TODAY
Have an ice day
Try ice bowling, and see an ice castle, an ice slide and ice thrones for photo ops at the annual Ice on the Avenue event. Watch ice sculptors at work. For a small fee, children can buy personalized blocks of ice to take home. 10 a.m., West Colorado Avenue and side streets, Old Colorado City; 719-577-4112,
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MONDAY
Get the kids out of the house, and take them to the Denver Botanic Gardens — it’s the first of seven free days this year. You can put on your CSI hat and play plant detective, an activity offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be sure to pick up a family guide at the Information Desk for more fun options. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1005 York St., 720-865-3500,
WEDNESDAY
Help them reach their goal of 1,000 riders as GO Boulder hosts the second annual “Winter Bike to Work Day.” Cyclists can visit free breakfast and hot- chocolate stations and receive prizes. Cyclists are asked to visit the website to register and get route details. Prizes will include ski-lift tickets, lights, bike socks and more. 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.,
THURSDAY
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum continues its lecture series with “How to Photograph Your Quilts” with Mellisa Karlin Mahoney. Museum-
goers will learn the basics of hanging, lighting, exposure and resolution. Mahoney has been the house photographer for Quilters Newsletter, Quiltmaker, McCall’s Quilting and Sew News magazines for more than 20 years. Admission is $10, $6 for museum members, includes gallery admission and a reception, 1213 Washington Ave., Golden, reservations required, 303-277-0377
SATURDAY
Author Anne Hillerman and photographer Don Strel will discuss, present a slide show and sign their new book, “Tony Hillerman’s Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn” at the Durango Public Library. Anne is the daughter of Tony Hillerman who is best-known for his Navajo tribal police mysteries with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. 7-8:30 p.m., 1900 E. Third Ave., Durango, 970-375-3380,
