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Fall is finally here. Say goodbye to the longer days and enjoy the milder weather while it lasts!

ON THE SCENE

Awesome Autumn Fall generally means a turn back to the grind. The fun, busy days of summer are at an end and school is back in session. But that doesn’t mean there’s no fun to be had in the fall. Longmont still has plenty goin’ on.

There’s plenty of entertainment from the tradition of Pumpkin Pie Days, to the celebration of Oktoberfest, to the action of the Zombie Shoot, there’s enough to fill your weekends from now to winter. Many events support community causes by raising funds along with fun.

We also celebrate our Hispanic community with Hispanic Heritage Month beginning on Sept. 15.

Latino culture is an integral part of Longmont both in business and community. Organizations like the Latino Chamber of Commerce promote Hispanic-owned business while those like Intercambio invite a greater understanding of Latino culture and its representation in the community.

So pick your pumpkins, pour your pints and decorate your sugar skulls...autumn is awesome in Longmont!

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Fall Gardens to Love

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FAMILY

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BUSINESS

The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County PAGE 38

FOOD

Making History with Pumpkin Pie and Good Old-fashioned Fun PAGE 18

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COMMUNITY

Dance Fitness Brings Feeling of Community PAGE 42

NONPROFIT

ENTERTAINMENT

Berthoud’s Fall Fests

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Longmont’s Multicultural Action Committee: Creating Community

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ARTS & CULTURE

Dia De Los Muertos in Longmont ‘bigger and better’ PAGE 50

Falling for Fall in Longmont

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PETS

It’s Time for Paws in the Park

HEALTH

How to tell if your teen is depressed

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SENIORS

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Boulder County Fair

The Boulder County Fair plays host to all sorts of unique and fun events each year. Two highlights from this year’s fair included knights jousting and competing on horseback, and the always popular demolition derby.

(Photos by Steve Oathout/Boulder County Fair)

An integral part of the Boulder County Fair, volunteers from the Bel Rea Vet Tech Institute were on hand for the Extreme Jousting games to assist. The knights are local to Longmont as well.

The Demolition Derby is always a favorite feature of the fair. This year the driver purse was $25,000 and the winners were: Full Modified Full Size: First, Jace Ley; Second Nate Cole; Third, Robby Haines—Modified: First, Evan Boyer; Second, Jacob Gould; Third, JD Walters—Compact Team Competition: First, Jakob Church and Leon Rumsey; Second, Frank Mendoza and Jordan Lutz; Third, Trenton Wibler 8 LONGMONT MAGAZINE

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Potentilla produces pretty pink blossoms in the fall. (Shutterstock)

Coneflower is a hardy flower that grows well in Colorado. (Shutterstock)

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Fall Gardens to Love A merican poet Emily Dickinson wrote of autumn, “The morns are meeker than they were, the nuts are getting brown.”

September’s cooler daytime air temperatures and still warm soil temperatures make the perfect pairing for planting flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees--for fall color and next spring’s healthy growth. The key is in the preparation, according to Michael Morris, hard goods manager at Longmont’s Flower Bin Garden Center & Nursery.

Shovel in the Good Stuff

“Take time to amend your garden, so you have good soil for your plants to root out in,” says Morris. Turning the drier soil of fall is easier than the soggy soil of early spring, and at an easier pace than the spring rush to get plants in. And, it will improve the soil’s

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health, texture, and pH, encouraging worms and microbes to flourish.

Colorado’s clay soil tends to be low in organic matter, which makes amending essential for good structure that will absorb and drain water better.

Morris recommends folding the amendment into existing soil at the planting site in a 50:50 ratio, and preparing a spot twice as large as the plant container and half again as

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deep. This fertile environment and regular watering will yield gorgeous blooms this fall and next year.

The cone-

“It’s almost like gaining a season,” says Morris.

heat and also

Autumn Beauties

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flower (echinacea), is a big, bright daisy that withstands tolerates cold.

Birds feed head.

Year-round garden centers are Verbena withstands drought conditions and blooms far from fading consistently from spring to frost.(Shutterstock) in the flower department, where Verbena is a drought-tolerant plump pollinating bees hover over sun-loving perennipurple beauty that blooms proals. Colorado gardens can show off fusely from spring until frost--a great warm colors through fall with these picks: plant for ground cover.

Stonecrop (sedum) has thick succulent leaves and clusters of star-shaped flowers that can bloom a full six months, from pink in spring to red in fall.

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The native tickseed (coreopsis) is another plant prized for its long bloom period. Some varieties of this yellow flower have stunning red-and-yellow heads.

Heuchera provides a dark contrast in flower beds.

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Black-eyed susans (rudbeckia) produces loads of golden daisies with rich brown centers.

Late-season purple asters have vigorous blooms, and are a dependable food source for Monarch butterflies who rely on their nectar to fuel their fall migration.

Garden mums (chrysanthemums) spread their large heads in russet, purple and gold, favorites for their hardy economy.

Heuchera plants are called “Black Beauty” for good reason. Their ruffly black and red- brown leaves shine in the sun.

Fall Planter Pots

New varieties of the popular annual petunia come in dark russet stunners.

Purple and gold pansies also fill the fall planter pot. Another warm color for the planter is the nasturtium, with orange, red and yellow heads.

Lasting Grasses

Ornamental grasses add interest in the fall and winter garden for their color, height and texture. Blue oat grass forms a tidy, spiky clump of blue color. Flame grass has a flashy blaze of red bloom. Fountain grasses have deep red leaves and brushy beige heads. Red Switch Grass 12 LONGMONT MAGAZINE

changes from green to red in a showy display.

Fall Flowering Shrubs

Some shrubs are best for planting in the fall and will give back with late-season blooms. The potentilla is a hardly little shrub with coral pink flower heads. The bluebeard is a woody plant with cornflower-blue flowers and fragrant, silvery-green foliage. And the burning bush is aflame with spectacular foliage in the fall.

Plant Trees in the Fall

Trees need good soil and room to develop root systems underground and branches above ground. And fall is the perfect time to plant them, again with an organic matter amendment. Consider a maple for its showy autumn red, and don’t forget fruit trees. Most deciduous (leafdropping) fruit trees can be grown in Colorado, including apples, pears, cherries and plums. All can handle minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit winter temperatures. Finish planting by mid-October.

Paying It Forward

and trees for a step ahead in the spring.

Lilacs, rose bushes and clematis can settle in your amended soil now and be show-stoppers after snowfall.

There are two more steps to tucking in your garden for the season ahead: after the first hard frost, when the ground is cold, add a two-tothree inch layer of mulch to help hold in the moisture and keep the ground cold and stable throughout the winter. And, water plants every four-to-five weeks in the winter.

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FAMILY

Bring on the pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted houses

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It’s not fall until Colorado is aglow with orange. This autumn, pick out a pumpkin, hop on a hayride and snuggle with farm animals at some of Colorado’s most fun, familyfriendly patches. Or for the more adventurous, test your wits and your metal at a local haunted house.

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A hay bale mountain and pumpkin smash game complement the traditional corn and hay mazes, tractor rides and pumpkin patch.

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Anderson Farms Fall Festival

Take a wagon ride and help the kids pick out a pumpkin. Explore the 25-acre corn maze, ride the barrel train, race pedal carts, climb a tire mountain and pet farm animals.

Terror in the Corn and Zombie Paintball Hunt offer thrills on specified evenings.

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City of the Dead and Asylum Haunted House

Two haunted attractions are now in one location, creating the largest indoor haunted house in Denver.

Sept. 20 to Nov. 2 7007 E. 88th Ave. Henderson cityofthedeadhaunt.com

Cottonwood Farm Pumpkin Patch

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Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms Corn Maze

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tractors and pick pumpkins and other fall produce. Wagon rides are available Saturdays and Sundays.

Sept. 21 to Oct. 31 10600 Isabelle Rd., Lafayette 720-890-4766 cottonwoodfarm.com

Plunge into the seven-acre corn maze or help the tykes conquer the mini-maze.

Admission includes one hayride and one barrel train ride for children 12 and under. Pony rides, games and food are available for an additional fee. After dark, Dead Zone Scream Park includes a haunted maze and horror flicks.

