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Steamboat Springs: Cardboard Classic
April 3, 2004
Steamboat's traditional rite of spring celebrating its 24th year. The events features homemade crafts constructed only from cardboard, glue, string, water based paint, duct tape and masking tape racing down the mountain to a hysterical finish.

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Something To Discover

Denver: 10th Mountain Division Exhibit at Colorado History Museum
Opens Feb. 19, 2004
Using artifacts from the Colorado Historical Society and photographs, letters, maps and diaries from Denver Public Library, the "10th Mountain Division: Soldiers on Skis" exhibit highlights the soldier's experiences at Colorado's Camp Hale.

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Ongoing Events

"The BFG" (Big Friendly Giant)
Thru May 7: Arvada Center, Arvada. www.arvadacenter.org. 720-898-7200.

Denver Jewish Film Festival
Mar. 11 - 18: Starz Film Center, Auraria Campus, Denver. www.denverfilm.org, 303-595-3456.

"Hairspray"
Mar. 24 - Apr. 11: The Buell Theatre, Denver. www.denvercenter.org, 303-893-4100.

Melodrama
April thru May: weekends, Silver Plume, 303-569-2023.

"Jekyll & Hyde the Musical"
Apr. 13 - May 9: 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., 1 p.m. Wed., Arvada Center, Arvada. www.arvadacenter.org. 720-898-7200.

"Mansfield Place, Modern Nostalgia"
April 17 - May 9: Jr. Symphony Guild of Greater Denver, Cherry Hills Village. www.jrsg.org. 303-355-7855.

Starz Pan African Film Festival
Apr. 22 - May 2: Starz Film Center, Auraria Campus, Denver. www.denverfilm.org, 303-595-3456.

KBCO Kinetics
Apr. 24 - May 2: Boulder. www.kbco.com, 303-444-5600.

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Ongoing Exhibits

"Where's Linda"
Thru March 7: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

"Frederic Remington: The Color of Night"
Thru Mar. 14: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

A Family: Portraits by Jim Torok
Thru Mar. 24: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

Poetry of Maya Angelou with Art and Music
Thru Mar. 28: Foothills Art Center, Golden. 303-279-3922.

The Fabric of Jazz: A Tribute to the Genius of American Music
Thru Apr. 3: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Sat., Gallery I, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, www.rmqm.org, 303-277-0377.

Way Out West
Thru Apr. 3: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Sat., Gallery II, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, www.rmqm.org, 303-277-0377.

"Settling the West"
Thru April: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1 - 4 p.m. Sun., Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, Denver. www.DMMDT.com, 303-322-1053.

"Embroidered Memories: The Applique Tapestries of Arlette Rose Gosiewski"
Thru May 9: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

Our Beautiful Heritage: A Journey Into Light & Color
Thru May 14: Radius Gallery inside Heritage Center Visitor Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7850.

Full Frontal: Contemporary Asian Artists from the Logan Collection
Thru May 23: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

Heaven and Home: Chinese Art of the Han Dynasty from the Sze Hong Collection
Thru Dec. 19: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

New Classics
Thru Dec. 31: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

20th Century Design: Breaking All the Rules
Thru Dec. 31: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

The Harmsen Collection: A Colorado Legacy
Thru Dec. 31: Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

"10th Mountain Division: Soldiers on Skis"
Thru approximately Feb. 2006: Colorado History Museum, Denver. www.coloradohistory.org, 303-866-3681.

Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
April Thru May 9: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver. www.dmns.org, 303-322-7009 or 800-925-2250.

"Painting a New World: Mexican Art, 1521-1821"
Apr. 3 - July 25: (special exhibition ticket required), Denver Art Museum, Denver. www.denverartmuseum.org. 720-865-5000.

Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show and Sale
Apr. 24 - May 23: Loveland Museum Gallery, Loveland. www.governorsartshow.org, 970-663-0919.

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Denver
47th Annual Colorado RV, Sports, Boat & Travel Show
Mar. 3 - 7: National Western Complex, Denver. 303-892-6800.

Free Day at Chatfield Nature Preserve
Mar. 5: Littleton. 303-973-3705.

Rocky Mountain Brassworks
Mar. 5: 7:30 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

"Little Shop of Horrors"
Mar. 5 - 7: Evergreen Chorale at Centr/Stage, Evergreen. 303-674-3412.

George Carlin
Mar. 6: Paramount Theatre, Denver. www.ticketmaster.com, 303-830-8497.

