COLORADO GROWN: COMMUNITY CELEBRATION ATTRACTS MORE THAN 1K ATTENDEES By: Meg Poole, Program Coordinator On Saturday, July 29 more than 1,100 guests attended CSPM’s annual Colorado Grown Family Fun Day. For many years, the museum has recognized Colorado and Colorado Springs’ founding dates with a community celebration. This year, CSPM marked Colorado’s 141st birthday with an outdoor festival featuring music, games, food and crafts. Guests also had the opportunity to come inside and learn more about the history of the Pikes Peak region through museum tours, Hands on History stations, touch tables and exhibits. Outside, there were a variety of activities for all ages. Bluegrass band Wirewood Station played a two hour set while guests danced and sang along. Wishing Star Farm brought along farm animals for guests to meet and even play with inside the pen! Children enjoyed face painting, playing historic games and making Colorado party hats. Learning at one of Colorado Grown’s touch tables Several community partners provided hands on experience booths, including Garden of the Gods, AdAmAn Club, the Pikes Peak Weavers Guild and Olympic City USA. Guests even had the chance to meet Stephen Garbett, an Olympic skeleton hopeful! There were plenty of food and beverage options for guests to enjoy. At the “Soda Garten,” local breweries offered craft soda samples. Visitors also enjoyed unique menu items from some of Colorado Springs’ favorite food trucks. No birthday celebration is complete without birthday cake! After National Miss Colorado Teen Cynthia Morin led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday!” to Colorado, CSPM passed out more than 300 slices of birthday cake to eager guests. Cynthia Morin, National Miss Colorado Teen, serving cake Thank you to everyone who attended Colorado Grown Family Fun Day! Demonstrating games settlers played MUSELETTER SEPTEMBER 2017 | PG 2
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