Friday
Feats of clay
ART|Martha Daniels is one of Colorado’s most admired clay artists. Her large-scale glazed and gilded towers, along with figures and other colorful sculptures, will be on view today through Oct. 28 in an exhibition titled “Golden Age.” Showing concurrently will be “Desde Siempre: Since Forever,” with new work by Emilio Lobato.|Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. today|William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St.; free; 303-893-2360 or williamhavugallery.com.
Saturday
Party at the park
ARTS FESTIVAL|More than 130 area artists. Four stages with entertainment ranging from poetry slams to belly dancers to salsa. Children’s activities. And don’t forget $5 meals from a range of food vendors. It’s all part of this year’s edition of the City Park Festival of the Arts.|10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday|City Park Esplanade, East High School, between East Colfax and East 17th avenues; free; 720-205-6506 or cityparkfestival.org.
Global cinema
FILM FESTIVAL|Despite its unwieldy name, the Denver International World Cinema Independent Fall Film Festival has a simple purpose: to expose the best in do-it-yourself movies from around the globe. The festival, which eschews the fee-based system of similar events, is entering its 14th year with selections from festival director Davon E. Johnson and many others.|Noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday|Pauline Robinson Library, 5575 E. 33rd Ave., Denver; Free.
The Weekend
Inside addition
ART|”Building Out of the Box” has been on view for so long that most people have forgotten about it. But the Denver Art Museum exhibition, which closes Saturday, is perhaps more relevant now than ever. Occupying 5,000 square feet in three galleries and part of the front lobby in the museum’s original building, the show offers a primer on the institution’s soon-to-open, $90.5 million addition. Highlighted are everything from the mechanics of its high-tech construction to the behind-the-scenes planning that has gone into it.|10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday|Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway; free; 720-865-5000 or denverartmuseum.org.
Family talents
ART|The latest Colorado artist to be cast into the spotlight is Frank Vavra, who along with his wife, Kathleen, and his daughter, Diana, are featured in “Vavra Triptych: The Artistry of Two Generations,” continuing through Sunday. With 69 paintings, drawings, prints and decorative objects from 14 private and public collections, this engaging show offers a well-researched look at one of the most talented families in the state’s art history.|1 to 5 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday|Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, 1311 Pearl St.; $6 general public and $5 students, teachers and seniors; 303-832-8576 or kirklandmuseum.org.
The Week
Sketch comedy
THEATER|The Bovine Metropolis Theater’s newest sketch comedy show, “The Dark Side of the Moo,” features an offbeat collection of characters, including a bored stalker, an artistically frustrated serial killer and the world’s happiest singing goth girl. A ticket to “Moo” also gets you into “On the Spot” – fast, funny improv in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”|8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 11 (“On the Spot” follows late nights)|1527 Champa St.; $16; 303-758-4722 or bovinemetropolis.com
Lowry’s Glory Days
NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL|Who could have imagined that a former Air Force base could morph into a shining model of new urbanism? Lowry celebrates its burgeoning heritage with the 7th annual Glory Days festival, a two-day, family-friendly event. Kids and dogs are welcome at many of the attractions, which include musical performances, street dances and museums.|Saturday and Sunday|Lowry Town Center, 200 Quebec St., Denver; Free, $5 suggestion donation for the dance.
