Boulder Jewish Festival

Sunday, June 12 |11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Boulder County Courthouse Lawn &
Pearl Street Mall

A free, one-day celebration of Jewish culture, featuring live entertainment, fine art and Judaica, along with ethnic food, community organizations and activities for all ages. This year see the Maccabeats on the main stage right on Pearl Street!

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Bands on the Bricks
Starts Next Week!

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Wednesdays
1300 Block of Pearl Street | June 15 - August 17

From oldies to alternative and everything in between, Bands on the Bricks is Boulder County's premiere outdoor summer concert series taking place in the heart of the city on the bricks of the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall. 

A not-to-be-missed summer tradition with 10 weeks of free concerts. Enjoy performances from the best local musicians along the front range while dancing under the stars.  Featuring an outdoor beer/wine/margarita garden

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Hanuman Festival
Yoga. Music. SEVA. 

June 16-19 | Throughout Downtown

For a devoted soul, nothing is impossible.  Relax and rejuvenate, dance and devote, connect and expand, have fun and just BE during the Hanuman Festival June 16 - 19. Honor the beauty of yoga with world-class yoga instructors and experience the healing and transformative power of alignment, movement and breath.  During the Saturday night dance party at the Boulder Theater enjoy internationalist Globesonic DJ Alsultany. Miraculous change happens when people with common interests work together towards common causes. Hanuman Festival’s mission is to practice true SEVA.  For more information & tickets, click here.

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Park(ing) Spaces Day

June 13 | Throughout Downtown

When is a parking space not a parking space? When it’s a Park(ing) Space "park", 136 square feet of asphalt temporarily transformed into playful community. Join the Walk & Bike Month Park(ing) Spaces Day on June 13th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

See who's participating downtown and learn more here.

Download your Park(ing) Spaces game card here.




Bike to Work Day

June 22

Bike to Work Day is filled with fabulous events celebrating the bicycle. A full list of Bike to Work Day Activities is available here. From 6:30 – 9 a.m., more than 45 breakfast stations throughout town will be serving up free breakfast to those on bike and foot. Be sure to register and make your commute count.

You say you work at home and can’t bike to work? No matter, just trade in a car trip for a bike trip and register anyway. It counts. The more cyclists Boulder can count on Bike to Work Day, the more support we get locally and regionally for bicycle projects.

 

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Volunteer for Downtown Boulder!

Downtown Boulder has a number of volunteer opportunities available.  Join us behind the scenes at Open Arts Fest, Bands on the Bricks, and conducting our pedestrian counts. Volunteers are eligible for free t-shirts, gift cards and the good feeling of making the community shine!

 

If you would like to volunteer for any of these events please contact camille@dbi.org.

 

Reading for Nachos

In partnership with the Boulder Public Library, The Rio Grande invites kids ages 3 to 18 to read for nachos. To help young readers enjoy their reading program, those who meet age-appropriate reading goals and complete the “Reading for Nachos Tracking Sheet” earn a free kids meal at The Rio.

 

For more information, please contact The Rio at (303) 444-3690 or click here.



Volunteer Tebo Train
Drivers Needed

Train runs Mondays - Thursdays 10 - 11:30 a.m.
through September 1

Volunteers needed for a fun activity Mondays - Thursdays between 10 - 11:30 a.m. Become the engineer of the Tebo Children’s Train! This four-car train runs from the 1200 block of the Pearl Street Mall to the 1400 block and is a favorite attraction to locals and visitors alike. You must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver's license.

 

Please contact Melody at Tebo Development Company at reception@tebo.biz or call 303-447-8326



B-Cycle Videos

Have you seen the B-cycles video page? Bike sharing is clean, green, healthy and fun transportation. It also makes for great videos. Check out some of the amazing clips at B-cycle's website like The Out There Guy's Duzer Does BCycle.

 

Learn more here




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, June 14 Winner will be notified on Wednesday, June 15.

Congratulations to our last newsletter winner, Courtney Harkins, for correctly identifying the last Found Downtown.





Boulder Organic Pizza
Contact: Duncan Newman
1175 Walnut Street | (303) 999-3833

The BOP, Boulder Organic Pizzeria, features fresh, sustainable and local ingredients and fine Southern Italian food and drinks. Featuring $10 lunch specials, many delicious gluten-free options, happy hour specials, and late-night drinks and tapas.

www.boulderbop.com


Green Piece Pipe & Hydro
Contact: Ethan Rappenecker
1200 Pearl Suite 15 | (303) 443-0790

Boulder's finest smoke, grow and gift shop.
Locally owned and operated.

www.greenpiecepipeandhydro.com


Steve Madden
Contact: Mike Murphy
1142 Pearl Street | (720) 406-3488

Steve Madden is easily America's most successful shoe designer. Considered the fashion footwear mogul of the 21st century, Madden has been responsible for the design and marketing of the company's trend setting shoes for the past two decades.

www.stevemadden.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:

Spruce Confections
Lolita's Market
Pizzeria Locale

Buy one today!

Events in Downtown Boulder

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