Smarter Women Colorado

April 2014 Calendar of Fun, Free Happenings©

4/1  April Fools Day

4/1  Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield     8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road Littleton, CO 80128 Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is a working farm located along the banks of Deer Creek in southern Jefferson County. Bring your binoculars and wander the many trails. The area is known for exceptional bird watching. http://www.bota?nicgardens.org/?our-gardens/cha?tfield

4/2  10am  Spring Break Fun Morrison Nature Center,    16002 E. Smith Rd. Aurora 80011 Explore Star K Ranch during spring break.   Program will be indoors and outdoors, so dress for the weather.  Ages 6-12.  Registration is required.  303-326-8650

4/2  4 – 8pm Children’s Museum

4/2  6 – 7:30pm  Women and Money….a beginner’s class    FUEL Financial, 550 S. Wadsworth, Lakewood 80226 (1st Bank Building in Belmar) We have different learning styles and priorities when it comes to planning our finances.  Learn how to grow and protect your money, taxes and inflation, setting goals,  budget in a stress free and fun class. Limited to first 20 people  RSVP to Pat 303-919-1020 or PatF@comcast.net www.FUELFinancial.com

4/4   First Friday Art Walks Art District on Santa Fe – Artify Your Brain.      See, taste and feel the energy that is Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe Belmar Block 7 Art District – Block 7 will feature four artist–owned working studios, a photographic school and a gallery showcasing a wide range of artwork by local artists. (Located in the Belmar City Center in Lakewood.) Golden Triangle Museum District – Meet the artists, see new exhibitions, shop for local art and get inspired at the galleries open on First Friday. The neighborhood is also home to the Denver Art Museum, Clyfford Still Museum, Kirkland Museum, Denver Firefighters Museum and the Byers–Evans House Museum with Plein Air art on display. Navajo Street Art District – Stroll the district tucked away in the Lower Highlands area of Denver, home to amazing galleries, great performance art and ample parking. Join us for Day of the Dead celebrations. It’s truly one of the best little Art Districts in town to experience art! Old South Gaylord & South Pearl – Take time to visit these two neighborhoods south of downtown Denver; both are home to many artist’s studios and galleries, along with one–of–a–kind shops and restaurants. RiNo (River North Art District) – Tour the district “Where art is made!” RiNo is home to creative businesses and more than 60 galleries and studios and 150 artists including painters, media artists, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, designers and furniture makers.

4/4  Four Mile Historic Park     715 S. Forest Street, Denver 80246 Travel back to 1859…for free! Enjoy a tour of the Four Mile House Museum – a Denver Landmark, panning for gold, and meeting our many farm-animals! On the first Friday of each month, Four Mile Historic Park is offering free general admission, courtesy of the support provided by your Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.   info@fourmilepa?rk.org www.FourMileHis?toricPark.org

4/4  6 – 9 pm  Arts Street – Free Movie    1079 Osage St., Denver 80204  Every first Friday of the month, Arts Street starts popping the kernels, chills the soda-pop, and picks a movie to be shown on our big screen projector for all members of the community to see. http://arts-str?eet.org/

4/5  Denver Art Museum     100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver   80204  http://www.denv?erartmuseum.org?/

4/6 10am – 4pm  High Flyin’ Fun – 12th Annual Arvada Kite Festival    Stenger Soccer Complex  58th & Oak St., Arvada http://arvada.org/arts-and-culture/kite-festival

4/7  4:30 – 6pm  Monthly Art Redline and Denver Public Library    6-12 grade students are invited to join Denver Public Library and RedLine every first Monday from 4:30-6 pm for a free creative literacy activity. Classes take place alternately at either RedLine or the Blair-Caldwell Library. Please register at least one week in advance by contacting Hadiya Evans at hevans@denverlibrary.org. Yearly Theme: Your Contributions to the World Culture March 3 – Clay @ Blair-Caldwell Library April 14 – Mixed Media @ RedLine May 5 – Installation @ Blair-Caldwell Library

4/8  6pm  Social Security Untangled       1st Bank Building of Belmar 550 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood CO 80226    Do you have some questions about Social Security? Such as: When should I start taking my benefit? How do I maximize my benefit? Am I eligible for a benefit from a former spouse? What is the “file and suspend” strategy? How do I fill the income gaps? Come get your questions answered. You can sleep well at night knowing you are getting all the money you deserve. RSVP to Pat 303-919-1020 or patf@comcast.net

