26 W E S T W O R D F a l l A r t s G u i d e 2 0 2 4 westword.com Underground #11; October 11: IFS Underground #12; October 23: Wuxia Wednesday; November 15: IFS Underground #13; December 6: IFS Underground #14. Free admission; Visual Arts Complex Basement Auditorium, 1085 18th Street, CU Boulder Campus, Boulder, internationalfilmseries.com. Museum of Outdoor Arts: October Movie Nights: Friday, October 18: The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Saturday, October 19: The Witches (1990). Doors at 5 p.m., film at dusk, admission free; fireside table (seats 6), $95 to $120. Marjorie Park, 6331 South Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, 303-806-0444, moaonline.org. Neustadt JAAMM Festival, Film: Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.: Unspoken, starring Wolf Theatre Academy alum Charlie Korman, $5 to 15, sliding scale. Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 South Dahlia Street, 303-316-6360, tickets.jccdenver.org. Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival: The longest-running women’s film festival in North America, October 18-20, passes: $55-185; day of festival block tickets: $15; October 24-27: virtual festival encore, $15-$80, on sale October 1, lineup revealed October 1. Colorado College, Colorado Springs, rmwfilm.org. Telluride Horror Show: Colorado’s first and largest horror film festival returns with an eclectic mix of horror, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, sci-fi and dark comedy. October 11-13. Festival lineup TBA; passes and packs, $115 and $230; single tickets (TBA) at the door only. Telluride locations: Nugget Theatre, 207 West Colorado Avenue; Palm Theatre, 721 West Colorado Avenue; Elks Lodge, 472 West Pacific Avenue; and the Sheridan Opera House, 110 North Oak Street,
[email protected], telluridehorrorshow.com. LITERARY EVENTS/LECTURES Community House Space Series: Learn about projects space scientists are studying, including NASA’s first mission to the Trojan Asteroids. Monday, October 7: “Imaging the Storm-Tossed Winds of Outer Space,” with Dr. Craig DeForest of the Solar and Heliospheric Physics at the Southwest Research Institute. Monday, November 11: “Challenger and Hubble: Preventable Failures,” with astrophysicist Charles Pellerin, Ph.D. December 2: “Lucy in the Sky! NASA’s First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids,” with Joel Parker of the Southwest Research Institute. All shows at 7:30 p.m., tickets: $15.25-$18.25 per program. Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder, chautauqua.com. Jaipur Literature Festival: Experience JLF’s hallmark camaraderie amid a continuous flow of lectures and book conversations. Saturday, September 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, September 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Two days of book events and workshops (see program schedule); admission/donation: Free (register with donation: $25 to $5,000). Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, jlflitfest.org/colorado. Neustadt JAAMM Fest Literary Events: Through September 15: The return of JAAMM Fest’s beloved Jewish Bookstore in the JCC lobby, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily. Thursday, November 14, 7 p.m.: Aimee Ginsburg Bikel: Theodore Bikel Centennial Program, Wolf Theatre, tickets: $5-$15 sliding scale. JCC Denver, 350 South Dahlia Street, 303-399- 2660, jccdenver.org. Parker Arts Lecture Series 2024-25: Wednesday, October 2, noon: “Dis- cover Día de los Muertos,” with Ericka Hernandez, Program Director of the Mexican Cultural Center, PACE Center Event Room. Sunday, No- vember 6: “Chemicals in Drinking Water: What You Should Know,” with Tanya Doriss GAO, Senior Analysis Government Accountability Office, and Jared Mann, Parker Water and Sanitation District, PACE Center. Wednesday, February 5, 6:30 p.m.: “A Coroner Does What?,” with Douglas County Coroner Raeann Brown, Schoolhouse Theater. Sunday, March 2, noon: “Why Is the Signal Always Red?,” with Dave Aden, Town of Parker Traffic Division Manager, Schoolhouse Theater. PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker, and Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 East Mainstreet, Parker, 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org. Rosenberry Lecture Series: History for the Curious: Lectures on topics in Colorado history focused on personal and shared history, hosted