Hooray for the weekend!! We made it past tax day, 1/2 way through April, and through one VERY windy week (small dog warning - weight down your fluff-balls, boys and girls!)
So, let's get our weekend on, shall we?
4/16 - This week's installment of Meininger Art Supply Store's Kids Art Club looks extra fun because you get to build bugs out of Sculptey Oven Bake Clay (I always loved clay!) The class runs from 4:30 - 5:30 on Friday evening and materials and instruction are free! See their website for all the information.
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4/16 - For the Grown Ups tonight, a real treat at Tony's Market Bistro (in the Broadway Tony's Market Location.) From 6pm-9pm, Hazel Miller will be crooning a free show in the Bistro. This is going to be crowded, you probably want to head over early and grab a seat, but it is Hazel Miller, people. She is a Colorado insitution and well worth the adoring crowd. (The first time I saw her, she was belting out some of Big Head Todd and the Monsters' tunes with Todd Park Mohr and the gang at a show at Red Rocks and she had that place screaming its collective head off. Girl can sing.) Get there if you can. Super, super serious.
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4/17-4/18 - Ever passed a Denver building and wondered "what is the story with that place?" or thought "I would love to see the inside of that building!"? Well this weekend is your chance to indulge your curiosity! Doors Open Denver is a weekend event celebrating Denver's interior spaces and offering free access to great architecture all over the city! From 10am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, all kinds of spaces are throwing open their doors and letting the public take a peak. Find participating sites, get info on special tours and events, and get answers to any other questions at their website here.
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4/17/4/18 - MileHigh Marketplace hosts it's GreenMarket Festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this weekend, and for just the $3.00 cost of admission to the MarketPlace (kids under 12 are free,) you can enjoy live music, educational exhibits, AND free or low cost recycling of all those tough-to-recycle items you have laying around the house. (Grab the crusty paint and car batteries!) Go to the Marketplace's website for all the details.
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4/17-4/25 This weekend kicks off National Parks Week, which means that starting Saturday admission to all National Parks is free! There will also be special activities and promotions going on all week, along with volunteer opportunities and even programs in honor of Earth day on April 22! See a full list of all the parks and historic trails and sites (Colorado has a lot to choose from) and the events being held here, and get your nature on!
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4/17-4/25 - If you've been around Colorful Colorado for a while, you are no stranger to the 9 Health Fair, which starts this weekend. The fair offers free and low cost health screenings at over 170 locations in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. For a list of locations and tests offered. go to the 9 Health Fair website and don't forget, several of the tests require a period of fasting.\
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4/17 - Ahhh, good old NCAR (site of many fun field trips of my youth, employer of security guard who found me when my 16 year old self rolled my truck into a cow pasture - that is now Flatirons Crossing - on the backroads of my youth... but I digress) NCAR's Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery kicks off Earth Week on Saturday with a day of free activities for the whole family from 10am-4pm. Check out all the info here and go get in on the fun!____________________________________
4/17 - Lowes Build and Grow clinic this Saturday (10am-11am, various Lowes locations) is a fun one - you and Jr. can build a planter box just in time for spring, but this one has a twist: a clear plastic front that lets you see as roots grow down and plants grow up! Go here to find a location near you and register.
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4/17- Saturdays are always 50% off tagged price days at local Goodwill Stores. However, this Saturday between 8am and 1pm, all jeans are $0.99 a pair!! Now if the kiddos go through jeans like crazy, either because of growth or wear-and-tear, this is a total jackpot. Get thee to the Goodwill!!
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Farmer's Markets:
As the weather warms our Mile High selves AND the crops our hardworking farmers raise in our beautiful state (No Farms, No Food people) our favorite Farmers' Markets will be coming back for the season. So what are your choices this weekend?
Denver Urban Homesteading's market has been my favorite Weekender topic for a while now, and there is NO reason not to show this market the love just because the outdoor varieties are starting back up. Saturdays 9am-2pm.
Boulder County Farmers' Market - Saturdays 8am-2pm.
Still searching for the perfect fun and frugal weekend activities? Try these sites:
Tattered Cover Bookstore Events
As always, I rely on you to tell me (and your fellow Dealers) everything I missed, so shout it loud and proud in the comments and let everyone in on the fun. Happy weekend!
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