Sept. 20 to Oct. 27 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Denver, 303-973-3705 botanicgardens.org

The Frightmare Compound

Frightmare and House of Darkness offer a joint Clown Horror House.

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Fritzler Farm Park

During the day, kids rule at the park, with a 14-acre corn maze, slide mountain, barrel coaster, pumpkin patch and pumpkin cannon. Scream Acres is for adults at night. Paintball adventure is available for an additional fee.

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Harvest Farm Fall Festival and Corn Maze

Harvest Farm features a tenacre corn maze, hay bale maze, pig races, petting zoo and corn cannons, along with goat yoga on the weekends. Check out Denver Broncos Weekend and Kite Day.

Maize in the City

With both a kids’ maze and a 20-acre “crazed corn” maze for teens and adults, Maize in the City is ideal for all ages. Activities include a pumpkin patch, jumping castle, air slide and trivia smartphone game.

Oct. 4 to 27 4240 E. Co. Rd 66 Wellington, 303-297-1815 harvestfarm.org

Sept. 27 to Nov. 3 10451 McKay Rd., Thornton, 720-408-0006 maizeinthecity.com

Haunted Field of Screams

Jack’s Lanterns

A 40-acre field features four interactive haunt experiences: Dead Man’s Maze, Zombie Paintball Massacre, CarnEvil in the Corn and Condemned.

Sept. 27 to Nov. 2 10270 Riverdale Rd. Thornton hauntedfieldofscreams.com

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Kids take over this 90-acre farm during the day, while haunted corn mazes and other frights thrill teens and adults after dusk.

Oct. 5 to 31 2318 S. County Rd. 5 Fort Collins nococornmaze.com

Mazzotti Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch A no-scare corn maze, pumpkin patch and petting zoo with farm animals make this a great spot for little ones.

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Miller Farms

A hay pyramid and “Croc pit” of chopped-up Crocs, along with a corn maze and petting zoo, are unique to this fall festival. Admission includes four bags of pickyour-own produce.

September to mid-November 13912 CR 19, Platteville 970-785-613 millerfarms.net

Munson Farms

This huge pumpkin patch features at least ten varieties of heirloom pumpkins, as well as gourds and squash.

August to October Valmont Rd. and 75th St. Boulder, 415-298-1500 munsonfarms.com

Red Wagon Organic Farms Pumpkin Patch

This organic vegetable farm boasts a pumpkin patch and straw bale maze. See alpacas, llamas and goats.

October 7694 N. 63rd St., Longmont redwagonfarmboulder.com

Rock Creek Farm

Navigate four corn mazes of varying complexity and visit the pumpkin patch and play area with an inflatable slide, hay bale maze and farm animals. Hours are extended Fridays and Saturdays for Corn Mazes in the Dark events.

Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch

The ranch offers pumpkin painting, an inflatable obstacle course, a hay bale maze, pumpkin patch and fresh fall produce. On weekends, pony rides and petting zoo are available.

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FOOD

There is great value to be found in community celebrations.

The right event can effectively bring about a sense of togetherness, renewal, create and build upon shared traditions, and they’re just some good old fashioned fun.

Making History with

and Good Old-Fashioned Fun

Pumpkin Pie Days, Longmont’s historical annual fall festival does just that. Something that makes this festival stand out is its long-standing history. It dates as far back to the late 19th century. 1899 to be exact; now that’s something!

“We have so many volunteers turn out, it’s really about the community of Longmont”.

From its beginning, this unique event

Bringing joy and a sense of community celebration to Longmont residents, Pumpkin Pie Days is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year though it actually started over 100 years ago. Ms. Alyce Davis has been coordinating the event since 2011 and loves that it’s a nonprofit fundraiser for St. Vrain Historical Society (SVHS), promoting the historic education and preservation of Longmont. Davis enjoys being a part of the event year after year, 18 LONGMONT MAGAZINE

Longmont was founded as a small farming community in 1870 and many immigrants from foreign countries came to grow crops in its fertile soil according to the city of Longmont’s website. Though it has taken many forms throughout the years, Pumpkin Pie Days has always been a celebration of Longmont’s farming roots. The concept behind the event was born from the fact that the pumpkin was the most out-ofthe-ordinary crop of that time in Longmont. So why not do something fun like bake a bunch of absolutely yummy pies from such an unusual vegetable crop? It was a hit, time and time again. And what says fall more than a piece of pumpkin pie?

had made such an impact in the community throughout so much of Longmont’s history, it was brought back to life after a brief hiatus years ago. One of its historical intents was to boost morale and bring hometown tradition back to soldiers during WWII and that it did. Talk about making history!

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So what’s the story with pumpkin pie, anyway? First, pumpkin is a squash variety native to North America— New England to be exact. Though they were first cultivated in Central America for thousands of years.

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World, by Europeans in the 1600s. A debt may be owed to the English however; they were the ones who then took the humble orange squash and perfected the pumpkin pie.

But, contrary to some belief, the American origin of the pumpkin pie wasn’t at the first Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims and Native Americans in the Fall of 1621.

There were no ovens to speak of or ingredients for pie crust.

In the U.S., the pumpkin pie earned its rightful place at the Thanksgiving table in 18th century New England where the holiday was first made popular in the U.S. according to HistoryChannel.com. Let’s face it, it’s the pumpkin pie that’s one of the culinary hits at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

During the first decade of the 20th century, Pumpkin Pie Days brought as many at 15,000 visitors to the little farming community of Longmont. The Longmont Driving Association hosted the first Pumpkin Pie Days in 1899. The horse races at Driving Park (known today as Roosevelt Park), were the primary entertainment of the festival. The women of Longmont baked around 5,000 pies for the event. That’s quite a feat and a huge community effort.

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A photo from the early Pumpkin Pie Days shows the racks of pumpkin pies ready to be sliced and served. (Photo courtesy St. Vrain Historical Society)

Longmont had to add two extra cars just to transport all the attendees to the Pumpkin Pie Days celebration.

Now, every year there’s something different and new for people to experience and this year the society is expecting a big turn-out.

After its hiatus, Pumpkin Pie Days was revived 50 years ago, in 1969, by SVHS as an antique show/flea market fundraiser for the society that does so much good for the community. Be sure to visit their website to check out all they have done and continue to do.

cal roots, the celebration this year will be on Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday SVHS members get an early 9:30 a.m. early entry. Pumpkin Pie Days is now held The Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in Longmont. At the event guests will be treated to an amazing antique, vintage, and collectibles dealer show with over 80 vendors, both local and out-of-state.

The celebration’s popularity only continues to grow and change.

One thing never changes though; you can still get a slice of pumpkin pie—with fresh whipped cream, compliments of Longmont Dairy— with some still baked by local residents.

The tradition is still alive, so mark your calendars for the second weekend in October to get some yummy pumpkin pie while enjoying the dealer show and supporting your community. Perhaps, even jump start your Christmas shopping!

The revived celebration was first held in the front yard of the Callahan House but later moved to the Memorial Building by Roosevelt Park. While small in comparison to 1899’s record for this event, about 200 homemade pumpkin pies were contributed.

Now, taking on a more modern twist, while maintaining its histori-

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SAW IT, WANTED IT The kiddos are back in school and while you’ve stocked up on the list of basics, you’ll want to protect your investment. Here are a few extras that should top your supply list to keep your kid’s stuff protected in style.

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Whether your kid is hauling around a laptop, tablet or good old fashioned paper notebooks, this Under Armour Storm Contender backpack keeps them safe and protected. Its durable, weather-resistant finish keeps valuables protected and dry, and a lined sleeve provides a separate compartment for a laptop or tablet up to 15 inches. (Available at Best Buy, 210 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, bestbuy.com)

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Graphing calculators aren’t cheap! Protect them with the Guerrilla Calculator Zipper Case.

It’s weatherproof, shock resistant and comes in several different colors. Complete with helpful accessories, this case works with many models from Casio®, Texas Instruments® and more. (Available at Office Max, 1120 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, officedepot.com)

Judging By the Cover

Protect textbooks against regular wear and tear with Book Sox® book covers. You’ll love that they’re made of washable but durable polyester and spandex.

