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Consider meaning behind stars, stripes on Flag Day FRONT RANGE “Two hundred and forty one years ago, a small band of patriots declared independence, proclaiming in one voice that we are free to determine our own destiny and carry out the work of self-governance. Driven by their unyielding spirit and drawing inspiration from the Stars and Stripes, a string of 13 Colonies later expanded to become a united 50 States.

Throughout our history, the American flag has steadfastly served as an emblem

of this great experiment in democracy,” President Obama and Congress proclaimed last year. On Flag Day, June 14, we ask everyone to consider the meaning behind the banner that has served as “a guiding symbol on our Nation’s journey, while celebrating the hope it inspires in the American people.”

The proclamation continues, “Our flag persists as a powerful representation of freedom and opportunity. Waving high above capitol buildings and courthouses,

military bases and embassies across the globe, and on the distant surface of the moon, it calls on each of us to remember our obligations to the Republic for which it stands and to carry forward the unwavering optimism that defines us.

America endures because of the courage of servicemen and women who serve under this standard, and our veterans are forever draped in the red, white, and blue when they are laid to rest. Wherever the flag lies or flies, its message is clear: We rise and fall together, as one Nation and one people.

“The American flag invokes pride in our citizens and hope in those who come to our shores in search of a brighter tomorrow. In recognition of the ways it has embodied our ideals and sustained our Nation, let us pay tribute to the Star Spangled Banner and continue striving to create a more perfect and indivisible Union -- with liberty and justice for all.”

At least give it some thought, June 14.

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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MOUNTAIN MIX June 1-July 16

– THE BEST OF ALL THE REST

June 17

u Botanical Art Exhibit

The Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St., continues its oil and pastel botanical art exhibit by Susan T. Fisher on weekends and holidays, noon-4 p.m., through July 16. Admission is $5 and includes a tour of the restored schoolhouse. Visit www.georgetowntrust.org and susantfisher.com or call 303-569-0289 for additional details.

June 6

u Emergency Preparedness Workshop

Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District holds an Emergency Preparedness Workshop at the CCCIA Community Center, June 6 at 6 p.m. Various Boulder, Gilpin, and Jefferson County representatives from Emergency Management, Fire Management, Animal Control, and Wildfire Mitigation will be presenting. To learn more, call 303-642-3121 or e-mail general@coalcreekcanyonfd.org.

June 8

u Summer Birding Class Series

The Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s Field Institute offers a special Summer Birding class series taught by renowned birder Jeff Maugans, June 8, 15, 29, July 6 and 20. Maugans will spend the morning discussing the migration, nesting, habitats, conservation, natural history and ecology of mountain birds. Join one or all class sessions and have fun in the field while learning to identify, enjoy and appreciate these feathered beings. Participants will learn to identify as many species as possible through sight and special attention to songs and calls. Rocky Mountain Conservancy also offers classes on North American Eagles on June 3, Birds of the Kawuneeche Valley on June 17, and Hummingbirds: Field Research on July 20. Learn more and register by calling 970-586-3262 or visit www.RMConservancy.org.

June 17

u Sunset Photography Session

Join Boulder County Parks & Open Space, June 17, 8-10:30 p.m., for a free sunset photography session at Betasso Preserve. Ranger Fowler will accompany the group to an ideal spot so people can take photos. Photographers will be allowed to access this property after normal hours. Children 10 years of age and older are welcome to attend with adult supervision. Long sleeves, pants, insect protection, water and closed toed shoes are recommended. Visit www.bouldercounty.org/os or e-mail posinfo@bouldercounty.org to learn more.

u Mountain Madness Music Festival

Mountain Madness Music Festival, June 17, noon-10 p.m., is a new, annual charity music festival celebrating musical and artistic culture in and around Nederland.

This year’s event, featuring eight bands and two acoustic acts on two stages, is at Hurricane Ranch just outside of Nederland. Bands include Gasoline Lollipops, Electric Toast, Caribou Mountain Collective, Como se Llama, The Symbols, Flash Mountain Flood, New Family Dog and Fire in the Pines. Brandon Crytzer and Paige O’Donovan will also perform. Free parking and shuttle service is at Nederland Middle/Senior High School, 597 C.R. 130.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Nederland Food Bank. Admission is $15 and tickets can be purchased online or in person through Dan Perez. Visit at www.mountainmadnessfest.com or e-mail mountainmadness2017@gmail.com to learn more.

June 24

u Botanical Artist Demonstration

The Georgetown Heritage Center, 809 Taos St., welcomes botanical artist Susan T. Fisher for a special artist’s demonstration, June 24, noon-4 p.m., in conjunction with her currently hanging show at the center. Admission is free for this event. Fisher has served as Coordinator for the Botanical Art and Illustration Program at Denver Botanic Gardens, and Director of the Art Institute at the ArizonaSonora Desert Museum. She is past president of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Botanical Artists and Honorary Director of the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Illustrators. Her illustrations and sculptures appear in numerous periodicals, books, florilegia, private collections and national exhibits. Visit georgetowntrust.org and susantfisher.com or call 303-569-0289 to learn more.

u Come Paint with Us!

Beginner and experienced artists are welcome at two plein air art classes, June 24, in the backyard of the Art House of Nederland gallery, 171 E. 2nd St. Participants will go home with their completed pieces. The first session is led by Pixie Glore, who will teach a class in oils from 9 a.m.-noon. She will teach students how to make paintings glow with light and color. The second session is led by Kathy Bremers who will teach a watercolor class from 1-4 p.m. Kathy’s work is inspired by nature and she loves sharing her techniques with beginners and experienced artists. Each three-hour class is $45 and will be kept small. Reservations are required. Call 303 550-7920 or e-mail pfthearthouse@gmail. com to save a space or find out more information.

Museum’s walking tours explore history ESTES PARK Abner Sprague was hired to plat Estes Park’s downtown district in 1905 by Cornelius Bond and the Estes Park Town Company. Within weeks, lots along the street named Elkhorn Avenue were taken up, and new businesses established.

Over the course of a decade, the basic footprint of the town we know today had put down roots with buildings that started out as hotels, schools and private homes. Discover the hidden past on a walking tour of downtown Estes Park with www.mmacmonthly.com

the Estes Park Museum. During the tour, participants will be guided by trained docents to explore historical photographs from the Museum’s collection to aid in comparing the past to the present.

Identical tours are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays June 5-Sept. 19 (except July 4 and Sept.

4). Tours meet at 8:15 a.m. at the Northeast corner of Bond Park at MacGregor and Park Avenues near the Enos Mills sculpture, and begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. The tour group walks west through town, re-

turn to the same site by 10 a.m., and travel a distance of 0.7 miles. The cost is $8, cash or check payable to the Town of Estes Park.

The history tours are first come, first served and no reservations required. Space limited to about 12 people for each tour.

The mission of the Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St., is to conduct activities that preserve, share and respect the unique history of Estes Park. For more information, call 970-586-6256 or visit www.estes. org/museum.

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u 25th Scandinavian Midsummer Festival

Celebrate the 25th annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, June 24-25, at Bond Park in downtown Estes Park. The festival is a Scandinavian tradition celebrating the summer solstice. Be entertained and educated about Scandinavian traditions and culture with fun and lively dancing, exhibits, kids’ activities, and more. There is a beer garden, raising of the Maypole, grand march of countries, demonstrations, Viking encampment, arts and crafts fair featuring Scandinavian inspired or traditional work, classic Saab and Volvo auto show and more. Whatever your heritage may be, join the many families across the country from Scandinavians descent who gather at the free festival to share their heritage. Complete details and daily schedules can be found online at estesmidsummer.com. Call 303-947-7627 for more information.

u 15th Blues From the Top Music Festival

The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson, Anders Osborne, Little Hurricane, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisana Band, Carolyn Wonderland and many more perform at the 15th Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival presented by the Grand County Blues Society, taking place at Hideaway Park Amphitheater in downtown Winter Park, June 24-25. Blues from the Top will be the first festival to premier on the new, permanent stage in downtown Winter Park. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. both days. There are also night shows at Smokin’ Moe’s Ribhouse & Saloon in Cooper Creek Square both nights.

Ticket options include General Admission and V.I.P. More information is available online at bluesfromthetop.org.

June 27

u 2nd Annual Friends of Folk Festival

Friends of Folk celebrate Dick Orleans’ legacy with music and community, June 27, 5-9 p.m., at the 2nd annual Friends of Folk Festival at Estes Park’s Performance Park.

The event will be in the style of Dick’s “Friends of Folk” nights. Both professionals and amateurs will “make a joyful noise” and sing those songs that remind us of our friend. Orleans’ photography will be on sale at the festival ­with proceeds helping support a new scholarship fund set up in his honor. See details on our website. Email greg@gregmilesart.com to learn more or donate to the scholarship fund. The venue has been generously donated by Estes Performs & The Estes Arts District. Visit www.estesartsdistrict.org/friends-of-folk-festival-2017. html to learn more about the event and fund.

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

SILVER PLUME

• July 4: Independence Day Ice Cream Social, Dinger Park, 2-4pm, free

GEORGETOWN

• Mondays: Georgetown Farmers Market, Strauss Park, 10am-5pm, free

• Thursdays: Tea Classes, Dusty Rose Tea Room, 9amnoon, $75

• Thursdays: Mussels Mania, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Fridays: Prime Rib Special, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Sundays: Family Night, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $

IDAHO SPRINGS

• June 9: Trails & Ales Hiking Series - Georgetown Hike w/Guanella Pass Brewery, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, free

• June 10: Bouck Brothers 1st Anniversary Party,

Ty Hammes in his Mojo Taqueria restaurant in Lyons.

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Bouck Brothers Distillery, noon-7pm, $

• June 24: Coffee Whiskey & Donuts, Bouck Brothers Distillery, noon-7pm, $

• Fridays (June 2-Sept. 1): Market Days, Idahoe Mall, 10am, $

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By Jennifer Pund LYONS fter an unexplained, late-night fire in March, Mojo Taqueria, a “taco joint” in Lyons, was again serving its popular tacos and margaritas by May. Owner Ty Hammes was eager to get back to where he’d left off with the restaurant he’d opened just four months earlier: serving fresh, creative, affordable Mexican food drawing on the flavors of Oaxaca, Yucatan, Baja and other Mexican regions in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

“It was shocking to see at first,” Hammes said, “but then a couple of days later you’re like, ‘well I guess this is just what we have to do now.’ It is what it is. The first week, I came in there and, literally, I just didn’t want to look. All the work we had just done four few months ago; we spent so much time putting it together. People were in here that we didn’t know with hammers just ripping it all out.”

Mojo Taqueria, 216 E. Main St., opened with a huge reception from the town’s residents in November. Winter slowed business for a few months, and then the weather was just beginning to turn nice when the fire hit. “It was the first weekend we’d opened the garage doors on a Saturday. Then,

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that Monday, the side of our building went up in flames,” Hammes said. The fire ripped all the way through the roof on the top side. We had to rip the entire front half of the building right down to the studs.” For the sake of his business and employees, he knew he needed to get back open quickly.

What was estimated to take anywhere from three to five months to complete, according to Hammes, ended up being finished in just seven weeks. “One positive thing is that we had just done this four months earlier,” he explained. “So, rather than having to hire people we didn’t know to do the work, I just brought back all the people that worked on it before. It gave us the opportunity to button up some of the electrical that had been in here, that had been patched [up].

We put in new AC units, and we have fans in there now.”

Hammes and his crew are now going further by adding a flagstone deck and another pergola outside the “really nice” French doors they found and installed. “There are definitely some improvements and benefits that came out of it,” he said.

The town of Lyons, and its residents, offered the business plenty of support while it was closed. “Just wow. I didn’t expect that type of support,” Hammes said. “When

GILPIN HISTORY’S STROEHLE HOUSE TEAS Enjoy a Victorian Tea, June 10, 2 p.m., at the historic Stroehle House in Black Hawk. Each year the Gilpin Historical Society’s volunteers host teas at this house once owned by one of Black Hawk’s most prominent families. Tickets are $30 and reservations required. gilpinhistory.org Page 4

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Distillery, 1pm-4pm, $10

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

CENTRAL CITY

• June 24: Stills in the Hills, Main Street, 1-6pm, $35-$60 • Thursdays: Senior Celebration - Half-Off Food, Century Casino, 8am, $

• Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays: Buy One Entree Get One For 99¢, Bistro @ Reserve Casino, 5pm, $ • Fridays-Sundays: All-You-Can-Eat Crab Buffet, Reserve Casino, 4pm, $19.99

BLACK HAWK

• June 10: Gilpin History High Tea, Stroehle House, 2pm, $30

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

GILPIN COUNTY

• June 8: Lagunitas Brewing Tasting, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free

• June 10 & 24: Tasting Event, Underground Liquors, 3pm, free

• June 24: Denver Beer Tasting, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free

GOLDEN GATE CANYON

• June 11: Pancake Breakfast, Golden Gate Grange, 8am, $

ROLLINSVILLE

• Fridays: Fish Fry Friday, Stage Stop, 4pm, $ • Sundays: Service Industry Sunday Specials, Stage Stop, 9am, $

COAL CREEK CANYON

• June 17: Spirit of the Mountain Faith & Grief Brunch, CCCIA Community Center, 10-11am, $ • June 18: Father’s Day All-You-Can-Eat Brunch, Wondervu Café, $20

WINTER PARK CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL

FOURTH OF JULY PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFIT

The Winter Park Chocolate Festival, June 10, noon-4 p.m., is perfect for the whole family. Enjoy samples, hourly competitions and live music throughout the afternoon. Buy sample tickets to enjoy a variety of treats from truffles and fudge to liquid chocolate. winterparkresort.com

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

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• Saturdays: Distillery Tours, Bouck Brothers

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

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

NEDERLAND

• June 1 & 29: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free

• June 5 & 19: Lovin’ Cup Community Kitchen, The Deli at 8236’, 6-8pm, free

• June 7: Lunch & Alzheimer’s Communication, Nederland Community Center, noon-1:30pm, $

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FOOD & DRINK Distillery holds anniversary party IDAHO SPRINGS Bouck Brothers Whiskey celebrates its first anniversary with a party, June 10, noon-7 p.m., featuring specialty cocktails, live bluegrass music from the Kind Mountain Band from 3-5 p.m., and CRAFT birthday cake.

SPIRITS “The people of Idaho Springs have been amazingly supportive of us; from the liquor store owners and restaurants and bars, to the locals who say, ‘I don’t usually spend $50 on whiskey, but I want to support you,’” Coowner Zachary Bouck said. “We are excited to be part of the Idaho Springs community as we grow from a small start-up business to a local staple. Our one-year anniversary party is really a

thank you to the community.”

Within the year, the distillery hired an “absolutely world-class distiller,” Matthew Wyant, who, according to Bouck, has taken their whiskey “to a much higher level.” The company has also partnered with Root Shoot Malting in Loveland to provide their corn and barley locally. “[We] are also very grateful to the team at Tommyknockers who have supported us in countless ways from the beginning,” Bouck said.

DETAILS First Anniversary Party June 10 • Noon-7pm

Bouck Brothers Whiskey 2731 Colorado Blvd, Idaho Springs www.bouckbros.com

Celebrate centennial with coffee

ESTES PARK Kind Coffee has produced a special coffee to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Estes Park. The 100 Year Roast is a dark-roasted blend of certified organic, fair-trade coffees. The one-pound bag is availCOFFEE able in the coffee shop, where it’s also available by the cup, and online.

The business is donating 5 percent of sales to the Centennial Open Space at Knoll-Willows project.

Kind Coffee has been roasting coffee since 1998 and is an “environmentally aware and friendly entity” committed to supporting its community through the creation of special coffee blends and labels for town projects. It is currently working with Rock Cut Brewery, collaborating on different coffee beers and selling a co-branded 20-ounce insulated stainless steel cup with the town’s centennial logo. They also offer a gift pack including a pound of the 100 Year Roast, a centennial cup, a reusable Chico bag

Kind Coffee 100 Year Roast Gift Pack

with the centennial logo and the new book Local Legends of Estes Park.

DETAILS Kind Coffee

470 E. Elkhorn Ave. Estes Park www.kindcoffee.com

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Wine, cheese featured at festival WINTER PARK The 7th annual Village Uncorked!

Wine, Art, and Cheese Festival kicks off Independence Day weekend, July 1, noon-4pm, in Winter Park. Sample more than 40 styles of wine and a variWINE ety of cheeses and attend seminars to learn what to look for when sampling wine, the best cheese pairings, and general wine knowledge.

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check out live music, displays of stunning art work from artists all over Colorado, a photo station, caricature artist and more. Pre-purchase a wine glass for $25 to avoid lines and sellout. Glasses are $30 at the event.

DETAILS Village Uncorked! Wine, Art & Cheese Festival July 1 • noon-4pm • $25-$30

ESTES PARK Rooted in an appreciation of the history and traditions of the Estes Valley, The Lazy B Chuckwagon is committed to preserving Western heritage by providing a mix of cowboy music, skits and humor, accompanied by an authentic cowboy chuckwagon dinner. It’s wholesome family entertainment for all ages.

The original Lazy B opened in the early 1960s, attracted between 750-1200 guests each night during the summer season and operated successfully for more than 40 years. Since its doors closed in 2005, countless visitors have been disappointed to discover their favorite event no longer exists. Many Estes Park residents have fond memories of either attending the show or working at The Lazy B. The new Lazy B, which is operating out of the historic Elkhorn Lodge this

season, is open most Tuesdays through Sundays until Sept. 30. Parking opens for most shows at 5 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 p.m. On Sundays, parking opens at 1:30 p.m. for 2 p.m. matinee performances.

The dinner menu features a combination of beef brisket and pulled pork, baked beans, baked potato, cowboy biscuits, peach and brownie, coffee and lemonade. A cash bar is available.

Reserved seating for adults is $35.50$39.50, children 4-12 years old are $15 and children under 4 are free.

DETAILS Lazy B Chuckwagon & Show June 2-Sept. 30 • 2pm/5:30pm • $15-$39.50 Historic Elkhorn Lodge 600 W. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park lazybranchandwranglers.com

Winter Park Resort 85 Parsenn Road, Winter Park winterparkresort.com • 970-726-5514

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Beer garden to relocate

ESTES PARK Opened in June 2015, The Barrel, an outdoor beer garden in downtown Estes Park, is relocating to 215 Moraine St. in mid-June and will reopen in the new, year-round, indoor-outdoor location, June 19, CRAFT “or shortly thereafter.”

BEER According to co-owners Lou and Ingrid Bush, customer demand promted them to find a place to provide its crafts beer, spirits and wine offerings all year. They will continue to offer more than 60 rotating taps craft beer, wine, mead, cider and spirits and its comfortable, friendly atmosphere.

Initially, their storage-container bar will be moved to recreate its beer garden from the Elkhorn Avenue location. At the same time, work will begin indoors. It is hoped the inside will be ready for the town’s holiday activities in November.

DETAILS The Barrel - Estes Park Monday-Sunday • 11am-9pm

215 Moraine St., Estes Park • TheBarrel.beer

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Cook-off, bands, auction benefit food pantry, fire department WARD The Ward community hosts its “world-famous” Chili, Sausage-Fest & Jerk-off: A Chili, Sausage & Jerky Competition, June 24, from 2pmmidnight, at the hisCOOK-OFF toric Ward Church.

The benefit, now in its second year, features Banshee Tree, Bear n’ Blair and other bands along with a silent auction and libations. It will raise money for Mountain Food Rescue, The Mountain Community Resource Center and the Indian Peaks Fire Department.

