FRUGAL FINDS
Coin-ucopia During the Aurora Coin Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, collectors can buy, sell and trade coins, currency, gold, silver and other collectibles. There are free appraisals, free parking and admission is free. Red Lion Hotel, 3200 S. Parker Road, Aurora, 303-695-1700,
Books under the sun The 36th annual Gigantic Used Book Sale begins Thursday on the north lawn of the Denver Central Library central branch. Shop more than 70,000 books, CDs, DVDs and audio books. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and June 11, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12. 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, 720-865-2044,
Free days this week: The Wildlife Experience Museum in Parker is offering free admission to active military and their families as part of the Blue Star Museums program through Labor Day, ; Today: Denver Art Museum, ; Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (Penny Saturday), ; Sunday: Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, dmmdt ; Tuesday: Children’s Museum of Denver, 4-8 p.m., .
A fair with flair Sunday is the first day of The Market at Belmar, a weekly European-style fair offering flowers, fresh produce, baked goods, herbs and more. There’s also chef and gardening demonstrations, bocce courts, storytelling and a monthly pie contest. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through September. South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, 303-742-1520, . Photos provided by BelMar
Compiled by Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
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