2009 Holiday Events

Farolito Lighting & Pinecone Ceremony

Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Place: The Fort – 19192 Hwy. 8, Morrison, CO 80465
Cost: Free and open to the public.

The Tesoro Cultural Center will celebrate its southwestern tradition of lighting the farolitos
(paper lanterns) in the courtyard of The Fort restaurant. The festivities usher in the holiday
season and honor a member of the community who has enlightened the minds and souls of
others. After the guest of honor lights the farolitos, the pinecone ceremony begins. Everyone
attending the event is asked to bring a pinecone, with the name of someone he or she
wishes to remember written on a slip of paper and tucked into the cone. At the conclusion
of the evening, the pinecones are placed in the courtyard campfire. The resulting glimmers of
light and bright fire glide upwards, carrying the pinecone messages into the sky. As this event
takes place outdoors, warm dress is recommended.

This year's honorees are Bob and Charlotte Baron

Bob and Charlotte Baron have actively served and volunteered for a range of nonprofit organizations in the Denver Metro area for over twenty five years. Bob has served as Vice Chairman of the  Massachusetts  Audubon Society, Chairman of the Wild Foundation, President of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation, as Chairman of the American Antiquarian Society  and organized a John Adams/Thomas Jefferson Conference in Boston and Charlottesville . Charlotte has served as the Chair of Auraria Library Advancement Council, Trustee of Friends Foundation of Denver Public Library, as well as provides in kind materials for the Denver Art Museum’s Asian Art Association. Charlotte also serves as Secretary on the Tesoro Cultural Center’s Board of Directors. Not only have they made a significant impact on the community through their philanthropic contributions, but Bob and Charlotte also work together at Fulcrum Publishing, an educationally focused  publishing company in Golden, CO whose mission is to publish “books that inspire readers to live life to the fullest and to learn something new every day.” Bob and Charlotte Baron have truly enlightened the minds and souls of our community.