Movies December 9, 2008

Fort Collins has two unique movie theaters, and both are pretty cool for completely different reasons. The first is the drive in Movie theater. It is closed now, but when it is open it is a great place to see a movie. The cost is five dollars per person, they have two screens, and they show a double feature every time. You can’t get any better then that, plus even though they sell the typical movie theater stuff you can bring in the good candy. I highly recommend stopping in the King Soopers candy Isle before heading out. From what I heard the best double feature this summer was The Hulk followed by Iron Man. The movies typically start whenever it gets dark, and the theater is located out on overland around the same area as the football field.

 

The other theater we have is the called the lyric movie theater. I have never been but word on the street is that you sit on couches, and that they sell beer, so it has more of a small town Gilmore Girls theme to it rather then the sticky floor theme that Cinemark is so fond of. I know they show mainly independent films, and from what I have heard you never really know what you are going to get when you sit down. Some movies like “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly;” which is based on a book are intensely depressing, so be aware that going to the lyric is a unique experience, but you might not always get the Hollywood happy ever after.

Bingo Night December 9, 2008

So, my three girlfriends and I usually do girls night once a week just to catch up, and it typically involves going to dinner and then, don’t laugh, watching One Tree Hill, but during the summer OTH is not on so we had to find something else to do. Instead we started playing Bingo Monday nights at CB and Potts. Which is a really fun cheap thing to do in Fort Collins.

On Monday nights starting at 9:00 there it is dollar beers and you get two four gridded bingo cards, and a crayon (PS they don’t really like it when you get into crayon chucking contests with other tables). There are however rules to bingo night. The first of which is the celebration rule. If you win, and your table does not celebrate loud enough it is grounds for disqualification…so keep that in mind, because the girl that announces takes this rule very seriously : ) Each grid of your sheet is labeled one through four; which is the next rule on game one you must be playing on grid one, on game two you must be playing on grid two and so on and so fourth. The third and final rule is that when any number for the O column is announced you must raise your beers to the sky cheers them and scream A-OHH at the top of your lungs. If you win Bingo ( and celebrate loud enough) you get a coupon for a free pitcher of beer, and you would think four games would go by fast, but the third and the fourth are often played for black out or for an X; which takes alot longer.

I haven’t really been to bingo night since this summer, but I am hoping to go sometime over winter break, and I strongly recommend checking it out, because despite is sounding like something old people do in a church basement its really fun.

Bars December 9, 2008

Alright Alright you knew it was coming this isa college town so we do have alot of bars, and they have to serve food too so technicallyy they double as restaurants, but if you are looking to have fun on a Friday night we have some good places and some bad ones.

 

As far as nicer bars go I would have to say Stonehouse Grill; which has a roof patio is the best. It actually is a restaurant too with great food. If you are into more of the artsy hole in the wall scene then Luscious Nectar which has crazy cool smoothie drinks, or Elliots next door; which specializes in martinis are both really cool places.

Tony’s and Drunken monkey are near eachother and attract a similar older crowd. Tony’s tends to smell bad most of the time, but they do give you a flaming shot on your birthday, and if you want to play pool its free on Tuesday’s. Everyone knows the Rio is the best place for a margarita, they have a limit of three though because they are so strong. Across from the Rio is Stake out and Trailhead. These bars tend to draw all sorts of people in, because there is rarely a line, and they have pool as well as air hockey upstairs. Lucky Joe’s is also one of my favorites, because they have peanuts and they almost always have a live singer on thursday and friday nights. The bartenders tend to be pretty effcient and nice as well.

If you want to dance I would suggest going to Zydagos or Washington’s. Both play hip hop and rap dance music. Washington’s dance floor is a little bit bigger, and they line tends to go faster as well. On Thursday nights Washington’s has 18 and up nights too so if you still have friends that are under 21 and need a place to just go hang out Washington’s would be the place. They also have pool tables on the third floor.

The two places on Thursday nights that people tend to go to are Road 34 and Sullivan’s, because that’s when both bars have their specials. Both bars get packed on Thursdays, and Sullivan’s hires a DJ. There are also specialty bars or restaurants like Ma’s juice bar, which does smoothies, or Cafe Vino which is a cool place to have some wine, but not to eat because the portions are tiny.

Alright, so I think that’s about all of them, or at least all that I know of.  Sorry, if I missed any for those fans of the Fort Collins bar scenes please forgive me!

Tapestry House December 9, 2008

So, if you are not a girl it is likely that you haven’t heard of the  Tapestry House. It is an old Victorian House about three miles north of downtown fort Collins in Laporte. It is owned by Bobbie and Mark Randolph, and is primarily used for weddings; however they do host other events there, too. I was reminded of the Tapestry House as a topic when I was in downtown Fort Collins the other night and they were giving out carriage rides.

Mark and Bobbie apparently got married at the Dove house 15 years ago, and ever since their marriage they decided they wanted to own a place like that, and hold events, so that is eventually what they did in December of 2003. They have two little girls in elementary school, and as they announce on their website they love Fort Collins.

Their most common event are of course the weddings and the receptions, but their prices are high. For a wedding it can run anywhere from 1300 to 1500 dollars depending on the day of the week and the season. It is well worth it though because Mark and Bobbie take care of almost everything for you. In 2009, they will also be having discounted rates for small weddings that range from only 15-50 guests. Currently they are doing winter themed weddings, and they encourage you to stop by and observe for free if you just call first, and let them know. They also hold tours of the historical house and grounds