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Create escape plan during Fire Prevention Week FRONT RANGE Wildfire is a constant concern for mountain residents, but it’s also important to consider fire within the home. October is Wildfire Awareness Month in Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Jefferson and Larimer counties. The month-long awareness campaign is used to teach residents about wildfire mitigation and encourage homeowners to take action to prepare for future fires. October also includes Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8-14. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” works to educate the public about the importance of developing a home escape plan and practicing it.
In support of Fire Prevention Week, everyone is encouraged to develop a plan with family or household members and practice it. An escape plan includes working smoke alarms on every level of the home, in bedrooms, and near all sleeping areas. It also includes two ways out of every room, usually a door and a window, with a clear path to an outside meeting place a safe distance from the home. Consider these additional tips: • Draw a map of your home with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit. • Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one dur-
ing the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out. • Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them. • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy to find. • Close doors behind you as you leave — this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building. To learn more about this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign and home escape planning, visit firepreventionweek.org. Additionally, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Humane Association have deemed the month of October National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Adopt a Dog Month, respectively. Support your local shelter or rescue group. If you’re thinking about getting a dog, be a hero and consider adopting a rescue animal or a dog from your local shelter.
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.
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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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Women’s AA – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, Estes Park, 6 p.m. Fall River AA – 701 Elm, Estes Park, noon & 7 p.m. Wednesday CODA Anonymous – Awarness Center, Idaho Springs, 6:30 p.m. 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
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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
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MOUNTAIN MIX October 1-November 17
u “Through the Artists Eye’ Fall Showing
The 2017 Fall Showing “Through the Artists Eye” at the Glass Tipi Gallery, 55 Utica St. in Ward, continues on Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artists include Scott Lancashire, Carolyn Bradley, Bill Meuser, Carol Jenkins, Marty Brens, Lani Vlaanderen, Nancy Hall, Teresa Vito, Lon Brauer, Patty Andre, Ann Gillis and Sabrina Stiles along with other sculptors, jewelers and more. Visit theglasstipigallery.com or call 303-459-0376 to learn more.
October 6
u First Friday Tea School
The Spice and Tea Exchange of Idaho Springs hosts its next two First Friday Tea School events, Oct. 6 and Nov. 3, 5:306:30 p.m. The class teaches participants the skills and tools needed to confidently brew a perfect cup of loose leaf tea at home. Herbal, green, and black teas are featured. Students leave with enough tea to make several more cups of each. Reservations are requested, and space is limited. The events, which features different products each time, are $15 per person, or two for $20. Stop by the store to register or e-mail idahosprings@spiceandtea.com.
u First Friday Art & Music
New art decorates Salto Coffee Works’ walls while live music from The Snakedogs plays, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m., during First Friday at The Clock Tower Collective. Salto Coffee Works hosts artist Nancy Patterson’s “Road Trip” showing featuring a compilation of paintings made during a year spent on the road living in a camper. View her layered works reflecting the “ups and downs of life on the road and capture the color, texture, and shape of a multitude of moments spent exploring.” The Snakedogs feature blues guitarist and vocalist Chris Smith and friends. To learn more, visit saltocoffeeworks.com or call 303-258-3537.
October 7
u Preparing for Backcountry Emergencies
Join the Alpine Rescue Team, Oct. 7, 9 a.m.-noon, at its headquarters, 28802 Rainbow Hill Road in Evergreen, to learn about and practice with the essentials to help yourself while rescuers are on the way. Participants will discuss and practice with the “11 Essentials,” emergency bivouac and shelters, fire starting, signaling, how to be “searchable” and get found, advantages and disadvantages of electronic devices. Registration is free, but required and limited to 20. For more information, visit www.alpinerescueteam.org, e-mail psar@alpinerescueteam.org or call 303-526-2417.
– THE BEST OF ALL THE REST u Gilpin County Community Book Club
Join the Gilpin County Community Library Book Club and two other community book clubs, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. as they come together to discuss bestselling book “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah. The discussion and accompanying potluck lunch take place in the meeting room. Bring your own book. Visit www.gilpinlibrary.org or call 303-582-5777 for more information.
u ‘Forest & Farm’ Pairing Dinner
Join GB Culinary, Scratch Brewing and Spirit Hound Distillers for “Forest & Farm: Friends at Harvest,” a four-course pairing dinner at the former Ax & Oar, 160 East Main St., in downtown Lyons., Oct. 7, 6-10 p.m. Enjoy cocktails from Lyons-based Spirit Hound and beers from Scratch Brewing paired with food by Chef Grant Buchanan of GB Culinary in Longmont. Proceeds benefit The Berry Center, supporting sustainable agriculture and educating young farmers. Visit gbculinary.com to learn more.
WARD The Colorado Historical Society and the Union Congregational Church of Ward have partnered to help save the Historic Ward Church through historic preservation grants, but they need your help. Built 120 years ago when Ward was a booming gold-mining town, the church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an important vestige of mining history in Colorado. The picturesque Church is one of the most-painted buildings in www.mmacmonthly.com
Clear Creek Greenway Authority, Idaho Springs and Colorado Mountain Bike Association present the first annual “Feast on The Creek,” Oct. 8, 4-7:30 p.m. at the The Argo Mill & Tunnel, 2350 Riverside Dr. in Idaho Springs. Director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office Luis Benitez shares updates and award-winning bluegrass band Rapidgrass performs. Enjoy a Colorado-inspired gourmet dinner by Heirloom Catering and an auction featuring outdoor and recreation-themed items. Limited tickets are $75 and benefit the Virginia Canyon Open Space project and the Clear Creek Greenway portion of the Peak to Plains Trail. Visit www.ccgreenway.com to learn more.
October 13
u ’An Evening at the Museum’ talk
Nederland Mining Museum, 200 N. Bridge St., hosts its final, free “An Evening at the Museum” event of the season, Oct. 13, 7-8 p.m., featuring a special guest speaker along with coffee and dessert. The topic is “Weather or Not?” Discover the science behind extremes of Rocky Mountain weather and climate. Visit www.bouldercounty.org or call 303-258-7332 to learn more.
October 21
u Historical Society of Idaho Springs Gala
The Annual Historical Society of Idaho Springs Gala, Oct. 21, 5:30-11 p.m. at the Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa, 111 Richman St. in Black Hawk. The event—featuring
partial funding to make the needed repairs and ensure its long-term survival. Through fundraising and contributions, a 25 percent match must be raised to receive new grant money and donations are needed. “Preserving the Ward Church is of great interest to the community. It represents the strength and resilience of our tiny mountain town”, said Karelle Scharff, Mayor of Ward. Call Becky Martinek at 303 4593333 to contribute. For more information, contact Pat Cypher at patcyp@gmail.com or 303-459-0341.
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u Scary Wagon Ride
The Dao House, 6120 Hwy. 7 in Estes Park continues the Halloween tradition of the Scary Wagon Ride, Oct. 27-28 and 31. Make plans to take a ride through the “Haunted Woods” and breathtaking scenery surrounding The Dao House. You never know what or who might just pop up. Contact Dao House Stables at 970-577-3448 or stables@ daohouse.com for reservations and visit daohouse.com/ stables for more information.
u Haunted Park at Lawson Adventure Park
u ‘Feast on the Creek’ Fundraiser
Colorado. Georgia O’Keeffe even painted “Church Bell, Ward, Colorado” when she stayed in Ward in 1917. Today the church bell still rings to signal fire emergencies or announce births, deaths, weddings, wakes, services and special events. In 2015, a $10,000 grant from History Colorado was received to assess the church building and to develop a preservation plan. Critical problems with the foundation, back and side walls were identified. The church is again applying to the Colorado Historical Society for
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hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live and silent auction and dancing to music by Blu Rose—is dedicated to restoration of the Artium and Chee Chee Bell Memorial Hall at the Heritage Museum. Tickets are $75. For reservations or to contribute to the auctions, call 303-567-4382 or e-mail shelm.historicidahosprings@gmail.com. Visit www.historicidahosprings.com for more information.
The Haunted Park at Lawson Adventure Park, 3440 Alvarado Road, Oct. 28, is a free family Halloween event. Trick-ortreat at the park, play disc golf, compete for prizes in the human and dog Halloween costume contests, listen to live music and keep warm by the campfire. Visit lawsonadventurepark.com or call 855-372-7238 to learn more.
u 3 rd Annual Senior Living Lasagna
Dinner, Silent Auction & Talent Show
The Third Annual Gilpin County Senior Living Lasagna Dinner, Silent Auction and Talent Show, Oct. 28, at Gilpin County School, features dinner and auction at 5:30 p.m. and talent show at 7 p.m. Tickets for both dinner and the show are are $17.50 for adults; $7.50 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under five. Tickets are available in advance by calling 303-582-5562 or at the door. To donate an item to the silent auction or to perform in the talent show, call 303-582-5206.
October 28-November 11
u ‘Lines into Shapes’ Juried Art Show
Art Center of Estes Park’s 21st Annual “Lines into Shapes,” Oct. 28-Nov. 11, a national juried exhibition, features art from all over the country. A free opening reception takes place, Oct. 28, 5-7 p.m. The national showcase for a diverse collection of the fine artworks includes painting, sculpture, fiber, jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, pastel, photography, mixed and more. Call 970-586-5882 or visit artcenterofestes.com for complete details
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FOOD & DRINK CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change
GEORGETOWN
• Thursdays: Mussels Mania, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Fridays: Prime Rib Special, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $ • Sundays: Family Night, Troia’s Café, 5pm, $
IDAHO SPRINGS
• Oct. 11: Wellness Wednesdays, The Spice & Tea Exchange, 6-7pm, $20
• Oct. 6 & Nov. 3: First Friday Tea School - Three Fall Seasonal Teas, The Spice & Tea Exchange, 5:306:30pm, $15 w/registration
• Oct. 8: Feast on the Creek Fundraiser for Open Space Park & Trails, ARGO Mill & Tunnel, 4-7:30pm, $75 • Oct. 17: Chef Cooking Series w/Westbound & Down - Gourds Galore, The Spice & Tea Exchange, 6:15-9pm, $45
• Wednesdays: Wheat-Free Wednesday, Beau Jo’s,
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tacey and Steve Skalski believe where you drink beer is just as important as what beer you drink. The couple is on a mission to make their recently opened Guanella Pass Brewery in Georgetown a part of everyone’s mountain adventure—and brew excellent beer. “When you look out here, you see beautiful mountains, cool motorcycles and ATV’s and hard core jeeps with mud splattered all over them. It’s a whole vibe of ‘I want to do that.’ We love it, and just want to resonate with everyone,” Stacey said. “It’s all just part of the experience. I think Colorado overall is kind of the whole microbrew theme and we just want to fuse that with the mountain experience.” Craft beer is now available anywhere, Stacey points out, but at Guanella Pass they invite their guests to enjoy the experience. “You can go to any strip mall in Denver and have a great craft beer,” she said, “but you might be looking out to a road or out to other warehouse fronts. You don’t have that whole visual experience we encapsulate with our brewery.” Steve and their head brewer Jon Strother met one day in a brewery and discussed their dreams of getting into the industry. After a year of home-brewing together, they decided
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to go get some formal education and open their own place. “We were brewing together for about a year prior to opening the brewery, but [Jon’s] been home-brewing for several years now,” Steve said. “I attended the Siebel Institute to learn about brewing beyond home-brewing,” Steve said. “[Jon] got some education from Regis University, he attended their inaugural [Applied Craft Brewing] program, and interned… in Denver before we opened this up.” The Skalski’s are actually self-described cooperate burnouts who got out of the rat race to follow their dreams. “We were doing the cooperate thing and just pulled the plug on that and said, you know what, now is the time for us to realize our passion and dream and go for it,” Stacey said. “[Steve] had been brewing with our neighbor in our neighbor’s garage, so it kind of materialized from there. They decided they wanted to pursue this passion, so we bought a building and went for it.” As for Steve: “I quit my job, grew out my hair and grew a beard and opened a brewery.” he said. When it was discovered Denver was cost prohibitive, the couple began looking elsewhere for a building to house their brewery. “[Steve] went online and just found this building for sale in Georgetown, and as it turns out, it’s on the way to
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CENTRAL CITY
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BLACK HAWK
• Oct. 4: Hometown Heroes Complimentary Buffet,
Centennial Buffet @ Ameristar Black Hawk, 11am-9pm, free
• Sundays-Thursdays: All-You-Can-Eat Surf & Turf + Crab Legs Buffet, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 4-9:30pm, $17.99
• Fridays-Saturdays: All-You-Can-Eat Surf & Turf & Crab Legs, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 4pm, $24.49 • Wednesdays: Military Wednesday, Main Street Café @ Saratoga Casino, 4pm, $11.99
• Fridays: Fish Fryday, Bourbon Street Café @ Mardi Gras Casino, 4pm, $11.99
• Fridays-Sundays: Seafood Spectacular, The Buffet @ Monarch Casino, 3:30pm-10pm/midnight, $24.99
• Saturdays-Sundays: Champagne/Mimosa Brunch, The Buffet @ Monarch Casino, 9am-2:30pm, $19.99
• Saturdays-Sundays: Brunch, Bourbon Street Café @ Mardi Gras Casino, 10:30am-4pm, $
• Saturdays-Sundays: Brunch, Seasons Buffet @ Lodge Casino, 11am-3pm, $16.99
GILPIN COUNTY
• Oct. 9: Eagle’s Nest Early Learning Center Buffet Dinner & Silent Auction, Roy’s Last Shot, 1-8pm, $15 • Oct. 14 & 28: Tasting Event, Underground Liquors, 3pm, free
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• Oct. 8: Pancake Breakfast, Golden Gate Grange, 8am, $
ROLLINSVILLE
• Oct. 14: Sangria Party, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free
• Oct. 28: Hard Cider Tasting, Mid County Liquors, 2-5:30pm, free
PUMPKINS AND PILSNERS FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL
LYONS GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL CHILI SALE FUNDRAISER
VINTAGE 2017 BENEFIT AT DUNRAVEN INN
Pumpkins & Pilsners Festival, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.6 p.m., is a free fall festival in Bond Park in Estes Park with activities and entertainment for all ages. There is live music and craft beer for adults and games, pony rides, face painting, crafts and bounce house for little ones. www.familiesforestes.org
Lyons Garden Club holds its annual Chili Cook-off/Sale Fundraiser, Oct. 28, at 4:30 p.m. at the Stone Cup, 442 High St. Enter red, green or vegetarian categories for free at 3:30 p.m. and taste at 4:30 p.m. Samples are $.50 and bowls are $5. Toppings provided. www.lyonsgardenclub.org
The Dunraven Inn, 2470 Hwy. 66 in Estes Park, hosts Vintage 2017, Oct, 29, 4-7 p.m., an evening benefiting Crossroads Ministry. The event includes amazing wines, great food, auction items, fun and a chance to win a $6,500 travel certificate. Tickets are $100. www.dunraveninn.com
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• Sundays: Service Industry Sunday Specials, Stage Stop, 9am, $
COAL CREEK CANYON
• Wednesdays: Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution, Whispering Pines Church, 3pm, free
• Sundays: Sunday Brunch, Coal Creek Coffee, 9am, $
NEDERLAND
• Oct. 5 & 26: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free
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Local breweries promote beers, enter contest at annual festival By Jeffrey V. Smith DENVER For the 36th year, beer lovers will gather in Denver, Oct. 4-7, at the Great American Beer Festival, the renowned American beer festival and competition, to sample some 3,800 beers from more than BEER 800 breweries around FESTIVAL the country. Several local breweries are attending the sold out festival and entering beers in the competition in hopes of bringing home a medal, or at least some newfound awareness among craft beer fans. The beer festival brings together the brewers and beers that make the U.S. the world’s most diverse brewing nation. Since its conception in 1982, the event has been growing and evolving with the American brewing community and represents the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, at a public tasting and privately judged competition. Among the 800 breweries from Colorado and U.S. participating in the event, attendees can taste brews crafted by Guanella Pass Brewing in Georgetown, Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub and Westbound & Down Brewing in Idaho Springs, El Rancho Brewing and Evergreen Tap House in Evergreen, Dostal Alley Brewing in Central City, Very Nice Brewing in Nederland, Oskar Blues in Lyons/Longmont and Rock Cut Brewing in Estes Park. Steve Skalski of Guenella Pass Brewery, which entered four beers and will be pouring in the “Meet the Brewer” section, is calling the event their “coming out party.” His wife Stacey feels as if they won the lottery by getting in. “First of all it’s exposure and a great opportunity to get your name out there to hundreds of thousands of impressions and eyeballs and people who can see us and realize we are actually up here,” Steve explained. “From a marketing and branding standpoint it’s very important. Part of the problem of being a destination brewery is that people have to know you’re here, otherwise they wont come. Since we’ve only been open for three months, it’s the perfect segue into fall and winter and next spring.” “We are going to go and tell everybody we’re a new brewery, we’re in Georgetown, we think we’re making OK beers. We get to pour them, and they get to decide. You just get a chance to get the word out and the name out,” Steve said. “There are a lot of breweries that go every year, so if you’re trying to compete, the competition is strong. We’re going more for learning and the exposure. If we win something, great…
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We are not out to be number one, we’re out to have very drinkable beer styles.” Dostal Alley brewers Buddy Schmalz and Dave Thomas, along with half a dozen of Dostal Alley’s closest friends and fans, will be pouring every one-ounce sample of their beer at GABF again this year. “We have never used a volunteer at our booth, believing for 20 years, that local, independent breweries should represent themselves personally at GABF,” Thomas said. They entered “Dostal Alley Summer Wheat Ale” brewed with cracked coriander, two flavors of orange peel and wild chamomile in the Belgian Style Wit category; “Shafthouse Stout,” a three-time GABF medal winner, in the Classic Dry Irish Stout category; “Dostal Alley 1874 Smoked Porter,” named for the year Central City burned in the Smoked Beer category; and “Cousin Jack,” named for Cornish miners, in the Special Bitter category. They will also be pouring “Gilpin Gold IPA” at their booth in the “Meet the Brewer” section. Very Nice Brewing will be at the festival pouring, “Logical Fallacy,” “Royal Continued on page 16
Celebrate spirits at Whiskey Summit ESTES PARK The Whiskey Summit, Oct. 7, at the Estes Park Events Complex, celebrates the regional distilled spirits industry with a day-long professional conference and Tasting Festival featuring more than 40 regional CRAFT distillers and bottlers feaSPIRITS turing over 150 craft spirits from Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The Tasting Festival, 4-7 p.m., includes live music, finger food and other special events. Bottle sales of more than 20 brands and 100 spirits will be available 7-8 p.m. The VIP registration adds on an exclusive tasting room with premium expressions complemented by superior hors d’oeuvres and guidance from head distillers and product ambassadors. Tickets are $50 per person, $90 per couple or $100 for single VIP. DETAILS Whiskey Summit Tasting Festival Oct. 7 • 4-7 p.m. • $50-$100
Estes Park Events Complex 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park whiskeysummit.org
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FOOD & DRINK Farmers Market wraps up season NEDERLAND The Nederland Farmers Market ends its season with its largest event of the season, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Field. More than 25 vendors will be joined by FARMERS an organic pumpkin MARKET patch, chile roasting, fresh coffee, baked goods, hot food and live music by NoGo Gilbillies. The pumpkin patch, filled with organic pumpkins from Isabelle Farms, is meant to give mountain residents an opportunity to buy them easily and earlier in the month. The organic pumpkins are perfect for soups and pies. “We have a lot of people who are support healthy and organic choices so we wanted to offer pumpkins that people could even save their seeds and plant in their gardens next season,” Camille Thorson said. “We also are hosting a photo booth for market attendees to take fun fall photos with their friends and families and fire-roasting various types of local peppers.” The market is run by volunteers in-
Buy freshly roasted peppers at the Nederland Farmers Market, Oct. 8.
