Our own little outdoor #MusicFestival has sold out the last four years. Foco Cafe’s 6th annual Bike-In Festival on July 23 promises to keep your feet dancing to new local music while children* get their faces painted and your #bike** gets repaired on-site. Good food, good beer, good music. #FamilyFun. Plus a #LiveAuction of desserts so you can take home something sweet!

Here’s the line-up:

Opening with Conrad Pierce, a producer from Fort Collins. The music he produces is very vibey and perfect for laying back and chilling out. His sound incorporates tribal and experimental beats along with layers of upbeat production. Find his music here.

You’ll be the first to see Grass Blue Rhythm (GBR) Grass Blue Rhythm pickin’ it with Sean Fazzini of House With A Yard. 

“Having the opportunity to play our first gig as a band at this festival is a huge honor. We’re really looking forward to seeing the community come together, enjoy the outdoors, and enjoy some fine music. It should be a great time,” said Sean, GBR’s mandolin player.

“This is GBR’s first gig as a band, and I’m real excited to be pickin’ some bluegrass with these cats,” said Sean Fazzini of House With A Yard.  “I’m very grateful to be doing what I love alongside so many great people and musicians. Thanks to everyone that plans to come, and everyone that can’t. I’ll see ya out there folks!”

theKITYproject is a new Front Range Folkadelic-Blues band based out of Fort Collins. This 5-piece ensemble features soulful harmonies, infectious melodies, and rhythms that beg to be danced. Influenced by Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Bill Withers, Say Anything, Mike Love, Bright Eyes, and many more.

“Fantastic event! We love any opportunity to play outdoors, just the feeling of big open spaces seems to agree with music. Bonus points for more dancing space. Better yet we get to play in support of a fantastic community resource like FoCo Cafe, so far as I can see, it’s everything I could ever want in a show!” said theKITYproject.

Good Gravy is a modern approach to American roots music or Americana, inspired by String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Leftover Salmon. Bluegrass, rock, folk, electronic, jazz, and even calypso. 

Conrad Pierce 2:00pm – 2:50pm
Grass Blue Rhythm 3:10pm – 4:00pm
The KITY Project 4:20pm – 5:10pm
Good Gravy! 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Guaranteed to throw down everything from psychedelic dance beats to slamming bluegrass, this improvisational contemporary band takes acoustic songwriting to new and exciting realms. Good Gravy is said to “melt the heart, as well as the face.” 

*Get a children’s ticket free with the purchase of an adult ticket. 

**No onsite parking, so plan accordingly! Gates open at 2pm with music to follow shortly after. Bike in and jam with us! 

June 30th, 1-5pm: Intersect Brewing
July 7th, 1-5pm: Prost Brewing Company
July 13th, 4-8pm: New Belgium Brewing
July 21st, 1-5pm: Maxline Brewing
July 29th, 1-5pm: Zwei Brewing Company

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FoCo Cafe’s Bike-In Music Festival

Experience the best of Fort Collins in one Sunday afternoon! Bikes, great music, food, beer, and family fun at The Burrow, Off Shields St, just North of the Poudre Trail. A limited number of tickets will be sold for this alternative transportation, community centric, and locally robust festival experience on the farm.

Sunday, August 5th, 2018
Gates open at 2:00
This is our sixth bike-in festival and growing every year, so don’t wait to get tickets!

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Music:

Conrad Pierce 2:00pm – 2:50pm
Grass Blue Rhythm 3:10pm – 4:00pm
The KITY Project 4:20pm – 5:10pm
Good Gravy! 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Food Trucks:

Silver Seed
Austins Tacos

Sponsors:

Please join FoCo Cafe to celebrate Colorado Gives Day, an annual day to “Give Where You Live” and a family-friendly celebration of Colorado nonprofits across the state.  All proceeds will be used to make FoCo Cafe rent and utilities payments in 2018 so that donations in exchange for meals can go back into the community.

Schedule your gift today at: https://www.coloradogives.org/NoCoGives/FoCoCafe/overview

Also on December 5th, Join us for our Party with a Purpose at Odell’s Brewery!

FREE to you with your Colorado Gives Day receipt or $10 or more donation at the door:

• One beer token (21 and over)
• Tasty food
• Live music
• Nonalcoholic beverages
• Meet others who support FoCo Cafe
• Participate in an awesome silent auction with donated items and gift cards from across Fort Collins!
• Items range from spa items and salon-haircuts, team sport registrations, to local restaurant gift cards!

(Additional beer tokens may be purchased at the event)

Show your CO Gives Day donation receipt for free entry or donate $10 or more each at the door. Capacity for this event is 200 people.Donate and join this party with a purpose! All proceeds will be used to make FoCo Cafe rent and utilities payments in 2018!

https://www.coloradogives.org/NoCoGives/FoCoCafe/overview

Click here to see event information.

