Archive for the ‘Event’ Category

• Spring brings green events

  Thursday, March 24th, 2011

  From classes to festivals, there’s plenty going on in Boulder County by Charmaine Ortega Getz New vegetation is starting to poke out of the tundra, and upcoming events in Boulder County are heralding a spring full of green interests. There’s a boatload of ways to recycle stuff that might otherwise wind up in a landfill, [...]

• Thorne’s bright future

  Friday, July 30th, 2010

  Thorne Ecological Institute celebrates new solar energy system On Thursday, July 29, a dozen local youth participating in Thorne Ecological Institute’s Renewable Energy Summer Camp hosted an event to celebrate Thorne’s new 10kw Solar Photovoltaic system. Each summer, Thorne hosts a week-long camp on renewable energy. This year, Thorne’s students, ages 5 to 11, have [...]

• 2009 BOULDER GREEN LEADER AWARDS ANNOUNCED

  Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

  The Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG), a building trade organization focused on advancing the craft of sustainable building in Boulder County, has announced the 2009 Awards for the local green building community. The 500-plus-member organization awards local leaders who have shown exemplary performance in the field.

• Winter bike to work day

  Thursday, January 14th, 2010

  If you’ve been in Boulder for more than five minutes, you probably realized that it’s a huge biking community. Spandex-clad bikers are ubiquitous year round. When I moved here a little over two years ago I was startled by how many bikers were on the road, but now after acclimating to the Boulder lifestyle, I feel comfortable with sharing the road. So next Wednesday, Jan. 20, on GO Boulder’s second annual Winter Bike to Work Day, I will dust off my bike and head down the road to work. Hey, maybe this event will convince me to bike to work more often. Hope so. It’s the Boulderganic thing to do.

• Buy local … beers

  Friday, January 8th, 2010

  What better way to support local than by patronizing your local brewery. Check out these upcoming brewery events.

• 14th Annual Lafayette Quaker Oatmeal Festival

  Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

  The 14th Annual Lafayette Quaker Oatmeal Festival comes at the perfect time, in the beginning of the new year, when we all are rethinking our dietary and fitness regime. The festival is this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout Lafayette. The festival includes an oatmeal breakfast, 5K walk/run, health fair, oatmeal-baking contest and the Oatmeal Creation Challenge.

• Wine 101 at The Blending Cellar

  Monday, January 4th, 2010

  Enjoy fine Australian wines and tapas at The Blending Cellar on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Sommelier Manuel Sanchez of The West End Wine Shop will lead a class on the region, appellations, winegrowing and tastes of different Australian wines.

• So long, farewell b.side Lounge

  Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

  There’s been an ongoing theme this month of local businesses shutting down – first, Boulder-fixture Bart’s CD Cellar, and then Burnt Toast and Sidney’s Café. And b.side Lounge is closing its doors for good on New Year’s Eve.