October 3, 2013 • THE VILLAGER • PAGE 19
AUTUMN ACTIVITIES Corn Maze
Through Oct. 27, Fridays, 4-9 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 6 p.m., Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Call 303-973-3705. A classic labyrinth of winding pathways is designed to mimic the Colorado state flag. Admission also includes access to the spider web, mini-maze for children 12 and under.
Festival of Scarecrows
Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Olde Town Arvada. Activities for all ages and interests. Cast a vote for your favorite Scarecrow while visiting over 40 community booths. Pumpkins will be available for purchase at the Pumpkin Patch and all proceeds will benefit the Arvada Community Food Bank. Visit www.historicarvada.org or call Historic Olde Town Arvada at 303-420-6100.
Pumpkin Sale!
Through Oct. 27, weekends, 10 a.m. – dusk, Greenwood Community Church, 5600 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village. Support local Boy Scout Troop 457 with their annual fundraiser of pumpkin sales. See the vast assortment of pumpkins and help the troop raise money to replace their stolen trailer and equipment.
CLASSES Fall Break Theater Camp’
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon – 5 p.m. Friday, Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Class will create a production of Ed Monk’s hilarious fairy tale, Goldilocks on Trial. Ages 7 – 12. Register at www.greenwoodvillage.com/ registration.
CLUBS/ORGANATIONS Englewood Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
Oct. 15, 6 – 8 p.m., InnovAge Johnson Adult Day Program, 3444 W. Emerson, Englewood. Info: 303-789-4473.
Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society
Oct. 8, 9:30 a.m. Board of Directors meeting, 1 p.m., Business meeting and program, Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University, Centennial Program is Don’t Give Up the Search, by Carol Swenson, blogger of Carol: The Family Detective. Visit www. Columbine genealogy.com.
Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce Annual Service Club Luncheon
Oct. 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1p.m., Meridian Retirement Community Center, 3455 S Corona St. Attendees should contact the Chamber by Oct. 17 so the Chamber can have an accurate count of attendees. Pay at the door or send your payment to the Chamber. Info: 303-789-4473. .
EDUCATION Park Meadows Celebrate Schools Drive!
Through Oct. 27, Oct. 19, 1 – 4 p.m., on site event, Park Meadows, 8465 S Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Donors When customers join The Club at Park Meadows, their school of choice will be entered into a drawing for $25,000. Visit www.donorschoose.org.
Kent Denver Open House
Nov. 2, 10 a.m. – noon, Kent Denver School, 4000 E. Quincy Ave., Englewood.
EMPLOYMENT Spectrum Retirement Senior Living Job Fair
Oct. 10, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Lincoln Meadows, 10001 S. Oswego St., Parker, Currently Spectrum Retirement Senior Living is seeking qualified candidates to fill several immediate openings, from concierge/receptionist and dishwasher, servers to housekeepers and nursing personnel.
6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Master birder from the Front Range Birding Company will discuss the rich bird habitats of the Gardens, focusing on the various species that visit during that particular season. This walk will be held outdoors. Participants will meet in front of the gift shop. Dress for the weather; bring snacks and a pair of binoculars. Call 303-797-8565 x316 or visit www. hudsongardens.org
FITNESS/HEALTH Pilates 101
Through October, Mondays, 5:30 6:30 p.m., Thursdays. Noon – 1 p.m. Sign up for four sessions and learn the history and fundamentals of Pilates while toning and strengthening your entire body. This course is taught on all of the equipment (reformer, mat, chair, and tower). Call 303-770-2582 for the Service Desk to schedule or visit www.greenwoodathleticclub.com/pilates
Bidder’s Conference for Emergency Food and Shelter Funds
Oct. 9, 9 – 11:30 a.m., Volunteers of America, 2660 Larimer St., Denver. Local nonprofit organizations or government agencies that provide emergency food or shelter in the Denver metro area may apply for 2013 federal Phase 31 Emergency Food and Shelter funds. Applications will be available after the bidder’s conference. Attendance at the bidder’s conference is required for anyone who wishes to apply for funding. If you have any questions, contact Ann Veenstra at Jewish Family Service, 720-248-4596 or aveenstra@jewishfamilyservice.org.
South Suburban and University Hospital Offer Comprehensive Blood Screenings
Oct. 12, 8 -1 1 a.m., Hudson Gardens,
The screenings will be offered from 7 – 9:30 am at the following sites: Oct. 15, Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree. Oct. 16, Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Boulevard, Centennial. Oct. 17, Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Oct. 18, Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria St., Centennial. Call 303-730-4610 for more information.
Reed and Tichenor’s play. Tickets at www.ahec.edu/kingcenter/ boxoffice.htm or call or 303-556-2296.
composition in mind, Douglas H. Buck Community Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. 303-797-8787
South Suburban Rec Centers Feature Local Artists
‘Just Like Us’
EVENTS October Bird Walk
FUNDRAISERS Convoy of Hope 5K for Loveland Flood Victims
Oct. 5, Loveland. Proceeds raised from event will be used by Convoy of Hope to continue the flood relief work in Colorado. Participants may walk or run, and each registered participant will receive a commemorative shirt, race bib, GPS timing and the satisfaction of knowing that he or she helped Coloradans impacted by the floods. Visit www. loveland.runningwithconvoy.org.
Colorado VisionWalk
Oct. 12, 9 a.m. Registration, 10 a.m. Walk, Denver City Park, Colorado Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, Denver. Benefitting the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Family-friendly event will also include activities for children, refreshments, entertainment and a performance by the band Blind Child. To participate or support the VisionWalk, visit www.FightBlindness. org/ColoradoVisionWalk.