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cluding board members Thorson, Kipp Nash, Melody Baumhover, Laraina James and Kelly Delia with help from additional community volunteers. The board is always looking for more members and volunteers to help.
DETAILS Nederland Farmers Market Sunday, October 8 • 10am-3pm • Free Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Field 151 East St., Nederland nederlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com facebook.com/NederlandFarmersMarket
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Guanella Pass. I mean you have to pass it to go up or down the pass. It was a diamond in the rough, but it just made sense, so we bought the building.” Having been a gas station 1943 and then an antique shop, the building was in disrepair from lack of care, but Steve was able to see through the mess. “My husband put on his vision goggles and said, I can see a brewery, the bar is over here, the tap room is over here, the tanks can go here… I said, ‘I don’t believe you, but let’s go for it.’ Basically, we gutted the inside and left the exterior ” Stacey said. “I came in and stripped it down to dirt and poured a new floor and the drainage for the brewery,” Steve said. “We wanted to stick to a very basic design and have people feel like they are sitting in an old beer factory. This is going to be the most comfortable place in Clear Creek in the winter, the entire cement has in-floor radiant heating. The dogs are going to love it.” The brew house, located out in the open in the tap room, consists of custommade tanks and is responsible for making all beer served in the small brewery. Typically, seven to 10 different flagship styles of beer are available on tap, from the Season Pass Pale Ale and Kataka Mountain IPA to the Grey Wolf Mountain Rye Saison and Sugar Loaf Peak Wheat to the Saxon Mountain Stout. Strother is committed to having a line-up of beer styles that appeal to the beer connoisseur as well as the casual beer drinker.
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“We have a very small space here, so we have six fermentors and five bright tanks, where we pull lines right to the tap handles.” Steve explained. “We don’t specialize in any one style. We want to keep a broad range of different styles so that no matter what you’re taste is, you’re going to find a good beer… here. We want people coming in and have several beers.” Although there are four taps dedicated to experimental and seasonal beers, everything brewed at this point have been made from four main ingredients. “All the beers we’ve brewed have no adjuncts in them, meaning we haven’t added fruit or any flavorings. All these beers are done by the malt, the yeast and, obviously, the Georgetown water is phenomenal, and the hops we have,” Steve said. “So, all those flavors are achieved without doing any additives. We’re going to experiment. With rotating taps, those can be our seasonal beers… our experimental beers.” In the three months Guanella Pass Brewery has been open, the couple has seen all kinds of people enjoying the indoor tasting room and outdoor patio. “We’ve only been open for the summer, but it’s been great… We’ve been going day-by-day. We get a lot of locals coming in for the evenings, and the weekends we get a lot of tourists,” Stacey said. “We get a lot of your outdoors enthusiasts… It just rounds out the adventure.” Whatever you are doing up in the mountains, if you can incorporate a great beer with that, that’s great. Stacey said.
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Beer festival celebrates Colorado breweries, homebrewing, music ESTES PARK The Fall Back Beer Fest is back for its 5th annual celebration of beer, Nov. 4, noon-5 p.m., with some of the finest craft brewerBEER ies and beer industry exFESTIVAL perts in Colorado. Grab a beer, chat with brewers and learn what it takes to make brews in the heart of the Rockies. In addition to tasting from more than
20 breweries, the Fall Back Beer Festival features live music from Meadow Mountain, a Denver-based bluegrass and new acoustic band. The act won both the 2017 Rockygrass band competition and 2017 UllrGrass band competition and were third place finalists of the 2017 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition. As always, the beer fest is an official site for the American Homebrewers Association’s National Learn to Homebrew
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• Oct. 6: Lunch w/”What is an Ombudsman?” Presentation, Nederland Community Center, noon-1pm, $ • Oct. 8: Mountain MidLife Social Brunch, Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5-$8
• Oct. 8: Nederland Farmers Market Fall Festival w/ Cider Pressing, Chili Roasting, Pumpkin Patch, Live Music and more, Guercio Field, 10am-3pm, free • Oct. 9 & 23: Loving Cup Community Kitchen, Deli at 8236’, 6-8pm, free
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• Oct. 7: Scratch Brewing, GB Culinary & Spirit Hound Distillers presents “Forest & Farm - Friends at Harvest,” 160 Main St. (former Ax & Ore), 6-10pm, $125 • Oct. 28: Lyons Garden Club Annual Chili Sale Fundraiser, Stone Cup, 4:30pm, free-$5/bowl • Wednesdays: Whiskey Wednesdays, Pizza Bar 66,
• Oct. 20: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10
• Oct. 27: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10
• Oct. 27: SKA Brewing Tap Takeover w/ Fists Of The Proletariat, Clock Tower Collective/Salto Coffee Works, 6-9pm, free
• Nov. 2 & 30: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free
• Nov. 4: Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast, Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5/$8
• Nov. 12: Mountain MidLife Social Brunch, Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5-$8
• Nov. 17: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10
• Dec. 15: Mountain MidLife Social Dinner, Nederland Community Center, 5pm, $5/$10
• Dec. 7 & 28: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free
• Jan. 13: Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast, Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5/$8
• Mondays: Monday Special Beef Stew, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $9.95
• Mondays & Wednesdays: Nederland Area Seniors Lunch, Nederland Community Center, noon, $ • Wednesdays (through Nov. 29): Farm Market, Salto Coffee Works, 4-7pm, free
• Fridays: Wine/Beer Tastings, Peak Wine & Sprits, 4pm, free • Fridays & Saturdays: 8oz Flat Iron Steak Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $12.95
• Saturdays: Nederland Food Pantry Distribution, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free
• Saturdays & Sundays: Brunch, Lyons Fork, 9am, $ • Sundays: Sunday Stir-Fry Special, Pioneer Inn, 11am, $9.95 • Sundays: Brunch, Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, 10am-1pm, $ • Sundays: Barbecue by Pitmaster Chef Scott, Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, 1-9pm, $
$35 and provide admission and unlimited tastings from 1-5 p.m. along with a commemorative tasting glass. VIP Admission pre-sale tickets are $55 and provide admission and unlimited tastings from noon-5 p.m. as well as a tasting glass and T-shirt. Designated driver tickets are $15.
DETAILS Fall Back Beer Fest November 4 • noon-5 p.m. • $15-$55 Estes Park Events Complex 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park info@fallbackbeerfest.com fallbackbeerfest.com
11am, $5
• Wednesdays: Lyons Community Food Pantry, Lyons Community Church, 3:30pm, free
• Fridays: Burger Madness, Lyons Dairy Bar, 11am-9pm, $7
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• Oct. 14: Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast, Nederland Community Center, 11am, $5/$8
Day. Several AHA sanctioned clubs will be at the event to share the joys of homebrewing and present a live demo. Join Instagram phenom, Brooke Larson, for a “detox-before-you-retox” yoga session at 11 a.m. Brooke will host an approachable, hour-long yoga class followed by an exclusive beer tasting. Tickets are an additional $15 and provide admission to the hour-long, pre-festival yoga session at 11a.m. Only 25 spots are available. Inland Island Yeast Laboratories, Root Shoot Malting, Ruby Street Brewing Equipment Manufacturer and others will also be at the event. General admission pre-sale tickets are
• Oct. 2, 15, 22, 30: Denver Football Kickoff & Big Screen Viewing, Historic Park Theater, $10 • Oct. 3: Oktoberfest Luncheon w/Accordionist Jim Ehrlich, Estes Park Senior Center, noon, $6.50-$8.50 • Oct. 4: Grand Opening, Bird & Jim’s, 11am, $ w/ reservations
• Oct. 6: Table – A Culinary Journey w/Chef Paul Walthern of Hedge Row Bistro, Stanley Hotel, 6:30pm, $95 • Oct. 7: Whiskey Summit Tasting Festival, Estes Park Event Center, 9am-7pm, $
• Oct. 7: Pumpkins & Pilsners, Bond Park, 11am-6pm, free • Oct. 12: Lunch & Learn Roundtable Discussions, Estes Valley Library, noon, free
• Oct. 12: Meet the Brewery w/300 Suns Brewing, The Barrel, 4pm, free
• Oct. 19: Estes Valley Partnership for Commerce Membership Dinner, Bird & Jim’s, 5-8pm, $ • Oct. 19: Estes Valley Crisis Advocates Annual Fundraiser Dinner, Ridgeline Hotel, 5:30-7:30pm, $ • Oct. 29: Vintage 2017 - Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park Benefit, Dunraven Inn, 4-7pm, $100 • Oct. 31: Halloween Luncheon & Costume Contest, Estes Park Senior Center, noon, $5-$7
• Nov. 4: Fall Back Beer Festival, Estes Park Events Center, noon-5 p.m., $15-$55
• Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 & Dec. 3: Denver Football Kickoff & Big Screen Viewing, Historic Park Theater, $10 • Sundays: Champagne Brunch, The Other Side, 9am-2pm, $ • Sundays: Brunch, Sweet Basilico, 11:30am, $ • Mondays-Fridays: Fourth Street Café, Estes Park Senior Center, noon, $5/$7
• Thursdays: Ladies Night, Waterfront Grille @ Estes Park Resort, 6pm, free
• Fridays: Community Corner Café, Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 4:30pm, free
• Fridays-Tuesdays: Rations Food Truck Open, Lumpy Ridge Brewing, 1-8pm, $
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• Oct. 3 & Nov. 7: Soup Night, The Old Gallery, 6pm, free • Oct. 4, 18 & Nov. 1: Community Cupboard Food Bank, The Old Gallery, 2pm, free
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• Oct. 4: 8th Annual BEER Re-UNION Fundraiser, Lyons Fork, 5-10pm, $
• Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Open Mic & Potluck, Spirit Hound Distillery, 7pm, free
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COVER STORY Local B&Bs provide hospitality in historic homes, lodges
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Chase Creek B&B
Nicki Lee Mansion B&B
Built: 1895 • Rate: $119-$140 The Miners Pick, which is walking distance to downtown restaurants and shopping, offers three guest rooms with queen beds and private baths. A common room upstairs has a television and DVD player while a fireplace and views are downstairs. Enjoy a full-service breakfast inside with a fire or on the enclosed front porch.
Built: 1868 • Rates: $125-$195 Chase Creek has three rooms—a queen, king and double—with Wi-Fi, TVs, mini fridge, down comforters and private baths with soaking tubs. The suite includes a separate gas fireplace and private hot tub. A second hot tub is available for other guests. Breakfast is one of a kind and ranges from Eggs Benedict to Stuffed French Toast.
Built: 1875 • Rates: $140-$145 The Nicki Lee Mansion offers four rooms: three queens and a king all with a shared bathroom and sauna. Some rooms offer a sitting area and others have views of the mountains or garden. There is a sun deck, library and game room with TV and Xbox 360. Pet-friendly.
1639 Colorado Blvd. , Idaho Springs 303-567-4870 • info@theminerspick.com www.theminerspick.com
250 Chase Street, Black Hawk kmidcap@msn.com • 303-582-3550 www.chasecreekinns.com
Historic Windsor Hotel
Miners Pick Bed & Breakfast
Built: 1884 • Rate: $75-$95 The Historic Windsor has four guest rooms, one with a twin bed for a single, two with full-size and one with a queen. Soak in the claw foot tub, enjoy breakfast, watch TV in the breakfast room/lounge, or spend time on the balcony overlooking the town. Pet Friendly. 515 Woodward St., Silver Plume 303-569-2161 historicwindsor@gmail.com www.historicwindsorhotel.com
above Coal Creek Canyon is a popular B&B featuring amazing Continental Divide views. Barbara’s B&B, Eagle Cliff House, Sonnenhof Bed & Breakfast, Taharaa Mountain Lodge and Kokopelli Inn in Estes Park also offer excellent accommodations in more recent homes. Below is a highlight of the bed and breakfasts in the Peak to Peak and Clear Creek County mountain towns operated from historic homes and lodges. Take some time to explore their websites to discover a place offering just the right food, bed and amenities. Rates are for comparison only and may change at any time based on day of the week, time of year, special events, holidays, length of stay and which booking site is used. Be sure to contact any business for current details.
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his wife are in the business: “It’s the guests that stay that make this work fun and rewarding,” he said. The Peak to Peak and Clear Creek regions of Colorado have an abundance of bed and breakfasts located in homes and lodges more than 100 years old. These inns are an excellent way to step back in time and explore local history while enjoying amenities specially tailored to the needs of an individual guest. Many enjoy the tranquility of staying in more intimate, but not necessarily smaller, accommodations. Of course, there are other options in newer structures, including the Silver Lake Lodge at Saint Mary’s Glacier. It was recently voted the best B&B in America by an industry magazine. The Eldora Lodge in Wondervu
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FRONT RANGE ed and breakfast inns in the mountain towns along the Peak to Peak and in Clear Creek County offer a wide variety of accommodations, rooms, beds and amenities to fit most any need, but all feature outstanding locations and mountain views, personalized service, opportunities to mingle with other guests and amazing, homemade breakfast experiences. Bed and breakfasts tend to be a much better value than hotels, thanks to the high level of hospitality, especially if a relaxing escape is in order. While every innkeeper is different, Scott Bruntjen, owner of the Goldminer Hotel in Eldora since 1986, echoes many local B&B proprietors with why he and
201 W. 1st High St., Central City 618-792-8701 nicki@nickileemansion.com www.nickileemansion.com
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GEORGETOWN
Horstmann House B&B
Rose Street Bed & Breakfast
Built: 1890 • Rate: $175 The Horstmann House offers three suits featuring king beds, triple sheets, down comforters and heated mattress pads. Each has its own private marbled bathroom with robes and slippers. There is a large library with books and games, a hot tub, patio fireplace and several electric fireplaces inside.
Built: 1882 • Rate: $185-$200 Rose Street opens as a bed and breakfast once again on Nov. 1. Reservations are being accepted beginning Oct. 1. There are four rooms including a suite with queen bed and attached bath, a room with two twins, a queen room with attached bath and a queen room with unattached, private bath. All rooms include breakfast.
400 9th St., Georgetown 303-569-3038 horstmannbb@yahoo.com www.horstmannhousebb.com
200 Rose St., Georgetown 303-578-7844 rosestreetbnb@gmail.com facebook.com/rosestreetbed&breakfast
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Skye Cottage Bed & Breakfast
Hooper Homestead
Built: 1878 • Rates: $99-$139 The Skye Cottage features standard, queen and king rooms featuring free Wi-Fi. Rooms include en-suite private bathroom, flat-screen TV, DVD player, iPod docking station, feather-topped beds and mini fridge. A terrace or patio are featured in certain rooms. There is also a shared lounge. Breakfast for two is included.
Built: 1878 • Rates: $69-$169 Hooper Homestead has five rooms including a two-bedroom, 1½ bath suite with kitchenette, dining area, gas log fireplace and private deck. A second suite include a private bath and kitchenette. Other rooms share a bath. There is a second story sitting area, first floor sunroom with TV and DVD player and back deck. Pet friendly.
