Archive for the 'Arts' Category
Watch “The Shining” at the Stanley Hotel (Estes Park)
Closed Published August 15th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoWednesday, August 16, 2006
7:00 PM Writing Contest & Readings
8:30 PM Movie showing
(presented by Netflix)
Repeat after Jack: “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”
Repeat again, and again, and again, and…
If you thought “The Shining” was spooky when you watched it in a theater, imagine watching it on the grounds of the Stanley Hotel, the […]
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s free events (Golden)
Closed Published August 13th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSaturday, August 19, 2006
Free reception 5 - 7 PM
(”Orange Rocks!” by Cynthia Ann Morgan)
Orange. Some people love it, some hate it, and many probably don’t care. See what happens when quilt artisans work with the color orange. As the title of one of the new exhibits at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum states, “Orange You […]
Navajo Sandpainting & Native American Flute (Montrose)
Closed Published August 10th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSaturday, August 12, 2006
Diné (Navajo) Sandpainter and artist, Mitchell Silas, will create a sandpainting similar to those he would use for a sacred ceremony. Stop by to watch his work from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Lions Park Clubhouse in Montrose (Lions Park is located at N. 6th and Nevada).
Sandpaintings are traditionally part of […]
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 […]