Your kid will love the choice of fun patterns and colors. They come in two sizes for a snug fit on most textbooks. (Available at Office Max, 1120 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, officedepot.com)

Just Their Type Pull double duty with the Logitech - Universal Keyboard Folio Case The case protects most 9-10-inch tablets, and the keyboard works with iOS, Android and Windows tablets to ensure maximum keyboard compatibility. It’s even spillproof and splash resistant. (Available at Best Buy, 210 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, bestbuy.com)

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Taking place in an intimate square block in downtown Berthoud, it’s the German folk festival done with a little Colorado flare for the whole family. “Even though we sell beer, it’s definitely not your typical beer garden,” says Berthoud Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Deanne Mulvihill. “It’s a familyfriendly event.” There’s a ‘Kidz Zone’ area with bouncy house, a kids’ pretzel eating contest, and even dirndl and lederhosen contests that attendees of all ages can participate in.

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Ranch just outside Berthoud. In its 11th year, Sister Winds is a grassroots celebration of women in music. It’s been built over the last decade with lots of volunteers and lots of love, according to founder Shaela Noella.

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“Sister Winds Festival might be re-named as a gathering because it’s much more family based and about community building than your average festival,” she says. While Sister Winds is a celebration of art made by women, all genders and ages are welcome. Live performances sound off all day Saturday and Sunday.

Meanwhile, youngsters can play in the Rainbow Lightning Kids Village and adults can experience workshops ranging from yoga and breath-work to an herb walk and non-binary circle.

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contests (sign up at the chamber booth), plenty of beer and food, and the ever-entertaining Bavarian Strength Contest. For the latter, anyone who wants to show some muscle can pay a $25 entry fee, which comes with a 25-ounce stein filled with beer.

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for this coming together of community. “It feels like the most exquisite location — so close to town, yet in beautiful nature with some indoor buildings if needed,” Noella says.

This year some meals come with the cost of the ticket. “We believe this will create more of a gathering and retreat experience,” she says. Prices start at $30 for single-day child ticket to $125 for a full weekend of camping, music, and food. Check out the lineup and more details at sisterwinds.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Trick-or-Treat Street Prepare the electric toothbrushes: The candy is coming. Berthoud’s Trick-or-Treat Street tradition takes place in downtown the Saturday before Halloween. “The event is perfect for families with younger ones,” says local organizer Maggie Murtagh, who loves to decorate her own business, Berthoud Physical Therapy, for the Halloween extravaganza.

Area businesses host little ghosts, goblins and a fair share of super heros at Berthoud’s Trick-or-Treat Street. (Photo courtesy Berthoud Chamber of Commerce)

On October 26 from 4 to 6 p.m., Berthoud’s Main Street storefronts are all invited to participate in the downtown holiday affair. Off-Main businesses will set up booths in nearby Fickel Park. Businesses already involved range from Berthoud Vintage and Rise Bakery to TriCounty Heating and Cooling and Remax Town and Country.

Families can expect plenty of candy, stickers, and toys as everyone parades around in costumes. In fact, some 1,000 kids attended Trick-or-Treat Street last year. And with the event moving from Sunday to Saturday this year, even more are expected at the annual fall festival. There’s also a new decorating contest for businesses; the whole town gets to vote on the winner for a prize.

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Why should kids have all the fun at Halloween? Adults can get their candy fix with a side of craft beer at Berthoud’s City Star Brewing. Just $10 gets you five different 4-ounce beer samplers paired with five Halloween candies.

“In pairing anything with beer we are looking for complimentary and contrasting flavors, matching the intensity of the candy with the intensity of the beer. We are considering salt, sweetness, acidity, spice, the effect of carbonation and more,” says Whitney Way, co-owner of City Star Brewing. “We have a lot of fun doing the ‘research’ for pairings.”

Last year’s menu included wild combinations, including Bandit Brown and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup; Country Pumpkin and B. Stiff Root Beer Barrel; and All American IPA and Lemonhead. “We like ‘throwback’ candies that bring us back to our own days of trick-or-treating as a kid,” says Way. City Star Brewing kicks off this quirky Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 26, to coincide with Berthoud’s downtown Trick-or-Treat Street. The pairing party runs through Halloween night, Thursday, October 31.

There’s no reservation required for this pairing. Way says, “Simply order your beer flight and goody bag from the bartender.” Visit citystarbrewing.com to see what’s on tap for this year.

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music scene here in the greater Longmont area is filled with so many talented artists, it makes for an awesome place to live and listen.”

Don’t miss the Fall Fun in Longmont Fall in Colorado is a special time, and it’s not just because of the fiery changing leaves and crisp air.

The fall calendar fills up quickly with cozy, holiday-themed events.

There is no shortage of fun events this fall in Longmont. Mark your calendar for these community celebrations of the season.

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Oktoberfest in Longmont features live music in addition to local brews and food.

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show is incredible,” says Eric Kean, community outreach and events manager for Left Hand Brewing Company. “It should be an amazing weekend of music. In addition, every other artist on the bill is from northern Colorado as well. Our

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Hosted by the Left Hand Brewing Foundation, this year’s Oktoberfest will take place at Roosevelt Park on Friday, September 20, and Saturday, September 21.

Both days will be jam packed with live music, delicious food and beer, and kid-friendly family fun. Yonder Mountain will go on at 8:15 p.m. on both nights, and music lovers can also enjoy performances by Francis and the Wolf, Bonnie and the Clydes, Foxfeather, Clandestine Amigo, Lonesome Days and The Drunken Hearts. More than 15 local breweries will participate, as well as a number of local food trucks and vendors.

Dizzy’s Fun Center and Home Depot will provide entertainment for kids throughout the weekend.

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games like malt sack races, a costume contest, a bratwurst-eating competition and a steinholding competition.

The Ceremonial Firkin Bike Ride and Tapping kicks off Saturday’s festivities, leaving from Left Hand Brewing at 11 a.m.

Bikers will stop at some local breweries as they travel to the festival, where they will tap a firkin of Oktoberfest Marzen Lager.

It’s obvious why this event has been ranked as a “Must Visit Oktoberfest” DRAFT Magazine.

All events at Oktoberfest benefit three local charities: Longmont Humane Society, the Future Arts Foundation and the Left Hand brewing Foundation. “Supporting our community is at the heart of every event we produce,” says Kean. Future Arts Foundation provides young people with opportunities in music and the arts by providing instruments to schools and free art and music lessons. Longmont Humane Society has been a non-profit pillar in the

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comfortable seating, light hors d’oeuvres throughout the event, private temperature-controlled restrooms, and a premium viewing area of the stage. General admission tickets provide entry to the festival, where you will purchase beer tokens.

Children 5-12 qualify for youth ticket pricing and children under 5 enter free. Advance ticket pricing is available now.

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ber 26. Participating in the enormous parade is very flexible, which makes it a very family-friendly activity. “People can come in and join in off the side, or leave as you find your neighbors and friends,” says Suellen Dabney, recreation program supervisor for Longmont Recreation and Golf Services. “People float in and out and go as long as it works for their kid. It’s a really fluid thing where you don’t have to commit, which is great for families. It’s super fun and it’s great to see how it grows.” The parade lines up at the St. Vrain Memorial Building on Longs Peak Avenue at 9:30 a.m. and departs at 10 a.m. No sign-up is required.

Strollers, wagons and leashed pets are welcome.

The parade is followed by Trick or Treat Street, where folks can trick or treat at businesses along Main Street. “Trick or Treat Street is a wonderful community event that gives Longmont area residents a safe and fun way to go trick or treating, and to enjoy Main Street in a new and unique way,” says Colin Argys, event coordinator with the LDDA. “It is also a great opportunity for the Longmont community to meet the 28 LONGMONT MAGAZINE

Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley. The event ends with a costume contest featuring prizes donated from local businesses.

Last year’s Haunt in the Mont was hugely successful, raising $11,000 from sponsors and ticket sales.

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real, authentic, hardworking business owners and employees who are true heartbeat of our Historic Downtown.” The fun and safe event allows families to take part in the Halloween tradition during the daylight hours without having to walk or drive to multiple neighborhoods after dark.

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The 5th annual Haunt in the ‘Mont will also be held on Saturday, October 26. This adults-only event is later in the day, from 5 to 9 p.m. During this Halloween-themed “business crawl,” grown-ups have the opportunity to don their costumes and gather various treats—such as a snack, dessert, small drink or coupon—at downtown businesses. All of the proceeds go directly to The LongmontMagazine.com

The Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley provides resources and educational opportunities to enhance student success and teacher excellence. The organization’s mission is to supplement the traditional education experience. In partnership with St. Vrain Valley Schools and local communities, the Education Foundation has impacted more than 30,000 students and 1,500 teachers each year.

