Colorado Springs Easter Events are taking place throughout the weekend. Here are a list of community Easter Events for Saturday and Sunday where you and the kids can enjoy photos with the Easter Bunny, Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunts.
Parents should help make this a fun and safe event for the children. Old Colorado City has canceled its annual Easter Egg Hunt do to aggressive parents. This should be a time to show kids respect and a time for sharing. Enjoy this years events and remember the main reason we celebrate Easter.
We are constantly updating the list so check back often.
Colorado Springs Easter Events
IHOP is celebrating its seventh annual National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by giving a free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes to every customer that drops in. In return guests are asked to consider leaving a donation to Children's Miracle Network Hospital or local charity. Get your free stack of pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. IHOP's goal is to raise 2.7 million in support of Children's Miracle network Hospitals.
IHOP Locations:
IHOP 2290 Southgate Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
IHOP 5479 Stetson Hills Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
IHOP 8065 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
The Great Fruitcake Toss is on January 14, 2012 in Mantiou Springs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Great Fruitcake Toss will be held at the Manitou Springs High School Track at 401 El Monte Place in Manitou Springs. Compete in the Hand Toss, Kid's Toss, Launch, Pneumatic Gun or Canon. Team Catch or Accuracy division. The cost of competing is bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Westside Cares food bank. A limited quantity of fruitcakes are avaialbe to rent, however you are encouraged to bring your own fruitcake. 2012 Great Fruitcake Toss t-shirts will be availabe for sale at the event. Snacks and beverages provided by the MS Kiwanis Club. A complete list of rules are posted on the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce website under Event Applications.
The Great Fruitcake Toss Rules 2012
This is the last weekend to recycle your Christmas trees Jan. 7 & 8 with the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Program. Each year the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department is happy to support our community’s local Christmas tree recycling program. For $5 (your donation supports community youth programs) residents can drop off their de-decorated trees. The trees are ground into mulch, which is then made available on-site for reuse by the general community. Choose from one of seven sites between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Click here for maps, extended hours and mulch pick-up information.
Date: January 7 - 8, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Locations: Tree Cycle Drop Off Locations
McDivitt Law Firm is offering its Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program on New Year's Eve Saturday, December 31, 2011 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. in Colorado Springs. Rides are meant for adults to get a safe ride home who have been drinking or who don't have a safe way home. Rides are provided home and not to other drinking locations. For a free ride home within Colorado Springs city limits Call Yellow Cab at (719) 777-7777 and tell them the ride is on McDivitt Law Firm!
Due to the high number of ride requests on New Year's eve, rides cannot be guaranteed for everone who calls but they will try to accommodate all requests. Riders are reminded to tip their drivers accordingly.
The legal professionals at McDivitt Law Firm work with clients who have lost loved ones in alcohol related crashes. To help fight against drunk driving, McDivitt Law Firm encourages everyone to make responsible choices by not drinking and driving. Have a Safe and Happy New Year!
Many Lights Of Christmas is put on each December by the First Church of the Nazarence in Colorado Springs with Drive through Christmas Light Display. See Santa's Workshop, Santa and Sleigh, Live Animals, Gingerbread House, Toy Shop, Shepards, Nativity and Over a half million lights. The Many Lights of Christmas, Electric Safari at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and light display at the Broadmoor are some of the best Christmas and Holiday light dispalys in Colorado Springs. Our Colorado Springs neigbhorhoods are also filled with colorful displays throughout the city. Here are some of the best displays around. The families on East Caramillo Street went all out and decorated their homes, trees and streetlights. On 1017 E. Dale Street there is a display of the nativity scene, ferris wheel, ice skating bears and penguins.
Enjoy the holiday season with some of the best Colorado Springs Holiday Light Tours and annual Colorado Springs Christmas events.
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The Colorado Springs Festival of Lights Parade is on December 3, 2011 at 5:50 pm. The Festival of Lights Parade has chosen the Empty Stocking Fund as its charity this year. Click on the Empty Stocking link to make a donation online or bring a dollar to the parade and give it to the collection elves. The Colorado Springs Festival of Lights Parade includes floats, bands, elves and more. The annual Festival of Lights Parade is held in downtown Colorado Springs and starts at the corner of Tejon and St Vrain Streen and proceeds south onTejon to Vermijo Avenue. This years Fesitival of Lights Theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child."
Get to the parade early to find good parking. Tejon street will be closed and cars will be towed to make room for the parade so be sure to park in one of the Downtown parking areas or side streets. It gets cold at night (Brrrr....) so bring warm clothing, blankets a chair and something warm to drink. Downtown restaurants are open. Help support local businesses and eat downtown for dinner before the parade starts.
Happy Holidays,
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Throughout Colorado Springs and the United States our Military men and women are honored each year on November 11 on Veterans Day. Many restaurants, businesses and National Parks offer discounts and free meals.
Applebee's Military Appreciation Day. Applebee's will have a free meal for all veterans and active duty military members at participating Applebee location on November 11. More info here...
Arby's Free Classic Roast Beef Sandwich for Veterans. Must have a valid military ID. Not valid at all locations.
BJs Restaurants. Complimentary lunch entree or one topping mini pizza on Veterans Day at 5150 N. Nevada Ave.
