Boulder, Festivals, Outdoors

The Boulder Creek Festival!

Bldr Creek FestThe 27th annual Boulder Creek Festival is happening this weekend in Downtown Boulder  – May 24, 25 & 26, 2014. You can find food, art, crafts, activities, performances, community organizations, and tons more! Want to know what’s happening at the Boulder Creek Fest? It’s fun for the whole family! Click here.

 

#Boulder #creekfestival #Free #getoutside

Boulder, Lafayette, Landscape and Garden, Louisville

Ready for Your Lawn to Look It’s Best With Less Water? Slow the Flow Colorado Offers Free Sprinkler Inspections!

Screen Shot 2014-05-22 at 12.22.07 PMSlow the Flow Colorado offers free sprinkler inspections available to home owners. The sprinkler inspections – or irrigation audits – are conducted by trained water auditors through the Center for Resource Conservation. It’s easy to set up a sprinkler inspection and you will get very useful information about how you can effectively save water, save money, and enhance your yard. To get more information and to participate click here.

 

Real Estate

Sponsor Your Duck!

Photo courtesy of City of Boulder Parks & Recreation
Photo courtesy of City of Boulder Parks & Recreation

It’s time to adopt your duck for the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation’s Annual Duck Race on Boulder Creek. This adoption program starts at $5/duck, so sponsor your duck today! This is a benefit for the EXPAND program which allows those with disabilities to participate in community recreation programs. There are plenty of prizes to be had! Learn more and sponsor a duck – click here.

 

Boulder

The Amelie Trio Brings Boulder A Sophisticated Combination of Swing, Tango and Ballads – Noon today!

Screen Shot 2014-05-19 at 1.06.53 PMWelcome to the 3rd Tuesday Lunch Concert Series presented by the Boulder Library. Today you can find the Amelie Trio bringing you inspirational music ranging from infectious Gypsy Swing, sophisticated Tangos, and Edith Piaf Ballads sung in French. This is a free event that is open to the public. More information – click here.

Location: Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater [Canyon side of the library]

Time: Noon to 1:00pm

 

#free #Boulder #music #Boulderpubliclibrary

Boulder, Festivals, Outdoors

Don’t Miss The Boulder Creek Festival!

Bldr Creek FestThe Boulder Creek Festival is a bit like the official start of summer around here. The 27th annual festival is happening this weekend along the Downtown Boulder corridor – May 24, 25 & 26, 2014. You can find food, art, crafts, activities, performances, community organizations, and tons more! Want to know what’s happening at the Boulder Creek Fest? It’s fun for the whole family! Click here.

 

#Boulder #creekfestival #Free #getoutside

Real Estate

Get Ready. Get Set. Go Check Out Pearl Street’s Band On The Bricks This Summer!

Screen Shot 2014-05-16 at 1.38.21 PMBoulder’s annual Band on the Bricks line up is out! Starting June 11th you will find live, free music, performed on the beautiful Pearl Street Mall on Wednesday nights throughout the summer. The summer live music line up includes:

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To get more information about Bands on the Bricks and/or listen to samples of the music from each week’s performer – click here.

Real Estate

Neighbors Get Connected with Nextdoor!

Screen Shot 2014-05-17 at 8.58.23 PMNextdoor is a really cool, free service that connects neighbors via social networking. It’s an easy way for you and your neighbors to be more organized, talk online, collaborate on projects, get resources, and share information. The best part is it’s free and it works!

Need a babysitter? Lost your dog? Want to find a reliable plumber? Need help moving? These are all topics relevant to your neighborhood and happen on Nextdoor.  Check out if your neighborhood is already hooked into Nextdoor by heading to www.nextdoor.com

 

Boulder, Fitness and Sports, Outdoors

Are You Running The Bolder Boulder? It’s not too late to register to run!

Screen Shot 2014-05-16 at 1.20.01 PMThe Bolder Boulder is a Memorial Day bonanza. Runner’s World named the Bolder Boulder the All-Time Best 10k. It is more than a run, it’s entertainment! Walk, jog, or run – it’s up to you. But if you want to experience something truly Boulder, this is it! You can still register – click here 

Boulder, Educational, Kids

Boulder Opera Performs Operamania at the Boulder Public Library this Weekend

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Operamania! is a lively performance of opera scenes that introduces children of all ages to the world of opera. This classic appeared for two seasons on PBS and is now brought to Boulder by the Boulder Opera. Operamania! introduces your whole family to the world of opera with scenes from many family friendly favorites. Only this weekend! For more information or to purchase tickets click here.

Location: Boulder Public Library

Dates: May 17 & 18, 2014

 

Boulder, Outdoors

Get Involved – Boulder’s 12th Annual Community Cleanup Day is May 17, 2014

Screen Shot 2014-05-14 at 2.44.34 PMWant to get involved in cleaning up our community? May 17, 2014 is the day you’ve been waiting for! Help clean up Boulder by removing trash, waste and recyclables, restoring flood damaged underpasses, and pulling weeds from parks, greenways and trails. You pick the location and on-site project leaders will provide direction and supplies!

How to sign up

  1. Choose a location pdf
  2. Submit the online registration form
  3. Print the volunteer waiver pdf, sign it and bring it with you on Community Cleanup Day!

In appreciation for your contribution, you are welcome to join the City of Boulder for a free ice cream social and a free pool day as well as fun activities for Kid’s to Parks Day at Scott Carpenter Park after the cleanup. All cleanup
participants will receive a one-day pass to the Boulder Reservoir and be entered into a prize drawing.
Register online or by phone, 303-413-7245 by Wednesday, May 14. Day of event registration is from
8 to 8:30 a.m. at Scott Carpenter Park.

Volunteers can choose from 11 locations around Boulder:

  • Bear Creek Greenway
  • Bear Creek Greenway at Martin Drive Underpass (Painting )
  • Boulder Creek
  • Boulder Creek at 28th Underpass (Painting)
  • Columbia Cemetery
  • Dry Creek (Dog-waste cleanup)
  • Goose Creek & Elmer’s Two Mile Creek Greenway
  • Harlow Platts Park
  • Scott Carpenter
  • Skunk Creek Greenway
  • Valmont City Park

Para mayor información o ayuda en Español, o si usted necesita alguna parte de este documento traducida, por favor comuníquese al 303-441-1905.