Don’t think the best part of summer has passed now that the fireworks have gone up. There are still plenty of ways to have fun in the Loveland area this week.
Cherry Pie Celebration
The annual Cherry Pie Celebration will be held at 5-8 p.m. Saturday, July 7, outside the Loveland Museum/Gallery, 503 N. Lincoln Ave.
The event includes cherry pie and frozen custard for sale, live music from Danielle Ate the Sandwich with a special performance by a local ukelele class at 5-6:15 p.m. and Madalynn & the Perennial Sound at 6:45-8 p.m., children’s activities, historical displays and vendor booths.
A cherry pie contest will be held too.
Admission is free. Pie, ice cream and drinks will be available for purchase.
The annual Art of the Tart Cherry Pie Contest will include competitions in two age categories: adults and students under the age of 18. All entries must be in pie form (no crumbles, cobblers, crisps, etc.) and dropped off at the contest table by 4:30 p.m.
Category winners will be announced at 7 p.m. Pies will be judged on crust, filling, texture, taste and overall appearance. Commercially baked pies are not allowed, and all pies must be prepared within 24 hours of the 4:30 p.m. deadline. Late entries will not be accepted.
Prior to the festival, Sharon Danhauer of the Loveland Historical Society will present a lecture on the cherry industry in Loveland at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at the museum.
She will tell about the history of growing and processing cherries in the Loveland area.
Admission is free.
For details, call 962-2410 or visit lovelandmuseumgallery.org.
Jurassic Tour
Jurassic Tour will come to The Ranch — Larimer County Fairgrounds, 5280 Arena Circle, at 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, July 7, and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, July 8.
The event includes a fossil dig, bounce houses, basketball, Dino Theatre and Band.
Tickets are $23 for adults, $28 for children ages 2-12 and free to under age 2.
For details, visit jurassictour.com.
All American Car Show
The annual All American Car Show, a benefit for Hearts and Horses, the local American Legion Post and Operation Gratitude, will take place starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Resurrection Fellowship Church, 6502 E. Crossroads Blvd.
The show put on by the Northern Colorado Mustang Car Club is open to all cars, trucks, hot rods and off road vehicles.
Cost to exhibit a car, truck or motorcycle is $20. Spectators are free.
To enter a vehicle, visit allamericancarshow.com.
For details, call 720-201-2334 or visit the website.
Fest of Ale 6
The Fest of Ale 6 will take place at 4-10 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St.
In the Fight of the Flights, one flight of six specialty beers will represent the Thompson Education Foundation and a second flight will represent the Larimer Humane Society. Attendees can sample the beers and vote on their favorite flight.
The winning organization will be invited to collaborate on a large batch brew and receive a $1 donation from every pint sold of that ale once it is released in the tap room.
Live music from Dead Jam House Band and The Catcalls, three food trucks and raffles will be included.
Tickets are $25.
For details, visit lovelandaleworks.com.
Fossil Bones Talk
Greg McDonald, regional paleontologist for the Bureau of Land Management, will present “Eremotherium Fossil Bones and the Cenote of Doon: Adventures in Underwater Paleontology” at 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave.
He will discuss recent fossil discoveries of giant ground sloths and other Ice Age animals deep within submerged caves and cenotes of Central America.
The talk is free; come early for seating.
For details, call 962-2401 or visit lovelandpubliclibrary.org.
Loveland Historical Society
Loveland Historical Society will see a re-enactment of “Molly Brown and Her Maid Katy: From the Tenements to the Titanic” at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, at the Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave.
Meet Margaret (Molly) Brown and her maid Katy as they reminisce about life in the tenements and the gold fields, and listen to the story of the Titanic sinking as told by one of America’s heroes.
The program is free and open to the community.
For details, call 290-0169.
Old-Time Music Fest
The ninth annual Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival will take place July 11-15 at Parrish Ranch, 15722 Parrish Road, Berthoud.
The festival will showcase traditional forms of fiddle and banjo-focused music with performances, workshops and dance.
The lineup includes Mike and Marsha Bryant with Paul Brown, Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt, The Barn Owls, The Onlies with Vivian Leva, Patt Plunkett and Charlie Walden.
On-site camping and festival amenities will be available.
Tickets are $10-$140, available at brownpapertickets.com/event/2900455?ref=349591.
For details, visit thecroma.org.
Summer Concert Series
The Berthoud Historical Society’s Summer Concert Series is underway. The next concert will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the Sunnyside Stage at the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum’s Pioneer Courtyard, 224 Mountain Ave., Berthoud.
Jon Chandler will present cowboy music that tells of the good, the bad and the misunderstood, outlaws and in-laws, and a few memorable characters.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m., music starts at 6:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.
Admission is free, but donations can be made to the Berthoud Historical Society. Food and beverages will be available on site for purchase.
For details, call 532- 2147 or visit berthoudhistoricalsociety.org.
Outdoor Movie Nights
Outdoor Movie Nights will be held in Old Town Square in downtown Fort Collins, starting at dusk, between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from July 10 to Aug. 7.
The free, family-friendly films will be shown on a blow-up screen on the Old Town Square Stage.
The movies will be “Moana” on July 10; “The Greatest Showman,” July 17; “The Incredibles,” July 24; “Back to the Future,” July 31; and “Coco,” Aug. 7.
For details, visit downtownfortcollins.com/event/outdoor-movie-nights/2018-07-10.
Jokechella
Fort Comedy will present Jokechella, a Northern Colorado comedy standup showcase, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the Aggie Theatre, 204 S. College Ave., Fort Collins.
Fort Collins comedians will take the stage along with headliner Adam Cayton-Holland, seen on Conan, “Those Who Can’t” and Comedy Central.
The show will be recorded as an album and released on Spotify.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 the day of the show.
For details, visit https://ticketf.ly/2tWivey.
Sounds of Summer
Front Range Village, 2720 Council Tree Ave., Fort Collins, will present Sounds of Summer, a series of free outdoor concerts, starting Thursday, July 12, with Emma Marie and Guerilla Fanfare.
Concerts will be held at 5:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 9 in the shopping center’s courtyard. The shows will feature a youth musician opener before each headliner.
Each concert will feature food vendors, and DC Oakes will sponsor a beer garden to benefit CASA of Larimer County, which serves vulnerable children in the community through advocacy, support and awareness since 1987. They recruit and train community volunteers to be Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in the judicial system.
For details call 226-9050 or visit shopfrontrangevillage.com.
‘Dynamics: Out of the Air’
“Dynamics: Out of the Air” will be presented at 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the Carnegie Center for Creativity, 200 Mathews St., Fort Collins.
Edward Barbier, professor of economics at Colorado State University, will discuss “Economics for a Fragile Planet: Rethinking markets, institutions and governance.”
The talk will look at global environmental problems, including climate change, biodiversity loss and the increase of freshwater scarcity, and rethinking markets, institutions and governance to address the issues.
Bruce Adolphe’s composition, “Out of Air,” inspired by poems of Stanley Kunitz, will be performed by Colin Carr, cello; Deborah Marshall, clarinet; and Marija Stroke, piano.
Tickets are $10-$25.
For details, visit eventbrite.com/e/dynamics-out-of-the-air-tickets-43318783648?aff=ebapi.
Semester at Sea Photos
A “Culture Through the Visual Lens — Semester at Sea Photography” exhibit will open at 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the Global Village Museum, 200 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins.
The exhibit shows photos taken by students in the spring 2017 Semester at Sea program at Colorado State University.
Admission on July 6 will be half price: $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for seniors and students and 50 cents for kids.
For details, call 221-4600 or visit globalvillagemuseum.org.
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