Today
Colorado Pint Day fundraiser: noon Wednesday, Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. Colorado Pint Day is a time-honored tradition that has reached cult-level status, with beer lovers flocking to participating breweries every year to purchase Colorado Pint Day limited edition glassware. A portion of each pint glass sold will be donated to the Colorado Brewers Guild. Free, lefthandbrewing.com.
“Welcoming Spring’s Migrating Birds” talk: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lagerman Agricultural Preserve, 7100 Pike Road, Longmont. Join volunteer naturalists on a birdwatching experience along Lagerman Reservoir in search of early spring migrating birds, including waterfowl, shorebirds and songbirds. Learn about the amazing endeavor that is migration and how these mighty flyers can make the treacherous journey that is often miles and miles long. Free, boco.org.
Procrastiknitting Teen Fiber Club: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Sixth through 12th graders that enjoy knitting, crocheting, weaving, stitching or other fiber arts can join the Procrastiknitting Teen Fiber Club to create and hang out with other teens. The club will meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. A small selection of tools and yarn will be available, or bring participants can bring their own projects to work on. longmontcolorado.gov.
Upcoming
Page Turners Book Club: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone. Join every second Thursday at Carbon Valley Regional Library for the Page Turners Book Club. The club discusses books from a variety of genres. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Podcasting 101: 4 p.m. Thursday, Longmont Public Media, 457 Fourth Ave., Longmont. In this introductory class, attendees will get a walkthrough of everything they need to know to setup a podcast — audio or video — from an experienced podcaster. Tips will go beyond just recording, into posting episodes and what are the best practices for getting listeners and viewers to find episodes. $75, 720-544-7758, longmontpublicmedia.org.
Tween Club: 4 p.m. Thursday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Third through fifth graders can join every week for Tween club, where they’ll play games, make crafts and do fun challenges and activities. This week, participants will decorate a flower pot. longmontcolorado.gov.
Art & Sip: 4 p.m. Thursday, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Instructor Julie Benoit will guide participants look to mountains for inspiration. In this class, painters will learn techniques to paint a mountain landscape in acrylic on canvas. $40, 303-651-8374, longmontcolorado.gov.
Spring Chicken Candling: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Experience candling, where participants will shine a bright light through the eggs to see the embryos. Learn more about the stages of the chicks’ growth and how to know when they’re ready to hatch. This event is geared towards younger children, however, everyone is welcome. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Friday afternoon concert with James Hoskins and Victor Mestas: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Cellist James Hoskins and pianist Victor Mestas have been improvising together for many years. Over time they have developed a deep, intuitive connection with blended roots in classical, Brazilian, jazz and Eastern European music. $8-$12, 303-651-8374, longmontcolorado.gov.
“Mamma Mia!” performance: 7 p.m. Friday, Frederick High School, 5690 Tipple Parkeay, Frederick. Frederick High will perform “Mamma Mia!” Join Donna and Sophie as they prepare for her wedding and things get out of hand as they try and figure out who is her dad, all done to the soundtrack of ABBA. $15, 720-771-7098, fhs-music.org.
