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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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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 […]