Mar ? Fremont Center for the Arts Lew Tilley and Friends Print Making. Phone 275-2790 for information
Mar 6 Bridle Fair Holy Cross Abbey. By Holy Cross Abbey and Daily Record. Contact Debbie Brixey at 275-8631 or Terri Holloway at 275-7565.
Mar. 13 Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Waiter's Dinner. Holy Cross Abbey. Contact: Chamber of Commerce 719/275-2331.
Mar 20 Red Cross Holy Cross Abbey. Fund raising dinner (Wild Game & auction). Contact Olive Bowman at Pueblo Bank and Trust, 269-9100.
Mar 26 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
Mar. 27 Predict 5K Run @ Reynolds Bridge Trailhead. Contact: Park & Rec District 719/275-1578
APRIL 2004
Apr ? Fremont Center for the Arts Fremont County Schools Art Exhibit. Phone 275-2790 for information
Apr 2 Wild Turkey Association Dinner Holy Cross Abbey.
Apr 3 Children'sDiscovery Festival Fremont County District of Colo. Assn. for the Education of Young Children. Holy Cross Abbey. 9 am to 3 pm. Contact Rita Rowe, 275-8435
Apr 10 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt Park & Rec District @ 575 Ash. Contact: 719/275-1578
Apr 10 Florence Chamber Annual Easter Egg Hunt - Pioneer Park, 10 a.m. Candy and prizes compliments of KWIK Stop and Carl's Jr.
Apr 11 Easter Sunrise Service 6 a.m. Royal Gorge Bridge
Apr 17 Mardi Gras Train Ride Main Street USA. Contact Gloria Stultz @ 719/269-7683.
Apr 17 Florence High School Prom Holy Cross Abbey
Apr 17 or 24 9 Health Fair 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (coordinated by St. Thomas More Hospital) Contact: Jennifer Kemp @ 719/269-2100 at Evangelical Free Church.
Apr 19-23 Florence Clean-up Days Sponsored by the Florence Chamber of Commerce and the City of Florence
Apr 23 Arbor Day Tree Planting Florence Site to be announced later
Apr 24 8th Annual Kid's Fishing Derby Centennial Park. Contact: Park & Rec District 719/275-1578
Apr 30 Final Friday Gallery Walk ? Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
MAY 2004
May ? Fremont Center for the Arts 57th Annual Blossom Art Exhibit Phone 275-2790 for information
May 1 -2 65th Annual Music & Blossom Festival Cañon City Music & Blossom Festival Corporation P O Box 1914 Cañon City CO 81215-1914. Contact Vachan Barlow @719-275-7234 (leave message) Craft Fair New City Hall parking lot. Contact Kathy Schumacher, 275-4460 (home) or 276-0642 (work) Vendors (Food) contact Jennifer Ball at 269-1326 Parade contact Jim & Jolene Meisner at 275-9783
May 1 -2 Fremont Art Guild's 31st Annual Spring Craft Fair @ Depot Park. Contact: Clarence Versluys at 275-0147 or Patti Wagner at 276-8416. Fremont Art Guild's email: fremontartguild@hotmail.com. (Handcrafts by vendor)
May 1 2 Royal Gorge Rodeo @ Royal Gorge Rodeo Grounds. Contact Rose Berner 719/275-4784 or Kevin Schwab 719/275-0437.
May 15 Annual BMCCA Car Show @ Holy Cross Abby. Contact Eli Atchison 719/275-7493 or Kathy Kunselman 719/275-3561
May 19 ? St Thomas More Hospital Child Health and Safety Day sponsored by St. Thomas More Hospital. Contact Jennifer Kemp 719/269-2100.
May 22 Antique Motorcycle Show Holy Cross Abbey
May 23 Casino Night Main Street USA.
May 23-25 Black Powder Shoot Florence Mountain Park
May 27 Mt. View Graduation Dinner Holy Cross Abbey.
May 28 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
May 28-30 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 p.m. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
May 31 Icabone Swimming Pool opens for summer.
JUNE 2004
June Civil War Days at Buckskin Joe Frontier Town and Railway. Check website for dates and time: http://www.buckskinjoe.com
June 1 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
June 2 Shrine Circus Contact Dan Trujillo at 269-1847
June 2 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
June 4 Friday Fest Contact Main Street USA @ 719/276-0224
June 4-6 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 p.m. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
June 5 Cañon Car Club - Hot Rod Show @ Holy Cross Abbey. Contact Jennie Fuller 719/275-5539
June 5 Florence Appreciation BBQ Contact Florence Chamber of Commerce
June 5-6 Mountain Man Rendezvous Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
June 8 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
June 9 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
June 11-16 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
June 12-13 Western Weekend Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
June 12 Red Canyon Century Bike Ride Main Street USA. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
June 12 Walk for Hope Orchard of Hope Foundation. Contact Sandi Allen 719/275-0089
June 13 Bike Tour Contact Kathy Merlino 719-275-5558
June 15 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
June 16 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
June 16 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
June 17 City of Florence Employee's Appreciation BBQ Pioneer Park Pavilion, 5 to 7 p.m.