215 W. 1st High St., Central City 303-331-8772 skyecottagebb@hotmail.com skyecottagebedbreakfast.us
210 Hooper St., Central City 303-809-5679/720-341-7981 hooperhomestead210@gmail.com www.hooperhomestead.com
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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR All dates, times & prices are subject to change
FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS
Georgetown • Oct. 1 & 7-8: Pumpkin Festival, Georgetown Loop Railroad, 10am-3:50pm, $19.95-$37.95
• Oct. 14 & 21: The Ghostly Side of the Hamill House, Hamill House Museum, 7-10pm, $15 • Oct. 14-15, 21-22 & 28-29: Oktoberfest Train,
Georgetown Loop Railroad, 10am-3:50pm, $19.95-$37.95
• Oct. 13-14, 20-21 & 27-28: Haunted Forest Train, Georgetown Loop Railroad, 10am-3:50pm, $ Empire • Oct. 21: Empire’s All-County Fall Festival & Chili Contest, Minton Park & Ball Field, 10am, free Dumont • Oct. 28: Haunted Park Family Halloween Event, Lawson Adventure Park, 10am, free
Idaho Springs • Oct. 14: Pumpkin Plunge, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 5-8pm, $7-$10
• Oct. 27: Annual Howl at the Moon Party for Charlie’s Place, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, 5:30-
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10:30pm, $15
• Nov. 4: 9th Annual Pumpkin Smash Festival, Idaho Springs Baseball Fields, noon-4pm, free
Central City • Oct. 14 & 28: Paranormal Night at the Museum, Gilpin History Museum, 7pm, $45
into history at ARGO
Mine tour now includes tunnel previously closed to the public for 75 years
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IDAHO SPRINGS or 124 years, the ARGO Tunnel has been a central character in the identity of Idaho Springs. Excavated between September 1893 and November 1910, the tunnel intersected and drained water from nearly all major gold mines—and about 250 miles of shafts—between Idaho Springs and Central City. It also allowed ore carts to be wheeled right up to the Argo Mill next door. Although once bustling with miners and mill workers, few people had stepped inside the 4.16-mile-long engineering marvel since four workers were killed in a mining disaster in 1943; until this summer. A portion of the tunnel is now open to the public and part of the ARGO Mill & Tunnel’s popular guided tour. The ARGO’s new ownership group purchased the facility in January from long-time owner Jim Maxwell—who is credited with saving the facility in the ’70s after 30 years of neglect. Working with state and federal agencies, city of-
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ficials and others, they were able to meet safety and environmental guidelines to reopen the front portion of the tunnel and allow the public inside. A grand-opening and ribboncutting took place May 17 to celebrate its opening as a tourist attraction for the first time. “The opening of the ARGO Tunnel is one of the most significant additions that could be made to the ARGO Tour,” General Manager Tracy Stokes said. “It is the entire reason the facility exists and it took a government multi-agency and ARGO principals to get it open for public tours. It was a series of formalities and inspections that previous owners did not attempt, for whatever reason.” Anyone familiar with the ARGO and its guided tour will definitely notice changes since the opening of the tunnel. The Double Eagle gold mine is now permanently closed and no longer on the tour. Guests now get to take a 110-foot trip into the tunnel up to the three-foot-thick bulkhead, which is holding back millions of gallons of mine water polluted
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• Oct. 20-21 & 27-28: 9th Annual Creepy Crawl, Century Casino, 7-9:40pm, $15-$20
• Oct. 21-22: Great Pumpkin Patch, Central City Big-T Lot, 11am-3pm, free
• Oct. 21: Historical Society of Idaho Springs “Gold Dust Blast,” Ameristar Casino Resort & Spa, 5:30-9pm, $ Gilpin County • Oct. 21: Bird of Prey Show & Fall Harvest Festival, Christ the King Community Church, noon-3:30pm, free
• Oct. 28: Third Annual Gilpin County Senior Living Lasagna Dinner, Silent Auction & Talent Show, Gilpin County School, $5-$17.50 Golden Gate Canyon • Oct. 28: Family Halloween Party, Golden Gate Grange, 6pm, free
Coal Creek Canyon • Oct. 21: 3rd Annual Community EXPO, CCCIA Community Hall, 3-6pm, free
• Oct. 31: Fall Festival, Camp Eden Lodge, 5-8pm, free • Oct. 31: CCCMonsterville Coal Creek Canyon Trickor-Treating Event, Camp Eden Road, 5-8pm, free Nederland • Oct. 7: 2nd Annual Harvest Festival & Pie Contest, Calvary Chapel, 1-4pm, free • Oct. 8: Nederland Farmers Market Fall Festival w/ Cider Pressing, Chili Roasting, Pumpkin Patch, Live Music and more, Guercio Field, 10am-3pm, free • Oct. 31: Carousel of Spookiness, Carousel of Happiness, 5-8pm, $
Allenspark • Oct. 7: Closed for Season, Allenspark Sort Yard, 5pm, free • Oct. 28: Halloween Party, The Old Gallery, 6pm, $ Lyons • Oct. 8 & 15: Firewood Sale, Hall Ranch Open Space,
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SECOND ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION HAUNTED HOUSE
BOULDER COUNTY HARD ROCK MINING TOUR
CSU MASTER GARDENERS ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
The American Legion Post 119 in Estes Park hosts its Second Annual Haunted House on Friday and Saturday nights in October from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. Bring the little ones to a “kid friendly” day, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m. for $5. estespost119.org
Tap into local hard rock mining heritage, Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., by visiting mining sites of years gone by with Boulder County Parks & Open Space volunteers. Tours are free and open to ages 10 years and older. Space is limited, location given to participants. www.bouldercounty.org
Join CSU Master Gardeners, Oct. 26, 6 p.m., at the Georgetown Heritage Center to learn about native and ornamental grasses that thrive at high elevation and how to incorporate them into a garden. Giveaways and light refreshments provided at the free event. georgetowntrust.org
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• Oct. 28: Lyons Halloween Spooktacular & Parade, Sandstone Park/Main Street, 4-7:30pm, free Estes Park • Oct. 1: Elk Fest, Bond Park, 10am-5pm, free • Oct. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 & 27-28: Second Annual Haunted House, American Legion Post 119, $ • Oct. 7: Whiskey Summit Tasting Festival, Estes Park Event Center, 9am-7pm, $
• Oct. 7: Pumpkins & Pilsners, Bond Park, 11am6pm, free
• Oct. 7, 14 & 21: Fall Fest, YMCA of the Rockies Dorsey Museum, 10am-4pm,
• Oct. 7-8: Fall Celebration Sidewalk Sale, Downtown Estes Park, 9am-7pm, free
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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Pulverize pumpkins at free event IDAHO SPRINGS Scraps to Soil presents its annual Pumpkin Smash, Nov. 4, noon-4 p.m. The free, fun-filled day is designed to recycle pumpkins and bring awareness to composting and other communiSPECIAL ty-minded sustainEVENT ability solutions in a fun and engaging setting. There will be food and drink, Chkn Poo Bingo, Zorb Ball and Blind Bucket Raffle. Participants get hands-on with several techniques for pulverizing pumpkins including “Gallagher mallets,” baseball bats, Trebuchet launcher and sling shot. No matter the technique, everyone contributes to the “continuance of a community-wide composting crusade.” Bring any spent Jack-o-Lanterns. There will also be pumpkins for sale for $1. Held at the Shelly/Quinn Baseball Field, the free, family-friendly event features several ways to smash pumpkins among other games, contests and activities as well as opportunities to learn about composting and other ways to live more sustainably.
Smash pumpkins in a variety of ways at annual composting event, Nov. 4.
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“The Pumpkin Smash is our one last hurrah before winter rolls in, and the festivities revolve around smashing jack-o-lanterns and old pumpkins to prepare them for composting and bypass the waste stream,” Scraps-toSoil board member Brandi Murphy explained.
DETAILS Scraps-to-Soil Pumpkin Smash Nov. 4 • noon-4 p.m. • Free Idaho Springs Baseball Fields
101 Idaho Springs Road, Idaho Springs www.scraps-to-soil.org
Party supports shelter animals IDAHO SPRINGS Howl at the Moon, the annual fundraiser for Friends of Charlie’s Place and the shelter animals at the Clear Creek/Gilpin County Animal Shelter, takes place at the Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, FUNDOct. 27, 5:30-10:30 p.m. RAISER Enjoy dancing to music from D Double J, appetizers by local restaurants, a silent auction and more. Tickets, available at the door, are $15 per person. Costumes are encouraged, but optional. Charlie’s Place is a modern, countyowned and managed animal shelter serving Clear Creek and Gilpin counties. The
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shelter provides nourishment and a safe environment for abandoned, homeless, stray and impounded dogs and cats. It offers adoptions, microchipping, spay/ neuter coupons, humane trap loans and monthly low-cost vaccination clinics. Call Donna Gee at 303-668-0924 for more details.
DETAILS Howl at the Moon October 27 • 5:30-10:30 p.m. • $15 Idaho Springs Elks Lodge 1600 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs charliesplaceshelter.org • 303-679-2477 www.friendsofcharliesplace.org
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MOUNTAIN CULTURE Visit haunted ‘hot spots’ at Creepy Crawl CENTRAL CITY Get a taste of Central City’s paranormal activity, Oct. 20-21 and 27-28 at the 9th annual Central City Creepy Crawl. The event allows participants to visit offlimits and rarely-seen areas in the city’s 150-yearSPECIAL old historic landmarks. EVENT Tickets for hour-long walking tours are $15. Tours are led by Gilpin Historical Society guides and feature live reenactments of murders, ghostly encounters and other creepy happenings at haunted hot spots throughout town. All of the stories are based on factual events. Significant walking is involved, includ-
ing steep hills and stairways. Sturdy shoes and “a healthy spirit” are recommended. Children under 10 are not allowed. Tours begin at 7 p.m. and depart every 20 minutes until 9:40 p.m. Guests must check-in on the lower level of Century Casino. Advance purchase is recommended as tours regularly sell out. If available, walk up tours are $20.
DETAILS Central City Creepy Crawl October 20-21 & 27-28 • 7-9:40 p.m. • $15-$20 Century Casino (Check In) 102 Main St., Central City www.gilpinhistory.org • 303-582-5283
ARGO owners to develop property Continued from page 9 with heavy metals. The tour also includes a short history movie, narrative, mining equipment demonstration, five-story descent through the historic ARGO Mill—which once processed 300 tons of ore a day and produced over 100 million dollars of gold ore—and a large artifact museum. Each paid admission also includes gold panning. Although the tunnel has not been used to transport ore since the 1940s, water still drains through it day and night. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the tunnel discharges averages 300 gallons of acidic, contaminated water per minute. Nearly 850 pounds of dissolved metals are released from the tunnel each day. At the public opening of the tunnel, attendees were told by its owners and Idaho Springs Mayor Mike Hillman, the ARGO, which is listed on the National Historic Registry, is important to the city and seen not only as an “economic engine,” but also as a model for preserving local history and furthering environmental efforts. The adjacent Argo Tunnel Water
Treatment Plant, which began operating in April 1998, treats water being released from the Argo Tunnel as well as the Big Five Tunnel at the west end of Idaho Springs and groundwater from Virginia Canyon. The plant now removes 900-1,100 pounds of heavy metals a day before the water runs into Clear Creek, according to its manager. The opening of the tunnel and highlighting its environmental mission is just the beginning of what its new owners, a six-business partnership of Idaho Springs investors including Bob Bowland and Mary Jane Loevlie and Denver preservationist Dana Crawford, want to accomplish on the property. Argo Holdings LLC plans to continue its work preserving the ARGO Mill & Tunnel and developing it as an attraction, but is also looking to develop a 160-room hotel and convention center in nearby Rose Gulch. A tram, pedestrian-friendly village with retail and restaurants and single-family homes are also part of the long-term plan. Visit historicargotours.com to learn more.
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ESTES PARK From the golden aspen leaves to the spectacle of the elk rut, autumn brings an abundance of sights and experiences in Rocky Mountain National Park. Rocky Mountain Conservancy offers two unique educational adventure bus tours led by a naturalist who guides participants to some of the park’s most scenic spots while teaching biology, geology and history. Elk to Aspen is a tour through the park’s lower elevations focusing on observing aspen and the elk rut and learning about the behavior and biology of elk. It is offered from 8-11 a.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning through Oct. 14. Elk Expeditions is a tour focusing on observing the excitement of the elk rut. Naturalists will provide information on all things elk. Elk Expeditions are offered Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through Oct. 14. For more information, call 970-5863262 or visit rmconservancy.org.
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ALLENSPARK Allenspark Lodge B&B
NEDERLAND/ELDORA Goldminer Hotel
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601 Klondyke Ave. Nederland 303-258-7770 • goldminerhotel.com
MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS (cont.)
Estes Park (cont.)• Oct. 13-15: Vintage Market Days, Estes Park Event Center, 10am-5pm, free • Oct. 20: Murder Mystery Dinner, Stanley Hotel, 5:30pm, $170-$320
• Oct. 21: Treasure Tables Arts & Crafts Show, YMCA of the Rockies, 9am-4pm, free
• Oct. 21: Shred-a-Thon, E-Cycle, Freecycle, Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 9am-1pm, $
• Oct. 21: The Shining Ball w/The Gasoline Lollipops, Stanley Hotel, 8pm-midnight, $175-$325
• Oct. 21-22: Slash Collection, 640 Elm Road, 8am-3pm, free • Oct. 23: Jeep Jaunt, Estes Park Fairgrounds, 11am-2pm, $30-$40 • Oct. 27-28 & 31: Spooky Wagon Ride, Dao House, $ • Oct. 27-29: Colorado Creative Tablesetting - Estes Park Birthday Party 100 Years Past and Present, YMCA of the Rockies, 10am-4pm, $ • Oct. 28: Yard Sale, Estes Park Masonic Temple, 8am-noon, free • Oct. 28: Halloween Spooktacular, YMCA of the Rockies, 3-8pm, free
• Oct. 28: Observatory Open House, Lecture & Public Star Night, Estes Park Memorial Observatory, 7pm, free • Oct. 28: Halloween Masquerade Party, Stanley Hotel, 8pm-midnight, $110-$199
• Oct. 30: Haunted Library - Halloween Escape Room, Estes Valley Library, 4-8pm, free w/registration
• Oct. 31: Haunted Library - Halloween Escape Room, Estes Valley Library, 1-8pm, free w/registration
• Oct. 31: Community Trick-or-Treat Event, Elkhorn Avenue, 5-9pm, free
• Nov. 4: Fall Back Beer Festival, Estes Park Events Center, noon, $15-$55
Grand County • Oct. 13: 33rd Annual Ski & Board Swap Preview,
Winter Park Competition Center, 5-9pm, $5-$10 • Oct. 14: 33rd Annual Ski & Board Swap, Winter Park Competition Center, 9am-4pm, free
GAME/TRIVIA NIGHTS
Georgetown • Wednesdays: Trivia Night, Alpine Restaurant, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Trivia Night, Mother’s Saloon, 7pm, free Idaho Springs • Oct. 14: Game Night, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, 6pm, free Coal Creek Canyon • Oct. 14: Game Night, CCCIA Community Hall, 5:30pm, free Lyons • Oct. 19: Pinball Tournament, Lyons Classic Pinball, 7:30pm, $5 • Mondays: Chess w/Aaron Caplan, Lyons Regional Library, 3pm, free
Estes Park • Oct. 17: Bingo, American Legion Post 119, 7pm, $ • Mondays: Bowling Special, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $1 • Mondays & Fridays: Mah-Jongg, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30pm, free
• Mondays & Fridays: Estes Park Duplicate Bridge Club, United Methodist Church, 1pm, free • Tuesdays: Two’fers Specials, Chipper’s Lanes, 6pm, $2
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Built: 1897 • Rates: $125-$200 The Goldminer Hotel—centerpiece of the Eldora Historic District—features five bedrooms, a lobby, large kitchen and social room. There is a two-room suite with king and bunk beds, a king and full-size with private baths and two full-size rooms with a shard bath.
