On Tuesday, October 20, the statewide nonprofit Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) will host a first-time event at downtown Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel, featuring speakers, live music, and local wines and food. The event will benefit VOC, whose mission is to motivate and enable people to be active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.

The event, aptly named Uniquely Colorado, will feature renowned speakers, including Colorado’s first director of the newly created Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and world-class mountaineer, guide, educator and leader, Luis Benitez; and authors of Exposed: Tragedy and Triumph in Mountain Climbing. VOC will recognize REI as the Outstanding Partner of the Year. The event will also offer Colorado wines and Colorado-grown foods prepared top chef Steve Vice from McCormick's Fish House & Bar Further, and attendees will get to enjoy live music from Colorado’s The Outliers, who will perform on a pedal-powered stage. The event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and the event program will begin at 6 p.m.

“We’re so excited to host this event to celebrate so many wonderful things that make Colorado unique,” said Ann Baker Easley, VOC’s executive director. “Along with all of the remarkable speakers, delicious local food, craft brew and wines, and fantastic music, Uniquely Colorado will be a great way for people to reconnect with VOC friends and meet new folks, as well as find out ways to get involved.”