Weekend live!
Calling all creatives
Today the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs presents the sixth annual Create Denver Expo. Part of Create Denver Week, the expo highlights local film, music, fashion, fine art and graphic design companies. Workshops include “Grant Writing for Artists” and “Branding Your Online Identity.” Registration opens at 9 a.m. The expo is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave. Info: denvergov .
Up, up and away!
Today the Front Range Airport in Watkins hosts the Rocky Mountain Light Sport Aircraft Expo. This event is the first of its kind locally and spotlights flying’s fastest-growing segment. Exhibits, educational displays and fligh-related fun happen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and parking. 5200 Front Range Parkway, Watkins. Info: or 303-570-4891.
at the movies
Would you be mine?
Will Ferrell stars as Nick Halsey, an alcoholic about to lose everything, in the new film “Everything Must Go.” As he tragicomically sets up a yard sale to unload vestiges of his former life, an interesting — and possibly lifesaving — new neighbor moves in. R.
Bridesmaids revisited
“SNL” star Kristen Wiig plays Annie, a broke and single maid of honor in her best friend’s wedding, in “Bridesmaids.” Determined to fulfill the job description despite her predicament, Annie becomes the ultimate pretender during the run-up to the big day. R.
homebodies
A bruising love
Time-traveling through a relationship, “Blue Valentine” charts the rise and fall of a marriage in increments. New to DVD, this film stars Ryan Gosling and Michele Williams, and alternates between insightful, tender and tragic. R.
Uplifting animation
An award-winning animated film that’s also now on DVD, “The Illusionist” is the transcendent tale of a Frenchman who finds himself passe and unemployed. When this jobless and bereft magician travels to Scotland, he meets a young, life-changing friend. PG.
Monnie Nilsson, The Denver Post
