This Week in Longmont – June 15, 2018
This Week in Longmont – June 15, 2018
Large Community Bicycling Event on Saturday
On Saturday, June 16, a large community bicycling event will take place between 2 and 10 pm with approximately 1,950 participants sharing Longmont streets and greenways. The City of Longmont would like to remind all travelers – bicyclists, automobile drivers and pedestrians – about the importance of sharing the road, following traffic laws and always operating with a priority on safety for all.
Come out to Vance Brand Airport at 229 Airport Road for the family-friendly Airport Expo from 7 am to 3 pm on Saturday, June 23. See vintage, military and experimental aircraft; enjoy aerobatic performances and skydiving demonstrations; take an airplane ride; taste some great food, including a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 am; and hear former astronaut Vance Brand, the airport’s namesake. Admission is free. For more information visit LMOExpo.org and longmontcolorado.gov/LmoExpo.
Downtown Concerts Continue
From 6 to 9:30 pm on Friday, June 15, enjoy the Downtown Summer Concert featuring three of Longmont’s talented female singer-songwriters at 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street. Bonnie Sims of Bonnie and the Clydes, Jessica Eppler of Clandestine Amigo, and Taylor Shae of Taylor Shae Music will perform. Also enjoy kids’ activities, dancing, prizes and more. Concerts are free, and food and beverages will be for sale. Visit DowntownLongmont.com for more information.
Residents are invited to serve on the Longmont Housing Authority’s board as official volunteer advisors to Longmont City Council. Applicants must reside within Longmont city limits and be registered voters of Longmont for at least one year prior to being appointed. Visit bit.ly/longmontapp for more information and to apply. The deadline is 5 pm on Friday, June 29. Call 303-651-8649 with questions.
Community Night at Sandstone Ranch
The Sandstone Ranch Visitors & Learning Center at 3001 Sandstone Drive offers special events, workshops and programs for the whole family throughout the summer. From 5:30 to 8 pm on Tuesday, June 19, enjoy the scenery, lawn games, and coloring table before the main event: acoustic Americana music by Flynn & the Electric Company beginning at 6:30 pm. This is a free outdoor event, weather permitting. Feel free to bring a sack dinner. No pets, and carpooling is encouraged. Visit bit.ly/ssrevents or call 303-651-8404 for more information.
Longmont Museum Summer Concerts Begin
The free outdoor concert series at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, begins at 6:30 pm this Thursday night, June 21, with bluegrass band FY5. Lawn chairs and picnics are welcome, and alcohol and concessions will be for sale (only alcohol purchased on site is allowed). In the event of rain, concerts are held in the Museum’s Stewart Auditorium. Visit LongmontColorado.gov/museum for more information.
Get in Gear with Bike to Work Day
Good things come in cycles – or on them! Jump into Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, June 27, with the City of Longmont’s breakfast stations from 6:30 to 9 am. Visit the new Longmont Service Center station at 1100 S. Sherman Street to enjoy fruit and a breakfast burrito, courtesy of Public Works & Natural Resources and Longmont Power & Communications. You also can enter to win one of two $25 Downtown Longmont gift cards! Or start the day at the Longmont Civic Center at 350 Kimbark Street with pancakes and sausages from the Columbine Lions Club of Longmont. For details on all the local breakfast stations, visit BikeToWorkDay.us/stations/Longmont.
Free Skin Care Classes
Learn how to take care of your skin with free classes offered through Recreation & Golf Services. Natural Grocers will help you Protect Your Skin from the Inside Out from 10 to 11 am on Tuesday, June 26, at Sunset Pool, 1900 Longs Peak Avenue. Enjoy activities, create an after-sun skin smoother, and take home recipes and fun ideas. Then, from 6 to 7 pm on Monday, July 2, at the Longmont Recreation Center, 310 Quail Road, check up on your skin health at the UCHealth Free Skin Cancer Screening. Classes are geared for all ages; youth should be accompanied by an adult guardian. Limited seating available; register at 303-651-8404.
Cigarette Butts are Litter, Too!
Did you know that a cigarette butt is litter when it ends up on the ground? Butts are harmful to our waterways, costly to clean up, and unsightly. The Longmont Downtown Development Authority received a Cigarette Litter Prevention grant from Keep America Beautiful to install more cigarette receptacles on the sides of trash cans in the Downtown area. If you smoke, please use a receptacle. Free pocket and portable vehicle ashtrays are available; call 303-651-8586. For more information, visit DowntownLongmont.com/ciglitter.
