“What’s it worth?”
“Antique Alley” at Mile High Marketplace (Interstate 76 and 88th Avenue) is hosting a free apraisal event on April 30. Local antiques expert Chris Ives will put a price on your family heirlooms and flea- market finds, 10 a.m- 3 p.m. milehigh
“Poke around” and peek inside
Denver’s Old House Society launches the first of five “Sidewalk Strolls” through the city’s historic neighborhoods on April 30 with a look on foot of Capitol Hill. Tickets for these guided walking tours — billed as a chance to “poke around” old neighborhoods while soaking up local architecture, history and lore — are $15 each or $60 for all five tours at King Soopers stores, select City Market stores and at . Other upcoming Sidewalk Strolls will be through Country Club (June 11), Harkness Heights/Highland (July 16), Bellevue-Hale (Sept. 10) and the Baker Historic District (Oct. 22). Photo provided by Denver’s Old House Society
Knit-picking guys
Registration is open for the 2011 Men’s Rocky Mountain Knitting Retreat. Inspired by similar events in New York and San Francisco, this guys crafting weekend includes classes, workshops and field trips, July 14-17 at Sunshine Mountain Lodge in Allenspark. Registration is $375 and includes lodging and home- cooked meals. or send e-mail to mrmkr2011@gmail.com. Denver Post file
