TODAY
Where the snow goes
The Beginnings of Waterfalls, Pools and Grottos
1-3 P.M., Castlewood Canyon State Park, 5 miles south of Franktown on Colorado 83. Call 303-688-5242 to reserve.
You lived through the snow last weekend, now consider where all that white stuff goes in a guided nature walk around one of Colorado’s most underappreciated state parks. Meet volunteer naturalist Ron Claussen at the visitors center, and he’ll guide you into the canyon where there still may be a frozen waterfall or two, maybe some early-blooming wildflowers and, if luck holds out, a few bluebirds too. Free with park admission.
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9 A.M.-5 P.M. – Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society Show | Catch a glimpse of special, if a little spiny, plants in Mitchell Hall, Gates Hall and the Garden and Lobby courts of the Denver Botanic Gardens. Free with garden admission. | 1005 York St., Denver | 720-865-3500 or botanicgardens.org
2 P.M. – Ballet Nouveau Colorado’s face.2.face | The company’s groundbreaking collaboration with the vocal rock group face fuses live dance with the sound of six live voices in harmony. $12/$10. The Rialto Theater | 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland | 970-962-2120
2 P.M. – Boulder Chamber Chorale | Part of the Estes Park Music Festival Sunday Concert Series, in the music room at the Stanley Hotel. $5 for adults, children free. | 333 Wonderview Ave., Estes Park | 970-586-9519
7 P.M. – Young Artists Competition Winner | Alexey Gorokholinskiy solos with the Jefferson Symphony, playing Aaron Copland’s jazzy Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra at the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus. $17. | 16th and Cheyenne, Golden | 303-278-4237 or secure.jeffersonsymphony.com
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MONDAY – Spring Break at the Denver Zoo | Don’t hang around in your habitat with nothing to do when there’s plenty to learn in interactive discovery stations around the zoo that explain what a habitat is and why animals need it to survive. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.- 4p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free with zoo admission. | 2300 Steele St., Denver | 303-376-4800 or denverzoo.org
WEDNESDAY – Eclipse in a Different Light | While folks in parts of Africa, southeast Europe and Central Asia witness a total eclipse of the sun, Fiske Planetarium educator Suzanne Traub-Metlay explains the how and why of the phenomenon next visible in Colorado in 2017. 4 p.m. Free. | Regent Drive, CU-Boulder | fiske.colorado.edu
WEDNESDAY – Distant Bugles, Distant Drums: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico | Historian Flint Whitlock tells the little-known story about Colorado’s role in the Civil War in a slide-illustrated lecture at the Colorado History Museum. 7 p.m. $5.50 members/$7 nonmembers. Registration required. | 1300 Broadway, Denver | 303-866-4686
SATURDAY – Volunteer Open House | Want a free park pass? Head over to Chatfield State Park to learn how 48 hours of volunteer time can get you one. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Chatfield Environmental Education and Interpretation House, 11500 N. Roxborough Park Road, Littleton | 303-791-7275 or christina.bradshaw@state.co.us
SATURDAY – Elliott Ring Folk Dance | Try out dances from different countries at the Buell Children’s Museum at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. 1-2 p.m. Free with museum admission. | 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo | 719-295-7200 or sdc-arts.org
SATURDAY – Charlie Chan at the Opera | Tattered Cover Film Series continues its exploration of the world of classic movies with this 1936 cult fave that features Boris Karloff. 7 p.m. Free. | Starz FilmCenter, Tivoli Center, Denver
