Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
A weekend for golf lovers: the Colorado Golf Expo at Colorado Convention Center. Representatives from Colorado golf courses and tournaments will be there along with free lessons, skills challenges and seminars. Autograph session with former Broncos barefoot placekicker Rich Karlis. Doors open at 10 a.m. coloradogolfexpo.com
SATURDAY
The special annual day all about Colorado’s state animal, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Day in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs. Wildlife viewing stations, nature walks, youth crafts, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Partners include Bear Creek Nature Center, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services, Friends of Garden of the Gods, Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, National Forest Service, Nature’s Educators, Pikes Peak America’s Mountain, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Society and Visit COS. gardenofgods.com
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
As part of February Black History Month, University of Colorado Boulder and its Museum for Black Girls have unveiled “We CU: A Visual Celebration of Black Womanhood, Presence, and Connectedness.” The exhibit is open to the community at CU Art Museum through July 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. History of many firsts came from the archives of the CU libraries’ Rare & Distinctive Collection and is described as “a space created by Black women, for Black women to showcase who we are and to tell our own stories.” We CU will be on display through July 30. colorado.edu
THURSDAY-FEB. 25
The music of Sting, a Message In a Bottle, inspired the dance-theatre production at Buell Theatre in Denver Performing Arts Complex called an “uplifting story of humanity and hope.” Daily except Monday. denvercenter.org/tickets-events/message-in-a-bottle
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Usually better known for cowboys and rodeos and the Wild West, Cheyenne, Wyo., goes Medieval this weekend for Winter Knights of Cheyenne. Knights jousting, Renaissance costumes, a Nobles’ Feast, jugglers and aerialists, and a Medieval Market. Tickets: cheyenne.org/winterknights.
SUNDAY
Mardi Gras time in the Dairy Block, 1800 Wazee St., with the 6th annual Petite Parade noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. And what fun with everyone competing in building little shoebox-base floats on wheels in Laissez les bons temps rouler style. Music by Denver’s Handsome Little Devils. Advance parade registration required: dairyblock.com/petite-parade
SUNDAY
It’s a cultural art walk, told through chairs during Have a Seat: Mexican Chair Design Today opening 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Denver Art Museum. During the exhibition, through Nov. 3, those visiting have an opportunity to digitally design their own ethnic, history and art stories on chairs. Interactive Have a Seat has historical artworks, 17 contemporary seats by 22 Mexican artists, and a site-specific art installation.denverartmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/have-a-seat
SATURDAY
Do some ghostbusting to see what eerie things you can find during the Firehouse Ghosts with Ghost Hunters in the 1909 Old Station No. 1, now the Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Place. Participants 10 years and older, $30, 5:30-10:30 p.m., reservations required, tinyurl.com/2kkxw7tf, (303) 892-1436.
SUNDAY
Five Points is Denver music history and here’s an opportunity to learn about the fascinating Jazz Roots in Five Points for two Sundays, noon to 7 p.m. Free presentations at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St., Spangalang Brewery, Cervantes other side, The Dorsey and The Lydian. fivepointsbid.com/calendarofevents






