The biggest family entertainment value of the summer, the Colorado State Fair, starts this Friday, August 26th. Enjoy Concerts, Carnival, Rodeo, Free Attractions and Fabulous Fair Food! Get ready for the party!   Event Schedule: Start: Friday, August 26, 2011 Venue: Pueblo Fairgrounds End: Monday, September 5, 2011 Address: 1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004[continue reading...]

July 2, 2011, Ballet Ariel brings to life the story of Colorado heroine, Margaret “Molly” Brown at the Tabor Opera House in Leadville Colorado.  The ballet portrays her humble start in the bustling mining town of Leadville, her romance with minor J.J. Brown, her rise in fortune, and her compassion after the sinking of the[continue reading...]

Enjoy an entertaining and informational tour of the historic Delaware Hotel in Leadville Colorado, held every Friday and Saturday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, June through October. The Historic Delaware Hotel is celebrating 125 years as Leadville’s Grand Dame. Built in 1886, the historic Delaware Hotel is a tribute to Leadville’s colorful past.  Events include[continue reading...]

If you haven’t been to a costumed ball recently, “Grab your eye patch and set a course for the Museum for an evening of swashbuckling fun. Walk the plank in your buccaneer finery, plunder the buffet, and pull your “matey” to the dance floor. Ticket includes one drink, appetizers, live entertainment, admission to the Real[continue reading...]

Journey to the Stars is an extraordinary new planetarium show narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg. If you haven’t been to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science – Gates Planetarium for a while, it’s reopened and welcomes you. “Featuring extraordinary images from telescopes on the ground and in space plus stunning, never-before-seen visualizations[continue reading...]

Sunday, January 30, 12:00 pm – The Denver Art Museum (DAM) welcomes the public to enjoy the newly reinstalled American Indian art galleries, which are part of the museum’s largest collection and one of the world’s finest collections of American Indian art. This updated presentation focuses on individual artists, their work and their personal involvement[continue reading...]

The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District is a special district in the seven-county metro area. This voter approved district provides additional funding to more than 300 scientific and cultural organizations inside the district’s boundaries. To generate this additional funding, the SCFD collects a one-tenth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax, or one penny on every $10.00[continue reading...]

Denver Zoo prairie dog, Daisy, crawled out of her enclosure today and saw her shadow, which means guests can enjoy buy-one-get-one free admission at Denver Zoo this Sunday, January 30, for the Zoo’s Prairie Dog Day celebration! Following the same weather predicting “logic” of groundhogs, since Daisy saw her shadow, Denver is in for a[continue reading...]

Returning for a third year will be our Pumpkin Festival trains running the first two weekends of October. Our children’s hay bale maze and treasure hunt add to the fun and excitement of a fall excursion at the Georgetown Loop. Face painting and games are part of the fun. Check our schedule for days, times[continue reading...]

Take part in a Rocky Mountain tradition: listening for the bugling of the bull Elk (Wapiti) on an autumn evening. Join in at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to learn about, listen for and look for wild Wapiti. These programs will include a brief presentation about these magnificent animals, followed by an off trail hike[continue reading...]