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The latest Hudson Gardens Newsletter carries a photo of a resident bullsnake that may be found sunning itself in the gardens these days. is bullsnake is non-venomous, but really might resemble a rattler. Spring owering trees are in bloom and a variety of owers. Walk along trails and look for birds. Open free from sunrise to sunset. Pack a picnic and visit! Please observe wildlife from a distance. e Hudson Gardens & Event Center is located at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. See hudsongardens.org.

Art in the park

Greenwood Village o ers art projects for kids ages 6-12 from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays, ursdays at Wetlands Park, 5701 S. Quebec St. $35 per program. Limited to 20 participants. Call 303-797-1779. See tinyurl.com/ gvparkart.

Green Mountain Falls

Green Mountain Falls Arts Festival is open with ve new art installations on June 30. ey are: “Open Skies” by Brenda Biondo; “EARTH. SPEAKS” by brooke smiley; “Skye” by Brian Wall; “ e Managers” by Molly Rideout; “Ovum” by Nikki Pike. Green Mountain Falls is at the foot of Pikes Peak. See tinyurl.com/ artgmf.

Depot Art Gallery scan to learn more about our collective effort e Depot Art Gallery has its 61st Anniversary Show exhibited until July 10, followed by “Being Human” from July 11 to Aug. 5. e annual “Best of Colorado” will run Aug. 8 to Sept. 10, during Western Welcome Week and after. e gallery is at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. See depotartgallery.org.

Denver Art Museum e Denver Art Museum will host its rst “Lowrider Show and Shine” on July 9, followed by the “Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion” exhibit, through Sept. 24. e museum is at 14th and Broadway in Denver. See denverartmuseum.org.

Auditions

Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, will be holding auditions July 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for “All Shook Up.” Callbacks will be July 9. 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

Opera Denver Lyric Opera announces that tenor Mark Van Arsdale will be guest artist at the annual Summer Party, “Vive Le France,” from noon to 2 p.m. at Columbine Country Club, 17 Fairway Lane in Columbine Valley. Dr. Jeremy Reger will accompany. Tickets cost $75 and will be available June 25 online at denverlyricoperaguild.org. DLO raises money to support young singers who are starting a career in opera.

Fort Garland

“bu alo soldiers: reVision” is a new exhibit opening June 24 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center. Eight independent artists have collaborated and worked independently to create this exhibit. Black Army recruits were known as Bu alo Soldiers. John Taylor Valdez, a descendent to John Taylor and Kitty Cloud (Ute), will appear. Fort Garland is in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. See historycolorado.org/fort-garlandmuseum-cultural-center.

Castle Rock author

Castle Rock author Amanda McCoy Flanagan’a new book, “Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Ley Go,” is available at amazon. com.

Denver Center

DCPA eatre tickets are available for the new season: “A Little Night Music”; “Clyde’s”; “Cebollas”; “Rubicon”; “Emma”; “ e Lehman Trilogy”; “Where Did We Sit On the Bus?” denvercenter.org, 303-8936030.

Thu 7/13

PIckleball - Denver Open

@ 9am

Life Time - Centennial, 5000 E Dry Creek Rd, Centennial

Valor Alumni Series - Basketball

Skills With Raegan Beers

@ 12pm / $60

Valor Athletic Building, 3775 Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch. 303-471-3000

Torreys Peak Ages 8-11 - 2023

League Session #4

@ 3:30pm / $325

Jul 13th - Aug 25th

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

Eric Golden @ 6:30pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Sat 7/15

Sun 7/16

Wed 7/19

11U-12U-13U Tryout @ 3:30pm / Free

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

Marty NIghtengale @ 4pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Dear Marsha,: DM and her Freaky Band Band at Talgate Tavern

@ 4pm Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Mike Ippolito Live at Broken Tee @ 4:30pm

Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 W Oxford Ave, Englewood

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts: KYGO Summer Series - Wide

Open

@ 1pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Danno Simpson

@ 5pm Yetman Farms, 2995 S Estes St, Lakewood

Mon 7/17

HRCA Rocky Gulch Circuit @ 5pm / $25-$30

2674 Pemberly Ave, Highlands Ranch

Sturtz: Sounds Exciting! Lakewood @ 5pm

Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park (formerly Lakewood Heritage Center), 801 S Yarrow St, Lakewood

Ladies Night @ 5pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

14U Tryout @ 6:30pm / $40

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

Learn to Bike PreK-1st AM

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@ 8am / $349

Jul 17th - Jul 21st

CO - Highlands Ranch, Connec‐tions Church, 2121 Dad Clark Drive, Littleton. 720-249-2412

Mountain Biking 5th-7th

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@ 8am / $699

Jul 17th - Jul 21st

CO - Highlands Ranch, Connections

UB40

@ 5pm Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater, 210 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock

Teague Starbuck

@ 5pm The Pint Room, 2620 W Belleview Ave, Lit‐tleton

MOONSHINE BANDITS

@ 6pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Church, 2121 Dad Clark Drive, Littleton. 720-249-2412

Survival Skills 2nd-4th #HR0717231WDC @ 8am / $699

Jul 17th - Jul 21st

CO - Highlands Ranch, Connections

Church, 2121 Dad Clark Drive, Littleton. 720-249-2412

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden Bingo Wednesdays - 'Bout Time Pub & Grub @ 7pm

Saxophonist

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood’s Hampden Hall is a perfect spot to spend a cool summer Saturday afternoon listening to chamber music, performed by highly skilled musicians. Some selections will be familiar and for me, at least, many are not — which is great! And, I get to hear skilled artists performing in a really ne hall.

Castle Rock

To learn more about the Baha’i Faith or find a gathering, please contact us. castlerockbahais@gmail.com performs both classical and contemporary music for audiences in Europe, Asia and the U.S. In 2023, he received a green card for “extraordinary people,” so perhaps he will visit in Colorado again. I think we sometimes don’t fully recognize the issues international performing artists must cope with to perform in the U.S. or Europe and China.

In addition, he has written three books with musical arrangements for children to play. And musical pieces such as “Organ Plus Saxophone Duet,” which he has performed with organist Olesya Kravchenko — more than 600 concerts in Russia.

Tchaikovsky College of Music in 1999. He studied saxophone at the department of jazz and popular music there.

He also is a member of the folk ensemble Russian Banjo and after completing his doctorate at the National Gnessin Music Academy, he traveled to France to be coached by skilled performers there and has performed at the prestigious Montreaux, Switzerland, Jazz Festival.

Govorov was accompanied by pianist Britta De Groot, who recently received her master’s in music in piano performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the tutelage of well-rec- ere will be one more summer 2 p.m. on July 15: “Violin Sonatas,” with Susan Paik on violin and Teddy Niedermaier on piano, performing music by Schumann, Bolcom and Niedermaier. Fall concert dates are also announced:

Sept. 23 will feature e Lirios Quartet in a celebration of Latino Heritage Month and Oct. 28 will feature pianist Jooeun Pak. On Oct. 28, Alex Gonzalez, assistant professor of violin at CU Boulder (replacing Claude Sim, previously announced) will perform “Violin Sonata in Eb Major” by R. Strauss. On Dec. 10, cellist Silver Ainomae will make a return visit from his present home in Minneapolis.