SPOTLIGHT

The Mighty Nice Band is scheduled to play at the 2012 Colorado State Fair in Pueblo at the legendary Amphitheatre from 6 p.m. until closing on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Mighty Nice will also perform at 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Taste of Colorado at the Heritage Stage at Denver Civic Center Park. For more information call 720-429-1555.

The Mighty Nice Band está programada para tocar en el 2012 la Feria Estatal de Colorado en Pueblo en el legendario Anfiteatro de las 6 pm hasta el cierre el miércoles, 29 de agosto. Mighty Nice también se presentara a las 5:30 hasta las 7:30 pm el sábado, 1ro de septiembre en el Taste of Colorado, en el escenario Heritage State en Denver Civic Center Park. Para obtener más información, llame al 720-429-1555.

COMMUNITY

Enjoy a summertime trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., for free from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, thanks to funding provided by the SCFD. Guests can enjoy the new Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion and Tea Garden with an expanded Japanese Garden (Shofu-En), and will marvel at the large site-specific art installations in bamboo of the Kizuna: West Meets East exhibition. Visitors can also check out family guides at the Information Desk; enjoy a scavenger hunt created just for kids; savor a delicious lunch in Offshoots at the Gardens café; or peruse the Shop at the Gardens inside the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center. For more information, visit www.botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3585.

Disfrute de un viaje de verano en Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., de forma gratuita desde las 9 am-8 pm el martes, 28 de agosto, gracias a la financiación proporcionada por el SCFD. Los huéspedes pueden disfrutar del Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion y Jardín de Té con un amplio jardín japonés (Shofu-Es), y se maravillará de las grandes instalaciones de arte site-specific en bambú de la exposición Kizuna: West Meets East. Los visitantes también pueden ver las guías de la familia en el mostrador de información, disfrutar de una búsqueda del tesoro creado sólo para los niños, disfrutar de un delicioso almuerzo en vástagos en la cafetería del Garden, comprar en el Shop at the Gardens inside the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center. Para obtener más información, visite www.botanicgardens.org o llame al 720-865-3585.

Juana Bordas will offer a keynote address and book signing at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), 4600 South Redwood Road Taylorsville, Utah, on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Her presentation is free and open to the public, and will take place from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus in the Student Center’s Oak Room. In addition to her address, Bordas will be signing copies of her book “Salsa, Soul, and Spirit.”

Juana Bordas ofrecerá un discurso de apertura y firma de libros en Salt Lake Community College (SLCC por sus siglas en inglés), 4600 South Redwood Road Taylorsville, Utah, el miércoles 29 de agosto. Su presentación es gratuita y abierta al público, y se llevará a cabo de 9:30 - 10:30 am en College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus en el Student Center’s Oak Room. Además de su dirección, Bordas estará firmando ejemplares de su libro “Salsa, Soul, and Spirit”.

To honor the service of more than 38,000 Colorado Women Veterans, government agencies and nonprofit Women and Veteran organizations, have partnered to host the second Colorado Women Veterans Resource Fair on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25 at DoubleTree Hilton, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. The mission of the conference is to provide education, information and access to the many services and benefits available to Colorado Women Veterans. Registration is open now for the reception and conference on the website at: www.cowomenveteransconference.org/index.html.

EXHIBITS

Regis University will host the Smithsonian Institution’s travelling exhibit called Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964, the labor guest worker programs between the United States and Mexico, from Saturday, Aug. 18 to Sunday, Oct. 28 in the University’s Dayton Memorial Library. In addition to the exhibit, Regis University plans to sponsor three accompanying activities: a Bracero Program Oral History Project, Romero Troupe Theater and labor panel, and a labor history academic panel. For more information, on the exhibit or to participate in one of the projects, contact Gonzales at ngonzale@regis.edu or Sonia Del Real at sdelreal@regis.edu.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The 2012 Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival will take place from Friday to Saturday Aug. 24-25 at Fairgrounds Park in downtown Loveland. The 2012 Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival includes a Friday night kick-off with entertainment, roasted and boiled corn for sale, live music and Loveland’s Got Talent Contest, beer garden, corn shucking contest, corn eating contest, parade and more. For more details about the Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival visit www.loveland.org/TheCornRoastFestival.

Colorado’s comic book community & Mother Mind Studios present, “Rise,” a benefit for those affected by the Aurora theater shooting. The benefit includes local bands, featuring Little Fyodor & Babushka, Mr. Pacman, Barstool Messiah, The Limbs, and Glass Homes, cosplay costume contest, photobooth and art exhibition. The event will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24 at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S. Broadway in Denver. Attendees must be 21+ and show proper ID for entry. For more information please contact Daniel Crosier at dan@mothermindstudios.com or 720-236-6339.

Project Angel Heart hosts this years “Art for Life” event. The art auction is from 6 -10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24 at Abend Gallery, 2260 E Colfax Ave. The event will also showcase artwork from emerging artists at Denver School of the Arts and Art Students League of Denver, juried by a panel of local artists. For more information, contact Katie Knoch at 303-893-8608 ex 208 or email katie@screamagency.com.

Paws for a Dip will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 at Thornton’s City Pool, 2141 E. 95th Ave., and allows friendly dogs to get in the water and swim to their hearts content. The fee is $5 per dog and one adult human companion, with $1 for each additional human. (Children ages 12 and under are free.) Proof of current pet vaccinations is required upon entry. No human swimming or unsupervised children will be allowed. For more information go to www.cityofthornton.net or call Thornton Aquatic Program & Facility Supervisor Renee Dodson at 720-977-5917.