Colorado ACTS: KILROY

Colorado ACTS will be presenting their summer Family and Friends show KILROY WAS HERE!

What a patriotic production! Lots of song and dance...you will know these classic songs form the 1940's.
Set in a USO during World War II, follow the adventures of American serviceman Kilroy. A musical tribute to the men and women in uniform.

Aug 5 is the preview night and the show at 7:00 pm is only $2!
Aug 6, 7, 13 all have shows at 7:00 pm
Aug 14 has a show at 2:00 and again at 7:00 pm

Prices range from the $2 preview up to $7.50.
Group discount of 10+ is $1 off. Seniors are $1 off and kids under 4 are free.

The show will perform at:
Simpson Methodist Church (just on the east side of the shared parking lot with ACTS and Early College High School)
4905 w. 60th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80003

You can check out the website at www.coloradoacts.org or see the attached flyer.
Thanks so much and hope to see you there! 

Home School Day at ELITCH GARDENS

Come have some fun at Elitch Gardens Family Fun Day!  Enjoy an exciting day of rides and games in a world-class Theme Park for the special price of $20 per person.  Your season passes are welcome for this exclusive event.


MAY 14, 2010 --- 10 AM  - 4 PM

- Special Offer - 

One FREE ticket for every 6 purchased.  So, gather your group, fill out the order form and fax it in with your credit card information or mail in with a check - then get ready for a whole day of family FUN! 

Or ORDER ONLINE today..... Advance ticket orders MUST BE RETURNED BY APRIL 30, 2010.  All tickets will be delivered to you upon receipt of payment.

For questions and ordering, go to elitchgardens.com

- Enter "HOMESCHOOL" in the promo code box on the top right hand corner of your screen.

- Click GO

Hope to see you there!

The Thorn 2010

High Country and New Life Church would like to invite you to The Thorn 2010. For those of you not familiar with The Thorn, it is a dramatic portrayal of the passion of Jesus Christ, featuring live music, dance, aerial acrobatics, special effects, and more. It is a powerful presentation of the Gospel and is a great opportunity to bring friends and neighbors who need to hear the message of the Gospel. Shows are March 26 & 27 and April 2 & 3. Get your tickets today HERE or at (www.thethorn.net) or in the foyer after service at New Life Church. For more information, e-mail info@thethorn.net or call 888.317.4564. 

Pure Rebellion -

Pure Rebellion (www.pure-rebellion.com) Due to popular demand, this FREE event is coming back to Colorado Springs for an encore performance for two nights on April 15th and 16th, 2010. Desperation Conference www.desperationonline.com 

2010 Free Days

DENVER ZOO
·         2300 Steele St., Denver, 303-376-4800
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday November 13, 2010

DENVER ART MUSEUM
·         100 West 14^th Avenue Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000           
 (The art museum is free the first Saturday of every month: )
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday June 5, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010        

DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
·         1005 York Street, Denver, 720-865-3500
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thursday, October 23, 2010
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS @ CHATFIELD
·         8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, 303-973-3705
Friday, January 1, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
·         2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, 303-322-7009
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010 

GOLF TOURNAMENT FUND RAISER

The golf tournament fund raiser is on Friday, June 25 at the Spring Valley Golf Club in Elizabeth, CO.  This is a great opportunity to enjoy God's creation, support CHEC and enjoy a free lunch and prizes for all. For more information, please contact Mark Baughman (720) 935-1613 or generation78@live.com. Details will be posted as they are available on the CHEC website.

PURITY BALL, MARCH 6, 2010

 The 11th Purity Ball will be at the Broadmoor Hotel. We warmly invite you to attend this event which will take place March 6 in the Lake Terrace Ball Room from 6pm to midnight. The cost is $85 per person and will include a three course dinner, a father’s call to covenant, a ballet performance and ballroom dancing till midnight! This is a glorious fatherhood event where daughters will be publicly valued, cherished and treated with great dignity by their fathers. For daughters of all ages. Please go to our website to register and for more information.
 
If a daughter does not have a father – then brothers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins or God-fearing righteous men may step in to accompany them.

Further information can be found at HERE (www.fatherdaughterpurityball.com) or HERE (www.generationsoflight.com) or email wilson.purityball@gmail.com 

CHEC SPRINGTIME BOOK FAIR, MAY 22, 2010, DENVER METRO AREA

This is a great opportunity to sell your gently used school books, as well as educational and computer games, supplies and more!  The 2010 Springtime Family Bookfair is ready for vendors!  Please join us this year on Saturday, May 22 from 9am – 1pm, at the Arvada United Methodist Church.  We had a very successful event last year and this year.  If you or someone you know is interested in a table, please visit the website www.chec.org (under events) or email Christy at bookfair@chec.org.

