St., Lyons • 303-823-2345 thestonecup.com • jenspaintings.com www.creativenectarstudio.com

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cause my family was very art- and musicoriented. They realized [I] was drawing eight-foot murals when [I] was a year old— they don’t even know how I did that—but, I had life size trees and busses and cars and everything I had seen that I drew with black crayon on my bedroom wall. They knew I was going to be an artist.”

She also started showing her work at art shows in defiance to her teachers. “I know a lot of times they are like, finish your education before you think you can go out in the art world. It’s like no, that’s bullshit.

If you feel like you are ready and have balls enough to go ask a gallery, you’d be shocked,” she said. “That’s what happened to me. I started selling some paintings so that helped me out for getting better art shows with other recognized artists.”

While influenced by the masters, Taylor has developed her own unique approach to painting. “I think a lot of [my style] is that old city, cartoon-y, abstract kind of way that I translate it to canvas.

I take what I’ve been doing since I was little, and just kind of push it, and push it, and push it, and push it,” she said. “It’s like finding your own style and just sticking with it. To me, I see so much color and movement in things, that’s it’s like I can only picture a painting almost mov-

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ing. So, I kind of go there with it. I often say my backgrounds are like Jackson Pollock, because I usually just let the paint go wherever the fuck it wants to go. I paint what I see out of the paint and then from there maybe it’s abstract, maybe it’s impressionism. Then that thick black line reminds me of Salvador Dali, or even Van Gogh, where it’s just a really hard edge.”

However it may be de-constructed, her joyful, vibrant, spontaneous art invokes emotion and movement, which appeals to her many admirers, clients and collectors.

According to the artist, when she paints she lets everything go. “I never really know what I’m going to paint, I just let the paint and canvas guide me.

Before I know it I have a wild colorful background that screams the final answer at me,” she said.

Acrylic paints are Taylor’s medium of choice because they allow her to paint at a fast pace. “They keep up with the speed that I paint,” she said, “which is what came in handy when I did live shows painting in front of bands, and stuff like that.

I could actually finish a painting within the show time and, for me, the colors are just a tiny bit more vibrant. The way my brain works, I just want to keep moving and moving and moving. And, when you watch me paint, I really am just moving and I’m hopping all over the place, and I’m going over here and the lines are now over there and it’s like I am just moving.”

Social media and participating in art shows when possible, have become important tools for Taylor to show off her new pieces. “I feel I sell more by being more involved on Facebook or Instagram and actually doing art shows,” she said.

“Honestly, I don’t paint for money. I paint because it’s a stress relief for me.

There’s so much shit going on in the world, and in my life, and everybody’s life, and you have to keep going. So, for me, this is my time out space, and when I share it, people happen to want it.”

In addition to her artwork, Taylor’s need for self-expression carries over into the hip-hop persona she employs while on stage with local funk and hip-hop band PowerLung Rangers. Well-known local musicians Jon Ridnell, Matt Smart and Otis Landi, her fiancé, are also in the act.

Look for her art all over town including at Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, Ned’s, Renaissance Woman, James Peak Smokehouse, Crafted in Colorado, Stage Stop, Blue Owl Books and more. She can also be found at Nederland Farmers Markets and NedFest Music Festival in late August. Watch for her at holiday shows, including the White Friday Art Sale event at the Stage Stop, which she organizes.

Find the art of Heather Taylor on Facebook to see her latest creations or find out where she is performing next. Her creations are also for sale at theartofheathertaylor. com. She always available for commission work and is willing to paint on anything.

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MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR Estes Park (cont.)

• Tuesdays-Wednesdays: James Davis’ Spanish & Classical Guitar, Twin Owls Steak House, 6pm, free • Friday & Saturday: Ray Young Jazz Piano, Nicky’s Steakhouse, 6pm, free

CRAFTS/SEWING/QUILTING

Georgetown • July 13: Adult Craft Group, John Tomay Memorial Library, 5:30pm, free

Gilpin County • July 1 & 5: Morning Pottery – Lid & Pots, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am-noon, $65-$75 • July 6 & 20: Stitchers Get-Together, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:30am-noon, free

• Aug. 3 & 17: Stitchers Get-Together, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:30am-noon, free

• Aug. 4-6: Mother Daughter Craft Weekend, Mojito Creek, 11am-4pm, $185/pair

• Wednesdays & Saturdays (July 22-Sept. 13): Morning Pottery – Sculpture Garden, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am-noon, $65-$75

• Thursdays: Thursday Evening Pottery, Gilpin County Community Center, 5:30pm, $135/$155

Rollinsville • July 8, 9 & 15: 11th Annual Summertime Open House & Beady Yard Sale, Beyond Beadery, 11am-4pm, free • July 16: Crystal Scarab Set Bead Class w/Megan Savors, Beyond Beadery, 10:30am-4:30pm, $50 + kit fee Coal Creek Canyon • July 4, 18 & Aug. 1: Coal Creek Quilters, Coal Creek Coffee, 6pm, free

Nederland • July 4 & Aug. 1: Quirky Quilters, Nederland Community Library, 10am-noon, free

• July 8: Three Sisters Weaving Fiber Arts Workshop - Eco Printing, Wild Bear Nature Center, 9am, $35 w/pre-registration • July 13: Ned Knits, Nederland Community Library, 1-3pm, free

• July 22: Three Sisters Weaving Fiber Arts Workshop - Introduction to Weaving, Wild Bear Nature Center, 9am, $35 w/registration

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• July 18: Gypsy Wife Quilt-A-Long, Lyons Quilting, 10am-noon, $35/month

• July 21: Bali Wedding Star, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $125 • July 22: Molehills - Latifah Saafir, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $120

• July 23: Sweet Retreat Little Sister, Lyons Quilting, 1:30-4:30pm, $50

• July 23: Wool Day- A Local Retreat, Lyons Farmette, 9am-4:30pm, $75-$120

• July 26: Open Sewing, Lyons Quilting, 10am-6pm, $10 • July 28: Shimmering Triangles, Lyons Quilting, 10am4pm, $50

• July 29: Sweet Retreat Little Sister, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50

• Aug. 4: Color For Quilters, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50 • Aug. 5: Diamond Gem Tote, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50 Estes Park • July 6 & 20: Beginning to Knit Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20

• July 12: Clog Felted Slippers Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 5pm, $60

• July 12: Estes Park Quilt Guild, Good Samaritan Village, 6:30pm, $10

• July 13: 13th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair, YMCA of the Rockies, 8am-5pm, free

• July 13: Beginning Quilting, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20 • July 13 & 27: Beginning Crochet, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20

• July 23: Block of the Month Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 10:30am-12:30am, $60

• July 23: Building in Color Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 2-4pm, $20

• July 25: 3D Printing - Custom Keychain Charm, Estes Valley Library, 1-3pm, free

• July 26: French Press Felted Slippers Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 5pm, $60

• July 27: Quilting - Beyond Basics, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20

• Aug. 3 & 17: Beginning to Knit Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20

• Mondays: Palette Pals Open Art Studio, Estes Park Senior Center, 9am-noon, free

• Aug. 5: Three Sisters Weaving Fiber Arts Workshop - Natural Dyeing, Wild Bear Nature Center, 9am, $80 w/

• Mondays: Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters, New Covenant

Allenspark • July 1-6: Annual Pawn Show, Eagle Plume’s, 10am-

• Mondays (through Aug. 28): Monday Artisans Market, George Hix Riverside Plaza, 10am, free • Tuesdays: Trail Ridge Quilters, Estes Park Medical

registration

5pm, $

• July 8: Silk Painting Class w/Claudia Lewis, The Old

Church, 1pm, free

Center, 1pm, free

• July 8-9: Janice Black Elk & Daniel Jim Beadwork & Jewelry, Eagle Plume’s, 10am-5pm, $ • July 13 & 27: Courageous Creators, The Old Gallery,

