Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, has a new exhibit of works by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members, “Performances.” The show includes “Island Sunset,” a digital painting by Jacqueline Shuler.
New at Depot
New works at the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton include: Best of Show — “Ian” by Kathy Triplett; Best of Theme — “Bald River” by Richard Simpson; Second Place — “Just Before the Morning”; Third Place — “Prairie Homes” by William Knoll. Honorable Mentions: Pat Hartman, Carl Paulson, Laurel Burns and Peggy Dietz. The juror was Tim Kathka. See depotartgallery.org for location and hours.
Lecture on city’s culture
Historic Littleton Inc. invites readers to a lecture, “Littleton’s Culture,” by Pat Cronenberger, former mayor and city council member, at 7 p.m. on April 25 at Carson Nature Center Kingfisher Center, 3000 W. Carson Drive in South Platte Park. Free admission.
Opera that YOU
Lamont Opera Theatre presents Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince” at the Newman Center for Performing Arts, University of Denver, on April 20-23. Tickets: bit.ly/lamontopera.
Art in Lakewood
CORE New Art Space at 40 West Art Hub, 6501 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, features works by Kathryn Cole and Edgar Dumas: “Autonomy” and “Works on Paper.” Gallery hours: Fridays, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.; or by appointment.
Month of Photography
Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, hosts “Inside and Out,” as part of Month of Photography Denver. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 303-797-1779.
Theater for kids
“Robin Hood” by Scott Koop, directed by Amy Arpan, will be presented at Miners Alley Playhouse Children’s Theater, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, on Saturdays through April 22 and May 27-June 24. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.
Central City Opera
Central City Opera’s Summer Festival tickets are now on sale. Opening on June 24: Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” followed by “Kiss Me Kate” and “Othello.” 303-292-6700 or centralcityopera.org.
National Geographic Live
National Geographic Live — “Life on the Vertical with Mark Synnot” will be at the Newman Center on May 15 at 7:30 p.m., presented by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in June Swaner Gates Hall. Synott is a pioneering big wall climber. Travel with him to Baffin Island, Pakistan, Yosemite. newmancenterpresents.com, 303-871-7720.
Spring Plant Sale
Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St. will hold its Spring Plant Sale on May 12 and 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Birdathon reminder
Denver Audubon reminder about Birdathon: Pick a day in May. Sign up as a Green Team (only walking and biking to birds) or a Group Team (driving allowed). Get a form at denveraudubon.org/birdathon-team-form. Rules, fundraising tips and team profiles available at: denveraudubon.org/birdathon. Get pledges (for example, $1 a bird or a lump sum amount). Individuals who don’t have a team, but would like to help can contact Rhonda at info@denveraudubon.org. There is a Birdathon webpage for easy donation access. There will be a Birdathon workshop on April 16 at Denver Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. 303-973-9530.