4/9, 4/12, 4/24, 4/26  MOA – Museum of Outdoor Arts    1000 Englewood Parkway Suite 2-230 Englewood, CO 80110       MOA offers indoor galleries, studios and special events and programs. http://www.moao?nline.org/HOME/?tabid/36/Defaul?t.aspx

4/10 Denver Botanic Gardens 1007 York St. Denver

4/12  10am  Easter Egg Hunt Panorama Park,      35th & Fenton St Ages 2 -9.  Bring a basket

4/12  8:30am  Bird Walk Ponderosa Preserve,       8150 S. Coolidge Way, Aurora, Co  80016      Enjoy a morning bird walk with a knowledgeable naturalist at this beautiful open space property.  Ages 10 and older, but register 303-326-8650 www.auroragove.org/recreation

4/12, 4/13  Doors Open Denver      Throughout Denver Doors Open Denver is a FREE 2-day event celebrating architecture and design. The 2014 theme is “Celebrating Neighborhood Architecture.”  http://denverar?chitecture.org/?resources/newsl?etter/doors-ope?n-denver

4/13, 4/26 Denver Museum of Nature and Science  2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver   80205 Natural history exhibitions, IMAX and planetarium shows, activities, and lectures that explore the wonders of science, Colorado, Earth, and the universe. www.dmns.org

4/16  Molly Brown House Museum      1340 Pennsylvania Street, Denver Admission to the Molly Brown House Museum is by guided tour only. Wonderful Docents will lead you through the Museum telling you the story of Denver’s Titanic heroine and activist, Margaret Brown. All guided tours of the Museum last approximately 45 minutes. Museum tour tickets are available in the Carriage House Visitor’s Center. Open at 10:00 am – Last tour starts at 3:30pm  http://www.moll?ybrown.org/

4/22  10am – 2pm  Earth Day Denver       Wellington Webb Municipal Building Atrium, 201 W. Colfax Ave. Each year, Denver’s Earth Day Fair showcases local businesses, organizations, and agencies that practice or provide environmentally-friendly and sustainable services and products. Take an extended lunch break and stop by the fair! Visit the exhibitors to learn about innovative environmental projects taking place

4/25  5-8 pm  Last Friday Gallery Walk       Downtown Evergreen Art Galleries are open until 8 pm on the last Friday of the month. www.evergreenarts.org

4/26  11am-4pm  Wheat Ridge Kite Flite Festival      Anderson Park, 4355 Field St., Wheat Ridge 80033 http://kiteflitefestival.com/

4/27  Clyfford Still Museum – Free Day  1250 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80204 (map) https://www.cly?ffordstillmuseu?m.org/

4/29 7:30 pm   Lamont Symphony Orchestra New Music Concert Lamont School of Music,      Newman Center , 2344 E. Iliff Ave, Denver 80208 Kornel Thomas & Jason Ethridge conduct the Lamont Symphony Orchestra in a performance of new works. Free ticket required, $5 Reserved Seating, Complimentary parking.

M W F  12 noon   NCAR Visitor Center      1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder   80305

=Love Music?  Check out these web sites for DU and UCD.  There are concerts and recitals by students and faculty for free or very low cost.  Guest artists that come for the Colorado Symphony also do mini concerts for the students/public.  It is a wealth of excellent music!  UCD also offers theater from their drama majors.  ? http://ducal.du.edu/webevent/scripts/webevent.plx?cmd=calmonth;calID=272  http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CAM/events/Pages/index.aspx

=Not free but…SCFD 10 for $10 Low cost ticket program supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts provides $10 tickets throughout the year. Supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, we invite people who have not experienced the joy of live theatre to attend. Each Tuesday at 10am, we will release “10 for $10″ – a limited number of $10 tickets for every Denver Center Theatre Company performance in the coming week (up to 25 shows per week). Occasionally, tickets to select Denver Center Attractions shows may be available.  How to buy – each Tuesday at 10am:  Call 303.893.4100 or Visit our Box Office at Speer & Arapahoe in the lobby of the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex

3/1   9am – 5pm   Colorado Railroad Museum

17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden  80403

The Museum is open daily, year round from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The Richardson Library is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am to 3:00pm. The Colorado Railroad Museum is located 12 miles west of downtown Denver. Take Exit 265 off of I-70 on to Colorado Highway 58 and follow the signs.

