What's Happening in Boulder County!
This Saturday marks the 17th annual Lafayette Quaker Oatmeal Festival. With a 5k walk/run, oatmeal baking contest and health fair, it’s sure to be a fun time.
The hot oatmeal breakfast is accompanied by the world’s largest toppings bar from 7:30am – 1:00pm
at Pioneer Elementary, 101 East Baseline Road
Register now!
Looking for something fun to do Saturday night? Try skating at WinterSkate, the amazing old-fashioned ice skating rink in Louisville. WinterSkate is an outdoor ice skating rink complete with skate rental, concessions and traditional holiday music. Celebrating its twelfth year as the original outdoor ice skating rink in the community, WinterSkate presents the perfect opportunity to enjoy the winter season in a beautiful small-town setting. Enjoy free parking at 824 Front Street in Historic Downtown Louisville. For more information on WinterSkate click here.
Make a night of it! Combine skating with a stroll and dinner in Downtown Louisville. A list of restaurants in Louisville can be found here.
The Boulder Ice Rink at 13th and Walnut offers ice skating lessons for all ages starting on January 5, 2013. Be part of a group lesson or schedule private session – they have tons of options!
Are you game for a plungapalooza? The 30th annual Polar Plunge will take place this New Year’s Day at the Boulder Reservoir. All proceeds go to Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado.
Bring your friends out to participate or watch this dip into the Res and ring in the new year with an ice bang!
Winter break for the kiddos is right around the corner. Keeping them occupied can drive a busy parent crazy! Luckily, many area recreation centers have programs to help out. Here are a few to check out:
Boulder Parks and Rec offer School Day off Camps Jan 2, 3, 4 & 7
YMCA of Boulder Valley offers camps in Boulder and Louisville Dec 26-28 and Jan 2-4
Harmony’s A.C.T. in Lafayette has a variety of kids art classes going on.
The Bob L. Burger Recreation Center in Lafayette is offering they’r usual variety of Winter Break fun for all ages. Give them a call for more info: 303-665-0469
Every child should have a bike, don’t you think? Community Cycles is giving away 300 bikes and helmets to needy kids for the holiday season, December 16th, 2012, 9am-1pm.
If your family is all stocked up on bikes, you can sponsor a bike and a helmet for the holidays for as little as $25 for a child or $100 for a family.
You can also help out by volunteering your time or your old bikes! Bikes (child or adult) may be dropped off at Community Cycles noon- 6 any day of the week except Wed. Donated bikes will not be accepted at the event on Dec 16th.
With all of the warm weather we’ve been having, you may not have noticed that ski season is upon us! Boulder favorite Eldora has been making snow for weeks and now has a 27 inch base. Along with skiing, snowboarding and Nordic, they have lessons for kids and adults, racing and a freestyle terrain park.
Swimming lessons, yoga, dance, gymnastics, school day off programs – whew! Boulder Parks and Rec has so much to offer. Winter classes start soon – check out the catalog!
Ice skating season is upon us and there are many places in the area where you can indulge your dreams of grace and agility!
Boulder:
The Ice Rink at One Boulder Plaza is in Downtown Boulder
Ice Skating on the Plaza at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall
Louisville:
WinterSkate: Old Fashioned Outdoor Ice Skating at the Steinbaugh Pavillion in Historic Downtown Louisville.
Today the Buffs take on Utah in a home game at Folsom Field. Watch the 1pm game on FOX!
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