💃 Hispanic Festival, Wine Dinner & More | This Week in Cheyenne

It’s Monday, September 2nd. Happy Labor Day!

Events

Monday, Sept 2nd

Cousins Maine Lobster Truck | 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Varies | Order ahead online and skip the line for this popular lobster food truck.

Tuesday, Sept 3rd

Tuesday Farmers Market | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | JCPenny Parking Lot, 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to attend | Shop local vendors and find plenty of treats including local raised fruits and vegetables, breads, pastries, salsas, Wyoming honey and much more!

Tarot Tuesday | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Hawthorn Tree, 112 E 17th St | $30 | Here's your opportunity for a reading from Maren, who's been studying the age-old practice of Tarot for 25 years.

Intermediate Color Theory Class | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 1620 Thomes Ave | $35 | Some prior knowledge is recommended for this class that will focus on the day-to-day uses of color theory, identifying color and how to create colors from scratch using acrylic paint.

Railspur Barrel Pick Vol. 2 Release Party | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Railspur, 707 W Lincolnway | Free to attend | Join Railspur for the grand unveiling of Railspur Barrel Pick Vol. 2, a limited-edition, barrel-proof oat whiskey crafted by Pine Bluffs Distilling. Enjoy live music and product sampling.

Wednesday, Sept 4th

Pottery Class- Slabs, Forms and Surfaces | 6:30 p.m. | Silver Sage Ceramics, 3110 Old Faithful Rd | $269.50/6 sessions | This six-class series will explore hand building with slab techniques and forms, creating templates, applying texture and more!

Thursday, Sept 5th

Wine Dinner | 6:00 p.m. | The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave | $85 | Embark on a culinary journey with a meticulously crafted four-course meal, thoughtfully paired with selected wines that will elevate each dish.

Live Music: Ain't From Here (Also Fri, Sept 6th & Sat, Sept 7th) | 8:30 p.m. | Outlaw Saloon, 312 S Greeley Hwy | $5 | This group of singer/songwriters play a clever mix of Texas Honky Tonk, Oklahoma Red Dirt and Colorado Bluegrass, accompanied by soaring three part harmonies.

Friday, Sept 6th

First Friday Art Walk | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Multiple Locations, 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. Visit each location and view work by featured artists. This months featured venue is Outcast Vintage.

Hell on Wheels Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Dinner | 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Laramie County Fair Complex at Archer, 3801 Archer Pkwy | $25-$75 | Catch the final rodeo of the season! Your evening starts with the award-winning 3LazyR Chuck Wagon cookin' up a rustic meal featuring brisket and beans, garlic roasted baby potatoes and warm cobbler. And then sit back and take in the rodeo as you cheer on your favorite cowboys and cowgirls competing in all your favorite events.

Black Light Paint Night | 6:00 p.m. | Flydragon Art Studio, 600 W 17th | $44 | Join this first ever black light painting event to paint “Glowfly”, a brand new original painting.

TGIF Pick Your Project | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Board & Brush, 1719 Pioneer Ave | $73 | Head downtown for this popular DIY workshop to create your own unique wood sign. All materials and step-by-step instructions are included.

ParaFlixx Premiere Watch Party | 7:00 p.m. | LCCC (CCC Building, Playhouse), 1400 E College Dr | Free to attend | Join Cheyenne's Way Out West Paranormal for a watch party of their ParaFlixx video premiere featuring episodes that focus on the team’s quest to discover and communicate with spirits that linger in some of the most storied regions of the Wild West.

Saturday, Sept 7th

The Cheyenne Farmer's Market | 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Frontier Park, 4204 Volunteer Ave | Free to attend | Stop by the market to pick up fresh local and regional fruits & produce, honey, jams, pickled and fermented goods, baked items and much more!

Hispanic Festival | 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Depot Plaza, 121 W 15th St | Free to attend | Get ready for this fiesta at the 14th annual Cheyenne Hispanic Festival! Food trucks, art, music and more!

Coffee Cupping Class | 10:00 a.m. | Hawthorn Tree, 112 E 17th St | $40 | Experience the aromas and flavors of different coffees from around the world as you learn about how to evaluate unique characteristics and quality of a coffee.

Anime 307 (Also Sun, Sept 8th) | 10:00 a.m. | Event Center at Archer, 3801 Archer Pkwy | $10-$150 | Dive in to all things anime all weekend long as you meet voice actors, listen to panels and more!

Sugar Skull ZIA | 10:30 a.m. | Botanic Garden, 710 S Lions Park Dr | $25 | Learn a bouquet of tangles and create a colorful sugar skull piece of art during this class that includes everything you'll need.

Live Music: Couple of Wanderers | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Free to attend | This duo will bring you a mix of American rock music and spacey folk rock n' roll.

Live Music: Raelynn | 6:00 p.m. (Doors) | Outlaw Saloon, 312 S Greeley Hwy | $30 | Raelynn is a two-time ACM New Female Vocalist nominee and has shared the stage with artists like Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and more.

For the Love of Arts | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | LCCC, 1400 E College Dr | $30-$50 | Help celebrate all of the creative and artistic things happening at Laramie County Community College with this online silent auction leading up to the live event that will feature an evening of hors d'oeuvres, wine & beer bar and live jazz from The Thistle Tones.

Live Music on the Patio | 7:00 p.m. | The Office Bar & Grill, 1600 E Pershing Blvd | Free to attend | Experience a September evening on the patio with music from Rebel Wind.

Live Music: Earl Nelson & The Company | 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Horse Palace, 5640 High Plains Road | Free to attend | The Colorado band is described as modern Americana music with a 60's & 70's vibe, blending a groovy mix of North Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Southern Rock Soul and Gospel Grass.

Sunday, Sept 8th

Posture & Pints | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | $25 | Relax after a long week during this hour-long Vinyasa Flow practice on the patio and enjoy a pint afterwards.

Poetry Open Mic | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Hawthorn Tree, 112 E 17th St | Free to attend | Drop by to read your poetry, the work of another poet or listen to some great poets!

Need to Know

🛍️ Opening: New store, The Ranch Wife Mercantile, will hold its grand opening on September 14th

💙 Aid: Local food bank Needs Inc. is asking for help to keep up with demand.

🚂 Search: The missing 30 tons of chemical used in explosives that originated from Cheyenne’s Dyno Nobel factory is still under investigation.

🐴 Coming Soon: A new Cheyenne gaming facility has secured a liquor license.

🛻 Futuristic: A Cheyenne Cybertruck owner uses his truck more by giving Lyft rides.

🏙️ Revitalize: The City of Cheyenne will host a community workshop about the revitalization plan for the East 15th Street corridor in downtown.

🐕 Community: Tickets are on sale for Black Dog Animal Rescue's annual fundraiser, Bark and Wine.

🛏️ Local: The COMEA Shelter has updated its policy to serve those with Wyoming ties first.

☕ Finished: Ziggi's Coffee in downtown Cheyenne has closed.

One Last Thing

Don't miss this popular tour of the High Plains Arboretum! Hosted by the Alliance for Historic Wyoming, the Unbarred: High Plains Arboretum tour, led by members of the Cheyenne Botanic Garden's staff and Wyoming State Parks, will begin at the historic greenhouse and will visit other historic structures at the site including the lath house and the superintendent's house. The High Plains Arboretum is a 62-acre historic site located on the former USDA Cheyenne Horticultural Field Station, west of Warren Air Force Base. Many hardy trees, shrubs and flowers were planted there to be tested for survival on the High Plains. Researchers at the station also developed new varieties of plants that were suited to Cheyenne's harsh climate. A limited number of tickets are available now! Sat, Sept 14, High Plains Arboretum, 8301 Hildreth Rd, 1:00 p.m., $20 (Non-members).

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