10th Annual High Mountain Hay Fever. It’s hot in the valleys. There are cool mountain breezes in the heights. Come enjoy stunning views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, square dancing, a children’s music program and the best deal in Blue Grass entertainment as legendary and famous entertainers converge on Westcliffe, Colorado, for four days of music. This is the High Mountain Hay Fever Festival and it takes place Thursday through Sunday, July 1 2 - 1 5 , 2 0 1 2 . The festival site is at the west end of Main Street in Westcliffe, on a bluff directly overlooking the spectacular Wet Mounta in Va l ley and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains The festival kicks into high gear Thursday evening with stellar regional performers ‘Bruce H a y e s a n d t h e Ragged Mountain Ramblers’, ‘Giddy Up Kitty’, ‘Honey Don ’ t ’ and ‘The Blue Canyon Boys’. Other bands to grace the stage during the festival include: Dry Branch Fire Squad, led by Westcliffe area resident Ron Thomason. Dry Branch will perform three times during the festival. The group has become an institution in American acoustic music. Inspired by a fierce and uncompromising loyalty to the most traditional aspects of bluegrass, mountain and gospel music, the band combines soulful duets, a cappella quintets and fiery instrumentals featuring mandolin and fiddle with Mr. Thomason’s humorous and thought fu l s tor ies. The Sons and Brothers Band

captivates audiences around the country with their fusion of bluegrass, gospel, and western music inspired by the band’s late founding father Frank Wolking. The band has been described as one of Colorado’s most exciting acoustic bands, bringing a unique combination of energy, instrumental prowess and tight powerful family harmony to the bluegrass genre. Rooted solidly in the Mountain West, the band describes its brand of music as “Westgrass.” The

Sons and Brothers’ sound i s f r esh , exciting and vibrant. Bruce Hayes p lays Rhythm & “Celtgrass” music, a fusion of musical styles that combines acoustic and electric instrumentation with elements of Rock, Bluegrass, Celtic, and R&B music. Collaborating with The String Cheese I n c i d e n t a n d Acoustic Junction, H a y e s h e l p e d define the acoustic jam band sound. He continues this

tradition performing original songs and arrangements on mandolin, guitar, Dobro, foot board and his latest creation, the “Stratobassto”. Darren Beachley’s voice may be one of the most recognized in acoustic/bluegrass/roots music today. He’s been touring and playing professionally for over 30 years. His emotive vocals are only surpassed by the passion that he sings each line with in a voice that truly comes straight from his heart. As Darren approaches the next part of his musical journey with The Darren Beachley Band, it promises to include all of the music he loves: Roots, Bluegrass, Americana,

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Gospel and Old Time Country. Stripped down to just his voice, a guitar and his choice of acoustic accompaniment it promises to make this the most soulful, meaningful music that Darren has ever done. As one half of the legendary Osborne Brothers, Bobby Osborne has had a profound and widely felt impact on bluegrass as a vocalist, mandolin master, and bandleader for over five decades. His is truly one of the great, most distinctive voices in the history of the music. Boasting some of his most powerful, assured singing in decades, along with a selection of songs ranging from bluegrass standards to contemporary compositions cleverly reinvented as bluegrass, his work with The Rocky Top X-Press finds Osborne continuing to push himself and make music that is both classic and distinctly modern. The Osborne Brothers were the first bluegrass band to perform on a college campus (1960), and the first to play a concert at the White House (1973). By incorporating electric instruments, drums, and an expanded repertoire, the Osborne Brothers kept bluegrass on the air and in the charts throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, even winning the Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year award in 1971. H igh Mounta in Hay Fever proceeds benefit the Custer County Medical Center. Over 4,000 attended in 2011 and helped raise $50,000 for the Medical Center, including a generous $10,000 contribution by the Hellman Family Foundation. The money has been used to enhance emergency services, access in-house lab equipment and new diagnostic technology, and to provide health care for those who can’t afford it. Dry camping and RV parking are available. Reservations may be made through the website, or upon arrival at the grounds. Ticket prices are $10 for Thursday; $40 for all day Friday; $45 for Saturday; and $25 for Sunday. Students with school I.D. can buy a $10 ticket at the gate each day; children 12 and under accompanied by a paying adult are free. The Four Day Pass is $85. All tickets are on sale now via the website: www.highmountainhayfever.org. See the back cover of this paper for a coupon. Tickets are also available at: Candy’s Coffee (106 S. 2nd Street,

Westcliffe 719-783-9516), Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor (7515 Grandview Ave., Arvada 303-421-3204), and Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Box Office (210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo 719-542-1211).

July 4, 2012: Pueblo. The biggest 4th of July event in Southern CO. ‘Rollin’ on the Riverwalk’ is presented by the HARP Foundation in conjunction with the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra. The fest is to thank the community of Pueblo for all its support of Pueblo’s Riverwalk. Last year the music was as vibrant and electrifying as the fireworks

that lit up the Pueblo Sky. This year the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra is sure to put on another amazing patriotic show! A record breaking crowd, a true American concert, and a monumental fireworks show are expected and planned for. Festivities start at 2PM. There is an admission fee. Fireworks end the program at dark.

July 6: Alamosa/LaVeta. Take the train to the Concert and enjoy the music and the spectacular views from the top of LaVeta Pass at Fir, CO. This is the first all-green high-mountain concert series brought to you by Rio Grande Scenic RR. With a 60 foot ET-5 Wind turbine & 5,000 watt solar system enough energy is generated to power the concert series and the demands of stage and sound equipment. Even the steam engines are green – or close, they run off of recycled motor oil. Fred Hargrove, cowboy singer continued on p. 2

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Dang It’s Hot! continued from p. 1 / songwriter and member of the Western Music Association is the master of ceremonies for the music series and during the month of July every weekend features a different act. See the calendar for details.

July 20: Buena Vista. Now entering its 10th season, the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series brings to The Upper Arkansas Valley nationally and internationally known speakers schooled in Philosophy, Religion and Science. Notable speakers and scholars active in these disciplines are invited to speak, offer their published works and engage in constructive dialogue. Guaranteed to stir your imagination and create new insights, the Forum presents “Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals” with Dr. Marc Bekoff this July. All lectures are free—no registration or tickets are required.

All summer long. When visiting Cañon City, you’re invited to join a ‘Ghost Walk’ or ‘Cemetery Crawl” and to drop by the Museum of Colorado Prisons. The museum is housed in the original women’s facility built in 1935 and in use until 1968. The museum is located on the east side of the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (“Old Max”), a prison that has been in constant use for over 140 years. Audio Tours are available. The museum reflects the history of the Colorado penitentiary system from 1868 through exhibits and interpretive displays. The museum gift shop features a large collection of books for sale as well as the new documentary, “Territorial Prison: Stories Behind the Walls.” Ghost Walk and Cemetery Crawl events are held weekend evenings from

Memorial Day through Mid-October. The Museum is at 201 N. 1st Street. Call 719-269-3015 for more information.