Banshee Tree, founded by Kalyn Pembridge and Thomas LaFond, perform an original mix of gypsy jazz, folk pop and swing.

Mountain Food Rescue and The Mountain Community Resource Center was established in 1984 and is one of the oldest food pantries in western Boulder County. During recent floods and fires, community members from Jamestown, Gold Hill and Ward realized the need to access fresh food quickly and locally.

Working with Boulder Food Rescue, Mountain Food Rescue was estab-

lished bring fresh food from Boulder and Longmont twice a week. It is open 24 /7 for anyone in need. As the cost of living in Boulder County has risen so drastically, these food programs have proven to help provide critical support for many mountain residents.

The Indian Peaks Fire Protection District is also 100 percent volunteer run. The fire department serves the largest geographical area in Boulder County including Brainard Lake and many campgrounds along the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway.

Donations for the silent auction are still being accepted and additional musicians are being sought. Contact Shaz Swartz at 720-375-3137 for more information or to donate an item or service.

Lucky’s Market in Boulder and Ward’s Way High Radio, a Colorado Community Radio Network station, are sponsors.

DETAILS 2nd Annual Chili, Sausage-Fest & Jerk Off Saturday, June 24 • 2pm-midnight Historic Ward Church 20 Modoc St., Ward • 720-375-3137

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the fire happened, the town of Lyons really rallied around us in a way I would not have predicted, including other restaurants that had fundraisers for us and our front-of-house staff. Everybody in town was so supportive. Lyons is a really great town, and it really showed its colors. “When Mojo Taqueria reopened in May, Hammes felt as if everybody in town came in. “All’s well that ends well.

That’s how I feel about it,” he said.

It wasn’t just the support of the town that allowed Hammes to quickly recover from the fire. As the fourth generation bartender says, he has “restaurants in his blood.” His father owns, and still runs, Hammes Tavern in his hometown of Racine, Wis. that was first opened by his great-grandfather.

“I grew up in restaurants,” Hammes said. “My dad owns the bar my great grandfather built at the end of prohibition. My great grandpa ran it, then my grandpa ran it, and now my dad still runs it and both my brother and I started working there when we were 18.”

Hammes moved to Colorado in 1993, after a four-year stint living in Salvidor Brazil. “I wanted to live somewhere where music and culture was part of everyday life,” he said. “I ended up in the

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city of Salvidor, and that ended up being exactly what I was looking for. It’s the African part of Brazil and there’s a huge gathering of percussion and samba on the street every night.”

When he returned to the U.S. in 2001, he moved to Boulder and started the Brazilian style band Sambadende. “When I got here, I started a band because nobody was playing the street style music of Brazil. We play once a month at the St. Julien [Hotel in Boulder] and here and there occasionally. We don’t take it too seriously, and just have fun. I think that’s part of what kept me in the Boulder area.

It was really fun creation and I wanted to keep doing that. It’s definitely been a big part of my life on the Front Range.”

Hammes uses his music connections to bring music to Mojo Taqueria. His own band even plays on occasional Sundays.

“We usually have samba or salsa music every other Sunday, and we draw from connections I have,” he said. “When I decided to open this restaurant one of the agreements I made myself was that I wouldn’t stop playing music. It was too integral of a part of my life, and I didn’t want to give that up to do this. So, they have to cover me so I can go play music.”

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derson, moved to Lyons a year and a half ago, he knew he wanted to open a taqueria-style restaurant, but was having trouble finding the right place. “I was looking around different places on the Front Range, he said, “and this old building was sitting here and, really, I don’t think anybody wanted to touch it. It was in such bad shape.” It was the former Andrea’s Homestead Cafe that closed in 2011.

Thinking it would be nice to be close to home and where his kid goes to school while investing in his new hometown, he found a way to buy the building.

When he started the project, Hammes admits he didn’t have much of a plan. He called on his good friend Donni Mortimor to help develop the vision and, between the two—Hammes acting as general contractor and Mortimor overseeing the remodel—Mojo Taqueria took shape.

“I basically acted as the general contractor, as much as you can say for someone that had no idea what he was doing,” Hammes said. “I hired the people out, and relied on really talented friends I have to come in and do beautiful things like the bar and all this wood work. [Mortimor and I] just started with the floor and did one thing at a time. In the end I think it turned out really cool.”

The extensive remodel gave Hammes time to develop his menu that features his love of Mexican chilies like ancho, pasilla, chipotle, morita and more. “It gave me a year to work on the menu, the recipes and the cocktails,” he said. “I love Mexican chilies and building flavors off guajillo chilies, chile de arbol and different traditional Mexican flavors, and then creating fun combinations of tacos… along

with the cocktails, tequila and mezcal.”

Mojo Taqueria found its chef, James Van Dyke, after the Culinary Institute of America graduate reached out to Hamme with the proclamation, “I’m your man.”

Turns out the former Lyons Gateway Café owner and opening partner of Boulder’s Happy Noodle was right.

“He’s just a really knowledgeable and intelligent chef, and a guy that I get along with really well,” Hammes said.

“He came in and was able to whip the kitchen into shape, and take the blueprint of what I had and really add to it.”

Mojo Taqueria makes everything from scratch and uses high-quality chilies, spices and other ingredients, including humanely raised meats and heirloom beans from Mexico. Specials include items like oysters on the half shell, lobster tacos and soft shell crab tacos.

“We do a lot of really creative things like duck carnitas tacos,” Hammes said.

“That is where James is able to step up and add this other element and elevate some of the things, and add a really fun twist for people. It’s been a great relationship,” Hammes said.

In addition to tacos, they serve ceviches, enchiladas, carne asada, salads, posole, burritos, and more. The menu includes vegetarian and gluten-free options.

“People love our short rib tacos and our Baja fish tacos are pretty incredible.

We really lean on building flavors with traditional chilies, and then we do fun combinations. I feel like our food is really affordable and our drinks are excellent, and it’s a really fun environment.”

The tequila and mezcal drinks are also not to be missed. Happy Hour is daily from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Margaritas are $5 all day Wednesdays. “The cocktails and margaritas are a really big portion of what we do,” Hammes said, “A lot of people come in for that. They know they can come in here and get tacos a la carte, or a plate, and a marg for a good price.”

The full bar highlights tequila, mezcal, cachaca and eight beers on tap.

Visit mojotaqueria.com for a complete menu and list of weekly specials including Tuesday Faimly Nights where kids 9 and under eat free after 4 p.m.

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Ice cream event helps preserve history SILVER PLUME People for Silver Plume will hold its annual Ice Cream Social fundrasier with homemade baked goods in Dinger Park, July 4, 2pm-4pm. Proceeds help maintain and preserve the town’s historic buildings and George Rowe Schoolhouse Museum. Adults are $5 and children are $3.

Additional funds are needed this

year to maintain the recently acquired former Methodist Church.

DETAILS People for Silver Plume Ice Cream Social Tuesday, July 4 • 2-4pm • $3-$5

Dinger Park Main Street, Silver Plume • 303-569-2023

FOOD & DRINK CALENDAR • June 10: Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast,

Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5/$8 • June 11: Nederland Farmers Market, Guercio Field, 10am-2pm, $ • June 23: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10 • July 6 & 27: 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 Tastings, Peak Wine & Sprits, 4pm, free • Fridays & Saturdays: 8oz Flat Iron Steak Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $12.95

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• June 9-10: Table, A Culinary Journey w/J.J. Jenny of Harwigs Restaurant, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $65-$175 w/reservations

• June 16-17: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Ryan Damasky of Fish Restaurant, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $65-$175 w/reservations

• June 23-24: Table, A Culinary Journey w/Justin Goerich of Zolo Restaurant, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $65-$175 w/reservations

• July 1-2, 5-16, 18-23 & 25-30: Lazy B Chuckwagon Supper & Show, Elkhorn Lodge, 5:30pm, $15-$39.50 • July 4: 4th of July Pancake Breakfast Crossroads Fundraiser, Our Lady of the Mountains Church, 7-10:30am, $5-$8

• July 4: Independence Day Party, Lumpy Ridge Brewery, 5-11pm, free

• Saturdays: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution,

• Mondays: Local Appreciation Day - Half-Price Pours,

• Saturdays & Sundays: Brunch, Lyons Fork, 9am, $ • Sundays: Sunday Stir-Fry Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $9.95 • Sundays: Sunday Summer BBQ, Rocky Mountain Oyster

• Mondays-Fridays: Fourth Street Café, Estes Park

Nederland Community Center, 10am, free

Bar, 4pm, $

• Sundays: Sunday Supper Charity Night, James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse, 5pm, $

Rock Cut Brewery, 10am, $

Senior Center, noon, $5/$7

• Tuesdays: Soup Day, The Wheel Bar, 10am, $ • Tuesday: Two for Tuesdays, Dunraven Inn, 4pm, $ • Tuesdays: Date Night Dinner for Two, Poppy’s Pizza &

FOOD & DRINK Festival focuses on Colorado spirits CENTRAL CITY The 5th annual Stills in the Hills, Central City’s “premier libation festival,” features more than 30 distilleries pouring samples of over 100 spirits on the town’s historic Main Street, June 24, from 1-6pm.

CRAFT Limited general admisSPIRITS sion and VIP ticket options are available. Live music from Parkside and Jewel & the Rough provide entertainment while vintage cars from the Model A Ford Club of Denver, food vendors and artists add to the atmosphere.

The event is free and open to the public, but if you want to participate in the spirit tastings, you can buy tickets online or at King Soopers and City Markets in advance for $35 or $45 the day of the event. VIP tickets, $60 in advance or $70 the day of the event, include a private hospitality tent hosted by Elevated Events and early access to the festival at noon.

A variety of vendors will be selling food and art. All facilities, restrooms and full-service, sit-down restaurants are available inside any casino on Main Street with no admission charge.

Parkside plays “rock n’ roll with a violin twist” and covers a wide variety of rock tunes from classic to today’s

hits. Jewel & the Rough also covers rock songs from the 1970s to now.

Organizers thank the award-winning Breckenridge Distillery “for its continued support.” Other participating distilleries, which may change, include 291 Colorado Whiskey, Altitude Spirits, Art of the Spirits, Bear Creek Distillery, Black Canyon Distillery, Blank & Booth Distilling, Bouck Brothers Distilling, Cockpit Craft Distillery, Colorado Vodka Company, Copper Muse Distillery, Dancing Pines Distillery, Devil’s Head Distillery, Down Slope Distilling, Elwood Distilling, Feisty Spirits, Golden Moon Distillery, J & L Distilling, KJ Wood Distillers, Mile High Spirits, MOBB Mountain Distillers, Mystic Mountain Distillery, Old Town Distilling, Rising Sun Distillery, SNOVA Vodka, Spirit Hound Distillers, Squeal Spiced Black Rum, State 38 Distilling, Stranahan’s Whiskey, Syntax Spirits, Top Shelf Mixers, VAPOR Distillery, Whistling Hare Distillery, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery.

DETAILS 5th Annual Stills in the Hills Saturday, June 24 • 1-6pm (VIP: noon-6pm) Main Street, Central City 303-331-8772 • stillsinthehills.com

Grill, 4pm, $

GOLD HILL

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

• Wednesdays: Growler Fill Day, Rock Cut Brewery, 2pm, $ • Thursdays (June 1-Sept. 28): Estes Park Farmers Market, Bond Park, 8am, $ • Thursdays: Ladies Night, Waterfront Grille @ Estes Park Resort, 6pm, free

WARD

• June 24: 2nd Annual, Chili Sausage Fest & Jerkoff, Historic Ward Church, 2pm-midnight, $

ALLENSPARK

• June 6: Soup Night, The Old Gallery, 6pm, free • June 7 & 21: Community Cupboard Food Bank, The Old Gallery, 2pm, free

• June 20: Allenspark Area Club Lunch & Program, Peaceful Valley Resort, 6pm, $

• June 24: Hogabluesa w/Biff Gore, The Old Gallery, 6:30pm, $25

• July 5 & 19: Community Cupboard Food Bank, The

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

• Fridays: Date Night, Mama Rose’s, 4pm, $ • Fridays: Filet Mignon Friday, Dunraven Inn, 4pm, $ • Sundays: Mom’s Meatloaf Special, Poppy’s Pizza & Grill, 4pm, $

• Sundays: Champagne Sunday Brunch, The Other Side Restaurant, 9am, $

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

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Old Gallery, 2pm, free

• June 10: Chocolate Festival, Winter Park Resort, 10am-

LYONS

• June 1: Open Mic & Potluck, Spirit Hound Distillery, 7pm, free

• June 4: La Sportiva Trail Run Relay featuring the Beer Relay, Bohn Park, 10am, $45-$50 • June 22: Meadowlark Farm Dinner, Lyons Farmette,

4pm, free

• July 1: Village Uncorked! Wine, Art & Cheese Festival, Winter Park Resort, noon-4pm, $25-$30

6-9pm, $125

• Tuesdays: 9 & Under Eat Free, Mojo Taqueria, 4pm, $ • Wednesdays: Margarita Discount Day, Mojo Taqueria, All Day, $

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

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

ESTES PARK

• June 2-3, 8-10, 15-18, 20-25 & June 27-July 2: Lazy B Chuckwagon Supper & Show, Elkhorn Lodge, 5pm, $15-$39.50

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FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS

Georgetown • June 2: Mad Hatter Garden Party, Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $5-$15

• June 3: Denver Mustang Club’s Georgetown Cruise, 6th Street, 10am-5pm, free • June 3-4 & 9-11: Railroad Days at the Loop, Georgetown Loop Railroad, 10am, $

• June 17: MG Car Club Show, 6th Street, 10am-5pm,

The Baldpate Inn is a B&B, but also includes famous key and photo collections and awardwinning dining.

History & A century of Hospitality

By Jeffrey V. Smith ESTES PARK fter 32 years of owning the Baldpate Inn near Estes Park, Innkeeper and Owner Lois Smith is still captivated by its seemingly never-ending treasure-trove of history. Visitors can be stunned. Home to both the Baldpate Key Collection—the world’s largest—and the Baldpate Photograph and Autograph Collection—featuring presidents, celebrities, folk heroes and industrialists—this classic Coloradostyle mountain getaway is more like a living history museum than a B&B with award-winning dining. The family-owned Baldpate Inn is celebrating its 100th season, and fascinating history, the rest of the year, both on-site with talks and live theater, and online with the “Key Moments Birthday Blog.”

The Baldpate Inn has its beginnings with Gordon and Ethel Mace and Gordon’s two brothers, Charles and Stuart Mace. In 1911, while visiting Estes Park on their honeymoon, the Maces decided to homestead the property where the Baldpate now stands. To supplement their income, the family built small tourist cabins, which proved popular. To accommodate the overwhelming demand for their hospitality, the family made plans to build an inn. With their homestead registered on Jan. 22, 1917, the family opened The Baldpate Inn later that year.

With limited resources, the family used hand-hewn timber cut from the property to create the inn. Massive stone fireplaces were built to provide warmth and hot water.

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100 years ago, with a few upgrades. It accommodates up to 50 guests in its 12 lodge rooms, four cabins and house while the popular restaurant can seat 100. In addition to serving breakfast for B&B guests, the dining rooms—featuring a daily menu of gourmet soups, salads, homemade breads and pies—are open to the public daily from 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Smith, who is part of only the second family to own the Baldpate, has been exploring its history for more than 32 years, and she is still amazed by what she finds.

“I really have to give a huge salute to the original family, the Mace family, because when they decided it was time to move on, unlike what most people today would do, they didn’t sell everything off. They basically boarded it up. So, when we purchased it, when you walked in, it was like stepping back in time. The pictures and the keys and all that stuff could have been sold off to somebody, and you would never be able to create this again. I think a good part of the charm of the Baldpate is that it has been kept intact.”

The 100 year anniversary has pushed Smith to dig deep into the inn’s history, to look back and appreciate everything that has happened at the inn. She has found the “detective work” fun and surprisingly satisfying. “We were fortunate in having all this data in different forms. Sometimes it’s just a pile of boxes with old business records, or whatever, but there were old pictures and we were able to piece together their history,” she explained. “In today’s world, we would Google it and find

WINTER PARK TRESTLE BIKE PARK OPENING DAY

BIKE TO WORK DAY IN ESTES PARK

The Oh My Gawd Rodeo, which has run for the past 20 years, will presents its final two performances, June 2 and 16, 7:30 p.m., at the Kiefer Arena in Dumont. Adults tickets are $10; seniors and children are $5 and kids under 10 are free. Come out one last time.

Miller Rodeo: 303-622-9745

Dust off all your bike gear and grab your friends to come ride Trestle Bike Park, 85 Parsenn Road, on opening day, June 10.

Whether brand new to downhill biking or an expert rider, Trestle Bike Park offers something for everyone. www.winterparkresort.com

The Estes Park Cycling Coalition hosts Estes Park’s 5th Bike to Work Day, June 28. Cyclists receive a free breakfast, coffee, giveaways, informational booths, bike check-ups, and live entertainment from 6-9 a.m. at the Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Ave. www.bikeestes.org

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• July 4: Fireworks, Georgetown Lake, 9:30pm, free Empire June 10-11: First Colorado Volunteering Infantry Civil War Reenactment, Minton Park, 9am-9pm, free-$2

Idaho Springs • June 2: Plant Up Downtown Idaho Springs, Citizens Park, 8am, free

• June 2-4: Spring Plant Sale, Argo Gold Mill & Tunnel, 9am-4pm, $

• June 3: Idaho Springs Summer Kick Off Parade & BBQ, Citizens Park, 11am-2pm, free Evergreen • June 17: Evergreen Rodeo Parade, El Pinal Rodeo Grounds, 10am, free

• June 17-18: Evergreen Rodeo, El Pinal Rodeo Grounds, 3pm/1pm, $

Central City • June 9-10: High Country Auxiliary/Gilpin County Flea Market, Gilpin County Fairgrounds, 9am, free • June 17: Madam Lou Bunch Day & Famous Bed Races, Main Street, noon, free • June 24: Yellow Rose Waltz & Presentation of Flower Girls, Central City Opera House, 5pm, free Gilpin County • June 10: Mountain Plant Sale, Gilpin County Fairgrounds Exhibit Barn, 9am, $

Golden Gate Canyon • June 24: Community Resource Event, Golden Gate Grange, 1pm, free

Coal Creek Canyon • June 3: Spring Canyon Clean-Up, CCCIA Community Center, 8am, free

• June 9-11: Artisans Spring Sale, CCCIA Community Center, 10am, free

Nederland • June 2-4: Mountain Forum For Peace Yard Sale,

Nederland Community Center, 9am-6pm/10am-2pm, free

• June 3: Nederland Firewise Town Clean-up,

Community Sort Yard/Boulder County Transportation Yard/Boulder County Waste Transfer Station, 8am, free

• June 9: Hempin’ on the Mountain - Elevations Ceremony, TBA, 7pm, $2-$30 • June 10: Hempin’ on the Mountain Workshops, Blue Owl Books, 10am-6pm, free

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• July 4: 4th of July Parade & BBQ, City Park, 11am-

• June 23-25: Women’s Quest Colorado Weekend Adventure Getaway, Boulder/Nederland, $ • June 25: Women’s Quest Yoga & Inspirational Talk, Nederland Community Center, 2-5pm, $ • June 24: NATO Annual Party & Fundraiser w/ NoGo Gilbillies, Tin Shed Sports, 6-9pm, $ • Wednesdays-Saturdays (through Oct. 14): Open for season, Nederland Area Sort Yard, 9am, free Gold Hill • June 24: Town Clean-Up, TBD, free Ward • June 4: Greenhouse Party, Ward Community Greenhouse, 4-7pm, free

• June 10: Annual Spring Clean-up, Various Locations, 8am-noon, free

Allenspark • Wednesdays-Saturdays (through Oct. 7): Open for season, Meeker Park/Allenspark Sort Yard, 9am, free

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Downhill races attract thousands GEORGETOWN The 16th annual Slacker Races, which include half marathon, relay and 4-mile events between Loveland Ski Area and Georgetown, celebrate 16 years of running downhill, June 24. Youth Activities Scholarship SPECIAL Program, Clear CreekEVENT Gilpin Animal Shelter spay and neuter program, and Mount Evans Home Health Hospice benefit from the proceeds of the 100-percent volunteer run event.

