May 1
• One Year Anniversary Food & Drink Specials – Vintage Moose Tavern (IS)
May 3
• Idaho Springs Farmer’s Market Opening Day – Courtney Riley-Cooper Park (IS)
• Five-Course, Hop-Focused Beer Dinner – Backcountry Pizza (NED)
• Soup Night – The Old Gallery (AP)
May 4
• Coffee with the Nederland Marshal – New Moon Bakery (NED)
• Glendi Potluck, Music & Dance – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
• Community Cupboard Food Bank – The Old Gallery (AP)
May 5
• Cinco De Mayo Celebration & Live Mariachi – Azteca Restaurant (IS)
• Food Pantry – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Open Mic & Potluck – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Open for Season – The Barrel (EP)
May 6
• Season Opening Day – Mountain Tiki Bar (EP)
• Seafood Buffet – Other Side Restaurant (EP)
• Mother’s Day Luncheon – Fourth Street Café @ Senior Center (EP)
May 6-8
• Mothers Day Victorian High Tea – Dusty Rose Tea Room (GT)
May 7
• Pancake Breakfast – CCCIA Hall (CCC)
• 20th Anniversary Celebration Banquet – Big Red of the Rockies (EP)
• Open for the Season – Mountain Tiki Bar (EP)
May 7-8
• Mother’s Day Weekend Afternoon Tea – Silver Plume Tea Room (SP)
May 8
• Mother’s Day Breakfast – Elks Lodge (CC)
• Brunch w/Weston Smith – Stage Stop (RV)
• All-You-Can-Eat Mother’s Day Brunch – Wondervu Café (CCC)
• Mother’s Day Specials – Wild Mountain Smokehouse (NED)
• Mothers Day Brunch – Peaceful Valley Resort (AP)
• Secrets of the Perfect Pie – Lyons Farmette (LY)
• Mother’s Day Brunch – Stanley Hotel (EP)
• Mother’s Day Buffet – Nicky’s Steakhouse (EP)
May 9
• Desiree Culver Benefit & All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Buffet – Troia’s Café (GT)
May 11
• Estes Park Woman’s Club Luncheon & The Mountainaires – The Presbyterian Church of the Rockies (EP)
• Drink Beer, Fight Hunger! Estes Park Education Association Fundraiser – Rock Cut Brewery (EP)
May 12
• 5-Course Beer Pairing Event – Claire’s Restaurant (EP)
• EPNRC Lunch & Learn Roundtable Discussion – Estes Valley Library (EP)
May 13
• Meet the Brewery: Verboten Brewery – The Barrel (EP)
May 13-14
• Wine Dinner w/Root Down – Table @ Stanley Hotel (EP)
May 14
• 75th Annual Clear Creek-Gilpin County Metal Mining Association George A. Jackson Sowbelly Dinner & Awards – Elks Lodge (IS)
• Wine Tasting: Stonewood Collection – Mid-County Liquors (RV)
• Mountain MidLife Social Breakfast – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Fermentation with Ozuké – Lyons Farmette (LY)
May 15
• Official Opening Day & Potluck – Idaho Springs Community Garden (IS)
• Mountain MidLife Potluck Brunch – TBD (NED)
• Open for Season – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon Supper & Western Show (EP)
May 17
• Food Bank of Rockies Distribution – Gold Mountain Village (CC)
• Allenspark Area Club Dinner – Peaceful Valley Resort (AP)
May 18
• Community Cupboard Food Bank – The Old Gallery (AP)
May 20
• Mexican Buffet – Other Side Restaurant (EP)
• Meet the Brewery: Green Flash Brewing – The Barrel (EP)
May 20-21
• Wine Dinner w/John Sutcliffe & Sutcliffe Vineyards – Table @ Stanley Hotel (EP)
May 21
• Elemental: Four Artists Exhibit Reception – Gilpin Arts’ Visitor Center Showcase Gallery (CC)
May 22
• Brunch w/Foggy Tops – Stage Stop (RV)
May 26
• Food Pantry – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Meet the Brewery: Elevation Brewing – The Barrel (EP)
May 27
• Mountain MidLife Social Dinner – Nederland Community Center (NED)
May 27-28
• Wine Dinner w/Chef Frank Bonanno of Mizuna – Table @ Stanley Hotel (EP)
May 27-31
• Grand Opening Celebration – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon Supper & Western Show (EP)
May 28
• Mike’s Hard Lemonade Tasting – Mid-County Liquors (RV)
• Folk Music Potluck – The Old Gallery (AP)
May 29
• 15th Annual Festival of Brewpubs – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• 3rd Anniversary Pig Roast – Stage Stop (RV)
June 1
• Coffee w/Nederland Marshal – Happy Trails Café (NED)
• Community Cupboard Food Bank – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Meet the Brewery: Full Sail Brewing – The Barrel (EP)
June 2
• Food Pantry – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Open Mic & Potluck – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
June 3
• Nick Willis Band – Stage Stop (RV)
• Seafood Buffet – Other Side Restaurant (EP)
June 3-4
• Whiskey University – Table @ Stanley Hotel (EP)
June 4
• Beer Relay – Bohn Park (LY)
WEEKLY FOOD
Sunday
• Tasting Room Open for Cocktails – Dram Apothecary (SP)
• Service Industry Sunday – Stage Stop (RV)
• Chicken Stir Fry Special – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Brunch & Bloody Mary Bar – Oskar Blues (LY)
• Brunch – Lyons Fork (LY)
• Funday Specials – Pizza Bar 66 (EP)
• Brunch – Sweet Basilico (EP)
• Champagne Brunch – The Other Side (EP)
• Brunch Buffet w/Amanda Valley – Waterfront Grille @ Estes Park Resort (EP)
Monday
• Charity Night – Lucha Cantina (GT)
• Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution – Whispering Pines Church (CCC)
• Maggie’s Marvelous Meatloaf Special – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Nederland Area Seniors Lunch – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Family Style Spaghetti & Meatballs – Lyons Fork (LY)
Tuesday
• Taco Tuesday – Mothers Saloon (GT)
• 1st Street Special Menu – Stage Stop (RV)
• Tacos on the Patio – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
• Burger Madness – Cables Pub & Grill (EP)
• Tuesday Soup Day – Wheel Bar (EP)
Wednesday
• Burger Madness – Sundance Café (NED)
• Nederland Area Seniors Lunch – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution – Whispering Pines Church (CCC)
• Whiskey Wednesday – Pizza Bar 66 (LY)
Thursday
• Breakfast for Dinner – Sundance Café (NED)
• Thursday Lunch Bunch – Highlands Presbyterian Center (AP)
Friday
• Tasting Room Open for Cocktails – Dram Apothecary (SP)
• All You Can Eat Taco Night – Elks Lodge (IS)
• Chef’s Specials – Stage Stop (RV)
• Ribeye Steak Special – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution – Whispering Pines Church (CCC)
• Burger Madness – Lyons Dairy Bar (LY)
• Brunch – Lyons Fork (LY)
• Chef’s Special – Cables Pub & Grill (EP)
• Community Corner Café – Shepherd of the Mountain Lutheran Church (EP)
• Taste & Create – Snowy Peaks Winery (EP)
Saturday
• Tasting Room Open for Cocktails – Dram Apothecary (SP)
• Dinner Specials – Da Rivuh Fish & BBQ Company (IS)
• Chef’s Specials – Stage Stop (RV)
• Ribeye Steak Special – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Food Pantry – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Brunch – Lyons Fork (LY)
• Prime Rib Dinner Special – Other Side Restaurant (EP)

Originally published in the May 2016 issue of the MMAC Monthly