TODAY
Can you hear me now?
Birding by Ear
4:30-6:30 p.m., South Platte Park, 300 W. Carson Drive, Littleton
Learn to really hear the caw of the wild in the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s seminar on birding by year. Learn to identify and recall bird songs, beginning with easy “namesayers,” like the dickcissel (dick, dick, dickcissel) and then move on to the more difficult whistlers and trillers. $9; $6 for district residents. Call 303-730-1022 for more information or 303-347-5999 to register.
MORE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY Meztizo: Blending Cultures in the Southwest | Sangre de Cristo Arts Center hosts Colorado State University- Pueblo professor and muralist Maya Aviña in a free gallery talk. 9:30 a.m. | Helen T. White Gallery, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo | sdc-arts.org or 719-295-7200
MONDAY-SATURDAY Tiger, tiger, fading light | Artist and environmentalist Francesca Owens’ mixed-media exhibition “Tigers Facing Extinction.” Free, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through May 19. Closed Sundays. | Reed Photo-Art Gallery, 833 Santa Fe Drive, Denver | francescaowens. com or reedphotoart.com, or 303-744-7979
WEDNESDAY Esprit d’Winds | Colorado State Universty Wind Ensemble and Rocky Mountain High School Winds perform works for band, including “O Magnum Misterium” and “Esprit d’Corps,” 7:30 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall. $8; $5 CSU students. | University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remingon St., Fort Collins | csutix.com, sota.colostate.edu or 970-491-4TIX
THURSDAY Panhandling? Not so cool. | But New Genesis, a transitional community for the homeless, will gladly take handouts at a benefit event, 6-10 p.m. at The Lure Lounge. All sales – plus tips – of Altus vodka cocktails benefit the program. No cover. | 1434 Blake St., Denver | new-genesis.net
FRIDAY CSU Concert Choir | Works by Bruckner, Durufle, Brahms and Faure. 7:30 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall. $8; $5 CSU students | University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remingon St., Fort Collins | csutix.com, sota.colostate.edu or 970-491-4TIX
SATURDAY All art, all Alamosa | The San Luis Valley celebrates the start of spring with Alamosa’s biggest arts celebration of the year, Alamosa ArtWalk, featuring work by artists from San Luis to South Fork, Antonito to Crestone. Includes music, poetry and the visual arts at 25 locations. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Guided art tours begin at 10 and 11 a.m. Free. | Downtown Alamosa | alamosa.org or 719-587-3626
FREE DAY! | Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens means patrons get a peek at the new Big Bugs installation and a bunch of fun family activities, including the change to make your own insect sculpture and guided tours of David Rogers’ installation of giant bugs made from found materials. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | 1005 York St., Denver | botanicgardens.org or 720-865-3500
