Posted in Events & Festivals, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
I promise you this: if you’ve enjoyed watching World Cup, you’ll enjoy Major League Soccer. I’ve been an avid Colorado Rapids fan for a while now. Some friends call it an addiction, but I call it thrilling entertainment (read the top 5 reasons I love soccer here).
Major League Soccer is exciting, fun and just out [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals on Jul 6th, 2010
You don’t get more Celtic than a Haggis tossing championship!
Click here to read all about the Elizabeth Celtic Festival running July 17-18, 2010.
Posted in Events & Festivals, Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2010
Click here to discover some exciting Colorado excursions your dad is sure to love!
Posted in Dining, Events & Festivals on Apr 29th, 2010
Are you craving murder and mayhem? Have you ever wanted a secret identity? Are you the one who can always figure out who-done-it? Are you simply looking for a unique dining experience? If you answered yes to any of these questions, an evening with the Dinner Detective might be the perfect outing for you.
The Dinner [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals, music on Feb 10th, 2010
I first saw and heard Stoll Vaughan earlier this month when he opened for The Elders at The Soiled Dove. He hooked me with the first strum of his guitar. And now he’s coming to Colorado again!
Stoll Vaughan will play the following February shows in Colorado:
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 - Mandolin Cafeat 210 E. 4th Street. Loveland, [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals, music on Jan 5th, 2010
The Mayor’s all-time favorite band is coming to Colorado this week! The Elders are a arse-kickin’ Celtic rock band from Kansas City. I’ve been following this band for years and have seen them live more times than I can count. I’ve also written multiple articles about them for HeidiTown and the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor. I’m a pusher [...]
Posted in Travel on Oct 17th, 2009
I can’t tell you how many times my husband Ryan and I have driven by Georgetown, Colorado. We had no idea we were missing such a gem. Located along I70, just 45 minutes west of Denver, we first discovered Georgetown while driving back from a hiking trip this past August.
We stopped in to find some lunch [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
Jon Krakauer is best known for “Into Thin Air,” the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and “Into the Wild,” recently adapted as a major motion picture (read my review HERE).
Krakauer has long been one of my favorite non-fiction authors and this month he will be visiting the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver to discuss his newest [...]
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2009
A new documentary receiving critical acclaim was filmed by Boulder-based photographer Louie Psihoyos. Psihoyos, a twenty-year veteran as a National Geographic photographer, made “The Cove,” with activist and former Flipper trainer, Ric O’Berry. Because of Psihoyos Boulder connection, several other members of his team (he calls them “pirates”) were also from Colorado.
The documentary was much-loved at the Sundance Film Festival [...]
Posted in Books, Dining, T.V., Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009
As my girlfriends will tell you, I need no excuse to organize a girls’ night out, but “Julie & Julia,” coming to theaters this Friday, is the perfect excuse!
For a brief, yet wonderful, moment in time, I belonged to a recipe club. At our first “club” meeting, we spent three delightful hours talking about all things food-related: our favorite [...]
