A celebration of history & art in Central City

Come join us this Saturday, August 28th and enjoy a fun-filled day celebrating our past and the beauty of art .  The Cemetery Crawl starts at 2 p.m. with a brief introduction, followed by group tours of the Masonic Cemetery led by costumed guides. Each group follows a different path to see a dozen costumed actors reenact the lives of pioneers buried in this hilltop location.

Free shuttles will be provided from the Central City Opera parking lot on Eureka St. to the Masonic Cemetery and back starting at 1:00 p.m. All ages are welcome. The Cemetery Crawl ends at the historic jail in Washington Hall, home of the Gilpin County Arts Association's Central City Gallery.  Attendees can enjoy live bluegrass music provided by The Boulder Canyon Boys, along with food, beer and wine in celebration of the opening of GCAA's Fall Members Art Exhibit & Sale. The opening starts at 4:00 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m.

Tickets for the Gilpin County Historical Society's 22nd Annual Cemetery Crawl are $12 for adults ($10 in advance) and free for children 12 and under.   Both checks and credit cards are accepted and tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance.  For more information, call or e-mail either the Gilpin County Historical Society at 303-582-5283 or gchs@wispertel.net, or the Gilpin County Arts Association at 303-582-5952.

Rides & Rods Scavenger Run for Autism Speaks: Taking It to the Streets for the 3rd Year!

Get in high gear for the 3rd Annual Rides & Rods Scavenger Run benefiting Autism Speaks. This year's event will hit the streets on Saturday, August 28. Weather date is August 29. If you haven't experienced the Rides & Rods Scavenger Run, you are in for a treat!

Hot rods and motorcycles will take off from Denver's Hotel VQ (just north of Invesco Field) on Saturday ever 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. At each location, you will earn clues to three stops covering Wheat Ridge/Arvada, Evergreen and Idaho Springs before reaching historic Central City for the after party.

Main Street will be shut down just for our participants to enjoy live bands, vendors, food and drinks beginning at 11am. If you don't have a hot rod or motorcycle, you can join all the action in Central City. Families are welcome and there will be activities for all ages and abilities.

Make a difference in Colorado's autism community.
All proceeds benefit Autism Speaks.

$20/single
$25/double
$5/additional participants
$5/person after party only

Register in advance or online at www.ridesandrodsweekend.com
Questions or vendor/volunteer inquiries - email mikayla@myeventenvy.com

Under the Silver Lights - A Comedy Night at the Central City Opera House

Mark your calendars, guest of the Central City Opera House the evening of September 10, 2010 will get a special night of comedy featuring comedy legends Louie Anderson and Roseanne Barr. Beginning at 5 p.m., the Silver Circle Reception Ticket commences the evening and offers wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to meet Louie Anderson!

There are two showtimes are scheduled: 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and pianists Ann Moore and Maraday Wahlborg perform in the famous Teller House Face Bar. Comedian Louie Anderson performs at at 6 PM and Comedian Roseanne Barr at 8 PM. This event will undoubtedly be another great night of world-class entertainment at the opera house.

CSAE Conference at Ameristar

Colorado Society of Association Executives (CSAE) conducted their annual conference at the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in Blackhawk (June 23-25) this year with over 150 association executives in attendance. There was a lot of conversation about the conference facilities at the new Ameristar and how to plan for accomodating additional meetings and conferences in our area over the coming years. Here are some pictures from the event:



The Ameristar facility can conduct meetings with over 500 attendees and provides state-of-the-art equipment in a contemporary setting. Colorado Society Association Executives (CSAE) was founded in 1952. They bring together association leaders to foster professional and personal excellence through unique learning opportunities. It's great for our area to have the ability to support groups and meetings of this size, but to see it in action was fantastic...thanks CSAE and Ameristar!

Madame Lou Bunch Day Photos

Madame Lou Bunch Day started bright and early, with people lining the streets to watch the dancers and entertainment even before the parade began. It was great to see so many people come up for the annual event. It made for some interesting people watching too, as everyone was dressed in their Lou Bunch best.



The bed race was crazy! Everyone was dressed up and really excited to be racing. In the end, Doc Holliday won the coveted prize! Great job everyone, Lou Bunch Day is certainly always an experience! Thanks to Aaron Storms (Publisher & Managing Editor Weekly Register-Call) for the pictures.

There's Music in Them Thar Hills

Things are really getting hot up the hill and you can hear it all this time of year. Perhaps, a Saturday matinee of Madama Butterfly, a Summer blues jam at the Black Hawk gazebo or the evening entertainment at many of our casinos, enjoy classical, rock, country, jazz, disco, blues and more, all in one outing.

It's all accessible from your mobile phone too. Next time you're up the hill and you are looking for some music, check-out our mobile entertainment guide at the Black Hawk and Central City Visitors and Convention Bureau mobile site: m.visitbhcc.com. As Billy Joel once said "Whatever mood you're in tonight". We'll see you when you get here!

Cherry Creek Casino Day Recap

It's always a lot of fun to go to Cherry Creek Shopping Center, but when we take our prize wheel and do this kind of high visibility event, look out! We had around 1,000 people visit us over the course of the day. We were scheduled to start around noon, but when we arrived to setup there were already people waiting to play. If you missed us keep checking to see where we'll be next.

Many people tried their luck with the prize wheel, but some just wanted to know more about all the activities in our area. We had numerous conversations on all the exciting things our visitors are doing these days; in any case, by the end of the day we were out of prizes. When it was over, we got to do a little shopping too!