Links, Phone Numbers Mentioned April, May, And June 2006
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2006
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2006
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- For more information about summer outdoor activities, products at REI or the Passport to Adventure Program, go to Rei.com, TheNorthFace.com or KidsPassport Web site For more information about the Women's Bean Project, click here. For information and show times for Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, click here.
- To get a list of fireworks displays, click here. For more information on Inflammatory Breast Cancer visit http://www.ibcresearch.org/ or http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/IBC. If you want more information about CollegeInvest or how to consolidate student loans, click here.
- For more information on newborn screening click here or check out TheLilyFoundation.com To find out where you can get tested for HIV, click here. For more information about xeriscape planting or Designscapes Colorado, DesignScapesCoplorado.com or XRatedGardening.com.
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- For more information about stopping workplace violence, click here. For more information about narcolepsy, click here.
- The American Cancer Society Asian-Pacific Relay for Life event is June 23-24 at Aurora's City Center Park. To learn more or to donate or help, click here. The Fashion Denver style event is Sunday, June 25, Noon-8pm at Walnut Foundry. Click here for more. The Greek Festival runs June 23-25 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral 4610 East Alameda Avenue, Denver. More information can be found by clicking here.
- Children's Hospital 20th Annual Dog Wash, is Saturday June 24 to Sunday June 25, 10am-4pm, Prices range from$7-$15. Denver Zoo's largest fund-raiser is tonight. For more information about "Do at the Zoo" call 303-376-4860 or click here. Ten museums in Colorado’s Central Plains have joined forces to create Our Journey, a free travel pass that includes historical information as well as free admissionnow through Labor Day. Coloradans looking for a fun weekend getaway this summer can log on to OurJourney.info or call 1-800-825-0208 to request a free Our Journey kit.
- A Boulder company is making it easier for others to know when a kid has an allergy. The stickers, wrist bands and other items can be found at Allergykids.com.
- The Estes Park MidSummer Festival is June 24 and June 25. To learn more click here. To learn more about the17th Annual Colorado Brewfest click here.
- To learn more about Janet's Camp and how you can help kids who would not be able to go to summer camp this year, go to DenverYMCA.org or call 720-524-2724. Take Your Dog to Work Day is Friday, June 23. For more information, check out 3MPetCare.com. Information about the Online Safety Certification Program can be found at IncredibleInternet.com.
- To learn more about the Cherry Creek pyschic, click here.
- To make a contribution to the Columbine Memorial Fund, click here. For more information on the Lori Wolf House and the Center For Dependency and Addiction Rehabilitation on the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center click here. Julian Rubinstein's book "The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber" is available at bookstores and online. Click here for more info.
- The physical therapy business featured on Lionel's World is Brookside Physical Therapy, located at 2425 S Colorado Blvd. To learn more call (303) 756-2100 or 303-428-4646 (Northern Clinic). For more on Nature Photo Day, click here. Nina Storey is performing at the New Spririt Wellness Center to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. To learn more click here or call 303-477-1652. To learn more about the American Homebrew Contest or the Aspen Food and Wine Classic go to SamAdams.com or FoodAndWine.com Tickets to Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret can be bought by going to 303-293-0075 or by going to Lannies.com. You can learn more about Mark Murphy through hisMarkMurphy.com. "Pills, Poisons and Pests: a day with experts from the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug center" is this Saturday, June 17. It will be held at the Rita Bass Emergency Trauma & EMS Education Institute, 190 W. 6th Ave., Denver, from 10 a.m.-2pm. Experts will talk about drug interactions, bug and snake bites and avain flu. It is free and open to the public.
- Fire Bans: To see if the list of current fire bans, check the State of Colorado Web page. To learn more about racecar driver Katherine Legge, visit gokatherine.com.
- To learn more about The Connected Family Online Classroom, go to IncredibleInternet.com. For more information about John Atencio’s new Men’s Collection, visit www.johnatencio.com.