HOLIDAY Overland High School Fall Fair
Oct. 12, 9a.m. - 4p.m., Gymnasiums, 12400 E Jewell Ave. Aurora. Featuring crafted and specialty retail items. Breakfast and lunch concessions and a bake sale. Rheda@me.com 303-887-6557 (text preferred). www.google.com/site/overland ptco/craft-fair. Vendor registrations accepted until Oct. 7.
Craft Fair at Gateway School
Oct. 19, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., 1300 S. Sable Blvd., Aurora. 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. prepaid pancake breakfast; call Cassie Spring at 303905-3896, More than 100 vendors. Proceeds go to PTA to support staff and students. Admission free, but a donation of canned food item is requested to help The Neighborhood Kitchen for Colorado Kids.
Christmas at Our House, Nov. 7 – 10. Winner of contest will receive two tickets to the Christmas at Our House Bosworth Bistro (a $60 value). Second place winner will receive shopping vouchers to The Shoppes. Visit www.denver.assistanceleague.com.
Smoky Hill High School Craft Fair
Nov. 9, 9a.m. – 4p.m., 16100 East Smoky Hill Road, Aurora.
Mile High Holiday Mart
Nov. 22. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Nov. 23, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nov. 24, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. Junior League of Denver event. Visit www.jld.org.
MEETINGS Town Hall with State Representative Spencer Swalm
Oct. 5, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Koelbel Library, Meeting Room A, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Topic will be the Amendment 66 income tax increase, which will be on the November ballot.
SANCTUARY Wellshire Presbyterian Church World Communion Peacemaking Sunday
Oct. 6, 2999 S. Colorado Boulevard, Denver. Communion will be offered at both services and a special offering to support the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program as well as Wellshire’s Local and Global Ministries will be collected. The Sanctuary Choir returns to worship next week to share You Are One in Christ Jesus, Bread of Heaven and Kweli Wanadamu Madanganywa.
Holiday Wreath Contest
55+ Senior Resource Day
Oct. 19, noon deadline, Oct. 29, Wreath judging, Bosworth House, 1400 Josephine St., Denver. Make a holiday wreath to donate to Assistance League, to be sold at
Oct. 11, 9:30 – 2 p.m., exhibits open 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Buck Community Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Info 303-273-2855.
‘Squirm Burpee: A Vaudevillian Melodrama’
The University of Northern Colorado Concert Choir
‘The Hilarious Story of Lieutenant Kije’
‘The Empire Returns’
A&E Briefs Free Days at Denver Cultural attractions
Children’s Museum of Denver Nov. 5, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver. www.mychildsmuseum.org Denver Art Museum Oct. 5, Nov. 2, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver. Visit www.denverartmuseum.org Denver Botanic Gardens Oct. 7, Nov. 2, 1007 York St., Denver. Visit www.botanicgardens.org. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Nov. 1, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Visit www.botanicgardens.org. Denver Museum of Nature and Science Oct. 6, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver. Visit www.dmns.org. Denver Zoo Nov. 1, 2900 E. 23rd Ave, Denver. Visit www.denverzoo.org.
‘The Complete History of America (Abridged)’
Through Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., CI Denver Production Center, Auraria Campus, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver. CU Denver’s College of Arts & Media’s Theatre, Film & Video Department presents performance of Long,
Through Oct. 30. South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s Buck, Goodson and Lone Tree Recreation Centers are featuring temporary art exhibitions by local artists. South Suburban’s Public Art Committee encourages Colorado artists to submit an application to temporarily display their artwork at various recreation facilities. For a complete list of guidelines and an art exhibition application, visit www.sspr.org or contact Vickie Willis at 303-483-7072. Karen Trenchard is presenting her photographs of Colorado locations, Lone Tree Recreation Center at 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, 303-708-3500. Amy Van Stensel specializes in illustrations and oil paintings botanical in nature, Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Boulevard, Centennial. 303-798-2476. Darlene Kuhne is a colorist and an abstract expressionist painter, who composes her acrylic paintings with design and
Oct. 4 – Nov. 3, opens Oct. 10, Stage Theater, Denver Performing Arts Center, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver. World Premiere by Karen Zacarías, based on the book by Helen Thorpe. Visit www.denvertheater.org.
Denver Jazz Fest
Oct. 5, 1:45 p.m., National Western Complex Events Center, Denver. Includes Horns of Plenty II featuring Darren Rahn. Tickets at www.denverjazzfest.com.
‘Musical Memories of Glenn Miller Orchestra’
Oct. 11, 6 – 8 p.m., Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. Lone Tree. Alan Cass, University of Colorado at Boulder professor and curator of the Glenn Miller Collection, will share historic samples from the Glenn Miller Archive. Light refreshments will be served. Register online at www.sspr. org; or call 303-347-5999.
Oct. 16 – 20, Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The Squirm Burpee Circus is a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. Featuring an eye-catching cast and a beautiful, Cirque-like aesthetic. Tickets at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1000.
Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Features the biting humor of Sergei Prokofiev’s hit, the Lt. Kije Suite, a satiric adventure of a conveniently invented war hero, created to avoid embarrassment following a clerical error. Created for the release of a film in 1934, this musical tale will be skillfully told by guest narrator, Monika Vischer. Tickets at www.Littletonsymphony.org. Group tickets (10+) at 303-933-6824.
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. The performance will include a varied choral repertoire, including selected acappella anthems and portions of major works which will be celebratory or contemplative in nature, all of which express joy and hope. Tickets 303-388-4962 or online at www. augustanaarts.org. Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Includes Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture. Information or tickets at www.arapahoe -phil.org org or call 303-781-1892.
‘First Night: A Space Odyssey’
Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Featuring The Denver Brass. Contributor’s reception to follow immediately. Visit www.denverbrass.org.