Denver Parade of Lights this Weekend
If you are planning to attend Denver’s annual Parade of Lights this weekend, click on the link above for times and street closures!
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The United States of America is lighting up the sky this weekend in Celebration of our Nation’s Independence!!! Here’s where you can catch spectacular fireworks shows and 4th of July Celebration Events in Denver:
Marking a city tradition for Denver’s 4th of July festivities, be sure to visit the 18th Annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival all weekend:
o Saturday, July 2, 10:00am-8:00pm
o Sunday, July 3, 10:00am-8:00pm
o Monday, July 4, 10:00am-6:00pm
o Sunday, July 3, 10:00am-8:00pm
o Monday, July 4, 10:00am-6:00pm
Fireworks Saturday, July 2nd
Colorado Rockies vs Kansas City Royals followed by spectacular fireworks. www.ColoradoRockies.com.
Fireworks Sunday, July 3rd
Colorado Symphony Concert in Civic Center Park at 8 p.m. with Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Lawn seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis; blankets or low-rise concert/beach chairs are encouraged. Free & open to the public: bring your own picnic. concessions will also be available. http://www.civiccenterconservancy.org/event-independence-eve-celebration_32.html
Across town.. fireworks will light up the sky at Invesco Field at Mile High after the Outlaws Lacrosse game.
Monday July 4th – Downtown is the place to be!
Shriners’ parade: cheer on their largest parade of the year as it courses through Downtown Denver. It’s FUN and FREE for the whole family!! The parade starts at 1:30 p.m, at 14th St. and Tremont and continues to 17th St., to Champa St., turns at 15th St., and concludes at Glenarm Pl. and 13th St. More details and map of the route: http://www.shrinershq.org/sitecore/content/ShrinersHQ/Media/News/4thofJulyParadeDenver
For a great guide to city happenings visit: http://www.denver.org/what-to-do/museum-art/denver-4th-july
For a list of what’s going on throughout the state of Colorado, visit:
Where ever you are, how ever you celebrate, we wish you and your family a Safe and Happy 4th of July weekend.
It’s going to be another gorgeous weekend here in Denver.. Perfect to get out and enjoy all the activities:
40th Annual Denver Capitol Hill People’s Fair in Civic Center Park.
This free event sponsored by the Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) is a city favorite.
- 6 stages with live music and entertainment
- Delicious food
- Handmade Arts and Crafts
- Tons of fun for the kids and the whole family!
The People’s Fair has raised $1,000,000 for the CHUN Grants Program and Denver’s Capitol Hill Community. ”Like” their facebook page! Check out the CHUN website!
Friday, June 3: First Friday Art Walk on Santa Fe 60 galleries. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: FREE Day at the Denver Art Museum! (walking distance from all the People’s Fair activities at Civic Center Park)
Old South Pearl Street will be buzzing with activities this weekend:
- Friday, June 3: First Friday Art Walk on South Pearl Street
- Friday – Sunday, June 3-5: Sidewalk Sale on South Pearl Street
- Sunday, June 5: Farmers Market with the Green Fair on South Pearl Street 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Washington Park Open Houses: While you’re in the neighborhood, stop by our open houses!
Saturday June, 4: 623 S. Vine Street, Denver 80209 12:00 – 2:00
Saturday & Sunday June 4-5: 601 S. Race Street, Denver 80209 2:00-4:00
Have a wonderful weekend in Denver!
Downtown Denver is the place to be this Memorial Day weekend! Art, Music, Baseball, Parade and, if the weather cooperates according to forecast it should be a warm, dry, sunny weekend!
Downtown Denver Arts Festival Friday – Monday: May 27 – 30, 2011
The Downtown Denver Arts Festival is dedicated to supporting and showcasing Colorado artists. It is a juried fine art festival 130 of Colorado’s best independent artists representing works: 2-d Arts, 2-d Mixed Media, 3-d Mixed Media, Clay / Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Photography, Photography, Sculpture and Wood. The Downtown Denver Arts Festival holds its annual premier event each Memorial Day Weekend at the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall. 130 of Colorado’s best artists with over 150,000 people expected to attend.
Remembering sacrifice in Denver:
9:00 am Wreath Remembrance ceremony-Colo. Veterans Monument
10:00 am Denver’s Annual Parade (Review Stand-Broadway & Colfax)
11:15 am POW flag marched in from Ft. Logan-raised at end of Parade
11:30 am 12th annual Veterans Memorial Day Tribute ceremony
Plan to join us for this important observance near our State Capitol.
