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September 8

September 9

LEGO Club for Families

• Date: 09/09/2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 6-8 pm

• Friday, Sept. 9

• Longmont Library Meeting Rooms

The Library has more than 10,000 LEGO pieces, and at LEGO Club, we get them all out and build! Each time the club meets, we have a different building challenge. We also make a 'shared build' together. Family event- adults and kids build together. Kids younger than 10 years old must be accompanied by someone older than 14 years old dedicated to their care.

Registration is required to attend LEGO Club. Click the button below to register your family. Register for LEGO Club

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

Shaping Space: A Three Part Meditation on Shelter

Friday, September 9, 7 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8 pm;

$25 general admission, $22 students/seniors, $18 members

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance returns to kick off our Fall programming with another tailor-made, site-specific performance featuring dancers suspended in midair. Inspired by our current exhibition, Tipi to Tiny House, audience members will be guided through the Museum to experience performances in our Swan Atrium, courtyard, and more.

September 10

ARTWALK SEEKS VOLUNTEER WIZARDS!

Saturday 9.10.22 | 4 - 8 pm

Main St. between 3rd Ave. and Longs Peak Ave.

ArtWalk is the Firehouse Art Center’s yearly Community Festival that brings together local artists, businesses and nonprofits. It is an event that highlights art, economy and creating positive change in our communities. Held on the 2nd Saturday in September, the event turns Downtown Main St. into a walking mall filled with art, music, activities and more! Visit the ArtWalk website for more event details. 

Sign up Here!

Various positions and shifts available.

Info table wizard

Art activity wrangler

Block captain / assistant

Gate attendant

Setup and tear-down

Eco hero

CERT Basic Training Prepares Community Members for a Disaster

The next Longmont Public Safety CERT class starts September 10, 2022 and is being held on three consecutive Saturdays. There is no cost to attend.  30 seats available.

Disasters can severely restrict and overwhelm emergency responders, and in some cases, communities can be cut off from outside emergency support. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training teaches community members how to prepare for emergencies. Team members learn to take care of themselves and to help others in their communities until first responders arrive. 

For additional information visit and to register.

Kyle’s Brewfest

VIP at 5 p.m., General Admission at 6 p.m.

Wibby Brewing

After hosting nearly two dozen beer festivals, all benefiting Conscious Alliance, Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist of The String Cheese Incident, brings his flagship charity beer festival and concert to Longmont, Colorado at our very own Wibby Brewing.

Rotary Chile Roast

Noon-4 p.m.

Lefthand Brewing Beer Garden

The Twin Peaks Rotary is hosting its third annual Chile Roast Fest to raise money for scholarships for first generation students. The event will have mariachi bands, roasted chiles, empanadas, tamales and more. 

To order in advance visit twinpeaksroatary.org.

September 14

Talking About Race w/ Living Room Conversations

Join in a community conversation around race, facilitated by Annie Caplan of Living Room Conversations. In small groups of four to six people, participants will explore their personal experiences around the given topic:

5:30-7 pm on Sept.14 Empathy: Sharing experiences giving, receiving and observing empathy.

5:30-7 pm on Oct. 12 Status and Privilege: From education to wealth to gender to race, let’s talk about what we have…and what we desire.

5:30-7 pm on Nov. 9 Race and Ethnicity: This conversation is an opportunity to explore our experience of race and ethnicity. Where are we and what do we aspire to for ourselves and our community?

These sessions work best when taken together, but you can drop in to anyone of them. No registration is required.

September 15

 Boulder Voices For Children (BVFC)

Colorado’s second oldest court appointed special advocate (CASA) program for vulnerable youths in the judicial system, has announced its annual fundraising gala, Night of Hope, will be taking place from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at the Boulder JCC (6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder, CO 80303).

The Colorado Casual-themed event will feature Colorado-based cuisine by Greens Point Catering, locally made brews and spirits, live entertainment by local acts the Hummin’ Birds and The Intolerables, a photo station provided by The ShutterBus VW Photo Booth Bus, and an engaging program including a paddle raiser emceed by popular auctioneer Debbie Scheer from The Gala Team.

“Night of Hope is BVFC’s annual gala where we gather to celebrate the wonderful work our volunteers provide for youths in our community,” said Steve Callander, interim CEO. “We look forward to celebrating the next chapter of growth for our organization and raising funds to continue to support children across Boulder County,” he added.

Tickets are $100 per guest, and $85 early bird tickets will be available until August 15, 2022. Tickets will be sold individually (no tables) and can be purchased by visiting: https://events.handbid.com/auctions/night-of-hope-2022/tickets

September 21

The Yip About Prairie Dogs

6-7:30 pm | Wednesday, Sept. 21

These fascinating creatures are more than cute little rodents who chew up the grass. This entertaining, lively presentation by Volunteer Naturalist with Boulder County Parks & Open Space delves into the ecology, social structure, life cycle, behavior and language of this species – the pillar of the prairie. Registration is required and opens on Monday, Aug. 22.

