Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the only place in Colorado Springs where you can see over 85 one-of-a-kind light sculptures and enjoy photos with our larger-than-life illuminated inflatable animals while celebrating the season with our animals at the same time! Electric Safari was voted 3rd Best Zoo Lights in the U.S. in 2021 and 2020 by USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice. This year’s event will celebrate 32 years of holiday cheer, and Santa Claus will be listening to wishes December 2-4 and 9-23. Come celebrate the holiday season with sparkling lights, animals and fun for the whole family! For all the details, visit cmzoo.org/electric.Advance timed tickets are required for both members and non-members. Zoo member tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance. Due to the popularity of Electric Safari, times and nights may sell out in advance. Everyone visiting the Zoo must have their own advance e-ticket, including children age 2 and under. Discounted tickets (senior and military) will be validated at the front gate with the appropriate ID.
Event Type: Community
Electric Safari
Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the only place in Colorado Springs where you can see over 85 one-of-a-kind light sculptures and enjoy photos with our larger-than-life illuminated inflatable animals while celebrating the season with our animals at the same time! Electric Safari was voted 3rd Best Zoo Lights in the U.S. in 2021 and 2020 by USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice. This year’s event will celebrate 32 years of holiday cheer, and Santa Claus will be listening to wishes December 2-4 and 9-23. Come celebrate the holiday season with sparkling lights, animals and fun for the whole family! For all the details, visit cmzoo.org/electric.Advance timed tickets are required for both members and non-members. Zoo member tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance. Due to the popularity of Electric Safari, times and nights may sell out in advance. Everyone visiting the Zoo must have their own advance e-ticket, including children age 2 and under. Discounted tickets (senior and military) will be validated at the front gate with the appropriate ID.
Bold Beans Holiday Market with Girls Inc.
Join us for a day of local vendors, food, music, and, of course, coffee! More details TBA Interested vendors can apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/W5Pjdag73F
Hot Jazz Jamboree
Join us for a 2-day event featuring the Jazz Era! Learn a vintage swing dance. Listen and dance to live music. Watch exciting performances. All at the glorious Gaylord Rockies Resort. This event is brought to you by Community Minded Dance and Adams County Arts funding. Details on the website!
Summit for Life
The 17th Annual Summit for Life is scheduled for Saturday, December 3. This nighttime uphill race on Aspen Mountain begins at 5:30pm, and finishes at the Sundeck at the top of the mountain for dinner, live music, and an awards ceremony. Participants then enjoy a beautiful ride on the Gondola back to the base of the mountain. Additional registration option include Virtual Summit for Life and Ride for Life.Summit for Life is a fundraising and outreach event for the Chris Klug Foundation. CKF is a national nonprofit located in Aspen, Colorado that promotes organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation awareness through education, inspiration, and registration. We honor and celebrate donors and recipients.CKF strives to eliminate the wait for the 106,000 people on the transplant waiting list. Approximately 96% of Americans support organ, eye, and tissue donation, but only 54% actually register. Every day 22 people die waiting for a lifesaving transplant. One organ donor can save the lives of 8 people, and one tissue donor can impact the lives of 75 people. Furthermore, organ, eye, and tissue donation is supported by most major religions, does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, race, income, social status, or age (the oldest donor in the world was 107, and the youngest was 74 minutes). Live life, give life!
Ignacio Creative Dist. Meet & Greet!!!
Join the Ignacio Creative District at our next Meet & GREET!
Enjoy light snacks, meet the ICD team, hear what we have been up to and what our plans are for the future, SEE HOW YOU CAN JOIN US, and tell us how you envision your community creative district at the networking, free event!!
Opening of Textiles: Exploring Boundaries
“Textiles: Exploring Boundaries” opens Friday, Dec. 2, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures with free admission from 5-8 pm as part of First Friday Art Walk. The Main Gallery exhibition, which runs through March 25, 2023, will examine our assumptions and perceptions about what constitutes a textile. The Museum is located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, and Museum hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
Textiles: Exploring Boundaries (Exhibit)
“Textiles: Exploring Boundaries” opens Dec. 2 and runs through March 25, 2023 at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. The Main Gallery exhibition will examine our assumptions and perceptions about what constitutes a textile. The Museum is located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, and Museum hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 for ages 4-15, and free for children 3 and under. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
Wine in the Pines
Travel back to the 80’s with this long-standing Colorado tradition: Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting at its finest! Enjoy an evening of sumptuous food, fine wines, craft beers, live and silent auctions, 80’s tribute band and dancing at our 39th Annual WINE IN THE PINES in Keystone on November 5th. Discount lodging available through Keystone Resorts.The funds we raise at this amazing and fun event go towards changing the unacceptable 88% rate of unemployment for youth and adults with disabilities in Colorado.
As a result of this 39 year old event, today, through Ability Connection Colorado’s (ACCO) the Kelly Smith Statewide Employment Center annually supports over 3600 individuals with differing disabilities and challenges through several innovative programs: Employment Works! Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) for youth, Ticket to Work, and Social Security Benefits Counseling.So get your 80’s groove on and come have a blast for a totally 80’s evening! For more information, tickets and event sponsorship opportunities, visit www.WineInThePines.org
Theme: Back to the 80’s
Dress Attire: 80’s
Southlands Shopping Center and Aurora Family YMCA Blood Drive
Throughout the year, Southlands Shopping Center and Aurora Family YMCA have been providing a convenient donation location at Southlands in cooperation with Vitalant, the nation’s largest independent, non-profit blood supplier.Visit the following link bit.ly/YMCA-Southlands-BloodDrive to pre-book your appointment.To determine if you are eligible to donate blood, visit www.vitalant.org/blood-donation-requirements.