June 18-20 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
June 19 Developmental Opportunities Fundraiser Broken Spoke, noon to midnight. Contact Rich Borleson at 784-6903
June 19 River Run Classic @ Sell's Lake Trailhead Contact Rec & Park District 719/275-1578
June 22 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
June 23 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
June 23 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
June 25 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
June 25-27 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
June 29 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
June 30 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
June 30 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
JULY 2004
July ? Fremont Center for the Arts David McKean and Ann Sullivan-McKean Exhibit. Phone 275-2790 for information
July 2-4 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
July 3-4 July 4th Celebration Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
July 4 Waterworks Fun Day! Contact Rec & Park District 719/275-1578
July 6 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
July 7 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
July 7 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
July 9-10 CCHS 1974 Class Reunion Holy Cross Abbey
July 9-11 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
July 10-11 Art on the Arkansas Fremont Center for the Arts. Phone 275-2790 for information
July 13 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
July 14 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
July 14 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
July 16-18 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
July 17-18 Fiesta Celebration Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
July 20 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
July 21 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
July 21 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
July 23-25 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Jul 23-25 Fiddlers on the Arkansas Fiddling Competition Fiddlers form across the country compete. Craft booths, cowboy poetry, & other entertainment. Contact Jon Stone, 269-7150.
July 24 Annual Bridge Dance Royal Gorge Promenaders. Contact 719/275-7507
July 27 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
July 28 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
July 28 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
July 30 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
July 30-Aug 1 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
July 31-Aug 8 Fremont County Fair Contact Fremont County Extension Service 719/276-7390
July 31 Bridge Dance Contact Royal Gorge Bridge
AUGUST 2004
Aug ? Bluegrass Weekend Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Aug ? Fremont Center for the Arts Salute to Southern Colorado Artists. Phone 275-2790 for information
Aug 3 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
Aug 4 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
Aug 4 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
Aug 6,7,8 Holy Cross Abbey Final Reunion.
Aug 6-8 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Aug 7 & 8 5th Annual Western Heritage Roundup at Buckskin Joe Frontier Town and Railway. Check website for dates and time: http://www.buckskinjoe.com
Aug 10 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
Aug 11 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
Aug 11 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
Aug 13-15 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Aug 14 Art in the Park Fremont Art Guild. Depot Park. Contact Clarence Versluys 719/275-0147
Aug 17 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
Aug 18 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
Aug 18 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
Aug 20-22 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Aug 24 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
Aug 25 Florence - Entertainment in Pioneer Park Pavilion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sandwiches, sodas, popcorn available at bargain rates.
Aug 25 Farmer's Market Veterans Park, 7:30 am 1:00 p.m. Contact Gloria Stultz 719/269-7683
Aug 27-29 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Aug 27 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
Aug 31 Entertainment in the Park Veteran's Park 7-9 pm
Aug 31 Carson & Barnes Circus - 4:30 and 7:30. Sponsored by Cañon City Chamber of Commerce
SEPTEMBER 2004
Sept ? Fremont Center for the Arts 5th Annual Zonta 'Artful Women' Exhibit. Phone 275-2790 for information
Sept 3-5 Cañon City Ghost Walk 7 pm. Contact Prison Museum 719/269-3015
Sept 3-6 State RV Conference Holy Cross Abbey
Sept 10-11 CCHS 1967 Class Reunion Holy Cross Abbey
Sept 10-12 Go Fast Games - Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Sept 17-19 CCHS 1949 Class Reunion Holy Cross Abbey
Sept 18-19 FHS 1954 Class Reunion Holy Cross Abbey
Sept 18 Pioneer Day Celebration Florence, Parade downtown at 10 a.m., Craft booths, food booths, Pioneer BBQ, and entertainment at Pioneer Park.
Sept 24 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
Sept 25 Kiwanis Annual Banquet Holy Cross Abbey
OCTOBER 2004
Oct Cañonfest & Second Annual Chili Cook-off. Sanctioned chili cook-off. Contact Main Street USA 719/276-0224
Oct ? Fremont Center for the Arts - Royal Gorge Quilt Council Exhibit. Phone 275-2790 for information
Oct 1 Fremont Center for the Arts Oktoberfest. Phone 275-2790 for information
Oct 1-2 CCHS 1954 Class Reunion Holy Cross Abbey
Oct 2-3 Octoberfest Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Oct 6-8 Philanthropy Conference Holy Cross Abbey
Oct 2 Penrose Apple Day Contact Penrose Chamber of Commerce 719/372-3994
Oct 8-9 Belvedere Blues Festival- Orchard of Hope Foundation. Contact: Kathy Merlino 719-275-5558 or Sandi Allen 719-275-0089
Mid Oct Halloween - "Hell n' Back Town of Terror" at Buckskin Joe Frontier Town and Railway. Check website for dates and time: http://www.buckskinjoe.com
Oct 14-20 Yoga Intensity Workshop Holy Cross Abbey
Oct 29 Halloween Trick or Treat Florence Chamber Trick or Treat, downtown, 5 to 7 p.m.
Oct 29 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
NOVEMBER 2004
Nov 26 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224
Nov 26 Florence Christmas Lights will be illuminated to begin the Christmas Season
DECEMBER 2004
Dec ? Christmas Tree and Wreath Exhibit, Miniature Exhibit Fremont Center for the Arts. Phone 275-2790 for information
Dec ? Christmas Art Fair Fremont Center for the Arts. Phone 275-2790 for information
Dec TBA Christmas Festival - Florence
Dec Country Memories Christmas Celebration Contact Penrose Chamber of Commerce, 719/372-3994
Dec. 4 16th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights Food and Craft Vendors. Contact Chamber of Commerce 719-275-2331
Dec 31 Holiday Gala Main Street USA. 719-276-0224
Dec 31 Final Friday Gallery Walk Contact Main Street USA, 719/276-0224