Out and about: Boulder International Film Festival returns to Longmont

March 2

Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back

Thursday, March 2, 7 pm;

$10 general, $8 students/seniors, $5 members

Art-world provocateur and trickster spirit Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that up-ended the art establishment, until a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 finally solidified his place in the contemporary art canon. This film will be followed by Q&A with the filmmaker.

¡Hablemos! Let's Talk! Spanish-English Conversation Group

City Of Longmont Public Library

Beginners Ukulele Club

Firehouse Art Center

Círculo Socio Emocional Para Preescolares de la Edad 3-5

City Of Longmont Public Library

Den Plays with Strangers at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Grateful Thursdays: Dave Abear & Friends

Wibby Brewing

Half Priced Bottle Night at The Kuper

Kuper Wine Bar

High Lonesome Live at Absolute Vinyl

Absolute Vinyl Records & Stereo

Ignition Dance Fitness - Zumba Class

Elks Lodge

Live Music at The Kuper

Kuper Wine Bar

Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2016, NR)

Longmont Museum

Preschool Connections for Caregivers and their 3-5 Year Olds

City Of Longmont Public Library

The Happiest of Hours

La Vita Bella

TNT! Thursday Night Teens at the Longmont Museum

Longmont Museum

Tween Club @ the Library

City Of Longmont Public Library

 

March 3

Boulder International Film Festival

March 3 - 5

$18 general admission, $16 students/seniors, $14 members For the sixth year, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) is coming back to Longmont! BIFF showcases the very best shorts programs, documentaries, and feature films from local, national, and international filmmakers for three days in our Stewart Auditorium.

The Foreigner"

Jesters Dinner Theatre & Performing Arts

Family Storytime

City Of Longmont Public Library

Grow Ups Night Out

Dance Dimensions

Happy Day Drop-Ins

Happy Day Plants

Live Music at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Live Music at The Kuper

Kuper Wine Bar

Psychic School 101

Earth Feather Healings

 

March 4

Writing Workshop for Teens with YA author Leslie Vedder

5-6 p.m.

The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop, 198 Second Ave. Ste 1-A

Young adult novelist Leslie Vedder is coming to The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop for a writing workshop targeted toward teens. At this month’s workshop, she’ll talk about remixing classics into a new story. Participants will think about taking a plot and tweaking it, changing the point of view and/or genre all while keeping the components that make the original story so compelling. Vedder will also engage in a Q&A and book signing.

The Wish Ride 1st Annual Kickoff Party

3-6 p.m.

Rocky Mountain Salon, 4329 CO 66

Come join in the fun and help raise money and awareness for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. 

The Foreigner"

Jesters Dinner Theatre & Performing Arts

Boulder International Film Festival in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium

Longmont Museum

Family Storytime

City Of Longmont Public Library

Grow Ups Night Out

Dance Dimensions

Happy Day Drop-Ins

Happy Day Plants

Live Music at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Live Music at The Kuper

Kuper Wine Bar

Psychic School 101

Earth Feather Healings

 

March 5

"The Foreigner"

 

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.

BUILDING BETTER CITIES DOWNTOWN FORUM

6 p.m.

Longmont Theatre Company

On Wednesday, March 8 at 6 pm at the Longmont Theatre Company, join the conversation on how to grow a Downtown while maintaining its character. Get more details or RSVP.

Bilingual Storytime / Cuentos Bilingües

March 7

Ignition Dance Fitness - Zumba Class

Elks Lodge

Karaoke with Nic at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Open Chess Night

City Of Longmont Public Library

Quarters Tuesday Night Adult Skeeball League

Quarters Bar & Arcade

Taps & Apps Happy Hour

300 Suns Brewing

March 8

International Women's Day Celebration

5-7 p.m.

Times Collaborative, 338 Main St. 

Member Afton Beutler-Reed, International Vice President of Mothers Legacy Project and Director of Global Education Opportunity Project for University Students will speak on world wide gender equality imbalances and ways to bridge these gaps and eliminate barriers. 

