Educational, Outdoors, Real Estate

Boulder County’s Community Guide to Flood Safety – A useful local reference guide

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Boulder County is working on raising awareness about flood danger. This September was a wake up call! The Community Guide to Flood Safety gives you the 411 on what to do before, during and after a flood. Take a look!

 

#Boulder #floodsafety

 

Boulder, Educational, Kids, Real Estate

Rainy Day Activity Idea: Tour the Interactive Science Exhibits at the National Center for Atmospheric Research [NCAR]

ncarBoulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research’s visitor center is open for guided and self-guided tours 363 days of the year. This iconic building sits atop a mesa overlooking Boulder. The site is beautiful and offers easy hiking options and the visitor’s center offers visitors interactive learning opportunities. NCAR is open for visitors on weekdays 8:00am to 4:00pm and on weekends 9:00am to 5:00pm. Guided tours are offered M/W/F 12:00 to 1:00pm, but if you would rather a self-guided tour you can take an cell phone MP3 tour anytime. Kids and adults alike enjoy this site! Visit the NCAR website for more information here.

Boulder, Educational, Kids

Get Ready. Get Set. Bike-to-School Day is Just Around the Corner!

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Get your bike ready. Register. Bike to School Day is April 22, 2015 in honor of Earth Day!

More information: http://www.bvsd.org/transportation/toschool/Pages/BikeToSchoolDay.aspx

Register here: http://www.bvsd.org/transportation/toschool/Pages/BTSDRegistration.aspx

Boulder, Educational, Real Estate

Ignite Boulder! Tickets On Sale Now…

Ignite Boulder LogoIgnite Boulder is similar to TED talks with a twist. It brings together some great local idea generators who get to make a presention on a subject of their choice. Speakers have exactly 5 minutes to teach something, enlighten us, or simply inspire — backed by 20 slides auto-advancing every 15 seconds. Quick, fun, and smart. This event sells out, so grab some tickets here. [May 13, 2015 . 7:00 to 9:00pm]

Boulder, Educational, Landscape and Garden

Get Plant Smart – Take a Tour of the Greenhouse at CU

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University of Colorado is offering a tour of it’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology greenhouse. This is a unique opportunity to see some of the important research and teaching plants and is not typically open to the public. Make a reservation for this unique opportunity by calling 303.492.6892.

 

Arts and Culture, Boulder, Educational

Enjoy the World Right Here in Boulder at the 67th Conference on World Affairs

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This is the 67th Conference on World Affairs [CWA] held here in Boulder on campus and around town. CWA runs now through April 10, 2015. This is truly an iconic Boulder event and all events are FREE! CWA offers opportunities to engage and learn about a wide array of interesting topics. Want to go? Here is the CWA SCHEDULE

#cwa2015 #Boulder #CU

Boulder, Educational, Kids

Boulder Public Library Offers Programs for the Everyone!

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Boulder Public Library offers excellent programming for the entire family. From bilingual story times to creek walks, from live concerts to movies, the library offers something virtually every day. Our library system is awesome! For a listing of programs click – HERE

Boulder, Educational, Kids

Boulder Public Library Offers Programs for the Everyone!

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Boulder Public Library offers excellent programming for the entire family. From bilingual story times to creek walks, from live concerts to movies, the library offers something virtually every day. Our library system is awesome! For a listing of programs click – HERE

Boulder, Educational, Kids

Today is Family Day at CU’s Museum of Natural History – Get Ready for a Double Dog Dare!

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CU’s Museum of Natural History presents their January Family Day – Dogs Run The World! They double dog dare your family to learn more about the canines we love! Today from 10 to 4 your family can head to the CU campus to enjoy a day learning about why it is they say “Dogs Run The World”. These Family Days are always engaging and fun for the whole family!

Learn more here: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/events/64697

Educational

Learn About The Night Skies!

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Superior is hosting a star party! Will you be there? Learn about what you are seeing in the night skies. This is an educational program and open to all ages.

Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Register ahead of time at Superior Recreation www.superiorrec.com. Use code: 310016A. Cost is $5 per person age 5+.