The Slacker Races begin at Loveland Ski Area at 10,630 feet and travel over a rolling hill descent to 8,400 feet on a Forest Service path to Bakerville, frontage road to Silver Plume and bike path to Georgetown. Along the way, runners experience waterfalls, scenic views of the Continental Divide, mining remnants, bighorn sheep and the Georgetown Loop Railroad overlook. The 4-Mile Race Route travels from Silver Plume to Georgetown on a bike path and paved roads.

All of the races are also open to walkers with no deadline to finish. Cyclists along the course will check on racers and make sure they are not left alone. Because Clear Creek County is the home of the Easter Seals Camp, the races are also open to participants of all abilities.

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To run as a relay team, get any three people to break up the half marathon distance or assemble a team of three with one physically challenged racer running the second leg, which is 4.4 miles from Bakerville to Silver Plume along a paved frontage road. The relay is a great choice for families wanting to participate together in a fun-filled event.

There will be a clothing drop box at all start lines. All races end in downtown Georgetown where there will be “more freebies than you know what to do with.”

The half marathon and relays are $60 per person in advance or $65 per person on race day. Seniors and veterans are $35. The 4-Miler Race is $35 per person in advance or $40 per person on race day.

Seniors and veterans are $25. Races are $20 each for youth 13 years or younger.

All racers will be shuttled to the start lines from the Georgetown Lake. There will be no parking at starting lines.

DETAILS Slacker Races Saturday, June 24 • 8am Georgetown Lake • Last Shuttle 7:15 a.m.

Alvarado Road, Georgetown bluther@co.clear-creek.co.us slackerhalfmarathon.com

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Annual car show ‘coolest’ in state

ESTES PARK The Coolest Car Show in Colorado, July 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., draws classic, antique, vintage, and alternative fuel cars to Estes Park in celebration of the 19th annual event featuring up to 130 vehicles.

The Car Show, which raises funds for the Estes Park Museum, is a full day of family fun. The Show offers live folk and rock music, free children’s crafts and games, a silent auction, an Estes Park photo booth, caricature artist and more.

Although there is plenty of free parking at the Event Center, a free trolley also brings visitors from downtown to the Event Center and back.

Prizes are awarded in 16 car categories, and best in show awarded at 3 p.m.

Individuals are $5 and a family of four is $10. Additional family members are $2 each. There is no charge for children five or younger. Plan to stay after the car show to enjoy Estes Park’s impressive fireworks display.

DETAILS Coolest Car Show in Colorado Tuesday, July 4 • 10am-4pm • $5 Estes Park Events Complex 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park

Celebrate Lyons at 41st event LYONS Good Old Days, a highly-anticipated, annual outdoor event that brings residents of Lyons and the surrounding region together in a celebration of community, celebrates its SPECIAL 41st year, June 24, EVENT 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Sandstone Park.

This year’s event includes a special dedication of LaVern M. Johnson Park—formerly Meadow Park—at 11 a.m. followed by a square dancing exhibition by the Red Rock Ramblers featuring LeRoy Shade, at noon.

Good Old Days kicks-off with the annual Lyons River Run 5K, and features a full schedule of live music and entertainment, beer garden, food vendors, rides, kayak tank, climbing wall and other activities for all ages Below are just a few of the activities during the day-long event: The Lyons River Run 5K, which benefits the Town of Lyons Parks and Recreation Department, begins at 8 a.m. at the Lyons Middle/High School track, and loops from McConnell Drive through Bohn Park, ending back at the school. All participants receive a souvenir bag.

A $12 pancake breakfast by Oskar Blues is 9 a.m.-noon in the park.

Lyons Redstone Museum holds an open house, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and again, June 24, 12:30-4:30 p.m.

It hosts a history program, June 24, 1-3 p.m., honoring Lyons pioneers and members of Lyons High School class of 1967, celebrating their 50th reunion,

The Lyons Good Old Days Car Show is a popular part of the annual event.

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the class of 1987, celebrating their 30th reunion and all classes of the ’07s. At 3:30 p.m., Mayor Connie Sullivan and Johnson will speak.

Check out an eclectic mix of show cars and trucks on 4th Ave. at the Good Old Days Car Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. It’s free for spectators.

A kids area is set up on Railroad Ave. and will be open 1-6 p.m.

Sandstone park hosts live music on the Raul Vasquez Community Stage, food booths and the Chamber Beer Tent, from about 5-10:30 p.m.

DETAILS Lyons Good Old Days & Car Show Saturday, June 24 • 8am-11pm • free Sandstone Park 350 Broadway, Lyons www.lyonscolorado.com

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EMPIRE The 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry Company D For Civil War Reenacting sets up camp in Empire’s Minton Park, June 10-11, for a free live demonstration.

This unit was formed in 1974 as a “living history” reenactment unit whose men and women recreate the experiences of the 1860s counterparts. Dedicated to authenticity, the unit portrays life some 135 years ago by using accurate reproductions of Civil War uniforms and civilian clothing and training according the 19th century drill manuals. Male members form up as an infantry unit, while female and less-mobile members portray civilians.

The camp opens, June 10, 9 a.m. with displays and drills following at 11 a.m.

Lunch is at noon and a firing demonstration takes place at 2 p.m. A flag retirement ceremony is held at 4 p.m. with a barbecue and “stories around the fire” from 6-9 p.m. The meal is $2 a person and children under age 5 are free.

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A Civil War Reenactment group visit Empire, June 10-11. It’s free to view.

The camp re-opens, June 11, 9 a.m. followed by firing demonstrations at 11 a.m. Lunch is again at noon and the camp closes at 2 p.m.

DETAILS 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry Reenactment Saturday-Sunday, June 10-11 • 9am • free Minton Park Cemetery Road, Empire www.empirecogov.us

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Fishing derby Father’s Day tradition CENTRAL CITY Bring your rod, reel, bait and cooler to the pond at William C. Russell Park, June 18, 1-4 p.m., for Gilpin County Parks and Recreation’s annual Father’s Day Fishing Derby and Clinic. The event, which is for ages 2-16 and their families, includes fishing, food, drinks, prizes, fun and more. The event remains free with help from of Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon and Central City Elks Lodge.

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For more information, call 303-5821453 or visit gilpinrecreation.com.

DETAILS Father’s Day Fishing Derby & Clinic Sunday, June 18 • 1-4pm • free William C. Russell Park King Flats Road & Eureka, Central City gcrec@co.gilpin.co.us gilpinrecreation.com • 303-582-1453

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Cannabis ‘extravaganza,’ ceremony to educate, raise awareness of uses for hemp NEDERLAND The 2nd Annual “Hempin’ on the Mountain,” June 9-10, takes place in Nederland in association with Hemp History Week. The “cannabis awareness and education extravaganza” includes a special ceremony led by Becca Williams, a “long-time cannabis advocate advancing states of higher consciousness,” on

Friday, 7-10 p.m., and hemp workshops around town on Saturday.

Visit Blue Owl Books, 176 Hwy. 119 S., from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. “to get your hands hempy” with family-friendly activities. This year there will be hempcrete mixing, hemp-paper making and hemp-twine spinning.

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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS (cont.)

Jamestown • June 10: Recycling Day, Church Parking Lot, 10am-noon, free

• July 4: Independence Day Celebration, Elysian Park, noon, free

Lyons • June 3: 32nd Annual Classic Auto Parade of the Years Car Show, 4th & Main Streets, 8-11am, free • June 3: Burning Can Festival & Lyons Outdoor Games, Bohn Park, 8:30am-1am, $

• June 4: Boulder ReTreet Tree Planting, Various Locations, 10am, free

• June 24: River Run 5K, Sandstone Park, 9am-noon, $ • June 24: 41st Good Old Days, Sandstone Park, 9:304:30am, free

• June 24: Park Dedication & Square Dance Demonstration, LaVern M. Johnson Park, 11am, free Estes Park • June 2-4: Windows to the West Art Show & Sale, Estes Park Events Center, 10am, $

• June 2-4: Almost Summer Horseshow, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 10am, free

• June 3: 32nd Annual Classic Auto Parade of the Years Car Show, Bond Park, 1-5pm, free • June 10: Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Town of Estes Park Water Division Shop, 9am-1pm, free • June 10-11: Wool Market & Fiber Festival, Estes Park Events Complex, 10am, $

• June 16: West Elkhorn Hot Cars, Cool Nights Car Show, Elkhorn Lodge, 5-8pm, free • June 23-24: Westernaires, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 7-9pm, $10-$15

• June 23-25: Residential Slash Collection, 640 Elm Road, 8am, free

• June 24: Yard Sale, Estes Park Masonic Temple, 8am-noon, free

• June 24: Pet Association Yard Sale, Animal Medical Center of Estes Park, 9am, $

• June 24-25: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, Bond Park, 9:30am-5pm, free

• June 30: Estes Park Car Club Summer Cruz In No. 1, Bond Park, 5-8pm, free

• July 4: Coolest Car Show in Colorado, Estes Park Events

Complex, 10am-4pm, $5 • 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, $

GAME/TRIVIA NIGHTS

Georgetown • Wednesdays: Trivia Night, Alpine Restaurant & Bar, 6pm, free

• Thursdays: Trivia Night, Mother’s Saloon, 7pm, free Central City • Thursdays: Hourly Bingo, Century Casino, 11am, free • Fridays: Plinko, Famous Bonanza Casino, 8pm, free Nederland • Wednesdays: Old Skool Game Night, James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse, 6pm, free

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DETAILS Hempin’ on the Mountain Friday-Saturday, June 9-10 • Various • $2-$30 cannanaut.com • denverhempdivision.com

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Lyons • June 15: Pinball Tournament, Lyons Classic Pinball, 7:30pm, $5

• June 21: Board Games w/Ian, Lyons Regional Library, 6:30-7:30pm, free

• July 1: Learn to Solve the Rubik’s Cube, Lyons Regional Library, 2-3pm, free

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

Estes Park • June 15: Geeks who Drink Trivia, Latitude 105, 6pm, $ • June 27 & July 4: Geeks who Drink Trivia, The Barrel, 6pm, $

• Mondays & Fridays: Mah-Jongg, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30pm, free

• Mondays & Fridays: Estes Park Duplicate Bridge Club,

United Methodist Church, 1pm, free • Tuesdays: Trivia Night, Rock Cut Brewery, 7pm, free • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Bingo, American Legion Post 119, 7pm, $ • Wednesdays: Game Night, Lonigans Grill Pub, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Chess Night, Rock Cut Brewing, 6pm, free • Sundays: Sunday Funday, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $10 • Sundays: Bingo Night, Rock Cut Brewing, 6pm, free

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 • June 1: Yin Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30pm, $9 • June 4: Vibrational Sound Meditation, The Yoga Room, 10:30-11:30pm, $15-$25

• June 15: Outlaw Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30-7:30pm, $25 • June 29: Detox w/Laura Grygiel, The Yoga Room, 5:307:30pm, $20

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

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Beginning Yoga, Sampler Mill

Recreation Center, 6:45am & 10:30am, free w/admission • Mondays & Wednesdays: Continuing Yoga, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 9am, free w/admission • Mondays & Wednesdays: Yoga, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 5pm, free • Mondays & Thursdays: Drop-in Adult Volleyball, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission • Mondays-Wednesdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30pm, $9 • Wednesdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9am, $9 • Wednesdays: Candlelight Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Drop-in Adult Pickelball, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 1pm, free w/admission • Thursdays: Tai Chi, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 6-7pm, $5 • Fridays: Yoga, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 9am, free w/ admission

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cine or are a “long-time journeyer or meditator,” join in the “Elevations Ceremony,” an “experiential evening of inner self-exploration, ancestral Eastern wisdom and personal renewal in a safe, legal and sacred environment.” The ceremony is plant medicine-optional. Bring your favorite flower.

The ceremony will be followed by tea service, snacks and “conscious conversation.”

• Fridays: Candlelight Flow Yoga, The Yoga Room, $9 • Saturdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9am, $10 • Sundays: Restorative Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9am, $9 Gilpin County • June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: Overcoming Tobacco Addiction, Gilpin County Public Health, 5:30pm, free • June 3: CPR & First Aid Class, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 12:30-4pm, free • June 3 & July 1: CPR & First Aid Class, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 1-5pm, free • 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

• Sundays: Community Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Ashram, 10am2pm, $25

• Sundays: Parent & Tot Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Ashram, 11am-noon, $10-$20

Coal Creek Canyon • 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 • June 3-4: Ashtanga Primary Series Workshop w/ Marni, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 2-4pm, $25-$30 • June 4: Cultivating Compassion w/Arwen Ek, Wild Bear Nature Center, 12:30pm, free

• June 2-25: Inner Power Yoga Immersion: Moon,

Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 8am-8pm, $750-$2,490 • 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

• Thursdays: Ashtanga Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15

• Thursdays: Yoga/Pilates Fusion, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm, $15

• Thursdays: Healing Sound Restorative, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 7-8:15pm, $15

• Fridays: Hatha Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15

• Fridays: Nia Workout, Tadasana Mountain 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

Sunshine Canyon • June 4: Sound Circle Choir - Widening Circles, StarHouse, 7pm, $50

• June 6: Gong Bath, StarHouse, 7pm, $20-$25 • June 9: Full Moon Meditation, StarHouse, 7:30-9pm, $10 • June 11: The Science of Chanting w/Mata Mandir Singh, StarHouse, 9am-noon, $40 • June 11: Deep Peace Concert, StarHouse, 7pm, $15-$20 • June 13: Conscious Breathwork for Transformation and Awakening, StarHouse, 7pm, $40-$50 • June 15: Cosmic Throat Singer - Medicine For The Earth with Matthew Kocel, StarHouse, 6:45pm, $25 • June 18: Summer Solstice Celebration, StarHouse, 5-7:30pm, $15-$35

• June 23: New Moon Event, StarHouse, 6:45-9pm, $10-$15 • June 24: Sacred Drum-Making Workshop, StarHouse, 9am - 4:30pm, $195-$290

• June 24: StarHouse Kirtan w/Scott & Shanti Medina & Friends, StarHouse, 7:30pm, $15 • June 25: Megan Burtt, Paul Kimbiris & Julian Peterson, StarHouse, 7:30pm, $15 • June 30-July 1: Ground of Being, StarHouse, 9:30am, $35-$150

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 • June 14: Gong & Crystal Bowls Healing Gathering, Presence Portal, 7-10am, $

• Mondays: Yoga for Low Back, Namaste Yoga, 8:15am, $14 • Mondays: Gentle Yoga, Namaste Yoga, 6:30pm, $14 • Tuesdays: Gentle Yoga, Namaste Yoga, 10am, $14 • Thursdays: Gentle Yoga, Namaste Yoga, 6:30pm, $14 • Thursdays: Slow Flow Vinyasa, Namaste Yoga, 5:30pm, $14 Estes Park • June 1: First Thursday Meditation, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, free w/registration

• June 1-7: Give Cancer the Boot Tribute, Estes Park Medical Center, 9am, $20

• June 2: Community All Levels Yoga & Kirtan, Estes Park Yoga, 6-8pm, free

• June 4 & July 2: Summer Soul Sisterhood Workshop, Estes Park Yoga, 9am-noon, $30-$40

• June 6: Basic Life Support/CPR Class, Estes Park Medical Center, 9am, $

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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR • June 8: Basic Life Support/CPR Class, Estes Park Medical Center, 9am, $

• June 13, 20 & 27: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Falls Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, $39-$53

• June 16: Self-Healing with Sound, Estes Park Senior Center, 1pm, free w/registration

• June 17: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4pm, $10

• June 19: Blood Pressure Clinic, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30pm, free

• June 20: Avoiding an Unlucky Break - Osteoporosis Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2:30pm, free • June 28: Trailblazer Wellness Series - Tai Chi & Chai Tea, Outside Kind Coffee, 5:30-6:30pm, free • Mondays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 7:15am, $ • Mondays: Beginner Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Mondays: Mindfulness Meditation, Estes Park Yoga,

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• June 28: Idaho Springs Comprehensive Plan Update Open House, Town Hall, 6-7:30pm, free • July 5: Idaho Springs Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free

• July 6: Clear Creek County Veterans Coalition, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, 4pm, free

• July 6 & 20: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire Restaurant, noon, free

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

• July 6: Lyons Watershed Board, Town Hall, 5pm, free Estes Park • June 6: Great Decisions Discussion Group, Estes Valley

• Wednesdays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Sampler Mill

• June 7: Estes Valley Model Railroaders – “Prospect Mountain Ry & Lexington Gulch Light Ry” w/Steve Anderson, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free • June 7: Visit Estes Park Tourism Summit, The Ridgeline

• Fridays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Sampler Mill Recreation

Library, 11:30am-1pm, free

Hotel, 1-7pm, free

• June 8: Estes Park Genealogical Society, Estes Valley Library, 4-5:30pm, free

Central City • June 6 & 20: City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free • June 13 & 27: Gilpin County Commissioners, County

• June 8: Estes Park Equestrian Club, Estes Valley Library,

• June 14: Freemasons Meeting, Central Lodge No. 6 AF

• June 14: Commissioner Donnelly Citizen Meeting, • June 14: Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, Estes Valley

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Community Tai Chi, Estes

• July 4 & 18: City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free Black Hawk • June 14 & 28: City Council, Town Hall, 3pm, free Gilpin County •June 1: Gilpin County GOP, Gilpin County Public Library,

• Mondays & Fridays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga,

• June 22: Gilpin County Democrats, Gilpin County Public

• Mondays-Sundays: Bighorn Basics, Sheep Lakes

• June 27: Coffee with the Commissioners, Gilpin

7:15pm, $

• Mondays (June 5-July 10): Great Courses Better Living Series - The Aging Brain, Estes Park Senior Center, 10-11:30am, free

Valley Library, 5:30pm, free 8:30am, $

Information Station, 10:30-11am, free • Tuesdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $ • Tuesdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • 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, $ • Saturdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8am, $

Court House, 9am, free

& AM 7pm, free

7:30pm, free

Library, 7pm, free

County Community Center, 6:30pm, free

Golden Gate Canyon • June 1: Grange Meeting, Golden Gate Grange, 3pm, free • July 6: Grange Meeting, Golden Gate Grange, 3pm, free Coal Creek Canyon • June 1 & July 6: The Environmental Group, CCCIA Community Center, 5:30pm, free

• June 3: SkyWatchers, CCCIA Community Center, 7-9:30pm, $ • June 8: Homesteaders’ Club, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, free

• Saturdays (July 1-Sept. 9): Community Yoga w/Estes Park Yoga, Baldwin Park, 11am-noon, free • Sundays: Wu Dang Chen Sunday Sermon, Dao House,

• June 13: CCCIA Board, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, free • June 17: CCCIA Annual Members Meeting, CCCIA

• Sundays: Community Tai Chi Class, Dao House, 9am, free • Sundays: Yin Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 4pm, $

