EVENTS
Key to the Cure Charity Shopping Weekend
Today-Sunday: Saks Fifth Avenue Denver and the Denver Health Foundation team up for a celebrity fashion show with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and shopping at 5:30 p.m. today. Tickets are $100, VIP runway tickets are $150. Saks stores, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores and will also donate 2 percent of sales from the shopping weekend to women’s cancer organizations and research centers. Saks Fifth Avenue, 2900 E. First Ave.,
The Worth Collection Ltd.
Through today: Ann Baumgartner presents the Worth Collection 2010 Trunk Show. Proceeds benefit GRRR! Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies. By appointment. Call 303-919-4545 or e-mail abaumgartner@worthcollection.com
SKEA Sample sale
Wednesday-Oct. 29 and Nov. 17-19: The Vail-based contemporary winter sportswear line that manufactures high-end ski apparel including jackets, vests and jeans for women, is having a warehouse sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. SKEA Denver Warehouse, 4890 Ironton St., No. 6G, 303-371-5324
BENEFITS & DONATIONS
HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties
Through Nov. 6: Seeking donations of gently used women’s evening gowns, party dresses, pants, tops, shoes, handbags and accessories for its “All That Glitters” benefit sale scheduled for Nov. 13. Items can be dropped off 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily or you can call to schedule a pickup. HospiceCare & Share Thrift Shop, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-604-5353
Law Suit Days
Today and Friday: The Denver Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division is collecting gently used professional clothing, shoes and accessories, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items will be donated to Bayaud Enterprises Inc., a nonprofit that provides training, resume building and job-placement services for those with disabilities, low-income individuals and the homeless. (In case of inclement weather, the donation site will be relocated to the second floor of the rotunda, just inside the entrance.) Donations may be dropped off on the steps of the Denver City and County Building, 1437 Bannock St.,
Pretty Shoe Dance Extravaganza
Today: Dancing, food and prizes “for the most amazing shoes” are included in this benefit for the Boulder Mountain Fire Relief Fund, 6:30 p.m. $40. Bean & Berry, 305 McCaslin Blvd., Louisville,
TallGrass Aveda Spa & Salon
Thursdays through Nov. 4: 15th-anniversary celebration continues. Local nonprofits will benefit from guests requesting the “15th Anniversary Massage,” priced at $75 (normally $90), proceeds will be donated to Mount Evans Hospice today, and Seniors’ Resource Center-Evergreen Oct. 28. The annual holiday party with mini-treatments is Nov. 4. 997 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, 303-670-4444
Elitch Gardens and Denver Children’s Home
Through Sunday: Guests at Elitch Gardens who bring in a new or gently used children’s Halloween costume will receive a discounted $24.99 ticket to Fright Fest, $16 off the main gate price. Costumes will be donated to the Denver Children’s Home. 2000 Elitch Circle,
Beauty Brands and Redken
Through Oct. 31: “It Takes Guts to End Abuse” campaign to raise awareness and funds. All proceeds from sales of Redken Guts volume-boosting foam will be donated to Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) and SafeHouse Denver. T-shirts are new this year, $20 on the website. Locations include 5640 S. Parker Road in Aurora, 303-766-3113; 1270 E. First Ave. in Broomfield, 303-439-0033; 9197 Westview Road in Lone Tree, 303-925-1444; 1731 28th St. in Boulder, 303-417-0033;
SOL’s Bra Drive
Through Oct. 31: Donate your gently worn bras to SOL and you will be entered to win three new bra and panty sets. Bras are donated to the women of The Gathering Place for women and children who are experiencing homelessness or poverty. SOL provides monthly bra fittings for the women of the Gathering Place. 248 Detroit St., Cherry Creek North, 303-394-1060,
BLT Drive for The Salvation Army
Through Nov. 5: Four Touchstone Medical Imaging facilities and six Stevin- son Automotive locations are collecting new or gently used blankets, linens and towels for the second annual BLT Drive. Sheets, pillowcases, comforters, pillows, mattress pads, bedding and more are needed. Visit for locations.
Pajama Program
Through March 31: The Colorado chapter is raising awareness and funds for “Danger Season” to help needy children keep warm at bedtime, with donations of new pajamas and new books. Financial donations also accepted. Visit pajama for information.
CONTESTS
The Art Institute of Colorado
Deadline Nov. 19: “Passion for Fashion” competition is open to high-school seniors scheduled to graduate in 2011. The competition includes two separate categories: Fashion Design and Fashion Retail Management. Winners earn a full-tuition scholarship and a trip to New York for Fashion Week 2011. Visit . Entries must be submitted along with an entry and release form to The Art Institute of Colorado, 1200 Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80203.
Mail info to Fashion Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954- 1679; living@denverpost.com.