- For information on how your donations can help the homeless in the Denver Metro Area, visit GiveABetterWay.org. For more information on "Death by Alcohol: The Sam Spady Story" documentary, visit SamSpadyFoundation.org. The Rocky Mountain Drug Consultation Center is committed to the promotion of safe, effective use of medications. The Poison Control Center number is 800-222-1222. For more information log on to www.rmpdc.org. For more information about the Sam Spady foundation or the film “Death by Alcohol,” log on to abcnews.go.com. For tips on how to spruce up your walls with easy and affordable wall art, log on to hesaiddenver.com. For tickets to the Opera Pops “A Night with the Stars” concert Tuesday night at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, or for more information about the Central City Opera, log on to centralcityopera.org.
- Fire Bans: To see if there are current fire bans, check the State of Colorado Web page. To learn more about the Cherry Creek pyschic, click here. To learn more about the Matching Donors Web site, go to click here. The Parker County Festival opens Friday at 5 p.m. at O’Brien Park near Parker Rd. and Mainstreet, in Parker. It ends Sunday at 10:30 with fireworks. The festival and concerts are free. But it does cost $25 for the Carnival. More information is available online at ParkerChamber.com The Smart Energy Living Expo is Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory visitor's center in Golden. Admission to the event is free but there is a small fee for the educational workshops. For more information about the expo, or Smart Energy Living for consumers, just log on to www.smartenergyliving.org or www.nrel.gov. There's still time to get involved in the 130 Years, 130-Dishes Colorado Recipe Contest. The deadline to submit recipes is June 30. The winner will be announced on "Colorado Day" aug. 1. The winner gets their recipe posted on the Colorado Proud web site, and also takes the cover of next year's Colorado Proud Restaurant Guide. For a complete list of contest rules, and for more information about Colorado Proud, just log on to www.coloradoproud.org or www.coloradoagriculture.com or www.coloradowine.com.
- To contact the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado log on to www.alcc.com. If you would like more information about the P-E-P, Prevent Injury, Enhance Performance Program, just contact Adam George at Healthone's Sky Ridge Medical Center Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation at 720-225-1030, or visit www.healthonecares.com. You can find any of these great Father's Day gift ideas at all of the Outlets across Colorado. That includes the Outlets at Castle Rock, Loveland and Silverthorne.
- The Keys to Home Ownership Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Civic Center Park. This free event will offer information and workshops on first-time home buying, financing and understanding your credit. For more information, click here or call 303-458-1888. You can see "Crowns" at the Stage Theatre at the DCPA. Performances have been extended through June 18. For tickets and performance times call 303-893-4100 or log on to www.denvercenter.org. The National Peace-4-Kids Conference is next week, June 15-16 at the Northglenn Ramada Plaza on120th avenue. Registration is $200. To register, or for more information about the center for safe schools and communities, just log on to www.centerforsafeschools.org. For more information about the Extra Long Dance-A-Thon, that will raise money for the American Ballroom Theater's Dancing Classrooms Program, visit www.extralongdance.com.
- Colorado is launching an informational call center to answer questions about the statewide smoking ban. You can call 888-701-2006 or log on to www.smokefreeColorado.org. You can buy 5280's latest issue at area bookstores and newsstands. For more information about 5280 magazine's Summer Guide, visit www.5280.com.
- To check out the latest in travel Web sites, check out Kayak.com, Site59.com and TravelNewsToday.com. For more information on the Double Angel Ballpark visit www.doubleangel.org. There's still time to register for the second annual "Catch Your Breath" Women's Health Conference and luncheon. It's this Wednesday, at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. Registration is $100. For more information on the conference schedule, to register, or for more information about Catch Your Breath, just call 303-388-4327, or visit www.catchyourbreath.info. You can get involved in National Hunger Awareness Day on Tuesday. There's a local celebration on the steps of the State Capitol beginning at 10 a.m. For more information about activities, or the Colorado Food Bank Association, visit www.hungerday.org or www.secondharvest.org or www.cofoodbanks.org or www.foodbankrockies.org.
- For more on the implant contact lens surgery, click here. For more information on the 2006 "Kitchens That Cook!" Kitchen Tour on Sunday, June 11, JLD.org.
- For more information on the art of Royal Thai Fruit and Vegetable Sculpting go to DeRoyale.com or ShaolinHungMei.org For information about the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, click here.
