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Gardens hold flowers, trees, wildlife
Th e latest Hudson Gardens Newsletter carries a photo of a resident bullsnake that may be found sunning itself in the gardens these days. is bullsnake is non-venomous, but really might resemble a rattler. Spring owering trees are in bloom and a variety of owers. Walk along trails and look for birds. Open free from sunrise to sunset. Pack a picnic and visit! Please observe wildlife from a distance. e Hudson Gardens & Event Center is located at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. See hudsongardens.org.
Art in the park
Greenwood Village o ers art projects for kids ages 6-12 from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays, ursdays at Wetlands Park, 5701 S. Quebec St. $35 per program. Limited to 20 participants. Call 303-797-1779. See tinyurl. com/gvparkart.
Green Mountain Falls
Green Mountain Falls Arts Festival is open with ve new art installations on June 30. ey are: “Open Skies” by Brenda Biondo; “EARTH.SPEAKS” by brooke smiley; “Skye” by Brian Wall; “ e Managers” by Molly Rideout; “Ovum” by Nikki Pike. Green Mountain Falls is at the foot of Pikes Peak. See tinyurl.com/ artgmf.
Depot Art Gallery e Depot Art Gallery has its 61st Anniversary Show exhibited until July 10, followed by “Being Human” from July 11 to Aug. 5. e annual “Best of Colorado” will run Aug. 8 to Sept. 10, during Western Welcome Week and after. e gallery is at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. See depotartgallery.org.
Denver Art Museum e Denver Art Museum will
Prepare host its rst “Lowrider Show and Shine” on July 9, followed by the “Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion” exhibit, through Sept. 24. e museum is at 14th and Broadway in Denver. See denverartmuseum. org.
Auditions
Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, will be holding auditions July 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for “All Shook Up.” Callbacks will be July 9. 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.
Opera
Denver Lyric Opera announces that tenor Mark Van Arsdale will be guest artist at the annual Summer Party, “Vive Le France,” from noon to 2 p.m. at Columbine Country Club, 17 Fairway Lane in Columbine Valley. Dr. Jeremy Reger will accompany. Tickets cost $75 and will be available June 25 online at denverlyricoperaguild. org. DLO raises money to support young singers who are starting a career in opera.
Fort Garland
“bu alo soldiers: reVision” is a new exhibit opening June 24 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center. Eight independent artists have collaborated and worked independently to create this exhibit. Black Army recruits were known as Bu alo Soldiers. John Taylor Valdez, a descendent to John Taylor and Kitty Cloud (Ute), will appear. Fort Garland is in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. See historycolorado.org/ fort-garland-museum-culturalcenter.
Castle Rock author
Castle Rock author Amanda McCoy Flanagan’a new book, “Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Ley Go,” is available at amazon.com.
Denver Center DCPA eatre tickets are available for the new season: “A Little Night Music”; “Clyde’s”; “Cebollas”; “Rubicon”; “Emma”; “ e Lehman Trilogy”; “Where Did We Sit On the Bus?” denvercenter.org, 303-893-6030.