Nederland • June 5: Nederland Rotary New Members Meeting,

8:30am, free

MEETINGS/CLUBS/GROUPS

Silver Plume • June 12 & 26: Silver Plume Town Board, Town Hall, 7pm, free

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

Georgetown • June 1: Georgetown Park & Recreation Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free

• June 6 & 20: Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners, Clear Creek County Courthouse, 9am, free • June 13 & 27: Board of Selectmen, Town, Hall, 6pm, free • June 13 & 27: Spanish Group, John Tomay Memorial Library, 6pm, free

• June 14 & 28: Georgetown Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free

• July 4 & 18: Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners, Clear Creek County Courthouse, 9am, free Dumont • June 14: Clear Creek Fire Authority, CCFA Station No. 1, 6:30pm, free

• June 20: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society, Dumont Schoolhouse, 6pm, free

Empire • June 20: Board of Trustees Meeting, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free

Idaho Springs • June 1: Clear Creek County Veterans Coalition, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, 4pm, free

• June 1 & 15: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire Restaurant, noon, free

• June 7: Idaho Springs Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free

• June 8: Upper Clear Creek Watershed, Town Hall, 9am, free • June 14: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce, Majestic Building, 6pm, free

• June 21: Clear Creek County Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6:30-7:30pm, free

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Community Center, 6pm, free

Dot’s Diner On the Mountain, 6-7pm, free • June 6 & 20: Board of Trustees, Nederland Community Center, 7pm, free • June 12: Mountain MidLife: Conversation Café, Nederland Community Center, 12:45pm, free • June 12: Meeting on Weather & Wildfires, Nederland Community Center, 6-7:45pm, free

•June 19: Nederland Rotary General Member Meeting, Centennial Bank, 6-7pm, free • June 21: NDDA Regular Meeting, Nederland Community

6-7:30pm, free

• June 13: Aviation Internationale Estes Park, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free

Senior Center, 9am, free Library, 11am, free

• June 14: Estes Park Car Club Meet & Greet, Town Hall, 6-8pm, free

• June 19: Estes Valley Library Board of Trustees, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free

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

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

SPORTS/RECREATION/OUTDOORS

Grand County • June 10: Trestle Bike Park Opening Day, Winter Park Resort, 10am-5pm, $

Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission

• Thursdays: Adult Drop-In Volleyball, Turbo Kick, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 5pm, free w/admission Center, 8am, free w/admission

• Fridays: Indoor Cycling Class, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, noon, free w/admission

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

Evergreen • June 15: Mountain Biking Safety, Alpine Rescue Team Headquarters, 7pm, free

• June 22: Tips for Climbing Fourteeners and Other Backcountry Adventures, Alpine Rescue Team Headquarters, 7pm, free

Central City • June 18: Father’s Day Fishing Derby w/Gilpin County Parks & Recreation, William C. Russell Park, 1-4pm, free Gilpin County • June 3: Golden Gate Dirty 30 50km Trail Race, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, 8am, $

• June 3: Fly Fishing 101, Golden Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 10am, free w/pass

• June 17: Frazer Meadow Hike, Golden Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 9:30am, free w/pass & reservation

• July 1: Fly Fishing 101 at Golden Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 10am, free w/pass • July 8: Green Ranch Hike, Golden Gate Canyon State Park Visitor Center, 9:30am, free w/pass & reservation

• Mondays: Pilates Barre, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:15am, $

Georgetown • June 22 & 29: Hike & Ride, Georgetown Loop Railroad,

• Mondays: Pickleball, Gilpin County Community Center,

• June 24: 16th Annual Slacker Half Marathon, Relay & 4-Mile Races, Georgetown Lake/Sixth Street, 8am, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Women’s Movers & Shakers,

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Swim Team, Gilpin County

noon-5pm, $39.95-$49.95

Georgetown Community Center, 8am, $

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

Dumont • June 19: Hike with a Shelter Dog, Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter, 10am, free

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

Idaho Springs • June 3: Self Defense Training Course, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 2-4pm, $20

• June 9: Trails & Ales Hiking Series - Georgetown Hike w/Guanella Pass Brewery, Sampler Mill Recreation

9am, $

• Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Aquacize, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am, $

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, $

• June 27: Indian Peaks Radio Club, Nederland

• June 11: REVEL Marathon & Half Marathon, Echo

• July 4 & 18: Board of Trustees, Nederland Community

• June 15: Community Bike Ride, Samlper Mill Recreation

Gold Hill • June 12: Town Meeting, Community Center, 7:30pm, free Ward • June 5: Town Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free • July 3: Town Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free Jamestown • June 5: Regular Board Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm, free Allenspark • June 17: Socrates Café, The Old Gallery, 9:30-11am, free • June 20: Allenspark Area Club Lunch & Program w/ Disney Studio Animator Tom Hush, Peaceful Valley

• June 18: Mountain Evans Ascent, Mountain Evans

• Sundays: Pilates, Gilpin County Community Center, 1pm, $ Coal Creek Canyon • Wednesdays: Elevate Conditioning Super Circuit Class, CCCIA Community Center, 7pm, $ Nederland • June 3: Wildflower Hike, Mud Lake Open Space, 10am-

• Mondays: SilverSneakers Classic, Sampler Mill

• June 6: Mountain Bike Skills Clinic w/Alison Powers,

• Mondays: Master Swim, Sampler Mill Recreation Center,

• June 10: Mountain MidLife Hike, Nederland Community

• Mondays: Indoor Cycling, Sampler Mill Recreation Center,

• June 10: Summer Season Opening Day & Barbecue,

• Mondays (June 5-July 17): Adult Kickball League,

• June 11: Social Hike, Nederland Community Center, 12:30-

• Mondays & Wednesdays: Aqua Zumba, Sampler Mill

• June 14: NMSHS Mountain Bike Team Info Night, Tin

• Mondays-Fridays: Happy Hour at the Rec, Sampler Mill

• June 17: Celebrate Summer Hike, Mud Lake, 10am-

• Tuesdays: Sit & Fit, Project Support Senior Center, 10:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Power Up, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 6pm,

• June 18: Gold Panning, Nederland Mining Museum,

Center, 6:30 p.m., free

Community Center, 6-9pm, free Center, 7pm, free

Resort, 6pm, $

Lyons • June 1: Lyons Watershed Board, Town Hall, 5pm, free • June 5 & 19: Lyons Board of Trustees, Town Hall, 7pm, free • June 6: Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission Meeting, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 4pm, free • June 12: Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting, Lyons Depot, 9am, free

• June 12: Planning & Community Development Commission Workshop, Town Hall, 7pm, free • July 3: Lyons Board of Trustees, Town Hall, 7pm, free • July 4: Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission Meeting, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 4pm, free

Center, free

Mountain Park to Evergreen Parkway, 6am, $ Center, 5:15-8:15pm, free

Scenic Byway, 6:30am, $95

Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission 9am, free w/admission

4pm, free w/admission

Idaho Springs Ball Fields, 7-10pm, $250/team Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission

Recreation Center, noon, $3

free w/admission

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

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Core Conditioning, Sampler

Mill Recreation Center, 8:30am, free w/admission • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Water Aerobics, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 10am, free w/admission • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Vortex Class, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 11am, free w/admission

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noon, free

Tin Shed Sports, 5:30-7:30pm, free

Center, 10am, free

Nederland Racquet Park, 11am-2pm, free 2:30pm, free

Shed Sports, 6:30-8pm, free

noon, free

noon, free

• June 24: NATO Annual Party & Fundraiser w/NoGo Gilbillies, Tin Shed Sports, 6-9pm, $ • June 29: Hike for Seniors, Mud Lake Open Space, 10amnoon, free

• Mondays & Wednesdays: NAS Exercise, St. Rita’s Catholic Church, 10:30am, free

• Mondays & Saturdays: Pickleball, Nederland

Community Center, 10am-noon, free (first time only)

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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Madam celebrated with bed races CENTRAL CITY Every year, on the third Saturday in June, Central City throws a street party to celebrate Madam Lou Bunch, one of its most infamous residents. Steeped in tradition, the 43rd Annual Lou Bunch Day, June 17, includes worldfamous bed races, the SPECIAL Madam & Miners Ball EVENT and live entertainment beginning at noon. Giving the event its color are the dedicated locals in the “Sporting House Girls” performing dance routines and skits, and the “Wild Bunch” entertaining with Old West-style street shoot-outs.

The day’s centerpiece, the highlyanticipated Famous Bed Races, have been run for more than 40 years. They feature teams of three—two men and one woman—pushing a brass bed on wheels down, and back up, Main Street for the fastest time. Winners get a cash prize and bragging rights for a year.

Although the topic is a bit racy, Lou Bunch Day is full of family fun and entertainment. Enjoy, live music, food and drink vendors. The Madams and Miners Ball takes place in the evening.

Bunch is infamous in the area, not only as the last madam of Central City—her brothel didn’t close until about 1914—but

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as a woman who cared about local miners and her “Sporting House” girls.

Festivities surrounding the “Famous Bed Races” begin at noon with music, food vendors and entertainment. A parade leading the bed to the starting line and followed by the race teams begins about 2:45 p.m. and the races start at 3 p.m. The Madam’s and Miner’s Ball is free from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Main Street and immediately follows the naming of the Madam, Sporting House Girl and Dandy Dan of the Year.

DETAILS 43rd Annual Lou Bunch Day Saturday, June 17 • noon-8pm • free

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out all the answers. To figure out which parts of the building were build when, we didn’t have building records or plans or anything like that, we were looking at old pictures and counting; this picture has only four beams and that has six, so they must have added on.”

Another part that has been “really fun” for Smith has been the people who have come forward with stories. “We’ve had a lot of guests over the 32 years,” she said. “Sometimes they are all teary eyed and they say, ‘I worked here when I was in college,’ or, ‘My grandmother brought me here all the time,’ or something like that. Then the stories come out.”

Even the key collection, with more than 20,000 keys, can elicit interesting tales. Visitors will come to the key room and unexpectedly become emotional upon finding a key from their home state that turned out to be a grandmother who had been here that they didn’t know had been there. “So, the key collection really has as many stories as keys,” Smith said.

“The photo collection is fascinating to me as well,” she added. “Most of the photos were taking by one of the original owners, Charles Mace, who was one of the original photo-journalists in Denver. To just think about all these people coming here or knowing about the inn.

Everybody from Charles Hurst to Roy Rodgers to whoever.”

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According to Smith, she also has all the original guest registers back to 1918.

“That’s pretty fascinating, as well, to just look down at 1920 and ask, ‘how did people from Russia know about the Baldpate Inn? I think the final piece to putting the puzzle together will be when we can look at the picture on the wall and say, ‘Ok, there was Henry Ford, or some movie actress, and here is the key they gave us, and here is the guest book signature when they signed. It’s fascinating to think about.”

Take the time to stop in the Baldapate Inn, 4900 S. Hwy. 7 near Rocky Mountain National Park’s Lily Lake any day during their 100th season to enjoy a casual, dining experience, or just to look at the keys, photos and building. Visitors are welcome and there is no charge to look. You can also explore the many facets of the inn’s history on the “Key Moments Birthday Blog” at baldpateinn.blogspot.com.

“We are unique among the places in Estes, and it truly is worth the drive out of town,” Smith said. “It’s just a very unique, fun experience. I hope they feel welcome.

Sometimes I get people who afraid to come up because it’s a B&B… but the museum is here, the key collection is here, we have a dining room if they want to come up and have a piece of pie just on the front porch and stick their foot in the door. That’s ok. We hope that we will be as welcoming to them as we would be to anybody that was staying three weeks.”

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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR SPORTS/RECREATION/OUTDOORS (cont.)

Nederland (cont.)

• 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

Allenspark • June 2-4: Women’s Wilderness Summit Sisters, Meadow Mountain Lodge, 2-4pm, $450

Lyons • June 3, 10, 17, 24: Square State Skate Clinic, Kurt Carlson Skate Park, 9-10am, $25

• June 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 & 29: Adult Fitness for Living Boot Camp Class, LaVern M. Johnson Park, 6:307:30am, $79/4 classes

• June 8, 15, 22 & 29: Women’s Mountain Biking Skills w/Ann Trombley, Lyons Bike Park, 6pm, $150 w/registration • 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 • June 1: Couples Clinic & Golf Outing, Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course, 5pm, $40/couple

• June 2-4: Almost Summer Horse Show, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 9am, $

• June 3: Jim Boyd Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting Course, Indoor Shooting Range, 8am, $ • June 3, 10, 17 & 24: Public Shoot, Estes Park Gun & Archery Club, 8am-noon, $

• June 3: EVRPD 31st Annual Fishing Derby, Lake Estes Marina, 8am, $3-$4

• June 3 & 10: Beyond the Falls Hike, East Inlet Trailhead, 9:30am, free

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• Mondays-Fridays: Walking, Estes Park Event Center, 9am, free • Monday: Pickleball in The Pavilion, Estes Park Event

Lyons • June 14: Plant a Succulent Garden, Lyons Regional

• June 21: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist - Rose Family, Rocky

• 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

• June 28: Bats of the Front Range, Lyons Regional

• June 21: Excel Basics, Estes Valley Library, 5:30-7pm, free • June 22: AARP Smart Driver Course, Estes Park Senior

Center, 7pm, $

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

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Silver Sneakers Circuit, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 10am, $

• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mountain 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: Wednesday Night Shop Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Functional Training, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Adult Volleyball, E.P. Middle School, 7pm, $ • Thursdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6am, $ • Thursdays: Pilates, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • 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 Morning Shop 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

TALKS/TOURS/WORKSHOPS/CLASSES

• June 8: Golf Clinic – Chipping, Estes Park 18-Hole Golf

Georgetown • June 29: Mountain Composting w/CSU Master Gardeners, Georgetown Heritage Center, 6pm, free Idaho Springs • June 11: Concealed Carry Class Level I, Sampler Mill

• June 8 & 22: Mountain Bike Riders Meetup, Estes Park

• June 11: Concealed Carry Class Level II, Sampler Mill

• June 14-18: Ranch Horse Versatility, Estes Park

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

• June 6: Golf n’ Grub, Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course, 5pm, $40/twosome

• June 7: Jim Boyd Advanced Pistol Skills Review, Indoor Shooting Range, 5pm, $

Course, 1-2pm, free

Mountain Shop, 5:30-8:30pm, free Fairgrounds, 9am, $

• June 17: 2nd Annual Lions Club Benefit Golf Tournament, Lake Estes 9 Hole Golf Course, 8am, $40 • June 17: Estes Park 5K, Estes Park High School, 8:30am, $ • June 17: Kids Fun Run Festival, Bond Park, 10:30am-3pm, $ • June 18: Estes Park Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, Bond Park/Lake Estes Marina, 7am, $

• June 21: Alpine Anglers Annual Banquet, American Legion Hall, 5:30pm, free-$15

• June 24: 21st Annual Rotary Scholarship Benefit Golf Tournament, Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course, 11am4pm, $65-$100

• June 26: Bicycle Friendly Driver Certification, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2:30pm, free

• June 28: 5th Annual Bike to Work Day, Estes Park Visitor Center, 6-9am, free

• June 30-July 2: Team Penning, Estes Park Fairgrounds, TBD, $ • July 1-2: Arabian Horse Show, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 9am-5pm, $

• July 5: Jim Boyd Advanced Pistol Skills Review,

Indoor Shooting Range, 5pm, $ • Mondays: Boot Camp, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Mondays: Monday Special, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $1 • Mondays: Estes Park Cycling Coalition Monday Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free • Mondays: Cardio Circuit, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $

Recreation Center, 9am, $99

Recreation Center, 1pm, $99

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

• Thursdays-Mondays: Mill, Mine & Museum Tour, Argo Gold Mill & Tunnel, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, $14/$22

Gilpin County • June 1: Dog Obedience, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 6:30pm, $60/$72

• June 17: Preventing Home Ignitions in a Wildfire,

Gilpin County Community Center, 9-11am, free • June 17: Willmaker Seminar Session 2, Gilpin County Community Center, noon-3pm, $125-$150

Golden Gate Canyon • June 9: History Night, Golden Gate Grange, 7pm, free Coal Creek Canyon • June 6: Coal Creek Canyon Emergency Preparedness Workshop, CCCIA Community Center, 6pm, free Nederland • June 4: Religious Literacy – Mormon, Nederland Community Presbyterian Church, 11:45am, free

• July 1: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free Boulder County • June 2, 16 & 30: CSU Extension Native Plant Master Program, Betasso Preserve Open Space, 8:30am-noon, $75 • June 2, 16 & 30: CSU Extension Native Plant Master Program – Fire Ecology, Heil Valley Ranch Open Space, 8:30am-12:30pm, $30

Library, 6:30-7:30pm, free

Library, 6:30-7:30pm, free

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

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

Estes Park • June 2: Mayor’s Chat, Antonio’s Real New York Pizza, 1pm, free • June 2: Arlington & the Tomb of the Unknowns & Stories From Our Most Hallowed Ground, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $10

• June 3: North American Eagles, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $76-$80

• June 4: Wilderness and Remote First Aid + CPR, Estes Park Mountain Shop, 9am-5:30pm, $69

• June 5: Rain Barrel for Colorado Gardens, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2pm, free w/registration

• June 5: Our Wonderful World Travel Adventure Series - Yukon of the Arctic, Estes Park High School Auditorium, 7-8pm, free

• June 6: Great Decisions Discussion Group, Estes Valley Library, 11:30am-1pm, free

• June 6: End of Life Options Act, Estes Valley Library, 7-8:30pm, free

• June 7: Tech Express, Estes Valley Library, 4:30-6pm, free • June 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 & 28-29: Journey to the Top! A Trail Ridge Road Bus Adventure, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8-11am, $25-$50

• June 8: International Workers Presentation, Town Hall, 5-6pm, free

• June 8: Wildflowers in Your Back Yard, Estes Valley Library, 7-8:30pm, free

• June 8, 15, 29: Summer Birding with a Naturalist, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7-11:30am, $40

• June 9: Sunset Safari - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 6-10pm, $25-$50 • June 10: Educational Breakfast - “Moose in Our Backyard, “ Centennial Open Space at Knoll-Willows, 8-10am, $15

• June 10: International Migratory Bird Day, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 8am-noon, free

• June 10: Unexpected Beauty - The Orchids of Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80

• June 10: Bicycle Maintenance Clinic, Estes Park Mountain Shop, 9-10am, free

• June 11, 18, 25 & July 2: From Meadow to Tree Line - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8-11am, $25-$50

• June 12: Listen to Music for Free with hoopla, Pandora & Spotify, Estes Valley Library, 9:30-11am, free • June 13, 20, 27 & July 4: Grand Lake Safari - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $55-$95

• June 14: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist - Buttercup Family, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40

Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40

Center, 11am-3pm, $15-$20 w/registration

• June 22: Campfire Ghost Stories - Living History Tales of the West: Legend of the Blue Mist, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7:30-9pm, $15

• June 23: Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies - Plants for Hunger & Health, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $80

• June 23: Secret Places in Rocky Mountain National Park - Lake Irene, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40 • June 23: Judge Allen, Susan Rebhan, & Mary E. Pierce at Peace in Estes Park, Estes Park Museum, 4-6pm, free • June 23: Climber Topher Donahue Book Signing & Presentation, Estes Park Mountain Shop, 7-9pm, free • June 23-25: Calming Kids Training, Estes Park Yoga, 9am-6pm, $455

• June 24: For Wildflower Enthusiasts: Using a Dichotomous Key, Rocky Mtn. Conservancy, 8am-4pm, $80 • June 24: Open House, Lecture & Public Star Night, Estes Park Memorial Observatory, 7pm, free

• June 24: Family Astronomy - More than Just the Big Dipper, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 7-10pm, $20-$40 • June 24-25: Hidden History - A Billion Years of Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8:30am-4:30pm, $160

• June 26: Our Wonderful World Travel Adventure Series - Climbing the Highest Peaks in the French and Swiss Alps, Estes Park High School Auditorium, 7-8:30pm, free • June 26: Bicycle Friendly Driver Certification, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2:30pm, free

• June 28: Flower Families! Plant & Wildflower Identification with a Naturalist – Eryngo Family, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-noon, $40

• June 29: People of the Peaks Series Kick-off - Mount Chapin Lecture, Estes Park Museum, TBA, free • 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

• 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

• Fridays (through May 12): Great Courses Lecture Series - Wonders of the National Park, Estes Park Senior Center, 10am, free

• Saturdays (through June 10): Skins & Things, Kawuneeche Visitor Center, 3pm, free w/admission

• June 14: Explore Our Store w/Estes Valley Partners for Commerce, Cinnamon’s/Wild Spirits Gallery/The Ore

• Saturdays (through June 24): Evening Program,

• June 15: Campfire Ghost Stories - Living History Tales of the West: Iron Thumb, Rocky Mountain

• Saturdays-Sundays (through June 17): Bear Necessities, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 10:30am, free

• June 16: Predator Prey - A Dynamic Relationship in the Web of Life, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-4:30pm, $80 • June 16: Party with the Stars, Upper Beaver Meadows

• Sundays: History & Nature Talk, Rams Horn Village

Cart, 9-10am, free

Conservancy, 7:30-9pm, $15

Trailhead, 8:30pm, free

• June 17: Birds of the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8am-4pm, $80

• June 19: Protecting Your Assets from Nursing Home Costs, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2:30pm, free • June 19: Our Wonderful World Travel Adventure Series - Far Flung Climbing & Living on a Sailboat, Estes Park High School Auditorium, 7-8:30pm, free

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 7-7:45pm, free w/admission w/admission

Resort, 5-6pm, free

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COVER STORY Take a hike on region’s many outstanding trails New, long-established trails provide access, recreation FRONT RANGE rails are a valuable resource for promoting health, fitness, and a connection with nature. Their use is the number one recreational activity in Colorado. Trails are how many Coloradans and visitors connect to nature and wildlife. According to the 2016-2026 Statewide Trails Strategic Plan, each year Coloradans access trails over 250 million times and about nine out of 10 Coloradans report they use trails annually and about half say they generally use trails one or more times a month. Here in the Peak to Peak and Clear Creek County regions of Colorado, there are 100s of miles of trails from flat lakeside strolls to steep mountain peak climbs.