- For more information on the new HOV/tolled express lanes, click here. For more information on boating safety, visit Colorado State Parks on the web at www.parks.state.co.us. You can get involved in the monthly pie contests at the market at belmar throughout the summer and fall. Contestants can bring a seasonal pie or cobbler. The first sunday of every month. The winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to The Market At Belmar and a blue ribbon. For more information about contest rules and times, or for a copy of the rhubarb-strawberry pie recipe demonstrated on our 11 am show, just log on to our Food section. For information on events at Belmar, visit www.belmarcolorado.com. The Cerebral Palsy Of Colorado's 23rd Annual Exotic Sports Car Show And Concours D'elegance is Sunday, at Arapahoe Community College. That's at 5900 South Santa Fe Drive, in Littleton, from 9 am to 3 pm. Adult entrance is just $10, and kids are free. Discount coupons are available online. For more information about the event, or cerebral palsy of colorado, just log on to www.cpco.org.
- For more information on the new HOV/tolled express lanes, click here. For more information on the Trikke, go to Trikketampa.com or call (813) 610-7384. The Ninth Annual Aurora Asian Film Festival opens Thursday night with the premiere of the film "Americanese". 7News Anchor Christine Chang is the mistress of ceremonies. The Film Festival continues at the Aurora Fox Arts Center through Sunday night. For a complete film schedule, just call 303-326-8695 or log on to www.auroraasian.org or www.denverfilm.org. For a complete schedule and more information about the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, just log on to www.rockymountainrollergirls.com. There is still time to see this latest production of "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." it's playing at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Center For Performing Arts complex through Sunday. For tickets and performance times call 303-893-4100 or log on to www.denvercenter.org.
- To learn more about nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) go to the Web site for National Jewish Hospital. To help motorists understand the new I-25 HOV/Tolled Express Lanes concept, the Colorado Tolling Enterprise has developed an educational video that will explain the benefits and operations of the new lanes. You can watch it by logging on to http://www.dot.state.co.us/. There's still time to register for either the "Go Fast! 24 Hours Of Erock" round-the-clock race, which begins Saturday evening, or the traditional cycling festival on Sunday. All courses begin and end at the events center at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. For more information on this weekend's Compass Bank Elephant Rock Cycling Festival, just go to www.elephantrockride.com.
- There is still time to get involved in "Hike For Youth." It's Saturday, June 10, at various hiking trails in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Hikers may register for easy, moderate, or difficult hikes. Event registration is $10 for ages 5-to-17, and $25 for adults. All precedes benefit environmentally focused youth agencies in the Denver/Boulder metro area. For more information and to register, just log on to www.hikeforyouth.org. For more information on the Zeno, click on our Health Section.
- For more information or a schedule of events with Mountain Mamas call (303) 463-9530 or click here. For more information on how to get a family member buried at Arlington National Cemetery, visit www.arlingtoncemetary.org. For the ESPN Zone recipes, visit our Food section.
- For more information on the Vaulting Championships at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, click here For more information on a web site for pet owners and their pets to post blogs and upload pictures click here.
- Reservations for campsites are available online at www.parks.state.co.us or by calling 800-678-2267 or 303-470-1144 in the Denver area. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance and at least three days before the desired arrival date. There is still time to see "Pump Boys And Dinettes" at the Country Dinner Playhouse. It continues through Sunday, June 25. For tickets and performance times, call 303-799- 1410 or visit www.countrydinnerplayhouse.com. The Downtown Denver Festival Of The Arts begins Friday afternoon, from 4 to 8 p.m.. It continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. Until 7 p.m., and on Monday from 10 a.m. To 4 p.m. At the Denver Pavilions. The event is free and open to everyone. For more information on parking, general festival information, visit www.artfestival.com. For information about Jim Delutes, visit www.jdlphotos.com.
- For a county by county breakdown of fire restrictions in Colorado. click here.
- Send checks to the Molly Bloom Recovery Fund, c/o Colorado State Bank & Trust 1600 Broadway Denver, Co. 80202. East students can get a haircut at Phoebe Hair Apparent with the money going to the fund. They are located at 2609 E. 3rd Ave. Appointments: 303-388-8580 or visit www.phoebehairapparent.com. West Metro Fire Rescue's 12th Annual Family Fire Muster, June 10, from 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood. Fore more information, go to www.westmetrofire.org. For more information on how to navigate through Memorial Day traffic, and other travel tips from AAA Colorado, visit www.aaa.com. The showroom of Michael Garman Productions is located in Colorado Springs, in Old Colorado City at 2418 West Colorado Ave. The phone number is (719) 731.2099. You can also visit the Web site at www.michaelgarman.com.