September 22

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Sept. 22: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 2, pp -179-186: The Idea of Chance from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon  of Western Thought, pp 75-82

• Sept. 29: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1210-1218: Chance

• Oct. 20: The Great Books of the Western World Vol 2, pp 711-718: The Idea of History from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon  of Western Thought, pp 307-315

• Oct. 27: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 956-968: History: The Record of Events

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

Seminario en Línea: Herramientas para Emprendedores, Cumplimiento con la Ley, Finanzas y Ventas en Línea / Webinar: Tools for Entrepreneurs, Compliance with the Law, Finances and Online Sales

When: 22 Sep 2022 7:00 PM, MDT

Where: Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87300078365

We will kick off our Hispanic Heritage Month Webinar series in a Collaboration with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade and the Minority Business Office (MBO) to bring you learning and process improvement tools within your business that will help you make sure that everything you are doing within your company is legal, we will show you how to improve your finances and develop knowledge for online sales.

The Entrepreneurial Foundations Technical Assistance Program is a resource available to entrepreneurs and small business owners with the possibility of an economic reimbursement of up to $1,200.00 upon completion of the courses.

This webinar is offered in Spanish with English interpretation available.

September 23

Oktoberfest

The Garden, 1245 Boston Ave

Oktoberfest is coming to the Garden, complete with this year's Oktoberfest Märzen Lager, live music, the annual stein holding contest, a costume contest, food trucks and more! Stay tuned for more details.

September 24

Fiesta and Food Trucks

2-7 p.m.

Fiesta & Food Trucks celebrates the diverse cultures of the Hispanic and Latinx community in Boulder County. The event includes musical entertainment, Latin entertainment and a one of a kind tasting experience.

Roosevelt Park

Boulder Senior Law Day

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Boulder Jewish Community Center, 6007 Oreg Ave. Boulder

This year, Boulder County Senior Law will resume as an in-person event. After two years of presenting virtual webinars, this legal education event for seniors will return on September 24, 2022 from 9 AM until 1 PM at the Boulder Jewish Community Center, located at 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder, CO.

This free event features a keynote speech by Boulder County District Attorney Michael

Dougherty on Elder Abuse, as well as several other presentations on legal topics of importance to seniors and caregivers.

Our popular Ask-A-Lawyer sessions will also resume in-person. Senior Law Day attendees can sign up for a free 15-minute consultation with an attorney on a walk-in basis during the event. Lawyers who specialize in a variety of senior-related practice areas will be on hand.

The event is free to attend. Pre-registration will be available through our website and—though appreciated–is not required to attend the event. Attendees may pick up a free copy of the Colorado Bar Association’s Senior Law Handbook at the event while supplies last. Coffee and a continental breakfast will be available at the event.

For more information, and for information about our event, please visit our website at:

https://www.bouldercountyseniorlawday.org/.

Celtic Fest

Saturday from 11 a.m. -7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

110 Johnson St., Frederick, Co 

Experienced Celtic fans will find old friends like the RenScots, who offer a wee experience of Highland life to all comers, young and old. And celebrated musicians Angus Mohr and Gadbaw &Krimmel will stir the blood and gladden the hearts for dancers and listeners. With craft and food vendors a-plenty, festival-goers will enjoy sampling St. Brigit’s famous Bath Water Beer, brewed by Longmont brewery Grossen Bart while they explore clan heritage and shop for kilts, toys, or tam o’shanters. Sports fans will be amazed at the Highland athletics like the caber toss and the stone throw. The “Parade of British Isle Dogs” is expanded this year to include all dogs of the British Commonwealth, so look for entry forms on the festival website, www.celticfestbrigit.org.

September 29

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Sept. 29: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1210-1218: Chance

• Oct. 20: The Great Books of the Western World Vol 2, pp 711-718: The Idea of History from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon  of Western Thought, pp 307-315

• Oct. 27: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 956-968: History: The Record of Events

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

October 1

Join VCP for Blues, Brews and BBQ

In celebration of VCP’s village of 26 tiny homes and Village Community Center along with new initiatives aimed at reaching Veterans in rural areas, we’re excited to welcome back Blues, Brews and BBQ on Oct. 1. Last year, this signature event for VCP of Longmont brought together over 150 community and vivid leader to raise critical mission funds and enjoy a beautiful Colorado evening.

Our second annual event will feature the award-winning Johnny O band, local brews, fun games and a delicious dinner featuring VCP’s own Bravo Bravo Que sauce. 

