The BIG Deal!
As I was putting on the finishing touches to this blog, I received my Oprah Magazine in the mail.  The cover was full of bargains and deals. I couldn’t help but think that we are on the cutting edge of “cool” by looking for deals – JUST LIKE OPRAH!  I have rounded up [...]

Grab your calendars and start planning now because Visit Denver recently released a fantastic rundown on Denver happenings. During the summer months in the Mile High City, there are plenty of free things to see and do, from fun festivals and outdoor movies to scenic drives and quaint mountain towns.
FREE FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Downtown [...]

Friday-Sunday. Break out the bodhrans: The Colorado Irish Festival is here. The festival celebrates all things Irish with lots of music, dancing, food and fun. As always, live music is everywhere — three stages will be running throughout the fest. Featured acts include Natalie MacMaster, Ennis, Pogey, The Elders and more. Plenty of bagpipers and [...]

Summer’s Half Over?
Does it seem right that summer is already half over?  It has gone waaaay too fast for me. I had all kinds of plans to go and see/do new things.  What about you? Are your kids getting “bored” with summer already?  There are more deals this week on what you can do around [...]

This weekend the Manitou Art Theatre in Colorado Springs kicks off “Ice Cream Theatre,” its kid- friendly summer concert series, with a show featuring Ben Rudnick.
Rudnick’s fun take on children’s music combines a love of the Grateful Dead with kid-appropriate themes.
Rudnick, however, rejects the “children’s music” label.
“We don’t think of it as ‘kids’ music,’ ” [...]

Fourth of July events in Colorado
Arvada’s “Celebration of the Spirit of America”
July 4: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a classic-car show, live music, a military display, children’s activities, booths and games, refreshments and more followed by a fireworks display at 9 p.m. Lutz/Stenger Sports Complex, 10664 W. 58th Ave., 720-898-7400, arvadafestivals.com
Aurora’s “4th of July [...]

Colorado is home to the first live-action 3D exhibit, and it’s right in your backyard!  …well, depending on how close you live to Globeology at The Wildlife Experience.  That’s right!  Globeology has incorporated 3D technology into their already incredible exhibit.
This exhibit opened just yesterday (June 30th), and Claire and I got a sneak peek [...]