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Friday, January 3
- Time: 5-10 p.m.
- Location: Lake Lights
The last Christmas Light Show for the 2019-2020 season! Watch it while you can starting every night at 5:00 until January 3rd!
- Time: 7:30-9 p.m.
- Location: 300 Suns Brewing, 335 1st Ave, Unit C
Comedy Night every 1st & 3rd Friday at 300 Suns Brewing in Longmont! Make sure to show up early to grab a beer and some food! This is FREE! Like SPARTA! Only BETTER!
- Time: Jan. 3-5, 11 p.m.
- Location: Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd.
Start the New Year playing agility with your furry friend! Three days of fun courses including Gamblers!
Kaepora, Atom Jetty, Yuppie Wagon at The Dickens Opera House
- Time: 7 p.m.-12 a.m.
- Location: Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St.
Kaepora, Atom Jetty and Yuppie wagon throw down after the new year at the dickens opera house.
MTG FNM Throne of Eldraine Draft
- Time: 7-10 p.m.
- Location: Smetch Rat Games, 195 S. Main St. Ste 7
3 Booster Pack Draft
$15 Entry
Promos and boosters for prize support. Last Eldraine Draft of the season
Winter Break Read-in for Kids & Teens
- Time: 11 a.m.-3p.m.
- Location: Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave.
Booklovers unite! Let's spend a cozy afternoon reading, lounging around and soaking up the last bit of break before school starts again.
Kids and teens in grades K through 12 can enjoy an afternoon of reading and chilling -- snacks provided!
All readers are welcome, but children aged 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring a favorite book or find a new one. Held in the Craft Room No registration required.
- Time: 6-8 np.m.
- Location: CHUBurger, 1225 Ken Pratt Blvd.
New year, new decade, new songs -- start the new year off right by enjoying some live music over dinner at CHUBurger in Longmont.
Valerie Bhat believes in the healing power of music and art, and tries to encourage others to explore their creativities by sharing her own. She is a singer-songwriter and guitarist, and her original stories in song range from blues to folk to country, a contemporary mix of Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and Tracy Chapman.
SugarBeat at Bootstrap Brewing Co
- Time: 6-9 p.m.
- Location: Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St.
Live local music! Blues, Rock, R&B, and Soul from Boulder County's own SugarBeat
- Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Still Cellers, 1115 Colorado Ave. Ste. C
Welcome Vonnie Kyle to the Cellars stage on this evening!
Vonnie Kyle:
Santa Fe-based musician Vonnie Kyle has been carving out her own identity for years as a powerful voice in contemporary songwriting. Whether showcasing her highly personal, poetically confessional lyricism via intimate acoustic recordings or fronting the booming modern rock of her band Ten Ten Division, Kyle has evolved through the years as both a singer and guitarist to create a singular sound all her own. Kyle writes all her own material — prolifically so, with a repertoire of well over a hundred original songs.
Through this commitment to the craft of writing and performing she has achieved not just a sizable catalogue of music but what many artists strive for most — a powerful voice that refuses to simply echo past influences. With the instrumental chops to back this up, often blending several genres seamlessly with her deft playing, Vonnie Kyle is simply a standout act that cannot be ignored.
The tasting room will be open as usual from 4pm – 8:30ish. NO COVER, though tips for the artist(s) are encouraged and appreciated! Music from around 6:30pm – 8:30ish…We do not serve food, though picnics and snacks are welcome and encouraged!
Roots & Rhythm at Grossen Bart
- Time: 7-9 p.m.
- Location: Grossen Bart Brewery, 1025 Deleware Ave. Unit A
Dig the gritty & soulful vocals & guitar of James Speiser and sultry & sophisticated saxophone of Pattie Melt of the Roots & Rhythm band. They'll be playing blues, swing, New Orleans funk & soul & 50's Rock N Roll. Authentic old school R&B that will move you. Enjoy food by Volcán Azul food truck.
