Mark Your Calendar
SATURDAY
Friends of the Loveland Public Library Spring Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thomas M. Mckee 4-H Building at The Ranch, 5260 Arena Circle, Loveland. Prices will range from $1 to $2.50, and DVDS and CDS will be available in addition to books. Website: friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org.
Northern Colorado HBA Home Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First National Bank Exhibition Hall, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Admission $5. Kids are free. Website: bit.ly/3kh62aj.
Interweave Yarn Fest Marketplace, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Embassy Suites Loveland, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway. Workshops also will take place with knitting, spinning, crochet, weaving and more. Admission is $15-$30. Workshop admission is $125-$235. Website: interweaveyarnfest.com.
Earth Day Celebration: A Collaborative Community Event, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sylvan Dale Ranch, 2939 N. County Road 31D, Loveland. The Health4heroes and the Heart-j Center event will include Earth Day-themed activities, games, recreation and lunch. Website: bit.ly/37tblp0.
City of Loveland Shred Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., parking lot in the northeast corner of The Forge campus (formerly Hewlett-packard). Access the lot from Barboura Drive, Loveland. Free for up to three bags/boxes for residents with a 2022 yard debris permit. Additional bags/boxes $5 each. (Bags must not exceed 32-gallons in capacity. Boxes must not exceed 2-foot in any dimension or 4-cubic-feet in volume. The cost to visitors without a yard debris permit will be $5 per bag/box. Website: bit.ly/3eiwwwo.
Kelsey Jo and The Wildcards, 8 p.m., Tom Davis Saloon, 450 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Website: tomdavissaloon.com.
The Steve Manshel Band, 7 p.m., Tilted Barrel Brew Pub, 110 E. 29th St., Loveland. Website: tiltedbarrelbrewpub.com.
Karaoke, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Monroe’s Lounge, 5542 E. U.S. 34, Loveland. Call 970-667-7810 or visit monroeslounge.net/events.
Earth Day Fort Collins, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Civic Center Park, 201 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins. With informational booths and displays, educational opportunities, arts and crafts, live music, speakers, food trucks, a beer garden and a mini farmers market. Northern Colorado Clean Cities will be on site hosting an Electric Vehicle Ride and Drive and will help answer questions consumers may have about owning an EV. Admission free; attendees are asked to bring a donation or nonperishable food items for the Food Bank for Larimer County. Website: bit.ly/3jztcb3.
noon, more than 300 bands will be on 30 stages around Fort Collins. $60. For details and a schedule of performers and venues, visit focomx.focoma.org.
“Slopes, Shapes, and Landscapes” Exhibit, noon-6 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Shannon Conley, Vicki Conley, Topher Straus and Alicia Thompson each interpret the land in their own way and medium. Website: lctix.com/exhibitinfo.php?id=167.
Opera Fort Collins: “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”), 2 p.m., Fort Collins Masonic Temple, 225 W. Oak St., Fort Collins. The opera will be performed in English. Tickets $50 for adults and $35 for students. Website: operafortcollins.com.
Fort Collins Punch-a-thon Fundraiser, 11:30 a.m., Title Boxing Club, 4360 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. Featuring 22 rounds of boxing. A $20 donation will reserve a bag and blank pledge card, and participants can seek pledges based on how many rounds they can go. All proceeds go to the Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies. Website: bit.ly/38o3vgl.
Spring Science Extravaganza, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Monfort Quadrangle and Lory Student Center Plaza at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. With new, larger demos, including a fog vortex-maker, floating bubbles and cold carbon dioxide. The Little Shop of Physics student volunteers have also developed a dozen other stations specifically intended for an outdoor space, like a “sound beam” made from a giant reflective umbrella, and a weather balloon filled with water that makes wave patterns. Free and open to the public. A rain date is April 30. Website: bit.ly/3ofngck.
Openstage Theatre: “Sense and Sensibility,” 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. The classic Jane Austen tale of the Dashwood sisters gets a spirited update from a fresh female playwright. $10-$27. Call 970-221-6730 or visit lctix.com.
“Red Handed Otter,” 7:30 p.m., Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine St., Fort Collins. A comedy about people and their pets that hilariously explores the dark side of warm and fuzzy. Runs through May 1. $26 for adults, $20 for seniors and $8 for students with ID. Call 970-498-8949 or visit basbleu.org.
University of Northern Colorado/greeley Jazz Festival, through Saturday at the University of Northern Colorado. With main stage concerts, after-hours sessions, daytime performances, and educational workshops. Website: bit.ly/3lufpnk.
SUNDAY
The Reunion Beatles - Get Back, 7:30 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. $32 for adults and $27 for seniors and students. Call 970-962-2120 or visit rialtotheatercenter.org.
Friends of the Loveland Public Library Spring Book Sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Thomas M. Mckee 4-H Building at The Ranch, 5260 Arena Circle, Loveland. Books sold at $5 for a bag on the last day of the sale. Website: friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org.
Northern Colorado HBA Home Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First National Bank Exhibition Hall, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Admission $5. Kids are free. Website: bit.ly/3kh62aj.
Loveland Classic, 10K starts at 7:30 a.m., 5K at 9 a.m. and Kids 1Mile at 9:45 a.m., with awards at 10 a.m., on the trails around the Lakes at Centerra, starting and finishing at 2725 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. There also is a Broken 15K option of running both the 10K and 5K. Strollers and dogs that are leashed and well-behaved welcome. Registration $5-$60. Website: bit.ly/3nqic7t.
Cribbage Tournament, 2-5 p.m., Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, 623 N. Denver Ave., Loveland. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third places. All players will play at least nine games with a winners’ tournament to determine placement and prizes. $15 entry fee. Seating is limited. Sign up in advance by emailing info@grimmbrosbrewhouse.com or calling the taproom at 970-6246045.
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day Workshop with Laura Cofrin, noon-4 p.m., Beet Education Center, 201 E. Fifth St., Loveland. Build your own pinhole camera, load the paper and make a photograph. All materials will be provided. For ages 13 and older. Space is limited $50 per person, or $40 per person with member discount. To register, call 970-962-2410 or visit thelovelandmuseum.org.
Bingo, 7 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County. $8. Call Cindy Burkardt at 970-481-7993 or email csh@frii.com.
Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers: “Blue Skies,” 3 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7755 Greenstone Trail, Fort Collins. The singers will perform Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and “Reincarnations.” $18 for adults and $5 for students. Website: bit.ly/3jgsqek.
“That Golden Girls Show,” 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. The show parodies classic “Golden Girls” moments with puppets. $15-$28. Call 970-221-6730 or visit lctix.com.
Kids in the Park, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Twin Silo Community Park, 5500 block of Ziegler Road, Fort Collins.
Learn about recreation activities, play in the park, dance to live music, enjoy snacks from local food trucks, and fly kites. Free admission. Parking is available at Fossil Ridge High School, 5400 Ziegler Road, and ADA parking is available near the entrance to Twin Silo. Website: fcgov.com/recreation/kidsinthepark.