April 6 & 8: Free Tinkergarten trial class in Wellington Community Park. 9:30 a.m. Tinkergarten is a network of play-based kids’ classes that take place in local parks. In this free trial class, Tinkergarten leader Aubrey Rice will facilitate an expert-designed play scenario, allowing children ages 18 months to 5 years to explore, problem-solve, communicate, collaborate and create together. Registration required at tinkergarten.com/leaders/aubrey.rice. Visit tinkergarten.com/classes for more times and locations. Info: Aubrey Rice, 970-402-6709 or [email protected].
April 7: Mask exhibition opens, Fort Collins Museum of Art, 201 S. College Ave., 5-9 p.m.
April 7: Free legal clinic, 2-3:30 p.m., Old Town Library, Fort Collins, 201 Peterson St. To sign up, contact Old Town Library, 970-221-6740.
April 7: Boys & Girls Club of Larimer County Pitch, Hit and Run competition, 12:30-3:30 p.m., BGC Fort Collins Unit, 1608 Lancer Drive, Fort Collins. This is the official skills competition for Major League Baseball. Free. Local champions advance to sectional level. Assisted by CSU hitting and pitching coaches. Register by March 31. Info: [email protected], 970-372-0404 or BeGreatLarimer.org.
April 8: All-volunteer Wellington Community Band Spring Concert, 6:30 p.m., Wellington Community Church, 8445 3rd St., Wellington. Free.
April 8: Annual membership meeting, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. Registration: 7-9 a.m.; breakfast at 9 a.m.; meeting at 9:30 a.m. RSVP by March 31 to Pam, 970-282-6407 or [email protected].
April 8-9: 25th Annual Spring Contest Powwow and Indian Art Market, Northside Atzlan Center, 112 Willow St., Fort Collins. Features music, dancing, singing, arts and crafts, and food from 30 tribes. Info: ncipa.weebly.com/powwow.html.
April 11: Project Self Sufficiency Annual Community Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. Info and registration: ps-s.org.
April 21: Masks Gala, Fort Collins Museum of Art, honoring Gwen Hatchette, 2017 Roz Spencer Award Winner. 6:30-10 p.m., Hilton Hotel, 425 Prospect St., Fort Collins. Info and tickets: www.ftcma.org.
April 22: Ancient Egyptian Religion lecture by Bill Cherf, who has a MA in Egyptian archaeology and a PhD in ancient history. 2-4 p.m., Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures, 2oo W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins. Tickets: $5; free for members. Info: globalvillagemuseum.org, 970-221-4600.
April 22 & 30: Laudamus Chamber Chorale presents its spring concert, 7 p.m., April 22 at First Presbyterian Church, 531 S. College Ave., Fort Collins; and 7 p.m., April 30 at Plymouth Congregational Church, 916 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins. Requiem by Gabriel Faur̕e will be featured. Tickets available at the door: Adults, $15; seniors and college students, $10; 18 and under, free.
April 23: Opera Fort Collins presents Tea with a Diva, featuring Cynthia Lawrence, soprano, and Jordan Ortman, piano. Fort Collins Country Club, 1920 Country Club Road, Fort Collins. Tickets: Adults, $65; students, $35. No ticket sales at the door; buy in advance at tickets.lctix.com, 970.221.6730 or Lincoln Center Box Office, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins.
April 24: Regular monthly meeting of Waverly Community Board, 7:30 p.m., Turning Point, Waverly School, 10431 N. County Rd. 15. All members of the Waverly community are encouraged to attend. Agendas of upcoming meetings and accepted minutes of past meetings are available at waverlycommunity.org. Info: 970-556-8883.
April 29: The Invasions of Egypt by Bronze Age Bad Boys will be discussed by Dennis Pricolo, retired Navy captain and vice president of the Egyptian Study Society in Denver. Pricolo will examine the multiple invasions of Egypt around 1,200 BCE by the Sea Peoples, a confederacy of Naval raiders whose nationality remains a mystery. 1-3 p.m., Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures, 2oo W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins. Tickets: $5; free for members. Info: globalvillagemuseum.org, 970-221-4600.
Looking Ahead
May 5-6: Discover Spring at the Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum, 4320 E. County Road 58, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: [email protected] or 970-9168.
May 6: Red Feather Lakes 9Health Fair, 7-11 a.m., Chapel in the Pines, 23947 W. County Road 74E, Red Feather Lakes. Info: www.9healthfair.org.
Support Northern Colorado Journalism
Show your support for North Forty News by helping us produce more content. It's a kind and simple gesture that will help us continue to bring more content to you.
BONUS - Donors get a link in their receipt to sign up for our once-per-week instant text messaging alert. Get your e-copy of North Forty News the moment it is released!
Click to Donate