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info on Westside events to us at 526 S. 26th St., CS 80904, or
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NOTE: Events listed are free unless a fee is shown.
Wednesday, March 20
7:30-10:30 p.m., Arkansauce (live music) at Front Range Barbeque, 2330
W. Colorado Ave.
632-2596.
Friday, March 22
4:30-6 p.m., Joe Johnson (live music) at Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W.
Colorado Ave.
632-2596.
8 p.m., Soulsmith Unlimited (live music) at Benny's, 517 W. Colorado
Ave.
634-9309.
8 p.m., Playing with Smoke (live music) at Mother Muff's, 2432 W.
Colorado Ave.
649-5953.
Saturday, March 23
8 p.m., 6035 (live music) at Benny's, 517 W. Colorado Ave.
634-9309.
9 p.m., Be Positive (live music) at Mother Muff's, 2432 W. Colorado
Ave.
649-5953.
Wednesday, March 27
7:30-10:30 p.m., Woodshed Red (live music) at Front Range Barbeque,
2330 W. Colorado Ave.
632-2596.
Friday, March 29
4:30-6 p.m., Joe Johnson (live music) at Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W.
Colorado Ave.
632-2596.
8 p.m., Lisa McCall Band (live music) at Benny's, 517 W. Colorado Ave.
634-9309.
8 p.m., Johnny Graves & the Blue Waves (live music) at Mother Muff's,
2432 W. Colorado Ave.
649-5953.
Saturday, March 30
8 p.m., Lost Junction (live music) at Benny's, 517 W. Colorado Ave. 634-
9309.
9 p.m., Tribe (live music) at Mother Muff's, 2432 W. Colorado Ave.
649-5953.
Ongoing
Daily, Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, 1805 N.
30th St. -
guided hikes (10 a.m. & 2 p.m.), fitness activities, presentations most
days,
exhibits, educational movie. Fee for movie and Gateway Adventure
Series. Call
for details. 634-6666 x0.
Daily, Ghost Town Museum, 400 S. 21st St. Old West
exhibits/activities.
$7.50/discounts. Call for times.
634-0696.
Mondays-Fridays (also some nights and Saturdays),
programs, services,
classes,
sports and meetings at Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St.
Fees in some cases.
385-7920 x100.
Mondays-Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Silver Key Connections
Café (formerly Golden Circle) meals program for ages 60 and over, at
Westside
Community Center.
$2.25
donation. Reservations needed before 2 p.m. the day before.
385-7920 x100.
Mondays-Saturdays, Old Colorado City Library, with
activities
including
storytimes, presentations, instruction, meetings, exhibits, film nights,
tours and
programs. Call for times, details. 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 9-10 a.m., Silver Sneakers
exercise
program, at Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St. Fee
(covered by
most
Medicare plans). 385-7920 x100.
Mondays & Thursdays (Through April 15), 8:45 a.m.-12:45
p.m., free
tax-preparation assistance, at Westside Community Center, 1628 W.
Bijou St.
385-7920 x100.
Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., "Paws to Read" (kids read to
dogs) at Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Tuesdays, 9 p.m., Jesse Cotton Stone (live music) at
Alchemy, 2625 W.
Colorado Ave.
471-0887.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30-7 p.m., Fitness Center, at
Westside Community Center, 1620 W. Bijou St. (middle building).
385-7920 x100.
Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Wednesdays, noon-5:30
p.m.;
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon;
&
Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
pickleball, all ages, at Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St.
385-7920
x100.
Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Penrose-St. Francis
Health
Services' Neighborhood Nurse Center, at Westside CARES, 2808 W.
Colorado
Ave.
Medical information, referrals. 389-0759 x110.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (winter hours), at Old
Colorado City History Center museum/bookstore. 636-1225.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Space Foundation's
Discovery
Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive, plus interactive youth programs.
Admission
includes continuing series: first Wednesdays, Homeschool
Days
(during school year); last Wednesdays; Family Star Party;
and
third Saturdays, Tesla's Toolbox. Check for special hours.
Admission
$10/down. 576-8000.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bear Creek Nature
Center.
Outdoors info and displays. Programs for children and adults (typically
requiring
fees/reservations). 520-6387.
Wednesdays, 9 a.m., Wellness Walk, leaving from Garden of
the Gods
Visitor Center, 1805 N. 30th St. Register in lobby.
219-0108
Wednesdays, 9:30-9:50 a.m. and 10:30-10:50
a.m.,
"Toddler Time" - activities for ages 1-2 with adult, at Old Colorado
City Library,
2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Westside Outreach Clinic (by
appointment only), at Westside CARES, 2808 W. Colorado Ave. Primary
health
care for needy. 389-0759 x110.
Second Wednesdays, 9 a.m., meeting of Pikes Peak Area
Council of Governments (PPACG) Board of Directors, in PPACG
Conference Room, 15 S. 7th St.
471-7080.
Second Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Pikes Peak RTA board meeting
in PPACG
Conference Room. 471-7080.
Second Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Aiken Audubon monthly program
- meeting and educational
program at Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Rd.
520-6387. Preregistration required. All ages welcome. Call for topic 520-
6387.
Thursdays, 9:30-10 a.m. and 10:30-11 a.m.,
"Music and Movment" - activities for ages 2-3 with adult, at Old
Colorado
City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Thursdays, 4-6 p.m., Gallop in the Garden - 5K fun run, at
Garden of the
Gods Visitor & Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th St. Register in lobby.
634-6666 x0.
Thursdays, 7 p.m., “Music Jams!” - informal jam sessions
organized by
Black Rose Acoustic Society, at Westside Community Center’s
Cottage A, off
Bijou Street. $2 to
participate. 385-7920 x100.
First & third Thursdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., dance classes
(ballroom, swing, Latin, country, etc.) at International Dance Club, 2422
Busch
Ave.
633-0195.
Second Thursdays, Tween Tech Club at the Old Colorado
City Library,
2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. 634-1698.
Fourth Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Old Colorado City
Book Group,
at Old Colorado City Library. Call for monthly book title. 634-1698.
Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m., Crafts Unlimited - creative work
with
other crafters (free, but must bring own supplies), at Westside
Community Center,
1628 W. Bijou St. 385-7920 x100.
Fridays, 10:30-11:15 a.m., "Storytime" -
reading/activities for ages
3 and up with adult, at Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes
Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Fourth Fridays,
10-11 a.m., "Donuts and the Westside Pioneer" - informal
discussion with participation from Pioneer staff,
at Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
634-1698.
Saturdays,
7:30-11 p.m., dancing (with live band playing varying musical styles,
including
big band, swing, country and polka) at International Dance Club. $10
non-members.
Lessons available. 633-0195.
Second Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, assisted bicycle
repair opportunities at Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St.
(access from alley off 17th Street). 385-7920 x100.
385-7920 x100.
First Saturdays, 2 p.m., OCC Art and Wine Walk – 1-hour
art demo at Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., then
gallery visit
and wine-tasting. 634-1698.
Third Saturdays, 3-5 p.m., "OC3 Teen Advisory Board" -
teen group meeting at Old Colorado City Library, 2418 W. Pikes Peak
Ave.
634-1698.
By Appointment, Museum for African-American Historical and
Genealogical Society of Colorado Springs, at Westside
Community Center (middle building).
385-7920 x132.
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