Today
Open Mic Night: 6:30-9 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.
Ukulele Lessons: 6:30-8 p.m., Namaqua Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 745 E. Fifth St., Loveland. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month and offers a chance to build your skills and enjoy music. namaquauu.org.
First Wednesday Nature Talk with Kevin Cook: 10-11 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. “Aren’t Animals Supposed to Eat Plants?!” is the theme for March. Free, 970-962-2665, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Garage Games: noon-9 p.m., Verboten Brewing, 127 E. Fifth St., Loveland. Compete in cornhole, ping pong and more each Wednesday. verbotenbrewing.com.
Hump Day Bingo: 6 p.m., Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.
Lunchtime Meditation in Loveland — Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times: noon-1 p.m., Parker Hall at Namaqua Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 745 E. Fifth St., Loveland. Ordained Buddhist Nun Kelsang Evam will lead the sessions, offering explanations of how to transform our day-to-day lives. $10 donation requested, meditateinfortcollins.org/loveland.
Baby and Toddler Storytime: 10:15-10:45 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 3 and their caregivers. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Preschool Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Poker Night: 6-9 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Free, 970-619-8138, bigtbrewery.com.
Texas Hold’em: 7-8:15 p.m., Boise Tavern, 1475 N. Boise Ave., No. 4, Loveland. Free, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Chess Games: 1-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. The community is welcome to drop in to play chess with others in the Senior Center Recreation Lobby. Free, 970-962-2783.
Drop-In Table Tennis: 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. 970-962-2783.
Homeward Alliance Family Resource Navigator: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Office hours to help families and individuals with housing and rental assistance, obtaining documents, employment navigation and assistance applying for public benefits. Website: homewardalliance.org.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, The Life Center, 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. Walk-in hours; no appointments will be taken. Park and enter on the west end of the facility only. For tax year 2025 only, for those age 59 or under with gross income up to $69,000, or age 60 or older with a routine tax return. vitaloveland.org.
Walk-In Book Donations Accepted: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays, The Sorting Place, 1010 W. 10th St., Loveland. The Friends of the Library is accepting books, puzzles, games, DVDs and CDs for its next Used Book Sale. friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org.
Composer Talk: 12:15-1:15 p.m., Old Town Library, 201 Peterson St., Fort Collins. Colorado State University professor K. Dawn Grapes will talk about the music the Fort Collins Symphony will play in its “Vibrations from Nature and Tradition” concert Saturday. Free, FCSymphony.org/Discovery.
Lightning Bug Talks: 5:30-7 p.m., Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, 216 E. Lake St., Fort Collins.Inspired by the Avenir’s current exhibition “The Fashion ‘Bug’: Insects In and On Our Cloth,” several speakers will provide different perspectives on the intersection of insects and human cultures. Free, chhs.colostate.edu/avenir/programs-and-events.
Mimi Hayes: 6 p.m., Aims Welcome Center in the Miller Auditorium, 4901 W. 20th St., Greeley. The event starts with a reception and book signing, followed by the comedy performance at 7 p.m. Hayes is a brain injury survivor and the evening will spotlight Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month. Free. No tickets or registration required. events.aims.edu.
Upcoming
The Elders: 8 p.m. Thursday, Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. American and Celtic folk-rock. $29, 970-962-2120, rialtotheatercenter.org.
Bohemian Cafe: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sunrise Ranch Pavilion Dining Hall, 100 Sunrise Ranch Road, Loveland. A relaxed evening program featuring live music with the Tierro Band Trio, original poetry and conversation. Free, sunriseranch.org/event/bohemian-cafe.
Eric Karaoke Night: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Test your knowledge of the iconic decades of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Free, the120barandgrill.com.
Texas Hold’Em: 7-8:15 p.m. Thursdays, Charlie L’s Pub, 271 14th St. SE, Loveland. Free to play, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Kimmey’s Awesome Playlist Trivia: 6 p.m. Thursday, Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.
Jeopardy! Bar League Trivia: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, MeadKrieger Meadery, 452 N. Washington Ave., Loveland. Free, meadkrieger.com.
Music Bingo: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Free, 970-619-8138, bigtbrewery.com.
Drop-In Mahjong: 1-3 p.m. Thursdays, Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Bring your own mahjong supplies. 970-962-2783.
Homeward Alliance Mobile Laundry: drop off 8:30-11 a.m. Thursday and Friday drop off at Loveland Public Library parking lot, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Pick up by 2:45 p.m. the same day. Free, 970-460-6451, email laundry@homewardalliance.org.
Family Storytime: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Thursdays, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 5 and their caregivers. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Bilingual Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. For up to age 5 and their caregivers. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
