Saturday, August 13, 2011

Mile High Swappers -- NoCo Swappers

Inspired by similar groups throughout the country, we are planning Denver/Boulder/Ft. Collins area food swapping events.  Food swaps are a great way to share amazing homemade food and drinks while having an excellent time with like-minded people in our community.

It's fun and easy - you bring a few of your homemade or home grown items to swap and you bring home the same number of other people's homemade goodies. A great way to show off your skills and fill your pantry with excellent yumminess.

Events Page 

Coming soon,  Sunday September 18th to Fickel Park on 620 Mountain Ave, in Berthoud, - 11am -1pm
Sunday, October 16th, 2-4pm at Matter Bookstore inside the Bean Cycle at 144 No. College Ave. in Fort Collins.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Tuesday is Bargain Movie Day at Centerra

All movies before 6pm on Tuesdays are $5.00 at Metrolux 14 at Centerra (Loveland). See website for all movie titles and showtimes. Click Here

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Get ready for Summer Concerts and Events ... here they come!

Free Outdoor Concerts at Foote Lagoon in Loveland
2011 Summer Side of Loveland shows, to be held 7-9 p.m. each Thursday,
June 16 to Aug. 4, at Foote Lagoon, 500 E. Third St., at the Loveland Civic
Center. Click here for full story

• June 16, Chris Daniels and the Kings, rock.
• June 23, Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams, honky-tonk.
• June 30, Angie Stevens and the Beautiful Wreck, Americana.
• July 7, 101st Army Dixieland Band, Dixieland jazz.
• July 14, April Verch Band, fiddle/roots.
• July 21, Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp, zydeco.
• July 28, Imagine, Beatles tribute.
• Aug. 4, Teen Battle of the Bands Showcase.
For more information, call 962-2410.
Information on any weather cancellations will be available at 962-2770, and updates will be placed on the Loveland Museum/Gallery’s Facebook page. Should bad weather occur, the concerts will be moved to the pavilion at Fairgrounds Park.

Summer Events at Centerra in Loveland
Movies on Main - Promenade Shops at Centerra - June 6-July 18
Taste of Centerra - June 28

Sounds of Centerra - July 15 - Aug. 19
Centerra Calendar of Events check here

Sounds of Centerra Concert Series

Enjoy the sounds of summer nights with Sounds of Centerra at Chapungu at 7:00 p.m. on Friday evenings from mid July through mid August. From rock-n-roll to country to acoustic melodies, the free concerts will have you swaying to the beat of local tunes at the beautiful Chapungu Sculpture Park, located just east of the Promenade Shops at Centerra.
July 15th:  Soul School  click here to see and hear!
July 22nd: The Indulgers click here to see and hear!
July 29th:  Kenny Cordova & The Olde Rock Band
Aug 5th:  Woodie Procell & The Snowy River Band click here to see and hear!
Aug 12th: Stray Grass click here to see and hear!
Aug 19th: The Kingpins click here to see and hear!


Summer Outdoor Concerts at Hudson Gardens
Littleton, Colorado

The line up sounds great for this value priced concert series,
including Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on June 19th.
Click here to view
concerts and purchase tickets.

The Hudson Gardens & Event Center is located at 6115 South Santa
Fe Drive in Littleton, one-half mile south of Bowles Avenue, and three
miles north of Interstate C-470. Located on the west side of Santa Fe
Drive, The Gardens are across the street from Arapahoe Community
College. Plenty of free parking! See map here

Monday, April 18, 2011

Free Dog Food - Spa for Paws

Thank you April at Spa for Paws!
This wonderful place will give you a bag of dog food
according to your doggie's needs for free. You only have
to show paperwork that you are on some kind of assistance.
No purchase needed and they even told me to tell my
friends! Phone: 970-484-7297

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Tribecca Film Festival Online - Free

Watch April 20 - May 1, 2011
Click HERE

National Parks FREE Days

Free Admission on the following dates. For more information CLICK HERE
  • April 16-24
    (National Park Week)
  • June 21
    (First day of summer)
  • September 24
    (Public Lands Day)
  • November 11-13
    (Veterans Day weekend)

Thursday, March 31, 2011

More Dancing.... in NoCo

The Sundance
2716 E. Mulberry
Ft. Collins, CO
Lessons offered on Friday nights
970-484-1600
Click here for details
and here for Cowboy dance etiquette

Fort Collins Rio
143 W. Mountain Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO
970-224-5428
Join us every Tuesday night in the Agave Room above the restaurant for salsa lessons and dancing. Lessons begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by open dance from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Classes are only $3 per person and all levels are welcome. What are you waiting for? Kick up your heels and dance! Click here for more details

Monday, March 14, 2011

Summer Job Opportunities for Youth

If you have or know youth ages 14-21 in Larimer County who are looking for summer work, check out the link below for opportunities through the workforce center.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Free Clinic in Loveland

Saint Matthews Medical Clinic
Dr. Scott Sundheim
Immanuel Lutheran School and Church
4650 Sunview Drive
970-624-3425 (appointments taken for Thursdays 6-9pm))
Located in north Loveland, East of H287

Dr. Sundheim receives Community Health Award

by McKee Medical Center on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 2:09pm

LOVELAND (March 10, 2011) – Emergency physician Scott Sundheim, MD, received the McKee Community Health Award on Thursday from the McKee Medical Center Foundation for his work to open a free health clinic in Loveland.

He accepted the award during the annual McKee Thanks luncheon at McKee Medical Center.

The McKee Community Health Award presented by the McKee Medical Center Foundation honors an individual who has contributed to the overall health and wellness of the Loveland community either through direct care or volunteer service in the Loveland health care field.

