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Finns throughout Colorado and the rest of the nation honor the improbable St. Urho (pronounced “Oorl-ho,” and feel free to add a Swedish Chef-style “de hur de hur” afterward) today. The holiday originated in Minnesota during the 1950s, when someone began rumors of a saint who drove all the grasshoppers out of the state — rather ineffectively, as summer visitors to Minnesota can testify. The ersatz holiday is marketed as the warm-up act for St. Patrick’s Day, which follows. The Finlandia Foundation of Colorado started celebrating early, holding a buffet Saturday. sainturho.com and
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WEDNESDAY
Cosmic Bowling puts a new spin on the phrase “blue light special,” with glow-in-the-dark bowling balls and a thin purple carpet sprinkled with incandescent stars and planets. 10 p.m. to midnight, Classic Lanes Bowling Center, 2454 Eighth Ave., Greeley; 970-353-4275
SATURDAY
Run Through Time marathon, half-marathon and 2-mile run on hilly unpaved roads in the Arkansas Valley hills. Sponsored by the Chaffee County Running Club. 9 a.m., Riverside Park, Salida; 719-539-7626,
