Summer Dance Class
Register now|Aspen Dance Connection is registering boys and girls for summer dance classes in Carbondale and Basalt|1900 Willits Lane, #17A, 970-927-0641|BASALT
Fencing
Beginning June 20|Denver Fencing Center is taking registration for registration classes beginning June 20 for kids an teens in all three weapons|1938 So. Navajo, 303-922-7288, www.denverfencingcenter.com
Summer Art Classes
Now-August|Evergreen Arts Council is hosting art classes and camps at the Evergreen Arts Center|32003B Ellingwood Trail, 303-674-0056, evergreenarts.org|EVERGREEN
Senior Companions
ongoing|Companion Connections, a non-profit organization in Northern Colorado that connects companions with low-incomes seniors. Donations and volunteers are welcome.|970-278-0010 or 720-652-9486, CompanionConnections.org|LOVELAND
Volunteers Needed
May 28-June 4|USA Volleyball’s National Tournament is coming to Denver and volunteers are needed each day at the Colorado Convention Center|14th and California, 303-615-7506
Donate Your Used Vehicle
ongoing|Donate you used car, RV, boat or motorcycle to the Limb Preservation Foundation to help save limbs and lives|303-526-7662|GOLDEN
Vendors Needed
July 23-Sept.|Northern Aurora Business Association is seeking retail and food vendors and performing artists to join the Downtown Aurora FarmArt at Fletcher Plaza from 7 a.m.-sellout (about 1 p.m.) Informational meeting Tuesday May 31 anytime from 4:30-7 p.m. at 9898 E. Colfax|Colfax and Emporia, 303-361-6169|AURORA
Summer Art Market
June 11-12|Art Students League of Denver is seeking volunteers for the 13th Annual Summer Art Market from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and also before and after the event.|200 Grant St., 720-301-7239, artmarket@asld.org
Free Days for Students
June 1-Aug.31|Denver Public School students can visit the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as often as they wish any day of the week when they present their Museum Summer Adventure Pass, which will be handed out in schools. This includes home schooled and private school students with proof of their Denver address.|Free|2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-370-8384
Woodworking Classes
ongoing|Woodworkers can sign up now for classes at the Denver Center for Woodworking, Wed.-Thurs. 5-8 and Fri. 9 a.m.-noon|3852 Norwood Dr., 303-346-0349|LITTLETON
One-day Women’s Conference
June 4|”Shoot for the Moon! Women’s Conference 2005: Soul Connection and Practical Wisdom for Living Our Highest Visions” for women seeking to live more balanced and empowered lives with Debra Lambert from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Millennium Harvest House Hotel|$105 through May 30 and $115 the final week|1345 28th St., 303-442-3124|BOULDER
Battle of the Bulge
|Rocky Mountain chapter of Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge is searching for veterans who may have served from Dec. 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945 in the Battle of the Bulge. If you are a veteran of World War II and served in the European Theater during those dates, please contact Wayne Field 719-598-2234 or Lou Zoghby 303-688-4101
Solutions for Seniors
Ongoing|Jewish Family Service of Colorado has created a program for seniors with service, information and referrals on any topic|303-597-5000 or www.jewishfamilyservice.org
AskColorado
anytime|a free, 24/7 online information and reference service provided by Colorado libraries|Free|www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org
Douglas County History
available now|”Douglas County, Colorado: A Photographic Journey” with hundreds of vintage photographs and stories is now available.|Douglas County libraries and bookstores|303-688-7640
Golf Tourney
June 17|Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation is seeking golfers and sponsors for a fund raising golf tourney at the 18-Hole Golf Course. Check-in at 11:30 a.m., shotgun at 1:30 p.m.|$90|970-586-5368 or www.rotaryclubofestespark.org|ESTES PARK
Four-Person Relay Teams
Registration open|Red Bull Divide and Conquer competition featuring trail running, paragliding, kayaking and mountain biking in the San Juan Mountain June 18. Race begins at sunrise on Main St. in Silverton and ends in Durango. Men and women are invited to enter and will be approved by a selection committee. Online registration closed at 11:59 p.m. June 17.||www.redbulldivideandconquer.com
Pipe Organ Encounter
June 19-25|25 teenage music students from around the country will attend at University of Denver. Each students will receive four days of organ lessons at a local church. Several concerts will take place during the weekend.||303-741-1428 or DVogels@aol.com for more information
Summer Sessions for Kids
