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Celtic Games (Snowmass Village)
Closed Published August 19th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 23, 2006
“Ferlies playing throughout the day.”
I don’t know about you, but I had to look that one up.
Ferly (pronounced a lot like “fairly”): something strange: a curious object or occurrence; Singular; wonderful; extraordinary
Well, all right then! What are we waiting for?
With Celtic music to get us in the spirit, let’s cheer on the brave […]
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 […]
Up, Up & Away to the Snowmass Balloon Festival!
Closed Published August 14th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 15 - 17, 2006
Get high in Snowmass (8,104 feet above sea level) and enjoy the spectacle of one of the highest altitude balloon festivals around. Watch as pilots take to the skies for the dreaded “Dawn Quixote”. No windmills to tilt at here; but word is they’ll be jousting with their balloons and ski […]
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 […]
Candy is even sweeter when it’s free!
Closed Published August 8th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoI’ve been sitting at my computer all afternoon, and I’m hungry for something sweet. Aha! Free candy!
Here on the Western Slope, I’m planning on heading over to the Russell Stover outlet store, located by the chocolate factory in Montrose. They don’t offer an actual tour of the factory (except on a video that plays in […]
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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Mmmm, Colorado […]
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 […]