Treat Dad to Some Fun this Weekend!
This weekend, we celebrate Dad! And depending on his interests, you’ll find everything from a tribute to Tweet, yoga in the park, a classic car show and on-the-job spy training! Choose from live music, stand-up comedy, street parties and drag races all revving things up this Father’s Day weekend!
TODAY/TONIGHT, June 15
CONCERT IN DISCOVERY PARK
Discovery Park hosts live music performances on Thursday nights all summer long. Tonight’s concert features Ryan Chrys and The Rough Cuts, a band whose genre is “modern outlaw country”, and last year’s winner of the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame’s Entertainer of the Year award. Taking cues from outlaw country pioneers like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard, Chrys and company lay down a collection of fueled-up, twangy jams intermixed with heartfelt ballads.
Discovery Park, Mainstreet and Pine Dr., Parker
6:00 p.m.
Free
KNITTY GRITTY NEEDLE BUFFS
Drop in with your needlecraft project and enjoy the support and camaraderie of fellow needle-art enthusiasts.
Lone Tree Library/Studio,
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-791-7323
Friday, June 16
FITNESS FRIDAYS!
Come to the park and enjoy the great outdoors right here in Castle Rock with the Fitness Division’s Summer Fitness Series. Challenge yourself and your friends by conquering the 200-stair Challenge Hill or try out the new (and fun!) weekly exercise formats.
Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Phone: 720-733-2222
BE A SPY!
Children 7 to 12 years old and their families: Come test your spy skills at the Douglas County Libraries Spy Training Center, home of the most talented, world-renowned spies! Develop your agility, code-breaking and forensic lab skills with the best of the best! Please register each child who will be attending.
Highlands Ranch/James LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Rd., Highlands Ranch
6:30-8:30 p.m.
PAULA POUNDSTONE
Heralded as one of our country’s foremost comics, Paula Poundstone’s quick-thinking, unscripted approach to comedy led to an HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff for which she won the Cable ACE Award for Best Standup Comedy Special — the first woman to ever receive that award. Her second special for HBO, Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard, was the first time the university allowed its name to be used in a television show title. Paula is included in Comedy Central’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, has guested on all the late-night talk shows, several television specials, and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. Still, Paula considers her greatest achievement being a mom of three children, and lives with them in Santa Monica along with two dogs and 14 cats!
Paramount Theater, 1621 Glenarm Pl., Denver
8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $35-$55
Phone: 303-623-0106
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Friday-Saturday, June 16-17
CAR SHOW AND STREET PARTY
The annual Castle Rock Car Show will kick off on Friday with a fun street party and live music. Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene will provide the jams (“like Joan Jett backed by the Stray Cats”) for this family event that’s open to the public. Food trucks will be on hand to feed the crowd and beer will be available for sale. On Saturday, along with food vendors and a street fair, the Classic Rock Cruise-In Car Show will display more than 300 classic and soup-up cars. The show will extend to Jerry St., between 3rd and 4th Streets and 4th St. between Perry and Wilcox Streets.
Wilcox Street between 3rd and 5th Streets, Downtown Castle Rock
Fri., 6:00-9:00 p.m.; Sat., 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Friday-Sunday, June 16-18
CITY SUMMER FEST
The 18-day City Summer Fest wraps up with a Wild West Weekend of fun activities for families this Father’s Day weekend. With free live music from LOS 5, winners of the Rising Star Competition, and Adam Crain, festival fun will also include carnival rides, a show of gun-fighting prowess by the Gold Canyon Gun Fighters, and on Father’s Day, your dad can ride the carnival rides for free!
Colorado Springs Event Center,
Fri., 5:00-10:00 p.m.; Sat., 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
FINAL PERFORMANCES
Winner of five Tony Awards, the highly entertaining Man of La Mancha was a Broadway hit and one of the great theater successes of this century. Inspired by the novel Don Quixote, the play features the legendary aspiring knight and his trusty sidekick Sancho. Together they embark on a journey full of love, laughter and wayward windmills.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs
Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$45
Phone: 719-634-5581
Saturday, June 17
ARE YOU A FAMILY HISTORIAN?
The Castle Rock Genealogical Society offers monthly presentations from local genealogists, historians and other professionals designed to educate and inspire family historians. Drop in and investigate your ancestry with the experts!
