Suburbtopia?
“Longmont and the Colony Movement” lecture, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; 303- 651-8374,
Scheme or dream? When Longmont was founded in 1871, it belonged to the settlement effort that New York and Chicago planners pitched one way to owners of railroads and other national concerns, and quite another to romantics attracted to the westward expansion concept. Dale Bernard, former director of the St. Vrain Historical Society, presents the lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Fee: $5; free to museum members.
Be a muse’ing
Three-hour writing workshops for students, The Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver; $40 per session, all on Denver Public School student holidays in early 2008. To sign up, e-mail Jana Clark at janac@itect.com
Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Aspiring young writers can hone their pens under expert editor Jana Clark, veteran leader of the creative writing program at the Denver School of the Arts. Make reservations now for the workshops in January (7 and 21), February (18 and 19) and March (24 through 28). Students thinking of applying to DSA’s writing program can get a hands-on sense of what’s expected of them.
Holiday training
Cinder Bear Christmas Express Train, Saturdays through Dec. 22, Antonito; tickets $20 for adults, $10 for children. Reservations at 888-286-2737 and
Ho-ho-depot Train buffs love riding the 64-mile segment of the former Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge rail system that helped build Colorado, and traditional holiday fans will enjoy the carol- singing and other seasonal family entertainment. The train departs three times a day — the first train leaves at 9:30 a.m.; the last train leaves at 2:30 p.m. — for Chama, N.M., and back again.