- Barley Har Har Comedy Night
300 Suns Brewing, 7:30pm - Georgia Boys BBQ Winter Music Series
Georgia Boys BBQ, 7pm-8:30pm - Live Music featuring: Wild Faith
The Roost, 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm - Sugarbeat at Bootstrap Brewing
Bootstrap Brewing, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday, January 4
- Time: 5-9 p.m.
- Location: Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Rd.
Dance and feast with us at our all-ages Harry Potter-themed Yule Ball! Renowned witches and wizards from all over the world will be on hand for lessons in the magical arts!
Yule Ball proceeds benefit Grey Havens Philosophy's programs that teach creative and critical thinking to all generations and Longmont Museum. https://greyhavensgroup.org/ The price of admission improves lives in Longmont and beyond!
Call 303-651-8374 to summon your spot! #AccioFun
General Admission (SOLD OUT): $40 adults, $20 students, free for children 3 and under—only 100 tickets available
VIP Experience: Get access hour-early admission with the VIP Experience! $80 adults, $40 students—only 50 spots available
Broom parking available. Dress robes encouraged but not required. Space, especially VIP space, is VERY limited! For your convenience, we strongly recommend calling instead of purchasing online. (Online purchases require a free account.)
- Time: 5-8 p.m.
- Location: Cheese Importers, 103 Main St.
Bonnie Lowdermilk (vocals, piano) Mark Diamond (bass) - Jazz, bossas, French
ASBC's Airborne Open Gym - LONGMONT location - Saturday, January 4th, 2020
- Time: 2:15-3:45 p.m.
- Location: Airborne Gymnastics and Dance, 1816 Boston Ave.
Please join us in LONGMONT for our next Airborne Open Gym!
Bring the entire family out to Airborne Gymnastics, at their Longmont location, for ASBC's Open Gym and let your kids burn off some energy.
This event is free and open to kids of all ages who have ASD, as well as their siblings and caregivers. We'll have the gym to ourselves for 90 minutes.
Funky Bottle Release II (Great Things Come to Those Who Wait!)
- Time: 12-8 p.m
- Location: 2025 Ionosphere St.
We're ready to give you the FUNK, the SASS, and the in-your-face WEIRDNESS that you deserve! We have happily effervescent Red Globe Peach spontaneous bottles and a few remaining cases of the sparkling Chinook wet hop beer. While our first bottle release showcased BALANCE and NUANCE, this second release is highlighting some of our favorite edges.
First up we've got HARBORED IN THE FUZZ (750ml bottle, $25, 6.2% ABV, limit 3/person)
Our second effervescent stone-fruit bomb, this two-year aged spontaneous beer was refermented on Colorado-grown Red Globe Peaches from Hotchkiss for ten months before bottle conditioning for six months with local Alfalfa honey.
Sun-warmed fuzzy peach skin, fresh squeezed orange juice, and sweaty blue cheese aromas jump out of the glass. The intensely fruity and funky nose juxtaposes more delicate Bellini-like flavors. This beer is incredibly dry and pleasantly acidic. We think of Harbored in the Fuzz as the funkier brother to "So Last Season: Nectarine"!
About 3 cases remaining of Harvest Glitter!
(750ml bottle, $25, 5.5% ABV, limit 1/person)
Our first sparkling hop-focused beer, Harvest Glitter is the result of two-year aged spontaneous beer rested in Chardonnay barrels for ten days upon fresh/wet Colorado-grown Chinook whole cones from High Wire Hops in Paonia.
Candied pineapple on the nose is followed by notes of spruce tip, apricot jam, and white grape skins. The super restrained acidity and crisp, highly effervescent finish makes this beer an approachable all-day drinker.
We'll also have Festive Splash, a brand-new still beer in boxes!
