TODAY
The Re-purposed Driven Life
The Trash To Trees exhibit closes today. Hustle to have a look at how more than 2 dozen Colorado schools used recycled or throwaway items to decorate a tree. Among the brightest ideas: A tree studded with shiny, bright foil-covered expired lightbulbs. Inverness Hotel, 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood; 303-799-5800
MORE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY
Luminarias de Santa Fe transforms Santa Fe Drive into an inviting, candlelit stretch. Come for the holiday carolers, mariachi groups, Aztec dancers and a treat-distributing Santa, and stay to check out the special exhibits at local galleries. 5 to 9 p.m., Santa Fe Drive between West Fouth and 13th avenues, Denver;
THURSDAY
It’s Bargain Night for “Anywhere But Rome,” the latest production by Denver’s innovative theatrical troupe that creates its shows from script to props. The story chronicles the plight of a forgetful poet named Ovid and his troubled companions. The show ends Friday. 8 p.m., Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver; 720-946-1388,
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Rock On Ice blends a fast-paced ice-carving show with lively rock music. Ice-carving demonstrations will take place throughout the Crested Butte ski area base both days, with a choreographed ice-sculpting stage show for the Saturday night finale. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, Mount Crested Butte ski area (Grand Lodge, Mountaineer Square courtyard, Elevation Hotel deck), Crested Butte; 888-879-7317,
SATURDAY — DEC. 21
Community Cycles Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway will give away 300 refurbished bicycles to the first 300 children who show up. Each bike will be tagged with a donation price ($5 to $10), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Got a bike you’d like to swap? Come on down. noon to 4 p.m., Boulder Indoor Cycling velodrome, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder; 720-565-6019,
