Chatﬁeld Farms to hold Lavender Festival

SMALL THINGS

More than 2,000 lavender plants will perfume the air at Chat eld Farms’ Lavender Festival on July 15 and 16. is Littleton-area portion of the Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road. Admission is free for members and $10/$7 for nonmembers. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., it also displays a large number of native plants. No pets allowed at this 700- acre native plant refuge. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Bemis family history

Maya Bemis DeBus, granddaughter of Ed Bemis, who was the Littleton Independent publisher and an active Littleton citizen, will make her annual visit to Littleton in August and will speak at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, at 3 p.m. on Aug. 3. Her subject: What about the Bemis women? Who were they and what did they do? She is the granddaughter of Katherine Prescott Bemis and great granddaughter of Lizbeth Granger Bemis. She will share family lore and artifacts. She has recently uncovered more information about her family’s history.

Vintage Theatre

Vintage eatre is staging “In the Heights” by Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes through July

30. Vintage is at 1468 Dayton St., in Aurora. Directed by Jonathan Andujar. See vintagetheatre.org, 303-856-7830.

Curious Theatre

Curious eatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, announces its next season, with single tickets on sale after July 1. Jada Suzanne Dixon is now artistic director and Jeannene Bragg is managing director. “ e Minutes” by Tracy Letts will start the season on Sept. 9-Oct. 14. It’s described as “a hilarious Broadway hit featuring 11 Curious Artistic Company members.” Five more plays will follow under this new management. See curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524.

Music and ice cream e Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift will perform at the

Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social at 6 p.m. on Aug. 2 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. (Cash only.) Pre-packaged ice cream treats will be available for $2. Proceeds will bene t a local nonpro t. 303-791-0430.

Englewood Public Library

Englewood Public Library, in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, has a busy summer schedule planned: Legos on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m.; Monday movies in the children’s area; programs at 2 p.m. in the community room on level two: July 17, “Peanuts”; July 24, “Big Hero Six”; July 31, “Trolls.” ere is also a series of Stories in the Park — at di erent parks — see tinyurl.com/ englewoodlib.

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