From Colorado Kayak Supply’s Paddlefest: May is our favorite month of the year. The river is coming up, our shop is filled with new gear, and to top it all off, we have Paddlefest! We’ll start Paddlefest ’12 with the CKS Storewide sale, which features the best gear from the nation’s top kayaking manufacturers. This includes [...] Read more »
Want to learn or improve your watercolor painting in a stunning mountain setting? Artist Norah Larimer of South Main’s Rock Run Gallery is offering a number of Plein Air watercolor workshops in 2012. These workshops will focus on outdoor painting in the beautiful Arkansas Valley near Buena Vista, Colorado and will [...] Read more »
Words and images courtesy of Earl Richmond of CKS Paddle Fest. Buena Vista’s Eddyine Brewery started a new beer this month to raise funds and awareness for Buena Vista’s long-running and super-successful special event, Paddle Fest. The beer was started today at the brewery by Eddyline owner and operator, Mic Heynekamp, with [...] Read more »
In 2009 the first annual Artwalk was a grassroots event started a handful of neighbors in South Main. It was a popular and beautiful evening (check out the photo gallery here). Last year the event expanded to include spaces and activities outside of South Main as well, once again making for some great photos. This [...] Read more »
Buena Vista’s Christmas opening is always a fun way to kick off the holidays. Come check it out! An Equine Parade, Chocolate Walk, Festival of Trees, Parade of Lights and much more all are on tap for this Saturday, December 3rd. Click the flyer to the left for more details, and [...] Read more »
Mountain Bohemian, a lifestyle boutique at 900 South Main Street, is hosting a 2-day designer jean sale not to be missed! This Friday and Saturday, November 25th and 26th, head to MoBo to get up to 50% off denim brands like Miss Chic, Flying Monkey, Bill Canyon, LA Idol, Machine and many more (see the [...] Read more »
More great music coming to Buena Vista courtesy of South Main resident Bobby Kuepper… Last year’s Halloween event with DJ Harry was a total blast so come on out! From the facebook event page: Come on down to The Asian Palate for a Halloween costume party. Springdale Quartet is a super cool jazzy, funky, dancy, [...] Read more »
It’s hard to fully appreciate how cool the Pumpkin Patch festival is until you have a 2 year old. Held just west of Buena Vista at the home of Weathervane Farm, Colorado Grown and Cottonwood Creek Dairy, Pumpkin Patch is chock full of activities that kids can’t get enough of. Hay rides to pick out [...] Read more »
For the 3rd year running, South Main and the Buena Vista River Park were host to Cross at the River, a cyclocross event which this year had riders bumping down the cobblestones of Swift Circle and sprinting up the staircase at the LoDo Wave on their multiple laps through the course. “Everybody loved the course” [...] Read more »
The Collegiate Peaks Music Festival, now in its 6th year, was taken to an entirely new level this year, featuring national talent from Keller Williams to The Motet, Elephant Revival and The Kyle Hollingsworth Band, all enhanced by top quality sound and lights production. The South Main Town Square made an awesome venue for the [...] Read more »