• Wednesdays: Chat, Knit, Spin & Weave Any Handwork, Weavers Attic, 1pm, free • Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays: Weaving Demonstrations, Old Church Shops Weavers Attic, 1pm, free • Fridays: Friday Fireplace Flames Craft Group, Estes

• July 21: Gourdiva Gourd Class w/Vicki Dyas, The Old

• Saturdays: Estes Outreach - Sewing, Estes Park Middle

• July 22: Zuni Fetish Show, Eagle Plume’s, 10am-5pm, $ • Aug. 5: Cecelia Bull Bear Quillwork & Demonstration, Eagle Plume’s, 10am-5pm, $ • Tuesdays: Warped Weavers, Kelley House, 8:30am, free Lyons • July 7: Prismatic Star, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $75 • July 8: Lucky Stars For Beginners, Lyons Quilting,

• Sundays: Taste & Create Art Classes, Snowy Peaks

• July 9: Christmas Tree Skirt, Lyons Quilting, 1:30-

Idaho Springs • July 9: Movie in the Park, “The Sandlot,” Idaho

• July 10: Open Sewing, Lyons Quilting, 10am-6pm, $10 • July 12: Sewing Basics for Youth & Adults Session 2,

• July 30: Movie in the Park, “The Secret Life of Pets,”

• July 12: Adults-Only LEGO, Lyons Regional Library,

• Aug. 6: Movie in the Park, “Free Willy,” Idaho Springs

• July 13: Catch All Caddy, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $40 • July 15: Judy Niemeyer Vintage Rose, Lyons Quilting,

Nederland • Fridays-Saturdays: Film Screening, Backdoor Theater,

• July 15: Art-4-Art Trading Cards, Lyons Regional

Boulder County • July 9: Lazy Afternoon Paint & Photography Session, Walker Ranch Homestead, 3-6pm, free

Gallery, 1-5pm, $60

2pm, free (register by 7/12 or 7/26) Gallery, 10am-4pm, $75

10am-4pm, $50

4:30pm, $15

Walt Self Building, 9-11am, $10 6:30-8pm, free

10am-4pm, $300/7 sessions

Library, 12:30pm, free

• July 16: Bindings, Lyons Quilting, 1:30-4:30pm, $30

Park Senior Center, 9:30am, free School, 1pm, $64 (5 classes) Winery, 3:30pm, $40

FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY

Georgetown • Saturdays-Sundays (July 22-Oct 28): Mark Afman Colorado Then & Now Photography Exhibit, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon-4pm, $5

Springs Ballfield Complex, 8-10pm, free

Idaho Springs Ballfield Complex, 8-10pm, free Ballfield Complex, 8-10pm, free

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MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR • July 22: Early Morning Photography Session, Walker Ranch Homestead, 7-11am, free

Estes Park • July 2: Day-tripping Photography: A Day in the Field Photographing Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 6:30-7:30pm, $140

• July 7: Silent Film Festival Week 1 – Buster Keaton in “Out West,” “The Boat,” “One Week,” Historic Park Theater, $ • July 14: Silent Film Festival Week 2 – Laurel & Hardy in “Big Business,” “Bacon Grabbers,” “Laughtoons,” Historic Park Theater, $

• July 21: Silent Film Festival Week 3 – Charlie Chaplin in “The Adventurer,” “The Count,” “The Rink,” Historic Park Theater, $

• July 22-23: Painting the Kawuneeche: Intermediate Watercolor Class, Rocky Mtn. Conservancy, 8:30am-4pm, $160 • July 28: Silent Film Festival Week 4 – Charley Chase in “Mightly Like a Moose,” “Bromo & Juliet,” “Fluttering Hearts,” Historic Park Theater, $ • Aug. 4: Silent Film Festival Week 5 – Fatty Arbuckle in “Mable Adrift,” “Butcher Boy,” “B ellboy,” Historic Park Theater, $

• Mondays-Sundays: Film Screenings, Historic Park Theater, $ • Mondays-Sundays: Film Screenings, Reel Mtn. Theater, $ • Wednesdays: “The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park,” Historic Park Theater, 2pm, $6-$9 • Fridays: “Milton the Moose” Movie Night, Estes Park Resort, 9pm, $

FINE ART/PAINTING/GALLERY EVENTS

Georgetown • July 1-2, 8-9, & 15-16: Botanical Art Exhibit, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon, $5

Evergreen • July 8-Aug. 13: “Hummingbirds & Friends” Art Show, Shadow Mountain Gallery, 10am-5:30pm, free

Central City • July 1-Aug.6: 70th Annual Juried Gilpin Arts Show, Washington Hall Gallery, 10am, free

• July 1-14: “Summer in the Rockies” Show w/Brad Wood, Kathy Banich & Robyn Thayer, Visitor Center

Showcase Gallery, 10am-6pm, free • July 22: Art Show Reception, Visitor Center Showcase Gallery, 1-3pm, free

• July 22-Sept. 24: Art Show w/Eileen Leland, Dan Fyles, Andi Sahlen, Visitor Center Showcase Gallery, 10am-6pm, free Gilpin County • July 8: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Ink Wash Illustrations, Gilpin County Public Library, 10am-noon, free

• July 15: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Mixed Media Seeing in Color, Gilpin County Public Library, 10am-noon, free

• July 18: Artist-In-Residence Technique Tuesday Playing with Acrylics, Gilpin County Public Library, 6-8pm, free • July 22: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class Painted Portraits, Gilpin County Public Library, 1-3pm, free • July 29: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Pastel & Water-Media Landscapes En Plein Air, Gilpin County Public Library, 10am-noon, free

• Aug. 1: Artist-In-Residence Technique Tuesday - How to Capture Light in Acrylics, Gilpin County Public Library, 6-8pm, free

• Aug. 5: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Recycled Art From Trash to Kinetic Sculpture, Gilpin County Public Library, 10am-noon, free

Coal Creek Canyon • Thursdays: Watercolor Painting Class w/Kathy Bremers, CCCIA Community Center, 9:30am-noon, $15 Nederland • July 7: First Friday w/Artist Claudia Nielson & Musician Josh Vogeler, Clock Tower Collective/Salto Coffee Works, 5-9pm, free

Allenspark • Thursdays: Painting Class w/Ben Brown, The Old Gallery, 4pm, $30 w/registration

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Lyons • July 4-Sept. 28: The Corner Studios Exhibit, Bank of the West, 8am-4pm, free

• July 8-9: Lyons Art Walk, Various Locations, 10am-5pm, free Estes Park • July 1-30: Anne Sneary’s “Rocks, Leaves, Trails & Trees,” Art Center of Estes Park, 10am-5pm, free • July 7: First Friday Art Groove, Various Locations, 5pm, free • July 7: “Summer on the River - Meet our Artists” w/ Amplified Souls, Aspen & Evergreen Gallery, 5pm, free • July 7: Show Opening w/Painters Kimberly Conrad & Dawn Reinfeld, Earthwood Collections, 5-8pm, free • July 10: “Spirit Dolls” w/Shannon Kaye, Art Center of Estes Park, 11am-2pm, $55

• July 15: “Textures with Egg Shells” w/Pat SaundersWhite, Art Center of Estes Park, 11am-3pm, $115 • July 18-20: “Impressionistic Realism in Watercolor” w/Mark E. Silvers, Art Center of Estes Park, $195 • July 26-29: “Fun with Color Watercolor” w/Sandra Meyer, Art Center of Estes Park, 9am-4:30pm, $66 • Aug. 3: “Encaustics Over Photos, Collage & Stencils with Acrylics” w/Mary Morrison, Art Center of Estes Park, 10:30am-3pm, $85