- For information on what veterans can do regarding their personal info, read our online story with extensive information, or visit www.firstgov.gov or call 800-333-4636. For more information about MomMe TV or to learn how to submit your own "Momcast" visit www.mommetv.com.
- For more information about the Body Bugg, click here. For more information about Dr. John Demartini, or to order his books, visit www.drdemartini.com. For more information about the Mrs. Colorado Pageant, visit www.mrscolorado.com.
- For more information on the Colfax Marathon – www.coloradocolfaxmarathon.org. The Market at Belmar opens at 10 a.m. The market is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through October 8. For information visit www.belmarcolorado.com or call 303-742-1520.
- For more information on the Indian Market & Powwow at The Fort in Morrison: www.tesorofoundation.org. For more information on AllergyKids products to help identity kids with food allergies: www.allergykids.com. For more information on new gadgets for your home: www.lazyhomeowner.com or www.technodad.tv.
- To read the story on finding registered sex offenders over the Internet and get all the links mentioned, click here. The Market at Belmar opens at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 21. The market is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through October 8. For information visit www.belmarcolorado.com or call 303-742-1520. You can nominate your neighborhood to win one of 1,500 ice cream block parties to be given away by Dreyer's. To enter, visit http://www.dreyers.com
- Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is a low-cost health insurance program for uninsured Colorado children ages 18 and under whose families earn or own too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. To learn more call 800-359-1991 or click here. The Market at Belmar opens at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 21. The market is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through October 8. For information visit www.belmarcolorado.com or call 303-742-1520.
- To learn more about the e-mail alerts for pollen and pollution problems, click here. To learn more about boutique doctors, click here. If you'd like more information about Lane Lyon's police impersonator story, click here. You can see "Crowns" at the Stage Theatre at the DCPA through June 18. For tickets and performance times, call 303-893 -4100. Outside Denver, call 800-641-1222. You can also log on to www.denvercenter.org.
- You can purchase a copy of Living with Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country at Tattered Cover or Barnes and Noble bookstores or through the publisher's Web site www.PixyJackPress.com. You can find the book "Best Places To Raise Your Family" at local bookstores and online. For more information, visit www.bestplaces.net. There's still time to head back in time, to the "Roaring 20s" exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum. The exhibit continues through September at the museum, located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver. Admission to the museum, including the Roaring 20s exhibit is just $6.50 for adults, $5 for seniors and $3 for children. For museum tour times and parking information, just log on to www.mollybrown.org.
- Donor Alliance is the resource for information about organ donation and can be contacted at 303-329-4747 or through the Web site DonorAlliance.org/. If you'd like more information on the IonCleanse footbath, call Bonnie Ballinger at 303-881-4308 or learn more about the ion cleanse machine at www.amajordifference.com. To learn more about where you can go to get help for signing up for the Medicare prescription drug program, click here. The Home Depot offers free wildland fire preparation clinics every Saturday in May to help customers learn how to keep their homes and families safe in the event of a disaster. For more information visit www.homedepotclinics.com. The 24th Annual Castle Rock Benefit Horse Show to help support "Paals For Life," an animal sanctuary, takes over two weekends in June. It's June 16 - 17 and June 23-24 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Tickets to the grand prix gala are $50. Limited and general admission to the competitions is $10. For tickets: King Soopers, or online at www.ticketwest.com, or call 303-660-5564. For information on Castle Rock Horse Shows, visit www.castlerockhorseshows.com, or call 303-681-9345. For information about Paals Animal Sanctuary, visit www.paals1.org, or call 303-660-5564.
- Is your store overcharging you? To read Bill Clarke's price check story, click here. To see results of the price checks investigation conducted by the state, click here. To find a dermatologist offering free skin cancer screenings, Olay.com or ASDS.net. For more information on "BLU-U," the photodynamic acne treatment that utilizes blue Dermacare of Colorado. They have two locations: one in Lone Tree and the other in Cherry Creek. Their Web site is www.dermacareusa.com.