Extensive trail opportunities are open to the public in our area’s National Forests, Golden Gate State Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, county open space parks and other natural areas. The National Park alone has 355 miles of trails for hiking. It’s no wonder trail use is the number one recreational activity here and across in the state.

In June 2015, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced the “Colorado The Beautiful” initiative.

The proposal included three priorities to identify 16 critical trail segments, develop a statewide Colorado Trails System interactive map and produce an updated Statewide Trails Strategic Plan.

The “Colorado The Beautiful” Initiative emphasizes protecting Colorado’s outdoors, connecting people to the outdoors and linking outdoor areas in Colorado. In the initiative, the Governor highlighted the goal of having every Coloradan live within ten minutes of a park, trail or open space. While that’s not an issue here in the mountains, several major new trail projects in the area are being constructed or planned and towns and counties each have their own updated trail development and access plans.

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Through a collaborative project, crews are building the Peaks to Plains Trail, a 65-mile trail stretching from the Continental Divide on Loveland Pass through the length of Clear Creek County to the South Platte River Trail in Denver. The trail project is one of the Governor’s “high priority” trail projects.

After more than two years of challenging construction in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County and Clear Creek County opened a three-mile segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail in July 2016. The two organizations partnered to build a 4-mile segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail along Clear Creek and U.S. Hwy. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon. The final mile is under construction and will open in this year.

Visitors may enter the Peaks to Plains Trail from the Mayhem Gulch Trailhead in Clear Creek Canyon and from the Clear Creek County Oxbow Trailhead, just west of Tunnel 5. The Mayhem Gulch Trailhead will nearly double in size later this year to accommodate increased visitation associated with the Peaks to Plains Trail in Clear Creek Canyon Park and Centennial Cone Park.

The trail is a 10-foot-wide, stained concrete surface, with 500 feet in elevation gain, six new or improved river access points and three bridges across Clear Creek. The bridges have overlooks so visitors can enjoy the view over the water. The trail is multi-use and welcomes a variety of recreational activities.

The Clear Creek County region also boasts a pair of National Recreation Trails. Hiking high above treeline, Grays Peak National Recreation Trail offers hikers the opportunity to summit two 14,000 foot mountains—Grays and Torreys—in one day. Grays and Torreys Peak are the two highest points on the Continental Divide. The Mount Evans National Recreation Trail starts at the Summit of Mount Evans Interpretive Site. The short hike allows visitors to

Explore local trails, craft brewers, distiller IDAHO SPRINGS ummer is a great time for exploring local trails and local ales (and whiskey).

Clear Creek Recreation is teaming up with the local breweries and distillery to offer the best of both worlds. Participants start with a 3- to 5-mile hike and finish up with happy-hour refreshments. Hikes are free to attend, but donations for the local food bank will be accepted, and drinks are not included. Register in advance with the Clear Creek Recreation Center. Spots are limited and hiking start times vary. On June 9, enjoy a Georgetown Hike followed by a visit to Guanella Pass Brewing Company. Take hikes in Idaho Springs, July 14, before hitting the Bouck Brothers Distillery and, Aug. 11 before visiting Tommyknocker Brewery. Visit www.clearcreekrecreation.com or call 303-567-4822 to sign up or learn more.

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“bag a fourteener” the easy way.

Among other well-known trails in the area, a portion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail also traverses the entire Peak to Peak and Clear Creek County regions. Established by Congress in 1978, it spans 3,100 miles between Mexico and Canada, traverses five states and connects countless communities along its spine.”

For those out for shorter hikes, Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Rocky Mountain National Park offer seemingly endless options. Visitor centers inside parks and online resources provide trail maps and advice on which trails are best suited for all levels of hikers.

The new Colorado Trail System promotes and enhances the Governor’s “Colorado the Beautiful” mission by serving as the connection between people, trails, and technology by incorporating every mile of trail into a single map.

The Colorado Trail System is working to map every trail in the state. It intends to serve as the connection between people, trails, and technology by coordinating the efforts of federal, state, county, and local agencies to “create a comprehensive and authoritative repository of recreational trails for public use.” Try it out to find a new trail.

Whether your preference is hiking, jogging, biking, equestrian, camping or motorized travel, this region of Colorado features trails that will satisfy and challenge anyone’s desired outdoor experience. Besides granting access to postcard-worthy views, wildflowers and fresh air, the area’s best trails will lead you to some of the most incredible wildlife-watching locales in the country.

Before setting out on any Colorado hike, consult a map, make sure you have adequate water—at least two quarts per person—sunscreen and enough clothing and layers for changing conditions.

REGIONAL TRAIL RESOURCES • Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests www.fs.usda.gov/main/arp/home • Boulder County Open Space Trails bouldercounty.org/open-space/parks-and-trails/ • Boulder County Open Space Trails App bouldercounty.org/open-space/maps/trails-app/ • Boulder County Open Space Trail Conditions bouldercounty.org/open-space/parks-and-trails/ trail-conditions/ • Colorado State Park Trails cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/trails.aspx • Colorado Trail Explorer cpw.state.co.us/CTS • Colorado Trail Foundation www.coloradotrail.org • Colorado Trail System cpw.state.co.us/CTS/Pages/home.aspx • Continental Divide Trail Coalition continentaldividetrail.org

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• Golden Gate Canyon Trail Map cpw.state.co.us/learn/Maps/CPW_GOG_1of1.pdf • Larimer County Trails www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/parkareas.htm • Larimer County Trail Conditions www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/trails/ • Peak to Plains Trails peaks2plains.wordpress.com jeffco.us/open-space/regional-trails/peaks-toplains-trail • RMNP Trail Conditions nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/trail_conditions.htm • RMNP Trail Maps nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/maps.htm • Trails.com www.trails.com/Colorado • Trail Information www.protrails.com

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MOUNTAIN ARTS

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

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Georgetown • June 4: Sofia Chiarandini, Georgetown Heritage Center, 7-9pm, free

• June 24: The Dancewicz-Doucet Duo, Georgetown Heritage Center, 7-9pm, free

The Gift Mine in Georgetown sells Summit Lotion Candles and items like the popular Stink Face (above) for bathrooms.

Relieve Stress, LOTION Soften Skin with CANDLES Photos by Jeffrey V. Smith

“We do carry some other things like aspen tree candle holders and the Stink Face, but the store is the Gift Mine, and we carry Summit Lotion Candles.” im Vessy-Landowski had been making scented candles Even though Vessy-Landowski had been making candles for years, but when she began making lotion candles as a for decades, it wasn’t until she began searching for some sort way to comfort her mother, she ended up stumbling onto of relief for her mother, that she found a combination of ingrea new business venture. Her experiments with various concocdients that have ultimately made her lotion candles so popular. tions to help with her mom’s chronically cold and cracked feet, “I’ve made candles for 20 years, but these ended up leading to friends who wanted the are due to my dear recently departed mother. She soothing candles, too. Then friends of friends had rheumatoid arthritis and was arthritic. Her wanted them, leading to the birth of Summit Loheels were always cracking, so I played around tion Candles, which she sells from her Gift Mine with the recipe a little bit. I made them for her,” store in Georgetown, online and at markets.

Vessy-Landowski said. “I just wanted a quality The Colorado native moved to Georgetown product that provided comfort for her.” about three years ago, following her dream to Summit Lotion Candles are made entirely out live in the mountains. She grew up in Golden of lotion. They are hand-made in small batches and raised her two children in Littleton. “I alfrom 100 percent natural Shea and coco butways wanted to live in the mountains, and when ters and soy-based ingredients without alcohol, I sent my last one off to college, I skipped up chemicals, petroleum by-products or artificial here,” she explained. “I got an apartment and additives. “It’s really good for arthritic people.

Aspen tree candle holder started this, which has been pretty good.”

Her feet were always cold, she’s a diabetic and by Aspenwood Candles Vessy-Landowski operates the Gift Mine, she absolutely loved these.”

511 Taos St., but its main products are the more Once her mother began sharing the lotion candles with her than 25 different scents of Summit Lotion Candles. It’s also friends, they started placing orders. “It’s always been just a where she makes them. “I didn’t expect the candles to become side hobby, but when I started making the ones for my mom, so popular. The Gift Mine [name] was great just because we are in a mining town, and it was catchy and cute.” she explained.

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Central City • June 17: Central City Opera Festival: Opera Inside Out, Williams Stables Theater, 2-4pm, $20 Allenspark • June 28: Rocky Ridge Junior Honor Student Concert, The Old Gallery, 7-8pm, free Estes Park • June 4 & 11: Music in the Mountains Faculty Concert, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • June 16: Junior Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 1, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • June 16: Junior Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 2, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7pm, $ • June 17: Junior Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 3, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall,3, $ • June 17: Junior Artist Seminar Student Recital No. 4, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 7pm, $ • June 18: Junior Artist Seminar Final Concert, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 10:30am, $

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• June 23: Silk Road Ensemble, Stanley Hotel Concert

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• June 25: Music in the Mountains Faculty Concert, Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 3pm, $ • June 30: Junior Music Program Final Concert,

GEORGETOWN

Hall, 7-9pm, $25-$45

Rocky Ridge Music Center Concert Hall, 10:30am, $

• 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, $ • 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

Idaho Springs • June 4: Garden Outdoor Art, Sampler Mill Recreation Center, 1-4pm, $20

Gilpin County • June 1 & 15: Stitchers Get-Together, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:30am-noon, free

• July 6 & 20: Stitchers Get-Together, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:30am-noon, free

• June 22: Open Craft Retreat, Mojito Creek, 10am, $130 • Wednesdays: Wednesday Morning Pottery – Lid & Pots, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30amnoon, $65-$75

• Thursdays (through June 8): Thursday Evening Pottery, Gilpin County Community Center, 5:30pm, $135/$155

• Saturdays: Saturday Morning Pottery – Lid & Pots,

6/10

6/23

6/23

Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30am-noon, $65-$75

Coal Creek Canyon • June 6 & 20: Coal Creek Quilters, Coal Creek Coffee, 6pm, free

• June 9-10: Mountain Artisans Guild Spring Arts & Crafts Sale, CCCIA Community Center, 6-9pm/10am4pm, free

• July 4 & 18: Coal Creek Quilters, Coal Creek Coffee, 6pm, free

POETRY READING AT GILPIN LIBRARY

GOURD CLASS AT OLD GALLERY

TOPHER DONAHUE BOOK SIGNING & PRESENTATION

Gilpin County Public Library, 15131 Hwy. 119, hosts a poetry reading, “Word Waters Carving,” June 10, 6:30-9 p.m., featuring guest poet Marielle Grenade-Willis and locals Marcelo Games, Greg Massey, Burt Rashbaum and Christine Weeber. gilpinlibrary.org

Join master gourd artist and local resident Vicki Dyas for a Pine Needle Top gourd class at The Old Gallery, 14863 Hwy. 7, in Allenspark. Beginners are welcome. To reserve space, e-mail kiwisam62@gmail.com. The class costs $60, plus a $15 materials fee. theoldgallery.org

The Estes Park Mountain Shop, 2050 Big Thompson Ave., hosts a free presentation by local native and Colorado climbing legend, Topher Donahue, as he launches his newest book, Advanced Rock Climbing: Expert Skills and Techniques. estesparkmountainshop.com

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Nederland • June 3: Drop Spindling Workshop w/Three Sisters Weaving Fiber Arts, Wild Bear Nature Center, 10am, $27.50+ w/registration

• June 6: Quirky Quilters, Nederland Community Library, 10am-noon, free

• June 8: Ned Knits, Nederland Community Library, 1-3pm, free

• June 17: Three Sisters Weaving Fiber Arts Workshop: Spinning Wheel, Wild Bear Nature Center, 10am, $50 w/pre-registration

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Library hosts free art workshops GILPIN COUNTY The Gilpin County Public Library’s 2017 artist-in-residence, Arianne Thompson Fair, leads a variety of free classes in June, July and August. She works as a holistic practitioner, artist and arts ART instructor who “loves CLASSES to re-engage people in their healing processes and enliven the spirit as a muse inspires creativity.” For the 10th season, these series of workshops continue to be offered free of charge thanks to a grant from the Friends of the Gilpin County Public Library.

Participants are invited to learn fun art techniques and investigate new kinds of art media. Anyone is welcome to try one workshop or all of them. Materials and space is limited, so advance registration is required.

A series of “Learning Together Saturday Classes” include projects intended for adults and school-aged children 6 and up. Adults are welcome to come alone, but kids will need to be accompanied by an adult. Whether a beginner or intermediate artist, this summer’s Saturday series will be fun for the entire family.

The Saturday series of workshops includes “Drawing Exploration,” June 17,

10 a.m.-noon; “Cartooning and Mini Comics,” June 24, 1-3 p.m.; “Ink Wash Illustrations,” July 8, 10 a.m.-noon; “Mixed Media: Seeing in Color,” July 15, 10 a.m.-noon. “Painted Portraits,” July 22, 1-3 p.m.; “Pastel and Water-media Landscapes En Plein Air,” July 29, 10 a.m.noon; and “Recycled Art: From Trash to Kinetic Sculpture,” Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-noon.

Another series of classes, “Technique Tuesdays” is open to ages 18 and up.

The series focuses on technique and how to bring these concepts into artwork. A 20-minute discussion and demonstration followed by an exploration of putting technique into practice. Everyone will take home a finished piece.

Workshops include “Water-media Landscape Techniques,” June 27; “Playing with Acrylics,” July 18 and “How to Capture Light in Acrylics,” Aug. 1. Each of these classes are held from 6-8 p.m.

To register, contact the library by phone or e-mail.

DETAILS Artist-In-Residence Free Workshops Saturdays, June 17-Aug. 5 • 10am-noon/1-3pm Gilpin County Public Library 15131 Hwy. 119, Black Hawk mcarlson@co.gilpin.co.us

Art at the Center/Nederland Community Center

Art show reception features demos NEDERLAND Art at the Center hosts its summer art exhibition at the Nederland Community Center beginning June 16 and running through summer. An opening reception for the show, June 15, 4:30GALLERY 7 p.m., features opEVENT portunities to view the artwork as well as meet artists, enjoy live music, wine, cheese and artist demonstrations. A donation of $5 for the artists is requested.

Beginning in 2009, Art at the Center became the realization of a long

term vision for the community center to highlight and support Nederland’s image as an emerging artisan center.

Volunteers are always needed to help with hanging art and putting on the reception. If interested, use the contact information below.

DETAILS Art at the Center Reception & Demo Show Thursday, June 15 • 4:30-7pm •$5 donation Nederland Community Center 750 Hwy. 72, Nederland nederlandcommunitycenter.org yourartatthecenter@gmail.com

Book event includes author, band, more ALICE The Alice Historical Society hosts author Jane Little Botkin for a book reading and signing of her book, Frank Little and the IWW, June 24, 3-4:30 p.m., at the Alice Schoolhouse. Gospel bluegrass duo, The Miner Pickers, perform. Refreshments will be provided. The Alice Historical Society and Gilpin Historical Society contributed to the book.

Botkin is coming from Texas while Susie Harper, who went to school and lived in Alice with her family and who had ties to the Little family, will be coming from Arizona to speak about her time in Alice. She is the last surviving Harper family member that owned and operated the Lala Mine at Yankee Hill.

DETAILS Jane Little Botkin Book Reading & Signing Saturday, June 24 • 3-4:30pm

Alice Schoolhouse 271 Silver Creek Road, Alice jmzegan@earthlink.net • 303-519-0555 www.franklittleandtheiww.net stmarysglacier.com

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MOUNTAIN ARTS Wool Market highlights fiber arts ESTES PARK The 27th annual Estes Park Wool Market takes place at the Estes Park Events Complex, June 10-11. The market features live animals, shopping opportunities, food, sheep dog demonstrations and more. The FIBER full market is open June FESTIVAL 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and June 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Market vendors offer a “sneak peek” shopping event at the Event Center, June 9, 4-6 p.m. Admission is free and on-site parking is available for $5.

The Event Center market features close to 70 vendors selling yarns, artisan clothing and accessories, fiber art tools and supplies for spinning, weaving, knitting and crocheting. Nationally known artist Pat Saunders White is the winner of the recent Wool Market logo design contest. She will sell Wool Market logo merchandise during the event.

Fiber demonstrations will be held throughout the weekend, providing educational information on felting and other fiber arts. On display in the Event Center lobby will be artisan-designed clothing and artwork from the Estes Park Fiber Affair event, which will have exhibits displayed throughout town during the weekend. Learn more about the Fiber

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Affair at www.fiberartsep.com.

Visit the children’s area in Barn W for hands-on activities and an introduction to the world of fiber. Paco-Vicunas, rabbits and alpacas will be housed in the barn so little ones can appreciate the animals up close. Also in Barn W will be a “sitn-spin” area where friends can gather to work on projects.

Everyone will enjoy close-up opportunities to view the beautiful llamas, as well as alpacas, rabbits, goats and sheep. Sheep dogs will demonstrate their intuition and skill in caring for their flocks. And, sheep shearing demonstrations offer an opportunity to touch a fleece immediately after it has been sheared from the animal.