http://colorado​railroadmuseum.​org/

 

3/1   Denver Art Museum

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver   80204

http://www.denv​erartmuseum.org​/

 

3/1  2-3pm  Central Library – Ambient Harp with Star Edwards   

Central Library Schlessman Hall, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. Denver  80204

Performing an eclectic repertoire of music that includes classical, Renaissance, medieval, South American, folk, Celtic and cinematic themes, soloist Star Edwards delivers a concert that is redolent with cultural connections and the musical images of ancient times. Her harp playing recalls the legendary harp from Celtic cultures. Star will also be sampling several of her own compositions for harp. This is music that combines the rhythm of the heart with the spirit of the world.

 

3/1   7-8pm   Late Winter Skies  

Pine Valley Ranch Open Space Park, 30400 Crystal Lake Road, Pine CO

Early March skies are filled with fascinating deep space objects, while prominent Jupiter takes center stage. Peer through historic and modern telescopes during this engaging program with astronomy team members. Ages 10 – adult. There is a moderate 1/3 mile hike to the observatory. Registration for this program is available one month before the date of the program. If you are registering during this time, but space is no longer available, please call Lookout Mountain Nature Center at 720-497-7600 to be placed on a waiting list.

http://www.even​tbrite.com/e/la​te-winter-skies​-tickets-102390​76353?aff=eorg

 

3/2   12 – 4pm   Boulder History Museum

1206 Euclid Avenue, Boulder CO

Free First Sundays Free admission the first Sunday of every month (however, donations are appreciated)

http://boulderh​istory.org

 

 

3/2   Denver Museum of Nature and Science

2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver   80205

Natural history exhibitions, IMAX and planetarium shows, activities, and lectures that explore the wonders of science, Colorado, Earth, and the universe.

www.dmns.org

 

 3/3, 3/22   9am – 5pm   Denver Botanic Gardens

1007 York Street Denver, CO 80206

 

3/4   Mardi Gras

Laissez le bon temps rouler!

 

3/4   4:30 – 6pm   Mardi Gras Procession

Main Street, Breckenridge CO

Mardi Gras Procession on Main Street and Fat Tuesday Celebration The procession will stage on North Main Street between Lincoln and Wellington Street and head south to Park Avenue. Revelers of all ages will enjoy this family-friendly celebration.

http://www.gobr​eck.com/events/​mardi-gras

 

3/4   Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield

8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road Littleton, CO 80128

Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is a working farm located along the banks of Deer Creek in southern Jefferson County. Bring your binoculars and wander the many trails. The area is known for exceptional bird watching.

http://www.bota​nicgardens.org/​our-gardens/cha​tfield/

 

3/4   4 – 8pm    Children’s  Museum

2121 Children’s Museum Dr.,  Denver  80211

http://mychildsmuseum.org/

 

3/7   5 – 9pm   Museo de las Americas

861 Santa Fe Dr., Denver CO

First Fridays are free – Joining the many diverse art galleries and museums that make up the Santa Fe Arts District, Museo de las Americas opens its doors to visitors on the first Friday of each month free of charge. Art-walkers along Santa Fe Drive may visit the Museo for free from 5-9pm and enjoy drinks and our current exhibition.

http://museo.or​g/programming/m​onthly-events /

 

3/7   Four Mile Historic Park

715 S. Forest Street, Denver 80246

Travel back to 1859…for free! Enjoy a tour of the Four Mile House Museum – a Denver Landmark, panning for gold, and meeting our many farm-animals! On the first Friday of each month, Four Mile Historic Park is offering free general admission, courtesy of the support provided by your Scientific & Cultural Facilities District. 720-865-0800

www.FourMilePar​k.org

 

3/7   6 -9pm   Arts Street

1079 Osage St., Denver, CO 80204

Every first Friday of the month, Arts Street starts popping the kernels, chills the soda-pop, and picks a movie to be shown on our big screen projector for all members of the community to see.

http://arts-str​eet.org/

 

3/7   First Friday Art Walks

Art District on Santa Fe – Artify Your Brain. See, taste and feel the energy that is Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe

Belmar Block 7 Art District – Block 7 will feature four artist–owned working studios, a photographic school and a gallery showcasing a wide range of artwork by local artists. (Located in the Belmar City Center in Lakewood.)

