Mark Your Calendar
FRIDAY
Friends of the Loveland Public Library Used Book Sale: 4-7 p.m., Mckee Building at The Ranch, 5260 Arena Circle, Loveland. With more than 40,000books in all genres, along with DVDS, CDS and vinyl records. Friday’s sale is open to Friends members only. Memberships are available at the door. Sale is open to the general public Saturday and Sunday. Website: friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org. PRCA Ram Mountain States Circuit Finals: 7-9:30 p.m., Mac Equipment Inc. Indoor Arena at The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. The rodeo finals puts the top 12contestants from Colorado and Wyoming in each PRCA event from throughout the year against each other. Bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, bull riding, and all-around rodeo. After-party at 9:30-11p.m. Tickets start at $20for adults and $10for kids ages 2-12. VIP tickets $45 for adults and $30 for kids. Website: treventscomplex. com. Rhinestone Cowboy Gala: 5-9 p.m., Ellis Ranch Event Center, 2331Ellis Ranch Lane, Loveland. Benefit for Elderhaus will feature a banquet, cash bar, live music, dancing and live and silent auctions. Tickets $125. Website: elderhaus.org/home/events/2022-rhinestone-cowboy-gala. Loveland Opera Theatre — “Brigadoon”: 7 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228E. Fourth St., Loveland. $36for adults, $33for seniors, $27for students and $18for ages 12and under. Call 970-962-2120 or visit rialtotheatercenter.org. Creepy Walk in the Woods: 7-11 p.m., Savage Woods,1750 Savage Road west of Loveland. Prepare for a lot of creepiness. It is not recommended for children under age 11. Tickets $30. Call 970-667-3002, email creepywalk@ gmail.com or visit creepywalk.com. Reid Tynan: 6:30p.m., CJ’S Patio Grill, 1331Eagle Drive, Loveland. Website: cjspatiogrill.com. Marty Nightengale: 8:30p.m., Pourhouse, 124E. Fourth St., Loveland. Website: pourhousecolorado.com/events. Piano Bar: 8:30-10 p.m., Monroe’s Lounge, 5542 E. U.S. 34, Loveland. Hosted by pianist Dana Mcelwain. Call 970667-7810or visit monroeslounge.net/events. Big Beaver Laffs & Drafts Showcase: 8 p.m., Big Beaver Brewing Co., 2707 W. Eisenhower Blvd., No. 9, Loveland. With Andrew Wegleitner, Rebecca Wilson, Luke Gaston, Sam Sisson, Patrick Moore and hosted by Dan Bublitz Jr. $7in advance, $10at the door. Website: facebook.com/ Bigbeaverbrew. Open Mic Night: 6:30-8 p.m., Namaqua Unitarian Universalist Church, 745E. Fifth St., Loveland. The event will celebrate Halloween with cider, donuts and “spooky” stories. Sign up at 6:15to share music, sing-alongs, performances, readings and poetry. Texas Hold’em: 7-10:30 p.m., Boise Tavern, 1475 N. Boise Ave., No. 4, Loveland. Free. Website: rockymountainpokervenues.com. Bingo: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Fort Collins Lions Club charitable activities. $8. Email info@fortcollinslions.org. Homeward Alliance Mobile Laundry: 9 a.m-noon drop off at Loveland Public Library parking lot, 300N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Pick up by 2:45 p.m. the same day. Call 970460-6451or email laundry@homewardalliance.org. Moon Theatre Company — “An Audition to a Murder”: 6-9 p.m., New Freedom Church, 250 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. $45. Website: moon-theatre.com. Pumpkins on Parade: 6-9 p.m., The Gardens at Spring Creek, 2145Centre Ave., Fort Collins. A celebration of Halloween and the harvest, featuring hundreds of pumpkins and gourds arranged across the gardens. Multiple entrance times per night. Non-scary costumes are encouraged for the family-friendly event, which is candy-free as part of the Teal Pumpkin Project. Tickets $10for ages 12-plus, $5 for ages 5-11and free for ages 4and under, available online or at the entrance. Fort Collins Studio Tour Exhibit Opening Reception: 5-7p.m., Lincoln Center Art Gallery, 417W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Website: fcgov.com/creativecenter/studiotour. Debut Theatre Company — “The Railway Children”: 7 p.m., Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. The family classic centers on the lives of three children whose comfortable, middle-class existence ends when their father has to go away unexpectedly. They move with their mother to a small cottage in the country. With their mother now busy writing to earn money, the railway becomes a source of fascination and solace to the children. Tickets $10, available at 970-221-6730 or lctix.com. Dia de Muertos Observance: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gardens at Spring Creek, 2145Centre Ave., Fort Collins. A Latin American mestizo celebration where families gather to honor their ancestors and loved ones, with altars, nicho, marigolds, monarchs, cempazúchitl and more. Runs through Nov. 6. Admission is $11for adults, $9for ages 65plus and military, $8for ages 2-7and students with ID, and free to members. Website: fcgov.com/gardens. Square Dusters Square Dance Club: 7 p.m., Club Tico, 1599City Park Drive, Fort Collins. Lanny Weakland from Nebraska will be the caller/cuer. Rounds begin at 7 p.m., with squares and rounds at 7:30p.m. $8per person. Contact Debbie Kelly at 970- 290-0843 or ka0uze@frii.com. Twilight Tours of Lakeview Cemetery: 5:30-7 p.m., Lakeview Cemetery, 32815Colo. 257, Windsor. A costumed tour guide from the town of Windsor Museums will lead the evening tour of Windsor’s historic Lakeview Cemetery. For kids age 8-plus. $6per person. Register at bit.ly/3vk3a9b. “Stories That Will Haunt You”: 7 p.m., Park Theatre, 130 Moraine Ave., Estes Park. In recognition of the Halloween season, the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies — Estes Park Community Theatre will present stories from a production of “The Monkey’s Paw” to a traditional Latin folklore and including such classics by Edgar Allen Poe. Rick Padden will be narrator. $15
SATURDAY
Native American Powwow with the Iron Family: 1-3 p.m., High Plains Environmental Center, 2698Bluestem Willow Drive, Loveland. With presentations on Native American uses of plants, and displays of cultural artifacts, as well as traditional songs and dances. Free. Call 970622-9676. Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner: 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. seatings, Faith Church, 2707 N. Wilson Ave., Loveland. Steinfjell Lodge of the Sons of Norway will host the dinner, with a bazaar with Scandinavian gifts and baked goods for sale. Prepaid tickets required. $26for adults and $12.50for ages 5-12. Website: steinfjell.com. No tickets will be sold at the door. PRCA Ram Mountain States Circuit Finals: 1-3:30 p.m. and 7-9:30 p.m., Mac Equipment Inc. Indoor Arena at The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. The rodeo finals puts the top 12contestants from Colorado and Wyoming in each PRCA event from throughout the year against each other. The events include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, bull riding, and all-around rodeo. After-party at 9:30-11p.m. Tickets start at $20for adults and $10for kids ages 2-12. VIP tickets $45for adults and $30 for kids. Website: treventscomplex.com.