Before the Wool Market, nearly 30 workshops take place June 8- 9, with notable instructors from the fiber community covering a variety of topics. Workshop descriptions and registration are available online.

DETAILS 27th Annual Estes Park Wool Market Sat.-Sun., June 10-11 • 9am-5pm/9am-4pm Free admission • Parking: $5 Estes Park Event Complex 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park epwoolmarket.com •970-577-3902

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MOUNTAIN ARTS Festival focuses on film, food, fun LYONS The 3rd Annual Lyons Film Festival, June 9-11, brings a look at film from around the world highlighting “our indomitable spirit” with a focus FILM on community, outdoor recreation, the environment and cannabis culture.

The festival includes an Opening Night Party with food and music at Farmer Girl, two days of film programming, Saturday Night After

Party with food and music at Ax and Oar, and a Closing Night Awards Party at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew.

Demonstrations, panels and music are also offered. View a schedule and film descriptions online.

DETAILS Lyons Film Festival Friday-Sunday, June 9-11 • Various Times Rogers Hall, Various Locations, Lyons jake@coloradofests.com lyonsfilmfestival.com

More than 40 artists featured at festival NEDERLAND The 17th Annual High Peaks Art Festival, June 24-25, is a juried show featuring fine arts and contemporary crafts, as well as live music outdoors in the Nederland Visitor Center parking lot. The festival ART runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on FESTIVAL Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.

The 2017 festival includes 43 artists with artwork in all media including painting, photography, jewelry, fiber, body care, metal, wood and mixed media fine craft. All art is juried and only the highest caliber of artwork is accepted.

Net profits are donated to the community to help sponsor art-related activities, including the “Explore Belize”

Nederland High School trip and the featured non-profit, Art at the Center.

Live music, June 24, includes 11am Jon Ridnell solo at 11 a.m., Fiona Higgins at noon, CDBs at 1 p.m. and Brightwood All Stars at 3:30 p.m.

Ridnell returns, June 25, to perform solo at 11 a.m. and as the Family Dog Duo with his son Miles at 2:30 p.m.

Celtic band The Gael perform at noon.

DETAILS 17th Annual High Peaks Art Festival Sat.-Sun., June 24-25 • 10am-5pm/10am-4pm Free admission Nederland Visitor Center Parking Lot 4 W. 1st St., Nederland highpeaksartfestival@gmail.com highpeaksartfestival.com

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that’s when all her friends wanted them, and then all their friends wanted them,” she said. “They just were so popular. I thought, maybe I’m on to something.”

Summit Lotion Candles are said to relieve stress while softening the skin.

Just light the lotion candle and wait for the oils to pool and the lotion to warm.

Extinguish the flame and enjoy the lotion as a massage oil, to soften cuticles, or reduce roughness on elbows and heels.

According to Vessy-Landowski, what makes Summit Lotion Candles different is there is no alcohol in the product.

“They are made out of organic cocoa butter and Shea butter. But the key is there is no alcohol in them. Alcohol actually dries your skin out, and everybody puts alcohol in lotions,” she explained. “You can leave it lit all day, or you can light it before you use it. A lot of people like to light it before getting into the shower or bath and have warm lotion when they get out.”

The lotion itself is remarkable, but it’s the 25 different scents that took VesseyLandowski the longest to perfect. “I am so particular about that. I think that’s what took me the longest getting started, because I had to mix and match a few things. I love scented candles. I love scents. I think they have taken off so well is because of the scents. I have a really good nose, and I’m just a perfectionist with the scents. I don’t want to put something out there that’s not right.”

MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR Nederland (cont.)

• July 4: Quirky Quilters, Nederland Community Library, 10am-noon, free

Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50

• June 25: Judy Niemeyer Support Group, Lyons Quilting, 1-3pm, $10

• June 10: Silk Painting Class w/Claudia Lewis, The Old

• Mondays: Palette Pals Open Art Studio, Estes Park

• June 23: Gourd Art Class w/Vicky Dyas, The Old

• Mondays: Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters, New Covenant

• Tuesdays: Warped Weavers, Kelley House, 8:30am, free Lyons • June 2: Revving Up The Racer Quilt, Lyons Quilting,

• Mondays (June 5-Aug. 28): Monday Artisans Market, George Hix Riverside Plaza, 10am, free • Tuesdays: Trail Ridge Quilters, Estes Park Medical

Gallery, 10am-4pm, $

10am-4pm, $50

• June 9: Beginning Quilting Yellow Brick Road, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50

• June 10: Painted Forest, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $50 • June 11: Open Wide Utility Bag, Lyons Quilting, 1-4:30pm, $25

• June 13-14: Sewing Basics for Youth & Adults Session 1, Walt Self Building, 9-11am, $10 • June 16, 30 & July 14: Summer Solstice, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $100

• June 17: Judy Niemeyer Vintage Rose, Lyons Quilting, TBD, $300

• June 17: Art-4-Art Cards, Lyons Regional Library, 12:30pm, free

• June 19: Open Sewing, Lyons Quilting, 10am-6pm, $10 • June 20: Gypsy Wife Quilt-A-Long, Lyons Quilting, 10am-noon, $35/Month

• June 22: Sew Together Bag, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $35 • June 23: Prismatic Star, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm, $75

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• June 27-28: Kids Can Quilt, Lyons Quilting, 10am-4pm,

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Her most popular scents are Lemongrass Sage, White Tea Ginger and Honey Apple. “Those are the three consistent ones that people absolutely love, but they all smell delicious,” she said. Other scents include Cucumber Melon, Bay Rum, Lavender, Mountain Pine, Lylac, Sandalwood, Lemon Verbena, Vanilla and many more. There is also a Bug-Off for summer months and Colorado Christmas, which can be purchased around the holiday.

To start her business, Vessey-Landowski joined forces with her long-time friend Chuck Tippins, who sells the candles at shows across the state and also lives in Georgetown. “We are childhood friends. We have known each other since we were five years old when lived on the next street from each other. We pulled our kindergarten sleeping mats next to each other,” she said. “I’m the only one that makes the candles. He is a teacher up at the [Georgetown] school and does the shows in the summer.”

Summit Lotion Candles takes wholesale orders and has merchants all over the country sell them. They can also be purchased online for $15.99 a candle at summitcandles.com. According to Vessey-Landowski, people buy them for a variety of reasons. “I have one lady whose husband was severely burned all over his body. She comes in for six [candles] a month. It’s the only thing that soothes him and makes him feel good, which made me feel good too.”

$50

Senior Center, 9am-noon, free Church, 1pm, free

Center, 1pm, free

• Wednesdays: Chat, Knit, Spin & Weave Any Handwork, , Old Church Shops Weavers Attic, 1pm, free • Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays: Weaving Demonstrations, Old Church Shops Weavers Attic, 1pm, free

• Fridays: Friday Fireplace Flames Craft Group, Estes Park Senior Center, 9:30am, free

• Saturdays: Estes Outreach - Sewing, Estes Park Middle School, 1pm, $64 (5 classes)

• Sundays: Taste & Create Art Classes, Snowy Peaks Winery, 3:30pm, $40

FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY

Central City • June 3: John Fielder Colorado 1870-2000: A Slide Show, Book Sale & Signing, Central City Opera House, 3:30pm, free

Nederland • Fridays-Saturdays: Film Screening, Backdoor Theater, $3/$6

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MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR Boulder County • June 17: Sunset Photography Session w/Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Betasso Preserve, 8-10:30pm, free

Ward • June 24: All Day Paint & Photography Session w/ Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Duck Lake, 8am3pm, free

Lyons • June 9: Lyons Film Festival - Opening Night Appetizers & Music, Farmer Girl, 6pm, $25-$40 • June 9: Lyons Film Festival - Opening Night Continued Discussions, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 10pm, free • June 10: 3rd Annual Lyons Film Festival Screenings, Rogers Hall, 10am-8:30pm, $

• June 10: Lyons Film Festival - Filmmaker Panels, Ax and Oar, 1-4pm, $10-$30

• June 10: Lyons Film Festival - BBQ, Beer & Live Music, Ax and Oar, 9pm, $30 • June 11: 3rd Annual Lyons Film Festival Screenings, Rogers Hall, 1-6pm, $

• June 11: Lyons Film Festival - Awards Program, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 6:30pm, free

Estes Park • June 16-18: When, Where & How to Photograph Wild Birds, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 5:30-8:30pm, $300

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

• Mondays-Sundays: Film Screenings, Historic Park Theater, $

• Mondays-Sundays: Film Screenings, Reel Mountain Theater, $

FINE ART/PAINTING/GALLERY EVENTS

Georgetown • June 19: Paint Party, Georgetown Community Center, 6-8:30pm, $30 (sign up by June 16)

• June 24: Botanical Art Exhibit Artist Demonstration, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon-4pm, $5

• Saturdays-Sundays (through July 16): Botanical Art Exhibit, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon, $ Central City • June 1-July 14: “Summer in the Rockies” Show, Visitor Center Showcase Gallery, 10am-6pm, free • June 3: John Fielder Slide-Show, Washington Hall Gallery, 3:30pm, free • June 3: Gilpin Arts Show Opening Reception, Washington Hall Gallery, 5pm, free

• June 4-Aug.6: 70th Annual Juried Gilpin Arts Show, Washington Hall Gallery, 10am, free

Gilpin County • June 1-3: “Quilts with Altitude” by Rebeccah Joyce, Gilpin County Public Library, 9am, free

• June 17: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Drawing Exploration, Gilpin County Public Library, 10am-noon, free

• June 24: Artist-In-Residence Learning Together Class - Cartooning & Mini Comics, Gilpin County Public Library, 1-3pm, free

• June 27: Artist-In-Residence Technique Tuesday Water-media Landscape Techniques, Gilpin County Public Library, 6-8pm, free

Coal Creek Canyon • Thursdays: Watercolor Painting Class w/Kathy Bremers, CCCIA Community Center, 9:30am, $15 Nederland • June 15: Art at the Center Demo Show & Open House, Nederland Community Center, 4:30-7pm, free • June 24: Plein Air Art Class Session I w/Pixie Glore, Art House of Nederland, 9am-noon, $45

• June 24: Plein Air Art Class Session II w/Kathy Bremers, Art House of Nederland, 1-4pm, $45 • June 24-25: High Peaks Art Festival, Visitor Center Parking Lot, 10am-5pm/10am-4pm, free

Ward • June 24: Paint & Photography Session w/Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Duck Lake, 8am-3pm, free

Allenspark • Thursdays: Painting Class w/Ben Brown, The Old

• June 24: Robert Castellino’s “Colorado: Life & Light On The Land,” Macdonald Bookshop, 2-4pm, free

Gallery, 4pm, $30 w/registration

Lyons • June 3: Colorado Native Bird Care and Conservation Charity Sip n’ Paint, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 2-4pm, $35

• June 10-11: Lyons Art Walk, Various Locations, 10am-

MUSEUMS

Silver Plume • Mondays-Sundays (through Sept. 4): Museum Open, George Rowe Museum at the Silver Plume Schoolhouse, noon to 5 daily, $1-$4

Estes Park • June 1-17: Northern Colorado Weavers’ Guild 43rd Annual “Fiber Celebration” Exhibit, Art Center of Estes

Georgetown • June 2: First Friday Garden Party - “Mad Hatter Garden Party,” Hamill House Museum, 5:30pm, $5-$15 • July 7: First Friday Garden Party - “Three Cheers For The Red Queen, White Rabbit, And Blue Caterpillar,”

• June 2: First Friday Art Groove, Various Locations, 5pm, free • June 2: “Springtime in the Rockies” Meet the Artists Event w/Mountain Town Trio, Aspen & Evergreen Gallery,

• Mondays-Sundays (through Oct. 1): Museum Open,

5pm, free

Park, 10am-5pm, free

5pm, free

• June 2: Oil Painter Terri Sanchez Solo Show w/Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie, Earthwood Collections, 5-8pm, free • June 2-4: Windows to the West Art Show & Sale, Estes Park Events Center, 10am, $5

• June 8-9: Sketchbook Journaling - Wilderness, Wildlife & Wonder in Watercolor, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 1:30-4pm, $160

• June 15: “Watercolor Batik” w/Vickie Mastron, Art Center of Estes Park, 1-4pm, $18

• June 17: “Creating Stencils and Special Effects” w/ Pat Saunders-White, Art Center of Estes Park, 11am3:30pm, $125

• June 23: “Rocks, Leaves, Trails and Trees” Show Reception, Art Center of Estes Park, 5-7pm, free • June 23-July 30: “Rocks, Leaves, Trails and Trees” Show Reception, Art Center of Estes Park, 5-7pm, free • June 26: “Folded Book Art-The Triangle” w/Shannon Kaye, Art Center of Estes Park, 11am-3pm, $75 • June 29-30: Watercolor Brushstrokes - Painting the Landscapes of RMNP, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, Art Center of Estes Park, 8:30am-4pm, $160

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

LITERARY EVENTS/BOOK GROUPS

Georgetown • June 3: The Road More Traveled – Self-Publishing workshop for Aspiring Authors & Curious Readers, Georgetown Heritage Center, 1-8pm, $30

• June 3: Colorado Authors Readings and Book Signing, Georgetown Heritage Center, 6:30pm, free • Thursdays: ‘Tween Book Group, John Tomay Memorial Library, 3:30pm, free

Idaho Springs • June 19: Book Group, Idaho Springs Library, 6pm, free Gilpin County • June 7 & July 5: First Wednesday Book Club, Gilpin County Public Library, noon, free

Coal Creek Canyon • June 1: Coal Creek Book Club, Coal Creek Coffee, 6:30pm, free Nederland • June 8: Mountain MidLIfe Book Group, TBD, 6:30pm, free Allenspark • June 10: Women’s Book Club - “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk,” The Old Gallery, 4pm, free Lyons • June 18: Active Adult 50+ Book Club: “Even Tide,” Walt Self Center, 12:30pm, free

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

Estes Park • June 8: One Book One Valley Planning Meeting, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free

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

Georgetown Energy Museum, 11am-4pm, free

• Mondays-Sundays(through Sept. 30): Museum Open, Hotel de Paris, 10am-5pm, $3-$7 • Wednesday-Sundays: Museum Open, Alpine Hose #2, 10am-5pm, free

• Wednesday-Sundays: Museum Open, Hamill House 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 Sept. 4): Museum Open, Gilpin History Museum, 10am, $5-$6

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

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

• Saturdays-Sundays (through Sept. 4): Museum Open, Coeur d’Alene Mine Shaft House, 10am, $5 Nederland • June 9: Evening at the Museum - Wildlife Abounds, Nederland Mining Museum, 7-8pm, free

• June 18: Panning for Gold, Nederland Mining Museum,

Nederland Mining Museum, 11am-5pm, free

• Fridays-Sundays (June2-Oct. 29): Museum Open, Gillaspie House, 11am-4pm, free

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

Fourmile Canyon • June 17: 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 • Fridays-Sundays: Museum Open, Estes Park Museum, 10am, free

POETRY/SPOKEN WORD/COMEDY

Gilpin County • June 10: Poetry Reading & Open Mic - Word Waters Carving, Gilpin County Public Library, 6:30-9pm, free Estes Park • June 2: Spoken Word & Poetry Slam Evening,

Nederland • Mondays: International Folk Dancing, Nederland Community Center, 7pm, $5

• Wednesdays: Soul Sweat/Planet Motion, Nederland Community Center, 6-7pm, $12

Fourmile Canyon • June 4: So We Know We Can Dance w/Antoinette Vastenburg, Salina Schoolhouse, 4-5:30pm, $10 Sunshine Canyon • June 1: Ecstatic Dance, StarHouse, 7pm, $10-$15 • June 10: Deeper Dances of Universal Peace, StarHouse, 7:15pm, $15

• June 19-20: Isadora Solstice - Visionary Embodiment a Myth & Movement Arts Dance Intensive, StarHouse, 10am, $250-$300

Ward • June 4: LINK teaching with Dungse Jampal Norbu, Phuntsok Choling, $

• June 11: LINK teaching with Kate Dobbertin, 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, The Old Gallery, 7-9pm, free Lyons • June 17 & 24: Red Rock Ramblers Square Dance, Lyons Elementary School, 7:30-10:15pm, $8

• July 1: Red Rock Ramblers Mountain Magic Square Dance, Lyons Elementary School, 7:30-10:15pm, $10 Estes Park • June 17: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4-6pm, $10

• June 30: Lumpy Circus, Performance Park, noon-2pm, free • June 30-July 2, July 7-9 & July 14-15): Seven Keys to Baldpate, Key-Thedral Theater, TBA, $ • Thursdays (through June 29): Ageless Boogie Jazz Dance, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, $44-$58

WRITING

Georgetown • June 3: “The Road More Traveled - Independent Publishing Workshop for Aspiring Authors & Curious Readers,” Georgetown Heritage Center, 1pm, $30 • June 3: Colorado Authors Readings and Book Signing, Georgetown Heritage Center, 6:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Women’s Writing Group, Sol, 6:30pm, free Gilpin County • June 3 & July 6: Nature Journal Class, TBD, 6pm, $5 w/ registration

Nederland • June 5 & 19: Writing Skills, Nederland Community Center, 1pm, free

• June 14 & 28: Writing Life Stories, Nederland Community Center, 1pm, free

• June 20: Writer’s Circle, Nederland Community Library, 5-7pm, free

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

Lyons • June 7 & July 5: Word Wednesdays w/Kayann Short, Ph.D, Lyons Regional Library, 6:30pm, free

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THEATER/OPERA/DANCE/FASHION

• June 23: Climbing Legend Topher Donahue Book Signing & Presentation, Estes Park Mountain Shop,

Gilpin County • Tuesdays: Youth Dance Classes, Gilpin Recreation Center,

Macdonald Bookshop, 11am-1pm, free

9:30am, $7.25/$9.25

Riverside Plaza, 7pm, free

• June 22: Children’s Author Carmela Coyle Visits,

Museum, 10am, free

• Fridays: Cardio Dance, Gilpin County Community Center,

noon-2pm, free

• July 1: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free • Fridays-Sundays (June 2-Oct. 29): Museum Open,

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

• June 15: Nineteen Seventeen Book Club, Estes Park

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MOUNTAIN MUSIC

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

SILVER PLUME Bread Bar

1010 Main St., Silver Plume • www.breadbarsp.com • June 3: Kyle Emerson, 6:30-9:30pm, free

GEORGETOWN Alpine Restaurant & Bar

1106 Rose St., Georgetown • alpinerestaurantgeorgetown.com

“Social Tuesdays” feature live music on The Clocktower Collective patio between Salto Coffee Works and Tin Shed Sports.

Tuesdays

By Jeffrey V. Smith

NEDERLAND

alto Coffee Works and Tin Shed Sports are taking their unique, synergetic business connection and putting a name on it: The Clocktower Collective. While there are no real changes being made, and the familiar names will remain, the two business—which already share a building and other resources—have decided to use a single name as a way to highlight their many events and “Social Tuesdays,” a night to hang with family and friends on the patio with live music.

“The Clocktower Collective is our way of encompassing everything that goes on underneath this roof,” Salto’s owner Karina Luscher said. “Because there are the pop-up farms stands and pop-up boutiques that we do, the music we do, the fundraisers and presentations. Then there are all the things that Tin Shed does, too, like demos and sales and other stuff. It’s just trying to encapsulate everything that goes on here. This building holds so much more, collectively.”

The idea is also to get people talking about what’s happening at The Clocktower Collective. “That’s who we are.

