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Denver
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Northwest
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EnCompass®
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May | June 2004
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COLORADO CALENDAR
Ongoing Events

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

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

"Jekyll & Hyde the Musical"
Thru 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
Thru May 9, Junior Symphony Guild of Greater Denver. 303-355-7855.

Frederico Garcia Lorca's House of Bernarda Alba
Thru May 29: 8 p.m. Fri./Sat., 7 p.m. Sun., The New Federal Theatre, Denver. 303-571-0901.

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

"A Paris Street Market"
1st Saturdays of the month: May - October, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton. 303-795-7149.

"La Traviata"
May 1, 4, 7, 9: 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. May 9, Boettcher Hall, Denver. www.operacolorado.org, 303-893-4100.

Celebrating Wildflowers Week
May 17 - 22: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily, Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts and Western Culture Festival
May 28 - June 6: Mesa Verde. www.mesaverdecountry.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

AARP's Morning Fitness Walks and T'ai Chi
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: 7 - 9 a.m., Free, Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Hot Sounds at the Pavilions Summer Concert Series
June 3-July 29: Denver Pavilions, Downtown Denver.
www.denverpavilions.com, 303-755-4900.

Paint The Town Blue (blues concerts)
June 3, 10, 17, 24: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Acacia Park, Downtown
Colorado Springs. www.pikespeakblues.org. 719-685-1861.

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai
June 3- 27: Pepsi Center parking lot, Denver. 800-678-5440.

Music at the Bottom
June 4, 11, 18: 5 - 10 p.m., 16th & Curtis Streets, Denver. 303-534-7616.

City Park Jazz
June 6, 13, 20, 27: 7 - 9 p.m., City Park Bandstand, Denver. 303-744-1004.

Budweiser Hot Summer Nights Concert
June 15, 22, 29: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Vilar Pavilion, Vail. 970-949-1999.

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Ongoing Exhibits

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

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

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.

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

"Painting a New World: Mexican Art, 1521-1821"
Thru July 25: (special exhibition ticket required), 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.

Chapungu Sculpture Exhibition
May 31 - Oct. 31: Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

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Denver

33rd Annual Spring Pottery Show and Sale
April 29-May 1: Denver. 303-733-3003

Furry Scurry
May 1: 9 a.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-696-4941.

Cycle Safety Circus for Kids
May 1: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., George Washington High School, Denver. 303-355-9969.

Cinco de Mayo "Celebrate Culture" Festival
May 1 - 2: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Civic Center Park, Denver. 303-534-8342.

Free Day at Chatfield Nature Preserve
May 7: Littleton. 303-973-3705.

USA Tennis Rock-N-Rally
May 7: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fillmore Plaza/Cherry Creek, Denver. 303-695-4117.

Plant and Book Sale (admission to sale is free)
May 7 - 8: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Dmitiri Hvorstovsky, Baritone and Moscow Chamber Orchestra
May 8: 7:30 p.m., DU Newman Center's Gates Concert Hall, Denver.
www.du.edu/newmancenter, 303-871-2336.

Ballet Folklorico "Quetzalli" de Veracruz
May 8: Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood. 303-987-7876.

An Evening With Charles Langley
May 8: 7:30 p.m., Ranum Theatre, Westminster. www.wcas.org, 303-429-1999.

2004 MS Walk
May 8: 8 a.m., City Park, Denver. 303-813-6603.

Raleigh Pharmacy's Copper for Colfax Elementary
May 8: 8 a.m., Sloan's Lake Park, Denver. 303-573-5601.

Ballpark Market
May 8: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Larimer btwn. 21st & 22nd, Denver.
www.ballparkmarket.com, 303-589-2800.

Second Sunday Swing Mother's Day Dance w/Jazz West Big Band
May 9: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Copper Fields Event Chateau, Wheat Ridge.
720-898-8388.

Da Vinci Quartet Concert "Serious Rhythms"
May 11: 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Family Recital Hall @ DU Newman Center, Denver. www.dvq.org, 303-871-6964.

Denver Public Schools' Shakespeare Festival
May 14: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Downtown Denver. 303-405-8278.

