LOVELAND
St. Paddy’s Celebration
Backyard Tap, 323 N. Railroad Ave., will hold a family-friendly St. Paddy’s Day Celebration at noon Tuesday, March 17.
There will be live entertainment, Georgia Boys BBQ will serve Irish food specials such as corned beef and shepherd’s pie, and there will be Guinness and other Irish beers available.
Admission is free.
For details, visit facebook.com/backyardtap.
Issues on Tap
The next Loveland Chamber of Commerce Issues on Tap session will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, at Verboten Brewing, 127 E. Fifth St.
Over the past several Issues on Tap meetings with several city officials, the topic of housing has come up in various ways, so this month’s session will focus on this topic. Jeff Feneis, executive director of the Loveland Housing Authority, and Cindi Hammond, executive director of Loveland Habitat for Humanity, will be featured.
Issues on Tap is designed for civic and civil conversation and dialogue to help community members better understand current Loveland issues while gaining public input on key areas in the city.
For details, contact Bill Becker, 970-215-5999.
’Great American Desert’
A Winter Lecture Program on “Watering the Great American Desert” will be held at 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the City Council Chambers in the Municipal Building, 500 E. Third St.
In 1820, U.S. Army Civil Engineer Stephen Long led an expedition across the plains to the Rocky Mountains. He felt that the area where we live was a desert and would never be suited for farming or civilized life, so he called the area “The Great American Desert.” Yet now there are over 5 million people living in the Colorado Front Range alone and there are irrigated farms all around us.
A certified interpretive guide will explore if Long was right. If this is a desert or nearly one, where is all the water coming from? The answers to this and the history behind the efforts to water the desert are key to understanding where we live and the impact of current drought conditions.
The program is free.
For details, visit offero.cityofloveland.org.
AAUW Flower Sale
AAUW’s Loveland branch 2026 Flower Sale is now under way and accepting orders.
Proceeds will provide scholarships for young women living in Loveland and Berthoud areas pursuing education beyond high school.
In support of local small businesses, all flowers are grown by a family-owned Larimer County nursery.
For those with sunny locations there are beautiful geranium baskets, gallons, and quarts, in a variety of colors. New this year is a combination shade basket as well as gorgeous begonias in either traditional upright plants or trailing begonias for planters and pots.
For details or to place an order visit https loveland-co.aauw.net or call 440-371-0910 or contact any AAUW member. Orders must be placed by April 10.
Pick up date for flowers will be Saturday, May 9. Payment by check is due at the time of placement.
FORT COLLINS
‘Miles & Coltrane’
LC Live will present Emmet Cohen in “Miles & Coltrane at 100” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia.
Cohen, a pianist, brings together an all-star quintet that continues the journey set forth by the architects of jazz.
Tickets are $22-$55, available at 970-221-6730 or lctix.com.
