In celebration of the return of the USA Pro Challenge, the bicycle race through Colorado’s scenic and grueling terrain, Patxi’s (pronounced PAH-cheese) Pizza is offering The Fourteener, a chef-created pizza combo, to celebrate the event.

Inspired by avid cyclist and chef Patxi Azpiroz, The Fourteener is a stuffed pie, power-and-protein-packed pizza featuring chicken breast, Zoe’s Natural Pepperoni, fresh spinach and artichoke hearts.  

The Fourteener will be available at Patxi’s locations for the duration of the race through Aug. 25 in 10-, 12- or 14-inch deep dish pies or by the slice.

Local Patxi locations: 3455 S. University Blvd., Unit B, Englewood; 185 Steele St. and 1598 E. 17th Ave.

More information: www.patxispizza.com.

Local residents and wine sommeliers, Jeff Noffsinger and Suzanne Alley, are opening Origins Wine Bar & Wood Fired Pizza at Lincoln Place (northeast corner of Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue) in Loveland. A grand opening is planned for the fall.

Origins Wine Bar & Wood Fired Pizza will feature a seasonally inspired menu focusing on wine and food pairing that promotes sustainability with locally sourced ingredients.

The artisinal dining experience will feature a wood fired oven made in Naples, Italy, and imported through Denver’s Ellie Olsen of Wood Fired Oven Baker, bringing truly authentic Napoletana-styled pizza to northern Colorado.

The lunch menu also will offer fresh salads and Italian-style panini. Dinner also will include Latin and European inspired shared plates created by executive chef Jocelyne Fay, originally from Beirut, Lebanon. A full-service bar will feature a value-oriented wine list from around the world, hand-crafted cocktails, and local microbreweries on draft.

The restaurant will be serving organic Italian gelato made fresh daily. Wine education will be offered through monthly wine tasting groups and special events held in The Wine Library Cellar Room.

“The Euro-urban style restaurant will be a great addition to downtown Loveland where residents have voiced a desire for more choices and diversity in the downtown urban dining experience,” said Mike Scholl, Loveland’s economic development director. “Combined with showcasing our local artists in the design of the project, it can only benefit our community.”

For more information, please contact Noffsinger or Alley at info@originsloveland.com or visit the Origins Wine Bar & Wood Fired Pizza website at www.originsloveland.com.

Eavesdropping on two sales persons talking about customers: “I think Mark Twain was talking about customers when he said, ‘It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.'”

Two local venues will pay homage to the genius of the late comedian Robin Williams this week.

Comedy Works, with locations downtown and at The Landmark in Greenwood Village, is planning to host two fundraisers in Williams’ honor.

The Alamo Drafthouse in Littleton, will pay respects to Williams’ movie career with the showing of “Popeye,” “The Fisher King” and “One Hour Photo.”

Williams rose to fame with the role of Mork in the acclaimed TV series “Mork & Mindy,” set in Boulder back in 1978. In response to the tragic loss of this comedic icon, Comedy Works believes that his memory can be best served by helping others suffering from depression and contemplating suicide. Therefore, 100 percent of the ticket sales will be donated to the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado. The SPCC was formed in 1999 with the mission to reduce suicide and its impact for all Coloradans through advocacy, collaboration and education.  Check out the website at www.suicidepreventioncolorado.org/.

Comedy Works is pleased to announce a showcase of Denver-based comedians to perform at both locations on Thursday.

Former newspaper journalist Sam Adams will headline Comedy Works South at the Landmark at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, while Boulder-based comedian Nancy Norton will headline Comedy Works downtown in Larimer Square at 8 p.m.

Advance tickets are available online at www.comedyworks.com or call Comedy Works Downtown at 303-595-3637 or Comedy Works South at 720-274-6800

Alamo Drafthouse Littleton will show screenings of three films from Williams’ repertoire to pay tribute to the actor after recent his untimely passing, leaving an indelible hole in the cinematic memories of millions of people. Tickets for each screening are $5 with all proceeds to benefit the University of Colorado Depression Center, which provides treatment for people with depression and bipolar disorder as well as co-occurring anxiety disorders. Tickets are on sale and for more information, visit www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.

“Popeye,” the musical adaptation of the comic strip character, will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

“The Fisher King,” also starring Jeff Bridges will start at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

“One Hour Photo,” a tale of a photo lab technician who becomes obsessed with a suburban family, shows at 9:30 p.m. Saturday

For more information and tickets, go to www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton.

Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. The Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is moving from Boulder to the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield for this year’s event from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is entering its fifth year, and has become the largest cigar festival in the western United States. Held outside, the RMCF not only features premium cigars, but also luxury products from a variety of industries that are favored by cigar aficionados – including craft beer, wine and spirits, fine automobiles, food and lifestyle vendors

To date, the RMCF has drawn crowds from more than 33 states, including the US Virgin Islands, Mexico and Europe. The event is expected to attract more than 2,000 consumers this year.