27th Broomfield Piano Festival
Mar. 6: 8 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Joshua Bell, Violin
Mar. 11: 7:30 p.m., DU Newman Center's Gates Concert Hall, Denver. www.du.edu/newmancenter, 303-871-2336.

Children's Program: Reid Belstock - Physical Comedian
Mar. 11: 7 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
Mar. 12 - 14: National Western Complex, Denver. www.rockymountainhorseexpo.com, 303-292-4981.

St. Patrick's Day Parade
Mar. 13: Downtown Denver. 303-368-9861.

Colorado Repertory Singers
Mar. 13: 7:30 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Annual Spring Show and Sale
Mar. 13 - 14: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 303-913-9323.

Free Day at Botanic Gardens
Mar. 15: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Unique Lives & Experiences featuring Erin Gruwell
Mar. 17: The Buell Theatre, Denver. 877-872-8124.

16th Annual Spring Home & Patio Show
Mar. 18 - 21: National Western Complex, Denver. 303-892-6800.

"Richard III"
Mar. 18: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

Folk Music Favorites Close to Home:
Mar. 18: 7 p.m., Broomfield. www.ensembleticketing.com, call for tickets between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. at 303-292-6700 or 800-851-8175.

Golden Bough - A Celtic Journey
Mar. 20: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

The Tweaksters
Mar. 20: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

Starz XicanIndie Film Festival
Apr. 1 - 4: Starz Film Center, Auraria Campus, Denver. www.denverfilm.org, 303-595-3456.

Free Day at Chatfield Nature Preserve
Apr. 2, 22: Littleton. 303-973-3705.

3rd Annual Colorado Off-Highway EXPO
April 3 - 4: National Western Complex, Denver. 303-892-6800.

Broomstock Comedy Night
Apr. 7: 7 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Children's Program: Perry Conway, Naturalist
Apr. 8: 7:30 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

EGGstravaganza
Apr. 10: Parker. www.thewildlifeexperience.org, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Broomfield Civic Orchestra
Apr. 10: 8 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Da Vinci Quartet Concert
Apr. 13: 6:30 p.m., Grant-Humphreys Mansion, Denver. www.dvq.org, 303-691-3571 or 303-871-6964.

"Fiddler on the Roof"
Apr. 15 - 18: 7:30 p.m. Thu./Fri., 7:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun., . www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-963-3139 or 303-464-1334.

Wendy Chen, Piano
Apr. 17: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

Free Earth Day Celebration at Chatfield Nature Preserve
Apr. 17: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Littleton. 303-973-3705.

Earth Day at Denver Botanic Gardens
Apr. 17: Denver, www.denverbotanicgardens.com,720-865-3500.

Tour Eisenhower Suite Museum
Apr. 17: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Fitzsimons Medical Center, advanced reservations required, Aurora. www.coloradohistory.org, 303-866-3682.

Terry Gross
Apr. 19: 7:30 p.m., DU Newman Center's Gates Concert Hall, Denver. www.du.edu/newmancenter, 303-871-2336.

Free Day at Botanic Gardens
Apr. 19: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Da Vinci Quartet Concert
Apr. 20: 6:30 p.m., Da Vinci Quartet Denver House Concert Series, Denver. www.dvq.org, 303-691-3571.

Champions on Ice
Apr. 22: Pepsi Center, Denver. www.ticketmaster.com, 303-830-8497.

Young Audiences of Colorado Present: John Hasse, Pianist
Apr. 22: 7:30 p.m., Broomfield. www.artsinbroomfield.org, 303-464-1334.

Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show - Spring
Apr. 23 - 25: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri./Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun., Holiday Inn-Denver Central and Best Western-Central Denver. 303-674-2713.

Victorian Costume Ball
Apr. 24: Historic Olde Town Arvada. www.historicarvada.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

"The Barber of Seville"
Apr. 24, 27, 30, May 2: 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. May 2, Boettcher Hall, Denver. www.operacolorado.org, 303-893-4100.

March of Dimes Walk America
Apr. 24: 8 a.m., Civic Center Park, Denver. 303-692-0011.

Benny Green and Russell Malone Piano & Guitar Jazz Duo
Apr. 25: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

Cherry Creek Sneak
Apr. 25: starts at Cherry Creek Drive North, Denver. www.cherrycreeksneak.com, 303-394-7223.

