TODAY
A Native-arts celebration
Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Pavilion and Plaza buildings
Denver Merchandise Mart, Interstate 25 and 58th Avenue, Denver. Admission $9, kids under 13 free. Indianmarket.net
American Indian craftspeople and performers wind up the weekend with a full roster of music comedy. Highlights include the Ehecatl Aztec Dancers at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and the American Indian Music & Dance Show at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. You can fill in the rest of the day poking around the expo hall and food court. Pay special attention to the Navajo Weaving Market, where more than 100 weavings will be displayed and their makers will explain how the work is done. Many of the pieces will be auctioned to benefit charity.
MORE FOR TODAY
11 A.M. – 3 P.M. – Tropical Paradise Party | Life’s a beach for everyone at Tagawa Gardens. Kids and adults are invited to build sandcastles at the greenhouse’s indoor beach. Members of the Denver Orchid Society will be on hand to talk about their tropical beauties. Get there between 1 and 2 p.m. for a performance by The Thunderbirds, a group of parrots, cockatiels, macaws and other exotic birds that perform amazing tricks. Free. | 7711 S. Parker Road, Aurora
2 P.M. – Girls Rock | Hour-long Denver Women’s Chorus concert at the Buck Recreation Center. Free | 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton | 303-720-4616
THIS WEEK
MONDAY – Historic Preservation Grant Workshops | The first of six workshops to help Colorado communities learn about the benefits of local historic preservation and public assistance available for these projects, including grants from the state Historical Fund. 10 a.m. Armstrong Hotel, Fort Collins. Registration required. | 259 S. College Ave., Fort Collins | For registration or information about other workshops call 303-866-2825 or visit coloradohistory.org and click on “State Historical Fund.”
MORE THIS WEEK
TUESDAY – Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships | Teams from 10 countries carve from 12-foot tall, 20-ton blocks of machine ice. Expect both whimsey and powerful social commentary. Through Jan. 29 at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. Free. | Between Main Street and Park Avenue, Breckenridge | gobreck.com
TUESDAY-SATURDAY – Streamlining: A Metaphor for Progress | The art deco tradition of the roaring ’20s joined with the devastation wrought by the Depression to give rise to a purely American style of design known as streamlining. See examples of this design style in 1930s and ’40s household items in the White Gallery at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center through May. 13. Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. | 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo | sdc-arts.org, 719-295-7200
WEDNESDAY – Melting Away? Views of Arctic Sea Ice |What does shrinking Arctic ice say about global climate change? Researchers from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado discuss their findings at 7 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Ricketson Auditorium. $12 for museum members; $15 non- members. | 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver | 303-322-7009 or dmns.org
THURSDAY – Heirlooms for the 21st Century | Lecture by cuisine-garden writer Rosalind Creasy. Learn about a cornucopia of heirlooms for the 21st-century garden, and find out how to incorporate the style into your own garden plot. 7-8:30 p.m. $21; $16 Denver Botanic Gardens members. | 1005 York St., Denver | 720- 865-3580 or botanicgardens.org
FRIDAY – Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret Grand Opening | Colorado chanteuse Lannie Garrett opens her 150-seat theater in the basement of the historic D&F Tower with her “Patsy DeCline Show,” which runs Wednesday through Saturday, through April 29. $30. | 16th and Arapahoe streets, Denver | 303-293-0075 or lannies.com
FRIDAY THROUGH FEB. 1 – Clint Black | The country superstar headlines Country in the Rockies, the annual ski and music benefit in Mount Crested Butte. The concert series runs through Feb. 1 and benefits the T.J. Martell Foundation’s efforts to advance cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tenn. | Schedule and rates at citr.org or 615-256-2002
SATURDAY – Bald Eagles | What are they doing in Littleton, and where should you look for them? Find out at this program designed for people 10 and older, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at South Platte Park. Kids under 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult. $9 adults; $7 youths. | 7301 S. Platte River Parkway, Littleton | 202-730-1022
SATURDAY – For the Birds! | Head out into the field and learn to identify some of the common – and not so common – birds by sight and sound during this beginning birding program at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Free, but registration required. Noon – 3 p.m. | East 56th Avenue and Havana Street, Denver | 303-289-0930 or rockymountainarsenal.fws.gov
SATURDAY – Coyotes, Foxes and Rabbits, Oh My! | Learn to identify common wildlife tracks with Barr Lake Naturalist Carolyn Clawson. Explore the basics and capture animal footprints in a plaster cast to take home. Designed for kids 5-12 who are accompanied by an adult. 1 p.m. Free, though you must pay the $5 park entrance fee. | Barr Lake Nature Center, 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton | 303-659-6005
