City of Longmont
Community Services Department
The Divisions
of Community Services
Longmont Recreation Center
310 Quail Rd • 303-774-4800
Centennial Pool
1201 Alpine St • 303-651-8406
St Vrain Memorial Building
700 Longs Peak Ave • 303-651-8404
Longmont Public Library
409 4th Ave • 303-651-8470
Longmont Museum
& Cultural Center
400 Quail Rd • 303-651-8374
Fall Events
Country Western
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Father Daughter Dance
Saturday, September 11, 6pm
Includes farm tour, food, pictures, dancing and more!
For fathers and daughters of all ages. $50/couple.
www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/special • 303-774-4800
34th Annual Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 30, 10am
Dress in costume, march on Main Street. Line up at the St
Vrain Memorial Building, 700 Longs Peak Ave at 9:30am
FREE - Trick or Treat Street following on Main Street at
10:30am. Enjoy Not-so-Spooky thrills & chills at the library
from 10:30-noon; “Haunted” story time 11-11:30am for
ages 7 and under” www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/special or
303-651-8404 for information
Safe Halloween Night
Sunday, October 31
6-8:30pm
Costumed fun themed
for ages 10 and under
Longmont Recreation Center,
310 Quail
FREE 303-774-4800 for information
Bagged candy donations welcome
www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/special
Senior Services
910 Longs Peak Ave • 303-651-8411
Affordable Housing
350 Kimbark St • 303-651-8530
Children & Youth Resources
1050 Lashley St • 303-651-8580
Community & Neighborhood
Resources
350 Kimbark St • 303-651-8444
Visit all our divisions on the web
at www.ci.longmont.co.us
Día de los Muertos Family Celebration
Saturday, October 30, 10am-5pm
Live entertainment, sugar skull decorating, traditional
food, community altars, paper flower making, Día de los
Muertos tattoos, and Lady Catrina. Come dressed in your
finest skeleton apparel! Free admission. 400 Quail Rd.
303-651-8374 (English) • 303-651-8444 (Spanish)
Día de los Muertos - Courtyard Entertainment
11:30 am -12:30 pm
Kalpulli Mitotilitztli Aztec Dance Group
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Canciones de Mi Tierra and Coro San Juan
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Alternatives for Youth Folklorico Dancers
36th Annual
Longmont
Turkey Trot
Saturday,
November 13, 9am
10K & 2 mile run/walk
at Altona Middle School
303-651-8406
www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/special
Affordable Housing
Check out the wide variety of
Boulder County programs available this fall from
Down Payment Assistance Program
Ready to buy your first home? Down payment assistance Longmont Recreation Services
up to $15,000 is available for income-qualified, first-time
homebuyers.

Community Housing Program

The City has below-market priced homes available for sale
for income-qualified households. These condominiums,
town homes, and single family homes are available in
new and established neighborhoods.

Does your house need work?

The City of Longmont has programs to help income and
asset- qualified residents improve their homes:
• General Rehabilitation Program
• Architectural Barrier Removal Program
• Emergency Grant Program
• Paint-a-Thon Program
Call Molly at 303-651-8530 or visit www.ci.longmont.
co.us/cdbg/housing for more information on the above
programs.
Foreclosure Intervention
If you are having difficulty making your mortgage payments,
or are concerned about missing a payment, contact the
Boulder County Housing Counseling Program. Services
are free and confidential. To contact a counselor,
call 720-564-2279 or visit www.bouldercountyhc.org.
Homeownership Trainings
Become an educated homebuyer! By taking this free
course you will learn how to qualify for a mortgage,
understand your credit, find a home, and much more.
For an upcoming course schedule and to reserve your
spot,
visit www.bouldercountyhc.org or call 720-564-2279.
Free Internet Service
Available to Qualified Residents
The City of Longmont received free Internet service
accounts to help families that cannot afford to purchase
this service. These accounts are being offered to low/
moderate-income households in Longmont with children
in middle school or high school. There also may be help
available for families that don’t have a computer through
a partnership with the Jared Polis Foundation and the St.
Vrain Valley School District.
For more information please contact Tracy DeFrancesco
at 303-774-4445.
Birthday Party Packages
ackages
Looking to plan your child’s next birthday party?
Check out the wide variety of themes and venues
available for preschoolers through teens by calling
Recreation Services at 303-651-8404 or on-line at
www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/rentals/bday
Fall Basketball
for grades Kindergarten and 1 & 2
A Youth Basketball Program made especially for boys
and girls in kindergarten and in 1st and 2nd grades!
Both programs emphasize teamwork, sportsmanship,
skill development and fun. Practices will be held
Friday afternoons (kindergarten) or Mon/Wed or
Tue/Thurs afternoons (1st and 2nd graders) at the
Longmont Recreation Center beginning the week of
October 4. For more information call the Longmont
Recreation Center at 303-774-4800 or visit online at
www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec.
Senior Services
Grandparents Raising Grandkids
FREE • 1st Mondays • 6-7:30pm
This is a place to share and learn from others who
are involved in raising their grandchildren. Meet at the
Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Avenue. Childcare
provided. 303-651-8411
 Longmont Recreation Services
Visit online at www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec for more information about the following
programs or call 303-651-8404, 303-651-8406, or 303-774-4800

