TODAY
RIDE ON!
Good Sam Bike Jam
8 a.m., Good Samaritan Medical Center, 200 Exempla Circle, Lafayette; 303-689-5251
Burn some calories, get some exercise, and do some good by joining the recreational bicycle ride fundraiser for the Cardiac Care Fund at this Lafayette medical foundation. Choose from 3 routes (5 miles, 40 miles and 62 miles). All are loops that start and end at the medical center. The $60 fee for the 62- and 40-mile routes includes a T-shirt,
water bottle, lunch and aid-station help. You can register this morning for the long ride that starts at 8 a.m., the 40-miler (9 a.m.) and the family cruise (10 a.m.)
THURSDAY
DAVA young photographers’ exhibitAdolescent students’ digital photo essays and mini-movies chronicle life from where they stand.| Opening reception 4-8 p.m., 1405 Florence St., Aurora| DAVArts.org |
THURSDAY through Sept. 30
Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music FestivalConcerts, fiddlers gatherings, ceilidh events, workshops, demonstrations, plus family activities, all centered on Irish and Scottish music, at venues in Walsenburg, La Veta and Gardner. Charge for some events; others are free.
| 7:30 p.m. kickoff ceilidh Thursday at Gardner Community Center, 28 County Road 632, Gardner| CelticMusicFest.com
FRIDAY through Sept. 30
A Renaissance of Local festivalCelebrate local food, local energy, local economy, local culture and local community at this civic-minded forum. Discounted admission for carpoolers and cyclists.| Gates open at 11:30 a.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons| BoulderGoingLocal.com
SATURDAY
Colorado Trout Unlimited River CleanupHelp clean up the South Platte River’s shores with the Denver chapter of these environmentally minded fishing advocates.
| 8 a.m., Fishback-Landing Park (between REI and the Downtown Aquarium at 700 Water St.), Denver| CoTrout.org