Castle Rock/Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-791-7323
TWEET CAMPBELL TRIBUTE
Commemorate the life of Tweet Kimball, the legendary Queen of the Cherokee Ranch and Castle whose foundation was created to protect wildlife as well as the Castle and land of Cherokee Ranch. Saddle up in your best boots and hat for a western-style gala to celebrate her birthday and the foundation she gifted 21 years ago. Reservations will include castle tours, an elegant dinner provided by Serendipity, a nostalgic performance by Purely Patsy Cline, and a silent auction. The cash bar opens at 5:00 p.m.
Cherokee Ranch, 6113 N. Daniels Park Rd., Sedalia
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $75
Phone: 720-627-7175
GEORGE LOPEZ & CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER
Both of these celebrated comedians are multi-talented entertainers who have become household names for their work in television and film. George Lopez has been a late-night TV talk show host and starred in ABC’s hit sitcom George Lopez for six seasons. Cedric the Entertainer has starred in the hit theatrical films Barbershop and The Original Kings of Comedy. He currently has a new reality series on THE CW and stars in a comedy series on TVLAND.
Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs
8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $49.50-$99.50
Saturday-Sunday, June 17-18
PIKES PEAK AIRSTRIP ATTACK
The Airstrip Attack is a half-mile, side-by-side roll race and trap speed competition featuring more than 200 of the fastest, most powerful street cars in the nation. The Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack is the only event in the country where participants can compete for the title of Mile High Victor. Thousands of automotive and speed enthusiasts are expected to attend with dozens of the industry’s top manufacturers, personalities and performance and lifestyle organizations.
Colorado Springs Airport, 1637-1699 Aviation Way,
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $20-$30
Sunday, June 18
YOGA IN THE PARK
Yoga outdoors is a different experience than indoors, and one you owe yourself to try! Practice your poses, breathe in the fresh air and enjoy nature all while you treat yourself to an exercise of body and soul!
Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Phone: 720-733-2222
FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH
Treat your dad or granddad like a king this Father’s Day at the Cherokee Ranch and Castle as part of the annual Father’s Day Brunch. Enjoy a wide variety of gourmet dishes prepared by top chefs, with cocktails available for purchase.
Cherokee Ranch, 6113 N. Daniels Park Rd., Sedalia
10:00 a.m.
Tickets: $60
FATHER’S DAY CONCERT
Bring the whole family to hear the live music of Eef, the tall-Dutch-girl-with-the-red-guitar, who moved to Denver from Holland 18 years ago. She won the Colorado Blues Society (CBS) Members Choice Award for ‘Best Songwriter’ in 2012 and has self-produced four albums that get airplay on blues radio stations around the world. Eef has shared the stage with many great musicians with her band, the Blues Express she has opened for blues greats Coco Montoya, Tinsley Ellis, Nick Moss, Deanna Bogart and Bernard Allison and more. Cocktails and snacks are available for purchase.
Cherokee Ranch, 6113 N. Daniels Park Rd., Sedalia
3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20
FATHER’S DAY VIRTUAL 5K
Okay, this might be a first for your dad, but it’s the annual Father’s Day 5K – a virtual race that this year benefits Team Hoyt – a nonprofit started by father and son, Dick and Rick Hoyt, to build character and confidence in America’s disabled and physically challenged youth. Dads can complete their 5K anytime between June 18 and June 30 and will receive their medals after completing the race.
Fee: $13-$30
Register Here
Wednesday, June 21
PUTIN’S RUSSIA
He has influenced Russia far beyond the term of his first official presidency and after returning to consolidate his power in 2012, Vladimir Putin’s leadership of Russia suggests a return to an old-school authoritarianism. For some, that feels like the days of Soviet control and the Czars of old. Join Active Minds as they examine the story of Russia under the control of its current president.
Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd., Littleton
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Phone/RSVP: 303-791-7323
Bring Dad to Crystal Valley!
Homebuyers in the master-planned community of Crystal Valley in Castle Rock have a host of fun dining, recreation and entertainment choices nearby. Plus, they have a stunning variety of new home designs from Richmond American Homes from which to choose! This Colorado home builder’s ranch and two-story models are priced from the high $300s, and coming soon – new homes by D.R. Horton and Kauffman Homes!