- For more information on the "Roaring Twenties" exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum, click here For more information on the Lilly Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey International Art Competition, click here For more information on spring gardening projects, go to the TagawaGardens.com. For more information on how self-hypnosis can help motivate you to workout go to HypnoDeb.com
- To see the prices of the top 7 drugs at 7 local stores, click here. To read more about the story, click here. To learn more about 5280 Magazine, click here The Denver Botanic Gardens Plant sale continues to Saturday at 4 p.m. For more information, click here.
- To learn more about the David Burke flavor sprays, click here. For additional information about support groups for pulmonary arterial hypertension, call ( 866) 474-4742 or log on to www.phassociation.org. Here is what you need to know to take part in this year's "Day Of Caring" conference for breast cancer awareness. It's this Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration is $50. You can register online, by going to www.dayofcaringonline.org. To learn more about lupus you can contact the Lupus Foundation of Colorado at 303-333-2300 or 800-858-1292. You can also go online to www.lupuscolorado.org.
- To learn more about the Mow Down Pollution event, click here. To learn more about protecting your home from a cyber-invasion, click here. A free, public Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held Saturday, May 13, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 3101 South Flanders Way, Aurora. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office; City of Aurora Emergency Management; Tri-City Health Department and American Red Cross will offer hands-on skills and information. Sesame Live continues through Sunday at the Denver Coliseum. For more info, call (866) 464-2626 or go to SesameStreetLive.com. For more info Colorado Cellar Consulting or Sparrow Hawk click here or contact Sparrow Hawk: Downtown Colorado Springs (719) 471-3235
- Are you prepared for the bird flu? Find out by going to www.pandemicflu.gov and www.readycolorado.org. You can also call the Colorado Help Health Hotline at (877) 462-2911. For the beer recipes, visit our Food section. For more information on the Posit Science Brain Exercise Program, go to PositScience.com For more information about Leadership Denver's Class Project, log on to www.denverhomecoming.com.
- For more on the bird flu and public safety efforts in Colorado, visit www.pandemicflu.gov and www.readycolorado.org. For more information on Active Women’s Health visit UCHSC.edu. For more information about the bird flu, just log on to www.pandemicflu.gov . The Westminster Fire Department offers a Juvenile Firesetter Intervention. A one-on-one meeting can be set up to discuss how to approach the situation. For more information, please call the Westminster Fire Department at 303-430-2400, Ext. 4500. For more information about "Designscapes Colorado" just log on to www.designscapescolorado.com.
- For information on childproofing your home: www.ColoradoChildproofers.com and www.IAFCS.org For information on renting bio-diesel vehicles from Diesel Pick-up Rental in Denver: www.dieselpickuprental.com CRAVE Party for women is Wednesday, May 10, 5-9 pm at Mile High Station. To learn more go to www.cravepartydenver.com For tips on front yard landscaping from the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado: www.alcc.com To find what a property is worth: www.Zillow.com To find cheaper gas prices in your area: www.GasBuddy.com For help finding a date while waiting in traffic: www.FlirtinginTraffic.com
- For more information on the Power Cop, click here or call 800-480-3132. For more on the Bow Wow Breakfast cereal for Dogs, click here.
- For more on the Relish Web site, click here. There is a free skin cancer screening this coming Saturday, May 6. To find a location near you, visit www.aad.org/. Julie Pech is the author of "The Chocolate Therapist -- A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate." She will be at the Tattered Cover at 2 p.m. Saturday. To learn more about her book, click here. For more on skin cancer symptoms, prevention and treatement, call 303-788-1766 or go to www.HealthONEcares.com. The Painted Violin Carnival is Sunday, May 7 at Walnut Foundry Event Center. Proceeds benefit The Denver Young Artists Orchestra. For more info, click here.
- Krav Maga cost about $100 a month but there are discounts for those in the military, law enforcement or in school. Premier Martial Arts Centers offer free seminars. To lean more, click here. For more information about regular breast self-exams, who is at risk for breast cancer, and mammograms for survivors of breast cancer, just call (877) HealthONE, or log on to www.HealthONEcares.com. Here is what you need to know to help "Newborns In Need." Donations of disposable diapers, wipes, onesies, sleepers and receiving blankets will be accepted at all University Of Phoenix campuses, and All King Soopers locations in the Denver metro area. Univ. of Phoenix locations: Lone Tree Learning Center, 10004 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, 80124; Cherry Creek, 3151 S. Vaughn Way, Ste. 100, Aurora, 80014, Northglenn, 10190 Bannock St. Northglenn, 80221, Turnpike, 8700 Turnpike Dr. Westminster, 80031. Also visit www.kingsoopers.com.
