The Arvada Center invites audiences to join its book club

Anyone who has been in a book club before knows they can be a brilliant opportunity to bond with friends, both old and new, over a shared love of the written word. And they can also be ground zero for all kinds of interpersonal messiness.

In the Arvada Center’s production of Karen Zacarías’ laugh-out-loud “ e Book Club Play,” one group becomes the subject of a documentary lm maker, resulting in all kinds of hilarity as the members let the camera into their lives.

“I love books. And I nd book clubs fascinating,” wrote Kate Gleason, who plays several pundits in the show, in an email interview. “I like how book clubs are a chance for very di erent characters to come together in a shared experience. I was challenged and excited to play several wildly di erent characters with one common thread — books.”

“ e Book Club Play” runs at the Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through May 18. Directed by Lynne Collins as part of the Black Box eatre repertory season, performances are at 7:30 p.m. on ursdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Gathering with others who share a love of books is a tried-and-true setting for all kinds of stories, and there’s a good reason for this — in book clubs, members have a tendency to really let their hair down and cut loose. Not only does this make for a very dynamic energy between

COMING ATTRACTIONS characters, but it can be a vehicle to explore how we connect with each

“It’s about the relationships we have with our friends, family, and ourselves, all centered around great, or not so great, books,” Gleason wrote. “ e ability to agree or disagree is all part of the fun.”

Stories involving book clubs provide opportunities to explore all kinds of culture: classic highbrow novels and the authors who write them, as well as trashy books that provide an opportunity to get together and complain with friends. With that kind of range, audiences who see “ e Book Club Play” can expect laughs and literary references galore.

“Creating family and community are all part of our shared human experience. In all its glory and messiness,” Gleason wrote. “And books can connect or disconnect us from each other. Let the hilarity ensue.”

For more information and tickets, visit https://arvadacenter.org/ events/the-book-club-play.

History Colorado takes travelers on a tour of Arvada matter where you live, there’s always an opportunity to learn a little more about your town or city. at’s the ethos behind History Colorado’s Tours and Treks adventure series — a series that goes back more than 50 years.

As part of this year’s lineup, History Colorado is hosting a Historic Arvada Walking Tour from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 15. According to provided information, the tour will provide a look at “historic buildings, tales of champions of religious and racial tolerance, and delicious spots to stop for snacks.”

All the details for the tour can be found at www.historycolorado.org/ tours-and-treks.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Snail Mail at the Fox Theatre

Lindsey Jordan, who records under the name Snail Mail, makes the kind of indie rock that fans of the genre’s early days in the 1990s will immediately recognize. While there are certainly familiar elements to Snail Mail’s music, she’s uses a razor-sharp pen to artfully delve into themes of loneliness, identity and human connection.

Snail Mail will be stopping by Boulder’s Fox eatre, 1135 13th St., at 8:30 p.m. on April 11. She’ll be joined by Water From Your Eyes and Dazy, both bands that represent exciting new talents that add a lot to indie rock. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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Denver Audubon e 2023 Birdathon will be held May 1-31 by Denver Audubon. Form a team, pick one day in May for a team. Have team members collect donations for Audubon on one day in May and look for birds during that day in your yard, on a hike... Pledges might be for $1 a bird. A Birdathon Meet and Greet will be held at the Kingery Nature Center at Denver Audubon, 9303 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. email info@denveraudubon.org, Can donate there as well. Donations will be used to add more educational programs and reach more schools year- round.

Arvada Center

“Damn Yankees” plays April 7 to May 7 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. , Arvada. Tickets start at $53. 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

*Call for artists: CORE Art Space, 6501 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. invites entries for “Flower Power” which will run May 12 to 28. Entries due by April 16 at CAFE, .callforentry.org. Juror Michael Paglia. Show runs may 12-28, with a reception May 12, 5 to 10 p.m.. Gallery open 12 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday* eater for kids: “Robin Hood” will play april 8-22 and May 27-June 24 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave, Golden,: Saturday at 1 p.m. and June 17 and 24 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 303935-3044.

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