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On the waterfront
Today the Denver Botanic Gardens hosts “Water Blossom Festival 2011” at its Monet Pond with planting and dividing demos, a guided water-features tour and expert tips. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 1007 York St.
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Everybody cut footloose
Feel like dancing? Check out the “Lindy on the Rocks” dance extravaganza today and Sunday at the DCPA’s Newman Center for Theatre Education. This vintage-style music and dance party includes performances, competitions and classes that spotlight swing, Lindy Hop and Charleston. Registration and details at
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Get lucky
Bring your wallet and curiosity to the “Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market,” a distinctly Denver outdoor shopping event that happens three times a year and spotlights locally produced artwork, crafts, jewelry, housewares, clothing, antiques and vintage goods. Today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Moore Olinger Howard Chapel parking lot, West 46th Avenue and Tennyson Street.
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The original Jaws
The largest shark that ever lived — C. megalodon — was an estimated 60 feet long. Check out a model and fossils now through Jan. 2 at the Wildlife Experience exhibit “Megalodon: The Largest Shark That Ever Lived.” 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. 720-488-3300 or
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Mountains of trouble
In 1992, longtime friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood atop Mount Rainier celebrating their ascent. But soon their adventure became a harrowing catastrophe. Davidson, along with Denver Post reporter Kevin Vaughan, has written a page-turning, tragic and triumphant chronicle of survival in “The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier.”
Monnie Nilsson, The Denver Post
