Pick of the day
Today
Valentine’s Day Group Wedding: 4-8 p.m., Blue Arena, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland. Weddings and vow renewal ceremonies will take place on the ice, prior to the hockey game. $160, register at valentinesdayinloveland.com.
Colorado Eagles vs. Bakersfield Condors: 7 p.m., Blue Arena, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland. Tickets $23-plus, treventscomplex.com/ blue-arena.
Loveland Lights: 5-9 p.m. nightly through Sunday, Chapungu Sculpture Park on Sky Pond Drive in Centerra, Loveland. The park will feature a love-themed light display set to favorite love songs. Website: visitloveland.com/sweetheartfestival.
“Visions of a Young Artist” Thompson School District Student Art Show on Display: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-thursday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday through March 5, Loveland Public Library, 300N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Free, bit.ly/3rxb784.
Colorado State University Master Gardeners’ Monthly Webinar — Favorite Perennials: noon-1 p.m., online. Featuring Cassey Anderson and Alison O’connor of CSU Extension. Free, but registration is required to gete a link to join the Zoom meeting, bit.ly/3lak4mp.
Chess Challenge: 6-8 p.m., Meadkrieger Meadery, 452N. Washington Ave., Loveland. Free. Website: meadkrieger.com.
Baby and Toddler Storytime: 10-10:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 3 and their caregivers. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org.
Preschool Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org.
Bingo: 7 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Fort Collins Lions Club charitable activities. $8, email info@fortcollinslions.org.
Texas Hold’em: 7-10:30 p.m., Boise Tavern, 1475 N. Boise Ave., No. 4, Loveland. Free, rockymountainpokervenues.com. Homeward Alliance Family Resource Navigator: 9 a.m-noon, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Office hours to help families and individuals with housing and rental assistance, obtaining documents, employment navigation and assistance applying for public benefits. Website: homewardalli ance.org.
Loveland Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: 9 a.m. until daily capacity reached, Monday through Thursday through April 15, Life Center, 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. No appointments needed. Information, including what forms the volunteers can prepare and what documents to bring, available at vitaloveland.org.
Walk-in Book Donations Accepted: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, 9a.m.-2p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2p.m. Thursdays, The Sorting Place, 101010th St., Loveland.
The Friends of the Library is accepting books, puzzles, games, DVDS and CDS for the April 19-21 Used Book Sale. friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org.
“Shifting Balance: Reflections on Land, Climate, and Beauty” on Display: noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, Lincoln Center, 417W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Artists shed light on the dynamic relationship between our communities and the environments we inhabit. Each artist captures moments of diverse terrains while unveiling the inherent fragility that these environments embody. Runs through Feb. 24. Free, lctix. com.
Upcoming
Slammin Famine Feed My Starving Children Mobile Packing Event: two-hour shifts through the day, Thursdaysaturday, Thomas Mckee 4-H Building at The Ranch, 5260
Arena Circle, Loveland. Register at fmsc.org/volunteerlisting/?mobilepack=2402-166ea.
Mindfulness: Honoring our Wisdom and Purpose: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland, in the Gertrude Scott Room. Learn mindfulness practices, discussion and learning tools. Registration required, Aspen Club at 970-4958565.
Art in Nature Sketching and Journaling Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Thursday, and 9-11 a.m. Friday, High Plains Environmental Center, 2698Bluestem Willow Drive, Loveland. The topic will be black bears. Materials provided. Free, sign up at offero.cityofloveland. org.
Bilingual Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Loveland Public Library, 300N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 5. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary. org/events.