Saturday, May 25 from 2:30-9:30pm – FREE
16th Street Mall, Downtown Denver
5 Stages, 25 Bands, 1 Day of Rock
Denver Day of Rock is a one-of-a-kind music event presented by Concerts For Kids to raise awareness of the children in need in our community. This FREE event features five stages of live music along the 16th Street Mall. From Zydeco to Grunge, from Jazz to Rock, there is music for everyone featuring Lee Brice, Vintage Trouble, Peter Cincotti, Fishbone, Mary Louise Lee Band, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and more. Support Concerts For Kids and kick off your summer in Downtown Denver. For parking, hotel deals and the complete line up visit DenverDayofRock.com.
VOLUNTEER – You can be a part of this amazing day! Click here.
The Downtown Denver Arts Festival will celebrate its 15th year with a full line-up of the state’s most outstanding artists. The festival returns to its original home at the Denver Performing Arts Complex at Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe Street. The event is FREE and will have more than 100 of Colorado’s best artists along with a select group of national artists.
Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc., needs you for the 42nd Annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s. The power behind the People’s Fair comes from our tremendous volunteers, like you! You could man the information booth, be a Fair Ambassador, help at the Wine Pavilion, play with the kids in the Family Area, or fulfill your dream to be a roadie for the Entertainment committee! If you are passionate about our environment be sure to sign up for the Green Squad and keep the People’s Fair an environmentally sustainable event. To ensure a successful event, The People’s Fair will need lots of volunteers! To sign up just fill out an online registration form on our website or call the CHUN office at 303.830.1651. For more information on the People’s Fair please visit www.chundenver.org.
Saturday, June 1 - 7:30am registration begins / 8:30am walk begins
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Downtown Denver
5k walk and 1 mile family fun walk.
To join a team or start your own, visit www.denverheartwalk.org or call 303-996-8731 today!
This 5K fun walk mobilizes the community to promote fun, fitness and to help save lives from heart disease and stroke, the No. 1 and No. 4 killers of all Americans. The Heart and Stroke Walk is free to all ages and conducted annually by local volunteers. Companies, organizations, groups, families and friends can form walk teams to raise funds and awareness to help fight heart disease and stroke through physical activity.
The festival before and after the walk is complete with: free food, giveaways, health screenings, fitness assessments, a kid’s activity area, music and entertainment. Make a commitment to change your life today.
Saturday, June 1 from 10am - 9pm
Sunday, June 2 from 10am - 8pm
Civic Center Park - Denver
The CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair – an art and music festival – returns to Denver’s Civic Center Park on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 featuring handcrafted art, live local music, delicious festival food, a wine pavilion, the People’s Fair “Green Space” with sustainability-focused vendors, a non-profit showcase, and a family area with carnival rides and kids crafts. The People’s Fair truly offers something for everyone! Admission is FREE!! For more information, please visit www.peoplesfair.com.
Friday, June 7
Preview Party: 5-6:30pm / Regular admission: 6:30-10pm / VIP Lounge presented by Breckenridge Distillery: 8 - 10pm
Denver Botanic Gardens, 10th & York Street
Toast the start of summer at the ultimate garden party! Garden Grapes & Hops returns to Denver Botanic Gardens on Friday, June 7th. Unlimited sweet & savory food samples and beer, wine & hard cider samples from Denver favorites like Vine Street Pub, The Cherry Cricket, New Belgium Brewing Company & Colorado Cider, plus live entertainment all night long. VIP admission gives you access to the Preview Party and the VIP Lounge, presented by Breckenridge Distillery. Come early to beat the crowds; then slip away and enjoy show-stopping concoctions featuring Breckenridge spirits. Shuttles to and from parking will be available. Tickets are going fast! Get yours today! For more information and to buy tickets, visit botanicgardens.org.
Saturday, June 8 from 9am - 4pm
Denver City Park GetOutdoorsColorado.org for more information.
Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day Saturday, June 8 from 9:00am - 4:00pm at Denver City Park. Get Outdoors Day is a fun, FREE, active day with a zillion things for everyone to do! Visit our interactive villages where you can fish, bike, garden, climb, paint, build, paddle, learn, dance, jump, eat, and play! Select adaptive recreation activities are available for people of all backgrounds and abilities. All are welcome! Get play outside!
Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ayelet Talmi Click here for more information.
Do you wonder if your family can survive the terrible twos or is it the terrible threes? Join us for an informative session on how to manage the ups and downs of the toddler years. We'll cover it all from development, communication, discipline, tantrums and more!
The fourth annual Coldwell Banker Denver Century Ride, Denver’s premier urban-based bicycle ride, offers an experience for all cyclists from novice to expert with four courses ranging from 1-100 miles. The Denver Century Ride explores some of the best views and neighborhoods in the Metro area, through Downtown, along the Front Range and into Boulder County.
City. Mountains. Plains— Cyclists choose the Quarter Century which utilizes bicycle safe streets and paths or they “let the good times roll” through Downtown with the Blake street closure for endurance routes. Cyclists will enjoy the expansive wide open roads and awesome views along the front range. Aiming for the peak? Take on the challenge of the Century Ride up Lookout Mountain. There is a route for everyone. Go to DenverCenturyRide.com for route information on the Century, Century Bypass, Metric Century, Quarter Century or the Kids Bicycle Parade.
After your ride enjoy the Post Ride Street Party with fantastic food, expo, live band & plenty of family fun!
July 18 - 20
Snowmass Village Click here for tickets and more information.
Do you remember the historical Deaf Camp Picnic from the 1970s and 80s featuring musical talent such as the legendary John Denver, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jimmy Buffet? After a 15-year hiatus, Snowmass Tourism and the Aspen Deaf Camp (ADC) are happy to announce that it’s returning again to Snowmass Village, July 18-20, 2013. The event that John Denver put on the map is back and better than ever providing a three-day weekend of getting together with old friends, food, festivities and great live music headlined by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Billy Dean.
All proceeds of the Aspen Deaf Camp Picnic benefit the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. General admission tickets for Saturday’s show are only $24 in advance and $30 day of event. Children 10 and under are free. Limited VIP tickets are also available which sponsors a child to attend summer camp. The VIP package, which is $250 advanced purchase or $275 the day of the event, includes special seating on side stage, appetizers and unlimited drinks. To purchase tickets or for more information on the Deaf Camp Picnic, go to www.deafcamppicnic.org. For more information on Snowmass Tourism and lodging specials go to www.snowmasstourism.com or call 1800SNOWMASS (1-800-766-9627). The official lodging partner for the Deaf Camp Picnic is the Westin/Wildwood Snowmass.
Tickets for both festivals can be purchased at 866-JAS-TIXX (970-527-8499), www.jazzaspensnowmass.org or locally at the Belly Up Box Office (970-544-9800).
Do you wonder if your family can survive the terrible twos or is it the terrible threes? Join us for an informative session on how to manage the ups and downs of the toddler years. We'll cover it all from development, communication, discipline, tantrums and more!
2013 Adams County Roundups:
All events are 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sat May 4 - Water World
Sat Sept 21 - Thornton
Electronics Recycling at both Adams Co events
2013 Douglas County Roundups:
All events are 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sat May 11 - Parker
Sat Aug 10 - Highlands Ranch
Sat Sept 7 - Castle Rock
Participants at the Roundup event may get rid of paint and paint products, motor oil, antifreeze, vehicle batteries, household rechargeable batteries, solvents, house and garden chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), scrap metal, fire extinguishers, items containing mercury, propane tanks, and passenger vehicle and pickup truck tires.
There will also be a FREE Drop-and-Swap area where people can leave or take household cleaners, paint products, car wax, antifreeze, fertilizer and garden products that are still in their original containers. These events are free to residents (proof of residency is required) however they are requesting donations. Note that some electronics may carry a $5 fee. Click on the link below for more “details” on what is accepted and which electronics are free.
From diapers to family dinners, helping with homework to college goodbyes, No Regrets Parenting: Turning Long Days and Short Years into Cherished Moments with Your Kids, a book by pediatric specialist Dr. Harley Rotbart considers the challenges and joys parents experience as they watch and participate in their child's growth. Recognizing that time is a precious commodity for every parent, Dr. Rotbart provides sage advice to enable parents to maximize the time with their children and to transform minutes spent to moments shared.
