TODAY
Talk with the Animals
Celebrate all creatures great and small, wild and mild, at the Magical Menagerie performance. Storytellers, dancers, comedians, visual artists, musicians and poets promise to elicit roars of approval and howls of laughter. Go a little early: The Business of Art Center’s Sunday events tend to fill up fast. Tickets are $8. 2 p.m., BAC, 515 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-4729, online: .
MORE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Late-Night Blackout Sketches X2 features CSU freshmen in short scenes, repeated twice with different interpretations, from plays by Harold Pinter, David Mamet and Walt Jones. Admission ($1 to $6) determined by roll of the die at the door. 10 p.m., Studio Theater, CSU University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins; online: .
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Holiday: Colorado A Cappella Showcase presents many of the state’s best young voices, with 5 groups presenting new arrangements of seasonal music. Tickets are $10. 7 p.m., Old Main Theater, 1200 Pleasant St., Boulder; 303-744-0289, oneline at .
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
For Winterfest, local merchants hold open houses with extended hours, free roasted chestnuts and other seasonal treats and activities. 10 a.m. to 6, 1500 block of Old South Pearl Street, Denver; online at .
