Free health seminars in Wheat Ridge
Lost and Found Inc., a mental-health care provider for at-risk kids and their families, launches a wellness series at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Family Counseling Center, 6700 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The first seminar will introduce the idea of taking charge of one’s health and teach attendees about the metabolic connection to mental and physical problems. Also, starting Sept. 8, the nonprofit will offer walk- in counseling for people struggling with the economic downturn and resulting mental, emotional, behavioral and relational issues, $30 per session. 303-420-8080 ext. 1203,
It’s a play, it’s a hike!
Theatre-Hikes premieres “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on Saturday at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. Audience members, along with two actors, hike from scene to scene through the Chautauqua lawn. Hikes are moderate and are suitable for children, and the play is less than two hours long. Walk-up ticket sales Saturday are buy-one-get-one-free from noon to 3 p.m. Adults $10; children under 12, $5. The play will run Saturdays through Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m. Tickets at boulderparks-rec.org; by phone, 303-413-7270; in person at a Boulder recreation center, or by walk-up on the day of the show.
Mid-life Magic
As part of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s multi-store series, author Susan Mead will discuss “how to use herbs and food as medicine.” The master herbalist and yoga instructor recently published her first book, “Take Back Your Body,” and will share simple, low-cost tricks that can ease menopause symptoms without resorting to drugs and surgery. Green Mountain Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway (at South Xenon Court), Lakewood, 303-986-5700
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, the wrong date was given for Theatre-Hikes’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” in
Boulder’s Chautauqua Park which runs 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, and Saturdays through
Sept. 19