Seven dates|Clear Creek History Park will host weeklong programs for 6-10 years old to learn to churn butter, play 1800s style baseball, make pioneer food, create cornhusk dolls and more from June 13-17, June 20-24, June 27-July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29 or August 1-5. The program runs from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. |$105 for Friends of the Astor House Museum and Clear Creek History Park and $135 for non-members. Space is limited, register early|11th and Arapahoe Sts., 303-278-3557|GOLDEN
Archaeologists for a Week
Aug. 7-13, Sept. 25-Oct. 1, Oct. 2-8|Family Excursion Week at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. No experience necessary for families to explore the culture of the ancestral Pueblo peoples who inhabited the Mesa Verde region. Also Fall Lab for adults from Sept. 25-Oct. 1 for beginners ($975) and Oct. 2-Oct. 8 for those who have participated in previous programs ($875). |$975 adults, $775 youth 12-17|23390 Road K, 800-422-8975, www.crowcanyon.org|CORTEZ
Healing Center
ongoing|Jewish Family Service of Colorado has launched the Rafael Spiritual Healing Center for people who have experienced life crisis. Anyone dealing with grief can use the program. |$10 per session|303-597-5000 or www.jewishfamilyservice.org
Girl Scout Camp
now|Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts ages 7-17 are invited to register for Meadow Mountain Ranch summer camp. Camp lasts from three-13 days from June 19-Aug, 5|Adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park. 970-493-1844 or 888-801-1269|AURORA
Free Divorce Clinic
ongoing|For low-income Jefferson County residents to modify or enforce their original divorce order.|Call 303-837-1313 to see if you qualify|AURORA
Art Camp
June 13-Aug.19|Art Students League of Denver’s Summer KidArt Camps for kids of all ages|Catalog available at 200 Grant St. 303-778-6990
Canine Massage
June 9-12|Canine and Equine Acupressure Massage Certification|303-669-4227|ENGLEWOOD
AA Stewardesses
ongoing|Looking for American Airlines current and former stewardesses to join a luncheon group. |303-439-9533|
Aquariums Needed
Colorado Reptile Humane Society needs 50 gal and larger water-tight aquariums, stands, filters, etc. |Please drop them off at 13941 Elmore Rd. TU-SA, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 303-776-2070|LONGMONT
Exchange Students
STS Foundation is seeking host families for international exchange students.|800-522-4678
Historic Denver Books
Historic Denver has published four new guide books to Denver neighborhoods: Congress Park, Arapahoe Acres, Whittier/San Rafael and Sacred Places of Denver. |Available at all Tattered Cover bookstores and Molly Brown House, 1340 Pennsylvania|303-534-5288
Screenplay Writing Competition
deadline July 1|Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance is holding a short screenplay writing competition in conjunction with the 8th annual Boulder Asian Film Festival. Free.|Rules online at adoecos@yahoo.com or 303-910-6068|BOULDER
Exchange Students
Interested in hosting an international high school exchange student, contact the SHARE! Program|303-805-9815
Art Auction Fund-raiser
|Colorado Association of Family and Children’s Agencies is hosting an art auction at the Abend Art Gallery from 5:30-9 p.m.|2260 E. Colfax, 303-280-1708 or 303-320-7790
Rooftop Bash
|Central City Opera hosts and evening of food, fun and opera with mezzo-soprano Margaret Lattimore at the Belmar Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m.|$15 per person, free to CCO subscribers and Gold Nugget Club members |405 Teller St. (Wadsworth and Alameda), 303-292-6700|LAKEWOOD
Conversational Spanish
Thursdays|Beginning Conversational Spanish at 6:30 p.m. at Highlands Ranch Library|Free|9292 Ridgeline Blvd., 303-791-7703|HIGHLANDS RANCH
Birthday Party
F-May 30|Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is celebrating it’s one year birthday with events all weekend|201 So. Fairview, 719-686-1820, rmdrc.com|WOODLAND PARK
Buddhism
F-SU|Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Karme Senge Rinpoche presents Trungpa Rinpoche’s early teachings at the Boulder Shambhala Center beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday for two weekends. May 27-29 and June 3-5|$145 each weekend, $35 for individual talks|1345 Spruce St., 303-444-0190|BOULDER
Homeschooling Fair
F|At the Smoky Hill Library from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for everything you want to know about homeschooling.|Free|5430 So. Biscay Circle, 303-693-7449|CENTENNIAL
Teddy Bear First Aid
F|Bring your favorite stuffed animal and practice basic first aid skills with the West Metro Fire District from 3-4 p.m. at Colorado Mills, Space 474, near entry 4 1/2 |Free|14500 W. Colfax, 303-384-3000, coloradomills.com|LAKEWOOD
Bagpipes
F-July 29|Bagpipe performance featuring Michael Lancaster from noon-12:30 p.m. every Friday through July 29 at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery at the Tower of Memories. |Free|7777 W. 29th Ave. 303-971-0134|WHEAT RIDGE
Grand Lake Run