On Saturday, July 28th, the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center in Cañon City celebrates the National Day of the American Cowboy with a program on cowboy poetry titled “Canterbury Tales and Cowboy Trails”, presented by three members of the local Canterbury family: Jerry Canterbury, Arlene Drake, and Nate Canterbury. They will share their poetic tales and those of their relatives, who understood the rough life of the cowboy and of ranching in Colorado. The program will be held at 10:30 am and again at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 28 at the Museum and History Center. The Friends of the Museum & History Center are sponsoring the event

and the refreshments. The museum and history center, located at 612 Royal Gorge Boulevard, is free to the public. For more information, call us at 719-269-9036 or go to www.royalgorgehistory.org.

Join an Historic Colorado Celebration: the town of Westcliffe celebrates its 125th year anniversary complete with free birthday cake and a town full of fun on the 28th. The event kicks off at 10am with ‘Bed Races’ down Main Street. Local performers, and some from around the state, will provide music & entertainment from 11am on. The dance contest starts at 7. Fire truck pull, hatchet throwing, tug o war, gunny sack and egg/spoon relay races with cash prizes for all winning contestants round out the fun. Ken Hartman will be available to do caricature drawings. From 2pm to 6pm you can get a meal for $3.00 choosing from nine different restaurant menus. Yes, you read it correctly a $3.00 meal. Menus and tickets will be available at the Westcliffe Town Hall. Details on the events may be found at: www.townofwestcliffe.com. Don’t forget to check out the commemorative ceramic mugs, travel mugs, Frisbees, hats and T-shirts. Call Kathy at the town hall for more information at 719-783-2282.

July brings the Salida / Aspen Concerts to Salida, CO. Top international musicians from the Aspen Music Festival and School will perform in the 36th annual Salida Aspen Concert series of six chamber music concerts from July 7 to Aug. 14. Concert pianist Joyce Yang has wowed audiences here before and other artists are making their debut. All concerts will be staged

in Salida’s historic downtown: five at the SteamPlant Theater on the Arkansas River and one at the United Methodist Church.

The series opens Saturday, July 7 with Lera Auerbach, a virtuoso pianist and composer with Russian-American roots. A prize winning writer, Auerbach’s poetry and prose is required reading in Russian schools. Her music compositions are some of the most widely performed works of the new generation. Auerbach wrote her first opera at age twelve and moved to New York in 1991 while still a teenager to study at Juilliard School. Since then she has played with some of the best orchestras in the world and collaborated with many On Thursday July 19, pianist Marouan Benabdallah takes the stage. This hot young artist, originally from Morocco, is making great waves in Europe and the US. Not yet thirty years old, he is the leading representative of his country on the classical music stage today. Benabdallah approaches music from the Hungarian tradition, having trained at the Bela Bartok Conservatory and Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. After winning piano competitions in Europe in 2003 he began to receive world attention. In 2011 he gave his debut at Carnegie Hall, New York.

The Wednesday, July 25 concert features Joyce Yang, critically acclaimed as “the most gifted young pianist of her generation. This will be her fifth appearance in a love affair with the Salida audience. At 25 years old, she has played with most of the world’s top orchestras. In 2010, Yang was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, classical music’s most prestigious prize. She came to world attention in 2005 as an all-around winner in the Van Cliburn International Competition. She was born in South Korea and in 1997 moved to the US to study at Juilliard in New York. Yang will solo and also perform with violinist Stefan Jackiw. Jackiw performs regularly as a recitalist and chamber musician. Saturday, July 28, will be a solo performance by pianist Orli Shaham who is much admired for her gifted interpretations of standard and modern works. In addition to performing, Shaham created a classical concert series for young children called “Baby Got Bach,” which she hopes to expand beyond New York City. She also hosts the radio show “Dial-a-Musician,” which answers listener questions on anything having to do with music.

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“Labyrinth” essay by Annie SchollI’m standing at the entrance to the labyrinth in Westcliffe. It sits in a field next to the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church. I’m here because the night before—the nights before—worry and doubt have interrupted my sleep. I’m a freelance writer. Work has been sporadic this year. During the night, the drumbeat of lack has grown deafening. I’m here this day hoping to find peace. I d i s c o v e r e d labyrinths when my first husband was nearly killed in a car crash in 1998. The labyrinth offered solace, a p lace to weep openly. Always, I felt better once I reached the center—the center of the labyrinth, of course, a metaphor for arriving at my own center. The Community United Methodist Church sponsors the Westcliffe labyrinth. I discovered it last August during the Wet Mountain Valley Writing Workshop. A new friend and I walked it, silently, both of us deeply aware of the sacredness of this space. I’ve walked it a handful of times since moving from my native Iowa to Westcliffe late last February. At the start of the labyrinth, a plastic box holds weathered fliers explaining its history and how best to use it. Pilgrims, it notes, walked the labyrinth that was laid into the floor of the foundation of the Chartres Cathedral in France in 1201

AD as a sacred metaphor for journeying to the Holy Land. It’s suggested that those who walk the labyrinth first quiet the mind and walk in silence or with soft music. It encourages walking with a question. That’s how I’ve always approached the labyrinth. With a question on my mind, I then ask the Universe/God/Source/Spirit for discernment, clarity, and wisdom. Before starting to walk, I close

my eyes and feel the breeze against my face. I open my eyes and take in the grass and wildflowers in the field surrounding the labyrinth—plants that are still strangers to me, so new am I to this part of the country. I begin to move my feet along

this maze, created out of red rock that contrasts against lighter Indian Sunset stone. Before long, I feel urged to hand over my worries, to lay them down. It’s difficult to explain it—this knowing—but my body, my mind feel it. In the past, I have wanted to hurry up and get to the center of the labyrinth—a metaphor for how I can sometimes do life. I want to rush from Point A to Point Z. I want to skip the parts in-between, especially when they are prickly. This time, I don’t want to rush. I take it slowly, savoring each moment. I chuckle when I find myself pulling weeds along the way. Interesting that I notice the weeds versus the beauty that is all around me. That,

too, is a metaphor. Right now, I am ultra-focused on the problem versus all that is wonderful in my life. Just when it seems I’m nearing the center of the labyrinth, another turn appears. I bend again to pull another weed, this time realizing this, too, is how I approach life. I’m the helper, the one who wants to clear the path for those who come behind me. Once I reach the bench at the center, I close my eyes again, feeling the warmth of the sun. My mind is quiet. I’m present in this moment. “Peace, be still” is the refrain in my head.

