TODAY
Crafternoon Challenge! — Every Thursday on Facebook and Twitter Get creative with us through our weekly “Crafternoon” Challenge.
Follow our instructions or be inspired to create something of your own. Crafts designed to be completed with accessible materials. Look out for our weekly take-home craft kits, available for pick-up at the Library’s curbside pickup while supplies last; 1 p.m., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov/home/Components/calendar/ Event/38759/1300?curm=10&cury=2020.
Virtual Class: Navigating the Emotional Minefields of Caregiving —Therearea number of potential emotional hazards on the caregiver’s journey. Changing family dynamics and roles can be less stressful if we anticipate and communicate about them. In this program we will address guilt, balancing care recipient’s and one’s own needs, uncooperative or distant relatives, abusive care recipients, and more. Presented online or over the phone by Brandy Queen. This program is free. Call 303-651-8411 or register online to receive the Zoom link; 3 p.m., Longmont; free; 303-651-8411, longmontcolorado.gov/home/Components/calendar/ Event/39152/1300?curm=10&cury=2020.
100 Years of Women’s Suffrage: Where Are We Now and What Lies Ahead? — Free virtual program. Live-streamed to Facebook, Longmont Publicmedia.org, and Local Comcast Channel 8/880. On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, declaring for the first time that
American women, like men, deserved all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Join us for a multigenerational panel discussion with four civically-engaged women as they reflect on the century-long struggle that led to women’s suffrage, what’s happened in the 100 years since, and what work remains to be done 7:30 p.m., Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; free; 303-651-8374,longmont museum.org.
Virtual Art & Sip: Dia de los Muertos Rock Art — Treat yourself to an evening of art making in the company of other creative minds online. Gather your own supplies or purchase a custom supply kit from the Museum. Paint colorful rocks while you learn about the history and significance of the calavera (skull), cempasuchil (marigold), and monarca (monarch butterfly) in Day of the Dead celebrations. Place your finished rocks on your family altar to honor your departed loved ones; 7:30 p.m., Longmont Museum; $30; 303-651-8374, longmont museum.org.