Saturday, May 28, 2011 The 16th Street Mall in Downtown Denver will be rockin’ with 20 different band performing Free Concerts on 5 different stages!
Denver Day of Rock is a one-of-a-kind music event presented by the non-profit organization, Concerts For Kids, to raise awareness of the children in our community. This free event will feature five stages of live music throughout downtown Denver.
MainStage:
- Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx – 8-9:30
- The Samples -6:10-7:10
- Alicia Witt – 4:40-5:25
- Angie Stevens – 3:35-4:20
- Strange Americans – 2:30-3:15
Skyline 2
- Gin Blossoms – 8-9:30
- John Common -6:15-7:15
- The Heyday – 5:05-5:55
- Young Cities – 3:55-4:45
- Monroe Monroe – 2:45-3:35
Curtis
- Trevor Hall – 8-9:30
- Something Underground – 6:10-7:25
- Boulder Acoustic Society – 4:45-5:50
- Mindless Behavior – 3:55-4:35
- The Give – 2:30-3:15
Champa
- Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band - 8-9:30
- Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers – 6:15-7:15
- Bop Skizzum - 4:55-5:55
- The Congress - 3:35-4:35
- K.J. Denhert - 2:30-3:15
Welton
- Oakhurst - 8-9:30
- Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers - 5:45-7:15
- The Railbenders – 4:15-5:15
- The Hollyfelds – 3-3:55
Get full details on these bands and musicians on the Line-up page at: DenverDayofRock.com
Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field Friday – Sunday: May 27 – 29, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011: Every year on Memorial Day a National Moment of Remembrance is at 3:00 p.m. (Local Time, nationwide)
Fabulous Tudor on large corner lot in sought after East Wash Park! 3Bedrooms + 4th non conforming. 2 Full Baths. Vaulted Living Room with exposed brick. Custom granite kitchen. 1411 Square Feet each floor. Stamped concrete patio and Full walk out basement…see the Virtual tour.
As long as you are in the neighborhood check out my other great listing (not open this weekend) at 623 S. Vine! 3 Bedrooms (2 Masters!) 2 Baths, New Low E Windows, 5yr Roof Cert,Plantation Shutters and gorgeous custom woodwork in remodeled kitchen!
If you are looking for something closer to the Bible Park area – Take a look at 6688 E. Dartmouth Ave in Wellshire East -
Just 5 minutes to Light Rail and I25 and 1mile to Whole Foods + 8 other supermarkets, 5 Theaters and 20+ restaurants!
I had the privilege of being asked to attend the open night of Opera Colorado’s Cinderella recently and it was truly enchanting from start to finish! La Cenerentola (Cinderella) was Rossini’s highly comical rendition of the classic fairytale. If you have a chance, do not miss this presentation, you won’t be disappointed!
April 1st marks the beginning of a lot of things:
- April Fools Day
- the beginning of the second quarter of the year
- the monthly First Friday Art Walk on Santa Fe
- the Colorado Rockies Season Opener at Coors Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and
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the beginning of Denver’s street sweeping season
From April through November, Denver residents need to be aware of their street sweeping schedule. Signs are posted near both ends of the block. It’s a minor inconvenience but it’s just one among many of the contributing factors to Denver being such a gorgeous city. Here are some helpful tips:
Take a picture of the sign on your street, keep it in your cell phone (create a contact for “parking”)
Enter the no-parking dates on your calendar and set a notification reminder
Follow this link to the Denver Street Sweeping notification and sign up for reminder emails
Even if you have the luxury of parking in a garage, you want to be aware of these dates. Give guests and service providers a head’s up if they are coming to your home on street sweeping day.
Realtors: be aware of street sweeping dates for all your properties. Providing this information to the Buying Agents showing the property you are representing is an added touch they will appreciate.
Hopefully, by being aware of the street sweeping season, you can avoid getting a citation. In the unfortunate event you get a parking ticket, you can pay it online 24/7 through the City of Denver’s OnLine Service Center.
Getting a parking ticket on April Fools Day… or anytime… is no joking matter.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
Did you make it to the parade last weekend? I got a call from a friend at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, “I know this is last minute but I have an extra ticket to the parade if you want to go. Meet us at 20th and Blake.” Of course I want to go!! And oh my goodness… 20th and Blake.. we were right at the entrance to the Rockies Stadium next to the Judges’ Grand Stand and the tickets were to the VIP tent!
