Flag Day celebration
Unveiling of 38-star flag, 3 p.m. today; Gilpin County Courthouse, Central City, 303-582-5283,
Prepare to salute.
For almost 50 years, a 14-by-19-foot American flag has hung on a wall in the Gilpin County Courthouse. The flag, with 38 stars, was the U.S. flag from August 1876 until the Dakotas became the 39th and 40th states in 1889. The flag was donated to the Colorado Historical Society in 1960 and ended up in Central City after two girls there were winners in an essay contest about the flag. The flag was showing wear and tear and has recently been refurbished. Speeches, entertainment by the Gold Diggers band, presentation of flags and refreshments are included in the free event.
Spirited sing-along
Choral Festival Concert, 7 p.m. today; Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway; free-will offering;
Raise every voice.
Choirs from eight area churches are joining together — more than 250 voices strong — to present a concert tonight as part of Trinity Music and Arts Ministry’s Sunday Concert Series. Trinity’s Roosevelt organ and a 13-piece orchestra will accompany the singers., who are spending the day working with noted choir director Eph Ehly.
Dream weaving
“Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes” exhibit, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder (Henderson Building on campus,between 15 and 16th streets, just east of Broadway). Free admission; 303-492-6892;
An exhibition in three parts.
Most of the textiles in this exhibit have never been on display, and every four months until the exhibit closes next May 30, a different group of 20-30 textiles will be on view. The first installation “Diamonds and Beyond” explores the diamond motif common to Navajo weavings.
