Archive for July, 2006
Fresh Grown in Colorado - harvest festivals & winery tours
Closed Published July 29th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoLate summer is harvest time for many of Colorado’s great fruits & vegetables, and a number of communities celebrate the harvest with a festival. Sometimes the festivals charge a fee to attend, but even so, there are often some free “perks” that happen in conjunction with the main events. Let’s check out a few!
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Jake Plummer is the Still the Guy
Closed Published July 29th, 2006 on OrangeandBlue: Denver Broncos Fan BlogHeath Shuler, Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Kelly Stauffer, Andre Ware, David Klingler, Rick Mirer. Ouch. Every name on that list is a QB who was drafted higher than Jay Cutler. And that’s about the only notable thing any of them did in the …
Longmont Jazz Festival
Closed Published July 26th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAugust 13 - 20
This sounds great already: “Dancing is encouraged”. Bring it on!
From a special Women in Jazz show, to a jazz clinic with Peter Sommer and Art Lande; a jazz Art show to an open Jam Session — Swing, New Orleans-style jazz, Big Band, Brazilian Jazz, Bebop, Dixieland, Avant-garde, Blues, traditional, and mainstream jazz […]
Elk Fest (Estes Park)
Closed Published July 25th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 30 and October 1, 2006
10 AM - 5 PM Saturday; 10 AM - 4 PM Sunday
Even if you don’t think you can bugle like an elk, you can still have a fun and informative time at the Elk Fest held at Bond Park in the town of Estes Park. Visitors to nearby Rocky Mountain National Park know that […]
High Plains Chautauqua (Greeley)
Closed Published July 22nd, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAugust 1 - 5, 2006
The theme of this year’s entertaining and educational series of programs, re-enactments, workshops, and children’s activities is “The Civil War: A House Divided.” Living history portrayals under the Chautauqua tent each evening bring to life characters involved in the conflict. Come watch dramatizations of Underground Railroad ”conductor” Harriet Tubman and editor Frederick Douglass. Listen to actors portraying […]
CowParade - 150 colorful cows come to Denver
Closed Published July 21st, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoJuly 22 - October 20, 2006
When I was growing up, Denver was sometimes referred to as a Cow Town. Our relatives in St. Louis thought we rode horses to go downtown, and that cows grazed in our back yards.
Well, Denver is going to be home to 150 very interesting cows for a while. As you […]
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (Denver)
Closed Published July 20th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoJuly 29 - 30, 2006
10 AM - 7 PM
The diverse cultures of Asia and the Pacific come to life at this one-of-a-kind Dragon Boat Festival held at Sloan’s Lake Park. The main event is the Dragon Boat Racing. Dragon boat racing originated in China centuries ago, and will be a demonstration sports during the 2008 Beijing […]
Colorado Balloon Classic (Colorado Springs)
Closed Published July 19th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 2 -4, 2006
There’s something truly magical about watching 90 hot-air balloons rising above a lake in a beautiful setting. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of Colorado’s biggest balloon events at Memorial Park off Pikes Peak Avenue between Hancock Ave. and Union Blvd. by the shores of Prospect Lake.
Get up early to watch […]
15 minutes of Fame and free chocolate, too!
Closed Published July 18th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoIt just doesn’t get much better than this. First, a call from the Denver Post, saying they were interested in doing an article about this blog, and then their suggestion that I meet with a photographer at the Russell Stover Chocolate outlet store here in Montrose.
Naturally, I suggested to the photographer that she should get […]
Vail free summer activities
Closed Published July 17th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAre you looking for some fun things to do in Vail for free this summer? How about these:
Visit Betty Ford Alpine Gardens - The World’s Highest Botanic Garden at 8,200 feet!
Vail Village/Wall Street Riddles - Look for a series of Riddles etched in the sidewalk along Wall Street! - Riddle Answers found here
Gondola Rides - […]