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The winter is a great time to enjoy the outdoors! Join experienced REI winter camping experts to learn what you need and what to expect when camping in a winter wonderland. Learn how to plan, to stay warm, to select winter appropriate gear, and what to expect when setting up camp and during your overnight. Winter camping will keep you outside all year long! Free event. 1/15 from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the REI in Boulder. Register ahead of time here.
On January 15th, the Lionel Young Band performs ‘Blues and Boogie Woogie’ at the Boulder Public Library’s Lunchtime Concert Series. Bring your lunch and a friend!
Noon to 1:00pm at the Main Boulder Library in the Canyon Theater. This is an ongoing series. More details here.
What is an Abert’s Squirrel you may be wondering? This unique tree dwelling squirrel stays active in the winter. Visit Abert’s squirrel habitat with the Early Childhood Educator/Volunteer Naturalist of the City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks, and learn about it’s fascinating relationship with the Ponderosa Pine. We’ll be detectives and search for signs, learn a song and play squirrel tag! Meet at the Lehigh Street entrance to Shanahan Ridge (map search 1903 Lehigh and Lafayette Streets intersect) for an easy hike. Ages 6 and up. Today, 1/13/13, from 1 to 2:30pm.
Hear ye, hear ye! Ladies and gentlemen ages 3-12 and their caregivers are invited to the Fairy Tale Ball! Dress is fairy tale formal so wear your finest character costume. Enjoy stories, snacks, music, and activities. Free event today, January 12, at the Louisville Public Library. 1:00 to 2:00pm. No registration is required. More detailed information here.
We live in close proximity with these mysterious creatures. Are they gentle oversized kitties? Dangerous man-eaters? What should I do if I see one? Is my dog in danger? Are my kids in danger? Are there really more around Boulder in winter than summer? How can I tell a mountain lion from a bobcat or lynx? Learn all about our rarely seen neighbor, the Mountain Lion, with City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks naturalist Betty Naughton. Free event. REI Community Room (1789 28th St Boulder), 1/11 from 6:30 to 8:00pm.
Enjoy a no muss, no fuss evening out alone, on a date, or get a group of friends together for a girls night out. A glass of wine and some paint brushes are the start of a creative evening. Join PoshSplat to create a beautiful painting of the Spring Thaw. They offer ongoing classes that teach both the creative and non-creative souls to paint specific paintings. Tonight from 6:30 to 9:00pm. The cost is $35. A full calendar of events can be found here.
If you have never seen a movie at the Boulder Theater you are in for a treat! The Boulder Theater is better known for live music, but they also show movies on occasion. Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.
This movie is showing at the Boulder Theater on 1/9 & 1/10. $10 general admission tickets. Rated PG-13. Doors open at 7:30pm, show starts at 8:30pm. Purchase tickets at the Boulder Theater here.
More information about Chasing Ice here.
Interested in world affairs? Join others who are exploring a variety of topics about our geo-political world. To learn more about the Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group visit their website here or email Art Smoot at art.smoot@gmail.com. Meets every Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Rd. Everyone is welcome!
This Saturday marks the 17th annual Lafayette Quaker Oatmeal Festival. With a 5k walk/run, oatmeal baking contest and health fair, it’s sure to be a fun time.
The hot oatmeal breakfast is accompanied by the world’s largest toppings bar from 7:30am – 1:00pm
at Pioneer Elementary, 101 East Baseline Road
Register now!
I don’t know about you, but when the days get shorter and colder I start to think about heading to the movies. Just when I am getting antsy to see some great cinema the winter/spring 2013 season of the Boulder Public Library Cinema Program is upon us. This artsy film series runs from January 7th through April 15th on most Monday and Thursday evenings in the Canyon Theater. The Boulder Public Library’s Cinema Programming fills a special niche in the community providing cogent and coherent thematic programming for Boulder’s intelligent and diverse community. Free admission. 6:30pm unless otherwise indicated. All movies are at the Main Library Canyon Theater at 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder.
For details and movie listings click here.
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