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NE DENVER/NW AURORA EVENTS

Sundays & Mondays—Latin Dance Class with Carmen Dura. Sat. 10am, Mon. 7pm. $6/class. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 N. Dallas St, Aurora. Stanleymarketplace.com

2/4 Friday—Visions of Love 12th Annual Benefit for Anchor Center for Blind Children. Join us for wine and sweet and savory decadent delights. 6–9pm. Anchor Center, 2550 Roslyn St. anchorcenter.org/visionsoflove2022

2/5 Saturday—No Strings Attached Book Chat. 11am–12:30pm. Adults 18+. Share a recent read, an old favorite or anything in between. Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd. denverlibrary.org

2/8 Tuesday—Lowry Speaker Series Presents “Navigating the Education System with an Exceptional Child”. Learn how one Lowry family advocated for their son’s educational journey. 7pm, The Eisenhower Chapel, 293 Roslyn St. lowryfoundation.org/events

2/8 & 2/15—In-person Memory Café. 1:30–3pm. For people experiencing memory loss and their families/caregivers. Schlessman Family Library, 100 Poplar St. denverlibrary.org

Through 2/21/22—Winter Skate. Outdoor ice skating with holiday entertainment. 47th & Verbena St. at The Shops at Northfield. Shopsatnorthfield.com

2/23 Wednesday—Financial Wellness Counseling For Adults 55+. 11am–3:30pm, register for preferred meeting time. Free financial wellness counseling. Pauline Robinson Library, 5575 E. 33rd Ave. denverlibrary.org

METRO EVENTS

2/4 Friday—First Friday Art Walks. Art District on Santa. 5:30–9:30pm. denver.org/things-to-do/denver-arts-culture/denver-art-districts

2/8 Tuesday—Active Minds presents: Genetic Engineering. Free, 12:30–1:30pm. Tattered Cover, 2526 E Colfax. Activeminds.com

2/8 to 2/9—Kure for Kelly Fundraiser. Two local teens, Megan Ho and Gabi de la Torre, are raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in honor of Gabi’s mother, who passed away from stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2013. To support their cause, eat at the Chipotle at 2760 S. Colorado Blvd on Feb. 8 from 5-9 and at the Chipotle at 6710 S. Cornerstar Way on Feb. 9 from 5-9. To learn more or to donate visit https://events.lls.org/rm/denversoy22/tkureforke

2/12 Friday—Winter Bike to Work Day. Enjoy fresh air/exercise while riding your bike to work. Check website for local events along your route. winterbiketoworkday.org

2/12 to 2/20—Colorado Garden & Home Show. The Rocky Mountain region’s largest, oldest, and most prestigious garden and home show! coloradogardenfoundation.org. Colorado Convention Center

​​2/14 to 3/1—26th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival. Festival includes 30+ films available in-person and virtually. jccdenver.org. JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St.

Through 2/20/22— Downtown Denver Rink. Free admission, rentals available. Check out hours at downtowndenver.com

2/22 Tuesday—Active Minds presents: The Great Migration. Free, 5–6pm. Tattered Cover, 2526 E Colfax. Activeminds.com

2/26 Saturday—Bold Women. Change History. A gathering of scholars, researchers and those curious to explore how women’s history is found in unexpected places. 8:30am–4pm. History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. Tickets at H-co.org/BoldWomen

3/5 Saturday—Athena Project’s 10th annual Cocktails & Comedy. The Maven Hotel (Windsor Ballroom) located inside the Dairy Block at 1850 Wazee St. Doors open at 7, event begins at 7:30. athenaprojectarts.org/event/2022cocktails-comedy

3/6 Sunday—Special Olympics Denver Polar Plunge & 5K. Polar plunge benefits Special Olympics. Wash. Park. specialolympicsco.org

KIDS AND FAMILIES

Tuesdays & Thursdays—All Ages Storytime at Sam Gary Library. 10:30–11am. Ages 0–5. Space is limited, registration is required. 2961 Roslyn St. denverlibrary.org

Wednesdays—Toddler Storytime at Schlessman Library. 10:30–11am. Ages 18–36 months. Space is limited,. 100 Poplar St. denverlibrary.org