Annie Scholl is a freelance writer, photographer and Reiki master who recently moved from her home state of Iowa to the mountains of Westcliffe, CO.

Bob’s Beat: ‘Connected’

‘Labyrinth’ Photo by AnnieScholl

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It's a ritual of summer, like the return of the hummingbirds: a solitary cyclist with bags strapped to his cycle embarks on a cross country adventure... One evening as I drove up Hardscrabble on Route 96 from Florence to Westcliffe, I passed a heavily laden solo cyclist wearing a red jersey. The clouds were closing in, the wind was fierce and I thought: "Wind is 100 times worse then hills; with hills at least you can see the finish and the downhill payoff. With wind you just suffer through as much as you can until all your energy is sapped. Well, he's got the downhill in front of him". Safe at home later, it took me off guard when the phone range and a youthful voice said he "was calling from Silver Cliff and had gotten my name from Warm Showers* and could he have a place to stay for the night?" There are several organizations that help cyclists find shelter, a shower and maybe a meal. ‘Warm Showers’ is one of these. So, my wife and I enjoyed a little variation on "Guess who is coming to dinner?" We live about ten miles north of town, and 4 turns of the road on the way to our house usually require a second phone call by visitors. Our guest made them all, despite the wind. A short 20 minutes passed and our dog announced: “stranger in the drive.” Over a carbo-loading dinner of spaghetti, Reece shared some of his adventures: solo cross-country from Philly; a dog attack; the strange shower in an

outhouse in West Virginia; a dog attack; the host who lay recumbent in his briefs, on a sofa, on the deck of his mobile home, and pointed to a shed with a cot outback; a dog attack, 'the challenge of the flatlands of Kansas'; a snake attack; and, more. We discussed future destinations and routes: the mountain passes; to Cottonwood or not? the continental divide; the desert; endless Utah; the badlands; stories he'd heard from other cyclists along the way. Things have changed since we, young and foolish, traveled by thumb, 40

or 45 years ago. At that time you were on your own. Maps – when one was to be found at a gas station – were folded and stowed in the backpack. The route to any destination was difficult to determine, communications - remember the pay phone? - were expensive, and money scarce. But it was an 'adventure.' And, we made it: across the country, through Europe, around the world. R e e c e , o u r g u e s t , w a s "connected." He travelled with an I-Phone, a Kindle and GPS, items not yet dreamt of when we were traveling on the cheap.

An online website that caters to cyclists e-mailed maps to print out and place in a small plastic jacket that fits on the handlebars; a triptik for cyclists. Should he change his route, they will change his maps. And what do these devices mean in the context of being 'On the Road?' Are you “free” if you’re "connected"? Reece indicated that, while he reveled in the convenience, he was plagued by the feeling that he was not truly on an adventure, alone, against the elements, and himself. There were times when such devices would have been welcome on my adventures. Being able to pinpoint where you were, where you wanted to go, and to call or email anyone if you could get a signal...the mind boggles. The world is smaller and perhaps, safer. There's still the very variable weather & terrain: the tornado amidst the endless expanse of Kansas, sharp hail in the hills, a large desert to cross. There's still one's physical self, those aches and bruises, and equipment breakdowns to contend with. There’s always the search for food, water and a hot shower. But maybe, just maybe, being connected allows the eye to see the natural beauty a little more clearly, without concerns about physical safety, getting lost, having to abandon the journey.

*Adventure Cycling.org for maps, routes and advice*Warm Shcwers.org for hospitality to cyclists

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Weekends in July•Concert Trains: Rio Grande ScenicRR: Depart Alamosa (9:30am) orLaVeta(10am)& travel to Fir Summitby train; $19–$59; tkts onlinewww.coloradotrain.comor877-726-7245o July 6, 7, 8:“JohnMcCutcheaonw/AnneHills”-folk

oJuly13,14,15:“TroutFishinginAmericaw/TheBerrymans”-comedy

o July 20, 21, 22: “MichaelMartinMurpheyw/CathyBarton&DavePara”-cowboy

oJuly27,28&29:“RoyRiversw/ChuckPyle”–JohnDenverTribute&guitar

Saturdays in July•Farmers’Market: fresh, localproduce,baked goods, crafts, cooking demos,sampling,livemusic;parkinglotsnearState&Main;8am–2pm;

Sundays in July •Liveconcert:ColePark;6pm;freeoJuly1:“GrizzlylandDixieBand”oJuly8:“JohnCarey”–harmonicaoJuly15:“DonRichmond&Band”oJuly22:“SHEL”–folk,rock,CelticoJuly29:“KortMcCumber&theHighRoad”–Americana

Saturday, July 28•Bike2Build:SanLuisValleyCentury;100miles tobenefitHabitat forHumanity;$100/rider;registerwww.slvhabitat.orgorwww.active.cominfo719-589-8678

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Fri., July 13 – Sun., July 15• SanLuisValleyFest:folkarts&fiber:contests,vendors,livemusic,workshops,fun;Fri.5pm-7pmLaunchParty;Sat.;9am–6pm;Sun.9am–4pm;www.slvfest.com

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Sunday, July 22•LiveMusic&DinnerSpecial:“KindredFolk”;VillaGroveTrade,34094USHwy285;6pm–8pm;719-655-2203

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Saturday, July 14•Art&Games:BastilleDayArtOpeningw/JanStramm&NancyUtterback;PetanqueTournament;PiñonHillPottery,221N.MainSt.;5pm

•Movie:“Rango”;Saloon,FranciscoFortMuseum,306S.MainSt.;5pm;719-742-5501

Thursday, July 26 – Sun., July 29•LiveTheater:“SomeoneSaveMyBabyRuth”–melodrama;FranciscoCenter,127W.FranciscoSt;Thurs.–Sat.7pm;Sun.2pm;$

Saturday, July 28•FranciscoFort150thAnniversaryCelebration:PancakeBreakfast8am;ParadeonMainSt10am;tours,foodvendors,arts&crafts,demos,entertainment;FranciscoFortMuseum,

306S.MainSt.;10am-4pm;freeadmission;719-742-5501

•ArtOpeningReception:“CowboyCulture”;SPACeGallery,132W.Ryus;5pm–7pm;free&open;719-742-3074

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Mountain Park Environmental Center, 9112 Mountain Park Road, Beulah. Payment & registration are online at www.Hikeandlearn.org. For information and registration, call 719-485-4444

Monday, July 2•FullMoonMusic Hike: ‘ThunderMoon’; folk music; 7pm; $5 non-members;registrationrequired

Wednesday, July 11•FamilyNatureNight:potluckdinner,fun&games&campfire;7pm;donationappreciated

