Farolito Lighting and Pinecone Ceremony
Join us at The Fort Restaurant on Sunday, November 29 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM as we usher in the holiday season and honor a member of the community who has enlightened the hearts and minds of others. Feel the warmth and watch as pinecones are tossed into the courtyard fire, sending good thoughts and prayers into the night sky. Enjoy Mexican hot chocolate, hot cider and traditional biscochitos.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Holly Arnold Kinney
Holly was raised at The Fort, and helped lay the adobe bricks, with her brother Keith in 1963-1968. She owned an international PR firm from 1981-2003. She purchased the Fort business in 1999, and operated the restaurant and created the Tesoro Cultural Center, a 501 c3 non-profit until Jan. 6, 2026.
She’s an award-winning cookbook author, speaker, and restaurateur. Holly was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award from Visit Denver; Hall of Fame award from the Colorado Restaurant Association, National Historic Preservation medal from the NSDAR, and Top Woman in Business award by the Denver Business Journal, among other awards. Now retired, she loves spending time with her better half Jeremy and puppy Loki.