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Each fall, the City of Longmont Department of Public Safety and Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office Firing Range and Training Center host the Zombie Shoot. This year, the fifth annual Zombie Shoot will be held on from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, October 18 and 1 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. “Participants can embrace the Halloween season with a fun, zombie-themed haunted house experience and the opportunity to engage live zombie actors with Simunition® guns and ammuSeptember/October 2019

nitions,” says range coordinator Megan Grant. “It is a unique experience not offered anywhere else locally. People come back every year, even from out of state, because they enjoy this event so much. It’s a great environment and safety is always our first priority.”

The course is changed every year and participant feedback helps staff maximize the fun. This year, participants will manuever their way through a “research facility” in an effort to eliminate the zombies and save Dr. Meyers, who has the cure. “This event is a great chance for the community to come see the facility where their law enforcement train and use some of the officer’s training tools, including our shoot house, Simunition® guns and ammunition,” says Grant. Participants must be at least 12 years old and tickets are $40.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Oktoberfest Roosevelt Park Friday, September 20, 4-10 p.m.

Saturday, September 21,12-10 p.m.

Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat Street St. Vrain Memorial Building Saturday, October 26, 9:30 a.m.

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This year, the event will embrace a fall festival theme, complete with carnival games and a costume contest along with the music, food and pet-friendly vendors event goers have enjoyed for years.

To Benefit the Longmont Humane Society This October, the Longmont Humane Society will be presenting Paws In the Park 2019, their annual fundraising walk and festival at the Boulder County Fairgrounds Picnic Shelter on Nelson Road in Longmont. This is a great opportunity to get out and meet fellow animal lov-

The festivities will kick off at 9 a.m. and continue to noon on October 5, 2019. Among some of the activities the event will feature is a 2.25 mile sponsored charity walk. All proceeds from the event will go directly toward caring for the over 4,000 animals that Longmont Humane Society provides second chances to each year. The overall goal is to raise up to $30,000 to help support the Longmont Humane Society’s mis-

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sion of caring, serving and educating to improve the lives of both animals and their human companions.

Registering for the sponsored walk--the main event of the festival-includes entry for the event, a 2019 Paws In the Park t-shirt, goody bags, and entry for prizes for the top fundraising teams and individuals. The process for participating in the walk is simple. Just log in to the Humane Society’s website (longmonthumane. org) and register. Set a fundraising goal and ask your friends and family to help sponsor you with donations.

All registration forms are available on the website as well as helpful tips on how to help raise funds for this event.

From there, you are invited to get as creative as you’d like with costumes for both you and your pet.

While costumes are fun, they are not strictly required, however, leases

Above: Pets and pet parents alike have fun at Longmont Humane Society’s Paws in the Park fundraiser.

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are. Please make sure that when you show up your furry friend is appropriately leashed.

What sort of things can donations help provide animals being cared for by the Humane Society? A simple donation of five dollars can buy toys or treats for shelter animals. 25 dollars can cover vaccinations for a pet prior to adoption while 50 dollars can cover the cost of spaying or neutering.

200 dollars can provide live-saving emergency surgery. Donations of any size go a long way in ensuring their ongoing ability to provide shelter to animals in need and opportunities for adoption.

While there will be food and live music going on at Paws In the Park 2019, many of the pet-friendly vendors will have small games and prizes available at their tables. Prizes for top fundraisers--both individual and team--as well as costume con-

event has taken place and the route that the walk has followed. There have also been a few name changes during the past two decades for the walk as well.

2019 will mark the 5th year that the walk and festival has been held under the name Paws in the Park.

Pets are invited to dress for the occasion. (Photo courtesy Longmont Humane Society)

test entrants are being provided by several local businesses.

We talked with Carrie Brackenridge, Director of Marketing and Communication for the Longmont Humane Society, about the history of the event. She tells us that the Humane Society has been hosting an annual fundraising walk through Roger’s Grove in Longmont for over 20 years. Over that time, there have been a handful of changes to the look, feel and theme of the event including the time of year that the

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Brackenridge replied, “Some of Longmont Humane Society’s adoptable dogs will be participating in the walk as well as attending the post-walk festival. They will be easily identified by their yellow “Adopt Me” vests. While we don’t offer adoption services at the event, the shelter is right across the parking lot from the festival and anyone interested in adopting a dog they’ve met at the event is welcome to visit our adoption desk at the shelter beginning at 11 a.m. that day.”

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The Longmont Humane Society started as a branch of the Boulder County Humane Society and was established as its own organization in 1972. It’s original facility was located on the edge of town in what was once an old turkey shed.

The early years of the Humane Society were fraught with challenges dealing with issues such as pet overpopulation to cruelty and neglect as well as funding issues and inadequate facilities. Problems continued into the early 80s until the staff and board began raising money in earnest for a new $500,000 building. The Longmont City Council agreed to cover half the construction costs and Boulder County donated land at the county fairgrounds.

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The new shelter opened in February of 1985. By that time, reorganization within the Society itself ended up earning it recognition from the American Humane Society’s Standards of Excellence program-

once again, the need for facility improvements were needed. Through a major fundraising push and generous donations, the entire organization was able to move to the Longmont Humane Society Allen Center in 2008.

Over 4,000 animals pass through the Humane Society’s door each year with more than half finding new, loving homes. Over 800 lost pets are reunited with owners each year.

The veterinary staff perform over 3,000 spay or neutering surgeries a year for shelters and public animals in order to combat pet overpopulation.

According to the Humane Society’s Even super heros make an appearance. (Photo courtesy Longmont Humane Society)

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website, adoption and visitation hours are Monday through Friday from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

While the Longmont Humane Society continued to grow and thrive, it began to face new challenges as overcrowding became an issue and,

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To age successfully takes some planning ahead—and Longmont TimesCall wants to give as many seniors and their families and caregivers the information they need about everything from health care to housing.

The 2019 Successful Aging Expo on Oct. 8 will combine vendor booths with presentations about products and services geared to the senior population ages 55 and older. Last year, 200 to 250 people attended the four-hour event, and the expectation is for 250 this year.

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to them,” said Christine Labozan, retail advertising director of the Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Colorado Hometown Weekly and Broomfield Enterprise newspapers. “It helps centralize all those resources into one place.”

The informational expo, offered for about 15 years, changed venues this year to a more centralized location in Longmont. It will be held at the Longmont Museum at 400 Quail Road in Longmont.

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Last year, the expo was at Wild Game Entertainment Experience and was originally at the Longmont Senior Center, which it soon outgrew and has since been at several locations.

The expo is designed to assist seniors and their families and caregivers of older adults find community resources and is a service Longmont TimesCall provides free to the community, Labozan said.

“It’s geared to children of seniors who are working with their parents for planning the next stage of their life, as well as seniors,” Labozan said.

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Labozan aims to bring in 25-30 vendors when all is said and done—last year, there were 30 and 26 the year before from mainly Longmont and the Northern Colorado area. She still has room for vendors to sign up.

The vendors will set up booth displays with information about their products and services and will have staff available to answer any questions. They will cover topics like senior living, finances for seniors, and health in a broad range of areas that include nutrition, vision and hearing.

“We have some different vendors, but typically they’re all doing the same kind of thing,” Labozan said.

Some of the vendors will provide expert speaker sessions. The speakers, who will talk about topics related to senior interests, will give a short presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session. This year, there will be up to eight speakers on topics such as estate planning, hip and knee pain, wills and trusts and the role of insurance in nursing home placement.

The expo also will include drawings and raffles.

The vendors will benefit from being part of the expo from the marketing and promotion of the event and the exposure they will get to potential clients and customers, Labozan said.

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“It exposes them to a larger group all at one time in one setting as opposed to trying to reach them individually,” Labozan said.