Thursday, July 21•StressReductionDayforProfessionals;reducework stress, restore energy;healthylunchincluded;9:30am-2:30pm;$79-$89;

Friday, July 13•Nature for Toddlers: outdoor-basedprogram for pre-schoolers; 10am –11am

Sunday, July 15• ‘Zuke’s”Walk YourDogHike: w/healthy treats;dogsmustbe leashed;9am;$5non-members

Thursday, July 26•EveningNatureWalk:MissionWolfpresentersw/livewolf;7pm;donationsappreciated

Saturday, July 28•StartWalking Retreatw/wellnessCoachBevSamek;forwomen;includeslunch;9:30am-3pm;$49-$59

•NatureFilm:‘GreenFire’,AldoLeopold,alandethicforourtime;7pm;donationsappreciated

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Sundays in July• SummerSundays:festivitiesrollthroughMesa Junction,UnionAvenue&MainStreet areas thru October 28th, w/live street performances, bike tours,interpretivewalkingtours&more;1pm- 3pm;details atwww.PuebloPAG.orgor719-242-6652

Sunday, July 1 - Sun., July 8•MusicalTheater:“1776”;RunyonTheater,

611N.MainSt.;2pm;$;callfordetails719-564-0579repeatsJuly6,7,8

Mondays & Wednesdays in July•RiverPlayDays:CSU-PuebloWaterStaffteachsafewhitewaterpractices;PuebloWhitewaterPark;Hole#7offUnion&Corona;11am-5PM;$5for2hours;$10forday;details&info719-549-2085

Mondays, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30•Dance: SeniorResourceDevelopmentAgency,230N.UnionAve.;6:30pm;free&opentopublic;719-553-3445

Wednesday, July 4• July 4thCelebration: 5kLibertyPointRun/Walk, 7:30am; Parade on JoeMartinez Blvd., 11am- 3pm; StreetFestivalonCivicCenterDr11am-3pm;Car Show;fireworks atdusk; 719 6479086

•Rollin’ on theRiverwalk: biggest 4thof July show in SouthernCO:PuebloSymphony; epic fireworks; HARPAuthority,MainSt&Grand;2pm-10pm;$3adults;719-595-0242

Thursday, July 5 – Sun. July 8•LiveShow:“Flapper”;SCTC,CentralHS,315W.11thSt.;$5;eves7PM;mats2pm;details719-994-8298

Friday, July 6•FirstFridayArtWalk:artgalleriesopenforextendedhours;PPAGperformersat‘C’Street&UnionAve.;5-8pmo ArtOpeningReception:SteelCityArtWorks,216S.Unionw/KaleyRose&LynnChapman&AaronWilliams;“YearoftheCat”juriedshow;719-542-6836

oArtOpeningReception: “SouthernColorado Photography Show”; ElPueblo HistoryMuseum, 301 N.Union; 5pm - 8PM; free& open topublic.

Fridays in July•Festival Fridays: happyhour specialsfrom7pm–8pm,w/beer,drinks&wine;music8pm-11pm;SangreDeCristoArtsCenter,JacksonSculptureGarden,210N.SantaFe;$5;719-295-7222o July 6: Los Texmaniacs w/ BadHabitz

o July13:Funkiphinoo July 20: PhatDaddy& PhatHornDoctors

o July27:TheMartiniShot

Saturday, July 7•Exhibit: 2ndAnnualPetExpo:demos,vendors, ‘SitmeansSits’dog training;PuebloConventionCenter,Main St.;9am-?;free;719-647-7297

Saturdays: July 7, 14 & 21•HeritageSeries:artifacts,costumes,food,appearancesbymillworkers;SteelworksMuseum, 215Canal St.;1pm -3pm; $?;719-564-9086

Saturday, July 14•LiveComedy:“LastComicStanding”–3favorites;DamonRunyonTheater,611N.MainSt.;7:30pm-10:30pm;719-564-0579;callforreservations

Sunday, July 15 – Wed., July 18•CAF Gulf CoastWing: B-17WWIIBomber“FlyingFortress”tovisitw/tours& rides; startsSun4pm;departsWed.morning;WeisbrodAircraftMuseum,3100MagnusonAve.;$various;details

719-948-9219

Tuesday, July 17•TurtleTuesday:educationalencountersw/turtles,funactivities&crafts;puebloZoon,3455NuckollsAve.;10am-1pm;$zooadmission;www.pueblozoo.org

Friday, July 20 •National Hot Dog Day: concessionspecials,carouselrides;CityPark,3425NuckollsAve.; 5pm– 9pm; rides 0.25cents;info719-553-2790

•Multi-MediaConcert: “SongofPuebloOratorio”;ElPuebloMuseum, 201N.Union; 7pm; $15; limited seating 719-583-0453

Saturday, July 21•Pageant: FiestaQueenPageant: “PastInspiration, FutureSuccess”;HispanicHeritage,culture,education,talentshow;$5forpageant,$30forcoronation;1pm-10pm;719-778-4350

•WYNOTRadioTheater;DamonRunyonTheater611,N.Main;7pm-9pm;$;719-564-0579;repeatsSunday2pm

Monday, July 23 – Sat. July 28•Rodeo:NationalLittleBritchesRodeoFinals;StateFairGrounds,BeulahAve.;8am;800-763-3694

Tuesday, July 24•NationalCarouselDay: free rides onHistoric Carousel; City Park, 3452NuckollsAve.;6pm–9pm;719-553-2790

Friday, July 27• Social:”TooDangHot”;SeniorResource

Horseshoe Lodge & Retreat Center at Mountain Park

Environmental Center

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C a l e n d a r o f e v e n t sDevelopmentAgency, 230N.UnionAve.;1:30pm;free&opentopublic;719-553-3445

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Saturdays in July:•OnthePatiow/stars,music,campfires,BBQ&more;Coyote’sCoffeeDen,Hwy115&6thSt.;5:30-8pmo July7:JacquieGipsono July14:PhilVolan/JoleenBello July21:Willson&McKeeo July28:BJEstares

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Thursdays in July•Farmers’Market: Pioneer Park; 8am-1pm

Saturday, July 14• Second SaturdayArtWalk: artistsdemos,livemusic,refreshments&horsd’oeuvres;3pm-5pm

•ArtRecpetion:CarolBlackwood,pencildrawings; J. C. Fremont Library, 130ChurchAve.;2pm-4:30pm;free&opentopublic;

Tuesday, July 17•Program: NASA w/ Rodger Jump,previousNASAemployee;J.C.FremontLibrary, 130ChurchAve.; 7pm; free&opentopublic;719-784-4649

Friday, July 20•ComputerClass:BeginningComputer;J.C.FremontLibrary,130ChurchAve.;8pm;free&opentopublic;registrationrequired719-784-4649