Wednesdays—Baby Storytime at Sam Gary Library. 10:30–11am. Ages 0–18 months. Space is limited, registration is required. 2961 Roslyn St. denverlibrary.org

Thursdays—Baby Storytime at Schlessman Library. 10:30–11am. Ages 0–18–months. Space is limited,. 100 Poplar St. denverlibrary.org

Fridays—Preschool Storytime at Schlessman Library. 10:30–11am. Ages 3–5–years. Space is limited,. 100 Poplar St. denverlibrary.org

2/2 Wednesday—Mornings at the Museum. Ages 3–6, 10:30–11:30am. Aurora History Museum,15051 East Alameda Pkwy. auroragov.org

2/20 Sunday—Spanish Storytime at Tattered Cover Kids. 5pm. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 N. Dallas St, Aurora. stanleymarketplace.com

MUSEUMS, ETC.

American Museum of Western Art. Advanced tickets required, admission is $5. 1727 Tremont Pl. anschutzcollection.org

Aurora History Museum. Advanced reservation is required, admission is free. 15051 East Alameda Pkwy. auroragov.org

The Byers–Evans House Museum. Timed tickets required, History Colorado members are free. 1310 Bannock St. Tickets at historycolorado.org

The Children’s Museum. Snow Days through Feb 27. Wed–Sun, by reservation only at mychildsmuseum.org 

Clyfford Still Museum. SCFD Free Day Feb. 15. Reserve tickets in advance. 1250 Bannock St. clyffordstillmuseum.org

Denver Art Museum. SCFD Free Day Feb. 8. Youth 18 & under always free. 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. denverartmuseum.org

Denver Botanic Gardens. SCFD Free Day Feb. 17. Tickets and member reservations required. 1007 York St. botanicgardens.org 

Denver Firefighters Museum. Tues–Sat, 10am–4pm. 1326 Tremont Pl. denverfirefightersmuseum.org

Denver Museum of Nature and Science. SCFD Free Days Feb. 7 & 27. Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs exhibit opens 2/25. 2001 Colorado Blvd. Timed tickets required. Dmns.org

Denver Zoo. SCFD Free Day Feb. 6. Must reserve free tickets at denverzoo.org. 2900 E 23rd Ave.

The Forney Museum of Transportation. Mon, Th–Sat, 10am–5pm; Sun, noon–5pm. 4303 Brighton Blvd. forneymuseum.org

Four Mile Historic Park. SCFD Free Day Feb. 11. Open Wed–Sun, 10am–4pm. 715 S. Forest St. fourmilepark.org

History Colorado. Some exhibits are timed entry and free with museum admission. 1200 Broadway. More info at historycolorado.org

Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art. Tue–Sat, 11am–5pm; Sun 12–5pm. Ages 13+ welcome. 1201 Bannock St. kirklandmuseum.org

Molly Brown House Museum. Tue–Sun, 10am–4:30pm. 1340 Pennsylvania St. mollybrown.org

Museo de las Americas. Tue–Fri, noon-6pm. Sat, noon–5pm. Closed Mon & Sun. 861 Santa Fe Dr. museo.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Penny admission 1st Sat. of the month. 1485 Delgany St. mcadenver.org

National Ballpark Museum. 1940 Blake St. Check for days/hours at ballparkmuseum.com

The Urban Farm. Currently under renovation, contact for possible tours/events. 10200 Smith Rd. theurbanfarm.org

Wings Over the Rockies Museum. New exhibit: Skyward: Breakthroughs in Flight. 7711 East Academy Blvd. wingsmuseum.org

PERFORMANCE/THEATRE/EXHIBITS

2/3 to 2/27—Katie White and Member Show 02 Exhibit. Spark Gallery presents Wanderings, an exhibition of new paintings by Katie White, alongside Member Show 02. 900 Santa Fe Drive, sparkgallery.com

2/4 & 2/5—Disney’s Fantasia in Concert with the Colorado Symphony. Sat. 7pm, Sun. 2:30pm. Boettcher Concert Hall. Tickets at coloradosymphony.org

2/4 to 2/13—Colorado Ballet Presents Romeo and Juliet. Featuring live music. Ellie Caulkins Opera House (14th & Curtis) coloradoballet.org