• Aug. 4: First Friday Art Groove, Various Locations, 5pm, free • Aug. 4: “Colorado Whiskey Tasting & Art - Meet our Artists” w/Amplified Souls, Aspen & Evergreen Gallery, 5pm, free

• Aug. 4: “Time in a Bottle” Show Reception, Art Center of Estes Park, 5-7pm, free

• Aug. 4-Sept. 10: “Time in a Bottle” Show w/Diana Wade & Jade Windell, Art Center of Estes Park, 5-7pm, free • Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: Sip & Paint, Murphy’s Resort, 7pm, $45

• Wednesdays: Estes Outreach - Spring Oil/Acrylic Painting, Estes Park High School, 6pm, $150 (5 sessions) • Thursdays: Paint & Sip Estes Park, Hollywood’s Dance Bar, 6:30-8:30pm, $45

• Sundays: Wine Glass Painting Class, Snowy Peaks Winery, 1:30pm, $45

LITERARY EVENTS/BOOK GROUPS

Gilpin County • July 5: First Wednesday Book Club, Gilpin County Public

MUSEUMS

THEATER/OPERA/DANCE/FASHION

Silver Plume • Mondays-Sundays (through Sept. 4): George Rowe Museum, Silver Plume Schoolhouse, noon to 5 daily, $1-$4 Georgetown • July 7: First Friday Garden Party, “Three Cheers For The Red Queen, White Rabbit, And Blue Caterpillar,”

Silver Plume • July 2-3: 40th Annual Silver Plume Melodrama “Slipping Beauty, or Even Villains Get the Blues,”

• Aug. 4: “Through the Looking Glass” Dinner & Auction, Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $35 • Mondays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open,

• Fridays: Cardio Dance, Gilpin County Community Center,

Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $5-$15

Georgetown Energy Museum, 11am-4pm, free

George Downing Playhouse, 6pm, $15-$35

Gilpin County • Tuesdays: Youth Dance Classes, Gilpin Recreation Center, 4:30pm, $12/$14

9:30am, $7.25/$9.25

Nederland • Mondays: International Folk Dancing, Nederland

• Mondays-Sundays(through Sept. 30): Museum Open, Hotel de Paris, 10am-5pm, $3-$7 • Wednesday-Sundays: Museum Open, Alpine Hose No.

• Wednesdays: Soul Sweat/Planet Motion, Nederland

• Wednesday-Sundays: Museum Open, Hamill House

Sunshine Canyon • July 8: Deeper Dances of Universal Peace, StarHouse,

2, 10am-5pm, free

Museum, 10am-4pm, free

Idaho Springs • Mondays-Sundays: Museum Open, Visitor Center Heritage Museum, free

• Thursdays-Mondays: Museum & Tours Open, Argo Gold Mill & Tunnel, 11am, $14/$22

• Saturdays-Sundays: Museum Open, The Underhill Museum, 11am-5pm, free

Central City • Tuesdays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open, Gilpin History Museum, 10am-4pm, $5-$6

• Tuesdays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): “Barf – The Art & History of Air Sick Bags” Exhibit, Gilpin History Museum, 10am-4pm, $5-$6

• Tuesdays-Sundays: Museum Open, Thomas House, 10am-4pm, $5

• Tuesdays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open, Washington Hall, 10am-4pm, $5

• Saturdays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open, Coeur d’Alene Mine Shaft House, 10am-4pm, $5

Nederland • July 1: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am12:30pm, free

• July 14: Evening at the Museum: Switzerland Trail,

Community Center, 7pm, $5

Community Center, 6-7pm, $12

7:15pm, $15

Ward • July 8: Nyingma Summer Seminar, Phuntsok Choling, $ • Sundays: Sunday Sitting, Phuntsok Choling, $8:30-10am, free • Sundays: LINK - Dharma Talk, Phuntsok Choling, $1011:30am, free

Allenspark • July 2: Square Dancing w/Sage Grouse, The Old Gallery, 7-9pm, free

Lyons • July 1: Red Rock Ramblers Mountain Magic Square Dance, Lyons Elementary School, 7:30-10:15pm, $10 • July 8, 15, 22 & 29: Red Rock Ramblers Square Dance, Lyons Elementary School, 7:30-10:15pm, $8 Estes Park • July 1-2, July 7-9 & July 14-15: Seven Keys to Baldpate, Key-Thedral Theater, 2pm/6:30pm, $15-$16 • July 15: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4-6pm, $10

• July 22: Taste of Shakespeare – “As You Like It,” Performance Park Amphitheater, 7-9pm, free

• July 22: Cousin Estes - A Musical Docudrama, Estes Park High School, 7pm, $15-$20

• July 29-30: Shrek the Musical Jr., Estes Park High School, 2pm/7:30pm, $4-$8

• Aug. 2: First Wednesday Book Club, Gilpin County Public

Nederland Mining Museum, 7-8pm, free • July 16: Panning for Gold, Nederland Mining Museum, noon, free

• Thursdays (Aug. 3-Sept. 7): Ageless Boogie Jazz Dance Classes, Estes Park Senior Center, 1pm, $44-$58

Coal Creek Canyon • July 6 & Aug. 3: Coal Creek Book Club, Coal Creek Coffee,

• Aug. 5: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free • Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): Museum Open,

Georgetown • Aug. 3-6: Ghost Town Writers Retreat, Georgetown

Library, noon, free

Library, noon, free

6:30pm, free

Nederland • July 13: Mountain MidLIfe Book Group, TBD, 6:30pm, free • July 29-30: Library Foundation Annual Book Sale, Nederland Community Library, 10am-4pm, free

Allenspark • July 8: Women’s Book Club - “Lisette’s List,” The Old Gallery, 4pm, free

Lyons • July 20: Active Adult 50+ Book Club: “Benediction,” Walt Self Center, 12:30pm, free

• Wednesdays: All Ages Story Time & Craft, Lyons Regional Library, 10:30am, free

Estes Park • July 1: Colorado Fishing Guide Joe Butler Shares His Stories, Macdonald Book Shop, 1-4pm, free • July 4: “The Thunker,” Macdonald Book Shop, 1-4pm, free • July 7: Writer-In-Residence for High Plains Library District Jaydine Rendall, Macdonald Book Shop, 2-4pm, free • July 8: Mystery Writers Chuck Barrett & DJ Steele, Macdonald Book Shop, 2-5pm, free

• July 12 & 14: Author Robert Ruesch Book Signing, YMCA of the Rockies, 2pm, free

• July 13: Bob Ruesch’s “In The Warmth Of The Shadow,” Macdonald Book Shop, 2-4pm, free • July 13: One Book One Valley Planning Meeting, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free

Nederland Mining Museum, 11am-5pm, free

• Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): Museum Open, Gillaspie House, 11am-4pm, free

• Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): Hard Rock Mining, Hard Work Presentation, Nederland Mining Museum, 2pm, free

Fourmile Canyon • July 15: Visit the Assay Museum, James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum, 11am-3pm, free

Gold Hill • Saturdays & Sundays (through-Sept. 4): Museum Open, Gold Hill Museum, 11am, free Lyons • Mondays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open, Lyons Redstone Museum, 9:30am/12:30pm, free

Estes Park • July 15: Open House, Reliance Fire Museum, 9am-noon, free • Tuesdays-Saturdays: Museum Open, MacGregor Ranch

WRITING

Heritage Center, 8am-11pm, $25-$157

• Wednesdays: Women’s Writing Group, Sol, 6:30pm, free Gilpin County • July 6 & Aug. 9: Nature Journaling Class, TBD, 6pm, $5 w/registration

Nederland • July 3 & 17: Writing Skills, Nederland Community Center, 1pm, free

• July 12 & 26: Writing Life Stories, Nederland Community Center, 1pm, free

• July 18: Writer’s Circle, Nederland Community Library, 5-7pm, free

Allenspark • June 1, 8, 15 & 22: Memoir Writing Class, The Old Gallery, 10am, free

Lyons • July 5 & Aug. 2: Word Wednesdays w/Kayann Short, Ph.D, Lyons Regional Library, 6:30pm, free

Museum, 10am-4pm, $5

Submit any mountain arts-related events for free listing in the Arts Calendar to: MMACeditor@gmail.com

• Fridays-Sundays: Museum Open, Estes Park Museum, 10am, free

POETRY/SPOKEN WORD/COMEDY

Estes Park • July 7: Spoken Word & Poetry Slam Evening, Riverside Plaza, 7pm, free

All listings/dates subject to change.

