Watch and Enjoy this Weekend!
April 13, 2017
Watch out for the Easter Bunny! It’s Easter weekend and while there will be eggs aplenty to hunt and nosh, you can also watch a live John Grisham thriller, spiders up close and personal, and baby chicks coming out of their shells, all happening in and around the master-planned community of Southshore in Aurora.
TODAY! Thursday, April 13
TECH QUESTION THURSDAY
Is your computer acting up? Are you having trouble figuring out your digital camera? Your smart phone? Do you want to download eBooks but don’t know how? Drop by the library where staff will troubleshoot your technology questions and help you learn needed fixes. No registration required but please call ahead to ensure availability: 303-739-1572.
Hoffman PC Center and Library, 1298 Peoria St., Aurora
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-739-1572
SPIDER MAN
Arlo Pelegrin, bug daredevil and former contestant on America’s Got Talent, will present a fun and educational presentation about spiders. Meet some of Arlo’s “pets” and leave with a greater understanding and respect for spiders and their importance in our environment. Register your kindergartners through fifth graders, here.
Mission Viejo Library, 15324 E. Hampden Cir., Aurora
4:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-326-8600
Friday-Saturday, April 14-15
CRIMES OF THE HEART
Crimes of the Heart portrays three sisters with vastly different lives who reunite when the youngest of them shoots her husband. Their reunion causes much joy, but also nearly unbearable tension.
The John Hand Theater, 7653 East 1st Pl., Denver
Fri./Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$23
Phone: 303-562-3232
A TIME TO KILL
When a father kills the two men who attacked his daughter, it’s up to a young attorney to keep him from a death sentence and a community from being torn apart. Watch this arresting thriller based on John Grisham’s explosive best-selling novel, A Time to Kill, adapted for the stage.
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora
Fri./Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $31
Phone: 303-856-7830
OFF BEAT COMEDY DRAMA
Jennifer is an average girl with above average engineering skills and agoraphobia. Working for the U.S. Army from her bedroom on missile components, she decides to meet her birth mother in China but can’t leave her home. Using her technological skills, she figures out an ingenious way to make contact in this unique comedic drama.
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora
Fri./Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30
Phone: 303-856-7830
Friday-Sunday, April 14-16
MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW
A regional show that features 85 retail and wholesale dealers from around the world with dazzling gemstones, minerals, meteorites, fossils, jewelry and opals.
Crowne Plaza Denver, Airport Convention Center, 15500 E. 40th Ave., Denver
Fri./Sat., 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sun., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
FREE
Saturday, April 15
FAMILY BINGO MORNING
Who doesn’t love this game of chance? And who doesn’t love filling up a card and yelling “BINGO!” before anybody else in the crowded room? Find out who’s luckiest in a morning of family bingo.
Tallyn’s Reach Library, 23911 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora
10:00 a.m.
Phone: 303-627-3050
ADULT COLORING ZONE
Start your Saturday with a calm, creative coloring session with other grown-ups ready to color in and outside the lines! Take a break from everything digital, and feel the tension melt away. Just bring yourself; the library has all the supplies you’ll need!
Mission Viejo Library, 15324 E. Hampden Cir., Aurora
10:00 a.m.
303-326-8600
COCKPIT DEMO DAY
Kids of all ages can climb aboard select Wings aircraft and get a pilot’s perspective of the instruments and controls and set their imagination free to soar. Don’t miss an opportunity to navigate billowing clouds and blue sky in these historic aircraft.
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: $6-$12.50
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EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA!
Hop on over to hunt for Easter eggs and create your own project from Easter themed supplies. Don’t forget a basket for your youngster aged 2 through 11.
Tallyn’s Reach Library, 23911 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora
10:00 a.m.
Waiting List
EGG HUNT AT THE LAKEHOUSE
Come out for a fun-filled afternoon hunting for Easter eggs, taking pictures with the Easter Bunny and enjoying a craft and snack. This year’s event will be held outside in front of the Lakehouse due to the renovations.
The Lakehouse, 27151 E. Lakeview Dr., Aurora
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Phone: 720-870-2221
Tuesday, April 18
TWEEN STEAM
Learn to play the popular tabletop games of Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Clue and more. Bring your friends or make new ones from grades fourth through eighth.
Tallyn’s Reach Library, 23911 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora
4:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-627-3050
LEGO® CLUB
The library supplies the LEGO® blocks, kids just bring their creativity! Children will explore stories about using imaginations and then build something based on April’s theme.
Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora
4:00 p.m.
Registration
Phone: 303-739-6600
TEENS TAKE THE WHEEL
This free two-hour event will help you and your teen start a meaningful dialogue about safe driving. You and your teen will participate in distracted driving simulations and games, watch a What Do You Consider Lethal? presentation, and hear the compelling story of a teen crash survivor. There will be prize giveaways, gift cards and an opportunity to ask questions and go over Colorado laws.
Medical Center of Aurora, 1501 S. Potomac St., Aurora
6:00-8:00 p.m.
FREE REGISTRATION
Phone: 303-873-0630
STAND UP: ERIC SCHWARTZ
Eric Schwartz is a comedian, actor, voiceover artist, musician and innovative content creator, known for his popular digital stand-up clips, sketches and parody videos. He has made TV appearances on Showtime, The Tonight Show, Comics Unleashed, BET and a one-hour special, Surrender to the Blender on Hulu. This multi-dimensional showman’s stand-up, sketches, songs and characters have led to content collaborations with Grammy-winner Jason Mraz, Craig Robinson, Anjelah Johnson and more.
Don’t miss this funny man’s 2017 tour!
Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village
7:30 p.m.
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Phone: 720-274-6800
Wednesday, April 19
WATCH CHICKS HATCHING!
Watch as the little embryos become little hatchlings! Learn all about how they break their shells, get out in the open air and explore their new world.
Hoffman PC Center and Library, 1298 Peoria St., Aurora
4:00 p.m.
Phone: 303-739-1572
Watch for the New Models at Southshore!
Learning, laughing and living in Aurora’s lakeside master-planned community puts you near limitless shopping, events and activities. Visit the beautiful models at William Lyon Homes (formerly Village Homes), the new Delaney model from Richmond American Homes, and don’t miss Century Communities in The Hills at Southshore, where new models will be opening this mornth. Start your new life at the lake in a ranch or two-story model, priced from the $400s to the $700s.