We are under the clock tower building that has a huge clock tower,” Luscher said. “We are certainly talking about Salto, and we are certainly talking about Tin Shed. We are not going to wipe those off the slate and try to eliminate them.

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BRINGS LIVE MUSIC TO CLOCK TOWER They are incredibly strong brands, and they need to stay very present and continue to grow.”

According to Marketing and Events Consultant Stephanie Andelman, the mutual name is a “re-branding,” but not really. “We’re not changing anything, it’s just if we say it’s a Clocktower Collective event, people should just know it’s one of those two or that they are in partnership to do it together, or somebody from the outside is coming in and it’s somewhere in here or even outside.”

Some of the first events held under The Clocktower Collective moniker include their Tuesday evening patio events featuring live music. The popular early evening out in Nederland began as a special wood-fired pizza night with Dawn Dennison’s mobile oven, then morphed into “Taco Tuesday,” and now, it’s “Social Tuesday.”

The evenings include free live music on the patio, specialty tacos, craft beer and wine on draft. The events begin at 6:30 p.m. following the daily happy-hour from 4-6 p.m. These Tuesday evening get-togethers not only offer great food and drink with a chance to socialize with neighbors, but also provides an opportunity to enjoy the area’s local musical talent.

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809 Taos St., Georgetown • www.georgetowntrust.org • June 4: Sofia Chiarandini, 7-9pm, free • June 24: The Dancewicz-Doucet Duo, 7-9pm, free • July 1: Nathan McEuen, Natalie Gelman, 7-9pm, free

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• June 10, 30 & July 1: Tony Rosario, 5pm, free • June 17: Andrew Wynne, 5pm, free • Thursdays: Grumpy Jam, 6pm, free • Friday-Saturday: Live Music, 5pm, free Georgetown Heritage Center

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511 Rose St., Georgetown • 303-569-0289 • June 2 & 16: Bittersweet, 6pm, free • June 3, 9, 17, 24 & 30: Jim Stahlhut, 6pm, free • June 23: Gary & Claudia, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Jack Yoder, 6pm, free

IDAHO SPRINGS Beau Jo’s Pizza

1517 Miner St., Idaho Springs • beaujos.com • June 11: Treena B., noon, free

Buffalo Restaurant/Westdown & Down 1617 Miner St, Idaho Springs • westboundanddown.com

• June 7, 21 & 28: Live Music, 6:30pm, free • June 14: Live Music, 6:30pm, 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

• June 9 & 23: Brian Parton, 9pm, free • July 1 : Hillbilly Riot, 9pm, free

CENTRAL CITY The Scarlet

130 Main St., Central City • www.thescarletvenue.com

• June 1: BUKU, Freddy Todd - Red Rocks After Party, 10pm, $15-$18 • June 17: Felix Cartel - Red Rocks After Party, 10pm, $12-$15

• July 1: Zydecoasters, Weathered Feather, New Family Dog, & Brokosis, 7pm-3am, $12

BLACK HAWK

Ameristar Casino Resort Spa

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

• June 2: DJ Petey, 9pm, free • June 3: DJ EJ, 9pm, free • June 9-10: DJ LiL Joe, 9pm, free • June 16-17: DJ Johnny Gear, 9pm, free • June 23-24: DJ Groove, 9pm, free • June 30-July 1: DJ Chonz, 9pm, free Monarch Casino Black Hawk 488 Main St., Black Hawk • monarchblackhawk.com

DAHLBY & NADINE AT ROCK CUT BREWING

7TH ANNUAL HOGABLUESA AT THE OLD GALLERY

NATHAN MCEUEN & NATALIE GELMAN IN GEORGETOWN

Singer-songwriter Nadine and Erin Dahlby, mandolin player for Ran Off The Rooster, play as a duo at Rock Cut Brewing in Estes Park, June 6. Combining acoustic guitar, mandolin solos and “cool” vocal harmonies, Dahlby & Nadine create “free-range Americana music.” rockcutbrewing.com

The Old Gallery in Allenspark hosts Hogabluesa, an evening of BBQ, Blues and Brews with Biff Gore from The Voice. Tickets are $25 and include dinner by Smokin’s Daves BBQ. They are available at The Old Gallery, Distant Harbors in Allenspark and online. theoldgallery.org

With more than 2,500 live shows, a lifetime of touring, and over 100 songs penned, Nathan McEuen’s heritage, passion for writing, entertaining and performing is evident. Catch McEuen with Natalie Gelman at the Georgetown Heritage Center, July 1. georgetowntrust.org

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• June 2-3: Mary Louise Lee Band, 5-10pm, free • June 2-3: Blinker Fluid, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • June 9-10: Steve Thomas Band, 5-10pm, free • June 9-10: Live to Tell, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • June 16: Hazel Miller, 5-10pm, free • June 17: Ron Ivory & Miles Apart, 5-10pm, free • June 16-17: Walker Williams, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • June 23-24: Boomers, 5-10pm, free • June 23-24: Trick Dog, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • June 30-July 1: Shotgun Lullaby, 5-10pm, free • June 30-July 1: Alive on Arrival, 10:30pm-2:30am, free

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MOUNTAIN MUSIC Festival line-up features top talent IDAHO SPRINGS The 8th Annual Clear Creek Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival, June 23-25, at the Idaho Springs Ball Fields, features some of the best acoustic players from Colorado and beyond. Featured performers include ACOUSTIC Head For The Hills, Trout FESTIVAL Steak Revival, Matt Flinner Trio featuring Tony Trishka and Darol Anger, Coral Creek, Gypsy Moon and house band Rapidgrass celebrating the release of its new album, Happy Trails.

Founded in 2010 by Mark and Sarah Morris with the support of family and friends, the annual festival is “centered around community growth and development of all kinds by showcasing music talent and celebrating exceptional local businesses.” The Morris’ determination to bring live music to an outdoor venue in their hometown has grown into one of the state’s top bluegrass festivals.

The event also provides thousands of dollars in local support through fire damage donations, flood relief concerts and music educational scholarships.

Other bands featured this year includes Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers, Billy Cardine & North of Way Down, BonFire Dub with Bridget Law, Alex & Tatiana Harg-

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reaves, Thunder & Rain, The Lonesome Days, Masontown, Caribou Mountain Collective, Kort McCumber & Moors, Meham Gulch, Gypsy Cattle Drive, Sarah Morris & Holy Smoke, Burn it Blue, Mile High Express, Rapidgrass Bluegrass Jam, Robin Davis Duet, Bob Hickam Family Band and more to be announced.

Both day and full weekend tickets are available. Day-pass options include Friday-only passes for $35, Saturday-only passes for $50 and Sunday-only passes for $30. Weekend options include threeday passes for $90, three-day passes with camping for $110.00 and weekend camping passes for $25. Day camping is $25.

All camping passes are per person. There are discounts for seniors and military.

Three-day VIP passes for $200 include backstage and artist access, threeday camping access, original printed poster signed by artist Travis Parr, three food truck meal vouchers, beer pass, VIP festival T-shirt and commemorative cup.

DETAILS Clear Creek RapidGrass Bluegrass Festival Friday-Sunday, June 23-25 • $30-$200 Shelly/Quinn Ball Fields 101 Idaho Springs Road, Idaho Springs rapidgrassfestival.com • 303-519-2492

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SILVER PLUME: Green Solutions • Bread Bar • Town Hall GEORGETOWN: Alpine Restaurant • Troia’s Café & Marketplace • Clear Creek County Offices • Coopers o the Creek • Downtown Visitor Center • Georgetown Market • Colorado Mountain Art Gallery • Whistle Stop Café • The Gift Mine • The Flipping Flea • Sergeant Green Leaf • Georgetown Liquors • Kaffehuset • Lucha Grand Cantina • Mother’s Saloon • Blue Sky Café • Gateway Visitor Center EMPIRE: Lewis Sweet Shop • Colorado Country Store • Original Hard Rock Café • Empire Dairy King • Jenny’s of Empire • Serene Wellness • Visitor Center DUMONT: Sinclair, Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Center • The Highway Dispensary IDAHO SPRINGS: Hilldaddy’s Wildfire Restaurant • Mountain Moonshine Liquor • Igadi Dispensary • Luxury Laundromat • MTN Prime • Da Rivuh Fish & BBQ Company • Clear Creek Liquor • Bouch Bros. Distillery • Visitor’s Center • Vintage Moose Saloon • Majestic Gallery • Buffalo Restaurant • Sunshine Express • Echos • Gold Mine Smoke Shop • Westwinds Tavern • Smoking Yards • Annie’s Gold • Elks Lodge No. 607 • Kind Mountain Collective • Beau Jos • Tommyknocker Brewery • Spice & Tea Exchange • Two Brothers Deli • Frothy Cup Coffee • Main Street Restaurant • Mountain Gems Jewelry • The Spring Dispensary • The Soap Shop • Pick Axe Pizza • Sampler Mill Recreation Center • Mountain Medicinal Wellness RUSSELL GULCH: Wabi Pottery • Ghost Town Disc Golf Course Club House BLACK HAWK: Mountain Mocha • Eagles Mart CENTRAL CITY: Visitor’s Center • Golden Nugget Dispensary • RMO Dispensary • Annie Oaklie’s Grocery & Liquor Store • Mountain Goat Glass Gallery • Green Grass Dispensary • The Annie’s Dispensary • Dostal Alley Brewery & Casino • Igadi Dispensary MID-GILPIN: Gilpin County Library • Underground Liquors • Taggarts Gas • Base Camp Campground/Pickle Liquor • Gilpin Recreation Center ROLLINSVILLE: Stage Stop • Roy’s Last Shot • Mid-County Liquor PINECLIFFE: Post Office WONDERVU: Wondervu Café & Gift Shop • Eldora Lodge COAL CREEK CANYON: Kwik-Mart/Sinclair • CCCIA Community Hall NEDERLAND: Sundance Café • Back Country Pizza • Crafted in Colorado • Happy Trails • Nederland Feed & Pet • Nederland Community Center • Blue Owl Books & Boutique • The Laundry Room • Glass Werx • Ned’s • Silver Stem Fine Cannabis • Dam Liquor • Pioneer Inn • James Peak Brewery • Udon Thai Restaurant • RTD Park N Ride • The Train Cars Coffee & Yogurt • Ace Hardware • Lodge at Nederland • Deli at 8236’ • Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar • Mountain Man Outdoor • Growhouse Dispensary • Mountain People’s Co-op • Nederland Library • Endless Youth Board Shop • Peak Wine & Spirits • Kathmandu Restaurant • New Moon Bakery • Kwik-Mart Gas • Visitor Center ELDORA: Goldminer Inn GOLD HILL: Gold Hill Inn (seasonal) • Gold Hill Store & Pub WARD: Millsite Inn • Glass Tipi Gallery • Ward General Store • Post Office PEACEFUL VALLEY: Peaceful Valley Resort & Conference Center LYONS: Pizza Bar 66 • Stone Cup • Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ • The Bud Depot • Barking Dog Café • St. Vrain Market • Lyons Dairy Bar • Soapy Nick’s Laundromat • Lyons Soda Fountain & Bakery • Redstone Liquor • Spirit Hound Distillers • The Headquarters • Button Rock Bakery ALLENSPARK: The Old Gallery • Rock Creek Pizzeria & Tavern • Post Office • Eagle Plume’s Trading Post (seasonal) • Meadow Mountain Café PINEWOOD SPRINGS: Colorado Cherry Company ESTES PARK: Patterson Glassworks Studio • The Other Side • Lumpy Ridge Brewing • Sgt. Pepper’s Music • Lonigan’s Saloon • Raven’s Roast • Dad’s Laundry • East Side Grocery • Cousin Pat’s • Estes Park Pet Supply • Aspen & Evergreen Gallery • Rambo’s Longhorn Liquor • Bart’s Liquor • Country Market • Antonio’s Real New York Pizza • Fajita Rita’s • Estes Ark • Rock Inn Mountain Tavern • Spur Liquor • The Wheel Bar • Estes Park Brewery • Rocky Mountain Discount Liquor • Via Bike Café • Elkins Distilling Company • Big Horn Restaurant • Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park • The Grubsteak • Macdonald’s Books • Ed’s Cantina • Kind Coffee • Mountain Dew Liquor • Coffee on the Rocks • Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ • Inkwell & Brew BOULDER: Boulder Theater • Pearl Street Mall... and more.

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thing. While Tuesday’s have proven popular, there is no real reason for holding the events on that day of the week.

“There really is no significance to Tuesday, other than way back, when we first opened, Dawn and I put our heads together and hatched a plan to do pizza on the patio and we thought Tuesday would be a great night.” Luscher said. “We just picked Tuesday. I don’t know what it was, it was just a day that worked for both of us.” When pizza wasn’t available, a special, once-a-week taco night was substituted. Then, the tacos became so popular, they were added to the permanent menu.

“That’s how the Tuesday thing happened. It’s also the evolution of our menu that you see today. Both Chef and I were always joking and looking out the window and saying we should just do tacos all the time. So, it wasn’t a huge leap when we decided to change our menu. It was very natural,” Luscher said. “People still call it Taco Tuesday or say let’s go to taco night, and I’m like every night is taco night.”

In addition to “Social Tuesdays” watch for Wednesday farm markets, popup boutiques, bike clinics, tap takeovers, first Friday artist receptions and more.

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titude of genres while staying rooted in the bluegrass tradition.

Other “Social Tuesday” events in July include performances by Card Catalog, Strangebyrds, Paul Kimbiris with Tumbling Wheels, The Gael and J.W. Shuller.

Jon Gold and Ben Hanna perform in August. The music doesn’t stop all summer, so check back each week. Additionally, there is live music the first Friday of each month, when an artist is also featured.

Beginning June 7, The Clocktower Collective will host Wednesday Farm Markets with Farm n’ Wild Wellspring, a small-scale diversified farm providing seasonal, specialty crops focusing on regenerative agriculture. They have organically grown, open-pollinated vegetables grown in Boulder County.

Under the clock tower you can hear live local music, enjoy house-roasted specialty coffee, sip draft beer and wine and fill up with delicious food from the chefdriven and seasonally prepared menu.

Check Salto Coffee Works and Tin Shed Sports facebook pages for the most up to date event information all summer.

Visit saltocoffeeworks.com and tinshedsports.com or call Salto Coffee Works at 303-258-3537 or Tin Shed at 303-2583509. The Clocktower Collective is located at 112 E. 2nd St. in Nederland.

American roots band ‘plays it all’ NEDERLAND Los Angeles-based Dustbowl Revival is an American roots orchestra with eight full-time members who play it all, mashing the sounds of traditional American music into a genre-hopping, time-bending

dance party that “coaxes new fire out of familiar coal.” Over the past few years, the act has been making a name for itself with a vibrant mix of vintage Americana sounds. The band performs at The Caribou Room, June 9, at 9 p.m. The Screaming Js open the show. Tickets are $12.

Dustbowl Revival isn’t a throwback band. It’s a celebration of the sounds that have kept America moving for more than a century, performed with all the flair of a medicine show and rooted in the sweat and swagger of a juke joint song swap.

The performance is part of the band’s album release shows. The band’s new eponymous album, due out on Signature Sounds on June 16, finds the ensemble evolving and refining its music. Its always-joyous sound now reveals a more soulful, funky side that exudes deeper emotions and taps a modern vibe.

The ScreamingJ’s are an acoustic piano trio boogie band from Asheville, North Carolina. Bringing high-energy to the stage, the band plays songs influenced by rock, bluegrass, gospel, and ragtime.

DETAILS Dustbowl Revival, The Screaming Js Friday, June 9 • Doors: 7:30 p.m., Show: 9 p.m.

The Caribou Room 55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland thecaribouroom.com

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land local who performs “soulful folk with a warm style that entrances and entertains.” Denver’s Many Mountains is up next, June 13. Katie Rose and Dustin Moran play folk-rock with “swooning vocal harmonies sang over swelling slide guitar and to the point rhythms.” They’ve been called elegant, smooth and visceral.

It’s acoustic-based while holding rock and blues attributes.

The “Social Tuesdays” music series continues, June 20, with singer-songwriter and guitar rocker Tiffany Christopher. She has a unique sound that pulls from many different genres of music. Her songwriting is called both soothing and invigorating while her groove is rhythmic and strong. Christopher’s energy is captivating and her voice is undeniably stellar.

Singer, guitar and mandolin player and songwriter Julie Guassaroff, upright bassist from the Sweet Lillies, stops in for a solo show, June 27, to wrap-up the first month of “Social Tuesday” shows.

She performs Texas swing, bluegrass, jazz, blues and original folk.

With Independence Day falling on a Tuesday this year, the July 4 “Social Tuesday” event is a special party and “high-altitude bluegrass” from Steepland String Band. The fast-driving, hardpicking acoustic quartet explores a mul-

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Silk Road Ensemble

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Musicians represent ‘array of cultures’ ESTES PARK The Stanley Hotel hosts Grammy award-winning Silk Road Ensemble with special guest Grammy award-winning violinist Zach Brock, June 23, 7-9 p.m. VIP packages includes special artist meet-and-greets and preferred seating.

Made up of performers and composers from more than 20 countries, the Silk Road Ensemble was formed by Yo-Yo Ma in 2000. Since then, audiences and critics in over 30 countries have embraced these artists passionate about cross-cultural understanding and innovation.

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foreign, traditional and innovative, drawing on traditions from around the world to create a new musical language that reflects our 21st-century global society.

Tickets are $25 for general admission or $45 for VIP. A variety of package deals that include overnight stays and special seating arrangements are available.

DETAILS Silk Road Ensemble Friday, June 23 • 7-9pm • $25-$45

Stanley Hotel Concert Hall 333 Wonderview Ave., Estes Park stanleyhotel.com • silkroadproject.org

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MOUNTAIN MUSIC Locals highlight Thursday night concerts

LYONS Throughout the summer, the town of Lyons hosts the free Sandstone Summer Concert Series on the Raul Vasquez Community Stage in Sandstone Park, 4th & CONCERT Broadway, Thursday SERIES evenings, June 8-Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Named for local business owner, Raul Vasquez, who donated the stone for the facility—as well as stone for many

of Lyons other park facilities—the stage provides Lyons a visible location for its multitude of talented local and frequenting featured guests.

The lineup includes Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, June 8; Arthur Lee Land Trio, June 15; Jesse Garland Show, June 22; Take Down the Door, June 29; Big Thompson Flood, July 6; Sambadendê, July 13; Masontown, July 20; Bonnie & Her Clydes, July 27; Blue Canyon Boys, Aug. 3; and Billy Shaddox Band, Aug. 10.