- For more on biodiesel, go to BoulderBiodiesel.com. For those who haven't enrolled, they're urged to gather their prescriptions, have their Medicare card handy and call 800-MEDICARE or go online to www.medicare.gov. If you don't sign up by May 15, you will have to wait until 2007. You can participate in a benefit for Columbine Elementary party. It's Thursday, at the Temple Events Center at 1595 Pearl Street in Denver. Live music and the art show starts at 5:30 p.m., nd continues through 9 p.m. The $25 donation benefits arts and sports at Columbine Elementary. For more information about help out, log on to www.helpoutinc.org. For more information about Cover the Uninsured Week, visit www.covertheuninsured.org/.
- For more information on Thermography call Dr. Diana Alba at 303-773-0793 or visit Meditherm.com To learn more about the milk diet, click here. To learn more about the study on overweight kids and how you can help them lose weight, go to AmericaonTheMove.org. You can try Yoga In The Park free, and sample new green tea drinks from Starbucks, as well as learn about Denver Urban Gardens. It's all happening this Saturday, at Cheesman Park in Denver. Yoga sessions with instructors from Corepower Yoga begin at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. log onto www.corepoweryoga.com, www.starbucks.com, or www.dug.org.
- Find out about your ancestry, try AncestryByDNA.com To see this year's Webby nominees, go to WebbyAwards.com To star in your own music video go to USANetwork.com To find more information on “Take it to the Track” at Bandimere Speedwaw go to Bandimere.com. For information on "Invisible Children" go to InvisibleChildren.com, MySpace.com, and VisibleChildren.com For information on The Beer Belly, a removable spare tire that serves as a drink holder, click here.
- To get involved in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica at Civic Center park, go to the park on Saturday. Registration is at 8 a.m. Call 303-692-0011.. A $25 per walker donation is suggsted. There is also a Boulder WalkAmerica event. For more info go to WalkAmerica.org. For more information about donating your used cell phone to help raise money for research by the March of Dimes, go to PreemieHealth.com. To learn more about Canvas on Demand go to CanvasOnDemand.com. To get a discount, type in the code: 7NEWS. The office of the District Attorney is holding a Community Resource Fair Saturday April 29, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Those who feel they have been a victim of crime can learn about their rights and get help gaining protection and restitution. The fair will be held at the Town Center at Aurora located at 14200 E. Alameda Ave, east of Interstate 225 at Alameda and Sable. For more information, call the Office of the District Attorney at (720) 874-7500 or log onto http://dcj.state.co.us/. For more information about the Free Self Defense Class mentioned in 7NEWS reporter Lane Lyon's story, click here.
- For more information on how to keep your car running with the best gas mileage, and other travel tips from AAA Colorado visit www.aaa.com. For more information about Advocates For Children, or CASA, court-appointed special advocates, call 303-695-1882 or visit the Colorado CASA web site at www.coloradocasa.org. To support the “Y-Me Walk to Empower” log onto denverwalk.y-me.org. George Takei speaks Tuesday at 4 p.m. in St. Cajeten’s on the Auraria Campus, 1109 9th Street in Denver. To learn more about George Takei or the Equality Trek you can visit www.georgetakei.com.
- Monopoly is making a new "Here and Now" edition. To vote for your favorite landmarks in various U.S. cities, Monopoly.com. You can see "After Ashley" at the Ricketson Theatre at the DCPA though June 3.. For tickets and performance times call the 303-893 -4100 (outside the Denver area, 800-641-1222) or log on to www.denvercenter.org. For more information about the high-tech for the home products Steve Kruschen, a.k.a. Mr. Gadget, visit www.mrgadget.com.
- To vote in PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian contest go to GoVeg.com. Where’s your tax refund? To check the status go to IRS.gov. To vote for the next "Gidol" in a lip-synching competition go to GoogleIdol.com. To submit a question or give advice on the internet's version of "Dear Abby" check out DearAnyone.com.
