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NEWS YOU CAN USE

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• 5280's Top of the Town
• etown's Dinner & A Show
• Ignite Boulder 5
• Volunteer Needed: Tebo Train
• Big Wheel Rally
• Breast Prayers for Peace at BMoCA
• LocalFest: Creating Sustainable Community
• Frasca's Chef to Appear on Top Chef Masters
• Parking Updates and Reminder
•Spotlight On: July 4th Sesquicentennial Stroll

5280's Top of the Town
Congratulations to the following Downtown Boulder businesses who were recognized in the current issue of 5280's Top of the Town:

Top Shoe Repair (Editor's Choice):  Perry's Shoe Repair
Top Men's Clothing -Affordable (Editor's Choice): Weekends
Top Fashion Accessories (Editor's Choice): Common Era
Top Baby Boutique (Readers' Choice): Real Baby
Top Deli (Reader's Choice): Heidi's Brooklyn Deli



etown's Dinner & A Show
Join etown July 12 at 5 p.m. for the next Dinner & A Show with a delicious four course meal at the West End Tavern, followed by reserved seats for the etown show with Nick & Helen Forster, John Gorka, and Hot Buttered Rum at the Boulder Theater. Tickets & dinner reservations available at the West End Tavern (303-444-3535). More.



Ignite Boulder 5
Ignite Boulder 5 (happening this Thursday, 6 p.m. at the Boulder Theater) is a night of presentations on a variety of topics, with a twist. Each presentation has 20 slides that automatically advance after 15 seconds. The Autumn Film and Fellow Citizens perform following the presentations. Plus, one lucky attendee will walk away with Adobe Creative Suite 4 and an iPhone. The event is 21+. Tickets are $5 and going fast. More.



Volunteer Needed: Tebo Train
Become the engineer of the Tebo Children's Train. Volunteer needed Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. until Noon. The four-car train runs from the 1200 block down the Pearl Street Mall to the 1400 block and is a favorite attraction and experience for kids of all ages. You must have a valid driver's license and be at least 18 years of age. Please contact Melody at Tebo Development Company at reception@tebo.biz or call 303-447-8326.



Big Wheel Rally
Ride through Downtown on big wheels to benefit the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation's Neonatal ICU on Saturday, July 11! Win donated raffle items and enjoy a "full throttle night of ramps & stairs, plastic & power slides, impacts & drags while bar-hopping on Big Wheels!" Visit Web Site for registration and Big Wheel retailers/modification tips.



Breast Prayers for Peace at BMoCA
Take a break and take it off! After an inspiring talk on the feminine body with artist Sally King at BMoCA, let the girls out for some air and make your own breast prayer flag by printing your breasts on a piece of muslin cloth (privacy ensured). Like a traditional Tibetan prayer flag, the printed cloths will be added to an existing prayer flag that keeps growing as more participate. This event will take place Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. More.



LocalFest: Creating Sustainable Community
On Saturday, July 11, the Boulder Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) celebrates local community with LocalFest, A Public Forum and Business Expo. LocalFest takes place in front of the County Courthouse on the bricks of Pearl Street mall (1300 Pearl Street). Exhibits open at 10 a.m. and the public forum begins at noon, featuring five panel discussions until 5 p.m. on community sustainability. More.

Frasca's Chef Appearing on Top Chef Masters
Frasca Food & Wine's Chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson makes his TV debut on Bravo's Top Chef Masters Wednesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. More.





Parking Updates and Reminders

Park FREE at all city meters and garages in Downtown Boulder this Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 3-5. Happy 4th of July!

 

Other parking news: The garage located at 14th and Walnut (RTD) will be closed beginning Monday, July 6 with a scheduled reopening of Monday, July 12. Permit holders are asked once again to park at 15th and Pearl. More.




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NEW MEMBERS & OPENINGS



NEW MEMBERS


Boulder Wilderness Shuttle
Contact: Joshua Baruch
4865 Darwin Court | (303) 818-1785
Boulder Wilderness Shuttle is your one-stop-shop for wilderness transportation, education, exploration, local information, expert advice, guiding and safety supplies. We have a scheduled educational shuttle Friday, Saturday and Sunday up to Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.
www.boulderwildernessshuttle.com



West End Wellness
Contact: Susannah Carleton
2017 10th Street | (303) 937-8363
A walk-in and by-appointment massage and wellness clinic featuring top-notch massage therapists as well as experienced and skillful practitioners of physical therapy, nutritional counseling and oriental medicine. Modalities include: deep tissue, hot stone massage, shiatsu, structural integration, injury prevention, rehabilitation and more!
www.bewellboulder.com



NEW OPENINGS


Boulder Furniture Arts
Contact: Lee Nemerowicz
1200 Pearl Street | (303) 443-2030
A (nearly) 25-year-old custom furniture outfit selling handcrafted cherry, walnut, alder, ash and maple designs by founder Lew Collins as well as stained glass lamps and windows.
www.mountainfurniturearts.com


Cheri's Boutique
Contact: Cheri Nieto
820 Pearl Street | (303) 548-4692
Clothes! Jewelry! Accessories! Cheri's Boutique has got them all offering the best in casual, career and evening clothing that is fun, stylish and flattering. Cheri's offers stylish boutique fashions without the boutique prices.



FEATURED GIFT CARD PARTICIPANT


Boulder Theater and George's Food and Drink
950 Pearl Street | (303) 449-8949
This historic theater brings the best of national and local music and art films. Host your private party or corporate event at the Boulder Theater. For your culinary pleasure, Boulder Theater's George's Food and Drink provides the eager patron with a one-of-a-kind edible experience!
www.bouldertheater.com

Boulder Theater and George's are two of over 160 merchants who accept the Downtown Boulder Gift Card.
Buy one today!


 
SPOTLIGHT ON ...

4th of July Sesquicentennial Stroll


Organized by the Boulder 150 Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, the Stroll is a daylong series of celebratory events happening all day Saturday:

11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Welcome Ceremony presented by the Chautauqua Association.
12:15-1:30 p.m. Colorado Music Festival Brass Band performs & barbecue
1:30-4:30 p.m. Stroll to these sites:
Columbia Cemetery, "Stroll with the Spirits";
Boulder History Museum, "Only in Boulder" exhibit; CU Heritage Center presents "Boulder and CU Through the Years.";
2-5:30 p.m. Bluegrass Concert at Central Park Band Shell featuring Boulder Acoustic Society and Blue Canyon Boys
2:30-3:30 p.m.  4th of July Children's Bike Parade in Central Park
2-5:30 p.m. Stroll "globally" and celebrate ties with Boulder's Sister City communities in Africa, Asia and Central America at Municipal Building Plaza.
8-10 p.m. Ralphie's Independence Day Blast at Folsom Field featuring a Boulder 150 birthday party.

For more information on the Boulder Sesquicentennial and 150 banner sales, go to the Boulder 150 Web site at www.boulder150.com.

Park FREE Downtown at all city meters and garages on July 4th and catch the HOP for FREE from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with an extended loop to Chautauqua (stopping on Baseline)!

 

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