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Also Boulder Magazine's listings for Community Festivals and Food & Drink Festivals along with Music, Dance and Theater events.
Introductions to Asian languages, demonstrations of traditional arts and crafts and sessions on contemporary issues are some of the highlights of the University of Colorado at Boulder's seventh annual "Asia Day" on Saturday, March 8. The FREE public event presented by the CU-Boulder Center for Asian Studies will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building on the Boulder campus, and even includes a "Just for Kids" program. There's something for the whole family. See the website for complete schedule. Celebrate Latino cultural heritage and cultural diversity during this festival in honor of the independence of Latin American countries. Festivities take place at the Boulder Bandshell at Canyon and Broadway on Sept. 9 from 2-8pm. 303-443-9899; www.elcentroamistad.org. FRIENDSHIP POWWOW, annually in the fall American Indian culture comes alive at the 18th Annual Friendship Powwow on Sept. 8, featuring a free day of singing, dancing, games and art activities at the Denver Art Museum’s Acoma Plaza. The festivities run from 10am-5pm. 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver. 720-913-0162; www.denverartmuseum.org. LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH/IRISH HIGHLAND FESTIVAL, annually the weekend after Labor Day Who hasn’t wanted to shoot bowling balls from a cannon? The new bowling- ball shoot is a highlight of this festival, which also features drum and bagpipe bands, dancing, jousting, dress kilts and the Flying Feather Gypsy Horse Club. The festival runs Sept. 6-9 at the Stanley Park Fairgrounds. 800-903-7837; www.scotfest.com. Images of hunting a giant mammoth fill your mind during this annual fair Sept. 29-30. The Loveland Archaeological Society event features guest speakers, flint-knapping demonstrations and Native American cultural programs from 9am-7pm on Sat and 9am-4pm on Sun. At the Pulliam Community Building, 545 Cleveland Ave., in Loveland. 303-938-6326; www.stoneagefair.com. SPANISH MARKET & 1830s RENDEZVOUS On Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 the Tesoro Foundation will host their 6th annual Spanish Market & 1830s Rendezvous on the grounds of The Fort restaurant. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. both days and will feature a juried art show with Colorado and New Mexico’s most celebrated Spanish colonial artists as well as an authentic 1830s rendezvous encampment complete with traditional mountain man competitions. Artists will be demonstrating their techniques and mountain men and women will set up historically accurate camps and trading posts to display their historic wares and way of life. The public is also welcome to an exhibit of collected Santos dating from the 16th century (provided by Regis University), food, music and Fandango dancing all weekend long. At The Fort, 19192 Hwy 8, Morrison. 303-839-1671; www.tesorofoundation.org.
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