GOODBYE, BIG WONDERFUL. HELLO, BEERFEST

SUNDAY» Before you set SATURDAY AND up shop at your neighborhood biergarten this month, get one last taste of outdoormarket fun at 2018’s final Big Wonderful. The traveling bazaar, which includes hip beer vendors, food, games and live entertainment, is taking over the old Denver Post printing plant in Globeville with free admission, plus a Beerfest featuring more than a dozen breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries pouring “unlimited samples” with the purchase of a $29 ticket. That’s in addition to more than 60 vendors and makers, including tasty food trucks and music from WhiteWater Ramble, Woodshed Red and DeadPhish Orchestra to keep you going into the crisp evenings. Noon6 p.m. Oct. 6 and noon7 p.m. Oct. 7 at 4400 Fox St. thebigwonderful.com

“Seussical” to settle in at Arvada Center.

THROUGH DEC.

29» Most theatrical productions run for a matter of weeks or (as is far less likely) months. The unlikely is true for the Arvada Center’s

a children’s musical based on the work of Dr. Seuss that opens Oct. 10 and extends to the edge of 2019, with shows through Dec. 29. Taking cues from “Horton Hears a Who!,” “Dr. Seuss’ Gertrude McFuzz” and more, the familyfriendly production also includes sight and hearingimpaired versions on select nights. Performances take place Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and noon, and various Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets: $9 via 7208987200 or arvadacenter.org

Filmflam man.

10» Beloved direcOCT. tor of scifi, fantasy and horror schlock Don Coscarelli (“Phantasm,” “The Beastmaster,” ”Bubba HoTep” and “John Dies at the End”) has a hefty new book called “True Indie” that examines his maverick, often hardluck career, but also his craftiness and perseverance over decades in the film indus