The KCUV Street Team paid a visit to our KCUV At Work listeners
KCUV Out and About
102.3 KCUV donated more than 20 music instruments to Denver’s West High School Music Department on Monday, February 25 as part of its “Music For Schools” program. KCUV solicited instrument donations from listeners during the 2007 Holiday Season and collected 11 acoustic guitars, five saxophones, three trumpets and a number of other instruments and amplifiers.
102.3 KCUV Street Team Appearances
CIVIC CENTER CAFE & OUTDOOR MARKET
Wednesdays, June 11 – September 24
11am-2pm
102.3 KCUV is proud to sponsor the Civic Center Café & Outdoor Market where visitors enjoy lunch and music in Denver’s gorgeous Civic Center Park every Wednesday from June 11 – September 24, 2008. This FREE event is downtown Denver’s farmers market with an urban flair. The event features bistro seating, tasty lunch fare, Everybody’s Music Series and Colorado grown produce and goods. (Please note – the event will not be held August 27 due to the Democratic National Convention). For more information, please visit Civic Center Conservancy or click HERE.
JUNIOR JOBSITE
Grand Opening July 12th!
July 12th - September 28th
Everyone is invited to Junior Jobsite, the brand new exhibit at the Children's Museum of Denver about the nuts and bolts of construction. Hard hats, blueprints, and safety vests will help you work safely at the construction site. The youngest crew members to the oldest can construct, configure, build, form, and assemble with all the tools of the trade! Paint and stencil walls, experiment with plumbing pipes and tubes, even see, touch, and crawl on real artifacts from the world of bricks and mortar. Please visit The Children's Museum for more information.
MIGHTY MACHINES
July 12th, August 9th, September 13th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monstrous construction vehicles are taking over the Children's Museum of Denver! Climb up into a Backhoe, an Excavator, and a Skid Steer and meet the professionals who operate them.
Mighty Machines is enhancing the brand new exhibit, Junior Jobsite, so don’t miss it! The Mighty Machines Event is July 12th, August 9th, September 13th, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please visit The Children's Museum for more information.
Summer Brew Fest
Saturday, July 26
4pm-7pm
Coors Field Main Parking Lot A
www.denverbrewfest.com
102.3 KCUV is proud to present t Summer Brew Fest, July 26 in the Coors Field Main Parking Lot A. Summer Brew Fest will celebrate Colorado’s finest craft beverages with 21 breweries and 60 different kinds of beer to sample. Plus don’t miss live music from Angie Stevens & the Beautiful Wreck. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/36323 to purchase tickets.
Attending breweries include: Ska, Flying Dog, Pumphouse, Odell, Lefthand, Stone, Oskar Blues, Great Divide, Avery, Breckenridge, Boulder Beer, Steamworks, Mountain Sun, Twisted Pine, Sierra Nevada, Pagosa, Blue Moon, Alaskan, Rogue, Dundee, Tommyknocker.
Proceeds from Summer Brew Fest will benefit The Colorado Environmental Coalition (www.ourcolorado.org). RightOn Productions is the host of the Summer Brew Fest at the Larimer Street Market in 2004 & the Winter Brew Fest at the Oriental Theater which sold out in January of 2007 and 2008. We are an events company supporting environmental causes and good beer
BLUES AND BREWS– 2008 SUMMERFEST MUSIC SERIES
Saturday, August 9, 1pm-10pm Old South Pearl Street
SummerFest2008
*** Old South Pearl Street Association and Swallow Hill Music Association present the 2nd Annual Blues & Brews, a lineup of great national and local Blues musicians and bands, among them revered Delta bluesman Tommy Thomas and the Erica Brown Band, who recently represented Colorado at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. It’s all happening at the 1200 block of Old South Pearl Street – North of Louisiana and South of Buchtel. Enjoy some great brews from the likes of Breckenridge Brewery, New Belgium, Left Hand and many more as you hear some of the best music around for just a buck!
102.3 KCUV PRESENTS CHUCK PROPHET
August 12 @ Walnut Room
18th Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
August 15-17, 2008, in Lyons, CO
www.bluegrass.com
Spend the weekend along the shaded banks of the St. Vrain River in Lyons with KT Tunstall, Amos Lee, Nanci Griffith, Jakob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Todd Snider, Shawn Mullins, Dar Williams, Josh Ritter, and many more. The international summit on the song features campground jams, workshops, fun for the kids, and full days of music and festivation on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch, just 25-minutes from Boulder or less than an hour from Denver. 3-day passes, single-day tickets, and camping are available now at bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
18TH ANNUAL GOLDEN FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
August 16-17
11TH Street just West of Washington Avenue, Golden
10am-5pm
www.goldenfineartsfestival.org
The juried festival is an open-air art gallery in a gorgeous foothills setting adjacent to Clear Creek. More than 35,000 people attended the 2007 Golden Fine Arts Festival as it is increasingly well-known for its quality, affordability and ambiance. Hosting 140 high-quality artists, 70 percent of whom are Coloradan and many from as far away as both U.S. coasts, the Festival features a variety of media, including ceramic arts, fiber arts, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture.
There is no admission fee to come enjoy the Festival, which, as always, includes free horse-drawn carriage rides through historic downtown Golden, free musical entertainment, artists’ demonstrations, and a special hands-on Kids Art Zone operated by ArtReach that is always a hit with younger art patrons. In addition, many other coinciding art-filled events and activities are offered throughout the weekend at galleries and merchants in downtown Golden, just a block from the Festival. Prizes will be awarded to artists in eight categories and cash awards total nearly $2,000. For more information, please visit www.goldenfineartsfestival.org.
ULTIMAT PATIO TOUR SPONSORED BY PATRON TEQUILA
Friday, August 28
5pm-7pm
LOCATION TBD
*** Join the 102.3 KCUV Street Team to kick off the weekend and register to win a trip to Mexico, courtesy of Patron Tequila (no purchase necessary.) Patron Tequila and Ultimat Vodka on special.
WATERLOO ICEHOUSE 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY
FEATURING JUNIOR BROWN CONCERT
Monday, September 1 (Labor Day)
Steinbaugh Pavilion
824 Front Street, Louisville
Noon – 9pm
www.waterloolouisville.com/pages/index-bb.htm
In celebration of their first year in Louisville, Waterloo Icehouse is throwing a Labor Day party and you’re invited! They are bringing together some of our favorite musicians to entertain for the day. They will be serving world class BBQ and beer to accompany the show. Don’t miss live music from Junior Brown, Joe Ely, South Austin Jug Band, Belleville Outfit and Gregory Alan Isakov. Tickets are $18.50 and can be purchased in advance at The Waterloo. Tickets will be sold at the event, but don’t wait, tickets are limited!
ULTIMAT PATIO TOUR SPONSORED BY PATRON TEQUILA
Friday, September 19
5pm-7pm
Gov’s Park
7th and Logan, Denver
*** Join the 102.3 KCUV Street Team at Gov’s Park in Denver to kick off the weekend and register to win a trip to Mexico, courtesy of Patron Tequila (no purchase necessary.) The Foundry will also have great drink specials on Patron Tequila and Ultimat Vodka.
