Cycling Events July 16-18
|Register now for the Children’s Hospitals 16th annual Courage Classic cycling event July 16-18. Options: a three-day, 157-mile cycling adventure or a one-day “Taste of Courage”.|various prices, plus all participants must raise a minimum of between $150-250 in donations. www.couragetours.com or 303-456-9704Edge Building Copper Mountain|Copper Mountain
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
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
-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
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
Stress Reduction
|Seminar to ease distress, shock or trauma using energy medicine at Front Range Community College from 6-8 p.m. On June 9 “Manage Your Reaction to Shocking Events”|$503645 W. 112th Ave., 303-404-5465 to register before class|WESTMINSTER
“First Thursday”
|Nearly 30 merchants along East Sixth Avenue will stay open from 6-8 p.m. and are offering specials to introduce people to their businesses the first Thursday of every month|FreeFrom Grant to Lafayette, 303-733-0286
Jules Verne
|Alliance Francaise de Denver will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne with a fund-raiser from 6-8 p.m. at the Brown Palace Hotel. Business attire.|$75321 17th St., 303-831-0304
“Warped” Acting Workshop
|Love acting? Have a warped sense of humor? This class is for you at 3 p.m. at the Denver Central Library|Free10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, registration required at 720-865-1312
Conversational Spanish
Thursdays|Beginning Conversational Spanish at 6:30 p.m. at Highlands Ranch Library|Free|9292 Ridgeline Blvd., 303-791-7703|HIGHLANDS RANCH
Miniature Horse Show
F-SU|Columbine Classic Miniature Horse Show from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. all days at the Budweiser Events Center |Free to spectators5290 Arena Circle, 970-619-4126|LOVELAND
Knitting Group
Fridays |Knitters of all ages are invited to a new knitting group which will meet Friday afternoons beginning at 2 p.m. at the Bemis Library. First project will be mittens and scarves for sister library in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria|Free6014 So. Datura St., 303-795-3961|LITTLETON
So. American Healing
F-SA|Shamanic Teachings with Oscar Miro-Quesada on Friday from 7-10 p.m. at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Dennison Auditorium and Sat. “Honor the Living Earth” ceremony from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Berkeley Park, 5031 W. 46th Ave. (picnic shelter near 46th and Tennyson)|Free4200 E. 9th Ave., 303-444-9371
Used Book Sale
F-SU|3rd annual Baby Whale of a Book Sale from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds|Free admissionIndiana St. at West Sixth Ave.|GOLDEN
“Bags of Fun”
F|Fund-raiser for the Gabby Krause Foundation which provides “Bags of Fun” with game and toys for pediatric cancer patients on Colorado. Fund-raiser will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Park Meadows Mall in the former Lord and Taylor space with food provided by Maggiano’s|$50 per person, $150 for a family8401 Park Meadows Center Dr., 720-221-3894 or www.gabbykrausefoundation.org|LITTLETON
Bagpipes
-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
One-day Women’s Conference
SA|”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|$115|1345 28th St., 303-442-3124|BOULDER
Baby and Toddler Expo
SA|From noon-4 p.m. in the First National Bank West Livestock Pavilion at the Budweiser Events Center |Free to spectators5290 Arena Circle, 970-619-4126|LOVELAND
Garage Sale
SA|SERTOMA Garage Sale from 8 a.m-4 p.m. at G & S Auto Parts|Free admission5756 So. Lowell Blvd, 303-795-1412
National Trails Day
SA|Hayden Divide Community Park and the Loop Trail in Divide will celebrate “Take the Path to a Healthier You” on a 2.75 mile Loop Trail from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 719-686-7955 or www.tellersteps.org|DIVIDE
Family Cookbooks
SA|Family Cookbooks: Putting it Together” at 2 p.m. at Denver Central Library |Free10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 720-865-1206
Paris Street Market
SA|Vintage and antique market from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Aspen Grove Shopping Center parking lot. Please bring a canned food item for Food Bank of the Rockies.|Free admissionSo. Santa Fe Drive and Mineral, 303-795-7149|LITTLETON
Guided Bird Walks
SA|Beginning at 9 a.m. at Barr Lake State Park. Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars and field guides.|Free13401 Picadilly Rd., 303-655-6005|BRIGHTON
Bloomin’ Boomers
|Colorado Free University is hosting a unique day of classes from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. targeted for those over 40 at the Lowry Campus|$1291st Ave. and Quebec, 303-399-0093 or www.freeu.com
Boulder Market