Platinum Sponsorship: $2,500 or more

Logo on event posters and flyers
Logo and sponsorship acknowledgment on table tents at Cafe
Press Release with sponsorship mention
Banner on stage at event
Announcement at event
Sponsorship announcement on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, e-newsletter
Logo on event website
Logo on all event promotional emails
Table space at event, if desired
After-event Facebook photo album with sponsorship acknowledgment
FoCo Cafe Instagram event image with thanks to sponsor
Poster uploaded to Pinterest

Gold Sponsorship: $1,500 or more

Logo on event posters and flyers
Press Release with sponsorship mention
Banner on fence at event
Announcement at event
Sponsorship announcement on FoCo Cafe’s Facebook, Twitter, e-newsletter
Logo on event website
Table space at event, if desired
After-event Facebook photo album with sponsorship acknowledgment
FoCo Cafe Instagram event image with thanks to sponsor
Poster uploaded to Pinterest

Silver Sponsorship Level: $750

Logo on event posters and flyers
Press Release with sponsorship mention
Banner on fence at event
Announcements on FoCo Cafe’s Facebook, Twitter, e-newsletter
Poster uploaded to Pinterest

Bronze Sponsorship Level: $500

Announcements on FoCo Cafe’s Facebook, Twitter, e-newsletter
Banner on fence at event
Press Release with sponsorship mention

Blueprint Earth Collective, a local landscape design company, and Urban/Rural Design, a local architectural design firm, graciously donated their time and talent to design an outdoor space for FoCo Cafe that will provide a pleasant environment in which to dine and also provide growing space for the cafe.  A volunteer group from Leadership Fort Collins has taken on the task of making the design a reality.  As FoCo Cafe is truly a community restaurant, the Plant it Forward campaign is a community project.  We need your help and there are multiple ways to support the project.

Adopt a Box

The greatest way for individuals or groups to support this project is to “Adopt a Box” by purchasing the supplies and building a planter box from the landscape design.  There are six different sizes of planter boxes totaling 23 boxes needed to complete the design.  The cost of building a planter box ranges from $100 for a small box to several hundred for the largest boxes in the plan and takes just a few hours to build.  Local Cedar Supply Lumber Company is generously offering a discount to all groups building planter boxes for this project. Adopting a planter box is a great opportunity to support team bonding, promote volunteerism within your organization and give back to our wonderful community, in addition to exposing your organization to approximately 1500 diners that visit each month.  For more information or to sign up as an Adopt a Box sponsor, please contact Paul Christenson at pchristenson@turningpnt.org or (970) 567-0945.

Support a Box

The second way groups or individuals can support the project is to “Support a Box” by making monetary donations.  The funds will be used to purchase supplies to build the planter boxes.  There is a group of volunteer builders willing to build boxes with supplies purchased through donations.  The goal is to raise $4,000 which will support getting the planters built, filling them with soil and planting the herbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables.  All donated funds will be directly used for supplies for this project, but in the case of a surplus, remaining funds will be used for general operating expenses for FoCo Cafe.  Please choose an amount below that works for you, your family or your organization:

$200 – Large Planter Box Sponsor – This will provide enough materials for the volunteer builders to construct one of the larger planter boxes.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

$100 – Small Planter Box Sponsor – This will provide enough materials for the volunteer builders to construct one of the smaller planter boxes.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

$50 – “Plant it Forward” Supporter – This will help provide overall funds for the project.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

Choose your own amount – All donations help provide overall funds for the project.  You or your group will receive recognition on a plaque at FoCo Cafe as supporters of the “Plant it Forward” project.

Thank you for Planting it Forward!  With your help, we can feed our community ourselves! For more information, contact Paul Christenson at pchristenson@turningpnt.org or (970) 567-0945.

Regards,
Leadership Fort Collins Team

Plant it Forward Donation Form

Join Us on Thanksgiving
We just received our certificate of occupancy! There are two Thanksgiving Day options for you:

• Drop in to take a quick tour from 11:00 – 1:00 or 2:00 – 4:00. We’ll have coffee brewing and a treat.
• At 1:00 we’re serving lunch by reservation only on a donation basis. Menu: pumpkin-apple soup, salad, fresh baked rolls, almond cake, coffee, and tea. We ask one thing: bring a guest who might not otherwise be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving community meal. Perhaps this is a student who was unable to travel home, an elderly neighbor, someone new to our community, etc. Call 309-368-1659 for reservations.

Join Us During our “Soft Opening”
We’re have two weeks of practice planned, by reservation only on a donation basis! Come help us figure test systems and recipes. Reserve space for one person or for a group as large as 25 by phoning 309-368-1659. Or sign up to volunteer.

• Week One – reservations available at 11:30 and 12:45 – Saturday 11/29, Monday 12/1, Tuesday 12/2, Wednesday 12/3, Thursday 12/4, Friday 12/5, Saturday 12/6
• Week Two – reservations available for 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 – Monday 12/8, Tuesday 12/9, Wednesday 12/10, Thursday 12/11, Friday 12/12, Saturday 12/13

Join us at our Grand Opening on Monday, December 15
We’ll be open from 11:00-2:00 pm. We’d love to see you stop in for lunch or to volunteer. Sign up to volunteer.

If you are unable to celebrate with us, but would like to help, please consider a gift to the FoCo Cafe to help with operating costs.

We want to thank our incredible community – FoCo Cafe was truly built by many for ALL!