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MOUNTAIN MUSIC CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change

GEORGETOWN Alpine Restaurant & Bar

1106 Rose St., Georgetown • alpinerestaurantgeorgetown. com • July 15: Andrew Wynne, 5pm, free • July 1 & 28: Tony Rosario, 5pm, free • Thursdays: Grumpy Jam, 6pm, free • Friday-Saturday: Live Music, 5pm, free

Georgetown Heritage Center

809 Taos St., Georgetown • www.georgetowntrust.org • July 1: Nathan McEuen, Natalie Gelman, 7-9pm, free

• July 22: Harry Tuft, Claudia Cupp & Gary Jorgensen, 7-9pm, free Troia’s Café & Marketplace

Talented bluegrass band

511 Rose St., Georgetown • 303-569-0289

At Home in Colorado

By Jeffrey V. Smith

LYONS/GOLD HILL

exington, Kentucky-based bluegrass band The Wooks have found a second home in Colorado. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. They’re musically talented, known for pushing the limits of traditional acoustic instruments and styles, and invoke the spirit of Jerry Garcia as easily as Jimmy Martin. It’s a perfect fit.

The band, which played its first shows as a five-piece in 2014, found immediate acceptance when it performed in Colorado for the first time last summer. A packed room at the Gold Hill Inn provided an exciting welcome to the state, while a first place finish in the 2016 RockyGrass Band Contest—and two second place individual awards—proved their abilities and attraction. `The Wooks have since come back three times, including to this year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival in June where they placed fourth in the very competitive band contest. They’re back in the state again this month to open this year’s RockyGrass festival, July 28-30. The band will return to the Gold Hill Inn, Aug. 4, and perform at Keystone’s Bluegrass & Beer, Aug. 5. Additional shows include Cervantes’ Other Side in Denver, July 27 and dates in Colorado Springs, Glenwood Springs and Paonia.

Although the band’s first Colorado gig was just last year, some of its members fell in love with Colorado’s music scene long ago. Guitarist CJ Cain “grew up” going to RockyGrass

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Academy, while banjo player Arthur Hancock and mandolin player Galen Green, who attended Colorado College, have spent a “great deal of time” going to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. “When we decided to move more nationally with the band, Colorado was the first place we really wanted to go,” Cain explained. “People like all kinds of music out there. It’s a thriving community. That’s why we went in.”

According to Green, Colorado was a “very obvious” first place for them to branch out. “We played our first-ever out of state gig not in Ohio or Tennessee or North Carolina or Virginia or West Virginia—all those states surrounding us.

We went clear to Colorado first and played the Gold Hill Inn,” he said. “That was an awesome show. There were a lot of people up there. It’s a cool room and we just fell in love all over again with Colorado, right then and there.”

For the band’s first visit to the state, members built a small tour around the RockyGrass festival in Lyons, even though they were unsure if they could do the contest. “We had to wait to see if somebody didn’t show up, and it worked out where there was a last minute opening,” Cain said. “Getting to go back and play that stage as a band on the line up is a real dream come true. But it’s also valuable because it’s a market we respect and want to be a part of, and a scene we want to help add to.”

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• July 1, 7, 15, 21 & 29: Gary & Claudia, 6pm, free • July 8, 14, 22 & 28: Jim Stahlhut, 6pm, free Werlin Park

1014 Taos St., Georgetown • www.town.georgetown.co.us

• July 4: Friends of the Library Kazoo Marching Band, 10-11am, free

IDAHO SPRINGS Beau Jo’s Pizza

1517 Miner St., Idaho Springs • beaujos.com

• July 1: JJ Fraser, 12:30-3pm, free • July 2: Warren Floyd, 12:30-3pm, free • July 7: Rob Wivchar, 12:30-3pm, free • July 8 & 21: David Potter, 12:30-3pm, free • July 9: Mark Gerganoff, 12:30-3pm, free • July 14: Bill Taylor, 12:30-3pm, free • July 15 & 22: Greg Green, 12:30-3pm, free • July 16, 29 & Aug. 6: Dave Connelly, 12:30-3pm, free • July 23: Treena McCurdy, 12:30-3pm, free • July 28: Rob Wivchar, 12:30-3pm, free • July 30 & Aug. 4: Warren Floyd, 12:30-3pm, free • Aug. 5: Treen B., 12:30-3pm, free Buffalo Restaurant/Westdown & Down 1617 Miner St, Idaho Springs • westboundanddown.com

• Wednesdays: Live Music, 6:30pm, free Citizen’s Park

1545 Miner St., Idaho Springs • colorado.gov/idahosprings

• July 4: Fourth of July Celebration w/Nacho Men, Delta Sonics, Dotsero, Lee Sims, 1pm, free United Center

1440 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs • unitedcenterinc.com

• July 6: Dave Stamey, 7:30pm, $15-$18 West Winds Tavern

1633 Miner St, Idaho Springs • 303-567-0982

• July 1 & 22: Hillbilly Riot, 9pm, free • July 14 & 28: Brian Parton, 9pm, free • Aug. 11 & 25: Brian Parton, 9pm, free

CENTRAL CITY

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Reserve Casino Hotel

321 Gregory Street, Central City • reservecasinohotel.com

• July 3: Phat Daddy, 8pm, free • July 14: Potcheen, 8pm, free • July 15: Young Dubliners, 8pm, free • July 21-22: The Goonies, 8pm, free • July 28-29: Potcheen, 8pm, free

LOCAL JAM BAND DAY AT ARAPAHOE BASIN

HARRY TUFT CONCERT IN GEORGETOWN

KGNU CHARLES SAWTELLE MEMORIAL MOUNTAIN JAM

The free Local Jam Band Day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, July 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., includes locals jams, scenic chair lift rides, yard games, kid’s zone and food. Bands include High Five, Strung High String Band, Hobo Village, a “super jam,” and more. arapahoebasin.com

Folk musician Harry Tuft, often called the godfather of the Denver folk music scene, performs, July 22, 7 p.m., at the Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St. Gary Jorgensen & Claudia Cupp open. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. georgetowntrust.org

Barbecue, side salads, desserts and microbrew beers accompany Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Masontown and Thunder & Rain at the Gold Hill Inn, July 23 from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for KGNUs 29th Annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam. www.kgnu.org

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Ameristar Casino Resort Spa

11 Richman St., Black Hawk • ameristar.com/black-hawk

• July 1: DJ Chonz, 9pm, free • July 7-8: Al Your Pal, 9pm, free • July 14-15: DJ Staxx, 9pm, free • July 21-22: DJ Bedz, 9pm, free • July 28: DJ Nunez, 9pm, free • July 29: DJ Brian Howe, 9pm, free

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Bonnie & the Clydes

Festival features top local acts ESTES PARK Join Snowy Peaks Winery, July 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for “Estes Park’s very own music festival down by the river,” in Baldwin Park. The free SnowyGrass Music Festival features local bluegrass and Americana ACOUSTIC bands, food vendors, artists and artisans, kids activities along with wine and beer. There will be an open jam at the end the event, so bring an acoustic instrument.

