Longmont out and about: Join in to collect seeds

February 9

Q is for Questioning

6-8 p.m.

Equality Center of the Rocky Mountains, 3340 Mitchel Ln, Boulder or virtually

We are excited to announce that Q is for Questioning is coming to Boulder in January & February! Q is for Questioning workshops by Envision: You support caregivers, family members, and other adults in the lives of LGBTQ+ youth to be affirming and ultimately spark a change towards acceptance in their broader community.

The workshops will be held January 12th, January 26th, and February 9th from 6-8 pm. Participants can attend in person at our Equality Center of the Rocky Mountains (3340 Mitchell Ln, Boulder) or virtually.  

Each 120-minute guided presentation contains a psychoeducational presentation on LGBTQ+ identity and LGBTQ+ youth experiences, breakout sessions, and a Q&A. Participants can expect to learn what challenges LGBTQ+ youth face and develop tools to affirm and support their development.

Register for free here.

For questions, please email [email protected].

 

Native Seed Cleanings

Ron Stewart Parks & Open Space Building, Longmont

Join Parks & Open Space staff to process native seed! Boulder County collects a lot of native seed to use in restoration. After a collection is made, this seed often needs to be separated out its pods or off its stalks to be efficiently used on the landscape. You’ll learn more about restoration and meet some wonderful folks who share a passion for the outdoors!

Four seed cleaning dates are available. Sign up today!

• Monday, Jan. 23, 1-4 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-noon

Registration required. 

For more information, contact Carrie Cimo, [email protected] or 303-678-6329.

 

Half Priced Bottle Night at The Kuper

February 10

Happy Day Drop-Ins

 

February 11

Kids' Creative Movement Class with Anima Arts

Best for 3-5 year olds (with caregivers)

• Date: 02/11/2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
• Second Saturdays through April
• Library Meeting Rooms
• No registration required

Join Mimi of Anima Arts for creative movement classes celebrating the way children experience the world; through curiosity, exploration, and play. We'll use dance, music, games, stories, and props to explore themes inspired by nature, art, science, and adventure. Best for kids 3-5 years of age with a caregiver.

About Anima Arts

Anima Arts is a local arts in public health organization supporting the health and wellness of children and families through arts based movement education. Learn more about Anima Arts

Accessible Notes: Our classes are family-centered, interactive, adaptive and access multiple intelligences and modalities. A space is for all identities and abilities. Please contact Anima Arts or the Longmont Library Children's and Teens' Librarians for any support in attendance.

 

HOME BOUT - Boulder County Roller Derby!

9:45 p.m

Boulder County Fairgrounds

Join us for a colorful, all-out bash on February 11th!! We're talking rainbow, we're talking leopard print, we're talking Cryptids GONE WILD!!!

Information and tickets at: https://bouldercountyrollerderby.com/upcoming-roller.../

This is a HOME BOUT so bring your signs and cheer for your favorite skaters!!

 

Opening: For the Love of Art, an at show featuring all female and non-binary members of the tattoo community

February 12

Full Throttle Yoga at Bootstrap Brewing!

February 13

Open Mic with Denny Driscoll

February 14

Native Seed Cleanings

Ron Stewart Parks & Open Space Building, Longmont

Join Parks & Open Space staff to process native seed! Boulder County collects a lot of native seed to use in restoration. After a collection is made, this seed often needs to be separated out its pods or off its stalks to be efficiently used on the landscape. You’ll learn more about restoration and meet some wonderful folks who share a passion for the outdoors!

Four seed cleaning dates are available. Sign up today!

• Monday, Jan. 23, 1-4 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-noon

Registration required. 

For more information, contact Carrie Cimo, [email protected] or 303-678-6329.

 

Ignition Dance Fitness - Zumba Class

 

Rising Tiger’s Valentine’s Day Prix Fixe

7 p.m.

