What's Happening in Boulder County!
Join Downtown Boulder for the annual Tulip Fairy and Elf Parade this Saturday at 3pm starting at 13th & Pearl.
Spring officially arrives in Downtown Boulder when the Tulip Fairy, along with pint-sized fairies and elves, parade around the Pearl Street Mall ‘waking up the tulips’.
There will be activities for kids and tulip viewing (15,000 bulbs!) on the Pearl Street Mall.
We couldn’t resist an extra blog post today as we noticed this fun event tomorrow, Friday, April 27, 2012, 8pm. Microbreweries for the Environmentat the Boulder Theater. Admission ($25.75) includes a commemorative pint glass. Pints are $2 but attendees can opt for a sampler glass for $12 for unlimited tastings.
This event has been around since 1993 and proceeds from this year’s event will benefit these local non-profit organizations: CU Environmental Center, Boulder Food Rescue, Tiyospaye Winyan Maka, The Koru Foundation, Communikey, and Colorado Ocean Coalition.
Participating breweries: Asher Brewing Company, Aspen Brewing Company, Avery Brewing Company, Boulder Beer Company, Breckenridge Brewery, Bristol Brewing Company, Crabtree Brewing Company, Dillon DAM Brewery, Fort Collins Brewery, Great Divide Brewing Company, Left Hand Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Co., New Planet Beer Company, Odell Brewing Company, Oskar Blues Brewery, Renegade Brewing Company, Shine Brewing Co, Ska Brewing, Twisted Pine Brewery, Upslope Brewing Company.
The evening’s entertainment features country-disco (Cris-Co), roots-rock, booty-shakin’ jam-tastic, folksy Americana music by Grant Farm, with very special guests Keith Moseley and Billy Nershi, and support acts The Mile Markers and The Drunken Hearts.
The benefit is a zero-waste and carbon-neutral event and they encourage people to walk, bike, or bus to the event.
Get your tickets now for next week’s Nature Kids: Critters, crafts, songs and fun for kids who love the great outdoors. Brought to you by Chautauqua and the Thorne Ecological Institute, the event starts the Chautauqua Community House on May 2 at 10am.
The program is geared towards kids 3-5 years old and starts out with hands-on exploration stations:
1) Live Decomposers 2) Nature Art 3) Colorado Skulls and Pelts and 4) The Colorado Animal Cake Walk. Kids will investigate, explore and learn all at the same time.
Then, stick around for a 40-minute live-music concert with Jeff Kagan and Paige Doughty. Music is interactive and educational with a focus on Colorado wildlife, mountain ecosystems and appreciation for nature.
If you have a Lego fan in your house, this is the event you’ve been waiting for! Lego KidsFest is in Denver April 27-29, 2012. Join in for hands-on educational fun for all ages: LEGO & DUPLO® Construction Zones, large-scale and miniature LEGO models and displays, LEGO Games, group builds, LEGO Master Builders, and much more!
Did you know that you can clean most of your home using just a few common items like baking soda and white vinegar? Use a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water for a good disinfectant and make a paste of baking soda and water for those areas that need a good scrubbing. Best of all? Baking soda won’t scratch surfaces! Use these and other easy tips for your spring cleaning. 
Happy earth day from Janet Leap and the whole team at RE/MAX! 
Celebrate Earth Day in Lafayette this Saturday April 21st, 5-6:30 p.m. $10 per person
Celebrate Your Aliveness!
Their website says it best: “Communikey is a Boulder-based interdisciplinary organization dedicated to social, cultural and ecological innovation through creative process. We facilitate forward thinking cultural experiences that emphasize the intersection of sound, design and technology in artistic forms that are under-represented. Communikey forges a creative exchange across cultures, backgrounds, and mediums while fostering the development of the local arts community.”
I know I’m intrigued at what all that means! Come on out April 25-29, 2012 to check it out for yourself.
This year’s Taste of Pearl takes place on Sunday April 22nd, 2012 from 2-6pm. If you haven’t been, it’s a wonderful afternoon exploring Boulder’s tantalizing culinary arts scene, celebrating Colorado’s distinctive tastes. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit Boulder’s Emergency Family Assistance Association (efaa).
The $60 ticket includes admittance to the event (wristband and wine tote) which allows participants to sample cuisine from 15 Boulder restaurants and taste wines from 15 Colorado wineries. Attendees will stroll at their leisure on a map guided tour of the stops. This walking food/wine tour spans approximately six blocks along Pearl Street.
Celebrate Earth Day 2012 with your feet! Join the 10th Annual CRC Earth Day 5k Run/Walk
When: Sunday, April 22nd ~10 a.m. Race starts
Where: University of Colorado Research Park 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder
What: Support CRC’s mission to empower our community to conserve natural resources
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