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Theater & Performance
07/25/2009—11/14/2009 | The Heritage Square Music Hall Children’s Theatre presents “Sleeping Beauty”
This classic fairy tale will keep you on the edge of your seat. In every bit of action on stage and with the audience (before, during and after the show), this award-winning theatre brings the audience into the story. Performances every Saturday at 1:30pm. $6.00 for children and adults, $5.00 for seniors (62 and up). Weekday performances are available - call for information. 303-279-7800. Heritage Square Music Hall Children’s Theatre, 18301 W. Colfax D-103, Golden - www.hsmusichall.com
| Fee | Golden
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Festivals & Fairs
10/03/2009—11/01/2009 | Bootown at Heritage Square
BooTown is a non scary 5,000 square foot outdoor Halloween maze with fun and exciting scenes and props especially suitable for children between the ages of 2 and 10 years old. In addition to the festive hay maze every child that goes through the attraction will be able to paint their very own pumpkin!! Located just east of Denver off I-70 it is ther perfect alternative to scary haunted houses fastly becoming one of Denver's favorite Halloween traditions. For more information please visit our website www.HeritageSquareAmusementPark.com
| Fee | Golden
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Seasonal & Holiday Events
10/15/2009—11/15/2009 | Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
Make life sweeter for Project Angel Heart clients by purchasing your holiday pie from us Oct. 15-Nov. 15. Enjoy savory pecan, apple, pumpkin, or cherry pies, all baked fresh and generously donated by Bluepoint Bakery. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit Project Angle Heart.
For more information, or to place your pie order, visit us at www.projectangelheart.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Museum Events
11/01/2009 | Free First Sundays at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys offers an SCFD sponsored 'pay-what-you-can' Family Free Day on every first Sunday of every month. Contact the museum to find out what fun free craft or event will be offered on these days.
1880 Gaylord St.
Denver, CO 80206
303.322.1053
www.DMMDT.org
| Free | Denver
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Seasonal & Holiday Events
11/01/2009 | Not So Haunted House
12-4pm. Join in a fall celebration with crafts and games, and only slightly spooky decorations. Free. No reservations required. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Toys and Dolls. 303-322-1053. www.dmmdt.org.
| Free | Denver
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Festivals & Fairs
11/01/2009 | Free pumpkin or squash with every Fall Fest Admission
Anderson Farms Fall Festival ends November 1, 2009. 10am - 5pm 6728 CR 3 1/4 Erie, CO 80516 303-828-5210 www.andersonfarms.com
Adults $10 Kids (4-12) $8 3 & under Free.
Sunday only Anderson Farms is offering buy one Fall Festival Admission, get one pumpkin or squash of your choice free.
This is your last chance to navigate the 30 acre corn maze, take a hayride around the farm, and meet our baby goats, calves and alpaca. Take a spin on the barrel train and mine cars and try out gourd launching.
| Fee | Various
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Theater & Performance
11/01/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Exhibits
11/01/2009 | BooTown
12-5pm. Experience the last day of a 5,000 square foot outdoor Halloween maze with scenes, props and pumpkin painting. Especially suitable for ages 2-10. $6 children, adult free with paying child. Heritage Square, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., Golden. 303-727-8437. www.heritagesquareamusementpark.com.
| Fee | Golden
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Art
11/01/2009 | Target Family Fun Forum
12-2pm. Engage in performing arts, learn to juggle, sing opera, recite Shakespeare, dance hip-hop and more. Designed for families or groups. Groups can earn tokens redeemable for a variety of rewards. Free. All ages. Reservations required. Third floor of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education, 1101 13th St., Denver. 303-446-4892. academy@dcpa.org. www.denvercenter.org.
| Free | Denver
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Museum Events
11/01/2009 | Not So Haunted House
12-4pm. Join in a fall celebration with crafts and games, and only slightly spooky decorations. Free. No reservations required. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Toys and Dolls. 303-322-1053. www.dmmdt.org.
