
Wine, Women & Winter Park, Part I
A girlfriend getaway to Winter Park, Colorado With the back of my Toyota stuffed with suitcases and coolers full of wine and other sweet treats, we were off. This was our long awaited girls-only weekend to be spent stuffing ... [ Read More ]

Pirates in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
All photos courtesy of the Pagosa Springs Renaissance & Pirates Festival and used with permission. Mermaids, knights in shining armor, craft beer and belly dancing? I am so there! And I will be, because I’m attending the 5th Annual Pagosa ... [ Read More ]

Featured Festival: The Sculpture Games (Loveland, Colorado)
The following featured festival has been brought to you by Mueller & Associates, CPA, LLC. Last year this event was called Assemble, but the name has been changed to The Sculpture Games. The new event proved popular and this year’s ... [ Read More ]

Featured Festival: Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews
Nothing feels as much like summer as a cold beer in one hand and a pulled pork sandwich in the other – welcome to Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews. This event always takes place on the second weekend in ... [ Read More ]

Featured Festival: Biergarten Festival (Morrison, Colorado)
The top three reasons why Biergarten Festival is one of my favorite summer fests: 1. It is located in one of the loveliest settings in Colorado. 2. The music never stops. 3. It’s simple. First, location. The Biergarten Festival is ... [ Read More ]

Junkyard Wars ““ Loveland, Colorado style
Photos by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer, all rights reserved. (Note: This event name has been changed to The Sculpture Games for 2013. It is now a 2-day event. More at www.thesculpturegames.com.) I consider myself creative and imaginative, but when it comes to ... [ Read More ]

Biergarten Festival in Morrison, Colorado gets it right
The 16th Annual Biergarten Festival – July 13 & 14, 2012 Last year I was interviewed by Kama, from 99.9 FM in Fort Collins, Colorado. She asked me, “What makes a great festival?” I answered that setting is a ... [ Read More ]

Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews (July 13-14, 2012)
I was raised in a strict vegetarian household, and when I was 16-year-old I rebelled by eating bacon, and since then I’ve been making up for my childhood meat deprivation. Today, I freaking love meat, and barbecue festivals allow me ... [ Read More ]

Celebrate all things German at the 15th Annual Biergarten Festival in Morrison, Colorado
I’m excited to tell my readers about this festival. This is not an Oktoberfest, but a celebration of German culture at a family-friendly event in Morrison, Colorado. The 15th Annual Biergarten Festival is a yearly event hosted by the German ... [ Read More ]

Calling all Celts!
Colorado State Haggis Toss Championships at the Elizabeth Celtic Festival. (Photo courtesy of the festival) Much to my delight, there’s no shortage of Celtic festivals in Colorado. With the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival more than a month away, this little ... [ Read More ]