Saturday-Sunday. Roaring engines, squealing tires, cheering crowds: That sound you hear is the Monster Jam taking over the Pepsi Center for two nights. The United States Hot Rod Association-sanctioned show features massive monster trucks careening through a tricky obstacle course, flying off of jumps and making miraculous landings. Monster truck lovers will find some of [...]

There’s a zoo at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
But it’s not lunchtime in the atrium or the parking lot on a free day. 60 creepy, slithery, and totally fascinating creatures have been collected into one fun-filled new exhibit called Lizards and Snakes. Recently, our family spent an evening getting to know the critters [...]

Denver may be buried under snow but Spring isn’t too far away and nothing can prepare you better for it than the 53rd Annual Colorado Garden & Home Show February 11 – 19, 2012.
The Colorado Convention Center will have 400,000 square feet dedicated to a virtual marketplace. Learn about innovative gardening and home improvement ideas, [...]

Saturday. Chocolate is lovable in all its forms—try out its many delicious permutations at Arvada’s 11th annual Chocolate Affair. Events will pop up all over Olde Town Arvada, from tastings to treasure hunts. Stop by “A Taste of Chocolate” at the DNote and sample decadent treats from local bakeries, chocolatiers and restaurants. Team up with [...]

SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch has a special place in my heart: it is where my 3-year-old daughter learned to ski.
Or rather, first attempted to ski (see photographic evidence here).
Four years later, my daughter and SolVista Basin are still going strong. Touted as one of Colorado’s most family-friendly resorts, this mountain offers some fantastic terrain, [...]

Did you know:
“Over 66% of nursing care residents receive an average of ONE visit per year. 50% of us will spend some portion of our lives in long-term care.” -Rainbow Bridge 2010
Join Volunteers of America at their February Family Volunteer Event as they throw a Valentine’s Day party for low-income seniors and make [...]

Opening Friday. Two new IMAX films premiere today at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science: “Tornado Alley” and “Flying Monsters.” “Tornado Alley” follows a group of storm chasers—including TV star Sean Casey—as they track massive storms across the Great Plains. Using specialized vehicles and high-tech equipment, they investigate the powerful phenomena that create tornados. [...]

Friday-Saturday. The Chinese New Year begins on Monday, but the time to celebrate is now: New Year’s parties will be happening all over the city in the coming days, with a few big ones banging the gong this weekend. Friday, the Denver Language School welcomes the Year of the Dragon with a performance by students [...]

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction….The chain reaction of evil–hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars–must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the [...]

This is the year Denver tourism goes big. Spurred by solid gains in the past two tough years, the city is busting out in 2012, with celebrations of art, history, animals, presidential contenders, cyclists and collegiate athletes joining the city’s perennial exaltation of beer, snow and sports.
At least a quarter-billion dollars of tourism-friendly projects are [...]