5 days Ago By BY CARLOTTA OLSON The Gazette
WEDNESDAY Tax Prep Essentials/Basics of Bookkeeping — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.
m., Tri-Lakes Chamber, 166 Second St., Monument.
Registration: trilakeschamber.com . • • • THURSDAY Tri-Lakes Chamber Networking Breakfast — Speaker: Nirettzy Velez Santos, Farmers Insurance, 7:30-9 a.
m., 166 Second St., Monument.
Free for first-time visitors. Registration: trilakeschamber.com .
• • • THURSDAY-FRIDAY Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas — 7-10 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $49-$75; bootbarnhall.
com . • • • FRIDAY Navigating New Holiday Normals — Presented by dementia expert Paula Lev, 2 p.m.
, Jackson Creek Senior Living, 16601 Jackson Creek Parkway, Monument. Reservations: 719-259-1331, jacksoncreekseniorliving.com/events .
The Golden Path Series — The Golden Connection — Learn how to foster relationships within the community, 3-4 p.m., Jackson Creek Senior Living, 16601 Jackson Creek Parkway, Monument.
Registration: 719-259-1331, jacksoncreekseniorliving.com/events . Dakota Blonde — Monument Creek KanKickers, Lee & G will open, 7-9:30 p.
m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org .
• • • FRIDAY-SATURDAY Joys of the Season Holiday Home Tour — To benefit Tri-Lakes Women’s Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.
m., beginning at the Hospitality House, Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Drive, Monument, $30 day of event at Woodmoor Barn; joysoftheseasonht.org .
• • • SATURDAY Yuletide Breakfast with Santa and His Helpers — 9 a.m., Bass Pro Shops, 13012 Bass Pro Drive.
Maximum of 6 individuals per family. Registration: basspro.com/santa .
Book Signings — With Julie Bell, “Colorado Women of the Gold Rush Era,” Ann Claire, “A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants” and Linda Duvall, “The Lightkeeper,” 1-3 p.m., Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St.
, Monument; 719-481-2665. Christmas with Bing — Featuring Eric Elison & Friends to benefit SOCO Senior Resource Center, 2-4 p.m.
, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake, $35 in advance, $40 at door. Tickets: tinyurl.com/mtb4t7bj .
Tracy Byrd — 7-10 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $25-$89; bootbarnhall.
com . • • • ONGOING “Exploring the Earth to Exploring the Mind” Exhibit — 9 a.m.
-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays through Dec.
14, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, 225 North Gate Blvd., regular museum admission rates with apply; wmmi.org .
Special Santa Experiences — Christmas Tales — Santa or Mrs. Claus will read Christmas stories to families and take photos, 5 p.m.
Tuesdays, through Dec. 17, Bass Pro Shops, 13012 Bass Pro Drive. Registration: basspro.
com/santa . Santa’s Wonderland — Photos with Santa, through Dec. 24, Bass Pro Shops, 13012 Bass Pro Drive, go online for times.
Free 4x6 photo and shareable video other photo packages available for purchase. Reservations are recommended for a visit and photo with Santa and can be made up to 7 days in advance: basspro.com/santa .
• • • DAILY Palmer Lake Arts Council — Looking for working artists interested in participating in an artist cooperative located in Palmer Lake and for people to organize and manage the coop. Information: [email protected] .
Silver Key Thrift Store — Donations of gently used items accepted, Tri-Lakes Thrift Store, 755 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake; 719-488-3495, silverkey.org/thrift-store ..
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