Alpine Market & Deli, 301 Main St., Frisco; 970-668-5535,
What’s for lunch?
Many mountain restaurants close during the spring shoulder season between Easter and Memorial Day. If your favorite cafe is taking a break, look for natural-food markets as a healthy alternative to fast food. This Frisco institution is an omnivore’s delight, and it will please the vegan and gluten-free crowd, too.
Book this.
6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St.,; admission $10
Help the venerable Bloomsbury Review book magazine celebrate its 30th birthday — and make sure there are more to come. In a troubled time for publishers, this party-cum-fundraiser helps sustain the magazine. A silent auction includes signed first-edition books by T.C. Boyle, Sherman Alexie, Linda Hogan, Jim Harrison, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Nathaniel Philbrick, Russell Chatham and Laurence Yep.
What’s in a name?
“U.S. State Names: The Stories of How Our States Were Named,” by Kathy Guyton (MountainStorm Press, $25)
States of the Union.
Curious about the etymological origin of Colorado and other state names, Boulder writer Kathy Guyton wound up publishing a book about her findings. Did you know that all of the Southwest’s native tribe names for the Colorado River were a version of “Red River”? Along with the names, Guyton offers brief historical recaps of each state.
