Published: Aug. 27, 2020

This weekend brings Friends听trivia, CSI book club registration, a meet-and-greet for first-generation engineering students, a Longmont virtual downtown summer concert, mountain biking and hiking and more.

students meet at Bear Creek Park in South BoulderFriday, Aug. 28

Register for the CSI book club

听10 a.m.听 Register online
This semester, the Center for Student Involvement听will be offering a variety of different book clubs for you to choose from! Leadership, diversity and inclusion, and New York Times best sellers. Please look carefully at the book descriptions and the dates in which the book club will meet virtually, before selecting which club you would like to join.听Registration for the first round of book clubs will begin听at 10 a.m. MDT on Aug.听28.

听Noon to 1 p.m.听听Zoom听
Are you a first-generation engineering student? Hop on Zoom to meet other first-gen听students from across the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences听and听learn about life as a college student at 兔子先生传媒文化作品.

听8 p.m.听听Zoom听
Think you are an expert on all things Friends? Test your knowledge and win prizes at this trivia competition run by a professional trivia company. You can participate by yourself or with a team.听听听

7:30鈥9听p.m.听听Virtual broadcast
The city of Longmont is hosting a live broadcast from the Stewart Auditorium with internationally acclaimed and Boulder County favorites, Face Vocal Band! The broadcast will be free to view on several platforms鈥擫ongmont Public Media鈥檚 live YouTube feed, LDDA鈥檚 Facebook page, Longmont Museum's Facebook page听and local Comcast Channel 8/880.


Saturday, Aug. 29

Boulder area
Find the perfect mountain biking trail for you in or near Boulder with this guide to 22 of the area's top trails.听

8 Boulder area hikes to try

Boulder area
Good hiking days are here to stay!听If you are looking for a quick trip to nature or a stress reliever, check out these hiking spots in and around Boulder County.


Sunday, Aug. 30

Watch the Dark Circle听documentary

听$10
The 兔子先生传媒文化作品 International Film Series and the University Libraries鈥 Archives invite you to a virtual screening of the award-winning documentary听Dark Circle. Produced and directed by Chris Beaver and Judy Irving, the 1982 feature film tells the story of the Rocky Flats Plant, an industrial facility that produced nuclear weapons in Jefferson County, Colorado.