Weekly Event Round-up: Target’s Arts and Wonder, Quests for the Curious and More!
Friday and Sunday. Two local institutions are participating in Target’s nationwide “Arts and Wonder” event this weekend: The Children’s Museum of Denver and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Friday, the Children’s Museum grants guests free admission from 4 to 8 p.m. Anyone can stop by and play — be sure to check out the museum’s “Bubbles” exhibit. Then, on Sunday, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra presents a free concert, “Classical Masterpieces,” at Stapleton’s Central Park. The performance includes works by Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak and more. 4-8 p.m. Friday. Childrens Museum of Denver, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive; 303-433-7444. Admission is free. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Stapleton Central Park, Central Park Boulevard and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Admission is free.
Saturday. Get ready to scramble at “Rootles — Quests for the Curious” at the Colorado Chautauqua Friday. The scavenger hunt will take participants around the grounds of Chautauqua in search of clues and riddles. Teams are made up of 4 to 8 players — all ages are welcome, and individual hunters can sign up, too. The hunt starts and ends at the Chautauqua community house; finishing teams get prizes and treats. 5 p.m. Saturday. Colorado Chautauqua, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; 303-442-3282. Tickets are $15 per person for teams of 4 to 8 people; $18 for individual players. Buy tickets in advance at chautauqua.com.
Through Sunday. The final weekend of Gunnison’s Cattlemen’s Days festival is in full swing. Friday is the last day of judging in the fest’s 4-H show, followed by a rodeo presented by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Saturday starts early with a Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast in preparation for the big Cattlemen’s Days parade. It’s Family Night at the rodeo on Saturday, with free and discounted tickets for kids age 10 and younger. The party doesn’t stop after the rodeo ends, either: There’s dancing and carnival rides, too. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Most activities located at the Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center, one block south of Highway 50, Gunnison. General admission tickets are $12, grandstand tickets are $15. Visit cattlemensdays.com for a full schedule and more information.
Saturday-Sunday. Celebrate the Globeville neighborhood’s multicultural past and present at the Old Globeville Days and Orthodox Food Festival. Eat your way through the fest with dishes from Russia, Romania, Greece, Eritrea, Mexico and more. Once the bellies are full, there’s time for shopping at vendor booths, kids’ activities and tours of the historic neighboring cathedral. Live music and dancing will keep the party going into the evening. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Argo Park, Logan Street and East 47th Avenue. Admission is free. Visit orthodoxfoodfestival.wetpaint.com or call 303-294-0938 for more information.
Friday-Saturday. Weeks of work come to fruition when the students of the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre’s summer camp present their shows at the University of Denver’s Newman Center. Three shows will go up for the weekend: “The Jungle Book Kids,” “Guys and Dolls Jr.” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The young thespians have been preparing since June for this weekend’s performances — excitement will be in the air. “The Jungle Book Kids”: 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. “Guys and Dolls Jr.”: 11 a.m. today, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Tickets are $13 for kids ages 3 to 13, $15 for adults age 14 and up. For advance tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-982-ARTS.
-Kathleen St. John













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