Holiday concert
Colorado Flute Orchestra’s annual performance| 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Foss Auditorium, 710 10th St., Golden | Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors; call Nancy Spidel at 303-776-4244.
The orchestra, founded and directed by Spidel, includes 75 players from around the country. Instruments range from the piccolo to the bass flute to the seldom-heard contra bass flute.
Be kind to animals
Decorate for Wildlife workshop | South Suburban Parks and Recreation, South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive| 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 16; $9 adults, $7 youth ($6 adults, $5 youth district rate) or $25 for a family ($17 district rate); call 303-730-1022 for more information or register at sspr.org or 303-347-5999.
Make holiday decorations to attract wildlife to your yard and help decorate the Nature Center. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Ride the train
Preseason specials on the Ski Train | Four-trip packages, discounted gift certificates and Winter Park lift-ticket packages available through Dec. 22. The four-trip cost is $159, a $37 savings over individual tickets. A Ski Train and Winter Park lift- ticket package is $97.| For schedules, information or purchases, visit skitrain.com or call 303-296-4754.
The train begins its 67th season with holiday trips Dec. 27- 30. Coach fares are $49 or $44 for youths 13 and under or those 62 and older; club car is $74 (includes continental breakfast and afternoon snacks); groups of 12 or more are $44 per person. The train departs Union Station at 7:15 a.m. and leaves Winter Park Resort at 4:15 p.m. The trip is about two hours each way.