Live music includes performances

by Bonnie & the Clydes, Reintarnation, Wood Belly, Ran Off the Rooster, Dahlby & Nadine and EverTangled Roots.

Food will be available from Two

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Chicks and a Henhouse Food Truck and Rations Food Truck.

There will be wines by Snowy Peaks Winery, beers from Lumpy Ridge Brewing Co. and Rock Cut Brewing Co. and whisky from Elkins Distilling Co. All alcohol sales will benefit the Estes Arts District.

Kids activities by Roots Community School begin at 10 a.m. and the Pet Association will be there, too.

DETAILS SnowyGrass Music Festival July 22 • 10am-5pm • free Baldwin Park (Behind Snowy Peaks)

271 Ivy St., Estes Park 970-586-2099 • snowypeakswinery.com

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LOVELAND More than a music festival, ARISE Music Festival, Aug. 4-6, at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, offers a range of activities such as workshops, yoga classes, documentary films, panel discussions, art installations, live painters and gallery, performance artists and theme camps. The independent, family-run, leave-no-trace event, also offers “interactive villages” including a Children’s Village, Food Truck Village,

Vending Village, Healers Village, Hemp Village, Wisdom Village and a Solution’s Village showcasing ecological and social justice solutions and demonstrations “to make our world a better place.”

The 2017 music lineup featured on eight stages includes Atmosphere, Beats Antique, Tipper, Ani DiFranco, Rising Appalachia, Brother Ali, Lettuce, SunSquabi, Dopapod and many more; as well as featured appearances from bluegrass

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Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

401 Main Street, Black Hawk • black-hawk.isleofcapricasinos.com • July 8: Jakarta, 9pm-1am, free

Monarch Casino Black Hawk 488 Main St., Black Hawk • monarchblackhawk.com • July 1: Alive on Arrival, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • July 2: Rendition, 5-10pm, free • July 7-8: Margarita Brothers, 5-10pm, free • July 7-8: Live to Tell, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • July 14: Mary Louise Lee Band, 5-10pm, free • July 14-15: Boomers, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • July 15: Hazel Miller, 5-10pm, free • July 21-22: Take Cover, 5-10pm, free • July 21-22: Super Pop, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • July 28-29: PJ Zahn, 5-10pm, free • July 28-29: Brian Hornbuckle Band, 10:30pm-2:30am, free

GOLDEN GATE CANYON Golden Gate Grange

25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road • goldengategrange.com

• July 15: Mitch Jervis Jazz Concert, 7pm, free • July 23: Fiddlesteppers, noon, free Stage Stop

60 Main St., Rollinsville • stagestoprollinsville.com • July 7: Sweet Lillies & Banshee Tree, 8pm, free • July 13 & 27: Karaoke, 7pm, free • July 15: Greener Grounds, 9pm, free • July 22: Roots & Rhythm, 9:30pm, free • July 28: Amora Amora, Legata, 8pm, free • July 30: Rico Jones Jazz Quintet, 3pm, free

NEDERLAND

Pioneer Inn

15 E. 1st St., Nederland • www.PioneerInnNederland.net • July 1: Onda, 10pm, $5 • July 6, 13, 20: Open Jam, 10pm, free • July 7: Rogue Sound, 10pm, free • July 14: Jerry Rasch, 10pm, free • July 15: Beauty of my Land, 10pm, free • July 21: Los Cheesies, 10pm, free • July 22: Brothers Fortune, 10pm, free • July 27: Signal Test, 10pm, free • July 28 & 29: Live Music, 10pm, free • Tuesdays: Open Mic, 10pm, free • Wednesdays: Blues Night, 10pm, free

Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar 25 E 1st St, Nederland • rockymountainoysterbar.com • July 4: Ragged Union Trio, 3-6pm, free

• July 6: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick w/ Lonnie Howell, 6-9pm, free • July 7: Mike Pedersen, 6:30-930pm, free • July 9: The Ned Trio, 6-9pm, free • July 13: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick w/ Robert Mabe Band, 6-9pm, free

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• July 16: The Ned Trio, 6-9pm, free • July 20: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick w/ Dave Solzberg, 6-9pm, free • July 21: Gabrielle, 7-930pm, free • July 23: Brunch w/Strangebyrds, 10:30am-1pm, free • July 23: The Ned Trio, 6-9pm, free • July 27: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick w/ Jay Roemer, 6-9pm, free • July 30: The Ned Trio, 6-9pm, free • Sundays: Samba Sunday: The Nederland Trio does Latin Jazz, 6-9pm, free Salto Coffee Works/Clock Tower Collective

• July 16: Family Dog Duo, 5-7pm, free • July 16: Strangebyrds, 7:30pm, $7 • July 21: The Sweet Lillies, 9pm, $10 • July 23: KGNU’s 29th Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam w/Laurie Lewis & Her Band, Masontown, Thunder & Rain, 11:30am, $25 • July 23: The Rain City Ramblers, 5-7pm, free • July 28: Part & Parcel, 9pm, $7 • July 30 - Escaping Pavement, 5-7pm, free • Aug. 4: The Wooks, 9pm, $10 Gold Hill Store & Pub

• July 4: “Social Tuesday” w/Steepland String Band,

• July 15: Mary Russell & Friends, 7-9pm, free • July 21: Backcountry Bluegrass Band, 6:30-9pm, free

112 E. 2nd St., Nederland • saltocoffeeworks.com

6:30-8:30pm, free

• July 7: “First Friday” w/Artist Claudia Nielson & Musician Josh Vogeler, 5-9pm, free • July 11: “Social Tuesday” w/Card Catalog, 6:308:30pm, free

• July 18: “Social Tuesday” w/Strangebyrds, 6:308:30pm, free

• July 21: Ska Brewing Tap Takeover w/Fists Of The Proletariat, 6-9pm, free • July 25: “Social Tuesday” w/Paul Kimbiris, 6:308:30pm, free

• Aug. 1: “Social Tuesday” w/The Tumbling Wheels, 6:30-8:30pm, free

ROLLINSVILLE

favorites The Travelin’ McCourys, Jeff Austin Band and The Brothers Comatose.

Find complete details online.

• Aug. 4: “First Friday” w/Artist Relana & Musician Dana Kyle Stokes, 5-9pm, free The Caribou Room

55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland • www.thecaribouroom.com • July 1: Rebirth Brass Band, 9pm, $20+ • Aug. 6: Peter Rowan, 9pm, $22-$30+

Very Nice Brewing

20 Lakeview Dr., Nederland • www.verynicebrewing.com • July 1 Franklin Rezarch, 6-8pm, free • July 2 Kind Hearted Strangers, 5-7pm, free • July 7 Tim Mooney, 6-8pm, free • July 8 Josh Vogeler, 6-8pm, free • July 13 Open Mic, 7-9pm, free • July 14 Bo DePena, 6-8pm, free • July 15 All Hat No Horse, 6-8pm, free • July 16 Many Mountains, 5-7pm, free • July 20 Celtic Session hosted by The Gael, 6-8pm, free • July 21 Ravin’Wolf, 6-8pm, free • July 22 Eric Stone, 6-8pm, free • July 23 Snowbound Hounds, 5-7pm, free • July 28 Steepland String Band, 6-8pm, free • July 29 Los Cheesies, 6-8pm, free • July 30 Colleen Michelle Miller, 5-7pm, free • Wednesdays: Vinyl Night, 6pm, free

