Greetings!                                                                9-04-08

Niwot Happenings: This Sat. Sept. 6th--is our biggest festival all year....Niwot Nostalgia Day....starts with a pancake breakfast, parade, live music, vendors, a quilt show...and concludes from 7 to 10 in Cottonwood Square with the Fab 4.

Website update: I was just checking some of the many videos on the website and was pleasantly surprised at how many times some of them viewed.....two of them...have been viewed nearly 500 times!! And I'm flattered to say they both were ones of me sitting in with other bands (Girls on Top! and Lionel Young). Anyway...if you're a band....get some video and upload it! The site is now getting close to 2000 hits per month and it just keeps growing!

Clothes of Note: Homecoming is the first big dance of the school year and I've got lots of wonderful cocktail dresses and formals.  Sweaters and jackets are starting to fill the racks as well. Had a visit from a consigner this week who is an artist and she had some gorgeous outfits she wore to art openings...3 are pictured today...and some great jeans, purses, shoes...lots of men's cowboy boots....and jewelry!

Music Happenings this weekend:

Thursday, Sept. 4th.:  The Fabulous Erica Brown comes to Niwot's Rhythm on the Rails. Next week is our last concert of the season with the amazing a cappella group, FACE. And be sure to check out today's pics that include pictures from last week's concert with the Strolling Scones. In spite of the fact that they were competing with some big speech in Denver....we had a huge crowd here last week and about 15% of them dressed up in 60's attire helping make it once again, a fantastic night!  Also on Thursday night, the Jack Hadley Band is at the Boulder Outlook.

Friday, 9/5— The Longmont Oktoberfest kicks off in Roosevelt Park at 4 pm with a polka band, 5:30 the Fab 4 take the stage and at 8 pm...the Groove Hawgs! Yours truly is emceeing some come to Longmont and party with me!  Play It Forward are at the Eagle Grill in Longmont, The fabulous Informants are at Nissi’s, The Bryan Lee Band from New Orleans is at Oskar Blues,  and  Chicken Noodle Funk are at Conor O’Neils, Ron Thompson from San Francisco is at the Boulder Outlook.

Sat.  9/6— Longmont Oktoberfest continues in Roosevelt Park with the polka band at 4, the Lee Thomas Band at 5:30 and Chris Daniels and the Kings. at 8. I will still be there emceeing. Or come out to Niwot that evening for the Fab 4 playing in Cottonwood Square for Nostalgia Day. (7 to 10) Play It Forward are still at the Eagle Grill, The Fredi-Henchi band is at Nissi’s,  Oskar Blues is hosting an Oktoberfest all day long,  the Modern Rhythm Project is at Conor O’Neils, the Bryan Lee Band from New Orleans is at the Boulder Outlook, and my buddies the Rhythm All -Stars are at Ziggies.

Band of the Week video: Lots of you know of Lewis and Floorwax..morning DJ's on the Fox 103.5...and you probably know they have a band....the Groove Hawgs, who are playing this Friday night in Longmont at the Oktoberfest. But did you know the Groove Hawgs have opened for major acts at Red Rocks more than any other local band? 11 times, thank you. And they opened at the Pepsi Center for....are you ready? The Who. Just a little band really. These shock jocks have surrounded themselves with some seriously talented musicians including two of the best guitarists in the biz. So I found a video featuring both Michael Hornbuckle and Johnny Vaughn from when the Groove Hawgs played Thunder in the Rockies last year. Enjoy!

Fundraisers: The 12th Annual OUR Center Charity Golf Classic on Thursday, September 4, 2008 presented by Longmont Ford. Take your choice of tee time - 8:00 at Ute Creek or 1:00 at Fox Hill. Registration fee of $130 includes fees, cart, snacks on course, post-tournament meal, and awards! The Rib House is providing a catered barbeque dinner on the Fox Hill patio following the afternoon round for all golfers. All proceeds benefit the Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. "moving St. Vrain residents to self-sufficiency". Tax-deductible contributions may be designated to OUR Child Care Center to qualify for the Colorado State Child Care Tax Contribution Credit. Register by calling 303-772-5529 or www.ourcenter.org and go to the Store page. For more information, contact Elaine at 303-772-5529 x224 or elaine@ourcenter.org or visit www.ourcenter.org/events.html.

Plan Ahead: The new wine shop in Boulder, the Blending Cellar is hosting this coming Wednesday, Sept. 10th, a dinner and a movie night. For $35, you get food and wine, and watch the movie, "Sideways", Jax Fish House is preparing the food, the wine will flow  and conversation after this flick will be stimulating! Call 303-447-0475 for details.

Don't forget...Rockin' Robin's is now open on Mondays and you can bring in 4 items or less for consideration for consigning without an appointment! Bop While You Shop!

Rockin' Robin