Unique Lives & Experiences 2004 featuring Jane Goodall
Apr. 26: The Buell Theatre, Denver. www.eventsunlimitedtix.com, 877-872-8124.

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Front Range

Simon Trpceski, piano concert
Mar. 3: 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

Winter Holistic & Intuitive Arts Fair
Mar. 6 - 7: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Senior Center, Fort Collins. 970-221-6733.

Bonfils Bloodhounds of Downtown Scavenger Hunt
Mar. 7: Pearl Street Mall, Boulder. www.bonfils.org, 303-363-2394.

"The Elixir of Love" Opera
Mar. 12, 14: 7:30 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m. Sun., Macky Auditorium, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

Frozen Dead Guy Days
Mar. 12 - 14: Nederland, www.nederlandchamber.org, 720-374-6742.

Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra
Mar. 13: Monfort Concert Hall, Greeley. 970-356-5000.

Takács Encore Series
Mar. 18: 7:30 p.m., Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

"Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage"
Thru Mar. 20: Lincoln Center, Fort Collins. 970-484-5237.

Spring Art and Craft Show
Apr. 3 - 4: Livermore Community Hall, Livermore. 970-493-9262.

Garth Fagan Dance
Apr. 15: 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

UNC Opera Festival
Apr. 17: Monfort Concert Hall, Greeley. 970-356-5000.

4th Canine Classic
Apr. 18: 5K/10K run/walk around Boulder Reservoir, Boulder. www.joinmesa.org, 303-443-0400.

UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival
Apr. 22 - 24: Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley. 970-351-2394.

"The Turn of the Screw"
Apr. 22 - 25: 7:30 p.m. Thu./Fri./Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Music Theatre, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

Murder Mystery
Apr. 23 - 25: Sundance Trail Guest Ranch, Red Feather Lakes. www.sundancetrail.com, 800-357-4930.

Takács Encore Series
Apr. 26: 7:30 p.m., Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, Boulder, www.cuconcerts.org, 303-492-8008.

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Northeast
"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" Racing Exhibit"
Thru Apr. 30: The Fort Morgan Museum, Fort Morgan. 970-867-6331.

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Northwest
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Mar. 3 - 7: Aspen. www.hbo.com/comedy/uscaf, 800-778-4633.

Winter Concert Series presents Chee Yun and Wendy Chen
Mar. 9: 7 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Steamboat Springs. www.stringsinthemountains.org, 970-879-5056.

5th Jane-A-Thon Fundraiser
Mar. 13: Mary Jane Mountain, Winter Park. www.iik.org, 303-839-1808 x100.

13th Aspen Shortsfest
Mar. 31 - Apr. 4: Aspen. www.aspenfilm.org, 970-925-6882.

8th Elk Mountain Grand Traverse
Apr. 2: Crested Butte to Aspen. 970-349-7133.

24th Cardboard Classic
Apr. 3: Steamboat Springs. www.steamboat.com, 970-879-6111.

14th Taste of Vail
Apr. 7 - 10: Vail. www.tasteofvail.com, 970-926-5665 or 888-311-5665.

Peach Blossom Home and Winery Tour
Apr. 10: Palisade. www.palisadecoc.com, 970-464-7458.

Beach 'n' Egg Hunt
Apr. 11: Arapahoe Basin Resort. www.arapahoebasin.com, 888-ARAPAHOE.

Fruita Fat Tire Festival
Apr. 29 - May 2: Fruita. www.emgcolorado.com, 303-635-2815.

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South Central

Leadville's Ski-Joring Weekend and Sled-Dog Races
Mar. 6 - 7: Leadville. 888-Leadville.

Leadville Ski 100 Nordic Ultra-Ski Race
Mar. 13: Leadville. 719-486-9455.

Da Vinci Quartet Concert
Apr. 3: 6 - 8:30 p.m., Business of Arts Center, Manitou Springs. www.dvq.org, 303-871-6964.

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Southwest

Quilt Durango
Mar. 31 - Apr. 4: Durango. 970-247-4543.

Alexander Murray Faculty Recital Series
Apr. 4: 3 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, Fort Lewis College, Durango. www.durangoconcerts.com, 970-247-7657.

Home and Garden Show
Apr. 17 - 18: Cortez. 970-525-1771.

Western Slope Chamber Music Series
Apr. 23 - 25: Paonia, www.cwestart.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

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Southeast

Bent's Old Fort
Thru May 31: Guided tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 719-383-5010

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