Wine Lover or Not… This is Fun!

Filed under Places, Restaurants by on February 15, 2011 at 3:10 pm {no comments}

Pinot Grigio
Who doesn’t enjoy a good glass of wine? Whether you pair it with cheese, fruit or a meal it can be quite enjoyable and relaxing.

Did you know that there is a Winery right here, in Denver? Did you know that you can go in for wine tastings and learn all about wines.

Did you know this fabulous, cozy, inviting environment is right in the middle of downtown?

the Winery

The Winery is open daily and aims to please the wine lover in you!  You can drop in for a tasting, hold a tasting party and even make your own wine and hold a bottling party when it is ready.  They also offer custom labels for your wine.

the winery denver

Fruit and Cheese plate

The Winery Denver /D’Vine Wine is located at 1660 Champa St, Downtown Denver.

Denver Firefighter Museum – A Treat for the Entire Family

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Denver Firefighter Museum

Denver Firefighter Museum

Did you know there is a Denver Firefighters Museum downtown? It near Civic Center and is in a vintage Firehouse from days of old. Located at 13th and Tremont there is plenty of metered parking right outside their door.

Original Firehouse Doors

Original Firehouse Doors

It is filled with vintage items, photos, engines, ladder trucks, too much to name. So much to take in. Children love the hands on exhibits. They can dress up in fireman gear and hop aboard the engine. Upstairs are interactive stations all about fire safety. There is also a vintage locker room, captains room and restroom. So fun to look at it all.

DFD Engine No. 4

DFD Engine No. 4

Kid Fun at the Firefighter Museum

Dispatch Desk

Dispatch Desk

Hudson Holiday Begins this Weekend, Voted Westwords Best Light Display

Filed under Events, Places by on November 19, 2010 at 4:53 pm {no comments}
Hudson Holiday

Hudson Holiday

Museum of Outdoor Arts and Hudson Gardens have teamed up once again to present the second annual installation of the award-winning holiday lighting show, Hudson Holiday.

Voted “Best Holiday Lighting” by Denver’s Westword Magazine

Hudson Holiday is an annual lighting extravaganza designed by Museum of Outdoor Arts and presented in collaboration with The Hudson Gardens and Event Center.

Hudson Holiday

Hudson Holiday

The 2009 inaugural show featured 15 acres of state of the art lighting that illuminated and transformed the gardens into an enchanted winter wonderland. With special attractions such as an animal parade, a flock of electric sheep with ever-changing algorithm projections, a winter garden railroad with jeweled cars, and a synchronized and choreographed light show atop the craziest holiday house around, Hudson Holiday is not your typical holiday light show.  They even have a car decorated with lights it is so cool!

Hudson Holiday Car

Hudson Holiday Car

This is an amazing opportunity to see an award winning display, unlike anything you have ever seen all with a gorgeous natural landscape to meander through or take a sleigh ride!

Opens Friday, November 19th 5-9.  Check here for all the details.

Hudson Holiday

Hudson Holiday

Hudson Holiday

Hudson Holiday

some photos courtesy of Hudson Holiday

It’s Fall!

Filed under Events, Places by on September 25, 2010 at 12:34 pm {no comments}

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Apples on Tree

Heading up to the mountains anytime soon? The high country is in prime form for viewing the changing of the leaves. Gorgeous yellows, oranges and bursts of red are candy for your eyes. Many routes to take, go short or long. Keep in mind Guanella Pass is still closed from Georgetown over.

Want to know where to go for Apples, Pumpkins and Corn Mazes? You came to the right place!

U Pick Pumpkins

May Farms offers a Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, that runs October 2nd – October 31st, they are open every day, 10 am – DUSK
They also have a farmers market and flower market open now, every day. 64001 US Highway 36 Byers, Colorado 80103

YaYa Farm and Orchard offers apple and berry picking, hay rides and nighttime rides with a bonfire! They also offer a dinner club, what a great date night. Plus October feast, with activities, cider making and more! They are open now through October 24th. Friday: 10:00 – 6:00, Saturday: 2:00 – 5:00, Sunday: 10:00 – 3:00. 6914 Ute Highway, Longmont, 80503

The Lakewood Cultural Center located at Ohio and S. Wadsworth in Lakewood is hosting the 35th Annual Cider Days.  To include, Apple Pie Baking Contest, pie eating contest, petting zoo, organic cider, demonstrations, and more. It runs Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd, 10AM -5PM.  Admission is 303-987-7850

If you feel like going on a day trip and maybe even taking a weekend you should go to the Happy Apple Farm in Penrose.  Penrose is just before Canon City, you could spend the weekend and also visit the Royal Gorge.   The Happy Apple Farm has berries, 14 varieties of apples, potatoes and more.  You can choose to pick it yourself, too fun!  1190 1st St. Penrose, Colorado 81240.

Apples Falling out of Bucket

Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Patch offers a Fall Festival through October.  For only $7 they let you in for the day to enjoy a self-guided tour.  The kids get to paint a pumpkin, use the bouncy obstacle course, feed the animals, corn maze, hay bale maze and they can also observe a honey bee colony.   Tours are offered M-F 9-5.  RMPP 9057 Ute Hwy / CO 66, Longmont, CO 80503

Colorado Staycation – Head to the Colorado State Fair

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Colorado State Fair
Want to get away? In the mood for a Staycation? Head to the Colorado State Fair. It runs through September 4th. The fair has something to offer everyone in the family. Bring the kids along to enjoy carnival rides and good old fashioned carnival games. Feast on turkey legs, fresh corn, funnel cakes, and more. There are concerts nightly to enjoy; America, Smokey Robinson, Queensrchye, Charlie Pride to name a few. Be sure to stop by the livestock buildings to see live animals, demonstrations and rodeos. The fair also offers Monster Truck Rallies, Demolition Derby, beer tastings and a fine art show. The Colorado State Fair has been running for 138 years and is still going strong. Head south and dive in, you won’t be disappointed.
Colorado State Fair
Colorado State Fair
Colorado State Fair
Colorado State Fair

The Denver Public Library

Filed under Articles, Places by on August 14, 2010 at 4:09 pm {no comments}

One of Denver’s biggest assets, amenties, havens so to speak, is the Denver Public Library.  With over 20 branches that include the huge, beautiful Downton Denver Branch.  Escape into a cove, corner, desk and get lost in a book or a magazine.  Use the internet, look at media sections and more.  The downtown Denver Public Library also has an entire floor dedicated to historical records that include newspapers, magazines, historical works of arts and geneology records.  The collective is vast and extremely useful for researchers of all types.

Recently the library debuted a really, super-cool website.  Whether you are a Denver native or a curious visitor this site has something to offer you.  It is filled with history, pictures, personal stories about Denver.  Includes an area for building histories, great for history buffs.  The website is called  Creating Communities, I recommend you take a visit, explore and enjoy!
Downtown Denver Public Library

When you visit the Downtown Branch be sure to walk around the building and enjoy the architecture of the library and the Denver Art Museum, plus bonus art throughout the grounds.

A peek at Creating Communities…

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