What's Happening in Boulder County!
The Boulder Farmer’s Market is in full swing and the peaches are ripe! This is the height of the season and the Market is filled with veggies and fruits. May we suggest heading downtown, grabbing this week’s veggies and fruits, & purchasing some delicious food? While you are at it, duck into the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art–it is free when the Market is on.
This weekend features The Boulder Creek Hometown Festival. This is the perfect bookend to close out the summer event season in downtown Boulder. The festival features over 100 arts & crafts exhibitors in Central Park and on the Boulder Public Library lawn along the creek, great live performances at the Bandshell, an interactive Sports & Kids Expo, the 5th Annual Family Fun & Fitness 5K, food court & beer garden, the infamous Chili Inferno Cook-Off, Classic Car Show, and an entire children’s area with carnival rides and exhibitors, the Great Zucchini Race, Big Wheel 300 races, and much more! Get more details – here!
Boulder recently landed at #7 on the list of the Top 8 Cities With Most High Income Earners from Forbes Magazine. That translates to 34.4% of Boulder households having incomes toping $100,000. Our little city is rubbing elbows with the likes of San Jose, Washington, DC, Boston, and San Francisco. Read more details here.
Dog Dayz is a Boulder special event so requires a plenty of warning! September 15, 2014 starts Dog Dayz at Scott Carpenter Pool. This is the time when the City of Boulder turns into an aquatic dog park for two weeks. The pool closes for human usage and we open up the water for dogs to enjoy. The Dog Dayz event has been running strong for nearly a decade! It is a great way to spend a warm afternoon with your best friend — your dog (or dogs) will be grateful for the chance to cool off and play with others. More info on Dog Dayz right here.
It doesn’t suck to live in Boulder! We know that. But Outside Magazine published their list of the 16 Best Towns to Live In and Boulder sits on top at #1. Never a bad idea to live and invest in real estate in a town like ours!
What better city can you think of for enjoying local craft brews than Boulder, Colorado? Â You’ve got to love the local crafts happening in our little town. The inaugural Boulder Craft Beer Festival is happening today – Noon to 5pm in West Central Park. Enjoy local brews, food, & live music. More information – click here
The Boulder Outdoor Cinema shows movies along with live music in the parking lot behind the Boulder Tea House. Check out American Hustle 8/23! Bring your lawn chair, your blanket, your friends & your family for a great evening out. Purchase tickets at the event. More details here.
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Time to get your tickets for the 65th Annual Barbershop Harmony Festival happening August 24, 2014 at Chautauqua.
For the 65th consecutive year, the Boulder Timberliners Barbershop Chorus will host a fun-filled evening of Barbershop singing at Chautauqua Auditorium. There will be over 250 barbershoppers on stage for the mass chorus presentations as well as performances by individual choruses including the International Medal winning chorus Sound of the Rockies, the Boulder Timberliners, the Longmont Long’s Peak Chorus, The Mountain Aires, and High Country Women’s Chorus. Our featured group is the CU Buffoons.
The barbershop-style a-capella music is a uniquely American musical art form. It is known for its four-part harmony and the “expanded sound” created by its unique chord structure. Sharing roots with gospel and jazz, it is part of the continuum of American music.
Get tickets and learn more –Â here!
Whether you are new to Boulder or have lived here all your life – you can still learn something new! Take a hike. Take a photo. Journal about nature. The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation offers ongoing nature programming. Learn more about their ongoing programming on their website – Nature Hikes and Programs.
The TEBO train spends the summer on the Pearl Street Mall delighting children and their families with free train rides. Come take a ride Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00am to 11:15am on the corner of 12th & Pearl Street. If you have young kids this is not to be missed! More details here.
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