October 2

What: Stories of TRIumph: a Film Premiere and Fundraiser

• All proceeds will benefit The Reentry Initiative (TRI)

When: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022. 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Where: Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont CO 80501

Please join us for an evening to learn more about TRI and how we affect the lives of those touched by incarceration - creating Stories of TRIumph. You will have a chance to:

• Watch an documentary 'short' lime lighting trauma and prisons

• Participate in a talk back with the director and impacted persons

• Be inspired by the Stories of TRIumph

• Mingle with beverages and finger foods

• Meet our staff and board members

• Speak directly with those most affected by incarceration

• Engage in a Mission Moment - we can't do our work without your generosity - thank you!

More about the film: Most people have heard that the United States is the most incarcerated country in the world, but often overlooked is the particular impact incarceration has on women.

TRI has been partnering behind the scenes to create a full length documentary about the cycle of trauma and incarceration, looking specifically at how women, families, and communities are hit the hardest. We will watch a 'short' version of the work-in-progress and offer a talk back with the film director, impacted women, and community leaders working with and within the department of corrections.

October 6

Catrinas on Parade and Escúchame

Firehouse Art Center

In October, the Firehouse will be unveiling over 20 new paintings created by local Longmont artists in their Main Gallery.  Each year, the Firehouse Art Center invites local artists to create their representation of La Calavera Catrina. La Calavera Catrina is a zinc etching by the Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. Originally a commentary on the Mexican natives who, Posada felt, were aspiring to adopt European aristocratic traditions. She has become an icon of the Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The Catrina exhibit will open on October 8th, during the Dia de los Muertos Festival, and will be on view until November 6, 2022.  There will be select Catrinas hanging at the Longmont Public Library as well. 

The South Gallery’s “Escúchame” explores complex issues like healing, feminism and identity. Featuring Jamie Chihuan and Adriana Paolo Palacios Luna, the exhibition includes painting, printmaking and fiber arts, the works connected by common threads of shared life experiences, and complex narratives layered by cross cultural experiences, memories, environmental commentary, spiritualism and symbolism. The exhibition’s goal is to highlight the message and passion of these two Latinx artists, Jamie Chihuan and Adrian Paolo Palacios Luna.

October 12

Talking About Race w/ Living Room Conversations

Join in a community conversation around race, facilitated by Annie Caplan of Living Room Conversations. In small groups of four to six people, participants will explore their personal experiences around the given topic:

5:30-7 pm on Sept.14 Empathy: Sharing experiences giving, receiving and observing empathy.

5:30-7 pm on Oct. 12 Status and Privilege: From education to wealth to gender to race, let’s talk about what we have…and what we desire.

5:30-7 pm on Nov. 9 Race and Ethnicity: This conversation is an opportunity to explore our experience of race and ethnicity. Where are we and what do we aspire to for ourselves and our community?

These sessions work best when taken together, but you can drop in to anyone of them. No registration is required.

October 14

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

October 20

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Oct. 20: The Great Books of the Western World Vol 2, pp 711-718: The Idea of History from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon  of Western Thought, pp 307-315

• Oct. 27: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 956-968: History: The Record of Events

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

October 27

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

November 9

Talking About Race w/ Living Room Conversations

Join in a community conversation around race, facilitated by Annie Caplan of Living Room Conversations. In small groups of four to six people, participants will explore their personal experiences around the given topic:

5:30-7 pm on Sept.14 Empathy: Sharing experiences giving, receiving and observing empathy.

5:30-7 pm on Oct. 12 Status and Privilege: From education to wealth to gender to race, let’s talk about what we have…and what we desire.

5:30-7 pm on Nov. 9 Race and Ethnicity: This conversation is an opportunity to explore our experience of race and ethnicity. Where are we and what do we aspire to for ourselves and our community?

These sessions work best when taken together, but you can drop in to anyone of them. No registration is required.

November 10

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Nov. 10: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 212-220: The Idea of Hate from the Syntopicon

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

November 11

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

December 1

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

• Dec. 1: The Great Books of the Western World, Vol 3, pp 588-597: The Idea of Religion from the Syntopicon

  • or Mortimer Adler’s Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought, pp 722-733

• Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity

December 9

Friday Afternoon Concert Series

September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9 at 2:30 pm 

$12 general admission, $10 students/seniors, $8 members 

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Museum's Stewart Auditorium featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range.

December 15

The Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group

• Date: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501

• 3-4:30 pm

• Select Thursdays throughout the fall

• 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 or download a Word doc on the presenter's website.

Upcoming dates:

Dec. 15: Great Treasury of Western Thought, pp 1268-1300: The Distinguishing Features of Religion, Judaism, Christianity