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universal themes such as rites of passage, grief, empowerment and family, according to directors An- nawyn Shamas, and Ellen ShamasBrandt, founder of CoNA and Denver actor/director Pamela Clifton. e Shamas mother/daughter duo are longtime Littleton residents — and are Chickasaw tribe members, as is Laura Shamas.

Annawyn’s great-grandfather was

Also coming to Lakewood Cultural Center: international guitar virtuoso Diego Figueiredo on April 7, performing a fusion of Brazilian music and jazz from around the world. 303-987-7845. Lakewood.org/

Vendors and shoppers are invited to the Arapahoe Community College Spring Craft Fair on May 20. Deadline: May 10 $50 for table, chair, booth space. Money for scholarships and the Student Emergency Fund. Also at ACC: “Art, Wine and Design” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on May 18. Registration required for artists. Tickets: $100. ACC is at 5900 S. Santa

Englewood Library hours, now that it has reopened: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to ursday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Saturday;

Theater in Aurora

“tick, tick … BOOM,” a musical by is has been a major project for them and the theater-oriented family has been focused on Native American writing for some time: attending performances and making contacts. ese plays, which will have staged readings, were originally performed in Los Angeles at Native Voices at the Autry eater’s Annual Short Play Festival. ey are: “ e Origin of Law” by Diane Glancy (Cherokee), “Four Women in Red” by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw), “ e Tamale Man” and “Slow Your Roll,” by P.C. Verrone (Osage, Kiowa) and “Flight” by DeLanna Studi (Cherokee).

Chickasaw, she says, and they and sister/playwright Laura have registered as members.

Native Voices at the Autry was founded in 1994 and is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations playwrights.

Jonathan Larson, creator of “Rent,” plays through April 23 at Vintage eatre, cabaret stage, 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora, followed by George Zamarripa in a music and humor production, “Naked from the Neck Up” on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. On the Main Stage: a regional premier: “ e Inheiritance, parts 1 and 2” by Matthew Lopez, winner of the 2020 Tony for best play, directed by Bernie Cardell. Two tickets required: Part I will primarily play on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons; Part II will primarily play on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Mature audiences only. Vintage eatre.org.

City Park Jazz

City Park Jazz sends a lineup for a 37th summer series at Denver’s City Park: June 4 to August 8. CityParkJazz.org.

Pastel workshop ey are “moving, thought-provoking and humorous,” according to Shamas-Brandt, who sent out casting calls to the theater community.

“Abstracting from Nature in Pastel” is artist Jane Shoenfeld’s two-day workshop, presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild on April 14 and 15 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Open to students of all levels of experience. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Cost: $80, members; $110 for nonmembers. Space for 20 students. See heritage-guild.com.

Actors/readers will have four rehearsals and will be paid, she said, happy that she had lled the roles when we spoke last week. Applicants sent a head shot, resume, short video and monologue.

Rehearsal time will be brief, but the actors will read from the scripts, rather than performing in the round. It’s a pleasant prospect to have the opportunity to participate in new works and we hope this community will become involved.

Admission is free, and a free will o ering will be taken to bene t the United Methodist Native American Ministries. e festival coincides with Native American Sunday on April 23 at 5824 S. Datura St., Littleton. e church has lots of free parking.

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