EVENTS
Shop Smart Look Fab
Thursday: Park Meadows shoppers who spend more than $75 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursdays in March will receive a $10 Shop Etc. gift card. Receipts can be taken to Guest Services located on the lower level. Shoppers can also enter a drawing for a $250 Shop Etc. gift card. 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree,
Neiman Marcus
Today-Sunday: NM shoe and handbag debut; Saturday: King and Queen Baby trunk show for men and women; March 31-April 3: Up Close: Chanel Days. 3000 E. First Ave., 303-329-2600
SpaFinder Wellness Week
Through Sunday: Local spas and fitness centers are discounting the rate of their services and programs by 50 percent or offering a flat fee of $50. Visit wellnessweek for participating locations.
People StyleWatch
Friday-Sunday: People StyleWatch’s Style Studio offers a free consultation with a celebrity stylist, including advice on spring fashion trends and how to get a celebrity-inspired look, noon to 6 p.m. Clinique consultants will offer expert beauty and skin-care tips, and guests will receive a look book, gift bag and Starbucks coffee drink. Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 3000 E. First Ave., stylewatchconceirge
Skin Philosophy & Skin Esthetics
Sunday: The salon has partnered with Dermalogica to offer skin treatments, analysis, samples and refreshments, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for FITE — Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship — to encourage women to start and grow their own business. 9101 E. Kenyon Ave., Suite 2400,
BENEFITS & DONATIONS
Beads for Life
Through March 31: BeadforLife out of Poverty Challenge encourages participants to hold bead parties this month to raise funds for Ugandan women for health care programs, housing and entrepreneurial ventures. BeadforLife will send each host a Party Pack with everything needed to host an event, including bead jewelry, shea butter products, a DVD of the members, a CD, recipes and more.
EXHIBITS
“Mr. Blackwell: A Retrospective”
Through April 1: Exhibit of 32 of Richard Blackwell’s gowns. The Avenir Museum houses more than 130 accessories and garments designed by Blackwell and is the largest collection of his work. Colorado State University’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins, 970-491-1629
TACtile Textile Arts Center
Through April 16: “The Heart of Colorado Fiber Arts Guild Show,” handmade clothing and accessories for the home. 1955 S. Quince St., 720-524-8886,
“A Millinery Tale: The History of Ladies Hats”
Through April 17: An exhibit about the history of the millinery trade and the materials, styles and shapes used in women’s hats over the years. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission. Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway, 303-739-6666,
UPCOMING
Denver Style Expo
April 1-2: More than 100 booths will showcase local fashion, design and beauty along with runway shows, makeover stations and workshops. Reality television stars Mondo Guerra (“Project Runway”), Charlie Price (“Shear Genius”) and Nina Flowers (“Ru Paul’s Drag Race”) will attend. 6-10 p.m. April 1, noon-8 p.m. April 2. Tickets are $10 or $15 for both days. Proceeds benefit the Colorado Aids Project. Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave.,
Mail info to Fashion Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954- 1679; e-mail living@denver .
