Out and About: Día de los Muertos celebration downtown

October 7

LEGO Club for Families

• Date: 10/07/2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• 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.
• Register Your Family
• Registration will open at 7 am on Saturday, Sept. 10. Click the button below to register your family
• Register for the October LEGO Club

Drop-in Family Storytime

City Of Longmont Public Library

LEGO Club for Families

City Of Longmont Public Library

Live Music at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Opening: Longmont Restaurant Week

Participating Eateries & Drinkeries

Noir & Then Movie Nights presents: The Killing

Longmont Public Media

Psychic School 101

Earth Feather Healings

Taste The Times: A Culinary Tour of the Times Collaborative

The Times Collaborative / 338 Main

October 8

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Family Celebration

11 am - 3 pm

Downtown Longmont, 4th Avenue and Main Street

Running since the year 2000, our annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration is the longest-standing in Colorado and attracts more than 6,000 people annually. The celebration demonstrates how a diverse community can come together to share a common desire - to honor our ancestors and keep their memories alive.

This year we welcome you back for a street festival in Downtown Longmont at 4th Avenue and Main Street:

• Live entertainment, including music and dancing
• Arts & crafts
• Traditional food
• Community altars for the dead
• Calaca (skeleton) Catrina costumes
• A procession of gigantes, traditional giant puppets
• Shop Día de los Muertos gifts including books, jewelry, and clothing
• Free shuttle from the Museum! Park in our lot AND see the exhibit featuring the work of Longmont Latino artist Marcelo Fernandez.
• and more!

*Second Saturday Creative Crawl

Longmont Creative District, Around 2pm to Around 6pm

Artist in Action!

Old Town Marketplace

Creative Crawl - Hometown Musical Celebration

300 west breezeway

Opening: Dia de los Muertos Business Altar Displays

Participating Businesses

Opening: Día de los Muertos exhibit

Longmont Museum

Día de los Muertos Family Celebration

4th & Coffman

Dickens Horror Film Festival

Dickens Opera House 

Live Music at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Longmont West Side Haunting Back Alley Ghost Tour

Downtown Longmont

Longmont West Side Haunting History Tour

Downtown Longmont

Mini Art Show at Deluxe Barbers

Deluxe Barbers

Taste of Bricks

Bricks Retail

 

October 9

Media Matters Part 1: The Big Picture

Sunday, October 9, 3 pm;

Free, reservations recommended

Local newspapers provide the soundtrack of our communities, hold our public officials accountable, and help us better understand our nation and our world. But the state of local journalism has never been in greater peril. More than 2,000 local newspapers have closed since 2005.

Featuring Maria Karagianis, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Boston Globe; Chuck Plunkett, former managing editor of the Denver Post editorial page; Dana Coffield, founder of the Colorado Sun; and Melissa Davies, director of the Colorado Media Project. Moderated by Tim Waters, Longmont City Council. 

Longmont Chorale returns to the stage

3 p.m.

Longmont Church of Christ

The Longmont Chorale and special guests, Ascent Vocals, return to the stage to present, "A Family Musical Trip to the Magic Kingdom", a family friendly event.

For our first concert since our shutdown in March, 2020, the Longmont Chorale will perform a program which is guaranteed to please all members of the family. The concert includes several selections from the Walt Disney musical canon.

From “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” to “Let it Go”, audience members will surely be tempted to sing along. Included in this Disney-themed concert is a song entitled, “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 which is particularly meaningful at this time. After the Chorale’s long absence from the stage, we are coming together musically as a testament to the endurance of the arts in our lives.

Ascents Vocals Contemporary High School Ensemble is a group composed of singers from several area high schools under the direction of Nathan Wubenna.

The Backstory on Journalism, News and Accountability

3 p.m.

Longmont Museum

On October 9th and 30th, Tim Waters will be hosting a two-part series on the past, present, and future of reporting and accountability at the Longmont Museum. This series is part of the monthly public access interview series about the major influencers around Longmont. This series on accountability in news expands the scope and looks at the state of local journalism as a whole.

On Sunday October 9th, the panel focuses on the big picture of local reporting and where the problems and solutions lie. Panelists include Maria Karagianis, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Boston Globe; Melissa Davis, Director of the Colorado Media Project; Chuck Plunkett, Former managing editor of the Denver Post Editorial Page; and Dana Coffield, Colorado Sun founder.

This event will be recorded live at the Longmont Museum at 3 PM on Sunday October 9th. The public is invited to watch and ask questions to the panel. The event will also be streamed live on Longmont Public Media’s YouTube Channel, public access Channel 8 and 880, and on longmontpublicmedia.org. More information about the event can be found at longmontpublicmedia.org.

