We are black forest

Summer Jazz Series
2023-07-27 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Colorado
BLACK FOREST SUMMER JAZZ SERIES
Thursday, July 27 – Academy Jazz Ensemble

Join us for Summer Concerts in the Park
Bring the family. Bring the dog. Bring your chair or blanket.
Enjoy dinner outdoors with live music. Food available for purchase. All proceeds benefit the Black Forest Community Center Love the Log Project.
Food service starts at 5:30. Music starts at 6 p.m.
Black Forest Log School Park & Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road

Black Forest Fire Remembrance
2023-06-10 13:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Black Forest Fire Remembrance
10 Years of Recovery
Saturday, June 10th, 1:00pm
Black Forest Community Center
UPDATE: Due to the interest in this event, we have created a parking area in the Backyard near the Western Storefront. Several disabled parking spots will be available near the Community Center, but please head to the Backyard Area for general event parking. Thank you!
Join us for the Black Forest Fire Remembrance event featuring Keynote Speaker, Congressman Doug Lamborn.
This event will also feature a Scout-led Flag Ceremony, informational booths regarding Firewise and Mitigation, plus other local speakers. You are invited to pack a picnic lunch to enjoy in the Log School Park, or food will be available for purchase. BFCC Volunteers will be selling hot dogs and R&R Cafe and Rizuto’s Ice Cream will have items for purchase. Come out to spend time with your neighbors as we recognize our community’s recovery from the Fire.
Black Forest Community REGROW TO RESTORE
If you are able, dig and pot a small sapling from your property and bring it to the event. We have lists of residents whose properties were destroyed by the fire. Our hope for this project is the community sharing of trees.
Learn more about REGROW TO RESTORE at https://coa.oni.mybluehost.me/website_30ea15fb/REGROW/

Log School Park Clean-Up Day
2023-06-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Colorado
We are asking members of the Black Forest Community for help in cleaning up the Log School Park to get it ready for the Fire Remembrance Celebration.
As you may know, Congressman Doug Lamborn, several other guest speakers, and the media will be in the Log School Park for the Fire Remembrance Celebration and we want our Log School Park to look its best! (The Fire Remembrance Celebration is Saturday, June 10th).
Please join us on Friday, June 2nd from 9am – 12pm to help pull weeds, rake mulch, and pick up trash in the Log School Park.
Please wear sunscreen and bring gloves and a water bottle. We need wheelbarrows, metal rakes, shovels, and pitchforks if you are able to bring any of these for the day.
There is an event in the Black Forest Commuity Center that afternoon, so we plan to be finished by 12:00pm.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
-The Black Forest Community Club and the Black Forest Festival Volunteer Team

Armed Forces Day
2023-05-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Saturday, May 20, 2023
11:00am – 3:00pm
Black Forest Community Center
12530 Black Forest Road

Please join us as we celebrate and honor members of our armed forces, active and retired, and their families.

Hot dogs, chips, and a soda can be purchased for only $5.00.

Activities inlcude a Civil War Reenactment group, a horse demo for military, and the Young Marines and JROTC hosting a flag ceremony. The American Legion will have a booth, and there will be a station for people to write thank you letters or color pictures for our military service members. There will also be a table hosting a POW/MIA demonstration.

The entire Black Forest Community is welcome.

Demonstration Garden Open House
2023-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Please join us for an open house at the Black Forest Community Center’s Demonstration Garden.

Saturday, May 6th from 9:00-11:00 AM.
Backyard area of the Community Center: 12530 Black Forest Rd Black Forest, CO, 80908

Are you interested in gardening in Black Forest? It’s still a bit early for planting outside but come take a look at the structures in the Demonstration Garden. Meet other gardeners and get ideas for protecting your plants from the elements and animals!

For more information about the demonstration garden, visit https://coa.oni.mybluehost.me/website_30ea15fb/hoop-house-demo-garden/.

2023 Black Forest Festival Planning Meeting
2023-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
2023 Black Forest Festival Planning Meeting
Wednesday, April 26
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Black Forest Community Center (12530 Black Forest Road)
Have you ever wanted to get more involved in the Black Forest Community?
Do you have talents and expertise that could be put to good use?
Do you like making new friends?
We have the solution for you!
Our fantastic volunteer group, the BFF’s (Black Forest Festival) can always use new people to help with planning the annual Black Forest Festival.

Can you contribute in any of the following areas?

Volunteer Coordinator
Demo Coordinator
Family Beer Garden
Music & Entertainment
Pancake Picnic Breakfast
Outhouse Races
Security
Set-up and Tear-down
Black Forest Biergarten Fundraiser

All interested volunteers are welcome!

Questions? Please email WeAreBlackForestCO@gmail.com

Volunteer Meeting
2023-03-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
The Black Forest Festival & More Volunteer Team will be filling Easter Eggs with candy on Wednesday, March 22, for the first-ever Black Forest Community Easter Egg Hunt.
We will be in the Black Forest Community Center at 12530 Black Forest Road from 6pm – 8pm.
If you are able to help fill Easter Eggs, please join us!