SA|British Motoring Club of Northern Colorado is organizing a drive from Loveland to Grand Lake through Rocky Mountain National Park beginning in Loveland at 8 a.m.|meet at Safeway at Eisenhower and Taft, 970-207-9822, http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/BMCN/index.htmlLOVELAND
Free Ice Cream
SA|Denver Public Library and Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream will provide free ice cream to summer reading participants at the following libraries: Denver Central Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 720-865-1306; Bear Valley Branch Library, 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave., 1:30-3:30 p.m., 303-935-0616; Park Hill Branch Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 303-331-4063; Valdez-Perry Branch Library, 4690 Vine St., 2:30-4:30 p.m., 303-295-4302; Virginia Village Branch Library, 1500 So. Dahlia St., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 303-757-6662, |Free
Veterans Memorial Day Tribute
SA|Celebrate Memorial Day beginning with coffee from 8-10 a.m. before the Memorial Day Parade, wreath placement at 8:30 a.m., formal tribute from noon-2 p.m. (after the parade) with music, commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, reading of the names of fall Colorado servicemen and women since last Memorial Day. Bring pre-packaged snacks, travel-sized toiletries, AT&T calling cards and letters for collection by “Hearts Across the Miles” for deployed service people.|Free|Broadway and Colfax
Metaphysical Fair
SA-M|Crestone Metaphysical Fair and Star Path Conference at the White Eagle Inn 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday with workshops and lectures and more than 50 vendors|Free admission|CRESTONE
Dinosaurs
SA|Hop a bus and see dinosaur footprints, fossils, hogbacks, faults and more with geologist Dick Jensen from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Meet at Aurora History Museum at 9 a.m. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the outdoors.|$15 Aurora residents, $20 non-residents|15051 W. Alameda Parkway, 303-739-6705, auroramuseum.org|AURORA
Antique Market
SA|East End Antique Market from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.|Free admission|1505 Pearl St., 303-546-0042, the_poems@yahoo.com|BOULDER
Guided Bird Walks
SA|At Barr Lake State Park with Larry, park naturalist at 9 a.m.|13401 Picadilly Rd., 303-659-6005|BRIGHTON
Free Band Concert
SU|Castle Rock Band, a revival of the town band from the late 1800s, free concert at the Castle Rock Community Bandstand at 1:30 p.m.|Free|100 So. Wilcox St., 303-688-7700|CASTLE ROCK
Memorial Day Musical Tribute
SU|Memorial Day “America Will Be!” a voice drama in memory of Walt Whitman, will be performed at First Divine Science Church, at 10:30 a.m. A medley of poems and prose selections “from the Pilgrims to Paris Hilton.” |Free|1400 Williams St., 303-759-5985
Memorial Day Ceremonies
M|Two ceremonies: Littleton Cemetery at 8 a.m., 6155 So. Prince St. and Littleton WWII Memorial at 10 a.m., Ketring Park, 6000 So. Gallup|Free||LITTLETON
Motorcycle Rally
M|Rally for Hope Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally to benefit the Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Clement Park|$25, registration due by May 28|So. Wadsworth and W. Bowles, 720-841-8512,rallyforhope.org to download registration form|LITTLETON
Buddhism
M ongoing|Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center has a drop-in class every Monday at 7 p.m.|Free|1345 Spruce St., 303-444-0190|BOULDER
Caregivers
W|”Caring for the Caregiver: A Women’s Circle” for caregivers current and future. Malley Senior Center from 7-8 p.m.|Free|3380 So. Lincoln St., 720-272-2846|ENGLEWOOD
Work-at-Home Parents Alliance
W|Will meet at Bear Valley Church at 10 a.m. Speaker Enzo Pellegrini, independent insurance advisor will discuss how to safeguard yourself and your business.|Free, no membership dues or meeting fees|10001 W. Jewell Ave., 303-980-9562|LAKEWOOD
Take It to the Track
Wednesdays|Young drivers are invited to Bandimere Speedway on Wednesday evenings between April and October as an alternative to illegal street racing beginning at 4 p.m. Drivers must have a driver’s license and drivers under 18 must have a release from parent or legal guardian. To get release call 303-697-6001 or pick it up at the track. |$30 to participate, spectators $10|3051 So. Rooney Rd. |MORRISON
Faux Finishing
June 24|Offering faux finishing classes from 9 a.m.-noon at the Art Center of Estes Park|$60 |East stairway of Lower Stanley Village, 970-586-5882|ESTES PARK
Wheelchairs available
“Wishes on Wheels” makes available electric wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 years old+) usually at no out-of-pocket expense, if they qualify. |1-800-823-5220 www.threewishes2.com
Ride and Raft Weekend
Beginning Memorial Day weekend |Raft down Clear Creek on Sat. and rent a bike for cycling on Sunday on a guided tour. |Packages begin at $175 per person including rafting, dinner, breakfast, lunch and lodging|1319 Miner St., 303-898-2228|IDAHO SPRINGS
