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Fort Collins Fringe Festival to showcase obscure local art

Julia Trowbridge July 19, 2017

Admission: $5 for the Fort Collins Fringe Festival pass, and tickets for individual performances range from $1 to $10, with all box office profits going to the artists.When: Thursday, July 27 to Sunday,...

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Local band Leftover Salmon to headline NewWestFest

July 17, 2017

NewWestFest:When: August 11, 12 and 13 Friday: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Location: Downtown Fort Collins Price: Free Local music fans will have a reason...

Ellie Light, artist and a communications professor at Colorado State University, performed a live painting at Bare Bones Haircuts Gallery at the First Friday Gallery Walk. Photo by Olive Ancell | Collegian

First Friday Gallery Walk provides free art show for Fort Collins

Julia Trowbridge July 8, 2017

Local art was the main attraction Friday evening. The First Friday Gallery Walk, a free event that takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month during the summer, featured galleries...

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9 shopping tips for the Downtown Summer Sale

Gracie Ludens July 7, 2017

Shopping days can be exhausting, especially when hours are spent wandering stores with nothing to show for it. Don’t let those discouraging days stop you from taking a day, or three, to explore the Downtown...

Photo story: Fourth of July fireworks in Fort Collins

Photo story: Fourth of July fireworks in Fort Collins

Julia Trowbridge July 5, 2017

Concluding Fort Collins' Fourth of July celebration was the amazing and bright firework show at City Park.   [new_royalslider id="609"]   The fireworks were shot over Sheldon Lake at dusk...

Try shopping for layers at Cira Limited. Photo credit: Katie Mitchell

Fort Collins’ Downtown Summer Sale begins July 13

Gracie Ludens July 4, 2017

Get ready to explore the streets of historic Old Town Fort Collins during the Downtown Summer Sale, an annual three-day event for businesses in downtown Fort Collins. From July 13 to July 15, 27...

Chickens at the A to Z Global Folk Art exhibit (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Global Village Museum presents folk art in new exhibit

Julia Trowbridge July 3, 2017

Video by Oliver Homan | Collegian You don't have to travel the world to see original pieces of artwork from multiple different countries; thanks to the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures, you...

New Belgium bartender Ariel Starkweather pours a glass of Old Aggie at New Belgium Brewery on July 1, 2017 during the launch party. (Erin Douglas | Collegian)

Green and gold out the door: New Belgium releases Old Aggie

Erin Douglas July 1, 2017

Hundreds poured through New Belgium Brewing’s doors this weekend with one goal: to try a lager. Old Aggie Superior Lager is New Belgium’s latest concoction, released with and inspired by CSU. The...

Justin Youngk, CSU graduate and host for the open mic event at the Bean Cycle, performs an original song at the I AM Open Mic event (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Open mic at the Bean Cycle showcases passionate, aspiring artists

Julia Trowbridge July 1, 2017

The I AM Open Mic event at the Bean Cycle is a quiet evening with aspiring artists and a comfortable environment. The event takes place on the last Friday of every month and has been going on for two years....

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New Belgium has crafted a new beer that is celebratory to the years of partnership between the brewery and CSU and the new stadium.

New Belgium to launch CSU beer “Old Aggie” Saturday afternoon

Erin Douglas July 1, 2017

New Belgium will host a launch party at 2 p.m. Saturday for their new CSU-inspired beer, Old Aggie.  From 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at New Belgium Brewery, located at 500 Linden St., the Colorado-based...

How to celebrate 4th of July in Fort Collins

How to celebrate 4th of July in Fort Collins

Nate Day June 27, 2017

We are deep into the summer season, and everyone's favorite opportunity to show off their patriotic side, otherwise known as 4th of July, will be here next week. With 4th of July being an America holiday,...

Colorado Brewer’s Festival brings entertainment to Fort Collins for 28th year

Julia Trowbridge June 26, 2017

The 28th Annual Colorado Brewer’s Festival, located in Washington Park and organized by the Downtown Business Association of Fort Collins, occurred June 23-25. The oldest craft beer festival in the...

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