Fresh air, folky vibe
Monday. Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs becomes an end-of-summer outdoor-music haven as folk music icon Arlo Guthrie, best known for his quirky monologue-in-song “Alice’s Restaurant,” mounts a Labor Day concert benefitting the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, with Pueblo’s The Haunted Windchimes opening. Beer-garden and picnic supplies go on sale inside the Fine Arts Center, located at 30 W. Dale St. in Colorado Springs, starting at 5 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $32 online at or call the center’s box office at 719-634-5583.
Artful heroics
Friday. “Super Kids” is the the new exhibit opening in the gallery at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, the nonprofit kids art organization, with a reception from 4-8 p.m. that includes a film screening at 6 p.m. The show spotlights works by young artists along with guest artists Katie Taft, Tracey Weil and Alicia Ordal. This exhibit will be open to the public through Oct. 29. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Downtown Aurora Visual Arts is located at 1405 Florence St., Aurora. Details at or 303-367-5886. Elana Ashanti Jefferson