Friday, July 20 - Sun. July 29•Theater:“MoonoverBuffalo”-comedy;FCTProd.,FlorenceHS,2006Hwy67;Fri.&Sat.7pm;Sun4pm

Friday, July 27•ComputerClass:BeginningComputer;J.C.FremontLibrary,130ChurchAve.;5:30pm;free&opentopublic;registrationrequired719-784-4649

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Fridays in July •MagicofMartyWayne:PizzaMadness,509MainSt.;6pm-8pm

Fridays & Saturdays in July•Liveentertainment:WhitewaterBar&Grill,45045USHwy50;719-269-1009o July6:‘BruceHayes’4pmo July7:‘MartiniShot’8pm

o July13:‘DrFineBand’8pmo July14:‘James&TheDevil!’8pmo July20:‘Soup’9pm-12Midnighto July21:‘Mystic7Band’8pmo July27:‘CooperSonics’8pmo July28:‘HighsideCommand’8pm

Tuesdays in July•F a rme r s ’ Ma r k e t D own t own :6th &Macon Sts; 8am-1pm; www.canoncityfarmersmarket.com

•EntertainmentinthePark:FreeconcertsinVeterans’Park,1st&Hwy50;7pm-9pm;free&opentopublic

Wednesday, July 4•FireworksfromSkylineDrive:8:30pm

Friday, July 6•ArtWalkOpeningReceptionw/SylviaCaron&AnneWhitfield;TheArtists’Gallery,MainStreet; 5pm - 7pm; 719-345-4070theartistsgalleryonline.com

Fridays: July 6, 13, 20 & 27•MurderMysteryTrainRidew/deliciousfood, scenery& classic ‘whodunnit”;RoyalGorgeRR, Santa FeDepot, 401WaterSt.;6:30pm;$110;1-888-724-5748

Thursday, July 12•LemonadeDay:benefitBoysandGirlsClub; stands all around town; 11am-4pm;719-345-4038orbgcfremont.org

Saturday, July 14•Photos; Family Fun Photos andCaricaturesw/ local artists; FCA, 505MaconAve.;10am;details719-275-2790

Saturday, July 21•CelticWeekend;RoyalGorgeBridge&Park;musicbyMondragon;3:34pm;

Thursday, July 26 -Fri., July 27•HistoricalRe-enactment:BayouSalado/UteTrailRendezvousw/ fur traders;southrimRoyalGorgeBridge;8am

Saturday, July 28•FremontCountyFair;8amstart;nogateorparking fees; free&open topublic;719-276-7390;throughthe31st.

•NationalDayofCowboyCelebration,refreshments, program;RoyalGorgeRgionalMuseum&HistoryCenter,612RoyalGorgeBlvd;10:30am&1pm;free&opentopublic;719-269-9036

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Sunday, July 1•Concert:USAFConcertBandintroducedbyMayorDonStephens,w/colorguardpresentationbyALP64;RiversidePark,HistoricDowntown;7pm–8:30pm;free&opentopublic,bringlawnchair!

Wednesday, July 4• July4thinRiversidepark:SalidaCircusatNoon;ArkValleyFreedomChoirat1:30PM;SalidaBrassat2:30pm;Paradedown ‘F’ Street at 4pm;RedBandanaperformsafterparade;fireworksatdusk;fun&games1pm–3pm

Saturday, July 7•Concert: Salida / Aspen ConcertspresentsLeraAuerbach,virtuosopianist&composer;SteamPlantTheater,220W.Sackett;limitedseating;pre-concerttalk6:45pm; concert 7:30pm;$15 (students$3);www.salidaaspenconcerts.org

Thursday, July 12• SalidaArtworksCreativeMixer:SteamPlant, 220W. Sackett; 5:30PM;www.salidaartworks.org

Saturday, July 14 – Sun. July 15•Antique Show& Sale; dealers fromseveral states – antiques, crafts &collectables;snack&lunchavail;ChaffeeCountyFairgrounds; $3.50 admission;Sat9am–5pm;Sun10am–4pm

•BrewersRendezvous: 45brewers fromaround the State; local foodvendors;Riverside Park,HistoricDowntown;1pm–5pm;719-539-2068

Tuesday, July 17•Kids’Picnic&MiniGolfTrip:picnicinCentennialPark&puttputt atRockyMountainminigolf;bringsunscreen,hat,sunglasses&water;pick-up&drop-offat SalidaAquaticCenterPool;Noon–3pm;$8;registerbyJuly16th

Thursday, July 19•Concert:Salida/AspenConcertspresentsMarouanBenabdallah,virtuosopianist;SteamPlantTheater, 220W.Sackett;limitedseating;pre-concerttalk6:45pm;concert7:30pm;$15(students$3);www.salidaaspenconcerts.org

Monday, July 23•Hike:AdultBatCaveTrip:OrientMine,San Luis Valley, home to colony ofMexican free-bats;RT fromSalidaHotSpringsAquaticCenter;6pm–10:30PM;$15;registerbyJuly22

Tuesday, July 24•Community Running Meet: basicsof track& field; family games; races& relays; registration 5:15PM; events5:45pm–7PM;allages$1-$3;details&info&registration719-539-6738

Wednesday, July 25•Concert: Salida / Aspen Concertspresents JoyceYang,piano&StefanJackiw, violin; SteamPlantTheater,220W.Sackett; limited seating; pre-concerttalk6:45PM;concert7:30PM;$15(students$3);www.salidaaspenconcerts.org

Friday, July 27 – Sun., July 29• 8thAnnual SalidaClassicRoadRace:events sanctionedbyUSACycling&BicycleRacingAssociationofCO;contactZachMoore: 719-530-1187 or zach@southcentralracing.com

Saturday, July 28• Concert: Salida /Aspen ConcertspresentsOrliShaham,pianist;SteamPlantTheater,220W.Sackett; limitedseating; pre-concert talk 6:45pm;concert7:30pm;$15(students$3);www.salidaaspenconcerts.org

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Sunday, July 1•MountainManiaCar Show& StreetDance:benefit scholarship fund;MainSt.;showallday,dance7pm

Sunday, July 1 – Thurs. July 5•Quilt&TextileShow:displayandsale;BVCommunityCenter,715E.MainSt.;10am–4pm;

Saturday, July 7•TheatricalPresentation: “TheMadamsofCentralColorado”–life&timesofsixracymadams;humorous&educational;notforchildrenunder13;BVHeritageMuseum,511E.Main;info&reservations719-395-8458

Wednesday, July 11•HistoricalRe-enactment: “Incidentally!ByGilbertGregg” – stories of BuenaVista’s pastw/ TomTomson, historyenthusiast;HeritageMuseum, 511 E.Main;7pm;$6-$10;