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“It’s a great resource for people, as well as giving them an idea of what will be going on at the expo,” Labozan said. “I just enjoy seeing all the people, number one, So far, two of the Seniors interested in staying healthy and active will find many varied resources at that have been readThe Successful Aging Expo. (Shutterstock) vendors are servers of the Times-Call ing as sponsors of assisted living center. for many, many years. the event and will get more promotion because of it, I enjoy seeing the interaction of including Medicine Man, a marijuana The Longmont Times-Call will those who attend and our vendors, publish a pullout section October 6 dispensary, Life Care Center of because we’re the ones who put it Longmont, a skilled nursing facility, that will serve as a promotional tool together. I really enjoy seeing them and The Bridge at Longmont, an for the event. It will include articles connect.”

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of Boulder County continues that pattern, as he joins 10 other new board members looking to reinvent and rejuvenate the organization.

His goals in rejoining the Latino Chamber – which he helped found as an original board member in the early 2000s – are simple. They’re tied to that ever-growing and increasingly influential segment of the local economy, the small business owners who help give Boulder County its identity and direction.

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Salas isn’t alone in his quest to reinvigorate an organization that’s fallen off the radar for many local businesses in the past decade. He’s part of a newly installed board of 11 local community leaders and Latino Chamber members whose collective résumé titles run the gamut from real estate agents to economic sustainability experts to CEOs and financial professionals.

Indeed, the newly refigured board includes Longmont Economic Sustainability Specialist Berenice Garcia Tellez, Morning Sun Enterprises CEO Jesse Esparza and Alpine Bank Latino Services Officer Susana Salamun.

Along with the rest of the board who signed up in May, these members are working to draw more local business owners to the ranks of the Latino Chamber in order to create a more unified business community across Boulder County.

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of the Chamber has always been about helping them, nurturing their growth, providing opportunities for training and offering business expos and training,” Salas said. “Before I got re-engaged with the chamber this past spring, the board had fallen off; there weren’t a lot of volunteers.

We now have a very good, working board. People have taken on a number of activities. We’ve set some short-term goals, and things are progressing well.”

One of the most immediate shortterm goals is setting up a new, physical home for the organization.

On Aug. 29, the chamber welcomed members, potential members and community to its new office in the Old Town Marketplace on Main Street in Longmont during a ribboncutting and “horas sociales” cer-

The fastest growing segment of the local economy is small business, and Latino businesses make up a good portion of that growth.

— Peter Salas, Chairperson of the Board emony. It was a formal kickoff of a broader effort to draw new members, a push that’s set to formalize in the coming months with business expos, trainings, networking events and guest speakers.

The new board is hoping that this growing menu of events and resources will expand the ranks of businesses who’ve signed up as formal members of the revamped Latino Chamber. With annual rates that range from $100 for small businesses to $1,000 for organizations with more than 40 employees, the chamber is looking to build a varied community of all kinds of organizations, owners and employees. More specifically, the new board is looking to expand the ranks of the membership beyond its current state of around 40.

“I want to see the Chamber get on more secure footing and more stable funding. A lot of that is going to hinge on building our membership. We want to have at least 100 members by the end of the year,”

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Salas said. “My hope is to have the Chamber be on firm footing and have real credibility in the community.”

The benefits, he added, will extend to chamber members and the broader community alike. The upcoming networking sessions and business expos are designed to get individuals talking to one another and sharing insights about the best way to thrive; the goal is to break down barriers and open economic avenues across Boulder County.

These goals are only possible with input from the local business owners, he said, which is going to require communication and a presence in the community.

That’s one of the reasons that the newly reformed chamber has made an effort to be visible in local community and cultural events, including the Latinx Colorado Festival 4.0 held earlier this summer. In addition to newly established monthly meetings, Salas said the coming months will see social events designed to garner feedback and make connections.

“One of the things that we really need to do is to actually go out and

The Latino Chamber of Commerce hopes to connect Hispanic-owned business with each other and the Boulder-County community. (Shutterstock)

survey the businesses, find out what their needs are. Whatever we do has to be based on what the businesses themselves need,” Salas said. “I would like to reach out to find out their needs in order to better provide the types of services that they’ve said they want.”

Encouraging that feedback is a vital step in connecting Hispanic-owned business owners with each other, but also with the broader Boulder County economic community. Ideally, the Latino Chamber should be a

bridge to its partners in the Boulder Chamber and the Northwest Chamber Alliance, Salas said.

“We need to help them. The traditional Chambers have not been attractive to a lot of Latino businesses.

They haven’t seen a place for themselves in these larger organizations,” Salas said. “We want to provide our members a place where they can feel comfortable and make connections to larger chambers.”

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COMMUNITY

DANCE Brings Feeling of Community A look at Intercambio dance classes program manager with Intercambio, in Longmont.

Fuentes said Intercambio received funding from an anonymous donor who wanted the organization to include free dance classes for the Longmont community. Because of that generosity, Intercambio now offers free weekly classes, like Zumba, a Latin-style dance class originally born out of Columbia in the 90s; and yoga classes.

Stephanie Alvarez, Zumba instructor at Intercambio, brings the heat to the Latin-style dance fitness class. (Jonathan Castner/Longmont Magazine)

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When it comes to community engagement and bringing people together, Intercambio has their hands on the pulse of it. They offer English classes that help non-English speaking people learn the language, something that also helps them navigate things from obtaining healthcare to enrolling their children in school, says Norma Fuentes, LongmontMagazine.com

“She [the donor] offered Intercambio to pay for the Zumba classes… we also offer free yoga classes. She’s helping to build a community,” Fuentes said.

While the donor asked not to be identified, she said in a voice mail message that she wanted to do something that integrates people in the community. Dance classes seemed like the perfect way to achieve that.

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that a drop-in Zumba class generally run from $5.75 at Longmont Rec Center, to $15 at Gold’s Gym Longmont, said Daniel Friend, who works the front desk.

Carmine Roberts attends the free community Zumba class held at Intercambio.

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It does a body good Research suggests that dance leaves a person feeling better— and functioning better. In 2012, researchers at North Dakota’s Minot State University studied Zumba participants and reported that it helped improve mood and some cognitive skills like decision making and visual recognition. It’s

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also documented that dance reduces stress and boosts serotonin levels.

Fuentes said Zumba classes draw in up to about 20 people per class, depending on the time of year— yoga classes attract between 5 to 12 participants. Classes welcome people of all levels—whether you’re a beginner or more of a fanatic. And you don’t have to be Latin to love this intoxicating style of dance which brings people of many nationalities together.

Bonding through group dance Dance is more than just a way to move your body, burn calories and relieve stress. Talk to any dancer regardless of their skill level and many will say it helps them feel more connected to their entire body. Plus, it’s a

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Fuentes said the dance classes are important because they help bring the community together in a unique way.

“Healthy activities, [like Zumba] build a community outside of language classes,” she said. “Events are created so the community can live in harmony and to show that the community is unified. It helps people feel like they are part of the community and that we have a voice.”

No doubt, when you add music to movement, it’s just a lot of fun. And when you join a group of dancers, it creates this explosive level of energy in the room. It’s a vibe just about everyone in the room can feel—at least that has been my experience with group dance classes like Zumba.

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you feel in the” body and soul,” she said.

“There is something about dancing that makes us unique. We forget our problems, like work, money and sometimes problems at home,” she said.

And when she looks into the faces in the room, she gets confirmation that her students are having a blast.

“The music is blaring and there’s tons of people and I can tell everyone is pumped and having a great time. My biggest reward as an instructor is seeing the smiles and hearing the giggles during and after the class. It makes me feel good that I have delivered and achieved that goal for them,”

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Longmont’s Multicultural Action Committee:

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uch of the exciting community activity in Longmont can be traced to the work of its Multicultural Action Committee (LMAC).

A City Council-initiated effort formed in 2002, LMAC inspires Longmont residents to take individual and collective action to promote cultural understanding, inclusion and involvement.

LMAC’s list of programs and successes is lengthy. According to Steph Bergman, Marketing and Communications Specialist for Community Services at the City of Longmont, “They organize, support and/or cosponsor cultural festivals and other events in the community, including the Dr. King

BY JUDY FINMAN for LONGMONT MAGAZINE Committee/Celebration; the Asian Pacific Association of Longmont/ Chinese New Year celebration; Inclusive Communities; and Day of the Dead events. Other accomplishments include: • Administer an ongoing yearly Cultural Grants Program that awards funds to organizations planning inclusive community events.

