Happy Holidays. May your season be filled with happiness, joy and the warmth of good friends, loving families and fabulous food and drink. And may you spend many hours Downtown buying special gifts for everyone who has been naughty or nice, skating on our beautiful ice rink and riding the horse drawn carriages through town.

Parade of Lights is December 7! Festivities Start at 6:00 pm

First Friday (really Saturday)
Art Walk

December 1
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Enjoy the galleries filled with amazing art, shop at the local merchants and take advantage of all activities happening in Historic Downtown Louisville such as Winter Skate, Carriage Rides and major imbibement (yeah, we know it’s not a word) and dining at our great restaurants, cafes and bars.

Bella Frida

901 Main St., Suite 101
The Bella Frida December Art Walk will feature Fort Collins artist Peggy Short of Wabi-Ware. She will have her full line of handmade greeting cards, including Guadalupe and Frida and her many fun gift items including blessings, milagros and paper altars. Bella Frida will also honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with a special Aztec dance troupe and candlelight procession on December 12. Check the website for more details.

Holiday Market

740 Front Street
December 1, 8
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Holiday gifts, local artists, craftspeople, bakers, butchers, and candlestick makers. In other words, you can find some really unique and delicious stuff here for great holiday gifts. Also drop by Olde Town Village Market, 611 Front St., for unique gifts and all kinds of stocking stuffers. Once again we say, WHO NEEDS THE MALL!!!!

Parade of Lights
Christmas Carols by the Fire

Fire pit between Bittersweet and Sunshine and Rain
December 7
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Got voice? Bittersweet Café and Sunshine and Rain would like to invite you to participate in some casual family style Christmas Caroling before the Parade of Lights begins. Keep warm by the fire, sip apple cider, munch on cookies. Bring the kids and an instrument if you dare, and help celebrate the Holidays with some good old fashioned singin’!

By Chance

920 Main St.
December 8
It’s the one and only Girlfriend Shopping Party. We don’t know the details on this, but they tell us that if you check their Facebook page (By Chance Shoppe) you will know. It’s all very mysterious... and it’s for girls only.

Louisville Wellness Center Toy Drive and Community Thank You

921 Main St.
December 8
9:00 am – noon, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Stop by the Center in the morning with lightly used toys for the Share a Gift organization and then return later for a community wide celebration. The Center would like to thank the public for their support during its first year open. Free food and drink.

Yoga Junction 2nd Annual Holidaze Celebration – Free Kirtan

908 Main St.
December 8
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Join Yoga Junction and Mira Gale (along with her band) for a free live Kirtan sure to lighten the heart for the holiday season. The event will also include special discounts for the evening, beverages, snacks and a raffle. RSVP: info@yogajunction.com.

Old Friends Holiday Gift Special

706 Front Street
Through the Month of December
If you buy a gift, you get a gift! What a deal! Old Friends will give you something only they can give for every purchase till supplies last. So, you know where you’re going for some Holiday shopping!

Free Library Events

Louisville Public Library
951 Main St.

Introduction to Model Railroading
December 1
Library Meeting Room
10:30 – noon
John Nahodyl and John Bond from the Boulder Model Railroad Club will talk to us about model railroading including engineering, electricity, model building, architecture, and computer programming. We’ll also learn about the interesting, history of how trains helped to shape the American landscape.

Museum Brown Bag: Louisville’s English Roots
December 6
Library Meeting Room
12:00 – 1:00
Bring your lunch and join Museum Coordinator Bridget Bacon for an informal discussion on Louisville history.

All About Mommies: Bellies, Backs & Bladders
December 13
Library Meeting Room
11:00 amd – 1:00 pm
This is a fun and interactive course taught by women’s health specialists Kim Raschke, PT, DPT, CLT and Hollie Neujahr PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, teaching mom all about the normal and “not-so-normal” changes that can occur during and after pregnancy. This course will educate mom all about healthy bellies, backs and bladders and what to do if some changes seem not so normal throughout their journey of motherhood such as pain, weakness, and postural dysfunctions.

Birds of Prey
December 13
Library Meeting Room
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Learn how to recognize birds of prey, or raptors—hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls—in the winter skies above Boulder County. During this slide presentation, you’ll observe and learn how to distinguish between different raptors by identifying common field marks. You will also learn about the habitat requirements, behavior, and ecology of these magnificent birds. All ages are welcome.

Holiday Open House & Music
December 16
Library Lobby
1:00 – 3:00 pm
It’s the Library’s annual Holiday Open House where you can enjoy some refreshments and music by Dr. Martin Ters, an accomplished classical guitarist and Louisville resident.

Strengthening Reading Confidence and Skills
December 20
Library Meeting Room
7:30 – 8:00 pm
This program is part of the “Pathways to Parenting Success” series presented by Boulder Psychological Services. Parents are invited to bring their elementary-age children and a fun book to help them learn effective strategies for reading.

Holiday Music at the Library Featuring Now & Then
December 21
Library Lobby
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Always a crowd favorite, Now & Then is back to play their wonderful variety of acoustical music for the holidays.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
WELCOME OUR NEWEST MERCHANT:

Little Horse Books/Absolute Vinyl

820 Main St.
720-841-4037
littlehorsebooks@gmail.com
They describe themselves as “an eclectic collection of the cool and strange.” But not only will you find used and rare books, LPs, (we’re talking vinyl,) vintage stereo equipment and mid-century smalls (whatever that is), but old typewriters, cameras and the neatest, coolest assortment of somebody’s basement somewhere. Check them out on Facebook as they don’t yet have a website. Better yet, pay them a visit.