Mark Your Calendar
MONDAY
Loveland Lights: 5-9 p.m., Chapungu Sculpture Park on Sky Pond Drive in Centerra, Loveland. The park will be lit up in red and pink lights, with sweetheart-themed decor nightly through Feb. 14. Free. Website: visitlovelandco.org. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., House of Neighborly Service Life Center, 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. Volunteers will help those who qualify fill out their tax forms for this year. First-come, first-served, with a maximum of 40 returns per day. Runs Monday-thursday through April 18. Website: vitaloveland.org. Texas Hold’em: 7-10:30 p.m., Boise Tavern, 1475 N. Boise Ave., No. 4, Loveland. Free. Website: rockymountainpokervenues.com.
TUESDAY
Loveland Lights: 5-9 p.m., Chapungu Sculpture Park on Sky Pond Drive in Centerra, Loveland. The park will be lit up in red and pink lights, with sweetheart-themed decor nightly through Feb. 14. Free. Website: visitlovelandco.org. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., House of Neighborly Service Life Center, 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. Volunteers will help those who qualify fill out their tax forms for this year. First-come, first-served, with a maximum of 40 returns per day. Runs Monday-thursday through April 18. Website: vitaloveland.org. “New Freedom to Love: truth about love and porn”: 6-7:30 p.m. Campion Seventh-day Adventist Church, 300 42nd St. SW, Loveland. A five-part seminar that opens the subject of pornography in an educational way and takes a holistic look at how pornography affects people bio-chemically, emotionally and spiritually. Runs nightly through Feb. 11. For ages 14 and up; separate and age-appropriate children’s programs will be offered concurrently. Free, and all are welcome. Call 970-667-7403. St. Matthew’s Medical Clinic: 6-9 p.m., House of Neighborly Service Life Center at 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. A nonprofit, faith-based organization established to provide free medical services to children and adults in the community with acute and chronic diseases. Appointments can be made by calling 970-624-3425 and leaving a message. Website: stmatthewsmedicalclinic.org. Homeward Alliance Family Resource Navigator: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Office hours to help families and individuals with housing and rental assistance, document readiness, employment navigation and assistance applying for public benefits. Website: http://bit.ly/3hgaiyn. Open Jazz Jam Session: 7:30-10 p.m., Pourhouse, 124 E. Fourth St., Loveland. With the Pourhouse Jazz Trio. Website: pourhousecolorado.com. Bingo: 7 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Fort Collins Lions Club charitable activities. $8. Email info@fortcollinslions.org. Brewery Bingo: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Free. Call 970-619-8138 or visit bigtbrewery.com. Free to Play Texas Hold’em: 6:30-10:30 p.m., Mountain Cowboy Brewing Co., 6402 Union Creek Drive, Loveland. Call 720-937-4691 or email pokerpal24@gmail.com. Website: rockymountainpokervenues.com. Preschool Storytime: 10-10:30 a.m., Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 5. Free. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events. Baby and Toddler Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m., Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 3. Free. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events. Loveland Mountain Club — Mills Lake: 5.5 miles roundtrip. Contact Tom Bruch at tombruch1964@gmail.com for details and to sign up. Non-members welcome. Visit lovelandmountainclub.org. Trio con Brio Copenhagen: 7:30 p.m., University Center for the Arts — Organ Recital Hall, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. Violinist Soo-jin Hong and cellist Soo-kyung Hong from South Korea and Soo-kyung Hong’s spouse, pianist Jens Elvekjaer from Denmark. $15-$40. Call 970221-6730 or visit lctix.com. Art and Life Podcast: 3-5 p.m., Hatton Gallery in the Visual Arts Building at Colorado State University, 551 W. Pitkin St., Fort Collins. CSU Department of Art and Art History Alumni Taylor Gallegos will interview Professor Marius Lehene. The podcast is intended to inspire listeners in their creative pursuits. Free; the public is welcome. Call 347-251-0256 or visit bit.ly/3h6vfnu. Story time with Oscar and the Bird: 10:30 a.m., Larimer County Garbage Garage Education Center, 5887 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins. Preschoolers can learn about batteries and what types of objects in their homes use them. There will be a short activity following the story. Free. Contact Calli Gunderman at 970-498-5772 or solidwasteeducation@co.larimer.co.us or visit eventbrite.com/e/storytime-oscar-and-the-bird-tickets-488672451457.
WEDNESDAY
“Neil Diamond Superstar”: 7:30 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Jack Wright will present an evening of passionate ballads, soaring anthems and high-energy rock ‘n’ roll that encompass Neil Diamond’s five decades of performing. $25-$35. Call 970-962-2120 or visit rialtotheatercenter.org. Loveland Lights: 5-9 p.m., Chapungu Sculpture Park on Sky Pond Drive in Centerra, Loveland. The park will be lit up in red and pink lights, with sweetheart-themed decor nightly through Feb. 14. Free. Website: visitlovelandco.org. Valentine Card Party: noon-4 p.m., Bread of Life Hall at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1730W 12th St., Loveland. $5for an afternoon of card games and fun, dessert and coffee, and a chance for one of the many door prizes.for tickets or reserve a table, call Roberta at 970-667-3802. Walk-ins are welcome. Author Talk with Christina Soontornvat: 6 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Soontornvat will present a talk on her process in writing and researching her Newbery Honor book, ”All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team.” Signed copies of the book will be given away during the event. No registration required; open to all ages. Website: bit.ly/3h2fz4s. Colorado State University Master Gardeners Winter/spring 2023 Online Series: noon-1 p.m. Amy Lentz of Weld County Extension will speak about seed starting. Free, but registration is required. To register, visit bit.ly/3xzkgdn. Open House: 4:30-7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran School, 4650 Sunview Drive, Loveland. A free will offering dinner will take place from 5-6p.m. as part of Family Night, followed by a presentation on creating a media safe home. Parents also can learn about what the school offers. Website: facebook.com/ events/730606654982032. Downsizing Seminar: 2-3 p.m., Sugar Valley Estates Retirement Community, 4320Georgetown Drive, Loveland. Deanna Robertson, a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Northern Colorado, and Be Free Organizing, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., and Property Concierge Hospitality Services will discuss downsizing questions and needs. To register, call John Lee at 970-396-6850.