TODAY
The Improv-able Dream
Laugh yourself silly for a good cause: The Denver School of the Arts benefits from this 90-minute fundraiser with improvisational comedy and games, appropriate for those 10 or older. Tickets ($10 students, $20 adults) sold at the door. 6:30 p.m., Impulse Theater, 1634 18th St., Denver; 303-297-2111; .
MONDAY-THURSDAY
Ludlow Memorial Labor Fest commemorates the 1914 Ludlow Massacre of striking coal miners and their families, and illustrates its relevance to current labor issues. 7 p.m. Monday at Hasan School of Business Auditorium; 7 p.m. Wednesday at First-Year Center of the University Library; 6 p.m. Thursday at Rawlings Library, all at Colorado State University/Pueblo, 2200 Bonforte Blvd.; call 719-549-2541 for more information.
MORE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, lecture by nature writer William Bryant Logan. 3 p.m., 207 in Clare Small Arts and Sciences, near Mackey and Pleasant St., University of Colorado at Boulder.
WEDNESDAY
Equal Pay Day Rally advocates legislation to close the existing pay gap between men and women. Noon, west steps of the Capitol, East 14th Avenue and Sherman Street; 303-628-0925.
FRIDAY-April 27
The Mountain Plover Festival returns to the Eastern Plains town of Karval (east of Colorado Springs) for three days of birding, lectures on mountain plover biology and behavior of the small, black- capped birds. 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday afternoon, Karval Community Building; 719-446-5354.
SATURDAY
Mud Hen Run 2008 is a 5-kilometer run/walk celebrating the long-legged marsh bird. Fees ($18 adults, $15 for students and seniors) support open space and trails improvements. 9 a.m., Dawson Park, 1757 Harvard St., Longmont; 303-651-4404.