We have two table sizes this year, a standard 8 foot table for $25 or a 6 foot round for $15.  The tables went very fast last year so please make sure to register early.

Homeschool Resource Fair at the Monument Library

There will be a resource fair event on Monday, January 25th from 1-4:00pm to inform Tri-Lakes/Colorado Springs homeschoolers of various programs including: support groups, homeschooling options, sports options, etc. It will include informative sessions on how to use the library databases to find curriculum information, as well as the KidsWeb, TeenZone and Homeschool Hub website. Free - Open to the public.
Sponsoring homeschool group: PPLD Homeschool Committee

Contact: Deb at dworthey@ppld.org

Location of event: Monument Branch Library, Monument, CO, 80132 

2010 Father Son Retreat

2010 Father & Son Discipleship Retreat

August 13-16, 2010
Held at the beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch
Winter Park, Colorado

Registration is now open!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Sign up by February 1st and receive a 10% discount off your total registration cost! A $100 per person deposit is all that's required to get the discount and hold your place! The event will take place at the beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch Resort near Winter Park in the majestic Colorado Rockies. It's a world class destination in a world class location.

Don't wait- the discount ends February 1st!!! 

BRIARGATE YMCA GYM PROGRAMS

Starting in January the Y hopes to support home school families by offering a gym program for all ages.  The Home School Y Active program would be a program tailored and set up for just Home School families.  Below are descriptions of the programs that they will offer.

 Home School Y Active:

The goal is to teach kids to love to move and understand the benefits of a healthy diet.  This program is offered in local schools, but has been modified to meet the needs of our home school community.  The children will be doing a wide range of activities including play ground games such as Four Square and Clean Up Your Backyard, among many other fun and active games.

 Ages:  3-7 years

Days/Times: Monday and Wednesday 1:30-3:00

Registration: Monthly

First Session:  January 11th – February 5th 2010

Fee:  Members: $15.00/month  Non-members: $25.00/month

*Pair up with the Home school swim lessons on Tuesday and Thursdays for a full week of PE*

 Home School Fitness:

Fitness class designed just for homeschoolers, we will work hard but we will play hard too!

 Days/Time:  Monday/Wednesday/Friday

                  Beginner Class 1-2 pm

                  Advanced Class 2-3 pm

Registration: Monthly

Ages:  8-18 years

Fee: Members: $25.00  Non-members: $35.00 

RUBBER BAND CONTEST

It’s time to stretch your imagination! Innovative students in grades 5-8 are invited to demonstrate their ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands in the Second Annual Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors! This exciting contest encourages engineering design, creative thinking and problem-solving, while incorporating national and state academic content standards. There is more than $15,000 in prizes for students and their mentoring teachers. The deadline is February 10, 2010 and applications may be received via hard copy mail, email or fax. The details for the competition are available online at their website here. If you have further questions, or if would like to discuss the contest, please feel free to email them at info@nmoe.org, or to call them at 303-376-8300. Good Luck! 

Advent Concerts

Chamber Choir - Advent Service of Lessons and Carols The Advent Service of Lessons and Carols is a tradition of scripture coupled with song to experience the reason for the coming or advent of Christ. Beginning with the Fall of Man and ending with looking forward to the second coming of Christ, this service creates a remembrance of the real reason for Christmas. The choir will also present the NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE of Cecilia McDowall's "Annunciation".

Tickets are not required for this service.
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Church
18000 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, CO 80016


Chamber Choir - Advent Service of Lessons and Carols
The Advent Service of Lessons and Carols is a tradition of scripture coupled with song to experience the reason for the coming or advent of Christ. Beginning with the Fall of Man and ending with looking forward to the second coming of Christ, this service creates a remembrance of the real reason for Christmas. The choir will also present the NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE of Cecilia McDowall's "Annunciation".

Tickets are not required for this Service
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 E Hampden Ave, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 

- Notice Denver Eagle Families -

Operation Christmas Child
What: Help pack Christmas Boxes for the less fortunate
Who: The Denver Eagles Teams and Parents
Where: 16303 E. 32rd Ave #20 Aurora, CO. 80011
When: November 25, 2009 5pm-9pm

Teams and Parents

We are getting close to the time of year where we need to think of others. We have much to be thankful for, and we are very blessed. Through out the year we play sports to promote a healthy lifestyle. We focus on us. We, the Board of Directors would like to invite the Denver Eagle teams and Parents on serving the less fortunate. We would like to offer a time to help pack Christmas Boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Your whole family can come and help. All we ask is for is 4 hours of volunteer time with friends and family. The Denver Eagles will provide pizza. This is a wonderful time to serve the community, and to give back. Please email us at info@denvereagles.org to inform us that you will be able to serve.

