Fresh air shopping

An open-air holiday market is what shoppers will find at the Horseshoe Holiday Market on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 40 vendors will showcase their collections of art, clothing, furniture, accessories, bath and body products and jewelry, in the plazas at the Denver Pavilions. Refreshments and live holiday music is included.  Located on the 16th Street Mall between Welton Street and Tremont Place, horseshoemarketcom, denverpavilions.com

Making a move

Brushstrokes Studio/Gallery continues its one-time only Holiday Moving Sale through Dec. 24 with a 25 percent discount on most original art and prints. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment. After the sale, the gallery will be relocating to 1487 S. Broadway. 1059 S. Gaylord St., 303-871-0800, brushstrokesstudio.com

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The Denver Public Library hosts its Winter Used Book Sale of more than 30,000 books including cookbooks and children’s books along with DVDs, CDs and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.t o 4 p.m. Saturday. New items are added daily and teachers (with I.D.) receive a 25 percent discount. SI tip: Family activities are scheduled for Saturday.  10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 720-865-2051, dplfriends.org

Art from scratch

The 26th annual Fine Art Market Show & Sale opens with an artist meet-and-greet reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and continues Friday through Dec. 16 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Look for original works by more than 90 selected local artists, including paintings, jewelry, ceramics and holiday gifts. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. You also can check out the fifth annual ACES (Arvada Center Education Studios) show and sale running simultaneously in the Upper Gallery. Be sure to bid on works at the second annual Art Market and ACES Silent Auction, wrapping up at 5 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Main Gallery. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org

Dynamic ceramics

Save 20 percent on all hand-formed, hand-painted ceramic pieces along with majolica from Tuscany and Umbria on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tesori Italian Pottery. Shoppers will find holiday and hostess gifts, serving pieces and colorful works of art. Italian Institute, 677 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 100, 303-907-9837

Community benefit

Support Denver’s homeless community by purchasing Earth-friendly and locally-made arts and crafts at a Holiday Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Live music is performed noon to 1 p.m. Earthlinks, 2828 Larimer St., 303-389-0085, earthlinks-colorado.org

Holiday haven

Denver Parks and Recreation’s Arts and Culture Department presents a Handmade Christmas Craft Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Items include textiles, gift baskets and holiday decor along with refreshments and American Indian arts and music. A supervised Kids Corner is available 1 to 2 p.m. Barnum Recreation Center, 360 Hooker St., 303-937-4659

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The seventh annual Boulder Holiday Gift Festival is a six-hour gift extravaganza with more than 80 exhibitors including food, arts and crafts, and accessories. The festival takes over the gymnasium on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Boulder YMCA, 2850 Mapleton Ave., Boulder, coloradoevents.net

Gifting resource center

Holiday gifts, jewelry, entertainment, visits with Santa, a bake sale and silent auction are on the schedule of the 11th annual DDRC Holiday Bazaar, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free. Also accepting donations of canned goods for emergency holiday needs. Proceeds benefit families receiving DDRC services. Developmental Disabilities Resource Center, 11177 W. Eighth Ave., Lakewood, 303-462-6585

Free days this week

Tuesday: Children’s Museum of Denver, 4-8 p.m., mychildsmuseum.org

Sunday: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, dmns.org