Event attendees have the chance to mingle with prominent cigar manufacturers and celebrities from around the world. All attendees purchasing a cigar ticket will be provided with an official festival bag containing more than 20 premium cigars, cutter, lighter, festival glass, T-shirt, drink tickets and much more. Each attendee is provided with a free meal and drink sampler tickets for the beer, wine and spirits vendors. VIP and executive VIP ticket holders will receive additional ultra premium cigars and several upgrades.

For more information and tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-rocky-mountain-cigar-festival-tickets-10991121741.

(Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival photos)

Denver-based luxury destination club Inspirato announced today that it will open an interactive retail location in Cherry Creek Shopping Center on Wednesday.

The first of five high-profile locations planned to open across the country in the next few months, Inspirato’s new member experience center in Cherry Creek will showcase the club’s growing portfolio of vacation residences and personalized service in a luxury environment.

Unlike traditional retail stores, the Inspirato member experience center will focus on educating consumers about what it means to be an Inspirato member, and inspiring them to embrace vacations as a vital aspect of life. In keeping with this approach, the experience center will be staffed by a team of Inspirato Personal Vacation Advisors who will help consumers explore first-hand the many services and benefits of membership.

“Inspirato is no stranger to disrupting the status quo in the vacation industry,” said Brent Handler, Inspirato founder and CEO. “So it’s fitting that our experience centers are an entirely new way to market who we are and what we do.  We want to show visitors what makes Inspirato residences such uniquely wonderful places to vacation, and invite them to learn how our Personal Vacation Advisors — who are our ultimate brand ambassadors — can make their travels so much easier and more meaningful.”

To help visitors imagine what it would be like to vacation with the club, the experience center will include recreations of great rooms from Inspirato’s Costero Signature Residence in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and its Eagle’s Nest Signature Residence in Vail. Other features include touchscreens for browsing the club’s large and growing destination portfolio and a special kids’ area.

The Cherry Creek member experience center will also serve as a clubhouse of sorts for the more than 500 Denver-based Inspirato members, where they can meet face-to-face with their own Personal Vacation Advisors, explore destinations for their next Inspirato vacation and attend special members-only events.

The experience center is located on the upper level of Cherry Creek Shopping Center between the West parking deck entrance and Neiman Marcus. Inspirato plans to open additional experience centers in Vail; Walnut Creek, Calif.; McLean, Va.; and Newport Beach, Calif., in time for the holiday shopping season.

“Our mission as a company is to change the way family and friends experience the world,” said Martin Pucher, founder and COO of Inspirato. “And in this case, that means changing the concept of what a retail experience should be.”

For more information, go to www.inspirato.com.

East West Partners, a Colorado-based real estate developer and the master developers of Union Station (along with Continuum Partners), will release residences for sale at the beleaguered Landmark development on Saturday.

East West Partners was named the receiver of The Landmark development, in Greenwood Village, in November of 2013 and removed all but the last nine remaining residences in The Landmark West Tower from the market while it began construction on unsold residences in The Landmark East Tower and completed other improvements to the property. Fourteen “Classic Residences” will now be available in The Landmark East.

“We are thrilled to finally bring The Landmark East residences back to the real estate market,” said Amy Cara, partner at East West Partners overseeing the management of The Landmark. “Since we took over as receiver at the end of last year, we have been working closely with residents to make improvements in the community and the individual residences. We’re now ready to begin showcasing the refreshed and reinvigorated Landmark with an East West Partners touch.”

This initial release includes 14 Classic Residences ranging in size from two-bedrooms at 1,286 square feet to three-bedroom plus den penthouses at 3,171 square feet and featuring rich wood flooring, slab granite countertops, distinctive back splashes, premium appliances, fine craftsmanship and detailing, as well as stylish fixtures and accessories. Pricing for the initial release of Classic Residences ranges from $350,000 to $1.7 million.

Also being unveiled on Saturday is a newly renovated sales office and four model residences. The Landmark also recently launched a new website at www.VisitTheLandmark.com.  Additional residences will be released this fall.

With more than 25 years of expertise in residential development, East West Partners already has had a significant impact on The Landmark development. In the 12 months leading up to East West Partners’ arrival, sales were relatively slow at a rate of fewer than two per month. Since East West Partners has arrived, the sales pace has increased to four sales per month on average, and prices have increased approximately 11 percent.

“Our mission was always to restore The Landmark to its rightful place as one of Denver’s premier communities and we’ve been able to move the needle on accomplishing that in a very short period of time,” said Brad Arnold, VP of sales and marketing at The Landmark.

The Landmark East units (East West Partners photos)

Calling all the single ladies, all the single ladies. If he hasn’t put a ring on it, grab your gal pals for a girls night out from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at SOL Lingerie, 248 Detroit St.

This “Love and Lingerie Confidential” event will feature tips and advice from matchmaker and dating coach Beth L. Hooper and SOL’s lingerie experts.

Sip, nibble, shop and mingle while getting insider intel into the game of love and lingerie. Tickets are $25, and 100 percent of proceeds benefit Excelsior Youth Center in Aurora. Purchase tickets online at www.blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp (enter code EYC820).

Eavesdropping on a woman asking about a man’s dog: “Is that a Shih-Tzu?”

“No, she’s a lazy dog, so’s she more of a Pooped-Tzu.”