COS Town Tidings Issue #25-256

Community Corner Edition

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🌟 Community Nonprofit Spotlight: 👀 Inspire Curiosity In Colorado Springs

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

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🛍 LOCAL DEALS

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts, Farmers Markets & Fall Fairs/Festivals

🌦 COS Weather - Warm with scattered PM T-storms

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👀 Inspire Curiosity In Colorado Springs

🧪 Play, Laugh, and Learn—Get Involved With Cool Science

Cool Science lights up Colorado Springs with the thrill of discovery, giving every child—and grown-up—a reason to experience “wonder”. Imagine a child’s eyes going wide as foam rockets blast into the sky, or a room erupting in laughter when science gets delightfully messy. That’s the everyday magic woven by Cool Science volunteers and friends, who know that sparking curiosity can change a life.

This local nonprofit works year-round to connect families and schools with unforgettable, hands-on STEAM experiences. Through carnivals, classroom demos, after-school clubs, and the celebrated Cool Science Festival (Sept 27-Oct12), they encourage kids to ask questions and imagine what's possible—with no barriers based on age, background, or resources. Cool Science belongs to everyone who’s ever wanted to play, learn, and explore.

And here’s where you come in: supporting Cool Science means standing beside local children as they grow bold enough to wonder, to dream, and to try. They welcome volunteers passionate about sharing joy—from prepping simple experiments, to cheering on festival visitors, to making learning feel like play.

If sharing that spark sounds right for you, connect with Cool Science. Your time and enthusiasm can ignite the next generation—with just one afternoon, you could be the reason a child finds the joy of discovery.

• Cool Science Website: coolscience.org

• Volunteer info: coolscience.org/volunteer.html

🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities

Explore rewarding volunteer options and be part of something meaningful. Together, we can make an impact!

👩‍🦳 Did you know studies show that senior volunteers are crucial to communities and gain personal benefits, including better mental and physical health?! Volunteering helps bridge generation gaps, offers fulfillment, and can even extend lifespan.

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🎉 Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click above)

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📆 Sample Local Events

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*Weather Permitting

• Sept 13-21, 10am-6pm (Closed Mon & Tues): Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs $18

• Sept 13, 10am-2pm: Conejos Neighborhood Reunion @Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon FREE (Pls Register)

• Sept 13, 11am-4pm: HSPPR’s Pawtoberfest @Union Printers Home at Printers Hill $20-$55

• Sept 13, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 13, 1-4pm: Food To Power’s annual Harvest Celebration @Hillside Hub, 1090 S Institute St $10

• Sept 13, 7pm: Fall Over Laughing Comedy Show @Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N Carefree $15

• Sept 13, 7:30-9pm: Movies Under the Stars - Shrek @Bristol Brewing FREE

• Sept 19, 6-9pm: Mabon Light Bottle Workshop @Blessings Bee Bzzaar, 1287 Lake Plaza Dr, Ste 30 $9

• Sept 20, 10am-5pm: Annual Powwow @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Sept 27, 9am-11am: Beginning Bridge Workshop @Bridge Center, 901 N 17th St $10

• Sept 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Game Over @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (18 ticket left)

• Oct 8, 2-3:30pm: South/Southeast Colorado 50+ Workforce Listening Session (Virtual)

• Oct 10-12, 17-19, 24-26: First Company Theater Presents, Brigadoon @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $20

• Oct 10, 7:30pm: The MAT!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• Sept 13, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Sept 13, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Sept 13, 8am-2pm (Sat thru Sept 27): Metcalf Park Market @618 E.Ohio Ave Fountain (PLAYGROUND AREA OF THE PARK)

• Sept 13, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd (Local produce advertised)

  • 🌟Stop by this booth…🧄 You HAVE to Taste What They're Growing at The Green Witch Homestead!

• Sept 13, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd (Local produce advertised)

• Sept 14, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• Sept 15 & 17, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed’s thru Oct 15): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Sept 17, 9am-2pm (Wed’s thru Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Sept 17, 3-7pm (Wed’s thru Oct 15): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Sept 19, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle 

• Sept 21, 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr (Last one for the season)

🎶 Fall Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Sept 13, 11am-2pm: Music on The Mesa - WIREWOOD STATION @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

• Sept 16, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Sept 20, 6pm & 21, 2pm: Pikes Peak Music Assn presents - Echoes of the Heart Land @Bancroft Park, OCC FREE

🍂 Fall Festivals & Fairs - Weather permitting

• Sept 14, 9am-2pm: Hillside Garlic Festival @Hillside Gardens & Events, 1006 S Institute St

• Sept 19-21: Chile and Frijoles Festival @downtown Pueblo along Union Ave $6-$65

• Sept 27, 10am-2pm: McAllister House Museum Harvest Festival @ 423 N Cascade Ave FREE

• Oct 4, Miner's Pumpkin Patch @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate $13

• Oct 4 (10am-6pm) & 5 (10am-4pm): Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Center $7.23 (Early Bird, sale ends Oct 3)

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