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• Historic home tour in Pueblo this Sunday

  September 28, 2010 11:30 AM

  Pueblo's stunning, historic homes have been featured in national publications. This Sunday, you'll have the opportunity to tour five homes--a fun outing or an opportunity to get ideas for your own home. Historic Pueblo is sponsoring the Seventh Annual Historic Home Tour, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday,... more »

• Monday at the Colorado State Fair

  August 30, 2010 8:28 AM

  The crowds will be smaller today, but the fun will be there for the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Here's what's happening: Cowboys Kickin' Cancer Fundraiser/50th PRCA Dodge Rodeo 7:00 pm Rodeo from Rodeo Arena Stage - $10 regular rodeo ticket $50 ticket for special St. Mary Corwin... more »

• El Pueblo Museum concert Friday

  August 18, 2010 11:54 AM

  The Song of Pueblo will be performed Friday, 7:00 p.m., at El Pueblo History Museum. The multi-media concert is comprised of fourteen original compositions by director Daniel Valdez and performed by El Pueblo Ensemble, led by Tom Munch, accompanied by Johnny Watson, David Enke and Linda Amman. Discover... more »

• Open cockpit visit to a B-29 Superfortress

  August 3, 2010 4:02 PM

  The Boeing B-29 Superfortress will forever have a place in modern history--it was the B-29 that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The four-engine, propeller-driven heavy bomber was flown primarily during World War II and the Korean War. The military retired the planes in the 1960s. The... more »

• Sangre de Cristo Farmer's Market kicks off

  July 15, 2010 2:11 PM

  The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center kicks off its evening Farmer's Markets tonight at 5 pm. The market will run every Thursday evening through Sept. 2. In addition to fresh produce, the Farmer's Market will feature grass-fed beef, artisan breads, specialty brews and music. The Arts Center is... more »

• History of Postcards at El Pueblo Museum

  July 13, 2010 1:56 PM

  Old postcards provide a peek at the past and highly sought by collectors. On Thursday, July 22, Eileen Gose will present "Postcards: A Peek into Pueblo's Past" at El Pueblo History Museum. Gose will reveal the clues to dating a postcard even without the postmark and discovering more... more »

• Fun for Kids: El Pueblo Summer Camps

  July 9, 2010 1:27 PM

  If your kids are already bored with summer, imagine what they'll be like in a few weeks. The El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo has two summer camps coming up--registration is open right now. The Summer Art Camp is a two-week workshop July 26 - August 6, 9:30... more »

• Live music at the Nature Center

  July 8, 2010 4:20 PM

  If you're looking for something to do this Saturday evening, musician Jody Adams will perform at the Nature Center and Coyote's on the River Coffee Den in Pueblo. Adams is a multi-instrumentalist & repeat winner of songwriting contests throughout America. Jody has toured and worked with several acoustic and... more »

• State historian in Pueblo Saturday

  June 11, 2010 11:20 AM

  "Contested Lands: Photographs Around the Picket Wire," will be presented Saturday at El Pueblo History Museum by Colorado's State Historian Bill Convery. He'll show the canyons and plains of the Purgatorie River basin which are currently embroiled in controversy between landowners and the U. S. Army. Convery's program... more »

• Free concert Saturday at Pueblo Nature Center

  June 9, 2010 9:49 AM

  Have you seen the forecast for this weekend? High temperatures in the 70s! What a relief after the hot weather we've been enduring. Here's a great way to get outdoors and enjoy yourself--a free concert at the Pueblo Nature Center Saturday evening. Bruce Hayes plays Rhythm & Celtgrass music,... more »

• Sit in a "Shooting Star" this weekend

  May 13, 2010 12:45 PM

  Imagine sitting at the controls of the sleek, Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star" plane. It was America's first operational jet fighter to have its engine integrated within the main fuselage. Your chance to step into the P-80 and back-in-time is this Saturday, when the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum holds an... more »

• Free autograph session for PBR Bull Riders

  May 12, 2010 12:01 PM

  PBR fans can meet professional bull riders in person this Sunday and receive free autographs. Aaron Roy, Beau Hill and Rocky McDonald will be at the Texas Roadhouse in Pueblo, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. They're in Pueblo for the Wild, Wild West Festival, which runs Friday-Sunday. The... more »

• Fishing Derby in Pueblo Saturday

  May 7, 2010 10:37 AM

  Little kids will have the change to learn how to fish in Pueblo on Saturday, in the 20th Annual La Gente Youth Sports Fishing Derby at Horseshoe Lake in City Park. "We want to give an opportunity to youth to experience the outdoors and the sport of angling," Valdez... more »

