Bands on the Bricks:
Funkiphino

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Wednesday
1300 Block of Pearl Street | July 6

Bands on the Bricks, our free summer concert series, continues tonight in front of the County Courthouse on the Pearl Street Mall. Tonight we feature the funky sounds of Funkiphino.  

Join us early at our outdoor beer/wine/margarita garden which opens at 5:30 p.m. by the pop-jet fountain!

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Open Arts Fest

Saturday and Sunday
July 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

July 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pearl Street Mall

In its inaugural year, Open Arts Fest, presented by Downtown Boulder, Inc. and OpenArts, is a celebration of Boulder's visual arts unlike any other.

Local artists will be joined by artists from around the country, providing demonstrations and showcasing their work on the historic Pearl Street Mall. There will be exciting children's art activities, a silent auction benefiting OpenArts scholarship programs, plus live perfromances, drinks - and much, much more! When you want to spend a few minutes out of the heat, visit downtown businesses for special offers. Click here for participating businesses.

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Open Arts Fest:
Volunteers Needed!

Want to help with our inaugural year of Open Arts Fest?

Volunteer Opportunities include:

  • Beer Garden
  • Booth Sitters
  • Demo Tent
  • Load In/Load Out
  • Water Tent
  • Info/Welcome

For more information, or to volunteer email: camille@dbi.org



Save the Date:
Summer Sidewalk Sales

August 5 - 7 | Throughout Downtown

Mark your calendars for our annual sizzling summer savings for your favorite downtown Boulder merchants! Stay tuned for details...



Elane Pease
Hosts Young Writing Workshop

July 24 Boulder Book Store-

This Sunday at the Boulder Book Store, young writers can start to write a sequel to the award-winning Ghost Over Boulder Creek with author Elaine Pease.  This workshop will explore what makes a good mystery and  how to hook your reader from the first paragraph. A copy of Ghost Over Boulder Creek is included with the ticket when you register.

This is a fun and easy-going workshop for children ages 9-12. 

Tickets are $20 and space is limited! 

Click here to learn more

 




The Boulder Blind Cafe

July 14th, 15th & 16th
St John's Episcopal Church | 1419 Pine Street
6:30 p.m. Check In / 7 p.m. Seating

An award winning community awareness concert & dinner in the dark! Dine and experience a concert in the pitch dark! The Boulder Blind Cafe, is a mind bending / heart opening experience where the audience will dine, participate in a Q & A with their blind wait staff and enjoy a concert of original music by Rosh & One Eye Glass Broken...all in the dark. A delicious vegetarian meal will be prepared with love to delight your senses by Boulder's own Chef Marcus McCauley and lovely volunteers.

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The West End 3K

Thursday, July 21 | 6 - 8 p.m.

The West End 3K is a great event to participate in, as well as watch. Many of the area's best runners show up to test their speed on this very fast, 2-loop course. A kids 1,500 meter run also takes place. Sign up now!

Visit BoulderRoadRaces.com for more





Play "Found Downtown"
& Win $25 Downtown Gift Card

Think you know Downtown Boulder? Tell us where this photo to the left was taken and your correct guess will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Downtown Boulder Gift Card. One winner will be chosen at random from the correct answers. One guess per person please.

Email your answer to info@dbi.org by Tuesday, July 12. Winner will be notified on Wednesday, July 13.

Congratulations to our last newsletter winner, Stephanie Bingham, for correctly identifying the last Found Downtown.


 

Eclectix
Contact: Harvey Gilmore
935 Pearl Street | (303) 443-6700

A vast collection of eclectic times: art, antiques & uniques, furniture from around the world; Native American jewelry, pottery, beaded work, and blankets; sporting memorabilia; classic books; stained glass lamps; and thousands of one of a kinds, all at sane prices.

www.littlebearantiques.com




Los Oasis Latin Grill & Cerveceria
Contact: George Hanna
2027 13th Street | (303) 955-7085

Los Oasis is now open Tuesdays-Sundays at 4 p.m. for Happy Hour and 5 p.m. for dinner.
Their menu's influence comes from Chef Michael Beary of Zocalito's Latin Bistro in Aspen, CO. Michael has worked extensively with Los Oasis Chef William Lewis to bring the flavors and dishes of Southern Mexico to downtown Boulder. Their crafted beer is also inspired by Mexican lagers, with extra intensity added. Coming soon is their own locally distilled and bottled "Los Oasis Blue Agave".

www.losoasis.com




Posh
Contact: Marsha Burch
1468 Pearl Street | (303) -442-POSH (7674)

For the artistic and ambitious. Join Posh for a relaxed, yet entertaining, fun filled experience. In their classes there's no pressure, step-by-step instructions, help when you need it and you are free to create any way you like. Everyone's art will end up looking different and you will leave with a painting that is uniquely yours.
PAINT    DRINK    SHOP    LAUGH    BOND

www.poshsplat.com

The Downtown Boulder Gift Card is perfect for grads, coaches, teachers and anyone you really like! There are over 180 merchants and restaurants who accept the Downtown Boulder Gift Card. Here are the latest businesses to accept the card:

Los Oasis
Posh
Eclectix

Buy one today!


Events in Downtown Boulder

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