Greeley Arts Picnic
More than 150 artisans from all over the nation are selling their wares and fares at Greeley’s 2007 Arts Picnic, July 28-29, with items ranging from pottery and pet products to glassware and garden art. The Greeley Chamber Beer Garden will serve cold ones, and the Honda of Greeley Center Stage will host entertainment and music. July 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and July 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or 970-350-9451
Vail dance festival pass
The Vail International Dance Festival is offering the Performance Plus Pass for the 2007 festival. The pass provides holders with one general-admission lawn seat for all seven Dance Festival performances held at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. The festival starts July 29. The price for the seven-event pass is $75 for adults or $50 for those 18 and under. Purchase online at or call 970-845-8497 or 888-920-2787.
Rock and mineral show
Visit the “Contin-Tail” Rock Swap and Mineral Show Aug.9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds in Buena Vista. Free. Camping available. or call 303-833-2939 or 720-938-4194.
Live music at Alamosa’s Cole Park
Michael Hearne and South by Southwest perform Southwestern Americana roots music at 6 p.m., Aug. 12, in Alamosa’s Cole Park, part of the Alamosa Live Music Association’s free summer concert series, “Sundays @ Six.” More information is available at.
Boulder Food and Wine Fest
The Inaugural Boulder Food and Wine Festival will be Aug. 12. The festival features wineries from the Front Range and Western Slope in downtown Boulder’s Central Park, near the band shell. Wines will be paired with food from some of Boulder’s best chefs. The event will also have pets and live music, and all profits will benefit the Boulder Valley Humane Society. Visit.
Live bluegrass in Alamosa
Sweet Sunny South performs old-timey bluegrass at 6 p.m., Aug.19, in Alamosa’s Cole Park, part of the Alamosa Live Music Association’s free summer concert series..
-Compiled by Andrea Labak and Dane Strom
