John Scarffe, Nederland. The Nederland Board of Trustees approved Resolution 2020-10 canceling the 2020 Frozen Dead Guy Days festival during an emergency meeting on March 11, 2020, at the Nederland Community Center, following Boulder County Public Health’s recommendations to cancel all large event activities due to the Corona Virus.

Since then, schools and many events have been canceled across Colorado. School districts are extending their spring break by a week or more in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. There are 101 presumptive positive cases on Saturday, March 14, 2020.

The following school districts have announced closures due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus including the Boulder Valley School District, which will be closed March 13 through March 27.

Westminster Public Schools – Closed March 16 through March 30

Weld RE-3J School District – Closed March 13 through March 27

Douglas County School District – Closed March 16 through March 27

St. Vrain Valley School District – Closed March 13 through March 27

Littleton Public Schools – Closed March 16 through March 27

Jeffco Public Schools – Closed March 16 through March 27

Denver Public Schools – Closed March 16 through April 6

Cherry Creek School District – Closed March 13 through March 27

27J Schools – Closed March 13 through March 27

Aurora Public Schools – Closed March 16 through March 27.

At the University of Colorado in Boulder, CU has already encouraged its faculty to teach remotely. Beginning Monday, March 16, the campus will transition to remote learning for the remainder of the semester. 

Faculty will determine how best to use technology, such as Canvas and Zoom, to enable students to complete their educational requirements. This is consistent with what several other institutions are already doing. 

The campus is encouraging employees to work remotely whenever possible. By Monday, March 16, supervisors should identify student workers, researchers and staff who can work remotely, meaning their work can be done partially or entirely away from campus.

Supervisors should determine, in consultation with their employees, whether it is feasible for them to work remotely and, if so, the manner in which they will perform their responsibilities. As soon as a supervisor provides authorization, an employee can work remotely, recognizing that supervisors may need to evaluate campus needs and an employee’s work requirements on an ongoing basis. 

While CU previously limited international travel, effective immediately, the campus is suspending all university-funded travel–foreign or domestic. Effective immediately, multi-day university-sponsored gatherings or those with more than 150 attendees are suspended until further guidance is issued.

As coronavirus spreads in Colorado, a tidal wave of events have been canceled or postponed in March and early April 2020. That includes professional sports games of the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids. 

The Colorado Rockies are postponing the start of their regular season and spring training games have been canceled. In addition to those sporting events, the following is a list of major events that are being canceled.

March 12 – NCAR Mesa Lab closed to public. The facility is closing to the public and canceling education programs and tours of the exhibit areas beginning on the 12th. The closure will remain in place until further notice. The NCAR Explorer Series talks schedule for March 11 and 14 are postponed.

March 12 – Virtual Day of Action. Instead of meeting in person with lawmakers, cancer advocates will hold virtual meetings and make phone calls for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Day at the Capitol.

March 12-14 – Women in CyberSecurity conference canceled. The organizer canceled the WiCyS 2020 conference at the Gaylord Rockies resort near Denver International Airport. They are working on alternate ways to gather and hope to have a plan by the end of March.

March 13 – Keggs & Eggs 2020 postponed indefinitely. Channel 93.3 postponed its annual Friday morning concert tied to St. Patrick’s day, saying it’s a precaution to slow the spread of the coronavirus. If you won passes, they will be honored at any rescheduled Keggs & Eggs.

March 13 – Denver St. Baldrick’s at Blake Street Tavern postponed. The organizers for this St. Baldrick’s event said they felt it was the only responsible course of action. Currently they hope to hold it on Friday, May 1 at the Blake Street Tavern.

March 13-15 – The second weekend of the Colorado Crossroads volleyball tournament has been canceled. The first round took place March 6-8 at the Colorado Convention Center.

March 13-15 – Irishfest Denver canceled. The organizer of the Ballpark neighborhood event say they are following the lead of the City of Denver and the organizers of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and are postponing the three days of activities. The organizers say they have events planned for the summer already and are looking at the possibility of an Irish-themed summer event.

March 14 – Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled. 

March 14 – The Old Town Irish Party canceled. Organizers had expected thousands for the party in Old Town Square in Fort Collins. Organizers canceled in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

March 14 – Blarney on the Block St. Patrick’s Day in Greeley canceled. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. on the 9th Street Plaza in Downtown Greeley. Businesses will still be offering specials.

March 14 – Blake Shelton: Friends and Heroes 2020 tour postponed. Purchased tickets will be honored at the to-be-announced rescheduled dates in spring 2021. You can get a refund at your point of purchase.

March 19 – Day of Action canceled. the Colorado Education Association canceled a lobby day at the state capitol. It was designed to raise awareness about school funding. The CEA is working on a virtual day of action on March 19. A number of schools had previously canceled classes on the 19th because of teacher absences.

March 26-28 – NoCo Hemp Expo rescheduled. Organizers of the 3 day conference decided to move the dates of the expo to August to give participants a chance to move their schedules. It’s now set for Aug. 6-8 at the National Western Complex and the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel.

March 29-April 3 – National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic canceled. The VA says the decision was made out of an abundance of caution and it looks forward to next year’s clinic.

April 2 – High West Oyster Fest postponed. Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar made the decision to postpone its eighth annual event on March 10. It was expected to draw 600 people to the EXDO Event Center. Jax says it is monitoring developments and hope to reschedule.

April 4 – The Salute rescheduled. The Colorado Gerontological Society has rescheduled its expo for older adults to August 22 at the Colorado Convention Center. The society says it is committed to ensuring the health and safety of its colleagues and attendees.

April 9 – Pearl Jam concert at Pepsi Center postponed. The band is skipping all of their spring tour dates, citing “a global health crisis” without mentioning the coronavirus. Pearl Jam says those April 9 tickets will be honored for the future date.

April 14 – Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day canceled. The ice cream chain has handed out the free cones on the second Tuesday in April since 1979 as a thanks to its customers. Ben & Jerry’s posted it made the decision to cancel the giveaway after some stores were told not to take part and the company wanted to stand in solidarity with them. The company says it will reschedule the day.

June 15-16 – Cybersecurity Symposium canceled. The National Cybersecurity symposium canceled the annual event expected to draw 1,000 to the Gaylor Rockies resort near DIA. It hopes to resume the symposium next year and is trying to arrange an online gathering.

June 7-11 & June 19-23 – Keystone Symposia canceled. The symposia brings medical researchers from around the world together at a variety of locations. The group canceled all North American meetings in March and April and all meetings scheduled outside North America through June 2020.

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