The Times Collaborative, 338 Main Street

Jazz at The Times is a premiere jazz series in Downtown Longmont presented by The Soundpost Sessions, transforming The Times Collaborative co-working space into an authentic New York-style jazz club. 

Join us on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14 at 7pm for a live show of romantic jazz standards featuring vocalist Karyna Balch, pianist Charles Blenzig and bassist Seth Lewis, and plated, prix fixe dinner by Chef Rising Tiger. Tickets cost $85 per person and can be purchased online. Each ticket includes a reserved seat for the show, full prix fixe, plated dinner, and one drink (beer or wine). Additional drinks available for purchase at the show.

 

Registration closes for Annual Water Symposium

St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District invites you to its Annual Water Symposium on Wednesday March 1st at the Shupe Homestead just west of Hygiene. For more information about the event click here. This is a FREE event.

Registration will close on February 14.

Please feel free to pass this invitation on to colleagues and friends

 

February 15

HOW STARTUPS CAN STAY POSITIVE IN AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVE WORLD

4-6 p.m.

Avocet Communications, 425 Main St. 

Navigating a sometimes-negative startup world is the topic of February’s EmpowerU event, featuring guest presenter, Valerie Eastman, co-founder of WinterWinds Robotics.

Her presentation, How to Stay Positive in an Increasingly Negative World, will cover:

·       The science of negativity vs the science of positivity

·       How to reform and rewire your brain against toxic negativity

·       How to create an “anti-vision” statement so that you can avoid what you DON’T want

·       Ways to transform yourself and spread positivity and leverage wonder

 

Friends of the Longmont Library Book Sale

4-8 pm on Feb. 15 (Friends Members only)

9 am-8 pm on Feb. 16 (open to the public)

9 am-5 pm Feb. 17 (TEACHERS: 1-5 pm fill a grocery bag for $5)

9 am-5 pm on Feb. 18 (1-5 pm everyone fill a grocery bag for $5)

Meet us in the Library's lobby to browse titles of adult fiction and non-fiction, teen fiction and non-fiction, children's books, vintage books, personal interests including cooking, gardening and DIY books; biographies and autobiographies; religion; and travel books.

 

❊Women's Book Club❊ Hosted by Belle Isa Boutique

 

February 16

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 02/16/2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
• 3-4:30 pm
• Select Thursdays
• Unquiet Study Room on the second floor of the Library
• No registration required

Participants will be asked to complete a brief reading and then join us once every two weeks to discuss readings from "Great Books of the Western World," compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher. Some of the topics will include chance, religion and history.

The sessions will be lead by community member Brian Hansen. The schedule and readings can be found below.

Future Readings:

• March 2: Great Books of the Western World, Vol 2, pp 543-558: The Idea of Mind from the Syntopicon (or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 542-550)
• March 16: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 309-322: Intelligence and Understanding
• March 30: Great Books of the Western World, Vol 2, pp 543-558: The Idea of God from the Syntopicon (or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 250-267)
• April 13: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1310-1336: God, gods and goddesses
• April 27: Great Books of the Western World, Vol 2, pp 1102-1117: The Idea of Wisdom from the Syntopicon (or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 938-945)
• May 11: Great Books of the Western World, Vol 1, pp 437-444: The Idea of Eternity from the Syntopicon (or Mortimer Adler's Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 194-201)
• May 25: Great Books of the Western World, Vol 2, pp 784-794: The Idea of Immortality from the Syntopicon (or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 343-353)

 

February 18

Tenbucksixer (live music)

6-9 p.m.

Bootstrap Brewery, 142 Pratt St.

Tenbucksixer brings its rockin’ tunes to Bootstrap! Come out for the music, award-winning beer and great food. No cover charge.

 

55th Annual Hygiene Fire Pancake Supper

5-8 p.m.

7523 Hygiene Road

It’s pancake time again! Come out and enjoy all you can eat pancakes! Tickets are $6. Kids and under are free! We can't wait to see you there! 