• Created ‘Tamales and Talk,’ a community dialogue initiative that hosted more than 60 events during a five-year period. This series resulted in changes to the City’s advisory board and commission recruitment process; led to the creation of a Latino Advisory

Committee within the Longmont Police Department; and resulted in bilingual pay for City staff. Tamales and Talk is also one of the reasons Longmont was awarded the prestigious ‘All-America City’ designation in 2006. (That honor was given to Longmont again in 2018.)

• Partnered with Latino business owners to help create the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County.

• Collaborated with the St. Vrain Valley School District to offer cultural competency training, mentoring programs, and youth leadership activities.

• Partnered with the City of Longmont to strengthen its rental-inspection program and sponsored fair housing work-

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shops. The Housing Task Force’s advocacy influenced the City in establishing a Fair Housing Office and a crime-free multi-family housing program.

• Partnered with a local hospital to design and present cultural competency training for medical personnel.

• Published bilingual education resource brochures to make it easier for monolingual Spanish-speaking residents to access local educational opportunities.

The LMAC committee strives to bring mulitcultural events to the community and support its diversity. (Photo courtesy LMAC)

• Presented a Community Unity Award, given annually.”

Bergman adds, “The beauty of

highlighting our City’s cultural assets is that we have been able to build a platform to publicly show the importance and value of inclusion. LMAC’s commitment has allowed the City to bring forward segments of the community so they can share their culture and provide opportunities for people to connect and learn from each other. LMAC’s important work helps cultivate stronger connections that bridge relationships between community members from diverse cultures.”

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She is not aware of any other communities that have a multicultural action committee but says, “We have been asked by other communities for information on LMAC as a model for starting their own committee.”

History of the Multicultural Action Committee The City of Longmont developed a strategic plan designed to guide the community while becoming a multicultural community. The strategic planning process emerged from the findings of a community assessment of needs and assets among Boulder County Latino residents, which was published and released to the Boulder County community in October 2001.

In 2002, the Longmont City Council invited the entire Longmont community to come together to understand the issues outlined in the Latino Assessment report and to create a community-wide strategic plan to address some of the issues that are significant in the Longmont community. During the course of four meetings, over 100 community members worked together to create a vision and a strategic plan that will not only establish and sustain connections

The LMAC Inclusive Community Celebration is just one event designed to celebrate the many cultures that make up Longmont. (Photo courtesy LMAC)

with the Latino community, but will also serve as a tool where the people of Longmont can work together to become a caring and inclusive community.

LMAC was created specifically to address diversity-related issues in Longmont, with the goal of maintaining a welcoming community where everyone belongs. LMAC is led by a dedicated steering committee of community leaders and volunteers.

By focusing on three main topic areas – Explore, Learn, Lead – LMAC creates engaging opportunities for residents to learn about and celebrate the many different cultures represented in the community. LMAC’s important work helps cultivate stronger connections that bridge relationships among community members from diverse cultures.

By promoting multicultural events and activities to the entire community, LMAC hopes to expand the circle of participants for each event. LMAC has also expanded its web presence to be a vital community resource for information about upcoming multicultural events and activities.

LMAC supports a variety of learning opportunities that foster Longmont’s connection with people, communities, and cultures around the world, such as holding community conversations on immigration and other relevant topics; hosting a diversity conference, and expanding local opportunities for second-language learning.

One of LMAC’s goals is to enhance representation within city and community leadership, government, and advisory roles, to ensure that diverse voices and ideas are considered during the development of new policies and programs. LMAC sponsors and promotes leadership training, helps build connections, and supports ongoing outreach and engagement at the grassroots level.

Get involved with LMAC The LMAC Steering Committee invites all interested Longmont

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community members to be a part of this strategic journey to help Longmont become even more inclusive than it is today.

Opportunities for Cultural Event Grants The Longmont Multicultural Action Committee (LMAC) works to inspire the local community to take individual and collective action to promote cultural understanding, inclusion, and involvement and to create a society where everyone belongs.

LMAC sponsors and supports yearly events such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, Inclusive Communities, Day of the Dead, and many more.

In addition, each year LMAC funds other community events that help build and strengthen an inclusive and diverse community. Applications are accepted year-round and are reviewed and awarded every three months. To be considered for a grant, apply at least 30 days before the committee review meeting dates. Events must be advertised, open to all, and free to the public.

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By SHELLEY WIDHALM for LONGMONT MAGAZINE re you dying to have a little fun—and maybe learn something along the way?

The 7th annual Catrina Ball at the Dickens Opera House and an exhibit at the Longmont Museum both commemorate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, but neither are as morbid as they sound. In fact, they are full of reflection, food, family and fun, plus most everything is free.

people to the ball, exhibition, family fiesta and other programming on the heels of Hispanic Heritage Month.

19 Years Strong Longmont’s celebration of Day of the Dead is marking its 19th anniversary this year and is Longmont Museum’s signature event and the largest Day of the Dead celebration in Colorado.

Día de los Muertos from midnight Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 is a widely observed holiday in Mexico, other Latin American countries and the United States that honors the memories of departed relatives and ancestors.

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“It’s a very unique event, and there’s lots going on, dancing, food, drink, and getting to celebrate and be together and learn about the history of Día de los Muertos,” said Beryl Durazo, executive director of the Longmont Firehouse Art Center, which is helping put on the Day of the Dead events. “It’s a unique experience you won’t find anywhere else in the state.”

“When people think about this time of year and of Halloween, they should think about Día de los Muertos,” Durazo said. “It has such meaning behind it. …

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“It’s all encompassing of the Longmont cultural scene,” Durazo said.

“It became a concentrated community effort. They did smaller things before, and the museum saw an opportunity to celebrate the culture, and Firehouse wanted to be supportive and inclusive of the Hispanic culture.”

Altars dedicated to loved ones are decorated and stocked with the loved one’s favorite things. (Shutterstock)

a little part of that city here in our town.”

To put on this year’s event, the museum partnered with the Firehouse Art Center, the Longmont Downtown Development Authority

and El Comité de Longmont, along with several partner organizations, to make it bigger and better. Instead of being just at the museum and the art center, it will take place throughout downtown Longmont.

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Fiesta, which also is free and will be 2-6 p.m. in downtown Longmont.

“It’s an awesome cultural event,” said Colin Argys, marketing specialist and event coordinator for the DDA. “We’re excited to see it grow and see it come downtown to the heart of Longmont. It should be another fun event.”

Additional skulls will be made through TinkerMill, a nonprofit makerspace in Longmont. Ron Thomas, executive director, will work with children at the House of Hope/ Casa de la Esperanza in Longmont to paint wooden skulls, and the children will work with the DDA to hang the skulls on light poles and trees in downtown.

Día de los Muertos Exhibition One of the signature Day of the Dead events is the Día de los Muertos Exhibition, available for free Oct. 10 to Nov. 4 at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road. The opening reception will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 10 with free admission, a cash bar and a deluxe nacho bar.

The exhibition, sponsored by the Denver Botanic Gardens, will showcase an exploration of the iconic female figure known as Lady Catrina, created by Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada around 1910. She is an upper-class, skeletal and satirical figure in Mexico’s identity used to help celebrate Day of the Dead.

Also on display will be colorful calaca (calaca is Spanish for skeleton) sculptures created by artist Ricardo Soltero to represent iconic Mexican figures and altars for lost loved ones crafted by community members.

“Day of the Dead is a celebration of life versus Halloween coming from a tradition of dressing up to scare away ghosts,” said Ann Macca, curator of education at the Longmont Museum.

“They have really different origins and though they both have skeletons, there are different reasons for the skeletons.”

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Sugar skulls are decorated and placed in the altars on Dia de Los Muertos. (Shutterstock)

The museum’s celebration is 19 years strong for a holiday with a multicentury Aztec and Mayan tradition that started in Mexico City and Guatemala and has segued into pop culture, Macca said.

“The reason to come to ours is the education and history, and you get a solid understanding of what it’s about and why it’s celebrated, which is not always the case,” Macca said.

“Our event really relies heavily on education, and we talk a lot about history, tradition, symbolism and origins.”

The exhibit provides information about Catrinas, calacas and sugar skulls, detailing the traditions and history alongside the imagery, Macca said.

“You really lose a lot if you don’t understand what you’re celebrating and don’t understand the symbolism,” Macca said.