St. Patrick's Day Social
2023-03-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
St. Patrick’s Day Social
Get Your Irish On!

Saturday, March 11th
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join your Black Forest friends and neighbors for our March Community gathering, St. Patrick’s Day Social.
Coffee will be provided by the R&R Coffee Cafe. Dessert will be provided by our favorite volunteer, Dawn Sciarrotta.
Bring an Irish entree to eat on your own or bring enough to share with your neighbors. Either way, Come Out & Get Your Irish On!
Musical entertainment provided by Highland Troupe, and the Black Forest Line Dancers will also be leading us through some fun line dances to Irish music.
Saturday, March 11th at 5:00pm in the Black Forest Community Center.
Date: Saturday, March 11th
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road

2023 Black Forest Community Club (BFCC) Board and Officers Elections
2023-01-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
The BFCC Board and Officers Elections are taking place on Thursday, January 12th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at the Black Forest Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend.
Date: Thursday, January 12th
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road
For more information on the candidates running for Board positions, please view the December 2022 newsletter at https://www.bfcommunityclub.org/finminnl/2022.12.nl.pdf.

2022 Oktoberfest Celebration
2022-10-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Join your Black Forest friends and neighbors for Oktoberfest 2022!
Sunday, October 30th, 2022, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Black Forest Community Center Pavilion and Back Deck
The Black Forest Community Center has been the site of Black Forest Oktoberfest celebrations for several years. Always very popular, the Black Forest Community Oktoberfest features live music, German food, drinks, and dancing. Thank you so much to the Black Forest Community Club for hosting the Oktoberfest celebration at the Community Center again this year.
This year, the Oktoberfest Celebration will be inside the Black Forest Community Center as well as on the deck. We are excited to have live music from the Das Half Pint Band performing.
We will be serving brats and drinks on a donation basis from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. We do not have a liquor license for this event, so we are unable to serve alcoholic beverages; however, guests are welcome to bring their own beverages of choice to be consumed inside of the Community Center.
Everyone is welcome and please bring some cookies to share. German or Halloween-themed cookies are encouraged!
We hope that everyone will join us for live music, delicious food, and gemütlichkeit (cordiality) in the forest.

Black Forest Community Club Board Meeting
2022-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
The Black Forest Community Club manages the Community Center and is one of the main champions for the Black Forest Community. Join the BFCC for their Board Meetings and take an active role in what is happening in Black Forest.
The next meeting is Wednesday, September 28th from 6pm – 8pm at the Black Forest Community Center.

Black Forest Log School Centennial Quilt Show and Fundraiser - Sunday, Sept 11
2022-09-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
2022 is the Centeniaol year for the Black Forest Log School and celebrations are planned to mark the occasion.
The Black Forest Log School Centennial Quilt Show and Fundraiser is taking place at the Black Forest Community Center.
Please join us on Saturday, September 10th from 5pm – 7pm and Sunday, September 11th from 10am – 4pm.
Admission is $5.00.

Black Forest Log School Centennial Quilt Show and Fundraiser - Saturday, Sept 10
2022-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908

100th Anniversary of the Log School Park!
2022-09-10 10:00 - 19:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
This year, the Log School in Black Forest is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary!
In honor of this occasion, we are holding a Centennial Celebration on Saturday, September 10th and Sunday, September 11th.
The Centennial Celebration begins on Saturday, September 10th with tours of the historic schoolhouse, a Quilt Show Fundraiser in the Community Center, and children’s games in the Log School Park. The children’s games will feature popular games from the 1920’s and there will also be discounted ice cream from Rizuto’s Ice Cream Truck.
The Centennial Celebration Schedule of Events is as follows:
Saturday, September 10th
10:00am – 1:00pm, Log School Open House and Tours
3:30pm – 6:30pm, Children’s Games and Ice Cream in the Log School Park
4:00pm – 6:00pm, Log School Open House and Tours
5:00pm – 7:00pm, Quilt Show Fundraiser in the Black Forest Community Center
Sunday, September 11th
10:00am – 4:00p, Quilt Show Fundraiser in the Black Forest Community Center
The Log School Open House and children’s games are free, and Rizuto’s ice cream will be available at reduced prices courtesy of the Log School and the Community Club. Tickets are required for the Quilt Show and are $5.00 at the door (cash only).
The festivities take place at 12530 Black Forest Road, at the corner of Black Forest and Shoup roads. All proceeds from the Centennial Celebration go toward the Log School’s campaign to help provide desperately needed chinking for the Log School’s 100-year-old Ponderosa pine logs.

