COS Town Tidings #24-198

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📰Cora: CMZoo’s Adorable New Resident 🦊

📰El Paso County Fair: New Attractions 🎡

📰Volunteer Opportunity: Pianist for Benefit🎹

🏇Trivia: Saddle Up for This Bizarre Fair Fact

📆Local Events

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🦊Cora: CMZoo’s Adorable New Resident

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has introduced Cora, a one-year-old red panda, to its Asian Highlands exhibit after a 20-year absence of the species. Cora, who arrived from the Smithsonian's National Zoo, quickly adapted to her new home. The reintroduction comes amid a sharp decline in the wild red panda population, emphasizing the importance of wildlife conservation. While she acclimates, visitors may have limited visibility of her, but she will soon be viewable near the Amur tiger and Amur leopard habitats.

🎡El Paso County Fair: New Attractions

The 119th El Paso County Fair, themed "It's Epic Out Here," is underway until July 20 in Calhan. This year introduces new attractions such as a Pirate High Dive show, a lumberjack performance, and a sensory-friendly day for visitors who may become overstimulated. Traditional favorites like carnival rides, a rodeo, and diverse food options also make a return. The fair includes daily entertainment with admission, and more information can be found on the El Paso County Fair website.

🎹Volunteer Opportunity: Pianist for Benefit

The Lotus Foundation is looking for a volunteer pianist to perform for one hour during the Hope Blooms Benefit for Survivors on August 17th. This performance will take place in the evening before dinner. Musicians willing to volunteer their time and talent are invited to reach out via email at [email protected]. If this is you or you know of someone, please reach out. This is a great organization and people behind it. Check out the Community Corner Nonprofit Spotlight we did on them:

• 🔦Spotlight: 🌸Lotus Foundation Blooms Hope for Human Trafficking Survivors

️‍Trivia: 🏇 Saddle Up for This Bizarre Fair Fact

The El Paso County Fair began in 1905 as a simple thanksgiving festival in Calhan's schoolyard, celebrating a bountiful potato harvest. Attendees arrived by various means, including covered wagons and horseback, to enjoy a potato and bean bake, improvised entertainment, and exciting horse races.

The event was such a success that by the second year, in 1906, the fair had expanded to include home economics and agricultural exhibits, races, and its first rodeo. A three-person Board of Directors was established, and the fair was set up on a profit-sharing basis with stock sold at $5 a share.

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📆Local Events

• July 16-20: El Paso County Fair @366 10th Street, Calhan $8 General Admission

• July 16 (every Tues), 11am-1:30pm: Food Truck Tuesday @Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon

• July 16, 6-8pm: Music in the Park-Tasty House @Bancroft Park, 2407 W Colorado AveFREE

• July 17 (every Wed), 9am-2pm: Briargate Farmers Market @7610 North Union

• July 17 (every Wed), 3-7pm: Colorado Farm and Art Market @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• July 17, 5-8:30pm: Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series @Hillside Gardens, 1006 S Institute St $15

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎵Enjoy Music, Friends, and Scenic Beauty at Hillside Gardens

• July 17, 6:30-8:30pm: Mountain Flowers | Wine Slush & Sweets Incl! @Painting With a Twist, Downtown $39

• July 18, 4-7pm (every Thurs through Aug 29): Banning Lewis Ranch market @Vista Park, 8833 Vista Del Pico Dr

• July 18, 4:30-7:30pm (Thurs through Aug 29): Farmers Market @Park Union, 108 W CimarronFREE parking

• July 18, 5:30-7:30pm: Black Forest Summer Jazz Concerts @12530 Black Forest RdFREE

• July 18, 6-7:30pm: Pedal Party @Red Leg Brewing $5-$15

• July 18, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial BlvdFREE to attend

• July 18, 6-9pm: Taste of Pikes Peak @200 S Sierra Madre $60

• July 20: Cat Fest @ Norris Penrose Event Center $20

• July 20-21, 6:30pm: Ice Cream Theater Suitcase Fairytales @Millibo Art Theater family-friendly

• July 21, 2-4pm: Hydrangea Hearts | Upgrade with DIY Candle @Painting With A Twist, N Powers Blvd $39-49 (Only 10 Spots Left)

• July 27, 3:45-9:45pm: Rocky Mountain Flower Fest @ Venetucci Farm, 5210 S. Hwy 85 $35-$55

• Aug 2 & 9 (7:30), 3-4 & 10-11 (2:30): The Play That Goes Wrong @ First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $15-$18

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