SA|Outdoor market featuring local arts and crafts along the Boulder creek path between Broadway and the Boulder Public Library|Free admission, 720-272-7467|BOULDER
Kid’s Fishing Derby
SA|At Palmer Lake sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce from 8 a.m.-noon at Palmer Lake|$2 per child in advance, $3 at the lake|719-481-3282 or www.trilakeschamber.com|PALMER LAKE
Pottery/Art Open House
SA|At Bicentennial Art Center from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.|Free13655 E. Alameda Ave., 303-344-1776|AURORA
Grasslands Tour
SA|Tour the Pawnee Grasslands with naturalist Kevin Cook from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.|$30 for Friends of Denver Audubon or $35 for non-membersCrow Valley Campground near Briggsdale, 303-973-9530
Dog Wash
SA-SU|19th annual Dog Wash to benefit the Children’s Hospital from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.|Depending on size $7-$15Ogden St. betweeen 18th and 19th
Wine, Arts and Golf Classic
SA|One-day fund-raiser including a golf classic tournament during the day and wine tasting and fine art auction in the evening from 8 a.m.-noon at West Woods Golf Club for the golf tournament and 5:30-8 p.m. for the wine tasting and art auction at the Arvada Center|$115 all day; $100 golf tourney only; $25 wine tasting and art auction only720-898-7226 or www.arvadacenter.org|ARVADA
Motorcycle Run
SA|Motorcyclists are invited to ride from Thornton to Estes Park and raise funds to battle domestic violence and commemorate Dometria Carbajai, who was killed by her husband in 2004|Donationsmeet at 7 a.m. at 8877 Washington St. and ride to Estes Park, 303-359-4325|THORNTON
L. Frank Baum
SA|David Skipper reenacts highlights of the life of the author of “Wizard of Oz” at 10:30 a.m. at the Denver Central Library|Free10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 720-865-1205
1.5 Mile Fun Run
SA|Fun Run and Festival beginning at 9 a.m. at the Boulder Public Library to raise funds to ship book to children in Guatemala|$251000 Canyon Ave., 303-415-9935|BOULDER
Shades 2005
SA|Health and beauty conference for women of Colorado at the Radisson at Stapleton from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.|$40 per person fro groups of three or move, $55 individuals, $12 early bird yoga beginning at 7 a.m.3333 Quebec St., 303-617-4829 or www.shadesconference.com
Historic Open House
SA|Open House at the historic Bradford Perley House on Ken-Caryl Ranch from 1-4 p.m.|FreeKilldeer Lane, just off North Ranch Rd, near Bradford Park, debner07@yahoo.com
VetteFest 2005
SA|Corvettes from 1985-2005 in downtown Greeley from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Trophies in 11 classes|Free9th Ave. and 9th St., 970-737-2379|GREELEY
Pancake Breakfast
SU|Fund-raiser for the Foothills Fire Protection District from 7 a.m.-noon at the Lookout Mountain Station with breakfast, fire engine rides, games and more67 So. Lookout Mountain Rd., 303-947-7537|GOLDEN
MONDAY
Jewelry Show
SU|Mile High Jewelry Show and watches at EPOCH Assisted Living from 1:30-2:30 p.m.|Free admission4901 So. Monaco St., 303-796-8009
Golf Tournament
M|Rocky Mountain Youth’s eighth annual “Fore the Love of Kids” golf tournament beginning at 6:30 a.m. at Inverness Hotel ad Golf Club200 Inverness Drive West, 303-343-8005|ENGLEWOOD
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
Ragtime
TU|Bill May Hercy will perform his ragtime music at 3:30 p.m. at EPOCH Assisted Living|Free admission but RSVP4901 So. Monaco St., 303-796-8009
Book Club
TU|Book discussion “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel at 7 p.m. at South Branch Library|Free15324 E. Hampden Circle, 303-326-8600 or www.auroralibrary.org|AURORA
WEDNESDAY
Starting a Small Business
W|Workshops on how to get a small business started with more than 20 exhibitors from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Smoky Hill Library|Free5430 So. Biscay Circle, 303-693-7449|CENTENNIAL
Christian Women’s Connection
W|Come celebrate the Denver North Suburban Christian Women’s Connection’s birthday from 11:30-1 p.m. at The Chateaux at Fox Meadows|$1313600 Xavier Lane, 303-255-7074|BROOMFIELD
Buddhism
W|Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center introduces a new lunchtime lecture series every Wednesday from noon-1 p.m.|Free1345 Spruce St., 303-444-0190|BOULDER
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 for Cycling EventsJuly 16-18
|Register now for the Children’s Hospitals 16th annual Courage Classic cycling event July 16-18. Options: a three-day, 157-mile cycling adventure or a one-day “Taste of Courage” option.|various prices, plus all participants must raise a minimum of between $150-250 in donations. www.couragetours.com or 303-456-9704Edge Building Copper Mountain|Copper Mountain
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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