Zip A De Do at the Zoo
May 14: Denver Zoo, Denver. 303-376-4866.

2004 Denver Great Strides
May 15: 8 a.m., LoDo, Denver. 303-296-6610.

Wheels & Heels 5K & 1K Walk/Run
May 15: 10 a.m., City Park Pavilion area, Denver. 303-830-1839.

Colorado Spina Bifida Walk, Run, Roll
May 16: 8 a.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-759-5600.

Free Day at Botanic Gardens
May 17: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

Wine on the Vine
May 20: 5:30 - 9 p.m., Botanic Gardens, Denver. www.botanicgardens.org, 720-865-3500.

City Park Festival of the Arts
May 22: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., City Park Pavilion area, Denver. 720-205-6506.

USA Tennis Rock-N-Rally
May 22: 9 - 11:30 a.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-695-4116.

Viaduct Market
May 22: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., 319 Walnut St., Denver. 303-293-2476.

Plant Sale
May 22 - 23: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Chatfield Nature Preserve, Littleton. 303-973-3705.

Colorado Arts Festival
May 28 - 31: 4 - 8 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat./Sun., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon., Denver Pavilions, Downtown Denver.
www.coloradoartsfestival.org, 303-388-2137.

Reunion & Coffee for WW II Veterans
May 29: 9 - 10 a.m., State Capitol, Lincoln Park, Denver. 303-662-1112.

Memorial Day Parade
May 29: 10 a.m. - Noon, Downtown Denver. 303-399-7138.

Veterans Memorial Day Tribute
May 29: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Lincoln Park, Denver. 303-662-1112.

Old South Gaylord Memorial Day Weekend Festival
May 29 - 31: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1000 S. Gaylord, Denver. 303-575-1130.

Free Day at Chatfield Nature Preserve
June 4: Littleton. 303-973-3705.

American Heart Assn. - Denver Heartwalk
June 5: 8:30 a.m., City Park, Denver. 303-369-5433.

Walk for Alternatives
June 5: 9 a.m., Cuernavaca Park, Lower Downtown Denver. 303-298-8815.

Chun Capitol Hill People's Fair
June 5 - 6: Civic Center Park, Denver. 303-830-1651.

City Park Criterium
June 6: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., City Park, Denver. 303-431-6134.

Train Show
June 11 - 13: Westminster Mall, Westminster. 303-466-2857.

Ballpark Market
June 12: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Larimer btwn. 21st & 22nd, Denver. www.ballparkmarket.com, 303-589-2800.

Volley for Kids
June 12: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-831-4545.

Plum Creek Expo
June 12 - 13: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., over 100 antique dealers, Douglas County Event Center, Castle Rock. 719-596-8839.

Arvada Gold Strike Festival
June 12 - 13: Arvada. 303-420-6100.

Art Students League Summer Art Market
June 12 - 13: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., 200 Grant St., Denver. 303-344-2002.

Puerto Rican Day Festival
June 13: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Cuernavaca Park, Lower Downtown Denver. 303-332-7730.

Lucky Mutt Strut 5K Run
June 13: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-595-9481.

The Junior League of Denver's Tour of Kitchens
June 13: Denver. 303-692-0270, x102.

Do at the Zoo
June 17: 6:30 - 10:30 p.m., Denver Zoo, Denver. 303-376-4866.

Ronald McDonald Barbeque Cook-Off
June 18 - 19: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat., Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver. 303-832-6641.

Highland Square Street Fair
June 19: 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., 32nd & Lowell, Denver. 303-386-4941.

La Piazza Dell'Arte
June 19 - 20: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun., Larimer Square, Denver. 303-685-8143.

Run For A Child's Sake 5K
June 20: 8 a.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-917-1718.

Bike to Work Day 2004
June 23: 6:30 - 9 a.m., Civic Center Park, Denver. 720-865-BIKE.

Denver International Buskerfest
June 25 - 27: Noon - Midnight Fri./Sat., Noon - 6 p.m. Sun., Downtown Denver. 303-295-1195.

Team Colorado Rainbow Run
June 26: 8 - 10 a.m., City Park, Denver. 303-830-2677.

