What's Happening in Boulder County!
Come disco the night away at Ballet Nouveau Colorado’s 2nd annual Disco Dance Off!
When: July 14 @ 5pm
Where: BNC Studios
3001 Industrial Lane #12
Broomfield, CO 80020
Participants earn points for each minute they dance and the judges can award extra points for just about anything!
Check the website for details like prizes and pledges.
The Boulder area abounds with free concerts all summer. Louisville has another that we haven’t reported on yet: The Louisville Downtown Street Faire! This fun family event takes place on Fridays from 5-10pm through August 17, 2012 in beautiful Downtown Louisville CO. Bring a picnic or try some local food and cold drinks. There will be activities for the kiddos and local crafts to check out.
Here’s the 2012 lineup, along with descriptions from LDBA. Music starts at 6:30:
American. Originals. When the double-helix cosmic-highway San Francisco Sound merged with Country, these guys were THERE. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the real pedal-steel deal: please give a big Street Faire welcome to David Nelson, Buddy Cage and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Back by popular demand, for her fourth consecutive year, please welcome, from N’awlins, the lady with the legs, the in*******credible piano player, and possibly the nicest person to ever grace the Steinbaugh stage—the great Marcia Ball. Her band is pretty good too.
Another East Coast band? How you doin’? These FM radio hit makers, (“Blood and Roses”, “Only a Memory”, “A Girl Like You”) play music for the joy of it, and joy is highly contagious. In addition to their great originals, they do amazing covers of some decent bands, like the Beatles and the Who. This is going to be fun.
Were you at the Faire for Tab’s show last summer? If you were, you know. If not, do not miss this—we’re talking a power trio experience extraordinaire. The Faire seems to bring out the best in all our Louisiana musicians. Or maybe it’s the other way round.
Join us for a very special evening with the Santana and Journey co-founder and his all-star band. This show will be all about the songs Gregg wrote and sang for the original Santana, including covering their masterwork, Abraxas.
It’s a Newgrass kind of thing. Join Louisville native Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon and Bill Nershi of String Cheese Incident for an only-at-the-Faire night of jaw-dropping musicianship and good jam-band vibes, man.
Summer concerts in the park continue this Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Community Park (951 Bella Vista Dr) in beautiful Louisville CO.
July 12: 2 Dog Tuesday
July 19: PKB (Pete Kartsounes Band)
Concerts are free and a perfect opportunity for a picnic!
Here’s a new one: Sonic Boom Race through historic downtown Louisville Colorado! There’s a kids race, cruiser race and competitive racing also.
The race course will start and finish on Main Street and Walnut heading north, and follows a path through the residential streets west of downtown. The streets are wide and smooth with a three block hill at the beginning of the loop and a meandering downhill leading into the final turn-The Lucky Pie Corner.
The Sonic Boom Kid’s Bike Race and fun Cruiser Race are open to everyone. All kid participants receive a free ice cream cone, sponsored by Sweet Cow and Centennial Valley Pediatrics. At the end of the day, stop by the Avery beer garden at Lucky Pie’s expanded front patio space for the end of race celebrations.
From the Leap Team at RE/MAX of Boulder, we sincerely wish you and your family a safe and happy Independence Day!
All Aboard! Calling all kiddos, enjoy a free ride on Pearl Street Mall’s one-and-only Tebo Train! Children ages 10 and under (and accompanying adults) will chug along the beautiful Pearl Street Mall on the only set of wheels permitted “on the bricks”!
Board at the Pearl St. Mall at the 1200 block and continues down to the 1400 block. Admission is FREE!
The Tebo Train runs Monday – Thursday from 10:00 – 11:20 am now – August 30th.
It looks like fireworks will still go on, for which we’re super excited! Here’s a rundown of what’s happening in the area:
Lafayette:
Wednesday July 4 at Waneka Lake
The fun begins at 4pm with fun for the kids, food concessions and beer/wine garden. There’s even a pie eating contest! Live music from Chris Daniels and the Kings starts at 5pm. Fireworks at dusk.
Donations accepted for this free event.
Louisville:
Wednesday July 4 at the Coal Creek Golf Course (585 W Dillon Rd)
The fun begins at 6pm with live music, fun for the kids and food concessions. Or bring your own picnic! Fireworks at dusk.
Boulder:
Ralphie’s annual Independence Day Blast is scheduled for July 4, 2012 at Folsom Field. Gates open at 8pm with the show starting at 8:30. Fireworks at dusk.
 Bike to Work Day in Boulder Colorado is filled with fabulous events celebrating the bicycle!From 6:30 – 9am on June 27, 2012, more than 40 breakfast stations throughout town will be serving up free breakfast to those on bike and foot. Some breakfast stations will have mechanics on-site offering light tune-ups for breakfast station visitors. Check here for a full list of 2012 Breakfast Stations and find out which stations are offering Service Stations
Be sure to register so they can get an idea of how many folks will be out and about! Work from home? No matter, just trade in a car trip for a bike trip and register anyway. It counts! Walk & Bike Month & Bike to Work Day is not just about biking to work, because some people just can’t do that. It is about choosing the best way to get around each time you leave the house. If you have to go to Erie, maybe you can only drive, but if you live a half a mile from the gym, try biking there next time. Given all the personal, environmental and global impacts of private automobile use, it is now, more important than ever that Boulder maintain and build on its strong commitment to walking and biking! It starts with every person committing to walk or bike at least one day in June and letting our city government know that being able to walk and bike safely and easily in Boulder is part of what makes our town great! |
Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard the Summer Movie Express to enjoy a great selection of films. During this 9-week festival, the Colony Square Stadium 12 movie theater in Louisville is offering G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10am.
In our hunt for summer fun for the kiddos, we found more than enough for everyone at Wow Children’s Museum in Lafayette.
Current exhibits include: Bubbles, pirates, puppets and a special exhibit on Sunsational Energy and Science! From art to science, it’s all fun!
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