Pegasus Camp for Girls
Weekly June 6-Sept. 2|Pegasus Quest day camp for girls to get all the fantasy, story-telling and outdoor time while making new friends, hiking and playing.|$240 a week for half-day sessions or $380 a week for full-day|303-786-9216, www.renaissanceadventures.com|DENVER and BOULDER
Call for entries
Northglenn Arts and Humanities is seeking six sculptures for their on-loan sculpture program. Sculptures will be placed on EB Rains Junior Memorial Park and must be for sale. |303-450-8727 for information packet|NORTHGLENN
Food Bank
ongoing|SHARE offers grocery packages to everyone at half the retail prices. Over 50 location in the metro area to pick up monthly packages. Packages include fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen foods. |303-428-0400 or www.sharecolorado.com for the location nearest you
Food Pantry
Seeks food donations, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday|Tamarac Square, 3201 S. Tamarac Drive, 303-597-5000
Italian Gardens and Villas
Join Denver Botanic Gardens on a 10-day garden tour of Italy Sept., 7-17|$4100 per person, does not include air|720-865-3500 or www.botanicgardens.org
Volunteers Needed
ongoing|At Warren Village and Greta Horwitz Learning Center to supervise children and care for infants|1323 Gilpin, 303-320-5032
English as Second Language
ongoing|Trinity United Methodist Church is hosting an English as a Second Language program for persons 18 and older interested in learning or improving English conversation, listening, writing and reading skills. Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-11 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.|$30 for new students|1820 Broadway. 303-839-1493 x25
Project Angel Heart
Has several openings for volunteers in Randy’s Kitchen, 8 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday |303-830-0202
Habitat for Humanity
Seeks volunteers 16 and older. No skills necessary|303-534-2929, ext. 136, www.habitatmetrodenver.org
Administrative Volunteers
Available now|Douglas County Libraries needs two volunteers to assist with a variety of administrative duties with a commitment of 10-20 hours a week for at least six months|100 So. Wilcox, 303-688-7640|CASTLE ROCK
Volunteers Needed
Starsmore Discovery Center in North Cheyenne Canon Park is looking for volunteers.|Free|2120 So. Cheyenne Canon Rd., 719-578-6146|COLORADO SPRINGS
Denver Botanic Gardens
Seeks volunteers to teach elementary school students about plants. |720-865-3560
Colorado State Capitol
Has immediate openings for volunteers to serve as tour guides, telephone receptionists, and information specialists. Shifts are half- and full-day|303-
866-4747
Reading to Children
Denver Public Library is seeking volunteers to read to children once a week to children at Head Start Center in the Denver area. 14-week commitment is required. |720-865-1308
Recording for the blind and dyslexic
The Rocky Mountain unit seeks volunteers for positions as readers, directors, bookmarkers, office assistants and educational outreach |303-757-0787
Volunteers
Metro Denver Bright Beginnings distributes free parenting, community resources, child and language development information to parents of children from prenatal-three in one-on-one visits. |303-56102233 www.brightbeginningsco.org
Hospice Volunteers Needed
ongoing|Life Source Hospice needs volunteers. Only 2 hours a week would make a difference.|Free|Metro Denver area, 303-267-3718
Palmer/Wasson Reunion
Oct. 7-8|Class of 1960 is looking for classmates who graduated either from Palmer or Wasson High Schools in 1960 who have not received their reunion packets.|Ed Augden, 303-455-5800|COLORADO SPRINGS
Sopris
July 2|Families who lived in the former town of Sopris are invited to a reunion at Trinidad Lake State Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. Bring old photos, stories and picnic lunches. $5 per car to enter the park.|719-846-6594 or 303-745-8261 or www.sopriscolorado.com|TRINIDAD
Grand Junction High School
Class of 1965, 40th Class reunion, Aug. 19-21 at the Grand Junction Doubletree Hotel.|For more information call Russ 970-242-8683 or http://www/gjtigers.com/1965/index.htm
Trinidad High School
1950 high school reunion will be July 28-31|For more information call Leon or Lynne Espinoza, 719-630-0652
Alameda High School
1965 school reunion will be July 22-23|ahe65@earthlink.net for more information
Alamosa High School
The class of 1975 celebrates its 30th reunion in August 2005 |Contact Liza (Nichols) Strandberg, 719-252-8162 or by email at ahsclassof1975@yahoo.com
Longmont High School
July 22|1980 graduating class of Longmont High School reunion. Please e-mail your full name (maiden and married) with mailing address to LHS-1980@hotmail.com |303-776-0743, 970-532-0743 or 303-776-1523|LONGMONT
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