GOLD HILL

Gold Hill Inn

401 Main St., Gold Hill • goldhillinn.com

• July 4: Fourth of July Twang Fest & Barbecue w/ Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, Town Mountain, more, noon-5pm, $ • July 9: Andrew Duhon Trio, 7:30pm, $7 • July 14: Sweetwater String Band, 9pm, $10

531 Main St., Gold Hill • www.goldhillgeneralstore.com

JAMESTOWN Elysian Park Pavilion

Main Street East, Jamestown • jamestownco.org

• July 2, 16 & 30: JAM PICKnic – Acoustic, 2-5pm, free • July 9 & 23: JAM PICKnic - Electric, 2-5pm, free Jamestown Mercantile 108 Main St., Jamestown • jamestownmercantile.com

• July 1: The River Arkansas, 8pm, free • July 6: Cloacas, 8pm, free • July 7: Jay Stott, 6pm, free • July 8: Contraband, 8pm, free • July 13: The Constellation Collective, 8pm, free • July 14: Tim Ostdiek, 6pm, free • July 15: Ben Hanna Band, 8pm, free • July 20: John Beacher, 8pm, free • July 21: Peadar Ó Sírideáin, 8pm, free • July 27: The Farmer Sisters, 8pm, free • July 28: Harmony & Brad, 6pm, free • July 29: Swashbuckling Doctors, 8pm, free • Mondays: Open Joven (Open Mic), 6pm, free

ALLENSPARK

The Old Gallery

14863 Hwy. 7, Allenspark • theoldgallery.org

• July 1: Janet Burgan Concert, 7-10pm, donations • July 23: Songwriters in the Round, 6-9pm, $ • July 30: Liz Barnez Concert & Potluck, 5-8pm, $15

LYONS

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

303 Main St, Lyons • oskarbluesfooderies.com/grill-and-brew

• July 1: Otis Taylor Band, Cary Morin, 8pm, free • July 2: 300 Suns, 5pm, free • July 6: Jami Lunde Duo, 8pm, free • July 7: Heartstring Hunters, 8pm, $5 • July 8: The Alcapones, 8pm, $5 • July 9: Ethyl & the Regulars, 5pm, free • July 14: Peacocks of Potato Hill, 8pm, $5 • July 15: Jesse Garland Band, 8pm, $5 • July 16: The 89s, 5pm, free • July 20: The Complete Unknowns, 8pm, free • July 21: The Vipers, 8pm, $5 • July 22: Lonesome Days, 8pm, $5

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Dave Stamey

Award-winning entertainer one of Western music’s most popular IDAHO SPRINGS Dave Stamey, one of the most popular working Western entertainers, was named “Best Living Western Solo Musician” by True West Magazine in 2010, 2011 and 2013, while his “Vaquero Song” is considered “one of the greatest Western songs of all time.” Cowboy, mule packer and dude wrangler Stamey, performs his only area show, July 6 at 7:30 p.m., at the United Center. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door.

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DETAILS Dave Stamey July 6 • 7:30pm • $15-$20 United Center

1440 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs 303-567-1771 • unitedcenterinc.com www.davestamey.com

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entertainers seriously. “For me, my goal is to make good records and go out and expose people to the tunes and inspire them to purchase that record,” Cain said. “The last thing on the list is to make a living doing something that makes me happy and makes me feel like I’m making other people’s lives better in some simple way.”

The effort to make people happy is actually what influences the direction a live show may take. “It’s very malleable with this group of guys. That’s what I love about playing with [them],” Green said.

“If we are at a more traditional festival we can play a bunch of trad tunes and be really comfortable with it, or if we’re at a more hippie-vibe festival then we can get crazier and more improvisational and definitely veer away from traditional bluegrass sounds—quiet far—and have fun doing that as well. I don’t mean for it to be a cop-out, but I think the great thing about this group of musicians is that depending on the atmosphere we are comfortable with very traditional to very newgrass.”

The band’s appeal stretches beyond the traditional acoustic and bluegrass scene thanks in part to the contributions of bassist Roddy Pucket, who has spent decades playing in Grateful Deadinspired bands, including Dark Star Orchestra, among other jamband work.

“We don’t really stay in any one genre, but when we play something [traditional music] fans can identify with, they’re much more likely to follow us into something that Roddy brings to the table, like a Jerry Garcia-influenced sound or a stretched-out song that they might have turned their nose up to if they didn’t already become interested through a tune that… captivates them,” Cain said.

The band’s debut album, Little Circles, was produced by Grammy award-

winning banjo player Allison Brown and released last year. “Working with Allison was a real treat–being able to work beside someone with that level of knowledge of music and business and great aspects of recording, and working with a great engineer,” fiddle player Jesse Wells said. “She brought a lot to the table for arranging tunes, bringing new ideas we probably wouldn’t have developed on our own as a band. Her knowledge of other musical styles, too, really helped us develop a very unique sound.”

While the album showcases the band’s more traditional side, their live shows are a bit more unpredictable. “I would say our live show is a little more stretched out. There’s more extended jams,” Cain explained. “We have a good deal of material that Roddy brings to the table through bands like the Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia Band or Levon Helm and The Band.

You know, cover material that allows us to play our take on it, but is more improvised material. Depending on the room, there’s considerably more effects and things that are used that are outside what you’d expect from an acoustic band, typically, and a bluegrass band especially. You can tell the crowd and tell what they are wanting to dance to, or have a good time to, and it’s kind of off-the-cuff a lot of times.”

In the end, it’s band members’ goal to “facilitate somebody having a good time and forgetting whatever it is that’s bothering them or stressing them out,” according to Cain. “It’s fun to get people up and dancing and having a good time.

Arthur is very engaged with the audience. It’s not the type of show that your meant to sit there and spectate. I mean it’s a thing where the audience is a part of it. They are just a part of the show as we are, and that’s kind of our motive when we take the stage. To have a good time.”

Band influenced by country, soul

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NEDERLAND New Orleans-based The Tumbling Wheels draw heavily from American folk, country, and soul traditions. With influences as disparate as Bessie Smith, Hoyt ACOUSTIC Axton, and the Smothers Brothers, the band brings a peculiar blend of genres together for a sound that abounds in rich vocal harmony, dynamic instrumentation, and colorful storytelling.

Catch the band in Denver, Arvada and Del Norte, July 27-30, and at “Social Tuesday” at Salto Coffee Works/Clock Tower Collective in Nederland, Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

The Tumbling Wheels, which feature blended vocal harmonies and songs both silly and sincere ,are “emotive performers that will have you weeping into your gin one minute and spilling it on the

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dance floor the next. Either way, you’ll leave feeling shaken and stirred.”

DETAILS The Tumbling Wheels Aug. 1 • 6:30pm • free Salto Coffee Works/Clock Tower Collective 112 E 2nd St, Nederland • 303-258-3537 saltocoffeeworks.com

Love. Ain’t Love Yonder Mountain String Band

8/19: Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison w/Gov’t Mule

Y

onder Mountain String Band’s first new album in two years, Love. Ain’t Love is undeniably the Colorado-based progressive bluegrass outfit’s most surprising, creative and energetic studio excursion to date.

“I think this is our best album yet,” guitarist Adam Aijala said. Founding members Aijala, Dave Johnston, and Ben Kaufmann reconfigured Yonder NOTEMountain String WORTHY Band as a traditional bluegrass band in 2014 with the recruitment of Allie Kral on violin and Jacob Jolliff on mandolin.

The album was produced by the band and long-time collaborator John McVey, with the majority of the album recorded at Coupe Studios in Boulder. Aijala and McVey handled all of the album’s mix and engineering at their respective home studios.

