TODAY
The Soldiers’ Stories
“Letters from Home” reprises the Hunger Artists Ensemble’s original readers theater production based on the correspondence of Americans in conflicts from the Civil War to Desert Storm. The directors produced this in cooperation with the Colorado Historical Society. Tickets: $16 adults, $14 students, seniors, military and wheelchair patrons. 6 p.m., Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver; 303-893-5438,
MORE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY
Happy Hour Story Time with Matthew Taylor becomes an institution on the first Monday of each month. Local improvisation comedian Taylor offers stories from his new essay collection. Tickets: $6. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Forest Room 5, 2532 15th St., Denver
THURSDAY
“Native American Lives and Sacred Landscapes” offers anthropology professor Bob Brunswig’s insights on American Indians who lived in Rocky Mountain National Park. 7:30 p.m., Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, near Beaver Meadows entrance on U.S. 36, Rocky Mountain National Park
THURSDAY
The Cowboy Junkies play a unique mix of country, blues and folk, and features the same four musicians who began the band in 1985. Tickets: $34. 7:30 p.m., Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge; 970-547-3100 and
FRIDAY
Paddle-a-Thon benefit for First Descents, a kayak camp for young adults with cancer. Distances: five, 10 or 15 laps of the half-mile, eight-drop Pueblo Whitewater Park. Entrants must raise a minimum of $50; pledge sheets available. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pueblo Whitewater Park, Arkansas River between Union Ave. and West Fourth Street bridge, Pueblo; pueblopaddle
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Rhythm on the River drew 20,000 participants last year to this festival of music and entertainment, including a Comedy & Concert introduction featuring Denver veterinarian and “Emergency Vet” Kevin Fitzgerald. Admission is free, along with free parking and a free shuttle from the Boulder County Fairgrounds (Hover Street and Boston Avenue). 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Roger’s Grove, 220 Hoover Road, Longmont
SATURDAY-JULY 13
Women-Only Hunting and Fishing Clinic Hone your outdoor experience, along with hunting and fishing skills at the “Cast and Blast” clinic sponsored by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. No experience is necessary, but participants must have a Colorado fishing license and a Colorado Wildlife Habitat stamp. Free; limited to 20 women. Registration deadline is Monday. Lone Cone/Jim Olterman State Wildlife Area, 25 miles south of Norwood; 970-375-6709 or e-mail leigh.gillette@state.co.us
