SEE
Three in 3-D
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science recently debuted three IMAX films — “Tornado Alley,” “Flying Monsters” and “To the Arctic” — on its 42-by-66-foot giant screen. Also, the museum’s Gates Planetarium has a new cutting-edge science show, “The Wildest Weather in the Solar System.” Times, tickets vary. 2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-370-6000, dmns.org
GO
Female frontier
“Women: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” is a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Rocky Mountain PBS. Presented in partnership with The Denver Center Theatre Company as part of RMPBS’s Women and Girls Lead Initiative, the free symposium coincides with the opening of “The Taming of the Shrew” in the Stage Theater at the DCPA. Visit rmpbs.org/womenlead for the event schedule, and denvercenter.org for show information. RMPBS is at1089 Bannock St.
HEAR
Outdoor anecdotes
Award-winning speaker and artist J.B. Sullivan presents “Art and Soul,” a storytelling program for all ages, at 2 p.m. today. Sullivan will highlight the adventures that inspired his current exhibit at the Lafayette Public Library, aptly entitled “Wilderness Drawings.” 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, cityof lafayette.com
ARRR
Children’s musical
The Arvada Center presents “How I Became a Pirate” through March 9. Based on the book of the same name, the story follows a young boy who thinks the pirate’s life is for him. Times and tickets vary. Kids are encouraged to dress as their favorite pirate for each Saturday show; they receive (temporary) tattoos, activity sheets and more. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org
SUPPORT
Furry fundraiser
The
Dumb Friends League Pledges for Pets Telethon is from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on Fox/KDVR-Channel 31. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the shelters, hear stories from happy pet owners, and meet adoptable dogs, cats and other small animals. Last year, the Dumb Friends League saved 19,535 pets. 303-751-5772, ddfl.org/telethon
Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
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