Strike up the band
The Montrose Community Band presents its fourth annual free patriotic concert at 7 p.m. Friday on the lawn of the Montrose Pavilion. Take chairs or blankets, and a picnic and ice cream will be available for a donation. In the event of rain, the concert will move indoors. Call 970-252-0918.
Steamboat gets the blues
The Steamboat Springs free concert series, now in its 14th year, will kick off with a collaboration of Chicago music legends – Chicago Blues Reunion – at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Howelsen Hill Amphitheater in downtown Steamboat Springs. Call 970-879-0882 or visit steamboatsummer.com.
Breck art festival July 1-3
The 23rd annual July Art Festival will be Saturday through July 3 on Main Street at Wellington in Breckenridge. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The show features more than 159 artists accepted by jury, representing more than 20 states, with one artist coming all the way from Britain. Media include painting, metal, wood, glass, sculpture, photography and jewelry. Admission is free. Visit breckartfairs.com.
Exhibit honors Pike
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum celebrates the Pike Bicentennial on July 14. Original Pike documents from the National Archives will be on display at CSPM through August. See Pike’s handwritten orders and the maps he created showing his route through Colorado. Call 719-385-5990.
Dodge blades in Creede
The Tomahawk and Knife Throwing Championships will be July 14-15 in Creede. Contact SLV Renegades at 719-658-0420.
Going back in time
As part of the Zebulon Pike Bicentennial, the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum invites the public to Antlers Park on July 15. Officials will unearth a time capsule buried during the Pike Centennial in 1906. The Colorado Springs Conservatory and the Colorado Springs Chorale will serenade the crowd as another time capsule is created and buried. Visit cspm.org or call 719-385-5990.
Race for the Cure July 15
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is July 15 at Rio Grand Park in Aspen. The annual race funds breast-health initiatives in Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties and provides grants to local nonprofits. For information, visit aspenraceforthecure
.com or call 970-920-0250.
– Compiled by Andrea Labak and Dane Strom