Built: 1930s • $110-$155 Allenspark Lodge offers 11 rooms, five with private baths and six with shared baths, plus an apartment with kitchen. There is also a hot tub, great room, video/ rec room and paperback library. 184 Main St., Allenspark • 303-747-2552 allensparklodgebnb.com Continued on page 16
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• Tuesdays: Trivia Night, Rock Cut Brewery, 7-8:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Ladies Night, Chipper’s Lanes, 6pm, $ • Wednesdays: Game Night, Lonigans Grill Pub, 6pm, free • Wednesdays: Game Night, The Slab Outdoor Pub, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Drop-In Bridge Lessons, Estes Park Senior Center, 11:15am, free
• Thursdays: Bridge, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30-4pm, $1.25 • Thursdays: Geeks Who Drink Trivia, Latitude 105 @ Rideline Hotel, 8-10pm, free
• Fridays: Locals Appreciation, Chipper’s Lanes, 3-7pm, $ • Sundays: Sunday Funday, Chipper’s Lanes, 11am, $10 • Sundays: Bingo Night, Rock Cut Brewing, 6pm, free
HEALTH/YOGA/WELLBEING
Georgetown • Sundays: Tai Chi & Qigong, Sol, 10-11am, $ • Mondays: High Intensity Interval Training, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Tuesdays: Hatha Yoga, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Wednesdays: Gentle Yoga, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Wednesdays: Free Meditation, Sol, 6:30pm, free • Thursdays: Iyengar Style Yoga, Sol, 9:30am, $ • Thursdays: Kettlebells, Sol, 5:15pm, $ • Fridays: Iyengar Style Yoga, Sol, 8:30-9:30am, $ • Saturdays: High Intensity Interval Training, Sol, 9am, $ • Saturdays: Free Meditation, Sol, 10:30am, free Idaho Springs • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Yin Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30-7pm, $10 • Oct. 11: Wellness Wednesdays, The Spice & Tea Exchange,
• Wednesdays: Tai Chi, Gilpin County Community Center, 6-7pm, $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 • Fridays: Parent & Tot Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, 11amnoon, $10-$20
• Sundays: Community Yoga, Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, 10am2pm, $25
Coal Creek Canyon • Mondays: Yoga, CCCIA Community Hall, 6:30-7:30pm, $ • Wednesdays & Fridays: Yoga w/Kim Rand, CCCIA Community Hall, 9-10am, $
Nederland • Oct. 8: Finishing Postures Workshop, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 8am-8pm, $
• Sundays: Sacred Sound Vinyasa, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:45am-noon, $15
• Sundays: Slow Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5-6:30pm, $15 • Sundays: Holistic Homestead Community Meditation, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 6:45pm, free • Sundays & Mondays: Restorative Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:30am, $15
• Mondays: Zazen Meditation, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 6:30-7:30am, $15
• Oct. 19: The Chakras, The Yoga Room, 5:30-7:30pm, $25 • Sundays: Restorative Yoga, The Yoga Room, $9 • Mondays & Wednesdays: Beginning Yoga, Clear Creek
• Mondays (Sept. 18-Nov. 6): Falls Prevention Class – A Matter of Balance, Nederland Community Presbyterian Church, 9:30-11:30am, free • Mondays: PIYO Fitness, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:45, $15 • Mondays: Ashtanga Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45, $15 • Mondays-Fridays: Mountain Flow, Tadasana Mountain
• Mondays & Wednesdays: Continuing Yoga, Clear Creek
• Tuesdays: Vinyasa Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9am &
• Mondays & Wednesdays: Yoga, Clear Creek Recreation
• Tuesdays: Candlelight Restorative Yoga, Tadasana
6-7pm, $20
Recreation Center, 6:45am & 10:30am, free w/admission
Recreation Center, 9am, free w/admission Center, 5pm, free
• Mondays & Thursdays: Drop-in Adult Volleyball, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission
• Mondays-Wednesdays & Fridays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 5:30-6:30pm, $9
• Wednesdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9am, $9 • Wednesdays (Oct. 11-Jan. 21): Diabetes Prevention Program, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, $9 • Thursdays: Tai Chi, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6-7pm, $5 • Fridays: Yoga, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, free w/ admission
• Saturdays: Vinyasa Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9-10:30am, $10 • Sundays: Restorative Yoga, The Yoga Room, 9-10am, $9 Gilpin County • Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: Writing for Wellness, Gilpin County Public Health, 2-3pm, free-$5 w/registration
• Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: Gentle Yoga, Gilpin County Public Health, 3:30-4:30pm, free-$5 w/registration
• Oct. 18: Flu Shot Clinic, Gilpin County Public Health, 10am, noon, free
• Mondays & Thursdays: Hatha Yoga, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30-10:45am, $7.25-$9.25
Yoga, noon-1pm, $ 5:45pm, $15
Mountain Yoga, 7pm, $15
• Wednesdays: Slow Flow, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9am, $15 • Wednesdays: Power Vinyasa Level 1, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm, $15
• Wednesdays: Yin Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 7am, $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, 10:30am, $15 • Fridays: Happy Hour Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm, $15 • Saturdays: Power Vinyasa Level 2, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 9-10:15am, $15 • Saturdays: Hatha Slow Yoga, Tadasana Mountain Yoga, 10:30am-noon, $15
Fourmile Canyon • Mondays: Yoga, Salina Schoolhouse, 8:45-10:15am, $
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Sunshine Canyon • Oct. 5: Full Moon Meditation, StarHouse, 7:30pm, $10 • Oct. 6: Kirtan Benefit Concert w/Katie Wise and Bhakti Explosion, StarHouse, 7pm, $ • Oct. 8: Boulder Contact Lab, StarHouse, 10am-1:30pm, $5-$15 • Oct. 10: Conscious Breathwork for Transformation and Awakening, StarHouse, 7pm, $40-$50 • Oct. 13: Live at the StarHouse, StarHouse, 7:30-10pm, $13 • Oct. 15: Finding Creativity Within Chaos Breathwork, Sacred Sound and Toning, StarHouse, 9am-5pm, $100-$125 • Oct. 16: Soulful Breathwork, StarHouse, 7pm, $40 • Oct. 19: New Moon Event, StarHouse, 6:45-9pm, $10-$15 • Nov. 4: Art of Listening & Feeling from the Heart of Africa Mindfulness Retreat, StarHouse, 9:30am-4:30pm, $ • Wednesdays (through Nov. 8): Gateways: 5Rhythms Series w/Amber Ryan, StarHouse, 7-9pm, $20-$110 Allenspark • Mondays: Intermediate Yoga, The Old Gallery, 6-7:15pm, $10 • Tuesdays: Yoga, The Old Gallery, 9:30-10:45am, $10 Lyons Sundays: Nia, Mayama Studio, 10:15-11:30am, $15 Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Nia, Mayama Studio, 9-10am, $15
Tuesdays: Restorative Flow & Strengthening, Mayama Studio, 8:30-9:45am, $15
Tuesdays: Restorative Yoga, Mayama Studio, 10-11:15am, $15 Tuesdays: Barre Body, Mayama Studio, 7:15-8:15am, $15 Wednesdays: Yoga Flow, Mayama Studio, 7-8:15am, $15 Thursdays: Beginning Tai Chi, Mayama Studio, 10:1511:15am, $15
Saturdays: Yoga Flow, Mayama Studio, 9-10:15am, $15 Saturdays: Nia, Mayama Studio, 10:30-11:30am, $15 Estes Park • Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 10-11am, free (age 60+) • Oct. 5: First Thursday Meditation, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30am, free w/registration
• Oct. 6 & Nov. 3: Community All Levels Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6-7pm, free
• Oct. 6, 13 & 20: Hands for Healing w/Chi Kung Practices, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2pm, $32-$46 • Oct. 6, 13 & 20: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 9-10am, $39-$53
• Oct. 12: Flu Shot Clinic, Estes Park Senior Center, 9am-1pm, $ • Oct. 13: Kirtan, Estes Park Yoga, 6:30-8pm, free • Oct. 16: Blood Pressure Clinic, Estes Park Senior Center, 12:30pm, free
• Oct. 17: Reading is Doctor Recommended, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free
• Oct. 21: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4-6pm, $10
• Oct. 25: Trailblazer Wellness, Estes Valley Library, 1pm, free • Sundays: Wu Dang Chen Sermon, Dao House, 8:30am, free • Sundays: Community Tai Chi Class, Dao House, 9am, free • Sundays: Yin Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6-7pm, $ • Mondays: Beginners Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Mondays: Mindfulness Meditation, Estes Park Yoga, 7:15pm, $
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County residents invited to new fall festival, chili cook-off EMPIRE The town of Empire invites all Clear Creek County residents to its inaugural All-Community Fall Festival, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Minton Park and Ball Field. The day includes a red and green chili cookSPECIAL off, visit from Smokey EVENT Bear, beer garden, shelter pet costume parade, food and craft vendors, Trunk-or-Treat Contest and additional family-friendly activities like giant Jenga, tie die stations, face painting, corn hole games and more. Also, included in the event is the Scarecrow Contest for individuals and school classrooms. This years theme is “Tommy Knockers” and “Gold Diggers” Anything mining goes. Prizes will be awarded for the top three including Loveland ski passes. Stop by Town Hall for a registration packet and free straw. Prizes will be awarded for individuals, and if a classroom team wins, they will receive a pizza party and ice cream. Charlie’s Place Clear Creek/Gilpin County Animal Shelter will hold a pet costume parade. The top three dogs from
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Charlie’s Place will have their adoption fees covered by the town of Empire. Entry fees for the Chili Contest are $5 per entry. Prizes, including a $150 cash first prize, will be awarded in each category. Trunk-or-Treat Contest participants are required to register with the town 30 days prior to the event to be background checked for the safety of all children. The mid-day event is designed to be completely safe and will be supervised by police. Trunk or Treat contest entries, chili cook-off entries and vendors must register with the town by Oct. 1. Clear Creek County Communities that Care – Youth Committee are providing all kids activities for free. Other groups participating, so far, include Clear Creek County Advocates, Clear Creek County Sheriff, Clear Creek County Ambulance, Clear Creek County Fire
DETAILS Empire All-Community Fall Festival Oct. 21 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free Minton Park & Ball Field Cemetery Road, Empire 720-326-5333 • 303-569-2978
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ESTES PARK
Anniversary Inn Bed & Breakfast
The River Forks
Built: 1906 • Rates: $190-$250 Anniversary Inn offers five rooms, including a free-standing cottage, each with queen beds. Each room is equipped with cable TV and DVD player. All guests have access to the library, dining room, porch, guest bathroom, and main room of the inn. Wi-Fi is available throughout.
Built: 1907 • Rates: $75-$149 The River Forks is halfway between Loveland and Estes Park in Drake. It features ten rooms of various sizes with queen and king beds. Some rooms have full private baths while others share a shower. The building also home to a bar and grill with occasional live music.
1060 Marys Lake Rd, Estes Park 970-586-6200 • info@estesinn.com www.estesinn.com
1601 W. Hwy 34, Drake 970-669-2380 theriverforks.com
Gilded Pine Meadows B&B Built: 1907 • Rates: $120-$157 The Gilded Pine Meadows features two guest rooms with private baths—one with a Swedish steam shower—and a garden gazebo-style cottage. Guests can enjoy the glassed-in sunny-porch, drawing room, outdoor hot tub and five-acre property. 861 Big Horn Dr., Estes Park 970-586-2124 • gildedpinemeadows.com
The Golden Leaf Inn Baldpate Inn (seasonal) Built: 1917 • Rates: $140-$235 The Baldpate closes for its 100th season in mid-October, but offers 12 main lodge guest rooms, four cabins and a historic homestead with handmade quilts and views. It opens again on Memorial Day. 4900 South Hwy. 7, Estes Park 970-586-6151 • Lois@BaldpateInn.com www.baldpateinn.com
Built: 1922 • Rates: $170-$299 The Golden Leaf offers five luxurious rooms—three kings and two queens— with mountain views, plush bathrobes, fine furniture and excellent amenities. There are also a living room, library, home theater, multiple patios, a woodburning fireplace, baby grand piano, chemical-free hot tub, Wi-Fi and more. 325 James St , Estes Park 970-577-1766 • info@goldenleafinn.com goldenleafinn.com
MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR HEALTH/YOGA/WELLBEING (cont.)
Estes Park (cont.)• Mondays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 7:15am, $
• Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $
• Tuesdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30pm, $39-$53 • Tuesdays: Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $ • Tuesdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Wednesdays: Pilates, Estes Park Yoga, 10:30am, $ • Wednesdays: Candlelight Yoga, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 5:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 7pm, $ • Wednesdays & Thursdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8:30am, $ • Thursdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 6pm, $ • Fridays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 10am, $
• Fridays (Oct. 27-Dec. 8): Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention, Estes Park Senior Center, 9-10am, free (age 60+) • Saturdays: EmPower Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8am, $ • Saturdays: Level 2 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 8am, $ • Saturdays: Level 1 Yoga, Estes Park Yoga, 9:30am, $ • Saturdays: Essential Oil Infused Yoga Workshop, Estes Park Yoga, 2-4pm, $30
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Built: 1920s • Rates: $199-$395 Romantic RiverSong features 10 guest rooms designed with flair and elegance on 26 private and secluded acres. The land includes hiking trails, private access to National Forest trails, hidden patios, tree swings, and a riparian level that has calming ponds. 970-586-4666 romanticriversong@gmail.com www.romanticriversong.com
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WE IPA,” “Monk’s Phunk,” and “Very Nice Pale Ale.” The brewery also entered its “Very Nice Summertime Ale,” an herbal ale infused with pineapple weed, rose petal and lemon balm; “Monk’s Phunk;” “Logical Fallacy;” and “Special Lady Friend,” a cherry ginger saison. “Of course we have high hopes for a medal,” Brewer and owner Jeff Green said. “Being validated by one’s peers is a tremendous honor. However, if we don’t win, we’ll keep making beer as usual without a regret in the world and continue to keep evolving our beer. We love this life!” According to Rock Cut Brewey’s coowner Matt Heiser, “It’s a thrill to enter the competition. GABF medals are some of the most prestigious and well-known beer awards in the world. For our beer to even be considered is a great opportunity for public exposure.” The brewery entered its “Altruism,” a German-style amber; “Loch Gneiss,” a Scottish ale; “Smoky Brunette,” their smoked brown ale; and the “Funky Portal,” a Brettanomyces-fermented New England IPA. The brewery will have five beers at their booth, including “East Portal” New England style IPA and “Les Deux Oreilles,” a saison. “We’re honored to represent Estes Park at GABF,” brewery co-owner Tracy Goodemote said. “We love showing beer drinkers from around the country that Estes Park is not only a great place to vacation, but a great place to find craft beer.”
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Georgetown • Oct. 3 & 17: Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners, Clear Creek County Courthouse, 9am, free • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Georgetown Park & Recreation Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free • Oct. 10 & 24: Georgetown Board of Selectmen, Clear
• Oct. 12: Columbine Garden Club, Elks Lodge, noon, free • Oct. 12: Clear Creek Democrats Central Committee,
Coal Creek Canyon • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: The Environmental Group, CCCIA
• Nov. 1: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce Mixer,
• Oct. 10: CCCIA Board, CCCIA Community Hall, 7pm, free • Oct. 12: Homesteaders’ Club, CCCIA Community Hall,
• Oct. 10 & 24: Spanish Group, John Tomay Memorial
Nevadaville • Oct. 14: Meeting & Dinner, Nevada Masonic Lodge,
Creek County Building, 6pm, free Library, 6pm, free
• Oct. 11 & 25: Georgetown Planning Commission, Town Hall, 6pm, free
Dumont • Oct. 11: Clear Creek Fire Authority, CCFA Station No. 1, 6:30pm, free
• Oct. 17: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Meeting, Dumont Schoolhouse, 6-7pm, free
Beau Jos, 6:30pm, free
Two Brothers Deli, 5:30-7:30pm, free
• Nov. 2 & 16: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire Restaurant, noon, free 5:30pm, free
Central City • Oct. 3 & 17: City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free • Oct. 16-19 & Nov. 8: Gilpin County Budget Hearings, Apex Valley Facility, 11am, free
• Oct. 17 & 31: Gilpin County Commissioners Meeting, County Court House, 9am, free
Empire • Oct. 17: Board of Trustees Meeting, Town Hall, 6:30pm, free Idaho Springs • Oct. 4: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce Mixer,
Black Hawk • Oct. 11 & 25: City Council, Town Hall, 3pm, free Gilpin County • Oct. 5: Gilpin County Republicans, Gilpin County Public
• Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Clear Creek County Veterans Coalition, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge, 4pm, free • Oct. 5, 19 & Nov. 2: Idaho Springs Lions Club, Wildfire
• Oct. 24: Coffee with Commissioners, Gilpin County
Westbound & Down/Buffalo Bar, 5:30-7:30pm, free
Restaurant, noon, free
• Oct. 9 & 23: Idaho Springs City Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free
Silver Plume • Oct. 9 & 23: Silver Plume Town Board, Town Hall, 7pm, free
Romantic RiverSong B&B Inn
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• Oct. 11: Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, The Majestic Building, 6-8pm, free
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Library , 7:30pm, free
Community Center, 6:30pm, free
• Oct. 26: Gilpin County Democrats, Gilpin County Public Library, 7pm, free
Golden Gate Canyon • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Grange Meeting, Golden Gate Grange, 3pm, free
Community Hall, 5:30pm, free
7pm, free
Nederland • Oct. 3 & 17: Board of Trustees, Nederland Community Center, 7pm, free
• Oct. 9: Mountain MidLife: Conversation Café, TBA, 1pm, free
• Oct. 18: NDDA Regular Meeting, Nederland Community Center, 6:30 p.m., free
Gold Hill • Oct. 9: Town Meeting, Community Center, 7:30pm, free Ward • Oct. 2: Town Council, Town Hall, 7pm, free Jamestown • Oct. 2: Regular Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm, free Lyons • Oct. 2, 16: Lyons Board of Trustees, Town Hall, 7pm, free • Oct. 3: Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission Meeting, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 4pm, free • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Lyons Watershed Board, Town Hall, 5pm, free
• Oct. 9: Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting, Lyons Depot, 9am, free
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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR • Oct. 9: Planning & Community Development Commission Workshop, Town Hall, 7pm, free Estes Park • Oct. 3: Great Decisions Discussion Group, Estes Valley Library , 11:30am, free
• Oct. 4 & Nov. 1: Estes Valley Model Railroaders, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free • Oct. 6: Mayor’s Chat, Latitude 105 @ Ridgeline Hotel, 8am, free • Oct. 9: Estes Park Garden Club, Estes Valley Library, 10am, free • Oct. 10: Aviation Internationale Estes Park, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free
• Oct. 11: Commissioner Donnelly Citizen Meeting, Senior Center, 9am, free
• Oct. 11: Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, Estes Valley Library, 11am, free
• Oct. 11: Estes Park Women’s Club Luncheon & “Jim Pickering, “EPWC Growth & Incorporation of the Town of Estes Park,” Mama Rose’s, 11:30am, $20 • Oct. 12: Lunch & Learn Roundtable Discussions, Estes Valley Library, noon, free
• Oct. 12: Estes Park Genealogical Society, Estes Valley Library, 4pm, free