Tickets are $15 per person and include appetizers, wine and beer. 

Reservations can be made here.

"Say Hello!" English Conversation Group

March 9

Being Double: Native American Artists on Art & Identity

7 p.m.

Longmont Museum

Free, reservations recommended

with Jaycee Beyale, Chelsea Kaiah & Danielle SeeWalker, moderated by Gregg Deal. Join guest curator Gregg Deal and artists from our current exhibition Duality: Contemporary Works by Indigenous Artists as they share their experiences existing within contemporary American life as artists and Native Americans.

 

March 10

Spring Member Show

5-8 p.m.

The Great Frame Up, 430 Main St.

The Longmont Artists Guild is hosting its Spring Member Show. Over 150 guild members will showcase their art in a variety of media including painting, photography, sculpture, fiber arts, wood and mixed media. All the art is for sale. 

The Flatirons Chamber Music Festival

Friday, March 10, 2:30 pm

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

The Flatirons Chamber Music Festival brings together professional musicians from around the world to Colorado. Through vibrant collaboration and rich community engagement, they strive to bridge cultural, geographic, and temporal divides between performers, composers, and audience members, inspiring dynamic interaction within the entire community.

 

March 11

Kids' Creative Movement Class with Anima Arts

Best for 3-5-year-olds (with caregivers)

Date: 03/11/2023 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.

HIT THE SLOPE

1-4 p.m.

On March 11, between 1-4 pm, take the challenge by stopping at participating businesses and complete a simple challenge. Collect tokens for completing challenges and redeem for Slope Swag at Bootstrap Brewing by 4PM that day.

 

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 

March 16

People & Pollinators Presentation - REGISTER

• Date: 03/16/2023 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Location: City Council Chambers
  350 Kimbark St.
• Held at the City Council Chambers, Civic Center
• Registration required

Join the staff from People & Pollinators Action Network to learn how to attract pollinators - like bees, butterflies, moths and more - to your yard! During the presentation, participants will also learn why attracting pollinators is important not only for their own yard but for their whole neighborhood and city!

Registration is required to attend this presentation and will go on sale Sunday, Feb. 26 during the Library Gardening Fair. (limited to 110 participants). Click the button below to register on Eventbrite.

Register for the Presentation on EventBrite

March 18

Project Peace and Safety

2-4 p.m.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1000 15th Ave.

The AAUW Board of Directors invites you to join them on
 

Saturday, March 18 
2:00 - 4:00 pm 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
1000 15th Ave. in Longmont

to participate in some thoughtful conversation as part of Longmont's Project Peace and Safety.

Bring your spouse, partner, or guests to join us for facilitated, small group discussions, which will ultimately have impact on the health of our community.  Click here for more details on the background of this project and  the process that will be used.

Your input is critical to making Longmont and the surrounding area the kind of place you want to live.

March 23

Mitos y Realidades al momento de declarar sus impuestos

When: 23 Mar 2023 7:00 PM, MDT

Where: Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84188993306

Seminario en Línea sobre Los Mitos y Realidades a la hora de declarar los impuestos. Hablaremos sobre los impuestos para los dueños de pequeños negocios y personas que planean comprar casa entre otros temas importantes a la hora de darle cuentas al IRS. 

 

April 10

From Grasslands to Gardens

7 p.m.

Community Room in the Classroom building at Front Range Community College, 2121 Miller Dr. 

American Association of University Women Longmont invites you to get a better understanding of the importance of grasslands, the fragility of the grasslands/urban interface, and how urban water-wise landscaping can help bridge this transition. 

Click here to register for the in-person Grasslands event. 
Click here to register to receive the online link to the event.

June-July

Longmont Museum Summer Camps

Ages 5-13

Camp at the Longmont Museum is filled with adventure and fun! Join us in the summer or over a school break and discover history, art, music, culture, science, and more in these hands-on camps. Camps are filling fast; scholarships available!