Champs All American Burger for our All American heros on Friday, November 11th. More info
Chilis Veterans Eat Free on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov 11th from 11 am to 5 pm. More info...
Famous Dave's FREE Two Mead Salute (Dine in only) choose two different meats served with corn breat muffin, corn onthe cob and your choice of side on Veterans Day. More info..
Golden Corral Military Appreciation Day. Golden Corral will have a free meal for veterans on November 14th, 2011. More info here...
Olive Garden. Free entree on Veterans Day. More info...
Outback Steakhouse Military Appreciation Day. Outback Steakhouse will be offering free Bloomin' Onion and bevarage at all locations on November 11th. More info here...
Texas Roadhouse. Veterans Day Lund Menu 11am -2pm elect one Free Entree, selected items. More info...
TGIF. November 11 - November 14th Buy One Entree, Get One Free on Beterans Day Weekend More info...
National Parks will have free admission to America's national parks for veterans and the public. More info here.
>> See all Veterans Day Events on Colorado Springs and El Paso County
The City of Colorado Springs will be holding a Halloween Costume Carnival from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Starsmore Discover Center.
The event is free and there will be contests, prizes and a Not Too Scary Haunted Trail and Pinata Bash!
Date: Friday, October 28, 2011
Time: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Starsmore Discovery Center, 2120 S. Cheyenne Canon Road.
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The El Paso County Clerk & Recorder has moved its Centennial Hall Motor Vehicle and Recording Departments to a new location. The Colorado Springs Department of Motor Vehicle Department is now located on the lower level of the County’s new Citizens Service Center. The Colorado Springs new DMV office is located at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road. The Clerk & Recorder office is still maintaining a small branch location inside the Centennial Hall downtown office.
This move includes the Recording Department’s Public Search and Copy area. To view archived recorded documents or to purchase copies of older documents, you will now have to come to Citizen Service Center. "The biggest change will be for our recording customers that are looking to use the Public Document Search Area. That area is now located at Citizens Service Center it is no longer available at Centennial Hall branch location," said Clerk & Recorder Wayne Williams. "As we prepared to locate our main office to Citizens Service Center we worked out a compromise to maintain a small office downtown to continue to service that community," said Clerk & Recorder Wayne Williams.
The new office is smaller in size and has fewer counters than the previous office but you can still can access many of our services at this location. The new branch offers Election and Recording services in addition to the Motor Vehicle and Driver’s License Renewal services.
The El Paso Country Clerk’s services include Motor Vehicle Titles, License Plate Renewal, Driver’s License Renewal, Voter Registration, Document Recording, and Marriage Licenses.
The Clerk & Recorder’s current offices are:
Centennial Hall (Downtown) 200 S. Cascade Ave (Cascade and Vermijo)
Union Town Center (North) 8830 Union Blvd (Union and Research)
Powers (East) 5650 Industrial Pl. (Airport and Powers)
Citizens Service Center (West) (Currently, only Elections Department Services) 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd.
For more information about the Colorado Springs, El Paso County Motor Vehicle and Recording Departments contact Alissa Vander Veen at 719-351-9626 or AlissaVanderVeen@elpasoco.com
Woodmen Hills, Peyton - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 7895 Midnight Rd on October 8 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Beautiful spacious home with soaring two story entry, living room, dining room and family room. Large eat-in country kitchen with walk-out acces to a large patio. This home has it all. Huge 2/3 acre corner lot, fully fenced with lots of trees!
http://www.coloradohometoday.com/listing/mlsid/198/propertyid/425723/syndicated/1/cgltguid/A97B683C-8EAD-4912-B136-F250F84F91AC/?ts=crg
Listing Courtesy of Elizabeth Alexander, ERA Herman Group Real Estate
We invite everyone to visit our open house today at 3288 Breckenridge Dr from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
This home has been remodeled and is move in ready. Home has wood floors, new cherry cabinets in kitchen, central air and manicured front yard.
Stop in and take a look!
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Courtesy of Liz Alexander, ERA Herman Group Real Estate
Looking for some fun! Start at the Colorado State Fair where you will find carnival rides, horse shows, concerts and agriculture events. The fair runs from August 26th to September 5th with entertainment for the whole family. Upcoming concerts include the Beach Boys, Selena Gomez, Los Lobos and Martina McBride. To see this years events go to http://www.coloradostatefair.com/
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be taking place today on Monday August 22nd. The race begins at the Garden of the Gods with riders released at one minute intervals starting at 1:15 p.m., they descend out of Garden of the Gods at an incredibly fast pace, reaching speeds up to 50 miles per hour or more. This is a great crowd stage, because the riding will be very fast, with many dramatic turns on the downhill for viewing, and one viewing spot will allow you opportunity to see each individual rider and their personal strategy for negotiating fast turns and high speeds. This stage will also bring out the best of the best technology – teams will be breaking out their ultimate speed vehicles in their quest to wear the yellow jersey during the first road stage. The Prologue takes the cyclists 5.5 miles out of Garden of the Gods, through Old Town Colorado Springs and into downtown for the finish.
The race will be nationally televised and will begin at Noon and going through 4:00 pm. Colorado Street will be closed to thru traffic.
Below is a link for information on this race.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/
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