• Kids free as Life in a Tipi exhibit opens in Pueblo

  May 6, 2010 2:57 PM

  The El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo is opening a new, interactive exhibit, "Life in a Tipi." You can experience the exhibit with a special Kids Opening on Friday, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Refreshments and activities will be provided. Adults and senior citizens are also invited.... more »

• Moonlight Ball in Pueblo Friday

  May 6, 2010 2:31 PM

  If you've been practicing your ballroom dancing skills, put them to use at the Moonlight Ball in Pueblo Friday night. The event will include dinner, dancing, live music by The Springs Band and a silent auction. This is a fundraiser for the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. The museum... more »

• River cleanup Saturday in Pueblo

  May 6, 2010 9:59 AM

  Volunteers are needed to cleanup litter along the Arkansas River in Pueblo Saturday. The Nature and Raptor Center will host dozens of volunteers starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8th . "The Arkansas is so important to our community that we've got to do our part to protect... more »

• "Ancient Civilizations" public lecture in Pueblo

  April 27, 2010 10:56 AM

  "Ancient Civilizations of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize" will be featured in a lecture at El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo Wednesday evening at 7 pm. Robert Mack, Associate Professor of Anthropology (retired), University of Alaska, will present the lecture/slide presentatiowhich will include a selected view of the Olmecs, Maya... more »

• Award-winning author in Pueblo Tuesday

  March 8, 2010 12:13 PM

  Fiction writer Steven Wingate will be featured at the Southern Colorado Reading Series Tuesday at 6 p.m. Wingate is the author of Wifeshopping, which received the Katharine Bakeless Nason Prize from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in 2007. His stories have been published in Gulf Coast and The Journal,... more »

• 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' at Impossible Players

  February 25, 2010 11:53 AM

  A comedy about a dead man? The Impossible Players community theater company will perform "Dead Man's Cell Phone" the next two weekends. The dramatic comedy involves an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet cafe; a stranger at the next table who has had enough; A dead man with... more »

• Mardi Gras in Pueblo Tuesday

  February 15, 2010 5:06 PM

  If you're looking for a place to celebrate Mardi Gras-- the CSU-Pueblo Foreign Language program is throwing an extravaganza Tuesday evening. "Mardi Gras 2010, Unité en Diversité," will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the Crestone Residence Hall lobby/common area. The community is invited. Expect a free buffet,... more »

• Chocolate Indulgence this Friday in Pueblo

  February 8, 2010 11:32 AM

  If you love chocolate, the richer the better, your evening is coming. This Friday is the 15th annual Chocolate Indulgence at the Pueblo Convention Center. The event is a fundraiser for the YWCA. Expect to sample chocolate cake, chocolate covered strawberries, dip delectables in a chocolate fountain--and everything else... more »

• Free Black History performance in Pueblo

  February 3, 2010 12:27 PM

  Angus Agustus Burleigh was an ex-slave, soldier and scholar who went on to become an acclaimed black educator and minister. His life will be portrayed by Hasan Davis this Friday at the Rawlins Public Library in Pueblo as part of Black History Month. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at... more »

• Eagle Days this weekend at Pueblo reservoir

  February 2, 2010 11:39 AM

  Your chance to see Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles in the wild is coming this weekend at the Pueblo Reservoir, as the Colorado Division of Wildlife celebrates its 14th annual Eagle Days Festival. The festival has become so popular that it's grown from one to two days. It includes... more »

• Wallace Cotton & the Royals at Festival Fridays

  January 27, 2010 7:16 PM

  The final Festival Friday in Pueblo is scheduled for this week with local favorite Wallace Cotton & the Royals scheduled to play R&B and Funk. Happy hour specials run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The band kicks off music at 6:30 on the Festival Fridays stage where there is... more »

• MOMIX to perform in Pueblo

  January 27, 2010 12:23 PM

  A performance combining dancing with illusion is coming to the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo next Monday. MOMIX is known internationally for presenting an inventive and physically beautiful show using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body. The performance is Monday, February 1, at 7:30p.m.... more »

• African art on display in Pueblo

  January 19, 2010 1:16 PM

  African Ethno Art from seven West African countries is currently on display in Pueblo, at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. The pieces in this exhibit were selected to present a broad view of the art and culture of West Africa--from the nations of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger,... more »

• John & Dorothy Mendoza works on display

  January 8, 2010 12:07 PM

  An art exhibit by Pueblo favorites John and Dorothy Mendoza is underway at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. The nationally-known Pueblo County couple is wildly successful, with their vibrant work displayed in upscale galleries in many states. The exhibit is open through the end of the month.... more »

• Free tai chi classes in Pueblo

  January 7, 2010 11:30 AM

  Free Tai Chi classes will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday, at 10 am, in Pueblo. The classes are sponsored by the Nature and Raptor Center and the Senior Resource Development Agency. The classes wil start up Tuesday, Jan. 12. For the month of January, classes will be held... more »