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Stock options
Sometimes called the “Super Bowl of livestock shows,” the 106th National Western Stock Show opens today and offers rodeos, livestock exhibitions, competitions and more — all day every day through Jan. 22. The Alpaca Breeders of the Rockies () hosts a product and information booth in the upper level of Stadium Hall. You can visit the furry fauna and see them in a handful of shows at 2 and 2:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Included with admission. National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St.,
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Outdoor recreation
The 35th annual International Sportsmen’s Exposition is everything you ever wanted to know and more about hunting, fishing, adventure travel and off-roading. The show continues 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15, free for those under 16 or with military ID. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., 800-545-6100
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Once upon a time …
Pueblo’s Buell Children’s Museum celebrates the legacy of Grimm’s Fairytales in a new exhibit, “Recycled Fairytales: Creativity Retold, Reimagined and Renewed,” opening today. The exhibit unfolds in four chapters over eight months, wrapping up Aug. 25. Museumgoers can dress up and act, and write and illustrate their own book or enter a poster contest, all with the theme of preserving the environment. Admission is $4, $3 for children and military. Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo, 719-295-7200,
LAUGH
Funny business
Award-winning comedian Kathleen Madigan
is in Colorado tonight. Lewis Black calls her “the funniest woman in America,” and Jay Leno refers to her as “one of America’s funniest female comics.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show, which contains adult content and language, are $28. Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins,
VISIT
Dino-mite exhibit
This is the final weekend to check out the T. Rex Encounter dinosaur exhibit and all its components at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 2001 Colorado Blvd.,
Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
out & about