• Oct. 12: Estes Park Equestrian Club, Estes Valley Library, 6pm, free
• Oct. 16: Estes Valley Library Board of Trustees, Estes Valley Library, 6:30pm, free
• Oct. 17: Newcomers Travel Club, Estes Valley Library, 6pm, free
• Oct. 17: Estes Valley Partnership for Commerce Board, Poppy’s Pizza & Grill, 8-9am, free • Oct. 19: Estes Valley Partnership for Commerce Membership Dinner, Bird & Jim’s, 5-8pm, $ • Tuesdays: Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, Other Side Restaurant, 7am, free
• Tuesdays: Supreme Court Discussion Group, Estes Park
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• Thursdays: Adult Drop-In Volleyball, Clear Creek
Recreation Center, 6:30-8:30pm, free w/admission • Fridays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission • Fridays: Indoor Cycling Class, Clear Creek Recreation Center, noon, free w/admission • Saturdays: Turbo Kick Express, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8:30am, free w/admission • Saturdays: Nia, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 10-11am, free w/admission
Gilpin County • Oct. 14: Forgotten Valley Hike, Golden Gate Canyon State
Park Visitor Center, 9:30am-noon, free w pass + reservation • Sundays: Pilates, Gilpin County Community Center, 1-2pm, $ • Mondays: Pilates Barre, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:15-9:15am, $ • Mondays: Pickleball, Gilpin County Community Center, 9-11am, $ • Mondays: Bootcamp, Gilpin County Community Center, 6:15-7:15pm, $ • Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Aquacize, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:30-10:30am, $ • Mondays & Wednesdays: Swim Team, Gilpin County Community Center, 4:30pm, $ • Tuesdays: Quick & Tone, Tumbling, Gilpin County Community Center, 8:15-9:45am, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Pickleball, Gilpin County Community Center, 10am-noon, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aquacize, Gilpin County Community Center, 5-6pm, $ • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Tae Kwon Do, Gilpin County Community Center, 6am, $ • Wednesdays: Fire Fitness, Gilpin County Community Center, 9:15-10:15am, $ • Wednesdays: Guts & Glutes, Gilpin County Community Center, 6:15-7:15pm, $
• Thursdays: Rotary Club of Estes, Rodeway Inn, noon, free
• Wednesdays & Fridays: Adult Strengthen, Stretch & Balance, Gilpin County Community Center, 11am-noon, $ • Thursdays: Bootcamp, Gilpin County Community Center,
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• Saturdays: Bootcamp, Gilpin County Community Center,
Senior Center, 10:30am-noon, free
Georgetown • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Women’s Movers & Shakers, Georgetown Community Center, 8am, $
• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Men’s Moaners & Groaners, Georgetown Community Center, 9am, $
Dumont • Oct. 16: Hike with a Shelter Dog, Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter, 10am, free
St. Mary’s Glacier • Oct. 5 & Nov. 4: Full Moon Hike to St. Mary’s Glacier, Silver Lake Lodge, 6pm, free
Idaho Springs • Mondays: SilverSneakers Classic, Clear Creek Recreation
Center, 8am, free w/admission • Mondays: Master Swim, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 9am, free w/admission • Mondays: Indoor Cycling, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 4pm, free w/admission • Mondays: RIP, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 4pm, free w/ admission • Mondays & Wednesdays: Aqua Zumba, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:30pm, free w/admission • Mondays-Fridays: Happy Hour, Clear Creek Recreation Center, noon, $3 • Tuesdays: Sit & Fit, Project Support Senior Center, 10:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Beginner Pilates, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 3-4pm, free w/admission • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Core Conditioning, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8:30am, free w/admission • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Water Aerobics, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 10am, free w/admission • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Vortex Class, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 11am, free w/admission • Wednesdays: SilverSneakers Cardio, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 8am, free w/admission • Wednesdays: Drop-in Adult Pickelball, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 1-3pm, free w/admission • Wednesdays: Family Recess, Clear Creek Recreation Center/Gold Digger Football Field, 6-7pm, $10 • Thursdays: Turbo Kick, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 5-6pm, free w/admission
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8:15-9:15am, $ 10-11am, $
Coal Creek Canyon • Wednesdays: Elevate Conditioning Super Circuit Class, CCCIA Community Hall, 7pm, $ Nederland • Oct. 7: Oh Deer, Elk & Moose! Hike, Caribou Ranch Open Space, 9am-noon, free
• Oct. 8 & Nov. 4: Mountain MidLife Hike, Nederland Community Center, 10am, free
• Oct. 20: BIGfoot Hike w/Lucy Stroock, Nederland Community Center, 9am, free
• Mondays & Wednesdays: NAS Exercise, St. Rita’s Catholic Church, 10:30am, free
• Mondays & Saturdays: Pickleball, Nederland
Community Center, 10am-noon, $ • Tuesdays: Adult Basketball, Nederland Community Center, 6-8pm, $3-$4 • Wednesdays: Pickleball, Nederland Community Center, 6-8pm, $ • Thursdays: Zumba, Nederland Community Center, 6-7pm, $ • Thursdays: Indoor Pick-up Soccer, Nederland Community Center, 6-8pm, $
Lyons • Oct. 1: Big Fall Ride 2017 Edition, Redstone Cyclery, 7:30am-7:30pm, 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 • Oct. 3 & Nov. 7: Jim Boyd Advanced Pistol Skills Review, Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Indoor Range, 5-7pm, $ • Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 25: Adult Fall Softball, Stanley Park Ballfieds, 6-9pm, $350/team
• Oct. 7 & Nov. 4: Jim Boyd Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting Course, Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Indoor Range, 8am-5pm, $
• Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28: Public Shoot, Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Outdoor Range, 9-noon, $
• Oct. 9: Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Board Meeting, ReMax Conference Room, 7-9pm, free • Oct. 11-14: U.S. Trail Running Conference, Stanley Hotel, 8:30am-5:30pm, $
• Oct. 14: Cleanup Day, Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Indoor Range, 10am-1pm, $
• Oct. 15: Estes Trail Ascent, Ravencrest Chalet & Conference Center, 9am, $35-$45
• Oct. 21: Personal Protection in the Home Course,
Estes Park Gun & Archery Club Indoor Range, 8am-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: Pickleball, Estes Park Event Center, 7pm, $ • Mondays-Fridays: Walking, Estes Park Event Center, 9am, free • Tuesdays: Insanity, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6am, $ • Tuesdays: 20/20/20, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Tuesdays: Silver Sneakers Circuit, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 10am, $ • Tuesdays: 5K Group Run, Stanley Hotel, 6pm, free • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Twinges in the Hinges, Good Samaritan Village, 9:30am, $4.75-$6.75 • Tuesdays & Thursdays: N’Balance, Estes Park Senior Center, 10:30-11:30pm, free w/registration • Wednesdays: Cycling, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 7:308:30am, $ • Wednesdays: Barre, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:309:30am, $ • Wednesdays: High Country Geology Hike, Alpine Visitor Center Flagpole, 9am, free • Wednesdays: Silver Sneakers Boom, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 10-11am, $ • Wednesdays: Estes Outreach - Country Heat, Estes Park Elementary School, 3:45-4:45pm, $48/6 weeks • Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Shop Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free • Wednesdays: Functional Training, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6:30pm, $ • Wednesdays: Adult Volleyball, Estes Park Middle School, 7pm, $ • Thursdays: Cardio Bag, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 6am, $ • Thursdays: Pilates, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 8:30am, $ • Thursdays: Silver Sneakers Classic, Rocky Mountain Health Club, 10am, $
• Thursdays (through Dec. 7): Estes Outreach - Boot Camp, Estes Park High School, 3:45pm, $72/12 sessions • Thursdays: Thursday Night Ride, Via Bicycle Café, 5:30pm, free
• Thursdays: College Night, Chipper’s Lanes, 9pm, $6 • Thursday & Saturday: Pickleball in The Pavilion, Estes Park Event Center, 8am, $
• Fridays: Country Heat, Rocky Mtn. 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 Mountain Health Club, 9:30am, $
TALKS/TOURS/WORKSHOPS/CLASSES
Georgetown • Oct. 26: Ornamental Grasses w/CSU Master Gardeners, Georgetown Heritage Center, 6pm, free Dumont • Oct. 14, 20 & 28: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Melodrama, Dumont School, 7pm, $ • Oct. 15, 22 & 29: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Melodrama, Dumont School, 2pm, $ Idaho Springs • Nov. 4: CPR & First Aid Class, Clear Creek Recreation
Nederland •Oct. 6 : Kristopher Larsen Campaign for Congress Launch Party, Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar, 6-8pm, free • Oct. 12: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free Jamestown • Oct. 3: Community Educational Series - “Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Relationships,” Jamestown Mercantile, 7pm, Can of Food
Lyons • Oct. 21: Putting your Garden to Bed, Lyons Farmette, 1-4pm, $30
• Nov. 4: Intro to Beekeeping, Lyons Farmette, 1-3pm, $20 • Mondays: Fun Chess w/Aaron Caplan, Lyons Regional Library, 3pm, free
• Mondays-Fridays: Distillery Tours, Spirit Hound Distillery, 11am, free
Estes Park • Oct. 1-15: Elk Echoes, Moraine Discovery Center Amphitheater, 6-6:30pm, free w/park admission
• Oct. 2, 5-7, 9 & 12-14: Elk Expeditions, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 4:30pm, $25-$50
• Oct. 3: Estes Outreach - WWI Class, Estes Park High School, 4-5:30pm, $38
• Oct. 3, 10, 17 & 24: Bird Watching Class Online, Clear Creek Recreation Center, $50
• Oct. 4, 6 & 8: High Country Tails, Sheep Lakes Parking, 2:30-3pm, free w/park admission
• Oct. 5: Estes Outreach - Natural Dreamwork, Estes Park High School, 5:30-7pm, $54
• Oct. 5-6: Horsemanship - Nose to Tail, Dao House, $ • Oct. 5-7 & 12-14: From Elk to Aspen - An Educational Adventure by Bus, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, 8-11am, $25-$50
• Oct. 6: Connect to Family & Friends with Facebook, Estes Valley Library, 10am, free
• Oct. 7-8: Horsemanship - From the Ground Up, Dao House, $
• Oct. 9-13: Horsemanship - To New Heights, Dao House, $ • Oct. 16: Genealogy with Technology, Estes Valley Library, 3-4:30pm/5:30-7pm, free
• Oct. 20: Party with the Stars, Moraine Park Discovery Center, 6pm, free w/park admission
• Nov. 1: Selling Your Stuff Online, Estes Park Senior Center, 3-4:30pm, free
• Sundays: History & Nature Talk, Rams Horn Village Resort, 5-6pm, free
• Mondays (through March 5): Art Across the Ages Lecture, Estes Park Senior Center, 10-11:30am, free • Mondays (through Dec. 4): Estes Outreach Beginning English Language, Estes Park High School, 6:30-8pm, $50/12 weeks
• Mondays: Citizenship Classes, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free • Mondays (through Dec. 11): Estes Outreach Advanced Spanish, Estes Park High School, 5:30-7pm, $100/12 classes
• Mondays (through Dec. 11): Estes Outreach - Beginning English, Estes Park High School, 6:30-8pm, $50/9 classes • Tuesdays (through Dec. 5): Estes Outreach - Beginner Spanish, Estes Park High School, 5:30-7pm, $100/12 classes • Tuesdays (through Oct. 31): English Class, Estes Park Baptist Church, 6-8pm, free
• Wednesdays (through Dec. 6): Estes Outreach Intermediate English Language, Estes Park High School, 6:30-8pm, $50/12 weeks
• Wednesdays: English Conversation Café, Estes Valley Library, 7pm, free
• Wednesdays (through Dec. 6): Estes Outreach Intermediate Spanish, Estes Park High School, 5:30-7pm, $100/12 classes
• Saturdays-Sundays (through Nov. 4): Bear Necessities, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 10-10:30am, free
Center, 10am-5pm, $65
• Thursdays-Mondays: Mill & Tunnel Tour, Argo Gold Mill & Tunnel, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, $14/$22
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Evergreen • Oct. 7: Backcountry Safety Series – Preparing for a Backcountry Emergency, Alpine Rescue Team Headquarters, 9am-12:30pm, free
Golden Gate Canyon • Oct. 16: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft, Golden Gate Grange, 6:30pm, free
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CLASSICAL MUSIC
Gilpin County Wednesdays: Peak to Peak Chorale of Gilpin County Practice, Gilpin County Library, 7pm, $ Estes Park • Tuesdays-Wednesdays: James Davis’ Spanish & Classical Guitar, Twin Owls Steak House, 6pm, free • Friday & Saturday: Ray Young Jazz Piano, Nicky’s Steakhouse, 6pm, free
CRAFTS/SEWING/QUILTING
Georgetown • Oct. 12: Adult Craft Group, John Tomay Memorial Library, 5:30pm, free
• Oct. 14: Intro to Bookbinding Workshop, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon-4pm, $45
Bo Thompson (left) as Donald Dormid and Bruce Bell (right) as Izzy Bigget
• Oct. 21: Cardboard Challenge!, Georgetown Heritage Center, 10am-noon, $10
Idaho Springs • Oct. 9: Adult Craft Group, Idaho Springs Library,
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This year’s Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Melodrama includes Kris Miller (left) as Maggie and Amy Romine as CeeCee Dormin (right).
By Jeffrey V. Smith DUMONT et ready to heckle, boo, hiss, laugh and cheer for the local thespians on stage at the annual Mill Creek Valley Historical Society melodrama. Don’t worry, it’s encouraged. The group, which formed in the early 1980s to save the Dumont Schoolhouse, has been telling tales of good versus evil to raise money for its preservation work since 1999. It’s the organization’s biggest fundraiser, and everyone is invited to join in the fun, Oct. 14-15, 20, 22 and 28-29. A sing-along begins each presentation, and a “boisterous” auctioning of bakery items by the “local ladies” follows each performance. “We began doing melodramas in the 1990s as a fundraiser, and, except for a couple of years, have done one every year,” Society President and Melodrama Director Larrice Sell said. To conserve resources, Sell took on the chore of writing this year’s melodrama, “The Gypsies Revenge,” after she was challenged to come up with something to make use of a curious skirt someone found in the prop closet.
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“A while back, they were going through stuff and found this thing that looks like a gypsy skirt, Sell explained. “It’s got all kinds of stuff that shakes around on it, you know, like a belly dancer’s skirt. So, they said, here, write a play about it. She came up with “The Gypsy’s Revenge” featuring seven characters, played by area residents. There’s a high-society couple, their servant, “spoiled rotten” daughter, local sheriff, lawyer and a certain Denver women named Flossy Floozy. In standard melodrama form, the story includes plenty of comedy, and a twist or two. This year’s cast includes President of Centennial Bank Idaho Springs Bo Thompson in the lead male role of Donald Dormid and 90-year-old Idaho Springs resident Bruce Bell— a veteran of several previous melodramas—as lawyer Izzy Bigget. Georgetown’s Amanda Rhodes, a theater school student and experience actor, plays Amanda Dormin. The rest of the cast is from the Dumont area. Sue Grimm and Ann Hector play the sheriff and Nora Nosey respectively. Amy Romine portrays CeeCee Dormin and Kris Miller Continued on page 21
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Recreation Center, 9:30am-noon, $135-$155
• Thursdays (through Nov. 28): Thursday Evening Pottery - Useful Pots, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 5:30-8pm, $135-$155
• Saturdays (through Nov. 18): Saturday Morning Pottery - Useful Pots, Gilpin County Recreation Center, 9:30am-noon, $135-$155
Coal Creek Canyon • Oct. 3 & 17: Coal Creek Quilters, Coal Creek Coffee, 6pm, free
Nederland • Oct. 3 & Nov. 7: Quirky Quilters, Nederland Community Library, 10am-noon, free
• Oct. 12: Ned Knits, Nederland Community Library, 1-3pm, free
Allenspark • Oct. 12 & 26: Courageous Creators, The Old Gallery, 2-4pm, free
• Tuesdays: Warped Weavers, Kelley House, 8:30am, free
Lyons • Oct. 6: Christmas Celebration Tree Skirt Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $100
• Oct. 7: Bag Ladies Reunion, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $25 • Oct. 8: Bindings Class, Lyons Quilting, 1:30pm, $30 • Oct. 10: Beginning Quilting Yellow Brick Road Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Oct. 11: Camden Bag Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $40 • Oct. 13: Color For Quilters Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50
• Oct. 14: Desert Sky Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Oct. 15: Quiltworx Anonymous Class, Lyons
10am, $15-$35
• Oct. 18: Sweet Retreat Little Sister Class, Lyons
‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ WITH LIVE CAST
An Opening Reception for the fall Art at the Center exhibit, Oct. 5, 5-7 p.m. at the Nederland Community Center, features wine, appetizers and a chance to talk to artists. The $5 admission includes two drinks. The artwork remains hanging through the season. nederlandcommunitycenter.org
Learn to photograph and preserve grave marker information at the Estes Park Genealogical Society meeting, Oct. 12, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Estes Valley Library. Dina Carson provides insights and tips for taking good photographs in a cemetery. estesvalleylibrary.org
The Historic Park Theater, 130 Moraine Ave. in Estes Park, celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Oct. 28 at 10 p.m., with a special screening featuring the live cast from Ft Collins Favorite Obsession. Tickets are $10. www.historicparktheatre.com
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• Wednesdays (Oct. 4-Nov. 18): Wednesday Morning Pottery - Useful Pots, Gilpin County
Quilting, 1pm, $10
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• Oct. 5, 19 & Nov. 2: Stitchers Get-Together,
• Oct. 16: Open Sewing, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $10 • Oct. 17: Gypsy Wife Quilt-A-Long, Lyons Quilting,
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Gilpin County • Oct. 5-8: Open Scrapbook Weekend, Mojito Creek,
Quilting, 10am, $50
• Oct. 19: Diamond Gem Tote, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Oct. 21: Painted Forest, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Oct. 21: Art-4-Art Trading Cards, Lyons Regional Library, 12:30-1:30pm, free
• Oct. 22: Open Wide Utility Bag Class, Lyons Quilting, 1:30pm, $25
• Oct. 27: Raindrops Or Any Other Quiltworx Fan Pattern, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $100 • Oct. 28: Quiltworx Bootcamp, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $30
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MOUNTAIN ARTS ‘Eco-inspired’ circus, band perform NEDERLAND
Over the past year, the theatrical circus production Eco-Wakening, has been curated in the foothills of Boulder County. It is Colorado’s first eco-inspired cirDANCE/ cus performance, an MUSIC inclusive celebration that brings awareness to the way our lifestyle choices affect the environment. The group holds a special, all-ages performance at Nederland’s The Caribou Room, Nov. 5, with WE DREAM DAWN featuring Sage Cook and special guest Bridget Law, both formerly of Elephant Revival. A “Mini Fair” kicks things off at 1:30 p.m. followed by the Eco-Wakening Aerial Performance at 3 p.m. WE DREAM DAWN takes the stage at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door. Children 12 and under are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Written and directed by Ariana Papousek, the story takes the audience on a journey of environmental transformation. It is presented by Fractal Tribe, a group of innovative world-class performers and artists combining the-
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The Eco-Wakening theatrical circus visits Nederland, Nov. 5.