CiderYoga w/Kevin Flynn

St. Vrain Cidery

Creation VS Evolution

Christ Church International

Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading (D.E.A.R.)

City Of Longmont Public Library

Full Throttle Yoga at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

LOCO Ukulele Jam with Brian Rezac!

Bootstrap Brewing

Media Matters: The Backstory on Journalism, News & Accountability

Longmont Museum

October 10 

Drop-in Bilingual Storytime

City Of Longmont Public Library

Ignition Dance Fitness - Zumba Class

Elks Lodge

Monday Night Writer's Group

City Of Longmont Public Library

Open Mic with Denny Driscoll

Bootstrap Brewing

Second Mondays Book Group

City Of Longmont Public Library

October 11

Social Emotional Circle Time for Babies and Caregivers

• Date: 10/11/2022 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
• Location: Library
  409 Fourth Ave.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month through Dec. 20
• For babies and their caregivers
• No registration necessary

Join the wonderful mental health professionals from Mental Health Partners' program Kid Connects in the Neighborhood for a social emotional circle time for children and their caregivers under the age of 2. We will be using an evidence informed curriculum, Parenting in Parent Education, which supports caregivers' understanding of early development and strengthens relationships with the children they care for. No registration necessary, just bring you and your baby for fun activities and learning together!

Drop-in Cricut Paper Craft and Design Exploration

City Of Longmont Public Library

Karaoke with Nic at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

Open Chess Night @ the Library

City Of Longmont Public Library

Social Emotional Circle Time for Babies and Caregivers

City Of Longmont Public Library

Speakeasy Open Mic

The Speakeasy

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.

"Say Hello" English Conversation Group

City Of Longmont Public Library

Bible Study in Downtown

Christ Church International

Discipleship Wednesdays

Christ Church International

Drop-in Baby Storytime

City Of Longmont Public Library

Drop-in Teen Gaming Club

City Of Longmont Public Library

Music Open Mic

Abbott & Wallace Distilling

Talking About Race w/ Living Room Conversations

City Of Longmont Public Library

Trashy Wednesdays @ Summit tacos!

Summit Tacos

Trivia with Big Mouth Bob at Bootstrap Brewing!

Bootstrap Brewing

October 13

Seminario en Línea: Estrategias para tu Negocio en Tiempo de Crisis / Webinar: Strategies for your Business in Time of Crisis

When: 13 Oct 2022 7:00 PM, MDT

Knowing the tools and options to have a sustainable business that has a positive impact are essential to operating a company more successfully and in the long term.

In this webinar we will learn what sustainability is and its importance, the impact on small businesses and ways to save money by having a sustainable business.

This webinar will be taught in Spanish with an English interpretation service available.

Thursday Nights @ the Museum

BIFF: This is [Not] Who We Are

Thursday, October 13, 7 pm;

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

While it has a unique history, Boulder is emblematic of liberal, white, university-based communities that profess an inclusive ethic but live a segregated reality. This is [Not] Who We Are shares the voices of Boulder's African-American community and shows both how deeply the roots of institutional racism are embedded and how to open pathways for dialogue, insight, and change. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. 

¡Hablemos! Let's Talk!

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.

Donuts and Coffee @ High Country Bank

October 15

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

1-3 pm 

Children's & Teens' Area at the Longmont Library

Join us in the Children's and Teens' area to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. We’ll begin with bilingual storytime, followed by music and crafts.

October 18

Caregiving for Young Children: Managing Challenging Behaviors

6-7:30 pm 

Library Meeting Rooms

Presented by Kid Connects in the Neighborhood, a Mental Health Partners program

During this course, we will review the developmental reasons for challenging behaviors for children younger than 5 years old, and present skills and techniques for how to manage these challenging behaviors.

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

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

The Great American Ghost Trip with Author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep

• Date: 10/20/2022 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Location: City Council Chambers
  350 Kimbark St.
  Longmont, Colorado 80501
• Registration required

In 2021, local author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep traveled 4,000 miles in 10 nights, staying only at haunted locations— and wrote a book along the way. He called it “The Great American Ghost Trip.” Join Estep as he talks about his book and the adventures he had. Books will be available for sale after the program.

Attend the Author Talk Registration is required through Eventbrite. Click on the button below to save your seat!

Register for the Author Talk with Richard Estep on Eventbrite

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

October 31

Halloween Storytime & Trick-or-Treat Parade

10 am 

Join us for a not-so-spooky Halloween Storytime for all ages! Costumes are encouraged, but not required. 

 

After about 30 minutes of stories, songs and dancing, participants can parade through the Civic Center hallway for treats courtesy of City of Longmont staff.

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.