I took over 300 pictures… LOL … yes, Three-Hundred (what can I say… I get a little snap-happy)! You can see slideshows of all of them using the links below… here are a few of my favorites to get you started:
What are you doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Be sure to check out Patsy’s last post for information on music, events and Irish Pubs in town. Wear Green, Have Fun and Be Safe! If you’d like to view the rest of the pictures just follow the links below to see the slide shows:
Special thanks to my friend, Cynthia, for the extra ticket and invitation to join her (and to our friend Kristie whose volunteer efforts… she’s on her 16th year… made it possible for all of us to have such a wonderful time).
Denver’s 49th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be this Saturday, March 12th starting at 10:00 a.m. with the theme “Forever Green” and the LoDo and Downtown streets will be alive in green celebration!!
The first official parade in 1962 was a one vehicle float, about 500 participants, and a few spectators but it was the spontaneous wee parade of three men, Marranzino, Fenwick and Eakins and a pocket size American Flag in 1961 that kicked off the tradition that has grown to what we now enjoy as the parade lasting over three hours long, winding through Denver’s downtown streets and enjoyed by over 200,000 spectators. (source)
Get the details: The parade route will start off from Coors Field at 27th and Blake… then Blake west to 17th… 17th to Wynkoop … Wynkoop back to Coors Field. Click HERE for parade map, street closures and additional parade details. Do your part in going Green to Forever Green and take the light rail or RTD.. not only will you save yourself the hassle of traffic and parking, you can enjoy the festivities and imbibe without worries of DUI (nobody needs that!)
Enjoy some music:
The Indulgers will be playing at Fado Irish Pub on Saturday March 12th. You can catch them at various locations throughout the month (click on their “shows” tab in the widget above.
Congratulations to the Grand Marshal, Roz Brown and Queen Colleen, Keriayn O’Donnell. Keriayn is a senior at CSU majoring in Animal Science. She will be going to Ireland to compete in the Rose of Tralee International Festival. Take a glimpse of Roz Brown performing on the Autoharp below. You can still catch him at the Buckhorn Exchange from Thursday through Saturday where he’s been performing for over 30 years.
Visit the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade website for more information on Denver’s parade, slideshows of past parades and more.
“a reprieve from lent“….
Looking for some Irish Pubs and Restaurants? Here is a list of local pubs within “crawling” distance of each other (in alphabetical order)
Casey’s 7301 E 29th St. (720) 974-7350
Celtic Tavern 1801 Blake St. (303) 306-1795
Dougherty’s 5 E. Ellsworth (303) 777-5210
Fado Irish Pub 725 19th St. (303) 297-0066
Irish Snug 1201 East Colfax Ave. (303) 839-1394. They’re having the 8th Annual Capitol Hill Hooley from Friday, March 11th – Thursday, March 17th with Irish Bands, Step Dancers and Pipe Bands (full schedule details and $5 admission)
Irish Rover 54 S. Broadway (303) 282-4643
Katie Mullen’s 16th Street Mall (Sheraton) (303) 573-0336
Nallen’s 15th & Market St. (303) 572-0667 Denver’s oldest pub!
Scruffy Murphy’s 2030 Larimer St. (303) 291-6992
An Irish Blessing:
May your day be touched
by a bit of Irish luck,
brightened by a song in your heart,
and warmed by the smiles
of the people you love.
Be Safe and Have Fun!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
My New Year’s resolution this year was to make time to ski every Monday…I dutifully put it on my calendar and bought a Winter Park ski pass. I had gotten a really fine pair of K2 Free Love skis at the end of last season so I was all set- or so I thought! When it came time to put on my 10 year old boots, my feet rebelled-it took me a full 10 minutes of painful stuffing and hopping around to get my feet in the boots. Rats! this would never do…I went to a local ski shop and tried on several pairs of boots-none felt very good and it was still a struggle to get them on…sigh… I knew it was time to pay a visit to Jacques Thomas at Le Feet Lab in Winter Park.
Jacques is the quintessential professional when it comes to fitting boots- he’s been doing it at Winter Park for over 30 years so he got right to work: first making a custom orthotic for both feet while heating up the boots. Next he put the orthotics in the boots had me stand up and simply said, “pull the tag in the back of the boot and slide your foot in.” I’m thinking, “yea, right”…but lo and behold! My foot effortlessly slipped into the boot- I felt just like Cinderella. Jacques told me to walk around in both boots and flex…no problem, I told him I could dance in those boots they fit so well and were so comfortable!
If the boots need to be tweaked, Jacques will do so at no cost. Are they more expensive than regular boots- yes, of course- you are getting custom fitted boots and orthotics but is it worth it? Yes, oh yes and these boots will last me a long, long time!