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Keepers and Heritage Families Dinner
2022-08-28 15:00 - 18:00 | Colorado
The 2022 Keepers of the Keys are Robert and Cherie Erler!
Please join us on Sunday, August 28th to honor our new Keepers and to celebrate our past Keepers of the Keys and the Black Forest Heritage Families.
The Black Forest Keepers and Heritage Families Dinner is on Sunday, August 28th from 3:00pm – 6:00pm. The dinner is FREE and everyone is welcome; however, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR DINNER.
Main courses and side dishes will be provided by the Black Forest Community Club (donations accepted).
Please bring a dessert to share and your beverage of choice.
What: Black Forest Keepers and Heritage Families Dinner
Where: Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road
When: Sunday, August 28th, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Reservations: RSVP with your name, contact information, and the number of people attending to BFCC_HeritageFamily@outlook.com.
Learn more at https://coa.oni.mybluehost.me/website_30ea15fb/keeper-of-the-keys-2022/

Summer Concert Series, Thursday Evenings
2022-08-18 17:30 - 20:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Join Us for Music in the Park
The Black Forest Summer Concert Series returns to Thursday evenings in July and August.

The Summer Concert Series continues on Thursday, August 18h with Swing Factory, led by Craig Harms.
Bring the family. Bring the dog. Bring your chair or blanket.
Enjoy dinner outside with music. Food service starts at 5:30. Music starts at 6 p.m.
Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road
All proceeds go toward the Black Forest Community Club maintenance projects.

Fire Remembrance Potluck Dinner
2022-06-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Please join us on Sunday June 12th at 5:00pm for a Community Potluck Dinner/Fire Remembrance with live music by the Highland Troupe.
We have not forgotten that the Black Forest Fire took place in the month of June. This June, we want to hold a community celebration in remembrance of the fire; however, we also want to recognize the amount of regrowth that has taken place since the fire. Please join us for a Community Potluck Dinner on Sunday June 12th at 5:00pm at the Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road. This will be a time for the Black Forest Community to come together and recognize and celebrate the Strong Community Roots that bind us all together.
This will be a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share and bring drinks for your party, alcoholic beverages are permitted.
For those in our community that are not able to bring a dish to share, we ask you to please join this dinner. We have Strong Community Roots and there will be enough for all.
Water, coffee, plates and utensils will be provided by the Black Forest Community Club.
We hope to see you in June for this special event.

Cinco de Mayo at the Community Center
2022-05-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Colorado
We are so grateful to be hosting community dinners again!
Come join us at the Black Forest Community Center on Saturday, May 7th from 5pm – 7pm.
This month we are hosting a taco bar in honor of Cinco de Mayo! Please bring a bread, salad, or dessert to share. Feel free to bring your own wine or beer.
Suggested donation is $5.00 per person.

Beginner Line Dance Boot Camp!
2022-05-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
The Black Forest Community Center will again be hosting a Beginner Line Dance Boot Camp on Wednesday, May 4th from 9am-11am!
This Boot Camp is specifically tailored to those with little to no line dance experience, but would very much like to get started on it.
The Boot Camp will focus on some of the more common and necessary beginner-level line dance steps, and will conclude with one or two line dances using many of those steps.
The class is free, but a $5 per person donation to the community center is suggested and proceeds go to our community center’s new roof.
——- Beginner Level Boot Camp—
What: An absolute-beginner level line dance Boot Camp class
Who: All are welcome! Mack Sharp, Yong Sharp, and Denny Hassey offer this unique 2-hour Boot Camp.
When: 4 May 2022, 9-11 AM
Where: Beautiful and Rustic Black Forest Community Center (12530 Black Forest Road)
Details: The first hour of the camp will focus on dance steps and techniques, followed by putting those steps into 1-2 popular and fun line dances.
Immediately following the two hour line dance camp there will be the usual 11:30am-1:00pm Beginner Line Dance Class and those participating in the Boot Camp are also welcome to stay for that class as well.
This is a great 3 1/2 to 4 hour class for only a $5 donation!
*Please note that neither the Black Forest Community club nor the instructors are responsible for injury incurred during or as a result of this and other classes. Always check with your medical professionals before beginning any type of new exercise class or routine.

Community Potluck & Fire Remebrance
2022-04-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Colorado
We are so grateful to be hosting community dinners again!
Come join us at the Black Forest Community Center on Sunday, June 12th at 5:00pm.
This is a community potluck, so please bring a dish to share. If your dish contains common allergens (wheat, eggs, nuts, etc.), it is very helpful to note that in some way.
Please supply your own drinks; alcohol is allowed.
Donations are accepted to cover the cost of supplies (cups, plates, etc.), anything additional donations will go toward the Community Center Roof Fund.
We hope to see you at the next Community Dinner for a potluck and fire remembrance celebration.

We ♡ the Black Forest Festival Information Night
2022-02-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908
Keep the Festival Alive!

Join us for the “We ♡ the Black Forest Festival” Information Night.
Wednesday, February 9th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Black Forest Community Center
Drinks and Valentine’s Snacks will be provided.