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atrics with dance, fire, acrobatics, aerial arts and music. They create a full visual, auditory and kinesthetic experience. The production brings together modern cirque, live and electronic music, dance and theater through the story of a woman’s journey from a destructive path to a new way of being.
Learn bookbinding at workshop GEORGETOWN Learn to make books and journals at the Georgetown Heritage Center Cultural Arts Program’s Intro to Bookbinding Workshop, Oct. 14, noon-4 p.m. Instructor Mary Jo Hamilton will teach participants CRAFTS the basics of bookbinding including paper grain and types, adhesives and their different uses and terminology. The class costs $45 per person. All materials and tools are provided. By making an accordion book and a single pamphlet hardback book, students will gain the basic skills to move forward
with more intricate bindings. No previous experience necessary. Hamilton studied at the Academy for Bookbinding in Telluride, Center for the Book in New York City and San Francisco, and Masterbindery classes with Dominic Riley.
DETAILS Intro to Bookbinding Workshop Oct. 14 • noon-4 p.m. • $45 Georgetown Heritage Center
809 Taos St., Georgetown • 303-569-0289 georgetowntrust.org acornbookbindingllc.com
DETAILS Eco-Wakening Circus Theater, WE DREAM DAWN featuring Bridget Law Nov. 5 • noon-4 p.m. • $10-$17 + fees The Caribou Room 55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland www.thecaribouroom.com
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Brewing guide explores local flavor, foraged ingredients BOULDER
The growing hunger for locally sourced food is not a trend that has been blind to beverages, beer included. And while Americans have brewed beers using native ingredients BOOK since pre-Columbian PREVIEW times, a new wave of brewers has always been at the forefront of the locavore movement. “Brewing Local: American-Grown Beer” by Stan Hieronymus, introduces brewers and drinkers to the ways herbs, flowers, plants, trees, nuts and shrubs flavor distinctive beers. The foreword is delivered by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery founder Sam Calagione, a longtime enthusiast for using local and unique ingredients in beer. Brewers use locallygrown, traditional ingredients as well as cultivated and foraged flora to produce beers that capture the essence of the place they were made. In Brewing Local, Hieronymus examines the history of how distinctly American beers came about, visits farm breweries, and goes foraging for both plants and yeast to discover how
brewers are using novel ingredients to create distinctive beers. “No one writing about beer brings as much insight, detail or revelation to the subject as Stan Hieronymus, and Brewing Local may be his best work to date,” said Jeff Alworth, author, The Beer Bible. “Ostensibly directed at brewers looking to bring a little local flair into their beer (which it delivers, in spades), it accomplishes something more profound. By connecting beer to place and time, Hieronymus reintroduces us to this beverage we think we know so well. It’s one of the few books with the capacity to make you think anew about beer.” “You could be happy just buying it for the valuable information on a wide range of unusual botanicals and how to use them in beer,” said Randy Mosher, author, Tasting Beer. “But once you start reading, you get swept away on an unexpected journey, ultimately ending up deep inside the minds of people doing some of the most exciting things in beer today.” Hieronymus is a professional journalist and amateur brewer who has made beer his beat since 1993.
Play tells story of three sisters ESTES PARK The Fine Arts Guild of Rockies presents “Crimes of the Heart,” a play by American playwright Beth Henley, Oct. 13-15 & 20-22, at the YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium. The play won THEATER the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. except on Sunday when it begins at 2 p.m. The tragicomedy relates the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The sisters were raised in a dysfunctional family with a penchant for ugly predicaments. Each has endured her share of hardship and misery. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the sisters are forced to face the consequences of the “crimes of the heart” she committed. Directed by Susan Henshaw, the local cast includes Mary Hunter as Lenny, Page 20
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The cast of “Crimes of the Heart.”
Rebecca Browning as Meg, Kathleen Kaplan Toal as Babe, Cassie Weber as Chick, Lawrence Meredith as Doc Porter and Ryan Lynch as Barnette. Contact Henshaw at circa54@gmail. com or visit www.fineartsguild.org to learn more or purchase advance tickets.
DETAILS “Crimes of the Heart” Oct. 13-15 & 20-22 • 7:30pm/2pm YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium 2515 Tunnel Road, Estes Park fineartsguild.org
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plays Maggie the family servant. Linda Goymerac is the pianist. Beth Goymerac and Cory Baker also lend a hand and some atmosphere by greeting guests at the door dressed as gypsies. “For those who have never been to a melodrama, they find they are as important as the cast, and are pulled in and urged to heckle, boo, hiss, and hurrah those on the stage,” Sell explained. “Sometimes the actors pull people into the plot. It is not professional acting, so there is plenty to tease about. At times, we even have had to carry the lines on stage because the actor didn’t get his lines learned, but it just adds to the fun.” Walk-ons by actors in character from other performances are also planned, which are always “good for a few chuckles.” The melodramas are so much fun, many audience members become dedicated attendees after their first experience with the Mill Valley Players. “A lot of our audience, who had never been to the play before, come back year after year, after coming once,” Sell explained. “One year, when I wrote the play, one couple came to every performance. Now that is stamina. I always tell people they can do this because no performance is the same. This year, I have been told that some of
our members are coming out from Illinois to see the play, their first time.” Cookies, coffee and other beverages are offered during performances. Be sure to bring some cash to take part in the post-production auction of baked goods. Most items sell for a dollar or two, but they did sell a cake for $100 once. The Historical Society was successful in gaining ownership and saving the schoolhouse, built in 1909 and used as a school until 1959, several years ago. The building’s oak door frames, arched windows, sideboards and ash wood floor have been restored and are now the setting for the melodramas. It is now listed on the State and National Registry of Historic Sites. The work, however, continues. This summer, a new roof had to be put on the school costing the group close to $16,000. While there was insurance on the building, they denied the claim and the historical society had to come up with he funds themselves. Now that the work is finished, they are working hard to recover the unexpected expense. The group also continues to fundraise for its other projects including the restoration of the Mill City House. Built in 1858, the “house” is two one-andone-half-story log cabins which were attached and used as a roadhouse in the
1800s. The building has been added to the National Registry but work to restore it is “a daunting and expensive task” for a small community. The Mill Creek Valley Historical Society is also the “guardian” of the Dumont Cemetery and the Mill Creek Arastra site, one of the very few arastras still preserved in Colorado. Usually placed near water, a horse or mule would walk around a stone to grind rock that would be washed in a sluice in the search for gold. Attending the annual melodrama is not only one of the best ways to support the hard work of the Historical Society, it’s also an entertaining night out and great way to get a few laughs. Tickets are $15 or $10 for seniors and children 12 years and younger. On Oct. 14, 21 and 28, show times are at 7 p.m. Matinee performances at 2 p.m. take place Oct. 15, 22 and 29. No reservations are required, but there is very limited room. Audience members are encouraged to get there early, “or face being put in the front row, something no one wants as they get harassed by the actors,” according to Sell, “but the more involved the audience the better the performance.” The Dumont Schoolhouse is located at 150 C.R. 260. Visit mcvhs.org to learn more and find out to get involved.
FINDTHE MMAC MONTHLY SILVER PLUME: George Rowe Museum • Town Hall GEORGETOWN: Alpine Restaurant • Troia’s Café & Marketplace • Clear Creek County Offices • Coopers on 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 • Empire Dairy King • Serene Wellness • Visitor Center DUMONT: 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 • Bouck 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 • Bonfire Dispensary • The Soap Shop • Pick Axe Pizza • 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 • Bonfire 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: Eldora Lodge COAL CREEK CANYON: Kwik-Mart/Sinclair • CCCIA Community Hall NEDERLAND: Back Country Pizza • Happy Trails Café • 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 • RTD Park N Ride • The Train Cars Coffee & Yogurt • Ace Hardware • Boulder Creek Lodge • 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 • U.S. Post Office 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 • SNACK Soda Fountain • Redstone Liquor • Spirit Hound Distillers 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 • 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 • Dad’s Laundry • 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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• Oct. 28: Rocky Horror Picture Show 42nd Anniversary w/Fort Collins Favorite Obsession Live Cast, Historic Park Theater, 10pm, $10 • Nov. 3-4: Warren Miller’s Line of Descent, Estes Park
CRAFTS/SEWING/QUILTING (cont.)
Lyons (cont.) • Nov. 1: Shimmering Triangles Class, Lyons Quilting,
Mountain Shop, 7-9pm, $15
10am, $50
• Nov. 3: Beginning Free Motion Machine Quilting Class, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Nov. 4: Janet Fogg Workshop, Lyons Quilting, 10am, $50 • Nov. 5: Christmas Tree Skirt, Lyons Quilting, 1:30pm, $15 Estes Park • Oct. 2: Adult Coloring Club, Estes Valley Library, 3pm, free • Oct. 2, 16 & 30: Beginning Sock Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 5-7pm, $20
• Oct. 11: Estes Park Quilt Guild, Good Samaritan Village, 6:30pm, $10
• Oct. 12: Beginning Quilting, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20 • Oct. 12 & 26: Beginning Crochet, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20 • Oct. 21: Treasure Tables Arts & Crafts Show, YMCA of the Rockies, 9am-4pm, free
• Oct. 22: Building in Lace Class, The Stitchin’ Den, 2-4pm, $20 • Oct. 26: Estes Park Area Weavers Guild, Estes Valley Library, noon, free
Resort, 9pm, $
Georgetown Heritage Center, noon-4pm, $5
Evergreen • Oct. 1-28: 44th Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Center for the Arts Evergreen, 10am-5pm, $
Idaho Springs • Oct. 7 & Nov. 4: Wine & Unwind w/Amie Harvey, Elks Lodge, 6pm, $40
• Oct. 26: Estes Park Area Weavers Guild, Estes Valley
Central City • Oct. 1-Nov. 10: “A Change of Seasons” Exhibit w/Gale Gato, John Cieraszynski, Tom Cowherd, Visitor Center
Library, noon, free
• Oct. 26: Quilting - Beyond Basics, The Stitchin’ Den, 1pm, $20
Showcase Gallery, 10am-4pm, free
• Oct. 28: Block of the Month Class, The Stitchin’ Den,
Coal Creek Canyon • Thursdays: Watercolor Painting Class w/Kathy Bremers, CCCIA Community Hall, 9:30am-noon, $15 Nederland • Oct. 5: Art at the Center Opening Reception,
10:30am, $60
• Mondays: Palette Pals Open Art Studio, Estes Park Senior Center, 9am-noon, free
• Mondays: Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters, New Covenant Church, 1pm, free
• Tuesdays: Trail Ridge Quilters, Estes Park Medical Center, 1pm, free
• Wednesdays: Chat, Knit, Spin & Weave Any Handwork, Weavers Attic, 1pm, free • Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays: Weaving Demonstrations, Old Church Shops Weavers Attic, 1pm, free • Fridays: Friday Fireplace Flames Craft Group, Estes Park Senior Center, 9:30am, free
• Sundays: Taste & Create Art Classes, Snowy Peaks Winery, 3:30pm, $40
Nederland Community Center, 5-7pm, $5
Boulder County • Oct. 7-8 & 14-15: Open Studios Tour, Various Locations, noon-6pm, free
Ward • Oct. 1-Nov. 17 (Fridays-Sundays): “Through The Artists Eye” Show, Glass Tipi Gallery, 10am-5pm, free Lyons • Oct. 22: Sip n’ Paint Fundraiser for Pearl Group Raven on a Pumpkin Perch, Western Stars Gallery & Studio, 2-4pm, $35
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Georgetown • Oct. 7-8: John Denver’s Georgetown Festival “Christmas Gift” Screening, Georgetown Heritage Center, noon & 2pm, $
Estes Park • Oct. 1-15: “All Creatures Great and Small” Show w/ Photographer Fi Rust, Art Center of Estes Park, 10am5pm, free
• Oct. 3 & 10: Estes Outreach - Drawing Class, Estes Park High School, 5:30-7pm, SOLD OUT
• Saturdays-Sundays (through Oct 28): Mark Afman Colorado Then & Now Photography Exhibit,
• Oct. 6: First Friday Art Groove, Various Locations, 5pm, free • Oct. 6: Show Opening w/Oil Painter Heather Coen,
Georgetown Heritage Center, noon-4pm, $5
Earthwood Collections, 5-8pm, free
Idaho Springs • Oct. 14: Dive In Movie – “Hocus Pocus,” Clear Creek
• Oct. 6: American Jewelry Preview, Earthwood Artisans, 5-8pm, free
Recreation Center, 6pm, $
• Nov. 4: Dive In Movie – “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6pm, $
• Oct. 28: “Lines into Shapes” Opening Reception, Art Center of Estes Park, 5-7pm, free
• Oct. 28-Nov. 11: “Lines into Shapes” Exhibit, Art
Gilpin County Wednesdays: Peak to Peak Chorale of Gilpin County Practice, Gilpin County Library, 7pm, $ Nederland • Oct. 8: “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,”
Center of Estes Park, 10am-5pm, free • Nov. 3: First Friday Art Groove, Various Locations, 5pm, free
• Nov. 3: EVICS 2nd Annual Art Gala – “Where the Wild Things Are,” 800 Moraine Avenue Event Center, 5-8pm, $ • Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: Sip & Paint,
Backdoor Theater, 6pm, $3/$6
• Fridays-Saturdays: Film Screening, Backdoor Theater, $3/$6 Lyons • Oct. 6-Jan. 5: “Commercial Photography” Lyons Area Photographers Showcase, Lyons Town Hall, free • Oct. 10: “Commercial Photography” Opening Reception, Lyons Town Hall, 6:30-8pm, Lyons Town Hall, free Estes Park • Oct. 5: One Book One Valley Film Screening – “In America,” Estes Valley Library, 2:30-4pm, free • Oct. 12: Estes Park Genealogical Society Photographing Tombstones & Grave Markers, Estes Valley Library, 4-5:30pm, free
• Oct. 18: One Book One Valley Film Screening – “Who is Dayani Cristal?,” Estes Valley Library, 3-5pm, free • Oct. 27: One Book One Valley Film Screening & Discussion - PBS “Independent Lens” Documentary,
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Georgetown • Saturdays-Sundays (through Oct 28): Mark Afman Colorado Then & Now Photography Exhibit,
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FINE ART/PAINTING/GALLERY EVENTS
• Oct. 5 & 19: Beginning to Knit Class, The Stitchin’ Den,
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Murphy’s Resort, 7pm, $45
• Wednesdays (Sept. 27-Oct. 25): Estes Outreach - Fall Oil Painting, Estes Park High School, 6-8:30pm, SOLD OUT • Thursdays: Paint n’ Sip Estes Park, Hollywood’s Dance Bar, 6:30-8:30pm, $45
• Sundays: Wine Glass Painting Class, Snowy Peaks Winery, 1:30pm, $45
LITERARY EVENTS/BOOK GROUPS
Georgetown • Oct. 19: Book Group, John Tomay Memorial Library, 7pm, free Idaho Springs • Oct. 16: Book Group, Idaho Springs Library, 6pm, free Gilpin County • Oct. 4: First Wednesday Book Club, Gilpin County Public Library, noon, free
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• Oct. 13-14: Friends of the Library Book Sale, Gilpin County Public Library, 9am, free
• Nov. 1: First Wednesday Book Club, Gilpin County Public Library, noon, free
Coal Creek Canyon • Oct. 5: Coal Creek Book Club – “The Child Thief,” Coal Creek Coffee, 6:30pm, free
• Nov. 2: Coal Creek Book Club – “Someone Knows My Name,” Coal Creek Coffee, 6:30pm, free Nederland • Oct. 12: Mountain MidLife Book Group, TBD, 6:30pm, free Allenspark • Oct. 13: Women’s Book Group, The Old Gallery, 4pm, free Lyons • Oct. 19: Active Adult 50+ Book Club, Walt Self Center, 12:30pm, free
• Wednesdays: All Ages Story Time & Craft, Lyons Regional Library, 10:30am, free
Lyons • Oct. 1: Museum Closes for Season, Lyons Redstone Museum, 4pm, free
Estes Park • Fridays-Sundays: Museum Open, Estes Park Museum, 10am, free
THEATER/OPERA/DANCE/FASHION
Idaho Springs • Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 & Nov. 1: Belly Dance Fitness, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:05pm, $36
• Mondays (through March 19): Mainstream/ Beginning Square Dancing, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 6:30-8:30pm, $6
• Wednesdays (Oct. 4-Nov. 29): Belly Dance Choreography, Clear Creek Recreation Center, 7:15pm, $72 Gilpin County • Tuesdays: Youth Dance Classes, Gilpin Recreation Center, 4:30pm, $12/$14
Estes Park • Oct. 1: One Book One Valley - Kick-off Celebration,
• Fridays: Cardio Dance, Gilpin County Community Center,
• Oct. 2: Newcomers Morning Book Club, Estes Valley
Nederland • Mondays: International Folk Dancing, Nederland
• Oct. 2: One Book One Valley - Themes and Impressions from The Distance Between Us, Estes
• Wednesdays: Soul Sweat/Planet Motion, Nederland
• Oct. 8: One Book One Valley - Themes and Impressions from The Distance Between Us, Estes
Fourmile Canyon • Oct. 8 & Nov. 5: So We Know We Can Dance, Salina
• Oct. 12: One Book One Valley Author Presentation en Español, Estes Valley Library, 6-7pm, free • Oct. 12: One Book One Valley Author Presentation in English, Estes Valley Library, 7:30-8:30pm, free • Oct. 15: One Book One Valley - Write Your Family Story, Estes Valley Library, 2:30-4pm, free • Oct. 17: Reading is Doctor Recommended, Estes Valley
Sunshine Canyon • Oct. 12: Ecstatic Dance, StarHouse, 7pm, $10-$15 • Oct. 14: Deeper Dances of Universal Peace, StarHouse,
Estes Valley Library, 4-7pm, free Library, 10am-noon, free
Valley Library, 6:30-8pm, free Valley Library, 2pm, free
Library, 7-8:30pm, free
• Oct. 23: One Book One Valley - Immigration Simulation & Panel Presentation, Estes Valley Library, 6-9pm, free • Oct. 24: One Book One Valley – Mexican Cultural Craft, Estes Valley Library, 4-5pm, free