The museum will offer a special event focused on how to make sugar skulls during the free Sugar-Skull Making Day at 1 p.m. Oct. 27, an event that will continue until the sugar runs out. The sugar skull blanks will be decorated Nov. 2 during the Day of the Dead Celebration Family LongmontMagazine.com

The Family Fiesta and Catrina Ball The Day of the Dead Celebration Family Fiesta is at a new location this year at Fourth Avenue between Main and Kimbark streets, expanding from a half block to two full streets. The event will start at 2 p.m. and feature live music and dancing, traditional food, altar tours, a memorial urn with the writing of hopes and wishes, craft making, Catrina face painting, vendor booths and other activities.

Attendees are encouraged to dress in calaca apparel to make the celebration even more fun.

The celebration will continue 6:15-7 p.m. with the free Gigantes Procession, featuring a procession of dozens of gigantes, which are traditional giant paper mâché puppets made by local artists. A formal offering will open up the procession with hopes and wishes written on paper that will be put in a fire as a memorial to the departed, plus there will be a traditional fire dance. The procession will walk parade style from the Family Fiesta and continue through downtown Longmont to the Dickens Opera House, 300 Main Street.

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Concluding the activities will be the Catrina Ball that is a festive, fun-filled celebration of Catrinas. The ball will be 7:30-11 p.m. at the Opera House for $15 general admission, and tickets can be purchased at dickensoperahouse.com.

The Opera House will be decorated with candles, marigolds that help connect the living to the departed, and traditional papel picado with elaborate designs are cut into sheets of tissue paper. There also will be an exhibition with a community ofrenda, or altar, a community sugar skull wall and a Catrina wall with drawings by local artists. The Catrina drawings will be exhibited at the Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., and Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., during the month of October.

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Attendees of the ball are encouraged to come dressed as Catrins or Catrinas, wearing fancy clothes, having their faces painted like skulls, including at the Family Fiesta, and bringing noisemakers. As they revel in the celebration, they can have festive food and drinks, bid at an art auction benefiting the museum and art center, hear live music and dance, and see presentations of traditional Azteca dancing and dancing by the Nahucalli Folklorico Dancers.

Hispanic Heritage Month

The long list of activities brings attention to Hispanic Heritage Month, which is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, ending two weeks before Day of the Dead.

The month is important since more than 30 percent of Longmont’s population is Latino and Hispanic, Durazo said.

“It’s a crucial part of the fabric of Longmont,” she said. “We’re a community because of them. I don’t think they should ever be forgotten. … With that being in the fabric in our community, we want to continue to support all of our community members and let them know they are important to us. We’re very fortunate that the museum and all our partners will make this year’s Día de los Muertos activities bigger and better than ever.”

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Issues such as peer pressure, academic expectations and changing bodies can bring a lot of ups and downs for teens. But for some teens, the lows are more than just temporary feelings — they’re a symptom of depression.

Teen depression isn’t a weakness or something that can be overcome with willpower — it can have serious consequences and requires long-term treatment. For most September/October 2019

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teens, depression symptoms ease with treatment such as medication and psychological counseling.

• Feeling hopeless or empty

Teen depression signs and symptoms include a change from the teenager’s previous attitude and behavior that can cause significant distress and problems at school or home, in social activities, or in other areas of life.

• Loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities

Depression symptoms can vary in severity, but changes in your teen’s emotions and behavior may include the examples below.

• Feelings of sadness, which can include crying spells for no apparent reason

• Irritable or annoyed mood

• Loss of interest in, or conflict with, family and friends • Low self-esteem • Feelings of worthlessness or guilt • Fixation on past failures or exaggerated self-blame or selfcriticism • Extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure, and the need for excessive reassurance

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• Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things

headaches, which may include frequent visits to the school nurse • Social isolation

• Ongoing sense that life and the future are grim and bleak • Frequent thoughts of death, dying or suicide

WATCH FOR THESE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR: • Tiredness and loss of energy • Insomnia or sleeping too much • Changes in appetite decreased appetite and weight loss, or increased cravings for food and weight gain • Use of alcohol or drugs • Agitation or restlessness for example, pacing, hand-wringing or an inability to sit still • Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements • Frequent complaints of unexplained body aches and 56 LONGMONT MAGAZINE

• Poor school performance or frequent absences from school • Less attention to personal hygiene or appearance • Angry outbursts, disruptive or risky behavior, or other actingout behaviors • Self-harm, for example, cutting, burning, or excessive piercing or tattooing • Making a suicide plan or a suicide attempt

WHAT’S DIFFERENT FROM USUAL BEHAVIOR? It can be difficult to tell the difference between ups and downs that are just part of being a teenager and teen depression. Talk with your teen. Try to determine whether he or she seems capable of managing challenging feelings, or if life seems overwhelming.

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WHEN TO SEE A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

If depression signs and symptoms continue, begin to interfere in your teen’s life, or cause you to have concerns about suicide or your teen’s safety, talk to a health care provider or a mental health professional trained to work with adolescents.

Your family medicine specialist or pediatrician is a good place to start.

Or your teen’s school may recommend someone.

Depression symptoms likely won’t get better on their own — and they may get worse or lead to other problems if untreated. Depressed teenagers may be at risk of suicide, even if signs and symptoms don’t appear to be severe.

If you’re a teen and you think you may be depressed — or you have a friend who may be depressed — don’t wait to get help. Talk to a health care provider such as your health care provider or school nurse.

Share your concerns with a parent, a close friend, a spiritual leader, a teacher or someone else you trust.

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WHEN TO GET EMERGENCY HELP Suicide is often associated with depression. If you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

Also consider these options if you’re having suicidal thoughts:

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• Call your mental health professional.

• Call a suicide hotline. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or use its webchat on suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat.

• Seek help from your primary health care provider.

• Reach out to a close friend or loved one.

• Contact a minister, spiritual leader or someone else in your faith community.

• Never ignore comments or concerns about suicide. Always take action to get help. If a loved one or friend is in danger of attempting suicide or has made an attempt: • Make sure someone stays with that person.

• Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

• Or, if you can do so safely, take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.

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POSSIBLE CAUSES OF DEPRESSION It’s not known exactly what causes depression, but a variety of issues may be involved. These include: • Brain chemistry. Neurotransmitters are naturally occurring brain chemicals that carry signals to other parts of your brain and body. When these chemicals are abnormal or impaired, the function of nerve receptors and nerve systems changes, leading to depression.

Koenigsberg, C.C. Ht.

• Hormones. Changes in the body’s balance of hormones may be involved in causing or triggering depression.

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• Inherited traits. Depression is more common in people whose blood relatives such as a parent or grandparent also have the condition.

• Early childhood trauma. Traumatic events during childhood, such as physical or emotional abuse, or loss of a parent, may cause changes in the brain that make a person more susceptible to depression.

• Learned patterns of negative thinking. Teen depression may be linked to learning to feel helpless rather than learning to feel capable of finding solutions for life’s challenges.

MANY FACTORS INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING OR TRIGGERING TEEN DEPRESSION: • Having issues that negatively impact self-esteem, such as obesity, peer problems, long-term bullying or academic problems • Having been the victim or witness of violence, such as physical or sexual abuse • Having other mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder, an anxiety disorder, a personality disorder, anorexia or bulimia • Having a learning disability or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) • Having ongoing pain or a chronic physical illness such as cancer, diabetes or asthma

Teen depression isn’t a weakness or something that can be overcome with willpower — it can have serious consequences and requires long-term treatment. overly dependent, self-critical or pessimistic • Abusing alcohol, nicotine or other drugs • Being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender in an unsupportive environment • Family history and issues with family or others may also increase your teenager’s risk of depression, such as: • Having a parent, grandparent or other blood relative with depression, bipolar disorder or alcohol use problems • Having a family member who died by suicide • Having a dysfunctional family and family conflict • Having experienced recent stressful life events, such as parental divorce, parental military service or the death of a loved one

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COMPLICATIONS

Untreated depression can result in emotional, behavioral and health problems that affect every area of your teenager’s life. Complications related to teen depression may include, for example: • Alcohol and drug misuse • Academic problems • Family conflicts and relationship difficulties • Involvement with the juvenile justice system • Suicide attempts or suicide

PREVENTION

There’s no sure way to prevent depression. However, these strategies may help. Encourage your teenager to: • Take steps to control stress, increase resilience and boost self-esteem to help handle issues when they arise • Reach out for friendship and social support, especially in times of crisis • Get treatment at the earliest sign of a problem to help prevent depression from worsening • Maintain ongoing treatment, if recommended, even after symptoms let up, to help prevent a relapse of depression symptoms

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Want to know where to go and what to see in Longmont? Look no further! We’ve gathered events of all varieties in one place, just for you.

