🎨 Painting at the Gardens, Festival of Trees & More | This Week in Cheyenne

Top of the Morning! It’s Monday, November 27th.

Events

Monday, Nov 27th

A Victorian Christmas Tea | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | RX Tea Time, 1605 Pebrican Ave | $30 | Secure your reservations for a relaxing Christmas Tea in a setting modeled after the Victorian era. Now through December 17th.

Tuesday, Nov 28st

Friends Theme Trivia | 8:00 p.m. | Old Chicago, 1734 Meadowland Dr | Free to attend | Gather your team for this Friends themed trivia night. Test your Friends knowledge, sing "Smelly Cat" and enjoy an evening of laughter with your friends.

Wednesday, Nov 29th

Plant & Paint Night | 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Sunshine Plant Company, 600 W 17th St | $40 | Create two seasonal projects in one night as you make your own living air plant ornament and then head to Flydragon Art Studio (next door) to design fun holiday cards. All materials needed are included.

Thursday, Nov 30th

Mike Morris | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E 18th St | Free to attend | Stop by the brewery for night of fantastic live music and delicious craft beer as Mike Morris performs his vibrant hooks and witty songwriting to keep you entertained.

Friday, Dec 1st

Christmas House (Also Sat, Dec 2nd) | 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 6746 Beckle Rd | $6 | Tour the Christmas House and purchase crafts during GFWC Women’s Civic League of Cheyenne’s annual fundraising event. Proceeds from this holiday favorite event go back to Cheyenne and Laramie County through grants and scholarships.

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. Visit each location and view work by featured artists. This month's featured venue is The Hawthorn Tree with live music and food available for purchase from a food truck. Each venue will feature cookies! Try them all and vote for your favorite.

Coco and Cookies with Santa | 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Nagle Warren Mansion, 222 E 17th St | $12 | Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies and have your child’s picture taken with Santa Clause.

Festival of Trees | 5:30 p.m. | The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave | $50 | Join Magic City Enterprises for its annual Festival of Trees as businesses and community members decorate spectacular Christmas trees that are auctioned off during the evening. You'll enjoy dinner, music and silent auction.

Ceramic Ornament Class | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Silver Sage Ceramics, 3110 Old Faithful Rd | $49.50 | Just in time to put on the tree, learn how to hand-build a set of ornaments, using different techniques. All materials, instructions and tools to personalize your ornaments is included.

Bourbon 102: Stepping into Woodford Reserve | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Derby Club Discount Liquor & Lounge, 1510 East Pershing | $50 | Whether you're a bourbon enthusiast or just starting out, dive into the world of Woodford Reserve at Bourbon 102. Experts will guide you through a tasting experience that will include tastings of Knob Creek Small Batch, Woodford Reserve and Woodford Double Oaked.

Painting at the Gardens | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | $49 | Flydragon Studio teams up with the Botanic Gardens to offer this painting class that guides you through creating your masterpiece on 16" x 20" canvas.

A Christmas Story (Also Sat, Dec 2nd & Sun, Dec 3rd) | 7:30 p.m. | Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W Lincolnway | $16-$26 | A holiday must-watch movie is coming to the stage. All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace, the school bully, the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost and more. Don't miss this classic live and in-person.

Laugh Your Axe Off | 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | 307 Hatchet House, 3151 E Nationway | $25 | Don't miss this comedy show with up and coming artists and then stick around for axe throwing. Comedy show, axe throwing and one beverage included.

Saturday, Dec 2nd

Sunrise Rotary Holiday Craft Fair | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Frontier United Methodist Church, 1888 E Four Mile Rd | Non-perishable food item or $2 | A variety of talented artisans selling crafts and more during the Benefit Holiday Craft Fair & Bake Sale. Cheyenne Chuckwagon will provide food for purchase.

Winter Farmers Market | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Depot Lobby, 121 W 15th St | Free to attend | Stop in to the shopping experience that celebrates our community's finest foods and crafts. You'll find everything from farm fresh eggs and salsa to popcorns and jams. The best part is you stay warm will perusing.

Family Day: I Heart Art | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Ave | Free to attend | Kids explore stations that allows them to get familiar with different art forms like watercolor, drawing, sculpting and dance.

Botanical Clay Art Workshop | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr | $55 | Learn to make a homemade plate with your hands in this guided workshop with local artist Kim Castaneda.

Running of the Santas 0.5K | 3:00 p.m. | Downtown Cheyenne | $25 | Lace-up your sneakers and don your best Santa attire for the Running of the Santas 0.5k. Run from Chronicles to the Depot Plaza and stop by the "Aid-stations" to keep you refreshed and in high spirits. Ticket includes race bib, event swag and access to all participating bars - Chronicles, Freedom's Edge Brewing Co., The Albany and Accomplice.

Cheyenne Chamber Singers Present “A Christmas Gloria” | 7:30 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church, 220 W 22nd St | $15 suggested donation | Get into the holiday spirit as traditional favorites and contemporary classics are featured with local guest musicians on brass and percussion.

Sunday, Dec 3rd

LCCC Music Concert: Holiday Collage | 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | LCCC Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium, 1400 E College Dr | Free to attend | Seasonal music will be featured during this free concert.

Knitting Class | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Catz N Coffee Connections, 615 W 20th St | $20 | Join Geralyn of Kitting & Purrling to build your knitting skills! All levels welcome and proceeds go towards helping the cats!

Need to Know

🎫 Time Machine: Advertisements from early 1900s Cheyenne businesses still adorn the curtain at the Historic Atlas Theatre.

🥪 Closed For Now: A downtown sandwich and smoothie bar has closed its doors.

🥩 Foodie: Named for a legendary bucking bronco who performed at Cheyenne Frontier Days in the 1950s-60s, T-Joe's Steakhouse and Saloon serves up steak, meatloaf and more.

👩‍🚒 Upgrade: Cheyenne Fire and Rescue has new personal protective equipment thanks to fifth-penny sales tax funds.

💙 Exhibit: A new Wyoming State Museum exhibit highlights information on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Wyoming and across the nation.

🎵 Holiday Spirit: The Cheyenne All-City Children’s Chorus presents its December concert, “Magic,” on Saturday, Dec. 2nd.

🚀 Future Gazing: A discussion amongst city officials has begun on a new vision for downtown Cheyenne.

One Last Thing

Experience the magic of the holiday season with the Cheyenne Street Railway Trolley Holiday Lights Tour. Embark on a whimsical journey through Cheyenne neighborhoods to view beautifully decorated homes and yards, all from the warmth and comfort of the trolley. Tours begin on December 8th and go through December 27th with multiple tour times available each night. Secure your tickets now to enjoy all of the dazzling displays of holiday lights Cheyenne has to offer.

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