| Free | Denver
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Benefits and Fundraisers
11/02/2009 | Kids Get Cash, Troops Get Treats with Halloween Candy Buy-Back Program
Aurora Orthodontics & TMJ will host a Halloween Candy Buy Back Event where kids can sell their uneaten and unopened Halloween candy in exchange for one dollar per pound. The candy is then shipped to troops overseas so they can enjoy the loot! Aurora Ortho. & TMJ is helping to promote healthier eating by decreasing excess amounts of candy in the hands of children. Candycan lead to hyperactivity, weight gain, broken teeth and damaged braces. Monday, November 2, 2009; Aurora Orthodontics, 24301 E. Orchard Rd. Event is FREE. www.aotmj.com 303-690-0100
| Fee | Aurora
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Art
11/02/2009—11/07/2009 | Ballet Nouveau Colorado's Observation Week
Get a sneak-peek of a ballet class from the window! For more information on The School of Ballet Nouveau Colorado, call 303.466.5685 or visit www.schoolofbnc.com!
| Free | Broomfield
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Storyhours & Book Events
11/03/2009 | BE THE CHANGE: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World
Award winning authors, Ed & Deb Shapiro are joined by spiritual luminaries: Joan Borysenko, Steve Demos, Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, and Mark Gerzon to launch their newest release--BE THE CHANGE: How Meditation Can Transform You and the World!($19.95)
Join us for a lively panel discussion, a Q&A period as well as a signing portion!
For anyone interested in Meditation, self improvement or spiritual practices of any kind—this is an event that shouldn’t be missed!
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at
7:30pm
| Free | Boulder
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Theater & Performance
11/03/2009 | Children's Puppet Show
10:30am. Watch a children's puppet show at the library. All ages. Anythink Bennett Library, 495 7th St., Bennett. 303-644-3303. www.anythinklibraries.org.
| Fee | Benett
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Theater & Performance
11/03/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Fitness & Wellness
11/04/2009 | Mommy and Me Yoga
This six-week yoga class is created just for moms
and their new babies. Connect with your baby and other new moms while stretching out all those postpartum aches and pains. Mom and babies are welcome six weeks postpartum through crawling. Classes are held Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:15 at Swedish Medical Center, and registration is available on www.baby.SwedishHospital.com. Cost is $40 for the first session and $35 for each additional session. This is the fifth session of the six week class.
| Fee | Englewood
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Parent Education
11/04/2009—11/19/2009 | Parenting After Divorce Classes
This course is designed to empower and inspire you to be an extraordinary co-parent regardless of obstacles and circumstances. Transformation for co-parents. 6 hr workshop, three 2-hr sessions. Daytime and evening class, continuing each week. Begins Nov. 4, 11am-1pm or 6-8pm. $125. Certificate upon Completion. 303-278-8136. www.threetrusts.com/registrationintown.php. Using mindfulness techniques, communication tools, experiential exercises, this course leads to happier families. Online workshop also Interactive, real-time, the best co-parenting course on the Internet! Guaranteed!
| Fee | Golden
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Theater & Performance
11/04/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Storyhours & Book Events
11/04/2009 | Beyond Manga Book Club
4pm. Explore the world of non-manga graphic novels. Two books for discussion each month. Call for book titles. Free. Grades 6-12. Reservations required. Iliff Square Library, 2245 S. Peoria St., Aurora. 303-326-8654. www.auroralibrary.org.
| Free | Aurora
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Benefits and Fundraisers
11/05/2009 | Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge
This action-filled evening will feature forty teams of eight competing to see who can grow their "mock" stock portfolio to achieve the highest overall net worth. Teams are issued $500,000 in mock stock to invest in 26 fictious companies. Each trading day lasts eighty seconds - two months of trading are condensed into one exciting evening. On-site traders with PDA's make buying and selling instantaneous, so trading is fast, furious and fun.
| Fee | Denver
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Benefits and Fundraisers
11/05/2009 | A Taste for Life
A Taste for Life brings together culinary talents from some of the Denver area's finest restaurants and caterers. Guests sample gourmet appetizers, delicious entrées, and delectable desserts, all while bidding on fine goods in our unique reverse silent auction.