- Doors Open Denver is this weekend from 10 a.m. To four p.m., Saturday and Sunday. For more information on specific buildings, guided tours and highlights from last year's event visit www.denvergov.org. eBay university is Saturday, at the Denver Marriott City Center, that's at 17th and California in downtown Denver. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and classes begin at 9 a.m. To register, call (781) 821-6734 or log on to www.ebay.com/university. You can see more of 7Dancers at their premiere performance next Friday and Saturday nights, at the Jones Theatre in the Denver Center For The Performing Arts. Reservations are available through the Cherry Creek Dance. Just call the 303-399-8087 log on to www.7dancers.com. For more information on tree planting to celebrate Earth Day in Denver, visit www.theparkpeople.org.
- To learn more about the pet tag silencer, go to QuietSpot.com Doors Open Denver is Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit www.denvergov.org/. "Spring Clean" on Earth Day is Saturday, April 22 , from 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m. You can drop off items including clothing, miscellaneous household items, computers, cell phones, fax machines, at 13 Denver metro area ARC Thrift Stores. For a complete list of recyclables and locations visit www.cpco.org. To apply for assistance with your energy bill, call the LEAP program at (866) HEAT-HELP or (866) 432-8435. You can also log on to their Web site at www.EnergyOutreach.org. You can meet Lucinda Delaney Schroeder, buy a copy of her book "A Hunt For Justice" and get it signed Friday night, at the Tattered Cover in Cherry Creek. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information about the book, the author or the book signing, just log on to www.ahuntforjustice.com.
- The Dumb Friends League Furry Scurry is Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. - noon, at Washington Park in Denver. For more information, visit www.ddfl.org. You can find the book "Colorado Heart And Soul" by local photographer Robert Castellino at area Bookstores, Including Borders, Barnes & Noble, Tattered Cover, Mikes Cameras and the Boulder Bookstore, as well as online. For more information, visit www.whisperingriver.com. You can see "Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story Of Oscar Brown Jr." by Donnie Betts at the Denver Pan African American Film Festival Thursday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m. The film opens May 5 at Starz. For more information about the film, or to learn more about Oscar Brown Jr. visit www.nocredits.com or www.musicismylife.info.
- To find these recipes for the Healthy Lifestyle Start-Up Plan, and other information on the 3-A-Day Diet Plan just log on to www.3aday.org. You can see the living bronze sculptures By Robert Wick at the Denver Botanic Gardens through the end of October. For more information about the Botanic and the living bronze sculptures exhibit, log on to www.botanicgardens.org or call (720) 865-3580.
- Porter Adventist Hospital's free screening for kidney disease is Saturday, from 9 a.m., until 1 p.m. At Porter Hospital's Centura Transplant Services Center. It's free, but pre-registration is required. To register, call 303-777-6877. Anyone with diabetes, high blood pressure, or with a family history of kidney disease should attend. Here is how you can get involved in "Baby Loves Disco." The next event is set for Saturday, April 22, from 2 to 5 p.m. At The Boulder Theatre, on 14th Street in Boulder. Tickets $10 for walking humans. If your baby is still crawling, they get free admission! The admission price includes healthy snacks and juice boxes. For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets, visit www.babylovesdisco.com or www.bouldertheatre.com. Anthony Zolezzi, co-author of "How Dog Food Saved The Earth" is appearing at several book-signing events in the metro area through Saturday. For a list of locations and times, visit www.howdogfoodsavedtheearth.com.
- Tickets for shows at Red Rocks are available at all ticketmaster outlets, by calling 303-830-TIXS or 719-520-9090 or online at RedRocksOnline.com.
- "Seeing Purple" -- A Celebration of Music, Film and Life features short films by local filmmakers and a screening of Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple". It will shown Sunday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Landmark's Esquire Theatre. For more information click here. For more information on the Colorado Film Commission, go to ColoradoFilm.org. For more information on ergonomics and back-pain prevention go to RelaxTheBack.com
- The Bunny Trail Eggventure is at the Children's Museum Of Denver, located at 2121 Children's Museum Drive, in the central Platte Valley. The Easter activities are Saturday, from 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. Admission to the museum is $7, but children one year and younger are free. For more information on directions, and museum hours, visit www.cmdenver.org.