MUSEUMS
Georgetown • Oct. 1: Museum Closes for Season, Georgetown Energy Museum, 11am-4pm, free
• Saturday-Sundays (through Dec. 10): Museum Open, Hotel de Paris, 10am-5pm, $3-$7
Idaho Springs • Mondays-Sundays: Museum Open, Visitor Center Heritage Museum, free
• Thursdays-Mondays: Museum & Tours Open, Argo Gold Mill & Tunnel, 10am-6pm, $14-$22
• Saturdays-Sundays: Museum Open, The Underhill Museum, 11am-5pm, free
Central City • Oct. 1: Museum Closes for Season, Gilpin History Museum, 10am-4pm, $5-$6
• Oct. 1: Museum Closes for Season, Washington Hall, 10am-4pm, $5
• Oct. 1: Museum Closes for Season, Coeur d’Alene Mine Shaft House, 10am-4pm, $5
• Tuesdays-Sundays: Museum Open, Thomas House, 10am-4pm, $5
Nederland • Oct. 12: Boulder County Parks & Open Space Hard Rock Mining Tour, Nederland Mining Museum, 9:30am, free • Oct. 13: An Evening at the Museum - “Weather or Not?,” Nederland Mining Museum, 7-8pm, free • Oct. 15: Gold Panning, Nederland Mining Museum, noon-
9:30am, $7.25/$9.25
Community Center, 7pm, $5
Community Center, 6-7pm, $12
Schoolhouse, 4-5:30pm, $10
7:15pm, $15
Ward • Sundays: Sunday Sitting, Phuntsok Choling, 8:30-10am, free • Sundays: LINK - Dharma Talk, Phuntsok Choling, 1011:30am, free
Estes Park • Oct. 13-14 & 20-21: “Crimes of the Heart,” YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium, 7:30pm
• Oct. 15 & 22: “Crimes of the Heart,” YMCA of the Rockies Hempel Auditorium, 2pm
• Oct. 21: Dances of Universal Peace, Estes Park Yoga, 4-6pm, $10
• Wednesdays (Oct. 4-Nov. 8): Ageless Boogie Jazz Dance Classes, Estes Park Senior Center, 1-2pm, $44-$58/6 weeks
WRITING
Georgetown • Wednesdays: Women’s Writing Group, Sol, 6:30pm, free Gilpin County • Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: Writing for Wellness, Gilpin County Public Health, 2-3pm, free-$5 w/registration
Nederland • Oct. 2 & 16: Writing Skills, Nederland Community Center, 1:15pm, free
• Oct. 11 & 25: Writing Life Stories, Nederland Community Center, 1pm, free
• Oct. 17: Writer’s Circle, Nederland Community Library, 5pm, free
Lyons • Oct. 4 & Nov. 1: Word Wednesdays w/Kayann Short, Ph.D, Lyons Regional Library, 6:30-8pm, free • Dec. 6: Word Wednesdays w/Kayann Short, Ph.D, Lyons Regional Library, 6:30-8pm, free
Estes Park • Oct. 15: One Book One Valley – Write Your Family Story, Estes Valley Library, 2:30-4pm, free
2pm, free
• Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): Museum Open, Nederland Mining Museum, 11am-5pm, free
• Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): “Hard Rock Mining, Hard Work” Presentation, Nederland Mining Museum, 2pm, free
• Fridays-Sundays (through Oct. 29): Museum Open, Gillaspie House, 11am-4pm, free
Fourmile Canyon • Oct. 21: Visit the Assay Museum, James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum, 11am-3pm, free
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SILVER PLUME Bread Bar 1010 Main St., Silver Plume • www.breadbarsp.com • Oct. 1 & Nov. 5: Brianna Straut, 4:30pm, free • Oct. 7: Shenandoah Davis, 6:30pm, free • Oct. 14: In/Planes, 6:30pm, free • Oct. 21: Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart, 6:30pm, free • Oct. 28: James West, 6:30pm, free
GEORGETOWN Alpine Restaurant & Bar 1106 Rose St., Georgetown • alpinerestaurantgeorgetown.com
Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins
Homegrown band spreads By George Watson NEDERLAND nown as one of the most dynamic and determined bands, Donna the Buffalo has continuously toured America for nearly 30 years, creating a community environment at its shows through distinctive, groove-heavy, and danceable music. The band performs at The Caribou Room, Nov. 3, 9 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. The band performs its only other Colorado show at Hodi’s Half Note in Fort Collins, Nov. 2. With roots in old-time fiddle music, Donna the Buffalo’s sound has evolved into a soulful, electric, American mix infused with elements of Cajun, zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. Although its music often contains social and moral responsibility as core beliefs, the band’s shows are mainly a fun way for fans to celebrate life. Originally from Trumansburg, NY, Donna the Buffalo is Jeb Puryear on vocals and electric guitar and Tara Nevins on vocals, guitar, fiddle, accordion and scrub-board joined by David McCracken on Hammond organ, Hohner Clavinet and piano; Kyle Spark on bass; and Mark Raudabaugh on drums. “It’s been really fun with this lineup,” Puryear said.
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“You get to the point where you’re playing on a really high level, things are clicking and it’s like turning on the key to a really good car. It just goes.” Donna the Buffalo drew it’s original inspiration from a cherished part of the American heritage: the old-time music festivals of the south that drew entire towns and counties together. Not only was it playing music at these events, it was the vibe and togetherness that bonded attendees. “Those festivals were so explosive, and the community and the feeling of people being with each other, that’s the feeling we were shooting for in our music. Donna the Buffalo is an extension of the joy we’ve found,” Puryear explained. “You have to do just what you want to do, and everyone likes different things,” Nevins said. “Both Jeb and I come from this background of old-time fiddle music, which is very natural, very real, very under-produced, and all about coming from the gut—flying by the seat of your pants. So we have that in us, too.” Puryear talks of his inspiration, “rolling off all the great protest songs and the socially conscious music like Bob Marley and The Beatles and Bob Dylan—all of that stuff. So that, to me, is sort of like a tradition to write from that
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TRIBUTE TO HANK WILLIAMS & JOHNNY CASH Gasoline Lollipops, Bonnie & Taylor Sims, Mary Russell, Danny Shafer, Greg Schochet, Todd Adelman, KC Groves and more pay tribute to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash at the Gold Hill Inn, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. The $12 tickets benefit TRU Community Care Hospice. goldhillinn.com www.mmacmonthly.com
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SOCIAL TUESDAY WITH MUSK N’ BOOTS
‘LIZ FEST’ FEATURES RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP REUNION
Nederland’s Salto Coffee Works hosts Boulder’s Musk N’ Boots, an acoustic duo featuring Jaquita Straw of Pistols in Petticoats and Adrian Engfer of Grant Farm, for its monthly Social Tuesday event, Oct. 10. The duo performs originals, duets and bluegrass. saltocoffeeworks.com
A benefit for Elizabeth Rodgers at the Carbou Room in Nederland, Oct. 15, 4:30-10pm, features a reunion of Runaway Truck Ramp with John Magnie and Steve Amedee of the Subdudes featuring Liz Barnez and Banshee Tree. The show is all ages with $15 donation. www.thecaribouroom.com
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809 Taos St., Georgetown • www.georgetowntrust.org
• Oct. 7: John Denver Festival - John Adams Tribute to John Denver, 7pm, $15-$20 • Oct. 27: Leon Littlebird, 7pm, $ Troia’s Café & Marketplace 511 Rose St., Georgetown • 303-569-0289
• Oct. 7, 13 & 21: Jim Stahlhut, 6pm, free • Oct. 20 & 27: Gary & Claudia, 6pm, free • Oct. 6, 14 & 28: Bittersweet, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Jack Yoder, 6pm, free
IDAHO SPRINGS Buffalo Restaurant/Westbound & Down 1617 Miner St., Idaho Springs • westboundanddown.com
• Wednesdays: Live Music, 6:30pm, free
CENTRAL CITY
Reserve Casino Hotel 321 Gregory Street, Central City • reservecasinohotel.com
• Oct. 6-7: Walker Williams, 8pm, free • Oct. 13-14: Potcheen, 8pm, free • Oct. 20-21: Jewel & the Rough, 8pm, free • Oct. 27-28: Parkside, 8pm, free
BLACK HAWK Monarch Casino Black Hawk 488 Main St., Black Hawk • monarchblackhawk.com
• Oct. 6-7: JV3, 5-10pm, free • Oct. 6-7: Live to Tell, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • Oct. 13-14: Chris Daniels & The Kings, 5-10pm, free • Oct. 13-14: Hornbuckle Band, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • Oct. 20-21: Vision, 5-10pm, free • Oct. 20-21: Rendition, 10:30pm-2:30am, free • Oct. 27-28: Margarita Brothers, 5-10pm, free • Oct. 27-28: Walker Williams Band, 10:30pm2:30am, free
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• Oct. 7: Tony Rosario, 4:30pm, free • Oct. 27: Donna S-Scheer, 5pm, free • Thursdays: Grumpy Jam, 6pm, free • Friday-Saturday: Live Music, 5pm, free Georgetown Heritage Center
ROLLINSVILLE Stage Stop
60 Main St., Rollinsville • stagestoprollinsville.com • Oct. 7: DIGG Band, 9pm, free • Oct. 13: MLIMA, 9pm, free • Nov. 4: Rumpke Mountain Boys, 9pm, free
NEDERLAND Blue Owl Books 176 Hwy. 119 South, Nederland • www.blueowlbooks.com • Oct. 20: Tacos & Tunes w/Bear & Cisco, 6pm, free
Pioneer Inn 15 E. 1st St., Nederland • www.PioneerInnNederland.net • Oct. 5, 12 & 19: Jam Night, 10pm, free • Oct. 6: Jerry Rasch, 10pm, free • Oct. 7: Rogue Sound, 10pm, free
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Celebrate Denver in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN Celebrate the music and life of John Denver on the 20th anniversary of his passing, Oct. 7-8, during the Georgetown John Denver Celebration. The new event is designed to coincide with the annual John SPECIAL Denver Celebration in EVENT Aspen. During the Georgetown event, spend time walking the same streets as Denver, attend screenings of “The Christmas Gift,” enjoy photo opportunities with the Busy Bee Cab from the fi lm, listen to a live radio broadcast of Denver’s music and join walking tours of locations where he played music, relaxed and fi lmed. View Denver’s fi lm, “The Christmas Gift,” at the Georgetown Heritage Center, Oct. 7-8, at noon and 2 p.m. each day. The highlight of the weekend is a tribute concert performed by the John Adams Band, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. at the Georgetown Heritage Center. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Adams, who has been performing a tribute to Denver for more than 40 years, leads a band of top-rated professional musicians “that elevate the audiences experience to an unmatched performance.” Each John Denver song is performed ex-
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actly how fans remember hearing from the legend himself “as audience members can relax and reminisce about an age long gone.”
DETAILS John Adams Band Tribute Concert Oct. 7 • 7 p.m. • $15-$20 Georgetown Heritage Center 809 Taos St., Georgetown www.georgetowntrust.org
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The Clearing Monocle Band • Oct. 20: CD Release - Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass, 8pm, $15-$20
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oulder-based quintet Monocle Band—formed when vocalist Monica Marie met songwriter and guitarist Bill Huston in 2010— takes influences like the Western U.S., Colorado’s “mysticism” and NOTEthe richness of WORTHY the Americanafolk scene, and combines them into a sonic journey through bluegrass, roots rock, and beyond. On the band’s new album, “The Clearing”—its second full-length album set for release Oct. 20— band members stay true to their established bluegrass and folk roots, while “opening the door up to more diverse influences.” The addition of more electric guitar, piano, and different sonic textures adds up to a gleaming, all-encompassing Americana sound that will please both new and old fans. Recorded at eTown Studios and Cinder Sound Studios in Boulder with band members Dave Weinand on upright bass, Emily Lewis on fiddle and Todd May on drums and producer and engineer John McVey. The set explores a variety of lyrical themes, including redemption through nature, struggles with self-doubt as well as self-belief, hope and love, mystery, magic, depression, and dreams. The songs tell stories that center on realistic characters, yet explore evocative plots, all transposed through singer Monica Marie’s crystalline vocals. “There are a lot of fascinating characters in this record. And we tried to make sure that the instrumental textures we came up with are as deep and varied as those characters are,” Marie said. TRACKS
1. Medicine 2. Not If I Have My Way 3. Solace 4. All This Dark 5. On The Banks Of The Stream
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LYONS Lyons-based band Arthur Lee Land, GoGo Lab and their special guests present the 3rd annual Rave to the Grave Halloween Dance Party, Oct. 27, 7-11 p.m. at the Wildflower Pavilion on Planet Bluegrass. DANCE The costume party for PARTY adults age 18 and older is free, but monetary donations to Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF) are encouraged. Beer, food and wine will be available for purchase. DETAILS Rave to the Grave w/Arthur Lee Land, GoGo Lab Oct. 27 • 7-11 p.m. • Free Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass 500 W. Main St., Lyons www.bluegrass.com
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‘Witches Ball’ hosts Gothic rock band NEDERLAND Put on a favorite Halloween costume that includes dancing shoes and “get to the heart of the adult version of Halloween at Five Weird Sisters Productions’ fourth Nederland Witches’ Ball, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., SPECIAL at The Caribou Room. EVENT The event was created to celebrate, remember and honor relatives and friends who have passed with love, laughter and music. Tickets are $12-$15. This year’s ball features music from The Widow’s Bane, a Denver-based Gothic rock-roots revival-vaudevilleklezmer-cabaret band. The evening also includes a community Spiral Dance celebrating the spiral of life, death and rebirth; vendors; tarot and astrology readings; fine food for purchase; costume contest and a midnight ritual to send compassion, and understanding into the world. DETAILS Nederland Witches Ball Oct. 28 • 8 p.m. • $12 adv/$15 door The Caribou Room
55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland thecaribouroom.com facebook.com/NederlandWitchesBall
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angle as a way of reflecting on what you feel about the world and how you feel it could be better and getting to a different place as a society. There’s also the strength that comes from music and gives you the feeling like you can change those things and make some progress, and then express some of the particulars about what you’d like to change.” According to Puryear, “If there’s a common thread, it’s an up-tempo beat that gets audiences dancing, moving and smiling, even for the more topical songs. That’s part of the point: Sending energy and spreading joy can be political acts.” It’s certainly kept the band rejuvenated, he noted: It’s “having an absolute chemistry that’s creative and can still be exciting over 20-something years.’” Over those years, the band has also built a following that proudly calls itself The Herd, along with a well-deserved reputation for crafting social narratives and slipstream grooves without equal. To merely call this “roots music” does it disservice, for the roots nurtured by Puryear and Nevins run wild, deep and strong—a tribute to how much Donna the Buffalo marries musical trailblazing and tradition. “It’s a great feeling to promote such a feeling of community, like you’re really part of something that’s happening, like a movement or a positive force,” Nevins said. “All those people that come and follow you and you recognize them and you become friends with them—you’re all moving along for the same purpose. It is powerful. It’s very powerful, actually.” As an expansion of this community and the band’s own dedication to live roots music, Donna started, and are still the driving force behind, the 25-year-old Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg, NY, the bi-annual Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival in Silk Hope, NC and the Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival in Miami, FL. The band is a regular at MerleFest in North
Carolina, Suwannee Springfest & Magnolia Fest in Florida, All Good in West Virginia, FloydFest in Virginia, The Great Blue Heron Festival in New York, Del Fest in Maryland, Rhythm & Roots Festival in Rhode Island, Targhee Bluegrass
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NEDERLAND
Support the Nederland Food Pantry at a special benefit featuring live music Slopeside and The Gael, Oct. 21, 6-11 p.m., at The Caribou Room. Tickets are $15 and available online or at Blue Owl BENEFIT Books and The CariCONCERT bou Room. All ages are welcome with a parent or guardian. Colorado-born Slopeside, which takes the stage at 8 p.m., features Nederland native, front-man and guitarist Arn Curren. The band’s sound is eclectic and its live show blends originals with crowd-pleasing covers from harddriving rock anthems to ballads with a little blues, country and pop thrown in. Nederland-based The Gael begins the show at 6:30 p.m. with traditional Celtic tunes and an eclectic mix of contemporary acoustic music from bluegrass and old-time to Gypsy. The band features Laura Fisher on hammered dulcimer; Debbie Smiley on fiddle; Ph-
MOUNTAIN MUSIC CALENDAR NEDERLAND (cont.) Pioneer Inn (cont.) • Oct. 13: Hippie Shitzu, 10pm, free • Oct. 20: Los Cheesies, 10pm, free • Oct. 26: Signal Test, 10pm, free • Oct. 27: Brothers Fortune, 10pm, free • Oct. 28: New Family Dog, 10pm, free • Tuesdays: Open Mic , 9pm, free • Wednesdays: Blues Night, 10pm, free Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar 25 E 1st St, Nederland • rockymountainoysterbar.com
• Oct. 1: Heavy Metal Night w/Pillorian, The Flight of Sleipnir, John Haughm, 9pm-12am, free • Oct. 5: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Geoff Union & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • Oct. 6: Silent Bear, 7-9:30pm, free
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Fest in Wyoming as well as a variety of venues and festivals across the nation. For more information and tour dates, visitdonnathebuffalo.com, facebook. com/donnathebuffalo and twitter.com/ donnathebuffalo.
ylleri Ball on accordion, bodhran, and keyboard; and Bill Ikler on guitar. A cash bar and food is available beginning at 6 p.m. and the silent auction runs from 6-8:30 p.m. For more than 25 years, the Nederland Food Pantry has supported working families in the Peak to Peak region. Its services are available to all area residents in need. Visit the Food Pantry in Nederland Community Center 750 Hwy. 72, every Saturday and the first and last Thursday each month, from 10 a.m.-noon. Donations of money, food products or household supplies are always appreciated.
