Life on Mars. Nikola Tesla. Clean Energy. Frankenstein. And Poetry!

By now you’ve probably heard about the upcoming Fort Collins Book Festival, a free two-day literary festival that happening October 19 and 20 throughout downtown Fort Collins. Whether this is your third year in a row attending the event, or it’s your first time venturing out to the festival, we’re certain that you’ll enjoy the …

How to Make Your First (or Fourth) Fort Collins Comic Con a Success

For many of the families and individuals attending the upcoming Fort Collins Comic Con, it will be their very first time at an event like this. To help first-timers (and to remind veteran Con-goers), we asked the savvy event organizers for their best advice for having a great experience. Here’s what they said. Research ahead …

Fort Collins Reads Builds Community & Conversation

What if everyone in the community read the same book and then joined all those readers in talking about it? That’s the idea behind Fort Collins Reads.  This year’s featured novel is Commonwealth and author Ann Patchett will deliver a community talk on Sunday, November 5, at the Hilton (425 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins). The unique …

The Insider’s Guide to the FoCo Book Fest

The FoCo Book Festival, Brewin’ Up Books, will make its debut in Old Town Fort Collins on Saturday, October 22, and is expected to attract visitors from throughout the state. The inaugural festival will host 50 authors and presenters in nearly 40 sessions during the free, day-long event. Brewin’ Up Books’ diverse mix of presentations, …

Fort Collins 150th Anniversary: FC150

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear Fort Collins Happy birthday to you FC150. Sounds like a lower division college course doesn’t it? FC-150, History of Fort Collins from 1864 to present. Close, but this “course” doesn’t cost any money and won’t earn you college credit. What it will do is …