Saturday, July 14 – Sun. July 15•Collegiate Peaks Stampede; RodeoGrounds(westatstoplightatHwy24&MainSt.,leftonCountyRoad321);Satsign-up4:30pm,Sunsign-up1pm;$10/kidentry;admissiontorodeo$4-$10

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Friday, July 20•DistinguishedLectures: “Wild Justice:TheMoral Lives ofAnimals”w/DrMarcBekoff – science, environmental;BVCommunityCenter, 715 E.MainSt.;7pm; free&open topublic;www.collegiatepeaksforum.org

•CemeteryTourw/AlsinaDearheimer,‘mother of BuenaVista’:meet some‘residents’&heartheirstories;MtOlivetCemetery,RodeoRoad; 7pm; $5 - $8;719-395-8458

Saturday, July 21• DistinguishedLectures:“TheEmotionalLivesofAnimals&WhyTheyMatter”w/DrMarcBekoff–science,environmental;BVCommunityCenter, 715 E.MainSt.;10am;free&opentopublic;www.collegiatepeaksforum.org

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Wednesday, July 4• 4thofJulyCelebrations:4pmStrutYourMutt;5pmParadeat4th&FrontSt.;6pmBBQattheBeach;7pmfreeconcertattheBeach;9pmFireworksabovetheBeach.

Saturday, July 21 – Sun. July 22•AlmaFoundationFestivalintheClouds:15thyearw/freeoutdoorart&music;25bands–folk,rock,jazz,blue;40regionalartists;food,kids’activities;beergarden,dancing&more;Alma Town Park,approx.5milesnorthofFairplayonRte9;10am–10pm;info719-836-2712

Friday, July 27•Free concert at Fairplay Beach:concessions&beer/wine tent; Jeri719-836-2622x101

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Sunday July 1 – July 8• 2DramaticComediesinRepertory:JonesTheater/WCPAattheFeedStoreAmphitheaterPark;parkopens5:30pmforpicnicking;$20adults,$15Jr’s&$5kidso‘MeasureforMeasure’byWilliamShakespeare:Tues.July5&Thurs.,July7,6:30pm

o‘TheLady’sNotforBurning’byChristopherFry:Fri.,July6,6:30pm&Sun.,July8,2pm

Tuesdays: July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31•MoviesinthePark:FeedStoreAmphitheaterPark,116N.2ndSt.;atdusk;www.westcliffefeedstore.comoJuly3:“ToKillAMockingbird”oJune10:“Big”oJuly17:“Stagecoach”oJuly24:”NationalVelvet”oJuly31:“TheLastoftheMohicans”

Wednesday, July 4• July4thCelebrations:parade&fireworksatduskatLakeDeWeese.

Friday, July 6•Fundraiser : jointhe‘BiketheUSforMS’ridersinWestcliffe&tossaringertocombatMS;AMLPost100cooking;SilverCliffTownPark,4pm-8pm

Thursday, July 12 - Sun., July 15•HighMountainHay Fever Festival:Bluegrassw/‘Sons&Brothers’and“DryBranch Fire Squad’ hosts; Thursdayopensw/ ‘GiddyupKitty’ and closesSunday3pmw/ ‘Sons andBrothers’;campingavailable,food,festivities,arts&crafts&more;tentcompoundatwestendofMainStreetonbluffoverlookingWetMountainValley;passes$10-$85;see ad for coupon discount;www.highmountainhayfever.org

Friday, July 13 – Sat., July 14•Movie:“TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel”w/JudyDench&MaggieSmith;comedy,drama;PG-13;JonesTheater,119MainSt.;7:30pm;$

Friday, July 20 - Sun. July 22•Arts & Crafts Show: West CusterCountyLibraryFriends;HopeLutheranFellowshipHall,312S.3rdSt.;Fri&Sat.9am-6PM;Sun.10:30am-3:30pm

•Live theater: “Red,White&Tuna” -comedy; JonesTheater, 119Main St.;Thurs.-Sat.,7:30pm;Sun2pm-repeatsJuly26-28;$15

Sunday, July 22•Benefit: “Antique Show& TellAll”;AllAboardWestcliffe,110RositaAve.;details719-783-0945

Sundays July 22 & 29 •Concerts;FeedStoreAmphitheaterPark,116N.2ndSt;2-5pm;www.westcliffefeedstore.comoJuly22:JimmyStadleroJuly29:MeganBurtt

Saturday, July 28•Quasquicentennial(125th)AnniversaryCelebrationfortheTownofWestcliffe:livemusic&more;kids’activities,bedraces 10am, hatchet throwing contest1pm,firetruckpull5pm;dancecontestat7pm;racesw/cashprizes;birthdaycake;dinner2pm-6pm&tktsgoonsaleJune30.

Sunday, July 29 - Sat., Aug. 4•Wet Mountain Valley Writers ’Workshop a/AbigailThomas&BarScott; 6-day intensivew/ small classsize,one-on-onew/teacherandpublicreading; break-out lectures; hikes;excellentmeals; scholarships avail.;CoyoteMoonLodge;details atwww.twincompass.comTuesday:Concertw/RonThomason&HeidiClare at 7:30pm - open topublic-

Thursday:Readings/PerformancewithAbbyThomas&BarScottat7:30pm-opentothepublic

Tuesday, July 24•ChuckWagonDinner&Showw/‘TheHauntedWindchimes’; dinner 5pm;concert7pm;$;719-783-9100

Saturday, July 28• Solar Home Tour; Custer CountyCourthouse, 205 S. 6th;meet 8:30am;

suggesteddonation$5;719-371-0509

Tuesday, July 31•Live Special: ‘Juni Fisher inConcert’;2011WesternEntertainmentAwards,EntertaineroftheYear,FemalePerformerof theYear&Songof theYear; JonesTheater,119MainSt.;$15;7:30pm

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Monday, July 2•Concert;WorldMusicSeries:Noalima;Afro-Peruvian;CCArmstrongQuad;14E.CacheLaPoudre;7pm;free;719-389-6607

Tuesday, July 3• Independence Day Festivities; FortCarson’s July 3: RedWhite&Boom;family entertainment, food, and bestfireworksshowinColorado;IronHorseParkFt.Carson;4am-10pm;free&opentopublic;719-526-1867

• JazzConcert; TheBradEastin&SamPannuzioQuartetw/theFloresBrothers;Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225BroadmoorValleyRd.;dinner5:30pm;music7pm-8:30pm;$15

Thursday, July 5•Athletics:UltimateFrisbee-USUltimateOpen;AirForceAcademy;719-634-7333ext1000;continuesthroughthe8th

•Movies; Pictures on the Promenade;Promenade Shops at Briargate; 1885BriargateParkway;sundown;free.