Project Angel Heart delivers nutritious meals to improve quality of life, at no cost, to those coping with life-threatening illness.
Thursday, November 5
Exdo Event Center
1399 35th Street, Denver
$95 reserved seat
$75 mix and mingle
Order tickets online at www.projectangelheart.org
| Fee | Denver
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Parent Education
11/05/2009 | Holiday childbirth classes are starting!
The next group class series starts on THUR 11/5/09,
6:30pm-9pm, at Colorado Springs OB/GYN (the offices of Dr. John Baer and Sharon Ruyak, CNM)
on the corner of Dublin and Rangewood. Classes are $250 for an 8 week course and includes multi-dimensional instruction, a ten chapter student notebook, and unlimited phone / email support. For more informtion, please visit www.westsidebirthconnection.com or call 719-213-3740.
| Fee | ColoradoSprings
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Theater & Performance
11/05/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Music
11/05/2009 | Piano Performance
7:30pm. Listen to a performance by young piano virtuoso Yeol Eum Son, silver award winner of the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. $26 adult, $23.25 age 65 and up and age 13 and up, $18 ages 3-12. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. Lakewood. 303-987-7845. www.Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter.
| Fee | Lakewood
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Theater & Performance
11/06/2009—11/07/2009 | CYT Denver presents Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr
CYT Denver presents Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr! Filled with flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment! Recommended for all ages. Performances November 6 at 7pm, November 7 at 2pm & 7pm at the Pinnacle Theater 9136 W Bowles Ave Littleton 80123. Advanced, reserved ticket purchase is recommended at $12 each. Tickets are $15 at the door. Group rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased at the online Box Office www.cytdenver.org/boxoffice .
| Fee | Parker
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Music
11/06/2009 | Choral Ensemble Concert
7:30pm. Listen to a choral concert presented by St. Martin's Chamber Choir in an intimate venue, including an audience discussion led by Artistic Director Tim Krueger. Grades 9 to adult. $15 adult, $5 student. Grace Lutheran Church, 1001 13th St., Boulder. 303-298-1970. www. stmartinschamberchoir.com.
| Fee | Boulder
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Theater & Performance
11/06/2009 | The Trouble with Jesse
12:30pm. See a play that inspires kids and offers positive ways to solve problems, presented by Imagination Makers. Developed using student writing from nine Denver metro area schools. All ages. $5 per person. Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield. 303-464-5835.
| Fee | Broomfield
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Theater & Performance
11/06/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Animal Encounters
11/06/2009 | Evening Affair with Black Bears
7pm. Learn the natural history of black bears, how to prevent encounters and what to do if you have one. Examine pelts, skulls and more. Led by former Education Chairman of the Great Bear Foundation, Jeff Bogard. Free. All ages. Reservations required. Lookout Mountain Nature Center. 910 Colorow Rd., Golden. 720-497-7609 (special event hotline). http://lmnc.jeffco.us.
| Free | Golden
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Museum Events
11/07/2009—02/21/2010 | Art and the Animal/Small Works-Big Impressions
The Wildlife Experience will once again delight animal and art lovers this holiday season! Now an annual tradition, visitors to The Wildlife Experience can view animal artists at their best at Art and the Animal, a fine art exhibition comprised exclusively of artwork from the Society of Animal Artists (SAA). Art and the Animal is SAA’s premier exhibition and features member artists and their latest work. In addition, The Wildlife Experience will hold an accompanying exhibition and sales show, Small Works-Big Impressions, displaying petite art pieces from the same artists as Art and the Animal
| Fee | Parker
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Unique Events
11/07/2009 | Mile High Magicians Society presents Magic - Beyond Belief IV!