Viaduct Market
June 26: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., 319 Walnut St., Denver. 303-293-2476.

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival
June 26 - 27: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun., Sakura Square, Downtown Denver. 303-295-1844.

13th Annual CCASLA Summer Garden Tour
June 27: Denver. 303-830-6616

Easter Seals Colorado Walk With Me
June 27: 8 a.m., Washington Park, Denver. 303-233-1666.

Stadium Stampede
June 27: 8 a.m., Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver. 303-694-2202.

Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
Thru July 11: Grand Chapiteau, Pepsi Center Grounds, Denver. 303-755-4900.

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Front Range

Fort Collins Old Town Marathon
May 9: Marathon, half marathon or 10K, Fort Collins.
www.ftcollinsmarathon.com, 887-499-NCRF.

Lyons Artique! Art Walk & Studio Tour
May 15 - 16: Downtown Lyons. 303-823-5215.

Art Market
May 29 - 31: Estes Park. 970-586-6104.

25th Bolder Boulder
May 31: Boulder. www.bolderboulder.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Wine Fest XXII
June 11: 7 - 10 p.m., University Park Holiday Inn, Fort Collins. 970-482-2700.

Boulder Beer's 25th Anniversary Party
June 12: Rockies Brewing Company, Boulder. www.boulderbeer.com, 303-444-8448.

Mt. Evans Ascent 14-mile Sky Race
June 14: Mt. Evans. 970-262-0477.

Earl Anderson's Memorial Rodeo
June 18 - 19: "biggest little rodeo in the West", Greeley. 970-895-2213.

Greeley's Rocky Mountain Stampede
June 24-July 4: Greeley. 800-982-BULL.

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Northeast
Elizabeth Stampede PRCA Rodeo
June 4 - 6: Elizabeth. www.elizabethstampede.org, 303-646-0308.

Limon Heritage Museum & Railroad Park Gala Opening & Reception
June 6: Limon. 719-775-9418.

Little Brown Jug Race (10K, 5K run, 5K walk)
June 20: Fort Morgan. www.ftmorganchamber.org, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Brush! Rush!
June 26: walk, run or rollerblade in annual 5K race. Brush. 970-842-5280.

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

Kokopelli Bells Handbell Concert
May 7: 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction. 970-242-1923.

57th Annual Gem & Mineral Show
May8-9. Grand Junction. 970-434-3215.

Rocky Mountain ATV Challenge
May 17 - 18: Kremmling. www.coloradoquadrunners.org, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

White River Run Canoe & Kayak Race & Festival
May 29 - 31: 8 a.m., race is Sunday, other events are Sat. and Mon., Rangely. 970-675-8211.

Grand Olde West Days
May 31: Craig. www.grandoldewestdays.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Teva Mountain Games
June 3 - 6: Vail. www.tevamountaingames.com, 970-477-0111.

4th Annual Rose Show
June 5, 8 a. m. - 4 p. m., Mesa State College, Grand Junction

Fine Arts and Crafts Fair
June 5 - 6: Town Park, Grand Lake. 970-627-9644.

23rd Steamboat Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K and Fitness Walk
June 6: Steamboat Springs. www.steamboatmarathon.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

28th Annual Run of the Rockies
June 12: Frisco. 970-668-5276

Run the Rockies Half Marathon and 10K
June 14: Frisco. 800-424-1550.

Food & Wine Magazine Classic
June 18 - 20: Aspen. www.foodandwine.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

All Aboard! Strawberry Days 2004
June 18-20: Glenwood Springs.

Mountain Bike Capital USA Weekend
June 19 - 20: Winter Park. 800-903-7275.

Beaver Creek Theatre Festival
June 23 - 26: The Vilar Center for the Arts, Beaver Creek. 970-748-5958.

11th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
June 25-26. 970-668-5276.

20th Genuine Jazz Festival
June 25 - 27: Breckenridge. www.genuinejazz.com, 970-453-4906.

Vail Arts Festival
June 25 - 27: LionsHead Village, Vail. 970-376-3756.

Big Wheels, Brews & Chili
June 26: Vail Village. 970-477-0111.

