We The People: Colorado at 150 Lecture Series

Film Screening: From Sea to Shining Sea - Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America The Beautiful 

Saturday, March 14, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration open

Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America 

with Historian Rachel S. Gross  

Saturday, April 11, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration open

Archaeological Stewardship in the Pikes Peak Region: Preserving the Past While Planning for the Future 

with Anna Cordova, Regional Parks Manager - Garden of the Gods Park & Lead Archaeologist 

Saturday, May 9, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens March 14

The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth 

with Professor Adam Berg, Ph.D. 

Saturday, June 6, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens April 11

Freedom To Thrive: A Conversation with Community Curators 

Saturday, July 11, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens May 9

The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier  

with Historian Megan Kate Nelson, Ph.D. 

Saturday, August 29, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens June 6

Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River 

with Author and Photographer Jim O'Donnell 

Saturday, September 12, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens July 11

Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation  

with Scholar Grace L. Williams 

Saturday, October 17, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens August 29 

Bombs, Bombers, and Armaments: Lowry Field and Colorado's Commitment to the war effort in WWII 

with Historian Courtney Short, Ph.D. 

Saturday, November 14, 2026 ∙ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Registration opens September 12