Love. Ain’t Love is a fully collaborative effort, its original songs credited to the core founding trio of Aijala, Johnston, and Kaufmann.

Jolliff contributed a pair of fiery instrumentals.

“It’s a little more eclectic,” Aijala says. “None of us grew up with bluegrass so there are always other influences in there. I think this record is a bit more reminiscent of our live show, with different genres and different types of songs.”

With its melodic flair, expert technique, and forward-thinking fervor, Love. Ain’t Love is a strikingly assured and well-crafted manifestation of Yonder’s matchless musical vision nearly 20 years after its founding.

TRACKS 8. Dancing In The 1. Alison Moonlight 2. Fall Outta Line 9. On Your Dime 3. Bad Taste 4. Take A Chance On Me 10. Kobe The Dog 11. L ast Of The Railroad 5. Chasing My Tail Men 6. Used To It 12. Up For Brinkley’s 7. E at In Go Deaf (Eat 13. Groovin’ Away Out Go Broke)

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Bond Park Downtown Estes Park • Estes.org • Aug. 5: 80517 Festival, 11am-5pm, free • Sundays & Mondays (through Aug. 13) : Cowboy Sing-along Program w/Cowboy Brad, 7pm, free Coffee on the Rocks

• July 23: Woodbelly, 5pm, free • July 27: Eric Wiggs Trio, 8pm, free • July 28: Atomga, 8pm, $5 • July 29: In The Whale, Augustus, 8pm, $5 • July 30: Follow The Fox, 5pm, free • Tuesdays: Bluegrass Pick, 8pm, free • Thursdays: Open Stage, 7:30pm, free Pizza Bar 66

510 Moraine Ave, Estes Park • 970-586-5181 • Fridays (through Aug. 25): Open Music Jam, 5:308:30pm, free

430 Main St., Lyons • www.pizzabar66.com

• July 8: Howlin’ Goatz, 10pm, free • July 14 & 28: Karaoke, 9:30pm, free • July 27: Foxfeather, 10pm, free • Aug. 4: PD Brody, 10pm, free Planet Bluegrass 500 W. Main St., Lyons • www.bluegrass.com

4th and Broadway, Lyons • www.townoflyons.com

• July 6: Big Thompson Flood, 6:30pm, free • July 13: Samba Dende, 6:30pm, free • July 20: Masontown, 6:30pm, free • July 27: Bonnie & Her Clydes, 6:30pm, free • Aug. 3: Blue Canyon Boys, 6:30pm, free Spirit Hound Distillery 4196 U.S. 36, Lyons • www.spirithounds.com • July 1: Cat Jerky, 5-8pm, free The Stone Cup 442 High St., Lyons • www.thestonecup.com • July 1: Bethel Steele, 10am-noon, free • July 2: The Wildwoods, 10am-noon, free • July 8: Caleb Ryan Martin, 10am-noon, free • July 9: Joseph Lingenfelter, 10am-noon, free • July 15: Kate Little, 10am-noon, free • July 16: Tim Ostdiek, 10am-noon, free • July 22: Harmony and Brad, 10am-noon, free • July 23: Seth Hoffman, 10am-noon, free

• July 26: Enion Pelta Tiller with David Tiller & Jake Schepps, 11am-1pm, free • July 28: RockyGrass Weekend - Thomas Cassell/Colin Hotz, 9am, free • July 29: RockyGrass Weekend - Ran Off the Rooster, 9am, free

• July 30: RockyGrass Weekend - Billy Shaddox, 9am, free • July 31: RockyGrass Weekend - BottleRocket, 9am, free

ESTES PARK

Aspen & Evergreen Gallery

356 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.aspenandevergreen.com

• July 7: “Kickoff to Summer - Meet our Artists” w/ Amplified Souls, 5pm, free • Aug. 4: “Colorado Whiskey Tasting & Art - Meet our Artists” w/Amplified Souls, 5pm, free Baldwin Park 271 Ivy St., Estes Park • snowypeakswinery.com

• July 22: SnowyGrass Music Festival w/Bonnie & the Clydes, Reintarnation, Woodbelly, Ran Off the Rooster, Dahlby & Nadine, EverTangled Roots, 10am5pm, free

Barlow Plaza 342 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park

• July 1, 4, 8, 15, 20, 23 & 29: Branden Sipes, 5:307:30pm, free

• July 2, 16 & 30: Bradley Mayhew, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 5, 19 & Aug. 2: Ellie Farr, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 6 & 27: Ron Ball, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 7: Elk Hollow, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 9 & 21: Great Blue, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 12: Will Thomas, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 13: Laurie Dameron, 5:30-7:30pm, free • July 14, 22, 28 & Aug. 4: Richard Geppinger, 5:307:30pm, free

Earthwood Collections 41 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • earthwoodgalleries.com • July 7: First Friday Art Celebration w/Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie, 5pm, free Ed’s Cantina 390 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • edscantina.com

• July 23-27: RockyGrass Academy, 10am, $ • July 28-30: 45th RockyGrass Festival, 11am, $ Sandstone Park

• July 26: Nadine, 5:30-7:30pm, free • Aug. 3: Gary Hall, 5:30-7:30pm, free

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• Tuesdays: Jon Pickett Acoustic Happy Hour, 3-5pm, free Elk Meadow Lodge & RV Resort 1665 Hwy. 66, Estes Park • elkmeadowrv.com

• July 8, 15, 22 & 29: Mountain Town Rockers, 6:30pm, free Estes Park Events Complex/Fairgrounds 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park • estesparkeventscomplex.com

• July 4: The Big Bang Concert w/The Long Run – Eagle’s Tribute, Chain Station, 5:30-10pm, free-$11 • July 29-30: Journey Tribute Concert w/Another Journey, 7:30-9:30pm, $23 Estes Park Resort 1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park • www.theestesparkresort.com

• Thursdays: Ladies Night Live Music, 6pm, free Fajita Rita’s 1560 Big Thompson Ave,. Estes Park • fajitaritasestespark.com

• July 1: Chain Station, 10pm, $ • July 15: ONDA, 10pm, $ • July 22: Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, 9pm, $ • Thursdays: Ladies Night w/Mountain Town Trio, 6pm, free • Thursdays: DJ Akr4a, 10:30pm, free • Sundays: John & Bill McKay, 4-7pm, free Lonigans Pub 110 West Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.lonigans.com • Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: Karaoke Night, 9pm, free

Lumpy Ridge Brewing 531 S. St. Vrain, Estes Park • lumpyridgebrewing.com

• July 4: 2nd Annual Fourth of July Beer Blast w/Circus of the Dead, Lumpy Ridge Brewery, 5pm-midnight, free Other Side Restaurant 900 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • www.theothersideofestes.com • Fridays: Dempsey/Fox Duo, 5-8pm, free • Saturdays: Mountain Town Trio, 5pm, free • Sundays: Joseph Lingenfelter, 10am-1pm, free

Performance Park 435 W Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • estesparkeventscomplex.com • July 4: Estes Park Village Band, 7pm, free • July 6: Thursday Night Live w/Ran off the Rooster, 7-9pm, free • July 13: EP Jazz Big Band Jazz Concert, 5-9pm, free • July 20: Thursday Night Live w/Riverside Ramblers, 7-9pm, free • July 27: Thursday Night Live w/Elk Hollow, 7-9pm, free

• Aug. 3: Thursday Night Live w/Denver Mountainaires Barbershop, 7-9pm, free • Aug. 5: Cowboy Brad’s Estes Park Centennial Concert, Performance Park Amphitheater, 7-8:30pm, free Presbyterian Community Church of Rockies 1700 Brodie Ave, Estes Park • pccrusa.org