American Red Cross Fat Tire Classic
June 26-27: Winter Park Resort. 303-722-7474.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
June 27, 28, 30: Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vilar Pavilion, Vail. 970-827-5700.

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South Central

Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild
April 29-May2. 719-495-3217.

Antiques @ the Expo
May 1 - 2: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Phil Long Expo Center, Colorado Springs. 719-596-8839.

Trout Unlimited Caddis Festival and Banquet
May 4: Buena Vista. 719-530-0270.

Da Vinci Quartet Concert "Serious Rhythms"
May 14: 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs. www.dvq.org, 719-389-6606.

Birds, Bugs and Beasts Annual Festival
May 14 - 15: Chico Basic Ranch, Colorado Springs. www.chicobasinranch.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Henry Gross in Concert
May 28, 30: 8 p.m., Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102.

Mountain Man Rendezvous
May 28 - 31: Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102.

Taste of Creede Arts Festival & Fine Arts Auction
May 29 - 30: Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102.

Territory Days
May 29 - 31: Old Colorado City. 719-475-0955.

Summerfest on the Rio
June 4 - 6: Alamosa. 800-258-7597.

Front Range Invitational Soccer Tournament
June 4-6. Air Force Academy. www.peaksoccer.org

Little Britches Rodeo
June 4 - 6: Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102. "The Spitfire Grill" opening night performance
June 11: 8 p.m., Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102.

Balloona Vista
June 12 - 13: Buena Vista. 719-395-2067.

Garden of the Gods 10 Mile
June 13: Colorado Springs. 719-473-2625.

Springspree
June 19: Colorado Springs. 719-533-1216.

Clayfest and Mudball Celebration
June 19, Manitou Springs. 719-685-5089.

Pikes Peak Highland Games and Celtic Festival
June 26: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Penrose Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs. 719-630-0923.

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
June 26: Pikes Peak Hwy. 719-685-4400.

Knife & Tomahawk Throwing Championships
June 26 - 27: Creede. www.creede.com, 719-658-2374 or 800-327-2102.

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Southwest

Fibert Arts Festival/Retreat - Stitch & Soak
Apr. 30 - May 2: Community Center, Ouray. 970-325-4235.

The Extraordinary Woman Luncheon and Fashion Show
May 5: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Durango Recreation Center Peaks Ballroom, Durango. 970-247-1242.

"Death of a Renaissance Man"
May 8: Classic murder mystery weekend, Paonia. www.westerncolorado.org, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Hotchkiss Sheep Camp Stock Dog Trials/Kowboy Karnival/Antique Car Show
May 8 - 9: Hotchkiss. 970-872-3226.

Black Canyon Ascent 10K
May 17: Montrose. 970-252-8491.

Mesa Verde Pottery Silver Celebration
May 28-30: Mesa Verde. 800-441-9908

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
May 28 - 31: Durango. www.ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Annual Mountain Film Festival
May 28 - 31: Telluride. 800-525-3455.

Alferd Packer Days
Memorial Day weekend: Lake City. 303-885-4200

Crawford Pioneer Days
June 11 - 13: Crawford. 970-872-3226.

Trio Solisti Chamber Music Concert
June 12: 7:30 p.m., Ouray School, Ouray. 970-626-2970.

North Fork Bluegrass Festival
June 12 - 13: Delta County Fairgrounds, Hotchkiss. 970-872-3226.

Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 17-20: Telluride. 970-845-8525.

San Juan Solstice 50 Mile
June 19: Lake City. www.lakecity50.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Fat Tire Bike Week
June 23 - 27: Crested Butte. www.ftbw.com, 303-689-0704 or 303-892-3885.

Chamber Music Series
June 25 - 26: 7:30 p.m., Ouray School, Ouray. 970-626-2970.

17th Silverton Jubilee Folk Music Festival
June 26 - 27: Silverton. www.silvertonfestivals.org, 800-752-4494.

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Southeast

Lamar Days
May 15 - 16: 118th birthday celebration. Lamar. 719-336-4379.

Annual Bluegrass on the River Festival
June 4 - 6: Pueblo. 719-549-2414.

Broadway Theater League's "Saturday Night Fever"
June 27: Pueblo. 719-295-7200.

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