May God Bless you and your family during the Holidays! 

Christian Family Concert with Jamie Soles

Join us for an evening of family entertainment with Jamie Soles, Canadian singer and songwriter on Monday, December 14, 2009, at Grace Chapel in Castle Rock, Colorado beginning at 7 pm. Information about Jamie can be found at here. Contact Scott Davidson at 720-236-2540 for more information. 

CHEC Springtime Book Fair - May 22, 2010

This is a great opportunity to sell your gently used school books, as well as educational and computer games, supplies and more! Location and other details to be announced. Please email Christy at bookfair@chec.org with any questions! 

CHEC Spelling Bee - February 6, 2010

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Place: Bear Valley Church, 10001 West Jewell Avenue, Lakewood
Time: 9am - 1:30pm (please plan on arriving at least 30 minutes early)
Cost: $15 per student
Who can participate: Students from 4th to 8th Grade (not already graduated to 9th) and not yet 15 years of age as of September 1, 2009.
What to study: Click myspellit.com. You will notice a list of words by origin available on the left. This is a helpful list as they have pronunciations and well we tips available for many words. Additionally, the following website will assist you as you prepare: www.spellingbee.com. Click on "Students and Parents."
Deadline for Registration: January 20, 2010
The qualifying bee is a written test of 50 words some of which will be taken from the practice booklet. The top seven spellers on this test will be able to participate in the Rocky Mountain News Colorado State Bee on March 6, 2010, at the Denver Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado.
An oral bee for the top 25 qualifying participants will follow the written test. First, second, and third place ribbons will be awarded.
For questions and information contact the CHEC office at office@chec.org or 720-842-4852 or 1-800-842-2432. 

Civil War Ball - January 9, 2010

Douglas County Fairgrounds Events Center in Castle Rock

The Seventh Annual Civil War Ball is hosted by You Can Live History.  You will learn about the 19th century American culture and etiquette, all while having a terrific time enjoying a score of different types of authentic period dances - ranging from waltzes to reels - all taught by a professional dance teacher and set to common 1800's tunes played by qualified musicians.  You may make it a family event with parents and young adults ages thirteen and older all dancing together.  Refreshments of cookies and punch will also be provided throughout the evening.  We will have a maximum of 400 participants at a cost of $42 per person.  Information available at http://www.civilwarball.com 

Colorado ACTS Christmas Craft Fair

Colorado ACTS (Actors Company and Theater School) is having a Craft Fair fundraiser next Saturday, November 14th in Arvada - 9 AM to 3 PM. It is being held at Pinebrooke Community Church, just west of Simms on 80th.
Not only will you be able to shop for some unique and handmade gifts, you will be supporting ACTS as well as our great vendors!

Here are just a few of the many items you might find on sale...
Homemade baked goods, Holiday greeting cards and gift tags, beaded and crystal jewelry, natural mineral makeup, bath and fragrance products, soy candles, assorted ornaments, Christmas stockings that can be personalized on site, watercolor pet and person portraits with a live demonstration, baby blankets, handpainted glass items and candles, hair accessories, keychains, dreamweavers, one-of-a kind handsewn handbags/totes, scarves, shawls, socks, organic coffee, tea and hot chocolate and a face painter!

Not only will you be able to shop, but you can have lunch and enjoy some performances. Don't miss the pictures with Santa! 

Disney on Ice – Disneyland Adventure

 Date:      Date: Friday, December 11^th, 2009

Time:       Time: 11:00 AM

Location: Place: Denver Coliseum

Cost:       Price: $11.00 per person, includes parking 

 RSVP / Pay Date:   Tuesday, November 17^th, 2009

Contact:   Contact: Michelle Brown – Home: 303-688-9294, Cell: 303-810-8013, Email: mlhbrown@yahoo.com

4179 W. Dawson Rd.

Sedalia, CO 80135-8429

NOTE:      We will be sitting in the $40 seat section, so this is a great deal! There is a limited supply of tickets, so order yours promptly. I was only able to reserve 250 seats, of which only 150 are in the front and center section. Seating assignments will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please make your check out to Michelle Brown and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for your tickets to be returned to you.