October 20, 2016
THIS WEEK’S
THINGS TO DO TOP 5
Balboa Blowout Dance Event Community-Minded Dance plans the 10th Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout from Friday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Castle Events Center, 83 E. 120th Ave., Northglenn. Balboa is a form of swing dance that started as early as 1915 and became popular in the 1930s-40s. Event is a weekend of workshops with world-renown instructors, dance competitions and live music from one of the nation’s premier swing bands. Go to www.BalboaBlowout. com. Yard Work for Seniors Love to work in the yard? Senior citizens in Thornton need your help. Neighborhood services is looking for groups of five or more to rake leaves, trip shrubs and clean the yards of senior citizens on Thornton from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 22. Contact Takami at 303-538-7600 to sign up or learn more. Safe Street Halloween The Northglenn Police Department and Northglenn High School are teaming up again for Safe Street Halloween. This annual event, now in its 18th year, provides area residents with a free, safe, and sometimes spooky environment for kids to treat-or-treat. Safe Street Halloween runs from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Northglenn High School, 601 W. 100th Place. Northglenn High School students will entertain all the costume clad children and their family with creatively-decorated classrooms and Halloween-themed music. The students, local groups and businesses will pass out more than 5,000 pounds of candy to trick-or-treaters throughout 20 classrooms. Walk through the Haunted Gym and visit the Arachnophobia Corner or new Scary Hallway (if you dare). There is cookie decorating and contests, too. Safe Street Halloween is safe fun for the whole family. Community groups and businesses are invited to participate. Candy can be donated at City Hall, on either the first or second floor. Go to www.northglenn.org/ safestreethalloween. Fall International Migratory Bird Day Celebrate birds and their migration through the area Saturday, Oct. 22, at the fall International Migratory Bird Day with the North JeffCo Nature Centers. A guided bird watch will meet at 8 a.m. at Standley Lake Nature Center, West 100th Avenue and Simms Street, Westminster. Afterward, enjoy an open house from 9 a.m. to noon with activities and learning in and around the Standley Lake Nature Center. No registration required. All ages welcome; event is free. Wilderness Remote First Aid & CPR What if someone sustained an injury in a remote area with no cell phone coverage? What would you do? Participants ages 14 and over will learn live-saving techniques along with basic first aid at a two-day wilderness remote first aid and CPR. Class runs from 5-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 and Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. Class meets OSHA and Colorado Fish and Wildlife Division requirements. Go to www.northglenn.org/recxpress or call 303-450-8800. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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THEATER
Nelicia Miranda-Troup as Chadwina and Kaia Parnell as R.R. Snavely discuss the meaning of life in the two-person comedy ‘Greater Tuna!’ ‘Greater Tuna!’ Two actresses play 21 characters in Colorado ACTS production of “Greater Tuna!” a satire that takes place in the Podunk town of Tuna, Texas, where radio announcers Thurston Wheeler and Arlis Struvey keep the region informed of the latest and greatest gossip and dirt. Show brings out all of the politically incorrect situations you might imagine in 1970s rural America. Dinner is served during the dinner theater weekend Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, with a special senior citizen luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. For reservations or information, call 303-456-6772 or visit www. coloradoacts.org. Colorado ACTS Fall Classes Colorado ACTS is taking registrations for fall classes. Try your feet at an eight-week salsa and swing class. Spend early December on stage together as a family performing in “The Best Christmas Card Ever!” Children’s classes include Treasure Island and a junior Murder Mystery. Teen classes include Phantom of the Opera and Romeo and Winifred. Colorado ACTS is at 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road, Wheat Ridge. Register at www.coloradoacts.org. Call 303-456-6772.
ART/FILM
EVENTS
Community Coffee Join State Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp for great conversations at community coffee gatherings Thursday, Oct. 20. Times are 8-9 a.m. at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster. These are the final community coffees of the year. Senior Center Oktoberfest Potluck The Northglenn Senior Organization will provide the brats and sauerkraut; you provide the side dish or dessert. The senior center Oktoberfest potluck is at noon Friday, Oct. 21, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. For ages 55 and over. Cost is free. RSVP by Oct. 18 at the center or by calling 303-450-8801. Tech Time: FrankenToys Take the parts of different toys and combine them together to make your own horrifying creation. Appropriate for children ages 8 and older. Space is limited; registration is encouraged. Program runs from 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle. Call 303-428-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org for information.
Arts and Crafts Exhibitors Exhibitors are needed for the fifth annual Stober Elementary School arts and crafts fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@ gmail.com.
Senior Book Club: “Big Little Lies” Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal - a murder, a tragic accident or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? “Big Little Lies” follows three women, each at a crossroads. Book club meets at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. For ages 55 and over. Call 303-450-8801 or stop by the center to reserve a copy.
TASHCO Art Collection on Display The Thornton TASHCO art collection will be on display through Monday, Oct. 31, at the Thornton Arts and Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton. Go to http://www. cityofthornton.net/arts
Costume Dance Party You know we love to see all of the wonderful costumes you all come up with each year. We’ll dance, make a craft and have a costume contest. There will be snacks. All ages welcome. No registration necessary. The costume dance party goes from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle. No registration necessary. Call 303-428-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org.
Paletteers Art Club Member’s Exhibit Members of the Paletteers Art club plan their annual Member’s Fine Art Exhibit through Friday, Dec. 2, at the Front Range Community College Library, 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster. All original fine art media plus sculpture are included. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular library hours. In conjunction with the exhibit, a miniature show of small framed paintings are also on display. All artwork is for sale. The Paletteers Art club is always happy to welcome new members. Go to www.paletteers.com. Call for Artists Artists are needed for the Thornton Arts & Culture Division’s upcoming Art for Less Than $100, open from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center, 1151 Colorado Blvd., Thornton. All fine art media are welcome, and all art must be priced at $100 or less. No commission or booth fees are charged, and tables, table cloths, chairs and temporary walls are provided. The artist or artist’s representative must set up and take down their own art and be present for the entire sale. Submit 3-5 images or your work; selection to participate will be conducted by committee. Submissions due by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25. Contact Linda Lowe at 720-977-5881, linda.lowe@cityofthornton.net; or Krystle Codrey at 720-977-5882, krystle.codrey@cityofthornton.net
Book to Movie Club Join us for a showing half of one of the most famous modern wizard movies from 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle. Stay and join us for an intellectual discussion of the film versus the book. Refreshments will be provided. Appropriate for adults. Space is limited; registration is encouraged. Call 303-428-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org for information. Trick or Treat Street Federal Heights presents its annual Halloween trick or treat street event at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at City Hall, 2380 W. 90th Ave. The event is a safe and fun alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. Call 303-412-3561 for information. Costumes encouraged. Calendar continues on Page 34