2/9 Wednesday—National Geographic Live. Nizar Ibrahim, Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous. 7:30pm.Newman Center, Gates Concert Hall. newmancenterpresents.com

2/11 Friday— Swallow Hill Music Free Concert: Miguel Avina & Verena. Local, Mexican singer/songwriters. 7pm, all ages. Quinlan Cafe, 71 East Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

2/11 to 3/20—Shakespeare in Love. Antics and drama as a young Will Shakespeare desperately tries to cure his writer’s block. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St, Aurora. Vintagetheatre.org

Through 2/12—Fireflies. A romantic comedy. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St, Aurora. Vintagetheatre.org

Through 2/12—The Sound Inside. An intimate drama.1080 Acoma St. curioustheatre.org

2/16 Wednesday—Pianist Inon Barnatan and the Viano String Quartet. Presenting The Time Traveler’s Suite. friendsofchambermusic.com. Gates Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.

2/19 Saturday—Grant & Friends and Mountain Rose support CBDB. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $12. 2635 Welton St. cervantesmasterpiece.com

2/19 & 2/20—The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis. Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm. Newman Center, Gates Concert Hall. newmancenterpresents.com

2/20 Sunday—The Denver Young Artists Orchestra. An afternoon of music, 2:30pm. Tickets $20. Boettcher Concert Hall. coloradosymphony.org

Through 2/20— Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea. A hero’s quest exploring what we must go to in order to right history’s wrongs. Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. aurorafoxartscenter.org

Through 2/20—Wake Up Mr. Flowers. Solo exhibition of new work by Lio Bumbakini. 1460 Leyden St. artgymdenver.com/gallery

Through 2/26—Midnight Mass: Secret Late Night Comedy in the Basement of a Church. Line-ups so good we have to keep them secret! Denver Comedy Underground, 1400 N Williams St. eventvesta.com/events/10810/t/tickets

2/26 to 3/26—Towards Zero. A juicy Agatha Christie mystery. Early bird ticket pricing before 2/26. The John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Pl. firehousetheatercompany.com

3/4 & 3/5—The Music of Queen with your Colorado Symphony. Featuring Brody Dolyniuk and his rock band. 7:30pm. Tickets start at $15. Boettcher Concert Hall. coloradosymphony.org

Through 3/6—Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A hilarious, endearing and hummable musical. Garner Galleria Theatre at the DCPA. denvercenter.org

Through 5/1—The Other Josh Cohen. Recommended for ages 16+. Singleton Theatre at the DCPA. denvercenter.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Denver Public Schools – Volunteer Services. Check out what services are needed at local DPS schools at equity.dpsk12.org/get-involved/volunteer-services/

Food For Thought Denver. Striving to eliminate childhood hunger by providing food for students to take home to their family for the weekend. Sign up to volunteer or donate at foodforthoughtdenver.org

Mentoring high performing, low income students. Minds Matter is recruiting our next class of college access mentors to help high-performing, low-income high school students. mindsmatterdenver.org

Project Worthmore. Help bag and deliver fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, and household necessities to refugees in Denver and Aurora. projectworthmore.org

Reach Out and Read Colorado. Help sort and pack gently-used children’s books for underserved families. On the Clayton Early Learning Campus, individuals and groups welcome. Email info@reachoutandreadco.org for details.

Reading Volunteers Needed. Stedman Elementary and Bill Roberts Middle School. More info at partnersinliteracy.org 

Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) For volunteer opportunities, email Cathy Law at claw@voacolorado.org 

Ronald McDonald House Charities Volunteer. Go to ronaldhouse.org under “How You Can Help” for info. 

Sand Creek Greenway Volunteer Opportunities. For more info, email cgarwood@sandcreekgreenway.org or go to sandcreekgreenway.org/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities/

Single Volunteers of Greater Denver. Volunteer, not-for-profit singles group to meet others and assist nonprofit organizations for events/activities. svgd.org

Village Exchange Center A non-profit formed to serve immigrants and refugees in Aurora & Denver. villageexchangecenter.org

Volunteers of America Colorado Branch For volunteer opportunities go to voacolorado.org/volunteer-opportunities/