Family-Kids

We all wore them. We had to. Without exception, every single kid employed at the amusement park by the lake was obliged to wear the same uniform, red and blue striped collared jerseys, khaki shorts. The teenagers who served cotton candy, the ones that squeezed families into rollercoaster...

Pinhead Institute’s 6th annual Science of Cocktails supports local STEM programming. General admission to the Science of Cocktails is $50 and includes private demonstrations, cocktail samples, appetizers, desserts, and a vote for People’s Choice, Top Shelf admission is $100 and also includes a grand prize raffle...

Mountain Munchkins Child Care and Preschool  in Mountain Village will host the ninth annual Touch-A-Truck, a kid-centric fundraising event in which children can touch, climb, explore, and sit in the driver’s seat of a variety of vehicles: service vehicles, work equipment, fire trucks, and police...

Father’s Day. What does it actually mean? Mother’s Day has clear, crisp expectations: flowers followed by brunch followed by more flowers. But dads lack that stock celebration. As a child, I remember making homemade cards, baking enormous cake-sized cookies, and giving my father the ubiquitous tie...

It’s summer; it’s time to ride. For cyclists this means always. The family is going to Durango for the weekend? You ride to Dolores and have them pick you up. Grocery shopping in Montrose? You bring your bike and ride home. Meeting for dinner in...

Cue the overture to the “Sound of Music.” In the Telluride region, the hills are alive with the sound of chirping birds, babbling mountain streams, and the constant chatter of festivarians gathering weekly to enjoy the rich cultural bounty. Also the bounty offered up weekly at the...

The Telluride AIDS Benefit gives away $148,000 to seven beneficiary organizations in 2016. Within the past few weeks, the  Telluride AIDS Benefit (TAB) gave away $148,000 to seven AIDS treatment and prevention groups in Colorado and Africa, marking an incredibly successful year for the benefit. And as every...

Free concerts, lectures, wellness events & more to entertain all summer long in Mountain Village. [caption id="attachment_59245" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sunset Concert Series, lawn near Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village[/caption] This summer, Mountain Village will be energy-packed and fun-filled, with a variety of free, family-friendly events taking place throughout...

Cyclists can now register for the most beautiful road ride in Colorado. Event takes place Saturday, September 3, 2016. Early registration runs through June 6, 2016, but registration remains open up until the event. Go to www.m2dbikeride.com for specifics about how to register. For questions, registration, help, and volunteer...

I’ve never been a Sunday Brunch Mother’s Day kind of girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love migas and mimosas as much as the next mom. Serve them up with hot coffee and some cinnamon rolls please! (Let me linger in bed first, though, for...