 

February 21

Caregiving for Young Children: The Importance of Child-Led Play

A Mental Health Partners Kid Connects in the Neighborhood class

• Date: 02/21/2023 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.

Play is the language of young children. Research shows that child-lead play supports learning, relationships, and emotional processing. Learn about how child-lead play can support your child! We will also teach you strategies for how to engage and sustain in child-lead play.

This is a free course for ALL caregivers: parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles and neighbors who care for children birth- 5 years old.

About Kid Connects in the Neighborhood

Kid Connects in the Neighborhood is a program with Mental Health Partners that supports children not in licensed care settings by providing education and social emotional support to their caregivers.

 

February 25

Story in the Rocks - The Geologic History of Boulder County

Presented by Boulder County Parks & Open Space

• Date: 02/25/2023 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
• Library Meeting Rooms
• No registration - first come, first served

Boulder County Parks & Open Space presents the geologic history of Boulder County’s remarkable landscape that goes back nearly 2 billion years!

Rocks contain a record of earth’s history that can be read like the pages in a book. Join volunteer naturalists with Boulder County Parks & Open Space for this slide program and learn how to read the fascinating story in the rocks.

 

February 26

2nd Annual Longmont Library Gardening Fair

Drop in anytime between 2-4 pm

Sunday, Feb. 26

No registration required

Come join us for the 2nd Annual Longmont Library Gardening Fair will be a wonderful time to connect with local organizations and businesses to learn more about gardening, ask questions and start planning your 2023 gardening season!

 

February 28

Native Seed Cleanings

Ron Stewart Parks & Open Space Building, Longmont

Join Parks & Open Space staff to process native seed! Boulder County collects a lot of native seed to use in restoration. After a collection is made, this seed often needs to be separated out its pods or off its stalks to be efficiently used on the landscape. You’ll learn more about restoration and meet some wonderful folks who share a passion for the outdoors!

Four seed cleaning dates are available. Sign up today!

• Monday, Jan. 23, 1-4 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-noon
• Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-noon

Registration required. 

For more information, contact Carrie Cimo, [email protected] or 303-678-6329.

 

March 1

Annual Water Symposium

Shupe Homestead, 11931 N. 61st St.

St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District invites you to its Annual Water Symposium on Wednesday March 1st at the Shupe Homestead just west of Hygiene. For more information about the event click here. This is a FREE event. Registration will close on February 14. Please feel free to pass this invitation on to colleagues and friends.

If you have any questions about the Symposium, please contact Sean Cronin or Mona Ruark at 303-772- 4060. To learn more about the St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District, please visit our website by clicking here.

 

March 6

Become a Community Preparedness Ambassador

Join the Boulder Office of Emergency Management for the next offering of the Disaster Strong Train-the-Trainer Preparedness Series on Monday, March 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Superior Community Center, 1500 Coalton Road. This series is intended for participants who want to support preparedness efforts in the Boulder County community by becoming Community Preparedness Ambassadors who work to teach community peers the essentials of disaster preparedness. There's no need to have any prior knowledge of disaster preparedness - this series will equip participants with all the information they'll need to successfully facilitate the preparedness content to peers by covering emergency notification information, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, how to create a plan, and facilitation skills. This is a free event, but please note that registration is required for all attendees. Register.

 

March 12

A Woman’s Work Golf Tournament

12-3 p.m.

Top Golf - 16011 Grant St. Thornton

Includes 3 hours of unlimited play, lunch, non-alcoholic drinks, prizes, and the opportunity to support AWW!

Three Ways to Participate:

Register for a Bay (for 6 people) - $600

Food Sponsors - $1600 each

Four available

Includes acknowledgement, opportunity to distribute swag at the event + 1 bay for 6 people

Hole in One Sponsor - $1250

Only One Available

Includes acknowledgement; opportunity to distribute swag at the event + 1 bay for 6 people