BY MISTY KAISER for LONGMONT MAGAZINE

LONGMONT FARMERS MARKET Saturdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.,Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont

Pick up your produce and other farm and artisan produced items like breads, honey, salsas and cheeses, all to a background of live music. Bring the family (but leave furry friends at home) for free kid’s activities every week.

Don’t miss Artisan Shows every fourth Saturday of the month.

(Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595

Nelson Rd., Longmont, bcfm.org/ longmont-saturday)

THURSDAY NIGHT SOCIAL RUN Thursdays, 6 p.m.; Shoes and Brews, Longmont Join other folks in the community for a fun weekly run/ walk. Choose your distance and pace on an out and back on the St. Vrain trail; Afterward stick around to get your first pint half-off and take part in the weekly raffle for awesome swag.

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Grab fresh salad fixin’s and a lot more at the Longmont Farmer’s Market at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. (Paul Litman/Longmont Magazine)

ADULT ART & SIP Thursdays through December, 6:30 p.m.; Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont

Who says grown-ups can’t get creative? In these Thursday night crafty classes adults will create their own original works while sipping adult beverages available for purchase from the Museum’s Atrium bar. For more information and to view classes visit longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/museum/ education/adult-programs

OUR CENTER’S SUNFLOWER SUNDOWN FALL BENEFIT September 14, 6-10 p.m.; OUR Center, 220 Collyer St., Longmont OUR Center welcomes guests to their annual Sunflower Sundown Fall Benefit! Celebrate with them by enjoying tapas and drinks, participating in live and silent auctions, and dancing to the toe-tapping music of Soul School. Proceeds benefit OUR Center’s many assistance programs. (ourcenter.org)

PURRS & PAWS GALA September 13, 6-9 p.m.; D-Barn, 136 S. Main St., Longmont Support Longmont Friends of Feraland Abandoned Cats at the Purrs & Paws Gala. Bid in a silent auction while enjoying food, drink and entertainment. (https://www.longmontfriendsofcats.org/gala.html) LongmontMagazine.com

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LONGMONT OKTOBERFEST September 20, 4-10 p.m.; September 21, 12-10 p.m.; Roosevelt Park, Longmont

Don’t miss Longmont’s favorite fall gathering, this year featuring headliner Yonder Mountain String Band, as well as beer from Left Hand and over 10 other breweries, local food trucks, and games for all ages. See page 26 for more information. (lhbfoundation.org/ longmont-oktoberfest/)

ARTWALK 2019 September 21, 4-8 p.m.; Downtown, Longmont

LONGMONT STUDIO TOUR September 28-29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Longmont

Browse art work, take in demonstrations and live music and participate in the many family friendly activities that make Art Walk an event not to be missed. (artwalklongmont.org/)

BERTHOUD OKTOBERFEST October 5, 11 a.m.; Fickel Park, 620 Mountain Ave., Berthoud

Come let your inner-German show!

There will be brats, krautburgers, pretzels and more. See page 22 for more information. (berthoudoktoberfest.com/)

PAWS IN THE PARK October 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Boulder County Fairgrounds Picnic Shelter

Bring your friends, family and, of course, pups, to this pet-friendly event benefitting Longmont Humane Society.

For more information see page 30. (firstgiving.com/event/longmonthumane/Paws-in-the-Park-1).

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Join East Boulder County Artists (EBCA) for their Longmont Studio Tour. This free, self-guided tour connects the community with local artists in a personal way by allowing an inside look at where and how they work. The tour is open to the public and a list of artists and studio locations can be found on the EBCA website. (ebcacolorado.org/)

STRIDER RACING ROUGH RIDER RACE October 5, 9 a.m.; Willow Farm Barn Park, 901 S. Fordham St., Longmont

Ages 2 to 5—Join Longmont Recreation Services to compete in a fun strider race. Strider bike bells and participation ribbons are given to each participant with first place awards given in each age category. A police officer will be on-site to check helmets. Fee is $15 and preregistration is required.

For more information and to register, visit longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/recreation-services/special-events-recreation .

PUMPKIN PIE DAYS: VINTAGE & ANTIQUE MARKET October 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; October 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Boulder County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building

This vintage and antique market features: furniture, decor, collectibles, art, jewelry (fine and costume), vintage, shabby chic, clothing/accessories, art and more! After shopping be sure to stop by the cafe for lunch and pumpkin pie! See page 18 for more information.(stvrainhistoricalsociety.com/ vintage-antique-markets/) LongmontMagazine.com

DICKENS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL October 19,11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St, Longmont

Creepy, spine-tingling and horror films take over the Dickens Opera House just in time for Halloween. (coloradofests.com/festivals/dickens-horror-film-festival/

MOLLIE MCGEE’S FALL MARKET October 19, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; October 20, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Boulder County Fairgrounds

Two days of juried handcrafted and unique items you won’t find at the mall. With over 160 booths at each show, there’s something for every shopper. Entry is $5 and covers both days (kids under 12 free).

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TINY TERROR TOWN October 26, 4-8 p.m., Crist Park, 105 Fifth St., Frederick

RX TAKE BACK EVENT October 26, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Longmont United Hospital (main lobby), 1950 Mountain View, Longmont

Now is your chance to clean out the medicine cabinet! If you have medications that are expired, dispose of them properly and safely by bringing them to this free citywide event. (longmontcolorado.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event /33700/629?curm=10&cury=2019)

Come in costume for a safe and not-so-scary Halloween in Frederick. This family-friendly event features the world’s tiniest haunted house and other activities for the littles, as well trick-or-treating in Crist Park. Pets can even get in on the fun with a costume contest of their very own. (frederickco. gov/767/Tiny-Terror-Town)

HALLOWEEN PARADE October 26, 10 a.m.; Main Street, Longmont

Kids of all ages— show off your costume and march on Main Street. Line up begins at 9:30 a.m. in front of the St. Vrain Memorial Building; parade begins at 10 a.m..

No pre-registration is necessary. Visit longmontcolorado. gov/departments/departments-n-z/recreation-services/ special-events-recreation/halloween-parade for more details and a parade viewing map. (700 Longs Peak Ave. Longmont )

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION November 2, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.; Downtown Longmont, 4th Ave. and Kimbark St., Longmont People of all cultures honor the memories of their ancestors. In many parts of Mexico, South America, and the United States, El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a time to honor and celebrate deceased loved ones.

Community participation is an essential part of this holiday that is full of life, reflection, food, family and fun.

This year the Longmont Museum is partnering with the Firehouse Art Center, Longmont Downtown Development Authority, and El Comité de Longmont to bring you the biggest and best Día de los Muertos celebration yet! Enjoy live music and dancing, decorate your own sugar-skull and other crafts, nosh on traditional foods, get your face painted like a Catrina, and so much more! Come dressed in your finest calaca (skeleton) apparel!

Park downtown or take the free shuttle from the Museum so you can see the exhibit too. (longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/museum/education/ day-of-the-dead)

starting at 10 a.m.

Run, jog, or walk this 5K and stick around to sip beer from Shoes & Brews and Left Hand along with cider from St. Vrain Cidery while listening to some live music and visiting with vendors.Presented by Shoes & Brews along with “Sole Mates” Left Hand Brewing.

For more information and to register visit https://runsignup. com/Race/CO/Longmont/ SoleMates5kBrewFest.

run/walk. The 10K also has a wheelchair division. Proceeds benefit the City of Longmont Youth Scholarship Fund.

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TURKEY TROT November 9; Altona Middle School, 4600 Clover Basin Dr., Longmont

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SOLE MATES 5K AND BREW FEST November 2; Shoes & Brews, 63 S. Pratt Parkway, Unit B, Longmont

For details or to register visit longmontcolorado.gov/departments/ departments-n-z/recreation-services/special-events-recreation/turkey-trot.

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