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.
Ugly Sweater Horas Sociales
When: 15 Dec 2022 6:00 PM, MST
Where: 1707 North Main Street Longmont,
Please join LCC and FirstBank as we celebrate the closing of the year with networking and ugly sweaters! Hope to see you there!
Winter Open House
4-8 p.m.
TinkerMill, 1840 Delaware Pl. Unit A
Join us to meet some makers and shop their products, take guided facility tours, enjoy light refreshments, and make your own crafts!
- Explore what is possible at TinkerMill, Longmont’s MakerSpace.We will have tours, demonstrations, vendor market, light refreshments, and activities for you to create your own project.
- TinkerMill Members will be here to show off what they make
- Tours and light refreshments
- Local goods for sale by TinkerMill members
- Create your own project! In select shops we'll have projects you can create
December 16
Holiday Give-Back Pass
As a THANK YOU for enduring COVID restrictions, Longmont Recreation is teaming up to offer a special city-wide pass valid Dec. 23 through Jan. 8, 2023. Passes are valid for admission at the Longmont Recreation Center, Centennial Pool, the St Vrain Memorial Building, the Longmont Ice Pavilion, and the Longmont Museum. With three options available at the low price of $20/$40/$60, the pass-holder can bring one guest, up to three guests, or up to seven guests with each visit. Some restrictions apply. To purchase online visit bit.ly/buygiveback or call 303-774-4700.
Movie Night: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
December 16th | 8:00pm-10:00pm MT
Left Hand Tasting Room
1265 Boston Ave
Longmont, CO 80501
Event Details
Ho, ho, hold my beer! Get into the holiday spirit by watching a special showing of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. $10 movie tickets for ages 21+ include a free pint, $5 tickets for ages 12-20, and under 12 are free to attend! Tickets sold at the door or on eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/left-hand-movie-series-national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-tickets-478316566727
"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Heart of Longmont Church, 350 11th Ave
The Longs Peak Chorus will take the stage to celebrate the music of the holidays with a show titled “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Admission is free.
December 17
Longmont Free Walk-in Clinic @VFWPost 2601
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
VFW Post 2601
Healing Warriors Program team provides free monthly walk-in clinic for Service members, all branches, all eras, AND their spouses/partners and parents.
Providing non-narcotic care for PAIN, SLEEP Disturbance, ANXIETY, PTS, TBI, neuropathy, chemotherapy side effects and other conditions.
Services provided: Acupuncture, CranioSacral Therapy, Healing Touch Therapy. All services are available and are 30 minutes in duration. No appointment necessary; first come, first served.
Please bring proof of service (i.e. DD214 or Military ID, VA ID). For more information, please visit our website at: www.HealingWarriorsProgram.org
December 18
Live Reindeer at Murdoch's
10 a.m to 1 p.m.
Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply, 2255 Main St.
The reindeer are coming and will soon land at Murdoch’s. Bring your camera for photos, and during your visit, the kids can write a letter to Santa, color holiday activity sheets, and learn how to make reindeer snacks.
Click here for the schedule of reindeer events near you: https://www.murdochs.com/news/reindeer/
January 6
LEGO Club for Families
- Date: 01/06/2023 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - 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.
Register Your Family
Registration for the January session of LEGO Club will open on Saturday, Dec. 3, and is limited to 40 families. Click the button below to register your family!
Register your family for January LEGO Club
January 21
Paint Your Own Sky with Author Lulu Buck
- Date: 01/21/2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - Library Meeting Rooms
- Best for elementary school children (K-5)
- Registration required
Come and color your world with local author Lulu Buck and enjoy a reading of the children's book "Sue's Sky"!
Sue's Sky is a book about acceptance using the gentle metaphor of the sky to encourage kids to accept others' perspectives of the world around them. Parents will receive a resource to support their child in safe spaces, being aware of our bias and anti-bullying.
Kids will get to paint their sky with the author. This will be a fun, hands-on art experience around our identities and based on the book "Sue's Sky".