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55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland • www.thecaribouroom.com

Stage Stop

60 Main St., Rollinsville • stagestoprollinsville.com • June 1 & 15: Karaoke, 7pm, free

• June 11: Brunch w/Andrew McConathy & Special Guests, 2pm, free • June 17: Melody Pond, 9pm, free • June 24: Brunch w/Rico Jones Quintet, 2-5pm, free • June 30: Judo Chop, 9pm, free • July 7: The Sweet Lillies, Banshee Tree, 9pm free

NEDERLAND Hurricane Ranch

22955 Hwy. 119, Nederland • mountainmadnessfest.com

• June 17: Mountain Madness Music Festival w/ Gasoline Lollipops, Electric Toast, Symbols, Flash Mountain Flood, more, noon-10pm, $15 Pioneer Inn 15 E. 1st St., Nederland • www.PioneerInnNederland.net

• June 3: Electric Red, 10pm, free • June 9: Zeta June, 10pm, free • June 10: The Ned Trio, 10pm, free • June 17: Riff Raff, 10pm, free • June 23: The Angle, 10pm, free • June 24: The Symbols, 10pm, free • June 29: Signal Test, 10pm, free • June 30: Ravin’wolf, 10pm, free • Tuesdays: Open Mic, 10pm, free • Wednesdays: Blues Night, 10pm, free • Thursday: Open Jam, 10pm, freee Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar 25 E 1st St, Nederland • rockymountainoysterbar.com

• June 1: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Julie Gussaroff & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • June 2: Ravin’wolf, 7-9:30pm, free • June 8: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Lonnie Howell & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • June 15: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Jon Ridnell & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • June 16: All Hat No Horse, 7-9:30pm, free • June 22: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Bevin Foley & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • June 23: Dana Kyle Stokes, 7-9:30pm, free • June 29: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free

• June 30: Mike Pedersen, 6:30-8:30pm, free • Sundays: Samba Sunday: The Nederland Trio does Latin Jazz, 6-9pm, free Salto Coffee Works 112 E. 2nd St., Nederland • saltocoffeeworks.com

• June 9: Lee Johnson, 6:30-8:30pm, free • June 13: Many Mountains, 6:30-8:30pm, free • June 20: Tiffany Christopher, 6:30-8:30pm, free • June 24: NATO Annual Party & Fundraiser w/NoGo Gillbillies, 6-9pm, $ • June 27: Julie Gussaroff, 6:30-8:30pm, free • July 4: Steepland String Band, 6:30-8:30pm, free

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Time Will Tell Todd Adelman & The County Mile

• June 9: The Dustbowl Revival Album Release Show, The Screaming Js, 9pm, $12

• June 30: The Alcapones, Foxfeather, 9pm, $10-$12 • July 1: ReBirth Brass Band, 9pm, $20 Very Nice Brewing

20 Lakeview Dr., Nederland • www.verynicebrewing.com • June 2: Many Mountains, 6-8pm, free • June 3: Eric Stone, 6-8pm, free • June 4: Flynn & Co., 5-7pm, free • June 8: Open Mic Night, 7-9pm, free • June 9: Strangebyrds, 6-8pm, free • June 10: Franklin Rezarch, 6-8pm, free • June 11: Snowbound Hounds, 5-7pm, free • June 15: Celtic Session hosted by The Gael, 6-8pm, free • June 16: Chris Smith, 6-8pm, free • June 18: All Hat No Horse, 5-7pm, free • June 23: Torbin Hadlock, 6-8pm, free • June 24: Jesse Maclaine, 6-8pm, free • June 30: Sam Jones, 6-8pm, free • Wednesdays: Vinyl Night, 6pm, free

Visitor Center Parking Lot 4 W. 1st St., Nederland

• June 24: High Peaks Art Festival w/Brightwood All Stars, CBDs, Fiona Higgins, Blackdog, 11am4:30pm, free

• June 25: High Peaks Art Festival w/Family Dog Duo, The Gael, Jon Ridnell, 11am-3:30pm, free

GOLD HILL Gold Hill Inn

401 Main St., Gold Hill • goldhillinn.com

• June 2: The Blue Canyon Boys, 9pm, $7 • June 4: Ostevetto Jazz Trio, 5-7pm, free • June 9: The Zydecoasters, 9pm, $7 • June 16: The Billy Shaddox Band, 9pm, $7 • June 18: Weston Smith, 5-7pm, free • June 23: The Haunted Windchimes, 9pm, $10 • June 25: Matchseller, 5-7pm, free • June 25: Finnders & Youngberg, 9pm, $10 • June 30: Gasoline Lollipops, 9pm, $10 • July 4: Fourth of July Twang Fest & Barbecue w/ Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, Town Mountain, The Cody Sisters and Jackson Earles, noon-5pm, $ Gold Hill Store & Pub

531 Main St., Gold Hill • www.goldhillgeneralstore.com • June 3: Open Jam w/Larry Worster, 7-9pm, free • June 10: Mary Russell & Her Small Band, 7-9pm, free • June 17: The Cody Sisters, 7-9pm, $5-$8

FOURMILE CANYON Salina Schoolhouse

175 Gold Run Road, Salina • salinaschool.blogspot.com • June 1, 8 & 15: Bluegrass Pick, 7pm, free

6/24: Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, Lyons 8/12: Boulder’s Big Hootenanny, Ward 9/10: Gold Hill Inn, Gold Hill [solo] 10/8: Gold Hill Inn, Gold Hill [solo] 11/10: Gold Hill Inn, Gold Hill

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ederland singer-songwriter Todd Adelman has perfected a mix of heartfelt roots-based musical storytelling and captured it on his latest release, Time Will Tell. This is the artist’s sixth full-length album, but the first he’s made completely NOTEwith his band, The WORTHY Country Mile. It was recorded live at The Mountain House, where he lives and has worked on many other releases.

The album, co-produced by Jeff Finlin and Adelman, has minimal overdubs, other than background vocals. The record features the original band line up of Adelman on guitars and vocals, Jake Coffin on drums and vocals, Ben Wilson on bass and vocals, Ben Gallagher on keyboards and Eben Grace on guitars.

According to Adelman, the album’s name sums up its tracks.

“Though I named the album and wrote these songs a few years back, they are more pertinent than ever,” he explained.

The musician takes the lyrical side of his music seriously. “When I make records, I am very aware of the narrator’s voice throughout the body of work,” he said. On this album, he “traverses an exploratory map of subjects spanning time’s passage, ranging from concerns about the changing national climate, to the challenges (and advantages) of getting older, to even the simple love song.”

TRACKS

9. Old Man of the 1. Tired of Being Tired Mountain 2. A ll My Tears (Belong 10. I’m Not Young Anymore to You) ot Sure What Scares 3. I’m Gonna Love You 11. N Me More 4. Coming Home 5. Road of Time 12. My Town Too 6. A ll That’s Left Is the Blues 13. Underdog 7. If It Weren’t for You 14. Wild Women, Whiskey 8. Not a Day Goes By & Weed

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108 Main St., Jamestown • jamestownmercantile.com • June 1: The Haymarket Squares, 8pm, free • June 2: David Tiller, 6pm, free • June 8: Chain Station, 8pm, free • June 9: Tough Old Bird, 6pm, free • June 10: The Keenas, 8pm, free • June 15: Idlewhile, 8pm, free • June 16: Keith Rea, 6pm, free • June 17: Burns Twice, 8pm, free

• June 22: A Quintet: Nathan Rivera & Jessie Andra Smith, 8pm, free • June 23: Tales of Hoffman, 6pm, free • June 24: Annie and the Bang Bang, 8pm, free • June 29: Chris Sheldon & Friends, 8pm, free • June 30: Kevin Dooley, 6pm, free • July 1: Patrick Dethlefs & Macon Terry’s Birthday Extravaganza, 8pm, free • Mondays: Open Joven (Open Mic), 6pm, free

ALLENSPARK

The Old Gallery 14863 Hwy. 7, Allenspark • theoldgallery.org • June 24: 7th Hogabluesa Brews & Blues, 7-10pm, $

LYONS

Bohn Park

199 2nd Ave, Lyons • townoflyons.com

• June 3: Burning Can Fest & Lyons Outdoor Games w/ Rubblebucket, Mo Lowda & the Humble, 6pm, $ Lyons Fork 450 Main St., Lyons • www.lyonsfork.com • June 4: Joe Mack, 5pm, free

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

303 Main St, Lyons • oskarbluesfooderies.com/grill-and-brew

• June 2: Gogo Lab, 9pm, free • June 3: Burning Can After-Party w/Rose Hill Drive, Big Thompson Flood, 8:30pm, $15 • June 4: Western Skyline, 5pm, free • June 9: Arthur Lee Land Trio, 9pm, free • June 10: Revered Billy C. Wirtz, 9pm, free • June 11: Erik The Viking, 5pm, free • June 15: The Complete Unknowns, 9pm, free • June 16: Quemando, 9pm, free • June 17: Francis & the Wolf, 9pm, free • June 18: Cosmic Mesa, 5pm, free • June 22: Honeytree Duo, 9pm, free • June 23: Gasoline Lollipops, 9pm, free • June 24: Todd Adelman & the Country Mile, 9pm, free • June 25: Jet Set, 5pm, free • June 29: Bill Shaddox, Jackson Emmer, 9pm, free • June 30: Blue Canyon Boys, 9pm, free • Tuesdays: Bluegrass Pick, 8pm, free • Thursdays: Open Stage, 7:30pm, free Pizza Bar 66 430 Main St., Lyons • www.pizzabar66.com • June 9 & 23: Karaoke, 9:30pm, free

Sandstone Park

4th and Broadway, Lyons • www.townoflyons.com • June 8: Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, 6:30pm, free • June 15: Arthur Lee Land Trio, 6:30pm, free • June 22: Jesse Garland show, 6:30pm, free • June 29: Take Down the Door, 6:30pm, free

Spirit Hound Distillery 4196 U.S. 36, Lyons • www.spirithounds.com • June 1: Open Mic & Potluck, 7pm, free • June 10: The Big Thompson Flood, 6-11pm, free The Stone Cup

442 High St., Lyons • www.thestonecup.com • June 3: Franklin & Friends, 10am, free • June 4: Tim Ostdiek, 10am, free • June 9: Enion Pelta Tiller, 11am, free • June 10: Emma Marie, 10am, free • June 11: Joseph Lingenfelter, 10am, free • June 17: Jesse Garland & John Armstrong, 11am, free

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• June 18: Jill Cohn, 10am, free • June 23: Enion Pelta Tiller, 11am, free • June 24: Harmony & Brad, 10am, free • June 25: Kyle Sherman, 10am, free

ESTES PARK

Aspen & Evergreen Gallery

356 E Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.aspenandevergreen.com

• June 2: “Springtime in the Rockies - Meet our Artists” w/Mountain Town Trio, Aspen & Evergreen Gallery, 5pm, free

Bond Park Downtown Estes Park • Estes.org • Sundays & Mondays (June 11- Aug. 13) : Cowboy Sing-along Program w/Cowboy Brad, 7pm, free Coffee on the Rocks 510 Moraine Ave, Estes Park • 970-586-5181 • Fridays: Open Music Jam, 5:30pm, free

Earthwood Collections 41 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • earthwoodgalleries.com • June 2: First Friday Art Celebration w/Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie, 5pm, free Ed’s Cantina

390 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • edscantina.com • Tuesdays: Jon Pickett Acoustic Happy Hour, 3-5pm, free

Elk Meadow Lodge & RV Resort 1665 Hwy. 66, Estes Park • elkmeadowrv.com

Stanley Hotel

333 Wonderview Ave., Estes Park • www.stanleyhotel.com • June 23: Silk Road Ensemble, 7-9pm, $

YMCA of the Rockies Hyde Chapel 2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park • ymcarockies.org

• June 24: 4th Annual Cowboy Brad Concert for Cure JM, 7pm, $ YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium

2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park • ymcarockies.org

• Wednesdays: Cowboy Brad Fitch, 7pm, $ Wheel Bar 132 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.thewheelbar.com Glen Haven Town Hall Site

7408 C.R. 43, Glen Haven • www.glenhaventownhall.org • June 24: Raise the Roof Fest & Feast, 5-9pm, $

Estes Park Resort

32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen • www.evergreenrecreation.com

1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park • theestesparkresort.com

1560 Big Thompson Ave,. Estes Park • fajitaritasestespark.com • Thursdays: Ladies Night w/Mountain Town Trio, 6pm, free

Lonigans Pub

110 West Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.lonigans.com • Wednesdays: Open Mic Night w/Mike Roe, 9pm, free • Fridays-Saturdays: Karaoke, 9pm, free

Other Side Restaurant

900 Moraine Ave, Estes Park • www.theothersideofestes.com • Fridays: Dempsey/Fox Duo, 5pm, free • Saturdays: Mountain Town Trio, 5pm, free • Sundays: Joseph Lingenfelter, 10am, free

Performance Park

435 W Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.estesparkeventscomplex.com

• June 3-4: 27th Estes Park Jazz Fest, noon-5pm, $10-$15 • June 24: Poudre River Irregulars, 6pm, free • June 27: Friends of Folk Festival - Celebrating Dick Orleans, 5-9pm, free • June 28: Colorado National Guard Band, 7-8pm, free • July 4: Estes Park Village Band, 5-9pm, free Rock Cut Brewing Company 390 W. Riverside Dr., Estes Park • www.rockcutbrewing.com

• June 6: Dahlby & Nadine, 6-8pm, free • June 13: House with a Yard, 6-8pm, free • June 20: The Dollhouse Theives, 6-8pm, free Rock Inn Mountain Tavern

1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park • rockinnestes.com

• June 1: KC Groves, 6pm, free • June 2: Andrew Wynne, 7pm, free • June 3: The Flyin’ Hot Saucers, 7pm, free • June 7: Chain Station, 9:30pm, free • June 9: Higher Okies, 5pm, free • June 16: Terry & Ash Acoustic Duo, 7pm, free • June 22: Just Jill, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Open Bluegrass Jam, 6pm, free Snowy Peaks Winery Lounge

292 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • www.snowypeakswinery.com • June 2: Franklin & Friends, 4pm, free • June 9: The Prairie Scholars, 4pm, free • June 16: Jerry Says Hi, 4pm, free • June 23: Great Blue, 4pm, free • June 30 & July 7: KC Groves, 4pm, free

SUMMIT COUNTY Arapahoe Basin Ski Area 28194 U.S. 6, Keystone • arapahoebasin.com • June 3: Shakin’ at the Basin w/Jakarta, 1pm, free • June 4: Shakin’ at the Basin w/The Sweet Lillies, 1pm, free Barkley Ballroom 610 Main St., Frisco • barkleyballroom.ticketfly.com

• June 3: EDM Night, 9pm, free • June 9: Hot Buttered Rum, 9pm, $12-$15 • June 15: Sixty Minute Men, 8:30pm, free • June 16: Paa Kow, 8:30pm, free • June 17: Dog City Disco Legato, 8:30pm, free Broken Compass Brewing

68 Continental Ct., Breckenridge • brokencompassbrewing.com

GLEN HAVEN

HIGH COUNTRY NEIGHBORS

• Thursdays: Ladies Night Live Music, 6pm, free Fajita Rita’s

85 Parsenn Road, Winter Park • www.winterparkresort.com

• June 16: Ali Rose, 4-6pm, free • June 23: Hawthorne Roots, 4-6pm, free • June 30: Weston Smith, 4-6pm, free

2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park • ymcarockies.org

• June 10: Choice City Singers, 7:30pm, free • June 13: Rebecca Folsom, 7:30pm, free • June 17: Steel Pennies Bluegrass Band, 7:30pm, free • June 20: Lee Murdock, 7:30pm, free • June 23: Skanson and Hanson, 7:30pm, free • June 27: Richard Geppinger, 7:30pm, free • June 30: Hunk-ta-bunk-ta, 7:30pm, free YMCA of the Rockies Outdoor Amphitheater

• June 3, 10, 17 & 24: Mountain Town Rockers, 6:30pm, free Estes Park Fairgrounds

1209 Manford Ave., Estes Park • estesparkeventscomplex.com • July 4: Eagles Tribute Concert, TBD, $11

• June 10: The Aquaducks, 9pm-2am, free • June 22: Secondhand Street Band, 8pm-2am, free Winter Park Resort

EVERGREEN Buchanan Park

• 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 • June 2: Potcheen, 9pm-1am, $ • June 3: The 3eatles, 2-6pm, free • June 4: Alpha King Knight, 2-6pm, free • June 10: The Aquaducks, 2-6pm, free • June 11: Five & Dime Band Brunch, 10am-1pm, free • June 11: Ignatious Reilly, 2-6pm, free • June 17: Built to Last, 1-5pm, free • June 18: Whiskey & Water, 2-6pm, free • June 21: Arkansauce, 8pm-midnight, free • June 23: We’s US, 9pm-1am, $ • June 25: Gumbo LeFunque, 2-6pm, free • June 30: Roots & Rhythm, 9pm-1am, $ • July 1: Red & the Medicine, 2-6pm, free • July 2: The Thunderballs, 2-6pm, free • Thursday & Saturday: Killer Karaoke, 9pm, free

Little Bear Saloon

28075 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.littlebearsaloon.com • June 10: Arena Rock Allstars, 9pm, $ • June 16-18: Paul Nipper, Scooter Brown, 6pm, $

Muddy Buck Pub

28065 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.muddybuckcoffee.com • June 2: Lake Mary, 6pm, free • June 9: TBA, 6pm, free • June16: The Resonant Rogues, 6pm, free • June 23: All Hat, No Horse, 6pm, free • June 30: TBA, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Open Mic Night, 6pm, free

GRAND COUNTY/WINTER PARK Hideaway Park Amphitheater

• June 10: Second Saturday w/Tony & Jose, 7:3010:30pm, free

• June 11: Acoustic Sunday w/Benji West, 6:30-9:30pm, free • Sundays: Acoustic Sundays, 7pm, free Brooklyn’s Tavern & Billiards 500 S. Main St, Breckenridge • 970-453-3001

• Fridays: DJ Nme1, 10pm, free • Saturdays: DJ Jurgen Schmurgen, 10pm, free Dillon Dam Brewery

100 Little Dam St., Dillon • www.dambrewery.com

• June 1 & July 6: Open Mic w/Levi Corrigan, 9:30pm, free Gold Pan Saloon 103 N. Main St. ., Breckenridge • www.thegoldpansaloon.com

• Tuesdays: Open Mic, 9pm, free • Saturdays: Dance Party w/Guest DJs, 9pm, free Motherloaded Tavern 103 S. Main St., Breckenridge • motherloadedtavern.com • Mondays: Open Mic w/Moose, 9pm, free • Fridays-Saturdays: Live Music, 9pm, free Napper Tandy’s 110 Lincoln Ave, Breckenridge • nappertandysbreck.com

• Fridays: Ladies Night w/DJ Silverfox, 9pm, free Snake River Saloon

23074 U.S. 6, Keystone • www.snakeriversaloon.com

• June 2 Hobo Village, 9:30pm, free • June 3 Harmonious Junk, 9:30pm, free • June 9 Zuma Road, 9:30pm, free • June 10 High 5, 9:30pm, free • June 16 Movers and Shakers, 9:30pm, free • June 17 Joanie & the Phonies, 9:30pm, free • June 23 Lee Rogers Band, 9:30pm, free • June 24 Alive on Arrival, 9:30pm, free • June 30 Zuma Road, 9:30pm, free The Historic Brown

206 N Ridge St., Breckenridge • www.historicbrown.com

• June 3: Tnertle (solo), The Orcastrator, 10pm-1am, free • June 17: Copper Children, 10pm-1am, free • June 24: Sweet Lillies, 10pm-1am, free • July 1: Skydyed, 10pm-1am, free Warren Station Center for the Arts 164 Ida Belle Dr., Keystone • warrenstation.com

• June 24-25: 7th Annual Bacon & Bourbon Festival w/ Hell’s Belles, Coaltown Reunion, Mike Clark & The Sugar Sounds, 1pm, $

78927 U.S. 40, Winter Park • www.bluesfromthetop.org

• June 24-25: Blues From the Top Festival, 11am, $25-$185 Smokin’ Moe’s 63 Cooper Creek Way, Winter Park • www.smokinmoes.com

• June 23: Blues From the Top Late Night w/Jimmy Vivino & The Kate Moss 3, Dany Franchi, more, 7pm, $20 • June 24: Blues From the Top Late Night w/C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, 7pm, $20 Ullrs Tavern 78415 U.S. 40, Winter Park • www.ullrs-tavern.com • June 9: Ponder the Albatross, 9pm-2am, free

Celebrating the Colorado Mountain Lifestyle

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