Tonight at 6 p.m. locals can join in on the Horsetooth Reservoir Community Forum, online to discuss ideas on how best to manage overcrowding at the reservoir. The forum will also look at ways to ensure safety, multi-recreational use and a potential timed entry/reservation system. Registration is required.
6 p.m. The Times Collective
Longmont is back! Topic for this event: Enterprise Robotics, beyond the hype. (In person event, will also be recorded for later viewing)
Panelists representing 3 industry startups will discuss what's happening after the setting down of the buzz around robotics. The business models that don't work are now flushed out - the markets are consolidating. Funding is everywhere. The promise of AI and robotics wasn't what we thought - but in certain industries it is now real - and bigger than we imagined. Especially with COVID. It has accelerated the adoption curve.
There seems to be a constant disconnect between Innovation and Business. Everyone wants to get into robotics as an engineer. In reality, we need project managers, designers, marketing, sales and delivery more than we need new innovations. Agree or disagree, this should be a lively discussion with insights from our panel.
May 21
Stomp Street Heist @ Bootstrap Brewing (Longmont)
6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing
Come on out to our first show in a year! Bring your dancin' shoes and sunnies and raise a glass to summer with us!
Village Vibes
5:30 p.m. Vilage at the Peaks
Grab some dinner from one of our Village at the Peaks restaurants and come enjoy live music on the village lawn stage, Steve Thomas Band.
http://www.stevethomasband.com
Playoffs in the Pavilion
7:30 p.m. Wibby Brewing
Cheer on your Colorado Avalanche in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Wibby Biergarten Pavilion. Enjoy Wibby lagers while you watch all the excitement on the 160 square foot Wib-o-Tron.
Shawn Cunnane at Copper Sky Distillery
6 p.m. Copper Sky Distillery
Very excited to be performing over at Copper Sky Distillery! Join us for spirits and acoustic music Friday, May 21st from 6pm-8pm. Outdoor and indoor seating available. Jimbeaux's cajun cuisine truck will be onsite.
May 22
Rummage and Book Sale
9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 22-23, 303 Atwood St.
Put your shopping shoes on and prepare to search for treasure! Grey Havens Philosophy is expanding our annual book sale—and let's be honest, we're already kind of famous for those. This year, it's a Book & Rummage Sale!
Just look for the purple tent outside the Habitat for Humanity building at 3rd and Atwood in Longmont. We're open each day from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or until we sell out.
Thank you in advance for supporting an organization that has helped lots of people of every generation learn to think critically, creatively, collaboratively, and compassionately! If you're interested in donating items to the sale or volunteering, please send us a DM or let us know in comments.
Noryn's Legend Book Signing
2 p.m. BricksRetail, 320 Main St.
Join us for our very first book signing event, happening in Longmont, CO! Meet the author, get your book signed, buy another book, and pic up some cool merch! We will be partnering with Bricks Retail shop located on the 300 block of Main Street. Stop by and say hi!
Harry Potter Discussions for Kids & Teens Online
10 a.m. online
Prefects and Junior Prefects are Harry Potter discussion groups for ages 8-18. These groups encourage creative and critical thinking through an examination of the world of Harry Potter!
Prefects and Junior Prefects groups typically meet at Carbon Valley Library in Firestone and Erie Community Library, but now we are bringing the magic online via Zoom! To protect everyone’s privacy and well-being online, free registration is required.
Everyone in the household is welcome to take part (especially the House-elves). Please register for the number of devices you will be using rather than for the number of people from your household who will be attending.
We will send you a link, meeting i.d., and the magical password after you register.
Register here: https://prefectsjuniorprefects.eventbrite.com
Pollinator Plant Swap: Northern Colorado
10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center, 2400 South County Road 9, Fort Collins
The Pollinator Plant Swap is an opportunity to give and receive plants, especially native plants that support our pollinator population.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register with Audobon Rockies here: https://act.audubon.org/a/pollinator-plant-swap...
We welcome donations of almost* any plants, including native and non-native flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, other edible plants & seeds. Please label each plant that you bring using plant tags or masking tape with as much information as possible including common and scientific name, if known.
*Please ensure that any plants you share are grown free of chemicals to protect pollinators. This means no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, or synthetic fertilizers. The bees will thank you! To protect our natural areas, we also cannot accept donations that are listed as noxious weeds by the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture.
For safety, masks are required as well as pre-registration for a specific time slot.
For questions, contact Jamie Weiss at [email protected].
Charlie@ Abbott and Wallace
6 p.m. Abbott and Wallace Distilling
Playing for a few hours at a neat distillery in Longmont. Happy to be back here again! They have great cocktails come out!
May 23
Produce in the Parking Lot
Noon, Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA
Free food distribution on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month! Food is donated from Whole Foods, and may be a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, prepared deli foods, dairy, and bakery items, depending on that week's donations. We will be handing out food as long as supplies last; arrive early to ensure you receive a bag!
We set up in the small side lot on the west side of the YMCA building. Please enter the parking lot from the Lashley side; there will be one drive for entering (closer to the intersection of 9th & Lashley) and one drive for exiting (further north on Lashley).
All vehicles/bicycles will form a line, and food will be bagged ahead of time. Please do not exit your vehicle or approach volunteers; food will be brought to the vehicle. Please only one bag per family. No forms to fill out or questions asked.
May 29
Paranormal Investigation and Seance at the Historic Elks Lodge in Longmont
6-10 p.m., Longmont Elks Club, 306 Coffman Street, Longmont
Kindred Spirits Society has been exclusively invited by the Elks to conduct an investigation of their iconic 96-year-old building in Longmont.
Join psychic medium Dori Spence and the Kindred Spirits Explorative Team as we look into the history and mystery of this iconic and historic lodge. Come experience the Elks Lodge's long, rich history as we open up the lines of communication with those who have long since passed - or not??
We will also be having a seance at the end of the evening to see who we can connect with that once walked the rooms of this amazing building.
Tickets: Regular Admission: $30 individual or $45 couple
Advanced purchase required. No tickets will be sold at the door. This is a limited attendee event so buy your tickets now to reserve your space!
For ticket purchase and more information, please visit our WEBSITE.
May 31
High School Drags
8 a.m. Bandimere Speedway
Hey, high schoolers! School's almost out for the summer and you deserve some fun. Come race a cop at Bandimere Speedway on Memorial Day. Our deputies will be at the track with their patrol cars ready to meet you at the finish line! The Pepsi High School Drags starts at 8:00 a.m. Register here: https://bandimere.com/event/highschooldrags/
