ONGOING
81 Years of Donkey Derby Days History
A special exhibit of the history behind Cripple Creek’s best-loved and most historic annual event.
Historic Walking Tours of Downtown Cripple Creek
Each Sunday at 2 p.m.; $2, or Free with Museum Admission
WEEKLY
Knife Making Classes with David Smith
Learn the art of hand-tooling your own knife using a turn of the century forge. $50 includes instruction and materials. Reservations requested. Contact David Smith directly through http://csarts.us.
June 17
Evening at the Museum
Come see the Museum lit up in all its elegance during the evening hours. Museum and Gift Shop will remain open until 9 p.m.
June 19
Happy Father’s Day
Free admission to all dads, all day.
June 20
Premier of The Cripple Creek District
An all new pictorial history of the Cripple Creek District written by the staff and Board of Directors at the Museum, this new book contains 240 historic images from the Museum archives. Call to-day to reserve your copy.
June 24-26
80th Anniversary of Donkey Derby Days
Join us at the Museum to celebrate and look for our float in the annual parade on Saturday!
July 2
Purple Mountain Majesties Above the Fruited Plains
Doris McCraw plays Katherine Lee Bates, the woman who was inspired to write “America the Beautiful” after visiting the top of Pikes Peak. Meet at the Museum Gift Shop at 6 p.m. Tickets $5.00.
July 3
Athena Wolf presents: “Outrageous Medicines and Treasured Remedies of our Ancestors”
From shocking belts to enhance “manliness”, heroin for coughs, to treasured seeds carried thousands of miles over the coean – 19th century Americans took their medicine seriously! Learn also about the different cultures that shared their plant medicines.
Meet at the Museum Gift Shop at 5 p.m.; Tickets $10, reservations requested.
Contact Athena directly at www.curanderahealing.com.