Kid Escape! Science, Space and Springboard Diving

Safety class for Ages 5 & up,
Oct 2 or Nov 6
Kicking Kangas Tumbling
Tumbling for ages 5 - 6
Boys Endurance, Strength
& Tumbling
Ages 5-6, Tue pm
Hip-POP
Ages 6-11, Monday evenings
Lil’ Dance Divas
Ages 5-8, Saturday mornings
Preschool Dance Classes
Ages 3-5, ballet, tap, tumbling
Friday mornings
Engineering
Ages 6-14. One day & weeklong
classes available.
Accelerated Swim Lessons
Youth Tae Kwon Do
Ages 7-16
Offered 3 x per week. Pay a drop-in
fee and try it out!
Sewing Fundamentals
Ages 7-12, Tuesday afternoons
Mommy & Me
Intro to Horses
Ages 2 ½-5, Sept 9 or 15
Dances with Branches
Ages 7& up
Tree climbing. Sept 18
Ages 7 & up, M/W afternoons
BLAST!
Ages 6 & up, Sunday or Wed
Special Needs Swim
Lessons
Ages 6-16, Sunday afternoons
Basketball Skills Clinic
Ages 8-12, afternoons, Nov 1-3
NFL Punt Pass & Kick
Free competition for ages 6-15
Divisions by gender and age
Sept 10, 5-6:30pm,
Sandstone Ranch

Adult Dance Classes Rapid Ropers

Salsa, Ballroom, Ballet, Swing and
more! Ages 14 and older
Youth Art Classes
Ages 3-15
Wide variety of fine art and craft
classes. One day & 5 week sessions
available.
Rhythm and Music
Ages 6-13
Classes like Learn Piano, Fun with
Music, Junk Band and more.
Jump Roping
Ages 6 - 18, free rope with reg
Monday evenings, monthly
CARA Cross Country
Ages 9-14, M/W/F, 5-6pm
Youth Tennis Lessons
Ages 7-17, Tue/Thurs
Preschool Sports Clinics
Ages 3-5, weekday mornings
Soccer, T-Ball, or Basketball

Fall CARA Swim Team Swim Lessons

Two fall options exist for youth ages 6-18:
Mon/Wed afternoons at the Longmont Recreation Center
and Tues/Thurs evenings at Centennial Pool
Pre-Requisite- Ability to swim one length of pool front
and back crawl without stopping or using assistance.
Practices begin in September, with optional monthly
swim meets. To register call the Longmont Recreation
Center, 303-774-4800, or Centennial Pool, 303-651-
8406.
ssons
Year-round swimming lessons are offered
ed at:
Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St
Longmont Recreation Center, 310 Quail Rd
Classes begin as early as September 7 with weekday
morning, afternoon, evenings, and weekend lessons
available. For infants through adults.
Call Centennial Pool, 303-651-8406, or the Longmont
Recreation Center, 303-774-4800, for more information.
 Longmont Museum

La Ofrenda de los Muertos:
Honoring Days of the Dead
Exhibition
October 9 to November 7, 2010
Community altars, artwork, interactives,
and photographs highlight this annual
exhibit. Explore new displays celebrating
our 10th anniversary. Free admission.
Volunteer Sugar
Skull Making Day
Sunday, October 17, 1 to 4 pm
Help make sugar skulls for the Oct 30
event! Groups of 8 or more, please call
ahead – 303-651-8723.
Free admission.
Create a Catrina!
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Saturday, Oct 23, 10 to 11:30 am
Ages 5 and up, parents welcome
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Maruca Salazar, Director of the Museo skeleton figure and create your own
de las Americas in Denver, explores Catrina or Catrin to take home. Taught
objects from the Museo’s collection by artist and folk historian Rita Flores de
used during pre-Hispanic ceremonies to Wallace along with artist Julie Marino.
honor the dead. Watch and learn as she
builds a primitive altar and explains its Skull Masks at the Longmont
symbolism. Free admission.
Public Library
409 4th Avenue, 303-651-8477
Día de los Muertos Monday, October 25, 6 to 8 pm
Family Celebration Ages 3 and up.
Saturday, October 30, 10am-5pm Make and decorate your own skull mask
Free admission. in this popular program! Free admission.

Longmont Public Library

Junior Booklover Club:
Do you love books? Would you like to meet friends who
share interests similar to your own? If you are between
the ages of 10-13, sign up for our Longmont Public Library
Junior Booklovers club which meets every other Saturday
(next meeting Sept 25) from 10-11:30am. Snacks and crafts
included! Interested participants must register for this
program.
Please call 303-651-8477
or email elektra.greer@ci.longmont.co.us to register.
Lego Club for All Ages!
Last Sundays of the month. 2-4pm , Sept 26 and Oct 31
Bring your ingenuity and we’ll provide the blueprint for a great
afternoon. Children will be grouped by ages. Lego builders
who complete the challenge will be awarded a ribbon. Light
snacks provided. Children under 8 must be accompanied by
an adult! Please register for this event by calling 303-651-8477.
Star Wars Sundays
First Sundays of the month. 2-4pm, Oct 3 and Nov 7
Enjoy Star Wars trivia, movie clips, and Jedi Knight fun!
303 651-8477
Parenting Forum
at Longmont Public Library!
Last Thursdays of the month, join us from 7-7:30pm in the Children
and Teen’s department of the library. Be part of a librarian-
facilitated discussion on current educational and parenting
issues. (Storytimes for younger children will occur at the same
time, so feel free to bring your whole family.) Light dessert will
follow the program. No need to register.
Bilingual Bedtime Storytime:
Thursday evenings from 6:30-7pm. Pajamas encouraged.
Bedtime Storytime:
Thursday evenings from 7-7:30pm. Pajamas
ajamas encouraged.
Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading: g:
Sept 18, Sat, 1-2pm
Pawsitive Reading:
Oct 4, Mon, 6:30-7pm
Come share a favorite book with a fun, n
furry friend. Reading with dogs helps
children gain confidence in their literacyy
skills in an informal, non-judgmental
setting that is fun! Two different
organizations provide opportunity with different dogs!