Category Archives: Events

2018 National Consumers League LifeSmarts National Championship

Each year, high schoolers versed in consumer rights, personal finance, health and safety, technology and the environment study hard as April draws near. This year, 33 teams from states across the nation, came out to San Diego, California for the annual LifeSmarts National Championship. A quiz bowl competition run by the National Consumers League, a...

Opening Night for the German Christkindl Holiday Market in Denver

A small section of downtown Denver is transformed this time of year into a German winter wonderland known as the Christkindl Holiday Market. Actually, this transformation, at Arapahoe and the 16th St. Mall, is now in its 17th year. The German American Chamber of Commerce puts on the event which brings the best of Germany,...

Gaetano’s 70th Birthday Celebration in Denver, Colorado

If you are craving Italian food in Denver most people will point you to one place, Gaetano’s. The restaurant has a somewhat sordid and infamous history. It was established in 1947 by none other than the Smaldone family. Famous in Denver for gambling, loansharking and bootlegging, the three Smaldone brothers, Clyde, Eugene (Checkers) and Clarence...

2017 Scream Scram for the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver

Halloween is near and the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver is celebrating with their annual Scream Scram 5k and Fun Run. One of the club’s biggest fundraisers of the year, the Scream Scram is the only costumed night race in the city. Runners of all ages dress in their best costumes to run...

2017 Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival

They say that beauty and art are found in the eye of the beholder. If that’s the case then you should head to Albuquerque, New Mexico the first two weekends of October. Coinciding with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival draws a large crowd to shop the over 200...

2017 Cheesman Park Art Fest

They say that art is in the eye of the beholder. If that is the case then there was some amazing pieces being displayed in Denver over the weekend. The 5th annual Cheesman Park Art Fest took over the green space in the city and artists brought their A game. There were hardwood kaleidoscopes designed...

2017 Biergarten Festival

Ziggy Zoggy! Ziggy Zoggy! Oy Oy Oy! A German toast to you. So drink up, and meet up with some of your new best friends, at the annual Biergarten Festival in Morrison, Colorado. The weekend long festival of all things German, that includes food, music, dancing, shopping and, of course, drinking, is tucked away in...

2017 1940s WWII Era Ball at the Boulder Municipal Airport

The end of World War II was a time for celebration. Years of destruction and death over in an instant. It was a time for dancing, music, drinking and more. People came out into the streets after the announcement came over the radio waves and the party started. That same feeling of celebration came to...

2017 National Get Outdoors Day

For the past decade or so the National Park Service, and more specifically, the Intermountain Regional Office based in Denver, Colorado has been celebrating the great outdoors each June with an amazing event designed to get kids and families into nature. Get Outdoors Day this year was held at Sloan’s Lake Park in downtown and...

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