Colorado Hebrew Chorale Tu B’Shvat performance at Shalom Cares Senior Residence. The Colorado Hebrew Chorale has an extensive history of free concerts for the residents of Shalom Cares, their families, and for the community. All Those Trees! focuses on two February holidays: Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, and Valentine’s Day (though […]

All ages Bring your children for a nature playdate at our “Nature: Explore” space, where they can build snow forts, climb on logs, jump stump to stump, balance rocks, and connect with their world. No screens, no plans, no slides or swings, rather loads of unstructured imagination and creativity.   Stay as long as you like, […]

$5/person, $15/family All ages It's cold outside! How can you be better prepared to enjoy the winter landscape? Take some lessons from wildlife on survival, learn what to pack, and add a few skills that may help you out in a pinch. Join Naturalist Angela Borland to explore the world of winter and leave with […]

Adults, $40 for 2-week session Wednesdays, February 22 and March 1, 6-8pm Express the beauty of nature through different watercolor techniques. We will experiment with dry brushes, salt, rubber cement, and enjoy tea as we create scenes from nature. Register in advance. Instructor: David Sullivan. Visit Arvada.org/public-classes to register for this and other classes in […]

All ages Join Arvada native Dean Bernard as he shares some helpful tips on how to get outside on one of Arvada's 150 miles of trails during the winter months. Adults and children will enjoy this informative walk along Ralston Creek Trail. Walk at a casual pace for 1 to 1 ½ hours. Dress for […]

All ages, $5/person, $15/family Meet some of the animals from the Downtown Aquarium and compete with them in the Animal Olympics! Who will win? Sign up in advance, and please leave your dogs at home. Visit Arvada.org/public-classes to register for this and other classes.

All ages, $5/person, $15/family Birds are beautiful, interesting, soothe our souls, and benefit our lives. They also fill niches in food webs, moderate insect populations, alert us to climate changes , serve as "canaries in the coal mine", pollinate flowers, facilitate the recycling of dead trees, build houses for one another, and much more.   We […]

The Cherry Creek Chorale’s biennial American Songbook II concert series presents a fascinating mix of outstanding selections from American choral literature and favorite songs that lost the Oscar race but are loved and remembered by everyone. Choral classics draw from composers Randall Thompson, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and Eric Whitacre.   Oscar contenders consist of music […]

All ages, $5/person, $15/family Did you know the three species most at risk of this illegal activity are tigers, rhinos and elephants? See confiscated wildlife items up close and personal as experts from U.S. Fish and Wildlife tell all about the illegal items coming in and out of our ports. You will also learn about […]

In commemoration of International Women’s Month, Kol Nashim will join with two additional community women’s choirs  to present a benefit concert on behalf of SafeHouse Denver. Fourteeners, under the direction of Leslie Britton, is the The Rocky Mountain Children’s Choir’s (RMCC)  select women’s choir, made up of advanced singers grades 5-12. RMCC actively seeks children from diverse […]

The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, the Cherry Creek Chorale’s final concert of its 37th Season, will feature famous choral works recently selected from votes by our audience and chorale members. These include Miserere by Allegri, Hallelujah Chorus by Handel, Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Weber, along with favorite opera choruses from Carmen, Aida and […]

Ages 6 yrs to Adult, Free Kick off spring break with a great peek at the stars on this moonless night. Star light falls everywhere on Earth. What is it and how is it created? Join us for a night of stargazing as we explore those shiny points of light up there. Presented by Mike […]

Adults & Teens, $5 Jump start your summer garden and save money by starting your vegetables and flowers indoors now. A CSU Master Gardener teaches how to start plants from seed using scientifically proven methods. Class covers starting mixes, light, heat and water for the best germination rates as well as schedules, storage methods and […]

All ages, Free Do you want to try some new vegetable varieties this year? Bring your unused or unwanted seed packets and see what is available to pick up. We will have many different flowers as well as vegetables to choose from. Come early for the best selection. Consider coming at 10:30 and brush up […]