Dr. Sundheim started St. Matthew’s Medical Clinic, a nonprofit clinic that provides free primary medical care to Loveland residents in need. The clinic opened in the summer of 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School at 2650 Sunview Drive in north Loveland.

His experiences in the emergency room with patients who do not have reasonable opportunities for other medical care coupled with his strong spiritual encouragement from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loveland led to the founding of St. Matthew’s Medical Clinic, Dr. Sundheim said. Since opening, the clinic has seen about 80 patients for a range of conditions. Patients are seen by appointment only, and the clinic is open Thursday nights based on need and availability of volunteers. Dr. Sundheim said October was the busiest month with the clinic open every Thursday that month.

The clinic operates with the help of volunteer nurses, physicians, physician assistants and receptionists as well as donations from Banner Health and private individuals. Immanuel Lutheran Church has leased operating and storage space to the clinic for $1 per year. He added that a federal program that provides liability insurance for physicians who volunteer in free clinics will allow more providers to help in the clinic in the coming months.

Dr. Sundheim is a native of Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2001. He was introduced to the idea of physicians volunteering at free clinics in Peoria, Ill., when he took a shift at the Heartland Clinic.

He trained in emergency medicine in Cleveland at Metro Health Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic. Sundheim moved to Colorado with his wife, Dr. Rachel Konda-Sundheim, to raise their three children closer to family. Rachel is a pediatrician at the Loveland Youth Clinic.

Dr. Sundheim works full time in the McKee Emergency Department and served as the hospital’s chairman of emergency medicine in 2008-09. He also works and teaches at the Denver Health Medical Center – an inner city hospital and trauma center.

About the McKee Medical Center Foundation: The mission of the foundation is to raise funds and friends to benefit the health and wellness of the Loveland community.


Thursday, March 10, 2011

Larimer County Food Share


You may be surprised to qualify for this program for food. I was! Open the link to read more about it.

Food Share Link - Do I Qualify?

Monday, March 7, 2011

Dancing in NoCO - Updated


Contra Dance at Club Tico,
1599 City Park Drive, Fort Collins
http://www.fotd.org/contras/index.htm
1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday nights, 7-8pm free lesson included. 8-11 Dance (break with refreshments from 9:30-10pm)
$9 ($5 students) for contra dances, $10 ($5 students) for waltz nights
Free pass at your first lesson for next time.

Waltz night (one Saturday a month) at Club Tico, Ft. Collins
Schedule link


Ballroom Dancing with Don
http://www.donthedanceman.com/
Odd Fellows Club
319 East 4th Street
Loveland, CO
2nd and 4th Saturday nights, Mini instruction offered throughout the night on different types of ballroom dance.
$5.00 per person
Free lesson included 7 - 7:30pm
Dancing 7-9pm
Don 970-663-2220

Okay Dance -Monthy Dance Party
http://www.okaydance.com/
Debra 970-988-4693
Cherry Blossom
315 East 4th Street
Loveland, CO
Hosted by Debra Endres. $10.00 includes lesson at 7:30pm - 8:30pm.
Dance 8:30-11pm.
*check website for specific information

West Coast Swing practice nights at the Fort Collins Club
1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 7:30pm; Host Fred and Carol Fuller email: carol-fuller@comcast.net

'Wild Asparagus Ball' May 7th More Info here
Authentic Viennese Balls, featuring Waltzes and Polkas performed by the fifty-piece Mostly Strauss Orchestra. The evening commences with a Grand March to enable the approximately 400 dancers to see and be seen by everyone! Then it's three hours of high-energy dance music from the 19th and 20th centuries by the Strauss Family, Khachaturian, Waldteufel and even Gershwin, Ellington and Glen Miller. The dances are mostly waltzes and polkas, but also include a smattering of Tango, Latin and Swing numbers. These are evenings made for people who love to dance and socialize!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Free Tax-Aide Site

Find a local Tax-Aide Site
AARP Tax-Aide is a free program run by the AARP Foundation to guide people with low to moderate incomes through their taxes, making sure they receive all the deductions and credits they’re entitled to. Available February 1 through April 15.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Feel Young Again - PRICELESS

Dance - dance - dance, and get great exercise! Here are a few places I go that you can try out. Most have free lessons to get you started. It will make you feel young again, and that my friends is PRICELESS!

SweetNight - Dancing and Music
http://www.friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org/index.php/sweet-night
Friday Feb. 11, 2011 - 7 to 10pm
Chilson Senior Center - 700 E. 4th St. in Loveland
$15.00 per person (at the door)
Dress up for a night out with your sweetheart and friends.
Included: Hors d'oeuvres, desserts, select wines and other beverages. Dance music by Harris & Harris. Silent Auction to benefit Loveland Library's 2011 Traveling Storyteller in the Parks program.

Contra Dance at Club Tico,
1599 City Park Drive, Fort Collins
http://www.fotd.org/contras/index.htm
1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday nights, 7-8pm free lesson included. 8-11 Dance (break with refreshments from 9:30-10pm)
$9 ($5 students) for contra dances, $10 ($5 students) for waltz nights
Free pass at your first lesson for next time.

Ballroom Dancing with Don
http://www.donthedanceman.com/
Odd Fellows Club
319 East 4th Street
Loveland, CO
2nd and 4th Saturday nights, Mini instruction offered throughout the night on different types of ballroom dance.
$5.00 per person
Free lesson included 7 - 7:30pm
Dancing 7-9pm
Don 970-663-2220

Okay Dance - 2nd Friday Dance Party
http://www.okaydance.com/
Debra 970-988-4693
Dance party *most 2nd Fridays at the -
Cherry Blossom
315 East 4th Street
Loveland, CO
Hosted by Debra Endres. $10.00 includes lesson at 7:30pm - 8:30pm.
Dance 8:30-11pm.
*check website for specific information