“Textiles: Exploring Boundaries” opens Friday, Dec. 2, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures with free admission from 5-8 pm as part of First Friday Art Walk. The Main Gallery exhibition, which runs through March 25, 2023, will examine our assumptions and perceptions about what constitutes a textile. The Museum is located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, and Museum hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
Event Type: Free
Southlands Shopping Center and Aurora Family YMCA Blood Drive
Throughout the year, Southlands Shopping Center and Aurora Family YMCA have been providing a convenient donation location at Southlands in cooperation with Vitalant, the nation’s largest independent, non-profit blood supplier.Visit the following link bit.ly/YMCA-Southlands-BloodDrive to pre-book your appointment.To determine if you are eligible to donate blood, visit www.vitalant.org/blood-donation-requirements.
Larkspur Tree Lighting 2022
Larkspur Tree Lighting’s event planning is well underway! We will announce details in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, SAVE THE DATE!
Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival
In 1995, the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce started the first coffin races in the nation, in memory of a beloved member of Manitou Springs. In the years since, the races have grown into an often-copied-but-never-equaled Manitou Springs tradition.
Create Your Own Ofrenda
Create Your Own Ofrenda, a free workshop for ages 8-15, will be offered from 10:30-11:30 am Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. Youth are invited to design their own altar to honor a deceased loved one, which can be a relative, friend, pet, or someone admired like a hero or heroine. All materials will be provided, with participants encouraged to bring a photograph of their loved one. Reservations are not necessary, and light refreshments will be served. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
THUNKsgiving (12th Annual)
THUNK returns to Longmont for the 12th annual THUNKsgiving celebration. Enjoy 3 hours of live music from Americana Rock favorites THUNK along with your favorite brews from Bootstrap Brewing. Music from 6-9pm.
Salida Parade Of Lights
Parade of Lights at 6pm Lighting of the worlds largest Christmas Tree on Christmas Mountain to follow. Holiday Park open through the Holidays Christmas Mountain will be lit until the first Sunday in January.
Haydn Seek
Performing works by Haydn, Marquez, Vivaldi, and Vaughan Williams. Featuring SeoYoen Min, Principal Cello, Colorado Symphony
For more information, please visit dyao.org or call (303) 433-2420.
Ignacio Creative District POP-Up Paint Party
We are painting the town and throwing a party- and it wouldn’t be the same with you! Join us in our first ever POP UP paint party in downtown Ignacio! Enjoy music, local eats, mural painting, chalk art, vendors, activities and more!!!
Ivywild Movie Night: HOCUS POCUS
Join us for a special October screening of the cult classic HOCUS POCUS inside the Ivywild School Gym on the large screen, with fresh popcorn available. Brought to you by IFSOC and Ivywild School, FREE admission, donations appreciated!HOCUS POCUS (1993, PG, 1h 36m)
After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.