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THE LONGMONT LINK

September/October 2015

Vol. 2 No. 5

Fall for Great Events in Longmont!

The days are getting shorter, the kids are back in school, and soon Longmont's landscape will be dotted with color as the trees change and we welcome the fall season. Fall is a wonderful time to Visit Longmont, as average daily temperatures stay in the mid 60s and nights get cool dipping into the 40s, but Longmont is heating up when it comes to the myriad of events happening this fall!

We get things rolling September 10-12 with Longmont's inaugural LOCOmotion celebration! Thursday, September 10 visit the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center for LEDx (the 'L' is for Longmont) where celebrated innovators, entrepreneurs, and creators will be on hand to discuss a wide array of topics from robots and Pluto to farmers and beer. September 11 & 12 Left Hand Brewing Company's annual German festival, Oktoberfest, comes to town. This two-day community event takes place in Roosevelt Park in Downtown Longmont, and it features local breweries and fare, live music, and German-themed activities for kids of all ages.

Saturday, September 12 the LOCOmotion Parade will kick off on Main Street at 10 a.m. This parade will be unlike any you have ever seen as it celebrates art and creativity in motion with performing art groups, bicycles, brewery fleets, marching bands, and hot rods celebrating Longmont's Certified Creative District and our community's ties to technology, brewing, arts, and education.

September 26 & 27 discover Longmont's finest artists at the 2015 Longmont Studio Tour . Take a free, self-guided tour of artists' studios and creative working spaces around the city of Longmont. Artists will offer workshops, demonstrations, and a chance to watch them work. For a printable version of this year's Studio Tour Map, click here . Can't wait until then? Each participating artist will have a piece in the Studio Tour Preview Exhibition at Longmont's Muse Gallery from September 4-27. For more information, visit Arts Longmont .

On October 16 the Longmont Quilt Guild will present their eighth annual Fantabulous Quilt Show and Boutique at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. The show will feature over 100 quilts made by Guild members, a boutique of quilts and handcrafted items for sale, an antique quilt display narrated by noted quilt historian and appraiser, Jeananne Wright, and vendor booths! Check out the wonderful work these ladies create, and start some of your holiday shopping! For more information, visit www.longmontquiltguild.org

October 31 is more than just All Hallows Eve in Longmont! The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center will host their 15th annual El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration. Day of the Dead is a time to honor and celebrate deceased loved ones, so our community comes together to celebrate our heritage. The event is free and includes: community altars, face painting, Mexican hot chocolate and chicken molé, kids' activities, and a whole lot more! The Day of the Dead exhibit will be on display at the Museum October 10 - November 8. For more information, visit http://longmontcolorado.gov/museum

As you plan your next getaway to Longmont, make sure to check out our new website and 'like' us on Facebook for up-to-date information and our full events calendar!

Happy Travels,

Erin Balling
Marketing & Sales Coordinator

In This Issue

Fall for Great Events in Longmont!

Rocky Mountain STEAMFest

Brewery Tour

Portable Gadgets That Can Help You Stay Healthy

September-October Events

Temperatures for September will be slightly cooler, averaging in the mid 60s. The first part of the month will be sunny and warm, with occasional showers. The month will end up on a sunny and cool note, with intermittent showers.

October is projected to be slightly cooler than normal with temperatures averaging in the low 50s. The month starts out with a cold snap but ends up sunny and mild.

Courtesy of The Old Farmer's Almanac

FEATURED EVENT:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEAM Fest

Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6

Join us on Labor Day weekend at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, for the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest, Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6. The STEAM movement (which traditionally stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) is taking classrooms by storm nationwide, and it's no surprise when you see what's in store for this event.

The family-friendly event will be jam-packed with over 100 exhibitors who will have hands-on activities and opportunities for kids and adults alike. Robots, drones, Minecraft, Legos, arts, crafts, food, and more you can taste, touch, and test, and there will even be some creations you can take home.

Sunday, September 6, Dr. Temple Grandin will speak at STEAM Fest starting at 2 p.m. Dr. Grandin earned national acclaim in 2010 when HBO released the Emmy-Award winning biopic, Temple Grandin, featuring Grandin's early life and career as an autism activist and animal advocate. For tickets or more information about the Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest, visit http://makerboulder.com/steam/.

FEATURED ATTRACTION: B REWERY TOURS AT LEFT HAND BREWING COMPANY

Stop by Left Hand Brewing Company today for a behind the scenes look at what makes one of Colorado's largest craft breweries tick! These FREE tours are conducted seven days a week and are available for individuals or groups. If you have a group of 10 or more, please submit a large group request by completing this form online or by calling 303-772-0258, ext. 110. Please submit requests for large groups or tours outside the given times at least two weeks in advance to ensure the best service possible.

Tour times are Sunday through Friday at

1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., and Saturday at 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Guests under 21 years of age must be accompanied by an adult and guests under 12 years of age may not participate in the tour. Please be prepared to show your ID as these are checked for all guests.

TRAVEL TRIVIA: 10 GEEKY FACTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

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1. Mt. Everest, Nepal - At 29,029 feet above sea level, Mt. Everest is the highest point on earth. But, did you know that Mt. Everest is still growing at a rate of about 4mm per year? The mountain is being pushed up by a meeting of tectonic plates.

2. Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico City is actually sinking at a rate of 10cm per year, faster than Venice. The reason? The city was built on a soft lake bed, and today, is pumping out subterranean water reserves.

3. Vatican City, Italy - the world's smallest independent state has a population of 800 - only 450 of who are actually citizens! Vatican City has its own license plates, flag, anthem and coins, which are legal tender throughout Italy and the EU.

4. El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles, USA - What's in a name? A whole lot less in Los Angeles' case. Originally known as the Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels, this farming community sprung up in 1781 near what's now El Pueblo Historical Monument. Today its cluster of museums, ancient plazas and vibrant markets provides visitors with a taste of LA life 1800s-style.

5. Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Aire, Argentina - Buenes Aires was originally known as Our Lady St. Mary of the Good Air. The city is the spot to savour the most seductive dance, the tango.

6. London Underground, England - London's Metropolitan Railway was the world's first subway. The 6km section opened in 1863, ran between Paddington and Farringdon, and proved a hit despite steam trains filling stations and tunnels with dense smoke.

7. Venice, Italy - Tourists cannot resist gliding around Venice in a gondola. But, did you know that each gondola is crafted from 280 pieces of eight different types of wood, and the vessels represent the different areas of Venice: the front echoes its six districts, the back is Giudecca Island, while the lunette is the Rialto Bridge.

8. Great Wall of China - the largest military construction on earth, around 2000km still exists of its earlier 7300km sections. They were built by independent kingdoms between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, and were unified under China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang around 210 BC.

9. Table Mountain, South Africa - this immense ridge of sandstone looms large over Cape Town, South Africa and boasts its own "tablecloth", cloud cover which gathers quickly across the top and pours down the sides when the wind whips up from the southeast.

10. Uluru, Australia - This extraordinary rock formation rears abruptly from the heart of Australia's dusty, russet desert and famously glows a fiery orange-red, especially at sunset. This monolith of arkosic sandstone acquires its distinctive reddish hue when exposed to oxidation and the iron in the arkose rusts.