Today
Free Admission Day: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Current exhibits are “pinkStardust,” Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women,” “Focus Reframed” and “Designing the Ride — The Environment’s Influence of Skateboard Design.” 970-962-2410, thelovelandmuseum.org.
Colorado Eagles vs. Bakersfield Condors: 7:05 p.m., Blue Arena, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland. $37 and up, 970-686-7468, coloradoeagles.com.
Downtown Beer Week Talk — “Time in Wood: A Deep Dive into Barrel Aging”: 6 p.m., Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project, 127 E. Fifth St., Loveland. Barrel flights available for purchase. Free, downtownloveland.org/beerweek.
Blues Jam: 6 p.m. Wednesday, To the Fives Taproom & Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.
Open Mic Night: 6:30-9 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.
Norse Myth, Language and Culture: 6:30-8 p.m., MeadKrieger Meadery, 452 N. Washington Ave., Loveland. Jackson Crawford, a scholar and expert on all things Norse, will speak. $20, meadkrieger.com.
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. Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, 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.
“Disrupted Gardens” by Kristy Deetz Exhibit: 1-6 p.m., Lincoln Center Art Gallery, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. The exhibit features a selection of acrylic paintings that depict evolving ecospheres in a not-too-distant future where nature responds to environmental toxins and climate change by regenerating the Earth, our “Garden,” and inhabiting it with new creatures. The exhibit runs through today. Free, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.
The Gateway Show: 7:30 p.m., The Comedy Fort, 167 N. College Ave., Fort Collins. Comedians tell jokes, get stoned and then attempt to tell more. Ages 21-plus. comedyfortcollins.com.
Winter Concert Series — Bonnie and Taylor Sims: 6 p.m., OBC Wine Project, 824 E. Lincoln Ave., Fort Collins. Free, theobcwineproject.com.
Colorado State University Concert Orchestra — “Found Sanctuaries”: 7:30-9:30 p.m., University Center for the Arts – Griffin Concert Hall, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. The University Chorus will join the orchestra for a program that explores how music becomes prayer in spaces both sacred and surprising. Free, csuartstickets.universitytickets.com.
Ram Talk Series — “DNA hoarders: how junk DNA shapes animal form from the inside out”: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Fort Collins Welcome Center, 7 Old Town Square Suite 100, Fort Collins. Rachel Mueller, professor of biology at Colorado State University, will explore the question of what “junk” DNA is, why it accumulates, and how it leads to huge cells that create fundamental challenges for cellular processes. visit.colostate.edu/ram-talks.
Upcoming
Homeward Alliance Job Lab: noon-3 p.m. Thursday, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland, in the Erion Room. Those facing barriers like justice involvement or homelessness can get help with resumes, cover letters, applications and computer skills. lovgov.org/community/events-calendar.
Texas Hold’Em: 7-8:15 p.m. Thursdays, Charlie L’s Pub, 271 14th St. SE, Loveland. Free to play, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Name That Breakup Song Trivia: 6 p.m. Thursday, Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.
Small Batch 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.
