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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

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

3/12 Saturday—Voice of the Wood Chamber Players. 3–4pm. Ages 18+. Diverse music, from Boccherini to Taktakishvili. Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd. denverlibrary.org

3/12 & 3/!3—St. Patrick’s Day Performance with Wick School of Irish Dance. Noon. Two St. Patrick’s Day traditional Irish stepdance shows. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 N. Dallas St, Aurora. Stanleymarketplace.com

3/27 Sunday—Central Park 5K. 9:30am. Central Park, 8801 MLK Jr Blvd. central5k.com

METRO EVENTS

3/4 Friday—First Friday Art Walks. Art District on Santa. 5:30–9:30pm. denver.org/things-to-do/denver-arts-culture/denver-art-districts

3/4 Friday—Jon Dore at Denver Comedy Underground. 1400 N Williams St. eventvesta.com/events/13298/t/tickets

3/5 Saturday—Athena Project’s 10th annual Cocktails & Comedy. Fundraiser at The Maven Hotel,1850 Wazee St. Doors open at 7pm, event begins at 7:30pm. Athenaprojectarts.org

3/6 Sunday—Nat Geo Live: When Women Ruled the World. Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers six fascinating tales of female pharaohs. The Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Ave. newmancenterpresents.com

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

3/8 Tuesday—Blaxplanation: Overground Railroad, an in-person talk with Candacy Taylor. This talk will focus on the author’s new young adult version of her book, Overground Railroad. 1200 N Broadway. historycolorado.org

3/12 Saturday—St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Starts at 9:30am. Begins on Wynkoop at 19th, turns down 17th St in front of Union Station, then turns NE down Blake St  proceeding all the way up to 27th. denverstpatricksdayparade.com 

3/18 to 3/20—46th Annual Denver March Pow Wow. Denver Coliseum. 10am–10pm. Denvermarchpowwow.org

3/18 to 3/20—Denver Home Show. National Western Complex. For tickets and $2 off, go to homeshowdenver.com

3/23 Wednesday—Bold Women. Change History. Pat Schroeder. Former Congresswoman. Feminist Icon. Women’s Rights Champion. 7–8pm. History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway. Tickets at H-co.org/BoldWomen

3/24 Thursday—Visiting Artist Series: Heinrich Toh – Artist Talk. Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St. asld.org

4/2 to 4/3—Rocky Mountain Train Show. 10am-5pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. Admission good both days. National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St. rockymountaintrainshow.com

4/5 Tuesday—Nat Geo Live: Secrets of the Whales. Nat Geo Explorer Brian Skerry has spent nearly four decades documenting Earth’s oceans. The Newman Center for the Performing Arts 2344 East Iliff Ave. newmancenterpresents.com

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

Thursdays—After School is Cool at Pauline Robinson Library. 4:15–5:15pm. Arts and crafts for ages 5–12. 5575 E. 33rd Ave. denverlibrary.org

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

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

3/19 Saturday—LEGO Building Workshop: Kayak Adventure Kit. Build (and keep!) your own Colorado-style LEGO set, then take a special guided museum tour based on your creation. 1200 N Broadway. historycolorado.org

3/20 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. By reservation only at mychildsmuseum.org 

Clyfford Still Museum. SCFD Free Day Mar. 19. Reserve tickets in advance. 1250 Bannock St. clyffordstillmuseum.org

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

Denver Botanic Gardens. SCFD Free Day Mar. 16. 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. Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs exhibit now open. 2001 Colorado Blvd. Timed tickets required. dmns.org

Denver Zoo. 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 Mar. 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

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

3/5 to 4/9—Refuge. Weaving original music with artistic puppetry to share a bilingual tale.1080 Acoma St. curioustheatre.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

3/6 Sunday—Ivalas Quartet: Free Family Concert. Changing the face of classical music. 3pm. Centro San Juan Diego, 2830 Lawrence St. friendsofchambermusic.com

3/6 Sunday—Magic Circle Mime Co – The Mozart Experience. All ages. 2:30pm. Boettcher Concert Hall. Tickets at coloradosymphony.org

3/11 to 3/13—The Denver Brass – Celtic Mania. One of Denver’s best annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Fri & Sat, 7:30pm; Sun 2pm. Newman Center, Gates Concert Hall. newmancenterpresents.com

3/11 to 3/20—Colorado Ballet Presents The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy and a whirlwind of your favorite characters return to the Yellow Brick Road. Ellie Caulkins Opera House (14th & Curtis) coloradoballet.org

3/11 to 4/17—Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tennessee Williams. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St, Aurora. Vintagetheatre.org

3/12 Saturday— Swallow Hill Music presents Gobs O’Phun. Traditional Irish and Scottish acoustic folk band. 8pm Quinlan Cafe, 71 East Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

3/12 & 3/13—Around the World – Aurora Singers. A musical adventure with authentic Zulu folksong. Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm. South Middle School, 12310 E Parkview Dr, Aurora. aurorasingers.org

Through 3/13—Rattlesnake Kate. A badass new musical. Wolf Theatre stage at the DCPA. denvercenter.org

Through 3/13—In The Upper Room. A new play about family, secrets and the power of the stories we grow up hearing Ages 16+. Kilstrom Theatre at the DCPA. denvercenter.org

3/16 Wednesday—Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. One of the most exciting young pianists around. friendsofchambermusic.com. 7:30pm. Gates Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.

3/18 Friday— The Denver Moth – StorySLAM. Tickets go on sale 3/11. 8pm Daniels Hall, 71 East Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

3/18 to 4/10— Hurricane Diane. Diane’s not really Diane at all. She’s the Greek God Dionysus in disguise. Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. aurorafoxartscenter.org

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

3/26 Saturday—Sound of the Rockies – Back in Business. 2pm & 7:30pm. Colorado’s premier a cappella chorus. Newman Center, Gates Concert Hall. newmancenterpresents.com

Through 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

4/2 Saturday—An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. 7:30pm. Tickets start at $35. Boettcher Concert Hall. coloradosymphony.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/