Exciting extravaganza skillfully blending magic, merriment and mystery in a delightfully entertaining evening the entire family will enjoy. This one-night-only performance features nationally recognized magicians and has sold out for the past three years! Fund-raising program of the Mile High Magicians Society, a Denver-based non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the art of magic. $19.50 adult / $14.50 senior, students, child. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. 303-987-7845 - www.lakewood.org/comres/PopUp/Magic09.htm
| Fee | Lakewood
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Theater & Performance
11/07/2009 | FREE Imagination Makers Play at Boulder Public Library
Imagination Makers performs "The Trouble With Jesse" a musical play based on student writing from 9 Denver Metro area elementary schools. The play takes audience members through one boy's funny and insightful story of dealing with conflict in a positive way.
When: 3:30pm
Where: Boulder Public Library
11th and Canyon in Boulder
Reception with milk and cookies to immediately follow!
| Free | Boulder
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Theater & Performance
11/07/2009 | The Magic Flute
<p>Opera Fort Collins & CSU Dept of Music, Theatre and Dance Apprentice Artists present Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Saturday, November 7th at the Griffin Concert Hall, 1400 Remington St (cross-street Pitkin), Fort Collins. Show times: 10AM and 11AM. Running time: 35 minutes. 12 and under FREE, over 12 years of age $5 general admission. Tickets may be purchased by calling 970-491-4TIX, online at csutix.com or at the door the day of the performance. For questions contact Kelly Taylor, OFC Director of Education & Outreach kelly@operafortcollins.org or 347-229-6354.</p>
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Music
11/07/2009 | Woodwinds Orchestra
11am. Hear flutes, oboes, clarinets and piccolos and learn more about the role the woodwind family plays in making music. Regular admission applies. Children's Museum of Denver. 303-433-7444. www.mychildsmuseum.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Museum Events
11/07/2009 | Night at the Museums
5-10pm. Kick off Denver ARTS Week with a night of free play and special programming. Regular admission applies. Children's Museum of Denver.
| Fee | Denver
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Theater & Performance
11/07/2009 | Wicked
Through Nov. 15. Long before Dorothy came to the Land of Oz, this award-winning musical tells the story of two very different girls who meet and grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Recommended for age 8 and up. $35 and up. Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Blvd. and Arapahoe St., Denver. 303-893-4100. www.denvercenter.org.
| Fee | Denver
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Theater & Performance
11/07/2009 | Magic Show
7pm. See an event blending magic and mystery featuring nationally recognized magicians, in Magic Beyond Belief! IV. $19.50. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. Lakewood. 303-987-7845. www. lakewood.org/culturalcenter. www.milehighmagicians.com.
| Fee | Lakewood
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Hands-on Activities
11/07/2009 | Dream Catcher Craft
2pm. Create a Native American dream catcher. Free. Ages 5 to 12. Reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. 303-739-1940. www.auroralibrary.org.
| Free | Aurora
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Music
11/07/2009 | A Concert of ThanksCaring
2:30pm. Hear a concert featuring the Denver Brass along with Celtic Colorado Pipes & Drums. Free. No reservations required. Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 11479 S. Pine Dr., Parker. 303-832-4676. www.denverbrass.org.
| Free | Parker
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Festivals & Fairs
11/08/2009 | Race for Fetal Hope
5k Run/Walk, FREE kids race and FREE Family Festival at Washington Park. Bounce castle, face painting, games and more! 5k ($20+) starts at 10 AM.
Purpose: to spread awareness about fetal syndromes and distresses such as TTTS (twin to twin transfusion syndrome). All proceeds benefit the Fetal Hope Foundation to support, educate and assist families diagnosed with a fetal syndrome. For more information please visit www.fetalhope.org or call 303-932-0553.
| Fee | Denver
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