TODAY
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Roll into town for the Trains on the Plains exposition and the grand opening of the Greeley Freight Station Museum. See local model train layouts at Island Grove, and then admire the layouts at the new museum, which offers more than 70 scale miles of track. The intricately detailed layout scenes include people fishing, firefighting and working at a mine. Admission: $6 adults, $3 children. Expo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Island Grove, 525 N. 15th Ave., and 1 to 4 p.m. (museum), 680 10th St., Greeley; 970-392-2934, gfsm
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TODAY
Annual Estes Park Art Market features 90 artists showing and selling their original works, including paintings, photographs, ceramics, fiber arts, glass, metal, wood, leather, beadwork, etc. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bond Park, downtown Estes Park; 970-586-5882,
MONDAY
Circle Boulder by Bike Ride is a free, recreational bicycle rally on bicycle paths, neighborhood streets and unpaved trails. Choose the B360 (a full circle around Boulder) or the B180 (half the distance). Refreshments provided. The event culminates with a car/bicycle swap: Trade in your car for a free bicycle and free car usage from eGo CarShare. 3 p.m., Scott Carpenter Park, 30th Street and Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder; 303-441-3242
TUESDAY
May Cafe Scientifique offers brewmaster Alan Simon reviewing the process of brewing beer. Snacks provided, along with beer samples. 7 p.m., Backcountry Brewery, 720 Main St., Frisco; 970-453-2685,
THURSDAY
Cortez storyteller Don Kirk uses mime and puppets to regale young listeners and their families. Free. 2 p.m., Storytime Room, Durango Public Library, 1900 E. Third Ave., Durango; 970-375-3385.
FRIDAY
Neko Case with Calexico’s Joey and John promise an evening of engaging indie music. Case’s latest album includes a song about an amorous tornado. Parking on site is limited, but a free Chautauqua shuttle ferries visitors from 13th and Pearl Streets, and from the 27th Way park-n-Ride. 8 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; 303-442-3282,
SATURDAY
See the USA in the Thiebaud way. Come to the grand opening celebrating the display of more than 100 bright, nostalgic paintings by iconic 1950s pop artist Wayne Thiebaud. The exhibit continues through Aug. 16. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Loveland Museum Gallery, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland; 970-962-2410
SATURDAY-MAY 31
Riverside Cemetery Open House offers historic photographs and documents on display, preservation workshops, and free tours of the graves containing the cemetery’s most storied residents. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Blvd., Denver; 303-322-3895
