August 2009

You've forgotten - you love to bowl!

If you are anything like me, you bowl about once or twice a year.   I recently bowled with my husband on a Friday  evening date night  at Sweetheart Lanes in Loveland.   I  was reminded  – I love to bowl!   I’m not good at it and my form is probably atrocious.   I don’t think I’ve ever broken a 100.   But there’s something intrinsically fun about bowling.

8th Annual Wildfire Arts Festival is tomorrow!

Breathless in Berthoud Morris Dancers performing at Berthoud Days in June 2009. The troupe brings their high energy dance to the Wildfire Arts Festival this weekend. They will be dancing in the streets of Berthoud this weekend.   From 4 to 10 p.m., on Saturday, August 29, there will be live music, face painting, dance performances, wine tasting and much more. The festival will be held on Massachusetts Street between

Longmont's largest summer festival is this Friday!

On Friday, August 28, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. the streets of Longmont will be alive with the sounds of festival. Put on by the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, the Festival on Main is going into its ninth year, and this party is going to be bigger and better than ever. The festival is held on Main Street, between 3rd Street and Longs Peak Avenue, and the entire length of

Celebrate food & film at Lyric Cinema Cafe

Lyric Cinema Cafe  is hosting the first Annual Local Food Festival, by featuring three food-related documentaries and presenting a farmers market featuring delicious, healthy, locally grown foods. The Farmer’s Market  runs Wednesday, August 26, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. “Food Inc.” is  the main feature. This American-made  documentary sheds light on large-scale agricultural food production in the United States. You will never look at  food the same way again. “Pressure

Get corny in Loveland, Colorado at the Corn Roast Festival

A freshly roasted ear of corn dripping in butter and sprinkled with a little pepper – this is why we head to Corn Roast Festival in Loveland, Colorado  every year. This year’s festival kicks off at 5 p.m. today – and don’t be late!   At 5:30 p.m. the famous Corn Shucking Contest will be held.   Hundreds of ears of corn will be shucked right before your eyes.  

"District 9" a review

Troy Cook, Guest Writer   Should I stay or should I go now? That’s the question we all face with a new movie and I have to say that “District 9″ is a definite go. It’s an unusual and highly original science-fiction film that… continue reading review.

HeidiTown features Guest Writer

HeidiTown is proud to feature guest writer Troy Cook. He is  a former movie director and author of two popular mystery novels, “47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers,” and “The One Minute Assassin.” Cook will use his skills as a writer and  his vast knowledge of the movie  industry  to review “District 9.” Read all about Troy Cook here. Visit Troy Cook’s Website at www.TroyCook.net.

Warning about Saltgrass Steakhouse in Westminster, Colorado

We ate at Saltgrass Steakhouse in Westminster, Colorado on 7/20/09.   The food was fine, but our poor little waitress needs to find another calling in life.   We actually had to go to the bar to get our waters. But this isn’t our real complaint about this restaurant. On the evening we were there, something was wrong with their credit card machines.   It took us over  20 minutes