July5:Zookeeper July12:TheAdventuresofTintin July19:TheSmurfs July26:Cars2

Friday, July 6•Nature;BearCreekNatureExplorers:Butterflies –FlyingFlowers; 245BearCreek Road; 9am- 10:30am; $4 w/reservation;719-520-6387

• FreeConcert;8thAnnualFirst&MainFree Summer Concert Series; First&MainPowers Blvd. TownCenter ;5pm-7pm;719-593-2600;repeatseveryFriday

•ArtWalk:OldColoradoCity;ColoradoAve&25thStreet;5pm-8pm;free;719-520-9494

•Art Opening : Weaving Show -‘Illoominated’; First Friday Event;weaving & music; Marmalde atSmokebrush; 219W. Colorado suite210;5:30pm-9ppm;free;719-444-1012

• Free Concert; Summer Fun FridayConcertSeries;StargazersTheater;10SParksideDrive;7pm;719-476-2200

July6th:Tribe July13th:JimAdam&JohnStilwagen July20th:TonyExum July27th:SugaBear

Saturday, July 7•Nature;CreekSplash;BearCreekNatureCenter;10am-11:30am;$3member,$4nonmember;RSVP719-520-6387

•Concert:HotSummerNights –Musicon the Labyrinth: ‘JoeUveges’; FirstChristian Church; 16 E. PlatteAve.;6:30pm;free;719-633-8888

•Blues/Rock Show: ‘Lobo Lenny &Fingers’; Stargazers Theater; 10 S.ParksideDr.;doorsopen7pm;$10;719-476-2200

•Theater;TheRockyHorrorPictureShowfeaturingMidnightDepravity;Goulds

Gulch,3910PalmerParkBlvd;11:30pm;$7;719-387-1544;everySaturday

Sunday, July 8•Concert: “Swingin’:An Eveningw/DeniseYoung”;opera,jazz,gospel;CCPackardHall,5W.CacheLaPoudreSt;4pm;$various;details719-593-8400

•Concert: ‘SalvadorSantana’ composer/songwriter,w/ special guest opener:‘Legacy’; Stargazers Theatre; 10 S.ParksideDr; 5pm; $25 in adv., $30 atdoor;719-476-2200

•LiveMusic:‘Adam&Stilwagen”;FrontRangeBarbeque,2330W.ColoradoAve.;6:30pm-8pm;$?;719-632-2596:

Mondays: July 9, 16 & 23•MusicalMondaysinMonumentValleyPark;170W.CacheLaPoudreSt;7pm-8pm;free;719-473-8108

July9:SisterBrother, July16:TheMitguards, July23:DurangoDrifters;

Tuesday, July 10•Parade:72nd‘PikesPeakorBust’RodeoParade;1N.Tejon;6:30pm;free

Wednesday, July 11• Rodeo;2012‘PikesPeakorBust’rodeoDays;NorrisPenroseEventCenter,1045W.RioGrande St.; 7:15pm; $10-$125;throughJuly14th

•Concert:WolfRanchSummerConcertSeriesw/‘Six8’-top40;GatewayPark.,5719PalidinPlace;6pm-8pm;free

•LiveMusicShow:“UnitedPusuit”;LoftMusicVenue, 2506W.ColoradoAve.;8pm;$20;www.loftmusicvenue.com

Thursday, July 12•Concert : Summer Symphony: ‘ACelebrationofCharlesAnsbacher andBeeVradenburg’;CCArmstrongQuad;14E.CacheLaPoudre;5pm;free;719-389-6607

•LiveMusic:“Paint theTownBlue”w/‘Adam&Stilwagen;BancroftPark,2408W.ColoradoAve.;free&opentopublic-lawnchair&picnic;5:30pm-7:30pm

Friday, July 13•Athletics;USTaekwondoHanmadang2012;COSWorldArena,3185VenetucciBlvd.;9am;$17.50-$22.75;repeats7/14

•MiningExhibition;OutdoorMachineryDays;WesternMuseumofMiningandIndustry,225N.GatesBlvd.;10am-1pm;$8,$7srs&students;719-486-0880

•LiveMusic:“Adam&Stilwagen”-blues;StargazersTheater,10s.ParksideDrive;doorsopen7pm;show8pm;free;719-476-2200

•LiveMusic:“TheFamilyStone”-Rock/Funk;PPCenter, 190S.CascadeAve.;8:30pm;$31-$38;719-576-2626

Saturday, July 14•Lu’auEvent:Lu’aubyPacificPrideandIslandHearts;COSAuditorium,221E.Kiowa;dinner&show;$25;srs$20;kids$10;5pm;719-440-6318

•Celtic;HotSummerNights-Musiconthe Labyrinth: ‘Swallowtail’ - CelticTrio;FirstChristianChurch;16E.Platte;6:30pm:free;719-633-8888

•Cabaret:“Babette’sSummer”;comedy,songs&dancew/refreshmentsonthepatio;MilliboArtTheater, 1367PecanSt.;9:30pm;$12;719-465-6321

Sunday, July 15•ConcertMasakazu Ito - guitarist;CCSummerMusic Festival; CCPackard

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•RockConcert:60’sShowcase:StargazersTheatre,10S.ParksideDrive;5pm;free&opentopublic.

Tuesday, July 17•Fundraiser:ThePikesPeakClubCharityGolfTournament;AirForceAcademyGolfCourse;8amshotgunstart,719-264-7957

•CircusAct:‘TheAmazingAcro-Cats’w/specialguest‘TheRockCats’;StargazersTheatre;10S.ParksideDr.;719-476-2200throughJuly18th

Wednesday, July 18•FunkyBlues; ‘JimAdamBand’ playsDown-HomeFunkyBlues;WolfRanchSummerConcertSeries;GatewayPark,8705WolfRecreationalPt (Research&Tutt);6pm-8pm;free

Thursday, July 19•LiveMusic&Comedy; ‘StandUpandRockComedy’; StargazersTheatre, 10S.ParksideDr.;7pm;$10;719-476-2200

Saturday, July 21•FamilyDayatFineArtsCenter:ExploreOuterSpace!;BemisSchoofofArt,818PelhamPlace;10am-2pm;free&opentopublic;719-475-5583

•Blues Under The Bridge: festivalw/Molly Boyles, LipstickVoodoo,MarquiseKnow,ZoraYoung,PhatCatSwinger,MarciaBall,LilEd&TheBlueImperials&more; 216W.ColoradoAve.; gates open 1:30pm; show2pm;$25-$91.50;www.ticketweb.com

