Denver Parade of Homes

The 2012 Denver Parade of Homes is back and in full swing.  The event features 72 homes from around the Denver metro area from Loveland to Castle Roack, Central City to Stapleton and several communities in between.  Parade of Homes will be on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am to 6pm through Labor Day.  The Denver Parade of Homes features homes that range in price from the high $100s to one-million plus.  Start planning your trip today.  Click here to plan your driving direction.  For mobile users, click here for information about using the MeNetwork app to help plan your tour.

Stapleton Rocks

Rock out for Stapleton’s third annual concert to benefit the Denver Children’s Home and Flobots.org, a non-profit that teaches music to area youth.  The event is scheduled for Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, on The Green.  Click here for more information or visit StapletonCommunity.com!

Here is the line up for the event.

Band	Time
The Binding	12:15-12:45pm
Park Hill	1:00-1:30pm
Agrionius	1:45-2:15pm
SNNAB	2:30-3:00pm
Mossgatherers	3:15-3:45pm
Olivia Rudeen	4:00-4:30pm
School of Rock	4:45-5:15pm
Mitch Lehn Folk Trio	5:30-6:00pm
Wabash Cannonballs	6:15-6:45pm
Starcar Sunday	7:00-7:30pm
3 Star Monday	7:45-8:15pm
Outta My Alley	8:30-9:15pm
Northside Tragedy	9:30-10:00pm

Lowry Farmers Market

The Hangar 2 Lowry Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays, June through September, and features Colorado produce, breads, artisans gifts and other micro sourced items. Map the Lowry Farmer's Market  

Select weekends will be programmed with various activities and events, including the fabulous food trucks.  The Hangar 2 Lowry Farmers’ Market works with local non-profits to provide discounted or free booth space to help increase awareness of available programs.

MARKET HOURS: 

Saturdays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Go Early)

MARKET DATES: 

- AUGUST: 18, 25

- SEPTEMBER: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Stapleton Library Grand Opening August 11th: SAM GARY BRANCH LIBRARY

The grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Sam Gary Branch Library will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, including remarks by city dignitaries and family-friendly entertainment.

Schedule:

9 a.m. — Branch Opens
9:45 a.m. — Music performance by Jonny 5 of Flobots
10 a.m. — Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting and remarks by Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Councilman Herndon and other City and Library leaders
10:40 a.m. — Music performance by Jonny 5 of Flobots
11 a.m. — Reception in the Community Room with refreshments
1 p.m. — Ann Lincoln: Juggling, magic, comedy and more!
3 p.m. — HawkQuest: Birds of Prey
5 p.m. — Branch Closes

Throughout the Day — Family crafts including button making, paper airplanes and puppets

Things To Do In Stapleton

Date	Event	Location
Every Sunday, 8:30am-12:30pm	Farmers Market	Founders Green
Every Friday, 5:30-8:30pm	Stapleton Summer Stroll	E. 29th Ave. Town Center
Thursday 9th at 7pm	Active Minds Seminar	Community Room
Friday 10th at Dusk	Movie on The Green - “The Help”	Founders Green
Sunday 12th at 8am	Stapleton Kid’s Triathlon	Jet Stream Pool
Saturday 18th from 4-8pm	Beer Festival & Concert - “Tommy & the Tangerines” “Chris Daniels & the Kings”	Founders Green
Friday 24th at Dusk	Movie on The Green – “The Lorax”	Founders Green
Saturday 25th from 9am-2pm	Sweet William Market	Founders Green
Sunday 26th from 10am-Noon	Active Minds Music Seminar & Brunch	F15 Pool

Viva Streets: City Park to Stapleton

Viva Streets is back this summer, celebrating our City streets' potential to get people moving, to bring neighbors together, and to strengthen Colorado’s healthy, active culture.  On August 12, 2012, LiveWell Colorado and BikeDenver will transform 23rd Avenue between City Park and Stapleton into a car-free parkway for all Denverites to enjoy.

The streets will be closed to cars and will come alive with walkers, bikers, runners, strollers, hoola-hoopers, dancers, paraders, musicians, healthy food purveyors and anyone wanting to play in the streets for the day.

To learn more, visit the LiveWell Colorado website.  You can also watch the video below to learn more about the Viva Streets celebration.

Stapleton 10 Year Anniversary Video