COS Town Tidings #25-349

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🤣 Daily Chuckle

📰 Downtown Gift 🧝

📰 Flu Season Arrives Early 🤧

📰 LOCAL Wellness Expert Coming Soon! 🧎‍♀️

Wellness: 🧘 Daily Stretch for Lifelong Mobility

📆 Local Events + Concerts & 🤶 Holiday Fairs/Festivals

🌟 We want to feature your business

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny and warm (above average temps)

I once caught the flu...at the Airport

👉Think it was a Terminal Disease 🤣

🧝 Downtown Gift: The Parking Elf Returns!

Now is a perfect time to take in all things Downtown Colorado Springs, because FREE PARKING, festive energy, and local shopping are coming together in the best way. Starting TODAY through Decb23, the Downtown Parking Elf (Richard Skorman) will be out plugging meters along the 300 block of North Tejon and nearby areas, helping shoppers enjoy local bookstores, cafés, toy shops, and restaurants without rushing back to feed the meter.

It’s a small but meaningful reminder of the community spirit that defines downtown during the holidays. And the generosity doesn’t stop there, downtown free parking is also available on Dec 24, 25, and Jan 1 in garages, surface lots, and on-street meters, making it even easier to linger, explore, and support local businesses during the most magical time of year.

🤧 Flu Season Arrives Early

Colorado health officials are reporting a sharp increase in flu hospitalizations, with numbers now significantly higher than this time last year and rising earlier than what’s typically seen. A circulating strain of Influenza A is also contributing to the surge. Doctors are encouraging simple but effective steps, like staying home when sick, covering coughs, and keeping up with respiratory vaccines, to protect both yourself and those most vulnerable, especially older adults and those with underlying health conditions. Full Story

🧎‍♀️ LOCAL Wellness Expert Coming Soon!

Big news! 🎉 Kristen Nielson, our very own local wellness powerhouse, will now be here each month in our Monday Wellness section of the Town Tidings! 💪

From fall prevention to brain-boosting moves, Kristen is here to show us how to stay strong, sharp, and independent as we age. Her approach is empowering, fun, and totally doable right from your living room!

Don’t miss her debut here, next Monday! Let’s stay healthy, active, and confident together with expert tips from someone who truly cares about our community. Stay tuned, and get ready to feel inspired! 🌟 

😲 Why Colorado Springs Seniors Are Refusing Their Walkers

🧘 Daily Stretch for Lifelong Mobility

I’ve been working out with Kathy Smith since back in the VHS days…yep, I still have a player and her tapes are in my daily mix. Therefore, I bring you this 10-min gentle, chair-based stretch routine that is a simple way to unwind, improve mobility, and care for your body. Designed with flexibility and aging well in mind, it focuses on slow movements, steady breathing, and listening to what feels good for your body.

*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice.

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

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📆 Sample Local Events

*Weather permitted

• Dec 17, 5:30-7:30: Polar Express Movie Night @ Lebowski's Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd

• Dec 17, 6-8pm: Pedestal Flip Calendar Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $40

• Dec 18-21, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Dec 18-28: Mary Poppins @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $18-$70

• Dec 18-21: The Importance of Being Earnest @ ENT Center $21-$47

• Dec 20: The Ringmaster`s Christmas @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $26.50

• Dec 21, 10am-Noon: Beginner Dot Mandala Painting Workshop @ Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N Academy $50 (4 Seats Available)

• Dec 29, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Dec 16, 7-9pm: Festival of Carols @ Grace & St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 631 N Tejon $30

• Dec 20, 7:30pm: Christmas Symphony @ Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, 190 S Cascade $57-$69

• Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

• Jan 10-11: The Human Equation @ Ent Center for the Arts $18-$41

🤶 Holiday Festivals, Fairs & Activities

• ⛸ Through - Jan 18: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15

• 🕯 Through Jan 4, Fri & Sat (5:30-10pm) & Sun - Thurs (5:30-9pm): Magic of Lights at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) $28-$72/vehicle

• 🎄 Through Dec 27: Christmas at Forest Bend @ Black Forest, 9525 Burgess Rd $15 (Tickets Sell Out Fast)

• Dec 15-23, 25-Jan 1, 5-8:30pm: Electric Safari @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $21-$24

• Christmas Lights Guide - COS, Manitou & Woodland Park

• Jan 3-Feb 21: Ice Castles @ Cripple Creek $16-$29 (tickets on sale now)

   

• Dec 15-18: 2025 Creation: The Spirit of the Games Gingerbread Display @ The Broadmoor

• Dec 16, 1-4pm: Gelli Prints & Truffle Gifts @ Bella Art & Frame, 251 Front St #11, Monument $45/pp or $39/2 or more

• Dec 17-20, 26-27, 5:30-8pm: 🎄 2.5-Hour Holiday Lights & Bites Progressive Dinner @ Downtown COS $99

• Dec 18-23, Noon-8pm: OCC Christkindlmarket @ Bancroft Park, 2408 W Colorado Ave FREE to attend

• Dec 19-20, 6-8pm: Christmas Light Festival 2025 @ St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 7400 Tudor Rd $5.00 Entry fee per family/group + canned goods or a new toy!

• Dec 20, 10-11am: Centerpiece Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $25

• Dec 20, 2pm: Macramé Ornament Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $30

• Dec 20 & 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit - Holiday Show @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95

• Dec 21, Noon-5pm: Christmas Farmers Market @ Ivywild School, 1604 S Cascade Ave FREE admission

• Dec 31, 8:30pm: Broadmoor's New Year's Eve Bash $80 + $25 parking

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