•LiveMusic:‘RayWylieHubbard’-blues;StargazersTheatre, 10S.ParksideDr.;7pm;$20inadv.,$25atdoor;719-476-2200

• ImprovComedy:“StickHorseinPants”;BroadmoorTheater,LakeAve.;7:30pm;$5-$8;719-387-9911

Sunday, July 22• Jazz:ThinAir JazzConcert;StargazersTheatre;10S.ParksideDr.;5pm;$8,$4students;7194762200

Thursday, July 26•Nature: ‘LittleWonders: Trees areTerrific’;BearCreekNatureCenter,245BearCreekRoad;9am-10:15am;$3;rsvp719-520-6387

•LiveMusic:“MusicofABBA”w/‘Arrivalfrom Sweden’ - 70’s pop; PPCenter,190S.CascadeAve.;8pm;$39;719-576-2626

•LiveMusic Show: “MikeMangione&TheLions”;LoftMusicVenue,2506W.ColoradoAve.; 8pm; $10 adv.; $15 atdoor;www.loftmusicvenue.com

Friday, July 27•OlympicDowntownCelebration; 1N.Tejon;4pm-10pm;free

•LiveMusic: “DavidWilcox” - folk;PPCenter; 190S.CascadeAve.; 8pm; $27adv.;$32atdoor;719-576-2626

Saturday, July 28•LiveComedy: ‘BillMaher’;PPCenter;190 S.CascadeAve.; 8pm; $46.50-$77;719-576-2626.

Sunday, July 29•BlueGrass&FoodFest;Fiddles,VittlesandVino - benefitRockLedgeRanchHistoricSite;RockledgeRanch;30th&GatewayRd.;2pm-8pm;$35before7/22,$40after;719-576-6777

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Fridays & Saturdays in July•DinnerTheater:ImperialHotel&GoldBarRoomTheater;Dinner 6pm; show7pm;$15-$25;719-344-9274o July 6& 7: “TheKing”w/AaronBlack

o July13&14:“TheLastFlightOut”-blues,country,rock‘nroll

o July20&21:“TheWesternDinettes”-countrytributeband

o July27&28:“O’BuelesqueaCabaretExtravaganz”

Friday, July 1 - month end•LiveTheater:“Desperado:BaladofBigBadDan” -melodrama&olio&“MyFairLady”inrepertory;ButteTheater,139E.BennettAve.;eves7pm,matinees1pm;$;variousdatescallreinfo&tks719-689-3247

Monday, July 4th• 4thofJulyCelebration:massivefireworkschoreographedtomusic;FirehouseBBQ,beergarden;entertainment;11am-10pm;www.visitcripplecreek.com

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Sunday, July 1•FamilyFun;Clayfest2012;SodaSpringsPark,ManitouAve.&Park;9am-5pm;freeentry,formalclasses$15

Mondays• Soda Springs Concert Series: LittleLondonWinds;1000blockofManitou

Ave.;7pm-8:30pm

Tuesdays•LawnConcert Series: Public Library;6pm–7:30pmo July3:MollyBoyles/LipstickVoodooo July10:MichaelReese-rocko July17:JerryBarlow-celticguitaro July24:TheStorys-folk,rocko July31:21/3-contemporaryjazz

Wednesdays•Hike: Red Rock Canyon, High St.;8:30am–10am;meetateastendofmainparkinglot;register719-685-5089

Friday, July 6•Art Opening; “The Robots Invade”Art Show& livemusic; SwirlWineEmporium;717ManitouAve;6pm-8pm;nocover;719-685-2294

•LiveMusic: “Bethesda” - indy rock;Venue515,515ManitouAve.;7pm;$5;cashbar.

Monday, July 9 • IceCreamSocial&PieBakingContest:SodaSpringsPark;5:30pm-8:30pm

Tuesday, July 10•BandConcert;AirNationalGuardBandof theGulfCoast; SodaSpringsPark;ManitouAve.&Park;7pm;free;719-685-5089.

Thursdays: July 12, 19 & 26• Soda SpringsConcert Series: various;1000 block ofManitouAve.; 7pm -8:30pm

Saturday, July 14•Nature:RainbowFallsHistoryWalk;RainbowFalls; SerpentineDr.; 10am-11am;$2member,$3nonmember;rsvp719-520-6387.

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Saturday, July 7• 4thAnnualGoldRush9-MileRace:pavedstreets,dirtroads&improvedmountaintrails;awardsinclude1/4ozgold;startat3rd&VictorAve.;registration7am;race8:30am;info719-360-9529

Friday, July 21 - Sun., July 22•GoldRushDaysFestival:with10Krun,parade, gold panning, historic hometours,minetours,mininggames,streetvendors;DownhillGravity Race $20entryfee;&more:10amtoend;allages;www.victorcolorado.com

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Wednesday, July 4•HistoricTour;UtePassHistoricalSociet’sFirstAnnualCemetaryCrawl;WoodlandParkCemetary;1-3pm;$5inadv.;$6atthegate;719-686-7512

Thursday, July 5•Concert:32ndAnnualSymphonyAbovethe Clouds;Woodland ParkMiddleSchool,600EKelley’sRoad;5pm;free;719-687-1304

Friday, July 6•Arts andCrafts; Arts&CraftsFridayFair;BergstromPark;201MidlandAve.;7am-1pm;free;FridaysthroughSept.

Saturday, July 7•Music Show: “Ass in the Grass”w/GeorgeWhitesell;BergstromPark;Noon-2pm;free

Friday, July 13•ArtOpening: 50Years ofArt byPegiBallenger;EichmanGalleryatParkStateBank;710WHwy24;2pm-5pm;free;719-687-9234

Saturday, July 14•Concert: “PurelyBluegrass”;UtePassCulturalCenter,210E.Midland;11am;free&opentopublic;719-687-5284

•LiveMusic: “BigSandy&hisFly-RiteBoys”-rock‘nroll;CrystolaRoadhouse,20918Hwy24;8pm;$15-$35;719-687-7879

Thursday, July 19•Discussion;author&singer/songwriterW.C. Jameson;WoodlandParkPublicLibrary; 218EMidlandAve; 6:30pm;free;719-687-9281

Frriday, July 20•Concert:MountainAcousticMusic,UtePassCulturalCenter, 210E.Midland;7PM;free&opentopublic.

Sunday, July 22•Benef i t Concer t ; Hayman 10 thAnniversaryRestoration Festival andBenefitConcert;AspenValleyRanch;1150 S.WestRd.; 11am- 8PM; $15 inadvance,$20atthegate;719-748-0033

Friday, July 27•Concer t : Ceol Cei l i : pot luck &complimentary beer; seating limited;AspenValleyConcertSeries,1150S.WestRd.;6PM;$5;reservations719-389-1251

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