Golden Triangle Museum District – Meet the artists, see new exhibitions, shop for local art and get inspired at the galleries open on First Friday. The neighborhood is also home to the Denver Art Museum, Clyfford Still Museum, Kirkland Museum, Denver Firefighters Museum and the Byers–Evans House Museum with Plein Air art on display.

Navajo Street Art District – Stroll the district tucked away in the Lower Highlands area of Denver, home to amazing galleries, great performance art and ample parking. Join us for Day of the Dead celebrations. It’s truly one of the best little Art Districts in town to experience art!

Old South Gaylord & South Pearl – Take time to visit these two neighborhoods south of downtown Denver; both are home to many artist’s studios and galleries, along with one–of–a–kind shops and restaurants.

RiNo (River North Art District) – Tour the district “Where art is made!” RiNo is home to creative businesses and more than 60 galleries and studios and 150 artists including painters, media artists, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, designers and furniture makers.

 

3/7-9   Celebrating Spring in the Valley of the Cranes

Monte Vista

http://www.cranefest.com/

 

3/7-9   Frozen Dead Guy Days

Nederland CO

Frozen Dead Guy Days® – the GOOD the BAD and the FROZEN.   Get ready to be mostly good, a little bad, and totally frozen at the 12th annual Frozen Dead Guy Days® held in the eccentric mountain town of Nederland, Colorado. Free live music, coffin races, costume polar plunging, frozen t-shirt contest, icy turkey bowling, snowy beach volleyball, frozen salmon tossing, brain freezing and new this year FROZEN DEAD POETS SOCIETY! It all kicks off with the Blue Ball and parade of hearses down Nederland’s main street. Don’t miss it this year!  ​

http://frozende​adguydays.org/

 

3/8  2-3pm  Central Library Avant-garde Cello: Helen Gillet
Central Library, Schlessman Hall, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. 80204

Fresh City Life is pleased to host Helen Gillet, one of the most talented cellists touring the U.S. and the world. The modern usage of the phrase ‘avant-garde’ may have lost all of its power for being used to describe things that are shocking instead of genuinely new, different and deeply creative. Remind yourself what avant-garde truly means with Helen Gillet’s encore concert at Denver Public Library. Whether she’s performing solo, in intimate new ‘chamber music’ settings, or going full throttle with various jazz-driven ensembles, Helen Gillet has been described as having “a Mingus-like passion both as a player and as a band leader, often coaxing energy and lifting the spirits into dynamic and dazzling displays of artistry.”

Helen Gillet grew up in Belgium, Singapore, Chicago and Wisconsin. She has forged a path for the cello in the New Orleans music scene since her arrival in 2002 and has performed extensively across the United States and Western Europe.

 

3/8, 3/12, 3/21, 3/27, 3/29   9am – 5pm   MOA – Museum of Outdoor Arts

1000 Englewood Parkway Suite 2-230 Englewood, CO 80110

MOA offers indoor galleries, studios and special events and programs.

http://www.moao​nline.org/HOME/​tabid/36/Defaul​t.aspx

 

3/9 Daylight Saving Time Begins

 

3/12, 3/19   6 – 7:30pm   Women and Money….a beginner’s class

FUEL Financial, 550 S. Wadsworth, Lakewood 80226 (1^st Bank Building in Belmar)

We have different learning styles and priorities when it comes to planning our finances.  Learn how to grow and protect your money, taxes and inflation, setting goals and budget in a stress free and fun class.

Limited to first 20 people  RSVP to Pat 303-919-1020 or PatF@comcast.net

www.FUELFinancial.com

3/13   9am – 4pm   Aurora History Museum  

15051 E. Alameda Parkway Aurora, Colorado 80012

The only public, free museum in Aurora, the Aurora History Museum is a community-based cultural center featuring changing history, natural history, culture, fine and decorative arts exhibits and programs.

https://www.aur​oragov.org/Thin​gsToDo/ArtsandC​ulture/Museum/i​ndex.htm

 

3/14   7 – 8pm   Why Go to Space?

Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 910 Colorow Road, Golden

In this talk, Solar System Ambassador and Lockheed Martin Propulsion Engineer Adam Pender will discuss the variety of benefits of a strong space program, including technological advancements which enable our current way of life, science discoveries leading to a greater understanding of our place in the universe, and “big picture” rationale for a strong national and global space effort. Presentation will be followed by what is sure to be a lively Q&A session. Ages 10-adult. Registration for this program is available one month before the date of the program. If you are registering during this time, but space is no longer available, please call Lookout Mountain Nature Center at 720-497-7600 to be placed on a waiting list.

http://www.even​tbrite.com/e/wh​y-go-to-space-t​ickets-10300488​037?aff=eorg

 

3/15   9:30am  St. Patrick’s Day Parade

http://www.denverstpatricksdayparade.com/parade-info

 

3/15   2-3pm  Sweet Song: Hammered Dulcimer with Peter Hebert
Central Library, Schlessman Hall, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. 80204

An expert instrumentalist, Peter Hebert plays the evocative hammered dulcimer and its cousin, the psaltery, with masterful ease – filling the air with the ancient sounds of Medieval Europe. The Graeco-Roman dulcimer (sweet song) derives its name from the Latin dulcis (sweet) and the Greek melos (song). Find out how perfectly named this haunting instrument can be when Peter Hebert makes his dulcimer sing a sweet song.

 

3/17 St Patrick’s Day

3/20 Spring Begins

 

3/21   10am – 3:30pm   Molly Brown House Museum

1340 Pennsylvania Street

Free admission for residents of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties Admission to the Molly Brown House Museum is by guided tour only. Wonderful Docents will lead you through the Museum telling you the story of Denver’s Titanic heroine and activist, Margaret Brown. All guided tours of the Museum last approximately 45 minutes. Museum tour tickets are available in the Carriage House Visitor’s Center.

http://www.moll​ybrown.org/

 

3/22   2-3pm   Renaissance Lute and Guitar with Peter Schimpf
Central Library, Schlessman Hall, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. 80204

Playing a variety of pieces from the 16th and early 17th centuries on a variety of historical instruments, including the four-course Renaissance guitar, seven-course Renaissance lute, and the 14 string theorbo, no one conjures the sound of Shakespeare’s world like talented musician, Peter Schimpf.  His repertoire includes intricate and lively pieces from England, France, and Italy between the years 1500 and 1640.

 

3/28   5-8 pm   Last Friday Gallery Walk 

Downtown Evergreen.  Galleries throughout Evergreen.
Art Galleries are open until 8 pm on the last Friday of the month.

www.evergreenarts.org

 

3/29  2-3pm  The Kindred Spirits
Central Library, Schlessman Hall, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. 80204

Throw on your best Ren Faire gear and come to the Denver Public Library to enjoy an inspired concert in our great hall – and yes, it’s safety dance. The Kindred Spirits is a musical ensemble comprised of professional, accomplished and experienced musicians based in Colorado and performing as a group since 1992. Their unique selection of Renaissance and traditional Celtic music, pairs beautifully with their period and eccentric concert dress. And, in the spirit of anachronism, don’t be surprised to hear a modern tune as well. Don’t miss the fun!

 

Ongoing

Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm   Money Museum
Federal Reserve Bank of KC – Denver Branch

1020 16^th Street, Denver

The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Denver Branch offers a unique and up-close look at the nation’s financial system in action. Visitors can learn more about the Fed through our educational panels, view historical currency – including a real $100,000 dollar note! Guests can see what $30,000,000 dollars looks like, watch a movie and leave with a bag of money!

 

Love Music?  Check out these web sites for DU and UCD.  There are concerts and recitals by students and faculty for free or very low cost.  Guest artists that come for the Colorado Symphony also do mini concerts for the students/public.  It is a wealth of excellent music!  UCD also offers theater from their drama majors.  ♪

http://ducal.du.edu/webevent/scripts/webevent.plx?cmd=calmonth;calID=272 

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CAM/events/Pages/index.aspx

 

Not free but…SCFD 10 for $10

Low cost ticket program supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts provides $10 tickets throughout the year.  Supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, we invite people who have not experienced the joy of live theatre to attend. Each Tuesday at 10am, we will release “10 for $10″ – a limited number of $10 tickets for every Denver Center Theatre Company performance in the coming week (up to 25 shows per week). Occasionally, tickets to select Denver Center Attractions shows may be available.

How to buy – each Tuesday at 10am:  Call 303.893.4100 or Visit our Box Office at Speer & Arapahoe in the lobby of the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex