🎸 Jimmie Vaughan, Salve Making Class & More | This Week in Cheyenne

Hello Cheyenne! It’s Monday, March 25th.

Events

Monday, Mar 25th

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny | 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Frontier Mall, 1400 Dell Range Blvd | Free to attend | Take your furry friends for a visit with the Easter Bunny. Visits are free and photo packages are available for purchase.

Water Color Mondays | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Flydragon Art Studio, 600 W 17th St | $29 | Join Flydragon for this guided water color paining session of 'Spring Bunny'. All supplies are included.

Tuesday, Mar 26th

Tarot Tuesday | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Hawthorn Tree, 112 E 17th St | $30 | Visit with Maren, who's been studying the age-old practice of Tarot for 25 years, to gain some insight and clarity.

Intro to Soft Pastels | 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 1620 Thomes Ave | $25 | Local pastel painter Barbara Wolf will guide you through various techniques using soft pastel while experimenting with color and style. Participants will leave with their own pastel art piece. No prior experience is necessary.

Wednesday, Mar 27th

Beginners Cuban Salsa Class | 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. | Paris West, 1719 Central Ave | $10 | No experience is required for this 50-minute class that will have you learning to Cuban Salsa in no time. Grab your friends and try something new!

Intro to Charcoal Drawing | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Cheyenne Creativity Center, 1620 Thomes Ave | $25 | Join this class to learn about the different types of charcoal, blending tools and techniques to produce moody landscapes as well as gorgeous portraits.

Plant & Paint Night: Lucky Charms! | 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Sunshine Plant Co & Flydragon Art Studio, 600 W 17th St | $52 | Craft your own lucky charms to decorate snake plants with by choosing your pot, planting and decorating. And then head next door to paint a springtime gnome.

Thursday, Mar 28th

Easter Brunch Tea (Also Fri, Mar 29 & Sat, Mar 30th) | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Rx Tea Time, 1605 Pebrican Ave | $34.95 | Kick your Easter weekend off with friends as you enjoy tea at the Historic Nellie Tayloe Ross House.

Divination Session | 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Catz N Coffee Connections, 615 W 20th St | $25-$40 | Get a glimpse at your future by visiting with Maren, who's been practicing tarot for over 25 years.

Friday, Mar 29th

Plant Shop Tarot Night | 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Sunshine Plant Company, 600 W 17th St | $30 | Join psychic medium Jill Grund to see what messages are awaiting you from the other side. Walk-ins are welcome.

Friday Wine Tastings | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Vintages, 309 N American Rd | Varies | Stop by the local winery to try some of its micro-batch wines.

Steve 'n Seagulls | 8:00 p.m. | The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave | $20 | You may remember this Finish band from their version of AC/DC's Thunderstruck that took the internet by storm and has over 170 million views on YouTube alone. Since then they have recorded four albums and have been touring the world. The band's sound is described as a combination of bluegrass, Finnish folk and rock/metal music.

Saturday, Mar 30th

Easter Pup Crawl | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Downtown Cheyenne | Free to attend | Receive discounts & freebies at stops by showing your punch card, as you stroll with your pup through downtown Cheyenne. Every punch on your card enters you to win 1 of 3 grand prizes!

Cheyenne Small Business Market: Spring 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Cheyenne Ice and Events Center, 1530 W Lincolnway | Free to attend | Explore an array of crafts and more from over 90 vendors and crafters, and don't miss the chance for your kids to snap pictures with the Easter Bunny! Proceeds from the event benefit Simply Heroes and Yola's Pet Rescue.

Digital Easter Workshop | 9:00 a.m. | LCCC, 1400 E College Dr, CT 119 | $40 | In this workshop you'll create Easter-themed projects using the precision of the Epilog laser including personalized egg holders and other seasonal treasures.

Glass Fusing Window Gardens Workshop | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | $52 | Create your own suncatcher using recycled glass in this workshop lead by glass artist Rene Williams. All supplies, tools and professional firing of your piece are included.

Salve Making Class | 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Hawthorn Tree, 312 E 17th St | $30 | Join the herbalism team to learn how to make salves and balms, commonly used for things like chapped lips, dry skin, cold and flu care and more.

Afternoon Easter Tea | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Nagle Warren Mansion, 222 E 17th St | $19.95-$34.95 | Celebrate an afternoon with friends as you enjoy finger sandwiches, scones, variety of cookies and sip on Victorian earl grey and a variety of specialty teas.

Jason Lenyer Buchanan & The Short Timers | 6:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Free to attend | Grab a pint or two while listening to the ‘newgrass’ band with deep roots in soul, country, and classic rock music.

Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band | 7:30 p.m. | The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave | $30 | The 4-time Grammy-winning Texas blues guitarist, and older brother of the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, makes a stop in Cheyenne. With support by Mathias Lattin.

Need to Know

🖼️ On Display: A new art gallery that combines Western heritage with contemporary art is now open in downtown Cheyenne.

🚘 Refresh: A new look is coming to Wyoming license plates next year.

🐈 Extricate: Cheyenne & Laramie County Animal Control officers rescued a stray cat that found its way into the walls of a Cheyenne home.

🏥 Aid: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center now offers electroconvulsive therapy, making it the only hospital in Wyoming to offer this therapy program.

👮 Serve & Protect: The Cheyenne Police Department has released its annual report that highlights areas of police activities including crime trends, community outreach efforts and more.

🎶 Finale: Cheyenne's Edge Fest, Wyoming's largest free music festival, will come to an end after this summer's 10th anniversary event.

🦊 Long-term Stay: Wildlife that are unable to rehab due to disabilities make their home at a rescue east of Cheyenne.

🏭 Development: Cheyenne is on a short list to become the corporate headquarters and build a factory to assemble components for an emerging micro-nuclear reactor business.

One Last Thing

Get ready to celebrate the Easter weekend with an array of Easter egg hunts and fun-filled activities for the whole family. Check out the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Governors Mansion or stop by the egg hunt and petting zoo at Whitt's End Cattle Depot. Find details for these and plenty more below:

Easter Egg Hunts (Saturday, Mar 30th):

Historic Governors' Mansion | 9:00 a.m. | 300 E 21st St

Burns Town Hall | 9:00 a.m. | 327 S Main St (Burns, WY)

Holliday Park | 10:00 a.m. | 17th St & Morrie Ave

The Louise Event Venue | 10:00 a.m. | 110 E 17th St

Whitt's End Cattle Depot (Petting Zoo) | 1249 Happy Jack Rd | 11:00 a.m.

New Fire Station #5 | 4200 Converse Ave | 12:00 p.m.

Catz N Coffee Connections | 615 W 20th St | 1:00 p.m.

Easter Buffets & Brunch (Sunday, Mar 31st):

Paris West | 1719 Central Ave | 9:00 a.m.

Cheyenne Shrine Club | 224 E Iowa St | 9:30 a.m.

The Metropolitan | 1701 Carey Ave | 10:00 a.m.

Little America | 2800 W Lincolnway | 10:00 a.m.

Wyoming Rib & Chop House | 400 W Lincolnway | 10:00 a.m.

Shari's | 3609 E Lincolnway | All Day

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