monthly at 1 or 7 p.m. on third Wednesdays. September 18: Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Sicangu Lakota Nation), “Why Indigenous Crime Fiction Matters.” October 16: Professor of History Emerita at Colorado State University Ruth Alexander, “Longs Peak and the Unfulfilled Promises of America’s National Parks.” November 20: Exhibition developer and historian Jeremy Morton, “That’s Why They Saved the Bricks: A History of Villa Italia Mall.” January 15: Professor Enrique Lamadrid, Hilos Culturales: “Cultural Threads of the San Luis Valley.” February 19: “Hattie McDaniel: A Reflective Life,” with McDaniel’s great-grandnephew, filmmaker Kevin John Goff. March 19: Dr. Priscilla Falcon, professor emeritus of the University of Northern Colorado, “National Florist Workers Strike! Kitayama vs NFWOM.” April 16: Stacy Coleman, Tribal Liaison for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, “Reckoning wWith Historical Place Names.” May 21: State Historian Dr. William Wei delivers the annual state historian’s address, “Coming to America, Becoming an American.” Admission: $5-$15; season tickets, $70-$100; some speakers will include book signings. History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, 303-447-8679, historycolorado.org/history-colorado-center. Tattered Cover Book Store Author Events: Aspen Grove: Friday, September 13: Irvin Muchnick, Underwater: The Greed-Soaked Tale of Sexual Abuse in USA Swimming and Around the Globe. 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050. Colfax Avenue: Saturday, September 14, 6 p.m.: Stephanie Kiser, Wanted: Toddler’s Personal Assistant: How Nannying for the 1% Taught Me About the Myths of Equality, Motherhood, and Upward Mobility in America. Monday, Sep- tember 16: Tim Booth in conversation with Carter Wilson, When I Died for the First Time. September 20, and monthly on most third Fridays: Local Author Meet and Greet. Wednesday, September 25: Adult ro- mantasy author Sophie Jordan, A Fire in the Sky! Thursday, September 26: HeatherAsh Amara, Wild, Willing and Wise: An Interactive Guide for When to Paddle, When to Rest and When to Jump Naked into the River of Life. Friday, September 27, best-selling novelist Peter Heller, Burn. Saturday, September 28: Kyle Prue in conversation with local author, Carter Wilson, How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego. Monday, September 30, 5 p.m.: Revolutionary Love Tour with Valarie Kaur & Friends, free. 2526 East Colfax Avenue, 303-322-7727. Book events at 6 p.m. unless noted; most ticketed events include a copy of the book; general info for all Tattered Cover events at tatteredcover.com. MUSEUMS/ATTRACTIONS ............... September 20-October 27: Chatfield Corn Maze, Fridays through Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Seven-acre maze, kids’ mini-maze, barrel train, food vendors and more, tickets: Free to $18, online only. Hop Festival: Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $10 add-on fee for festival. Pumpkin Festival: October 11-13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m, included in Corn Maze admission, average price for pumpkins is $8. Trail of Lights: November 29-January 1, selected evenings, 5-8:30 p.m., admission: Free to $18. Chatfield Farms, 8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org/chatfield-farm. Colorado Railroad Museum: October 5, 12 and 26: Saturday Train Rides: Rides depart every 30 minutes, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., tickets: Free to $14 gate admission, train ride add-on, free to $4. Special Events: Friday, October 4, 7-8:30 p.m.: Colorado Rails & Cocktails: Memories Aboard the American Orient Express, tickets: $20, includes two beverages and snacks. Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Harvest Haunt Express: Halloween-themed steam-up and train ride, museum admission: Free to $10 (under two, free), train rides: Free to $4. POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride: November 8-December 23, selected dates; performances at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. (early arrival recommended for pre-show activities, visits with Santa follow the train ride); standard seating: $80 to $100 (lap riders under age 2 free); first class: $475/table of four (plus up to two lap riders under age 2 free); member sales start September 24, public Fall Events continued from page 24 continued on page 28
