Connie Smith Day coming to town fair weekend

Following a proclamation by the Boulder City Council, the city will recognize Aug. 27 as the first-ever Cornelius “Connie” Smith Day.

The celebration coincides with the fourth and final day of Jefferson County’s 2023 A Fair of the Heart. While at the fair, residents and visitors alike can stroll through a collection of Smith’s works in the Boiler building at the fairgrounds, and purchase keepsake postcards.

The main event, according to ReImagining Boulder founder Mechele Anderson, will be watching Billings painter Rilie Zumbrennen restore Smith’s mural on the side of Hardware Hank.