DETAILS Nederland Food Pantry Beneift w/Slopeside & The Gael Oct. 21 • 6-11 p.m. • $15 The Caribou Room 55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland www.thecaribouroom.com nederlandfoodpantry.org
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• Oct. 8, 15, 22 & 29: The Nederland Trio Does Jazz, 5-8pm, free
• Oct. 12: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Jon Ridnell & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • Oct. 13: Eric Stone, 7-9:30pm, free • Oct. 19: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Scott Slay & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • Oct. 26: Bluegrass Performance Jam w/Curly Collins & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free • Thursdays: Bluegrass Performance Jam & Open Pick, 6-9pm, free Salto Coffee Works/ Clock Tower Collective 112 E. 2nd St., Nederland • saltocoffeeworks.com
• Oct. 6: First Friday w/The Snake Dogs w/Chris Smith and Artist Nancy Patterson, 6:30-8:30pm, free
• Oct. 10: Social Tuesday w/Musk N’ Boots featuring Jaquita Straw & Adrian Engfer, 6pm, free • Oct. 27: SKA Brewing Tap Takeover w/ Fists Of The Proletariat, 6-9pm, free • Nov. 3: First Friday w/Bilboa Jazz Trio + Artist Jaci, 6:30-8:30pm, free
The Caribou Room
55 Indian Peaks Dr., Nederland • www.thecaribouroom.com
• Oct. 7: Alwyn & Jolliff featuring Joy Harris & Gabe Mervine, 9pm, $12 • Oct. 13: Dead Floyd, 7:30pm, $12-$15 • Oct. 15: Liz Fest w/Runaway Truck Ramp featuring John Magnee & Steve Amedee, Banshee Tree, 4:3010pm, $15
• Oct. 21: Nederland Food Pantry Benefit w/ Slopeside, The Gael, 6-10pm, $15
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MOUNTAIN MUSIC CALENDAR • Oct. 28: Nederland Witches Ball w/The Widow’s Bane, 6:30pm, $12
• Nov. 3: Donna the Buffalo, 9pm, $18-$20 • Nov. 5: Eco-Wakening Aerial Performance w/WE DREAM DAWN, 1:30pm, $10-$17 Very Nice Brewing
20 Lakeview Dr., Nederland • www.verynicebrewing.com • Oct. 6: Eric Stone, 6-8 pm, free • Oct. 7: Wildwood Roots, 6-8 pm, free • Oct. 8: Many Mountains, 5-7 pm, free • Oct. 12: Open Mic Night, 7-9 pm, free • Oct. 13: Snowbound Hounds, 6-8 pm, free • Oct. 14: Bo DePena, 6-8 pm, free • Oct. 15: Aural Elixir, 5-7 pm, free • Oct. 20: Sam & Meghan, 6-8 pm, free
• Oct. 21: Five-Year Anniversary Party w/Flash Mountain Flood, 6-9 pm, free • Oct. 27: Chris Smith, 6-8 pm • Wednesdays: Vinyl Night, 6pm, free
GOLD HILL
Gold Hill Inn
401 Main St., Gold Hill • goldhillinn.com
• Oct. 1: John Smith, 7:30pm, $10 • Oct. 6: Ragged Union, 9pm, $10 • Oct. 8: Danny Shafer, 5pm, free • Oct. 8: A Tribute to Hank Williams & Johnny Cash w/ Gasoline Lollipops, Bonnie & Taylor Sims, Mary Russell, Danny Shafer, Greg Schochet, Todd Adelman, KC Groves, Martin Gilmore, more, 7:30pm, $12 • Oct. 13: Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, 9pm, $10 • Oct. 15: Follow the Fox, 5-7pm, free • Oct. 15: Masontown Album Release Party, 7:30pm, $12 • Oct. 20: T-Sisters, 9pm, $12 • Oct. 22: Lee Johnson, 5-7pm, free • Oct. 29: Halloween Dance Party w/The Mary Russell Band, 9pm, $ Gold Hill Store & Pub 531 Main St., Gold Hill • www.goldhillgeneralstore.com • Oct. 20: Mike & Bonnie - The TuneFarmers, 1-3pm, free
• Oct. 11: Lyons Jazz, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 13: Pickin’ on Ween, 8:30, free • Oct. 14: Intuit, 8:30pm, $5 • Oct. 15: Eythl & the Regulars, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 18: Tribute Night, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 20: Good Manners, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 21: Woodbelly, 8:30pm, $5 • Oct. 22: Hymn for Her, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 27: New Family Dog w/ Sally Van Meter, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 28: Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, 8:30pm, $5 • Oct. 29: The Jet Set, 8:30, free • Tuesdays: Bluegrass Pick, 8pm, free • Thursdays: Open Stage, 7:30pm, free Pizza Bar 66 430 Main St., Lyons • www.pizzabar66.com
• Oct. 13 & 27: Karaoke, 9:30pm, free • Oct. 20: Billy Shaddox, 10pm, free • Oct. 27: Spooky Reggae Party w/Dub Haiku, 10pm, free Spirit Hound Distillery 4196 U.S. 36, Lyons • www.spirithounds.com • Oct. 5 & Nov. 2: Open Mic w/Monica LaBonte, 7pm, free • Oct. 7: Patio Music Series w/Cadillac Grip, 5-8pm, free The Stone Cup 442 High St., Lyons • www.thestonecup.com
• Oct 1: Amy Francis, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 7: Antonio Lopez, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 8: Evan Bartels, 11am-1pm, free • Oct. 14: Harmony and Brad, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 15: Emily Barnes, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 21: Michelle Allen, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 22: Ryne Doughty, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 28: Jon Cumming, 10am-noon, free • Oct. 29: Chelsea Paolini, 10am-noon, free Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass 500 W. Main St., Lyons • www.bluegrass.com • Oct. 13: Wood & Wire w/special guests, 8pm, $15-$20 • Oct. 20: Monocle Band CD Release, Jon Stickley Trio, 8pm, $25-$20 • Nov. 3: Vance Gilbert w/special guests, 8pm, $15-$20
FOURMILE CANYON
ESTES PARK
Salina School House
175 Gold Run Road, Salina • salinaschool.blogspot.com • Oct. 21: Martin Gilmore Trio, 7:30pm, $
• Nov. 4: Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards, Joe Esposito, 7:30pm, $
• Oct. 6: Fall Fundraiser for the Arts in Education - Meet our Artists w/David Potter, Aspen & Evergreen Gallery, 5-7pm, free
• Thursdays: DJ Akr4a, 10:30pm, free • Sundays: John & Bill McKay, 4-7pm, free Latitude 105 @ The Ridgeline Hotel 101 S. St Vrain Ave., Estes Park • ridgelinehotel.com
• Oct. 13 & 27: Mountain Town Trio, 7-10pm, free Lonigans Pub 110 West Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.lonigans.com
• Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays: Karaoke Night, 9pm, free
• Thursdays: International Night, 10:30pm-2am, free Other Side Restaurant 900 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • www.theothersideofestes.com
• Oct. 7, 21 & Nov. 4: Mountain Town Trio, 5pm, free • Oct. 14: Rock Creek, 5pm, free • Fridays: Dempsey/Fox Duo, 5-8pm, free • Sundays: Joseph Lingenfelter, 10am-1pm, free Rock Inn Mountain Tavern 1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park • rockinnestes.com • Oct. 4 & 11: Carter Sampson, Erik the Viking, 6pm, free • Oct. 5: Ben Robinson, 5pm, free • Oct. 12: End of Parkie Season Bash w/Ben Robinson, 6pm, free • Oct. 13: Andrew Wynne, 6pm, free • Oct. 15 & Nov. 10: Follow the Fox, 5pm, free • Oct. 21: WE DREAM DAWN, 8pm, free • Oct. 22: Neal Whitlock, 5pm, free • Thursdays: Open Bluegrass Jam, 6pm, free
The Slab Outdoor Pub 116 East Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • theslab.pub • Oct. 1: Rocco Frattasio, 4-7pm, free • Oct. 2: Justin Faye, 5:30-8:30pm, free • Thursdays: Open Pick, 6pm, free Snowy Peaks Winery Lounge 292 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • www.snowypeakswinery.com • Oct. 6: The Prairie Scholars, 4-6pm, free • Oct. 13: John Mieras, 4-6pm, free • Oct. 20: Great Blue, 4-6pm, free • Oct. 27: Sarah Banker, 4-6pm, free Stanley Hotel 333 Wonderview Ave., Estes Park • stanleyhotel.com
• Oct. 6: Triptych Jazz Trio, 8:30pm, $25-$125 • Nov. 10-11: Mary Chapin Carpenter, 7:30-11:30pm, $85-$361
The Waterfront Grill/Estes Park Resort 1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park • theestesparkresort.com • Tuesdays: Dempsey/Fox Duo, 6-9pm, free
251 Moraine Ave., Estes Park • TheBarrel.beer
StarHouse
3476 Sunshine Canyon Road, Boulder • thestarhouse.net
• Oct. 13: Live at the StarHouse w/Ramaya Soskin, Beth Preston & Ben Fullerton, 7:30-10pm, $13
JAMESTOWN
• Sundays: Open Mic Sponsored by Oskar Blues and hosted by Nadine, 4pm, free Bond Park
108 Main St., Jamestown • jamestownmercantile.com • Oct. 5: Roma Ransom, 8pm, free • Oct. 6: Flo Ro Trio, 6pm, free • Oct. 7: Parkin Lot, 8pm, free • Oct. 12: Dharma Krewe w/Seth Strickland, 8pm, free • Oct. 13: Kari Jorgenson, 6pm, free
• Oct. 14: Back Stabbath featuring Dave Emmit, Tom Williams, more, 8pm, free • Oct. 19: Dechen Hawk Trio, 8pm, free • Oct. 20: Brianna Straut, 6pm, free • Oct. 26: Chris Sheldon and Friends, 8pm, free • Oct. 27: Jason McIntyre & Clay Bedell, 6pm, free • Oct. 28: The Alcapones, 10pm, free • Mondays: Open Joven (Open Mic), 6pm, free
LYONS
Earthwood Collections 41 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • earthwoodgalleries.com • Oct. 6 & Nov. 3: First Friday Art Celebration w/Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie, 5pm, free Ed’s Cantina 390 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • edscantina.com
• Tuesdays: Acoustic Happy Hour w/Jon Pickett, 3-5pm, free Estes Park Events Complex 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park • estesparkeventscomplex.com
• Nov. 4: Fall Back Beer Festival w/Meadow Mountain, 1-5pm, $15-$55
Estes Park Resort 1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park • www.theestesparkresort.com • Thursdays: Ladies Night w/Live Music, 6pm, free
Estes Park Yoga 145 E Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.estesparkyoga.com
303 Main St, Lyons • oskarbluesfooderies.com/grill-and-brew • Oct. 1: Streamline Cannonball, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 6: Peoples Blues of Richmond, 8:30pm, free • Oct. 7: Big Thompson Flood, 8:30pm, $5
Wheel Bar 132 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.thewheelbar.com • Tuesdays: Lip Sync Battle, 10:30pm-1am, free
170 MacGregor Ave., Estes Park • Estes.org
• Oct. 7: Pumpkins & Pilsners Festival w/Amplified Souls, Bakers Brothers Band, Rock Country Revival, more, 11am-6pm, free
Jamestown Mercantile
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Aspen & Evergreen Gallery
356 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park • www.aspenandevergreen.com
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Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
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• Oct. 27: Laurie Wood, David Potter & Friends, 7-9pm, $ Fajita Rita’s 1560 Big Thompson Ave,. Estes Park • fajitaritasestespark.com
• Thursdays: Ladies Night w/Mountain Town Trio, 6-9pm, free
EVERGREEN
Cactus Jacks Saloon & Grill 4651 Hwy. 73, Evergreen • evergreenlivemusic.com
•Oct. 6: Shawn Nelson, 9pm, free • Oct. 13: We’s Us, 9pm, free • Oct. 14: Black Mountain Breakdown, 9pm, free •Oct. 27: Hymn for Her, 9pm, free • Oct. 28: The Slyders, 9pm, free • Nov. 5: Rumpke Mountain Boys, 9pm, free • Thursday & Saturday: Killer Karaoke, 9pm, free Little Bear Saloon 28075 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.littlebearsaloon.com
• Oct. 1, 25 & 28: Conrad Hayden, noon-3pm, free • Oct. 1: Brian Grace Duo, 4-8pm, $ • Oct. 3: Conrad Hayden, 7-10pm, $ • Oct. 6: Goat Trail Element, 5-8pm, $ • Oct. 7: Austin Young Band, Mountain Magic Band,
• Oct. 15: Sunny Ledfurd, 4-8pm, $ • Oct. 17: Sunny Ledfurd - Acoustic Show, 7-10pm, $ • Oct. 18: Jack Hadley, 7-10pm, $ • Oct. 19: The Sextones, 7pm-10pm, $ • Oct. 20: Judge Roughneck, Sam Pace and The Gilded Grit, 5pm-close, $ • Oct. 21: Circlin’ The Drain, noon-3pm, free • Oct. 21: My Old School, 4-8pm, $ • Oct. 22: Mark Gerganoff, noon-3pm, free • Oct. 24: Jack Hadley, 7pm-10pm, $ • Oct. 26: Riverbend Reunion, 7-10pm, $ • Oct. 27: Riverbend Reunion, PJ Zahn, 5pm-close, $ • Oct. 28: Halloween Bash w/Tent Show Kings, Point Blanksters, 4pm-close, $15-$20 • Oct. 29: Jonathan Browning acoustix, noon-3pm, free Muddy Buck Pub 28065 Hwy. 74, Evergreen • www.muddybuckcoffee.com
• Oct. 6: Live Music, 6pm, free • Oct. 13: Ben Hammond, 6pm, free • Oct. 20: Jason McIntyre, 6pm, free • Oct. 27: Plain Faraday, 6pm, free • Nov. 3: Skean Dubh, 6pm, free • Thursdays: Open Mic Night, 6pm, free
GRAND COUNTY Ullrs Tavern
78415 U.S. 40, Winter Park • www.ullrs-tavern.com • Oct. 6: The Jauntee, 10pm, free • Oct. 13: Mom & Dad, 10pm, $ • Oct. 31: Magic Beans HalloBean Celebration, 10pm, $5
SUMMIT COUNTY
Barkley Ballroom 610 Main St., Frisco • barkleyballroom.ticketfly.com
• Oct. 4: Shaky Hand String Band, 9pm, free • Oct. 6: Mom & Dad featuring members of Dopapod, 9pm, free
• Oct. 14: Dead Floyd, 9pm, free • Oct. 18: Lyrics Born, 9pm, $10-$15 • Oct. 27: Dead Phish Orchestra, 9pm, free Broken Compass Brewing 68 Continental Ct., Breckenridge • brokencompassbrewing.com
• Sundays: Acoustic Sundays, 7pm, free Dillon Dam Brewery 100 Little Dam St., Dillon • www.dambrewery.com
• Oct. 5: Open Mic Night w/Levi Corrigan, 9:30pm, free • Oct. 25: Summit High Jazz Band, 6-7pm, free Motherloaded Tavern 103 S. Main St., Breckenridge • motherloadedtavern.com
• Mondays: Open Mic w/Moose, 9pm, free • Wednesdays: Live Band Karaoke, 9:30pm-12:30am, free • Fridays-Saturdays: Live Music, 9pm, free • Sunday: Live Music, 4-7pm, free Snake River Saloon 23074 U.S. 6, Keystone • www.snakeriversaloon.com
• Oct. 6-7: Brian Hornbuckle Band, 10pm, $ • Oct. 13: Alive on Arrival 10pm, $ • Oct. 14: Johnny & the Mongrels 10pm, $ • Oct. 19: Hobo Village 10pm, $ • Oct. 20: John Truscelli Band 10pm, $ • Oct. 21: Jessica Jones Project 10pm, $ • Oct. 27: Tony Holiday Band 10pm, $ • Oct. 28: Riverbend Reunion 10pm, $ • Oct. 31: Halloween Zuma Road 10pm, $
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4pm-close, $
• Oct. 13: Lauren Michaels Band, BooDaddy Band, 5pm-close, $
• Oct. 14: David Potter, noon-3pm, free • Oct. 14: Sunny Ledfurd, Yellow Dog Blues Band, 4pmclose, $
• Oct. 15: Jonathan Browning Acoustix, noon-3pm, $
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