• July 2: Patriotic Concert w/Highland Brass Band, Estes Valley Chamber Singers, Uncommon Connection Quartet, more, 2pm, free Rock Cut Brewing Company 390 W. Riverside Drive, Estes Park • rockcutbrewing.com

• July 11: Ran Off The Rooster, 6-8pm, free • July 18: Justin Faye, 6-8pm, free • July 25: Jay Roemer, 6-8pm, free • Aug. 1: Weld County Ramblers, 6-8pm, free Rock Inn Mountain Tavern 1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park • rockinnestes.com • July 1: The Flyin’ Hot Saucers Acoustic Duo, 7pm, free

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• July 2: Alex Thoele Acoustic Brunch, 11am, free • July 5 & Aug. 1: Chain Station, 9pm, free • July 6 & 27: Just Jill, 6pm, free • July 8: Andrew Wynne, 7pm, free • July 9: Alex Thoele, 5pm, free • July 12: Neal Whitlock, 6pm, free • July 13 & Aug. 4: Terry & Ash, 6pm, free • July 15: Marshall Naastad, 7pm, free • July 19: Alex Thoele, 6pm, free • July 20: KC Groves Acoustic Duo, 6pm, free • July 23: Jon Pickett Acoustic Brunch, 11am, free • July 29: Great Blue Acoustic Duo, 7pm, free • Aug. 5: David Potter, 7pm, free • Thursdays: Open Bluegrass Jam, 6pm, free Snowy Peaks Winery Lounge 292 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • www.snowypeakswinery.com • July 7: KC Groves & Erik Yates, 4pm, free • July 14: Follow the Fox, 4pm, free • July 21: The Pickersons, 4pm, free • July 28: Maita, 4pm, free • Aug. 4: Dahlby & Nadine, 4pm, free The Waterfront Grill/Estes Park Resort 1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park • theestesparkresort.com

• Tuesdays: The Dempsey/Fox Duo, 6-9pm, free Wheel Bar

• July 21: Cold Break Bluegrass, 6pm, free • July 28: Ravin’ Wolf, 6pm, free • Aug. 4: Bootstrap Disco, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Open Mic Night, 6pm, free

GRAND COUNTY

Hideaway Park Amphitheater 78927 U.S. 40, Winter Park

July 15-16: 35th Winter Park Jazz Festival, 8am-8pm, $ Ullrs Tavern 78415 U.S. 40, Winter Park • www.ullrs-tavern.com

• July 7: Broccoli Samurai, 9pm-2am, free • July 8: Town Mountain, 9pm-2am, free • July 9: YAMN performs Daft Punk, 9pm-2am, $5 • July 16-17: Jaden Carlson Band, 9pm-2am, free • July 20: Phishcuits, 10pm-1:30am, $5 • July 29: The Grass Is Dead, 9pm-2am, free • Aug. 4: Steady Flow, 9-11pm, free Winter Park Resort 85 Parsenn Road, Winter Park • www.winterparkresort.com

• July 7: Tommy Lee & the Mannequin Band, 4-6pm, free • July 14: Sweet Lillies, 4-6pm, free • July 21: The Jazz Spiders, 4-6pm, free • July 28: Red Dirt Hill, 4-6pm, free • Aug. 4: Coral Creek, 4-6pm, free

132 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • thewheelbar.com

SUMMIT COUNTY

• Tuesdays: Lip Sync Battle, 10:30pm-1am, free YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium 2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park • ymcarockies.org • July 6: Queen City Jazz Band, 7:30pm, free • July 7: Byrd & Street, 7:30pm, free • July 8: Gary Randall, 7:30pm, free • July 11: Prairie Dog Picnic, 7:30pm, free • July 13: The Flyin’ A’s, 7:30pm, free • July 15: Summer Harmony Camp, 7:30pm, free • July 18: Dakota Blonde, 7:30pm, free • July 20: Justin Roth, 7:30pm, free • July 22: The Vibe Tribe, 7:30pm, free • July 25: Jubilant Bridge, 7:30pm, free • July 29: 5280 A Capella, 7:30pm, free • Aug. 3: Strangebyrds, 7:30pm, free • Aug. 4: Cool Shooz A Capella, 7:30pm, free

YMCA of the Rockies Amphitheater

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area 28194 U.S. 6, Keystone • arapahoebasin.com

• July 15: Local Jam Band Day w/High Five, John Truscelli, Strung High String Band, more, 10am-3pm, free • July 22: Cordovas, 11am-2pm, free • July 29: Cirque Series Trail Run & BBQ w/40 oz. to Freedom, 9am-3pm, free-$45 • Aug. 5: Birdies, Bogeys & Bloodies w/P-Nuckle, 11am3pm, $

Barkley Ballroom 610 Main St., Frisco • barkleyballroom.ticketfly.com • July 1 & Aug. 5: EDM Night, 9pm, free • July 7: CBDB, 9pm, free • July 8: Intuit, 8:30pm, free • July 22: Horizon Line, 9pm, free • July 26: Greener Grounds, 9pm, free • July 28: Jesse RS, 9pm, free

Motherloaded Tavern

2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park • ymcarockies.org

• Wednesdays: Cowboy Brad Fitch, 7pm, $

103 S. Main St., Breckenridge • motherloadedtavern.com • Mondays: Open Mic w/Moose, 9pm, free • Fridays-Saturdays: Live Music, 9pm, free

EVERGREEN

Buchanan Park 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen • www.evergreenrecreation.com

• July 4: Evergreen Music Festival w/Hazel Miller Band, Queen City Jazz Band, more, 10:30am-7:30pm, $5-$10 Cactus Jacks Saloon & Grill 4651 Hwy. 73, Evergreen • evergreenlivemusic.com

• July 1: Red & the Medicine, 2-6pm, free • July 2: The Thunderballs, 2-6pm, free • July 7: Lord Nelson, 9pm-1am, $ • July 8: The Rhubarb Project, 2-6pm, free • Thursday & Saturday: Killer Karaoke, 9pm, free Little Bear Saloon 28075 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.littlebearsaloon.com

• July 1: Starfucker, Reptilians, 8pm, $ • July 6: Evan Bartels, 8pm, $ • July 8: Mike Massé, Rowdy Country Combo, 8pm, $ • July 21: Jakarta, 8pm, $ • July 26: Troy Walker, 8pm, $ • July 28: Buzz Drivers, Lee & Co., 8pm, $ • July 30: Riverbend Reunion, 8pm, $ • Aug. 1: Noah Peterson, 8pm, $ Muddy Buck Pub

Snake River Saloon 23074 U.S. 6, Keystone • www.snakeriversaloon.com • July 1: Never Mind the 90s, 9:30pm, free • July 7: The Dewey Paul Band, 9:30pm, free • July 8: Hobo Village, 9:30pm, free • July 14-15: Stereo Clone, 9:30pm, free • July 21: Johnny & the Mongrels, 9:30pm, free • July 22: Bonnie Blue, 9:30pm, free • July 27: High 5, 9:30pm, free • July 28-29: Cranford Hollow, 9:30pm, free

The Historic Brown 206 N Ridge St., Breckenridge • www.historicbrown.com • July 1: Skydyed, 10pm-1am, free • July 7: Offsteady, 10pm-1am, free • July 8: El Passo Lasso, 10pm-1am, free • July 14-15: Tnertle, Jeraff, 10pm-1am, free • July 21: Judo Chop, 10pm-1am, free • July 29: Zolopht, 10pm-1am, free

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28065 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.muddybuckcoffee.com

• July 7: Tilia Americana, 6pm, free • July 14: The Coteries, 6pm, free • July 20: The Lark & the Loon, 6pm, free

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