Fire Parade and Muster draws happy crowd

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e rain held out for the attendees of the 37th Annual Fire Parade and Muster on Saturday, where families enjoyed a spectacular parade and tons of free activities.

After shifting setup plans due to rain and hoping for dry weather, volunteers from the Mile High Hook and Ladder Club, which organized the event, were pleased with the turnout.

“Last night we couldn’t set up, so we had to move it a little bit earlier,” said club member Mark Lampert. “But the point was we wanted to make sure that we got the crowd, and this is like the ideal weather.”

While the cooler weather meant the soda and water sales were slower, Lampert said he thought the temperatures were helping people stay at the muster for much longer than usual.

Starting at 9 a.m., twelve antique re trucks paraded down Littleton Boulevard and Main Street along with dozens of other emergency response and service vehicles. South Metro Fire Rescue, the Denver Fire Department, Arapahoe County Search and Rescue, the National Forest Service and many others joined in the fun. e parade had a slightly smaller number of antique re trucks than usual, due to some having mechanical errors leading up to the parade. e Mile High Hook and Ladder Club is the Colorado Chapter of the Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America.

Former club president Pete Webb said that’s just part of the deal when working with antique trucks.

“My truck is 72 years old — I mean, some of these trucks just have little glitches with them and you have to baby them along,” he said.

Despite the slightly lower number, the streets were full of spectators as the trucks carried people waving ags and tossing candy down the streets of Littleton.

At the muster, families enjoyed a re sprinkler demonstration, auto extrication and helicopter landing. For Adon Anderson, 10, getting to ride in a re truck was his favorite part of the event.

“I liked seeing all the buttons and the huge steering wheel,” he said.

“We believe in preserving history,” Webb said at the muster. “And by preserving these re trucks, many of which have been an actual service, we honor the re service and the men and women who’ve helped save lives, structures and forests and wildlands.” rst have to be before we can do, and do before we can have. And once we become who we want to become, do all the things we want to do, and have all that we desire to have, we can then give more of who we are, what we do, and what we have. At that point we move from being successful to becoming signi cant, and then to leaving the legacy we want to leave.

Brian remained silent as we drove on to the next tee box and even through our drives on the next hole. I could tell he was processing. As we walked back to the cart, I reminded him that I was only the messenger of that message, but I wished I was the one who thought of the concept. He laughed and then said that it was the best insight and reality check he had heard in a long time. He shared that it made him stop thinking about how high he could climb, and instead start thinking about how high he could help others climb.

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Young people are particularly getting interested in recreational vehicles like teardrop campers and camper vans, as well as converting old vans or school buses into something they can take out on the road.

“With camper vans, it’s much easier to be o the grid and there are so many opportunities for travel,” Laubach said. ese small structures are great because they allow people to do many of the same things they’d do at home without investing in another vehicle.”

Regardless of if you’re looking to invest in a tiny home or camper van or just want to see what kind of vehicles people have built for themselves, there’s plenty to enlighten at the festival.

“We want people to see how livable these structures are and see them as viable living solutions,” Laubach said. “People are also encouraged to think outside the box in terms of recreation — there are more options than huge RVs.”

Tickets and information can be found at https://coloradotinyhousefestival.com/.

Pop culture HQ arrives in Denver

Fan Expo Denver provides hardcore nerds, pop culture obsessives and casual fans the opportunity to immerse themselves in all things fandom. Over years, the event has grown in scope and reputation to the point where massive celebrities like Hayden Christensen, Danny Trejo and Neve Campbell will be on hand, as will artists, cosplayers and vendors of all kinds. It’s one of the most fun weekends of the entire year and it’s back at the Colorado Convention Center , 700 14th St. in Denver, from Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 2.

Find all the details at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpodenver/.

Walker Fine Art reforges connection with nature

Humans have found creative ways to explore their connection to nature for as long as we’ve made art. Our relationship to the natural world is constantly evolving and as we’ve seen over the last few years, it’s a fragile relationship we need to do everything we can to protect.

In Coalescing Connections , the latest exhibition at Walker Fine Art , 300 W. 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, seven artists —Julie Anderson, Mark Penner Howell, Sara Sanderson, Brian Comber, Cara Enteles, Sharon Strasburg and Norman Epp— have the opportunity to explore their connection with nature. Get all the details about the show at www.walker neart.com/coalescing-connections.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Zach Bryan at Red Rocks ere are few things a musician can do that is as powerful as taking the stage at Rocks and commanding the stage. As you can hear on last year’s excellent live recording, “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster,” Zach Bryan is just that kind of musician. e Oklahoma-based country star has made a huge name for himself in short order and he’s truly one of the most exciting artists working in the genre.

Bryan and his band will be returning to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in, Morrison, for two nights — 8 p.m. on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27. He’ll be joined by opener Jonathan Peyton.

Find ticket at www.axs.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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