- To learn more about the Wine Fritz Tool, click here. For more information on the Holocaust Shoe Project, you can check out the Web site at www.holocaustshoeproject.org. For the recipes Joan Lunden mentioned, including the fabulous fruit salad, and brown rice stir-fry, visit our Food section on TheDenverChannel.com. There is still time to see "Man Of La Mancha" at the Country Dinner Playhouse. It plays through Sunday, May 14. For tickets and performance times, just call 303-799.1410 or log on to www.countrydinnerplayhouse.com.
- Riverdance is at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Center For Performing Arts complex through April 16. Ticket prices range from $17 to $67. For tickets and performance times call the 303-893 -4100 or log on to www.denvercenter.org.
- You can make an anonymous report to "Safe 2 Tell" by calling at 877.542-SAFE. The service is available to schools, students, teachers and parents. For more information, visit www.safe2tell.org You can see Cody Lyman in Rob Becker's "Defending The Caveman" at the new Denver Civic Theatre. Tickets are $39.50. Call (866) 464.2626, or King Soopers stores, or www.ticketswest.com.
- For more information on The 7 summits, click here. If you need help filing your taxes, you an call the IRS at 800-829-1040 between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free filing is available on the IRS web site at www.irs.gov, if your income is $50,000 or less. Haven't tackled your taxes yet? Find all the forms and instructions you need in our online tax section.
- For more information on how your personality type affects organization, click here. For more information on sport stacking go to WorldSportStackingAssocation.org or SpeedStacks.com. For information about filing your taxes electronically or filing for an extension go to GovernmentGuide.com. To back-up important documents online try Xdrive.com To find old web pages that have been retired or deleted go to Archive.org
- You can find 5280 Magazine at local bookstores and newsstands. For subscription information, visit www.5280.com.
- To mentor a Manual High School student, please sign up by completing the brief online form here. To learn more about the animals up for adoption through Table Mountain Animal Center, click here. "Safe 2 Tell" gives students or anyone else a safe, anonymous way to report a crime or potentially dangerous situation. You can call (877) 542-7233 or visit www.safe2tell.org. Seniors, Inc., and The Daniels College Of Business are hosting a free, Senior Services Fair featuring businesses from "The Source". It's this Saturday, from 9 am to noon, at the Daniels College Of Business, that's on the University Of Denver campus. For more information on seniors, inc. Call 303-303-6900, or log on to www.coloradosource.org The Recording For The Blind And Dyslexic 11th Annual National Record-A-Thon coincides with National Volunteer Week, April 23-29. Contact the rocky mountain unit at 303-757-0787 or log on to www.rfbd.org. You can see "Offbeat America" with host Patrick Clark on HGTV on Sundays at 4 pm. For show schedules, just log on to www.hgtv.com
- To learn more about the organic chocolate recall, click here. If you need help filing your taxes, you an call the IRS at 800-829-1040 between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free filing is available on the IRS web site at www.irs.gov if your income is $50,000 or less. Haven't tackled your taxes yet? Find all the forms and instructions you need in our online tax guide. For a link to the Healthone Magazine article about the pros and cons of scheduled c-sections versus vaginal birth visit www.onemagazineonline.net. You can buy "Lean On Me" in local book stores and online. For more information on ordering the book, or Nancy Davis' organization "The Center Without Walls" just log on to www.erasems.org. For more information on Kick Butts Day in Colorado visit the Web site..
- To learn more about the animals up for adoption through Table Mountain Animal Center, click here. For more information on the new organ donor report and how you can donate visit the Donor Awareness Council Web site. You can find the new "Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook" at area bookstores and online. You can find her recipes on her Web site. You can find "Boulder: Yesterday & Today- A Photographic Retrospective" by Robert L. Castellino, at Colorado bookstores and online. Robert's web site is www.whisperingriver.com.
- If you are looking for someone to carpool with, go the RideArrangers Matching Web site.
- For more information on a local “American Inventor” contestant’s invention, designed to help get rid of bugs in your home, just visit www.spiderstick.com. To read more about local “American Inventor” contestant's experiences, visit www.inventorunderground.com. To donate, or for more information on Arc Thrift Stores, visit their website at www.arcthrift.com. For tips on hiring a landscape contractor from the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, just click www.alcc.com. For advice on shedding winter weight, visit www.weightawareness.com. To explore summer camp options for kids, click www.campparents.org. For tips on simplifying your life this spring, click www.aol.com/living.
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