W#eekend Live!
Dog days of spring
The Botanic Bow Wow is from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The event celebrates dogs and owners with pet fashion, food, vendors and a variety of treats and classes. Owners and well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. General admission: $7 adults, $4 kids. 1007 York St. Info: botanicgardens or 720-865-3500.
Running a business
Lace up your sneakers today and join the first annual 5K in Five Points run to support YouthBiz. Politicians, athletes, business owners and community leaders will join the fun run (or walk) through Five Points neighborhood. Registration: $35 adults, $15 under age 18. The race starts at noon at Curtis Park. Info: 5k5points .
at the movies
Searching for youth’s elixir
Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush star as searchers for the Fountain of Youth in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the latest in the “Pirates” film franchise. Double-crossing, debauchery and mayhem! PG-13.
Eating ourselves to death?
The documentary “Forks Over Knives” aims to answer that question and to educate viewers about possibly reversing degenerative diseases via dietary change. PG.
homebodies
Tools of a different trade
Sometimes the past comes back to haunt us: In “The Mechanic,” now on DVD, an assassin trains an apprentice with ties to one of his former hits. Things get messy in a jiffy. R.
Truth and consequences
Also new on DVD: The ubiquitous Natalie Portman plays Emilia Greenleaf, “The Other Woman,” in a drama about choices and repercussions. R.
Monnie Nilsson, The Denver Post