Festive Splash is a multiple puncheon blend of year-old spon-spon bing-bong. Aromas of over-ripened pineapple, black tea with orange, and musty cellar funk are followed by bright citrus-like acidity that is balanced by moderate aged-hop bitterness and a slight honey-like sweetness. We are excited to release this thoroughly drinkable still-blend, which targets flavors reminiscent of those found in young spontaneous beers offered by our Belgian contemporaries.
- Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Location: Longmont Recreation Center, 310 Quail Rd.
Free throw shooting contest for boys & girls ages 8 to 13 (as of April1, 2020) FREE!!!
Free Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge
- Time: 1-3 p.m.
- Location: Longmont Recreation Center, 310 Quail Rd
FREE! Young basketball fans can exhibit their skills when the City of Longmont hosts a Denver Nuggets Basketball Skills Challenge at 1pm Saturday, January 4. The competition is free and open to youth ages 6 through 13 as of April 30, 2020. The Skills Challenge is a competition that allows girls and boys to showcase their talents in dribbling, passing and shooting in separate divisions. Top scorers in each age group advance to a sectional competition, with a chance to compete at the state final in Denver. Entry forms are available 30 minutes prior to the competition.
Registration begins at 12:30pm at the Longmont Recreation Center, 310 Quail Road. Call 303-774-4800 with questions. Challenge begins at 1pm. Parent signature required at time of registration; bring proof of birth date.
Flight - 1 101 & 102 Canopy Courses at Mile Hi Skydiving
- Time: Jan. 4-5, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Location: Mile-Hi Skydiving Center, 229 Airport Rd.
Denver Broncos Thunderstorm pilot & all-around swooping extraordinaire, Jimmy Tranter will be teaching Flight-1 101 & 102 Canopy Courses at Mile Hi Skydiving Center on the 4th & 5th of January 2020.
Module 100 provides the cornerstone for safety & survival skills under canopy. Throughout this module you will learn the essential skills required for consistently accurate landings, various control inputs, how to deal with emergency situations and effectively managing air traffic.
Whether this is your first canopy course or if it's been a while since you gave some love to the nylon above your head, refresh your knowledge and get reacquainted with your canopy. This course is not only for newly licensed skydivers, but it's also for the experienced skydiver who is looking to refresh and refine your canopy flying skills!
You will learn the fundamental skills needed to pilot your canopy safely, and practice drills that you will utilize throughout your skydiving life.
Cost per course is $150 plus 5 hop n pops.
Flight 101 - Saturday 4 January
Flight 102 - Sunday 5 January
To join, sign up here:
101 - https://flight-1.com/sport/certification/courses/view/4100
102 - https://flight-1.com/sport/certification/courses/view/4101
- C.R.O. at Bootstrap Brewing
Bootstrap Brewing, 6:00 pm to 9:00 PM - Cash Flow Game Play
The Experience Building, 10:00AM-1:00PM - Date Night
Crackpots Pottery Studio, 6:00pm-10:00pm - Kirk Wydner - Live Music
300 Suns Brewing, 6:00pm to 8:00pm - Live Music featuring: Lucas Wolf duo
The Roost, 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm - Saturday Art Experience
Firehouse Art Center, 12PM-2PM
Sunday, January 5
- Time: 12-3 p.m.
- Location: Colorado Horse Rescue, 10386 N. 65th St.
Sunday, January 5th
12pm - 3pm
If you are interested in adoption and would like to see a horse before committing to an application or appointment, this event is for you! Adoption Showcase Sundays give you the FREE opportunity to see CHR horses worked, ridden, and to have your questions answered by our trainers. No appointment or prior paperwork required. Horses shown will vary based on training progress, existing pending adoptions, and the current health status of each individual horse within our program.
We are offering these drop in hours on the first Sunday of each month.
- Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Location: Grossen Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave. Unit A
Come on down and watch the games, drink some beer and have some brunch!
- Bootstrap LOCO Ukulele Jam
Bootstrap Brewing, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Service industry Sunday nights
Jefes Tacos and Tequila, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
