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☕ Coffee Bar, Writers Series & More | This Week in Cheyenne

Plus: Third Eye Blind hits the Civic Center stage this week.

April 03, 2023

Happy Monday, Cheyenne!

🥡 It's Cheyenne Restaurant Week. Presented by Visit Cheyenne, Cheyenne Restaurant Week is a celebration of our restaurants, breweries, and distilleries and is a great way to try out your new favorite eatery with special pricing. You'll need a 'Mobile Passport' to secure the offers, which you can get here (on this page, click the Sign Up Now! button and checkout (free) to receive the digital passport via email). Explore a new spot and tell us about your favorites!

Events

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Monday, Apr 3rd

Soft Opening, Snowy Elk Coffee Bar | 3:00 p.m. | Snowy Elk Coffee Co., 6002 US-30 Unit B | Free to attend | In preparation for the grand opening coming in May, Snowy Elk is opeining its doors for purchases fresh off the coffee roaster.

Tuesday, Apr 4th

Spring Chair Yoga Series | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Blossom Yoga, 810 W 21st St | $45 | Join in-person at Blossom or live over Zoom for this accessible introduction to chair yoga. The 3-week series will cover various postures that can be done seated and standing.

ANB Bank Project Prom | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | ANB Bank, 1912 Capitol Ave | Free to attend | Every girl deserves to feel like a princess on prom night! Project Prom provides beautiful dresses to local high schoolers free of charge. Dress will be available during the month of April.

Official Wyoming Stop: Letters From Home 50 States Tour | 7:00 p.m. | Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W Lincolnway | $20 | A spectacular performance geared towards uniting the nation through music. A high-energy performance featuring Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann, a duo that's performed over 900 shows across the United States for veterans and their families.

Wednesday, Apr 5th

Open Mic Night | 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Free to attend | Bring your instruments! Bring your voice! Bring your comedy or poem of choice! New artists performing all the time, and returning artists often bring new songs to the stage. Collaboration with Wyoming Wave Studios.

Intuitive Plant & Paint Night | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Sunshine Plant Company, 600 W 17th St | $40 | New workshop series with Flydragon Design Art Studio that's centered around developing your intuition through art and plants.

Thursday, Apr 6th

Elizabeth Smart: My Story | 6:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W 20th St | Free to attend | The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. Elizabeth will share her story, and how writing and sharing about her life has been a major part of her advocacy work on behalf of abducted children.

Thankful Thursday supporting Family Promise of Cheyenne | 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Lincolnway Event Hall, 3839 E Lincolnway | Free to attend, 21+ | Help raise funds to support homeless children and their families in Laramie County. Live auction, food, drinks and more!

Friday, Apr 7th

Third Eye Blind | 8:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W 20th St | $46-$200 | Iconic 90's rock band, Third Eye Blind, will take the Cheyenne Civic Center stage. With hits such as “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” and “How’s It Going to Be,” the band has sold over 12 million albums worldwide.

First Friday Future Gazing | 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Sunshine Plant Company, 600 W 17th St | Free to attend, $ for reading | Get a peek into your future with a tarot reading by Maren.

Cheyenne First Friday Artwalk | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Multiple Businesses, Downtown | Free to attend | Every first Friday of the month, downtown venues and businesses open their doors to showcase unique artists from Cheyenne and the region. Hop from location to location and view work by featured artists. This month's featured venue is Clay Paper Scissors Gallery & Studio.

Pleasure People | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | The Hawthorne Tree, 112 E 17th St | Free to attend | The up and coming band out of Casper will bring their alternative-folk sytle to the capital city as part of the Cheyenne First Friday Artwalk.

Gnome Bunny Pottery Class | 6:00 p.m. | Silver Sage Ceramics, 3110 Old Faithful Rd | $44 | A one-time class to build a Gnome with adorable bunny ears and whiskers out of clay slabs. Decorate and personalize for a one-of-a-kind bunny gnome.

Harpoon, the Whale w/ Red Painted black in Cheyenne | 7:00 p.m. | The Redwood Bar, 2105 E Lincolnway | Free to attend | Live music in Cheyenne with performances by Harpoon, the Whale, Red Painted Black, Thomas Saffel and Rob Joyce.

The Haunted Tavern (also Sat, April 8th) | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | The Louise Event Venue, 110 East 17th Street | $45 | An immersive cocktail experience run by the descendants of Ichabod Crane. Participants will visit one of the most haunted locations in Cheyenne as the tavern keeper guides them through a 4-part interactive cocktail journey.

Love & Theft | 9:00 p.m. | The Outlaw Saloon, 3212 S Greeley Hwy | $15 in advance, $20 at door | The country duo with 2011 number 1 single "Angel Eyes" will perform an acoustic set.

Saturday, Apr 8th

Experience Holi: The Festival of Colors! | 1:00 p.m. | Paul Smith's Children's Village, 710 S Lions Park Dr | Free to attend | Celebrate the coming of spring with the Festival Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors! Learn about Holi, stories, games, and of course, colors!

Cheyenne High Spirit Holistic Show (also Sunday, April 9th) | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center, 204 W Fox Farm Rd | $5 admission | The two-day event will feature reiki healers, tarot and angel card readers, massage and chiropractic healers. Plus, shop the many vendors for unique handmade items and goods.

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Capitol Stadium 12, 3410 Concord Rd | $18.87 | UFC 287 live on the big screen. After one of the most memorable middleweight title fights in UFC history, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will run it back in the main event.

Demun Jones | 8:00 p.m. | The Outlaw Saloon, 312 S Greeley Hwy | $20 | Best known for this time with the Southern hip-hop group Rehab, the country rapper brings his distinctive style to The Outlaw Saloon stage.

☕ Upcoming: Community Coffee Class // Looking to brew your own fresh and delicious coffee at home? Cheyenne's local coffee roastery, Snowy Elk Coffee Co., is hosting a community class that will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to create the perfect cup of coffee in your own kitchen. Tickets, $25. 

Need to Know

Image: City of Cheyenne

🍿 Vendors Wanted: City of Cheyenne’s Community Recreation & Events Department is now accepting vendors for Superday 2023.

🐱 Friends Fur-ever: Cheyenne's first-of-its-kind cat cafe, Catz N Coffee Connections, is now open. The cafe offers beverages, snacks and Wi-Fi and recommends visits by appointment.

🍂 Weed Out: The city's residential yard waste program will begin on Monday. Only lawn trimmings, weeds and leaves can be placed loosely in yard waste containers - no bags or branches allowed.

🚧 Under the Bridge: The rehab project for bridges over West Lincolnway and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on I-25 is set to begin on Monday, weather permitting.

🏈 Omaha: The City of Cheyenne Recreation department has added girls flag football for grades 6th-12th as a new program and registration is open now.

One Last Thing

Ready or not, Easter is here! From eggs hunts, tea time and photos with the bunny, there are plenty of Easter celebrations happening around Cheyenne in the week ahead. Here's just a few to help you plan out your festivities:

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