LOVELAND
Black History Program
Voices of Black History: Real Life, Reel Life will be held at 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave.
The Loveland Public Library will sponsor the program to honor Black History Month with a compelling evening exploring how Black leaders shape legislation and demand accountability, from the statehouse to the national stage.
The evening begins with a conversation featuring Colorado State Rep. Jennifer Bacon, who will share her firsthand experience as assistant majority leader in the Colorado House of Representatives. Following the conversation will be a showing of the documentary “The Inquisitor,” a powerful film that delves into the life and legacy of the groundbreaking Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
For details, visit lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Led Zepagain
Led Zepagain will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St.
The Led Zeppelin tribute act has been performing since 1985, and has been featured on AXS TV’s “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands.”
Tickets are $59.
For details, call 970-962-2120 or visit rialtotheatercenter.org.
Museum Free Days
The Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., will offer a free admission day on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Admission also is free at 5-8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month during Night on the Town.
Museum hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Museum admission is $7 for Loveland residents and $10 for non-residents. Children 12 and under are free and must be accompanied by someone age 16 or older.
For details, call 970-962-2410 or visit thelovelandmuseum.org.
Job Lab
Homeward Alliance will hold a Job Lab at noon-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., in the Erion Room.
Those facing barriers like justice involvement or homelessness can get help with resumes, cover letters, applications and computer skills.
For details, visit lovgov.org/community/events-calendar.
Ask-A-Lawyer
An Ask-A-Lawyer clinic will be held at 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., in the Erion Room.
Get your legal questions answered for free in a 15-minute session with an attorney.
Meetings are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For details, visit lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
FORT COLLINS
‘Living in History’
The Fort Collins Historical Society is continuing their “Living in History” series with a look at the pivotal program “Designing Tomorrow Today” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Old Town Library, 201 Peterson St.
“Designing Tomorrow Today” not only set Fort Collins on a path of soliciting resident feedback on large projects, but which also shaped many of the community-oriented aspects of Fort Collins that still continue today — such as the modern library system, the Lincoln Center, Mulberry Pool and more.
Historical Society meetings are free and open to the public.
For details, visit fortcollinshistoricalsociety.org.
DNA Hoarders
The Ram Talk Series at Colorado State University will focus on “DNA hoarders: how junk DNA shapes animal form from the inside out” at 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 25, at Fort Collins Welcome Center, 7 Old Town Square Suite 100.
Rachel Mueller, professor of biology at Colorado State University, will explore the question of what is this “junk” DNA, and what role does it play in the evolution of biodiversity, using salamanders, which have up to 40 times more DNA than human genomes.
Learn what junk DNA is, why it accumulates, and how it leads to huge cells that create fundamental challenges for cellular processes. Discover how evolution brokers a compromise among genomes, cells, and organ systems when they come into conflict, ultimately allowing organisms with a lot of junk DNA to remain operational.
For details, visit visit.colostate.edu/ram-talks.
Game Night
The Toy, Game, and Puzzle Library will hold a RPG Night at 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway.
The role playing game event welcomes people who want to learn how to play tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons or are already experienced gamers looking to join a game.
Games will include Dungeons and Dragons (5e) and a few others. Capacity will be limited to about 20 people.
All games will be beginner friendly.
Admission is free.
For details, visit tgplibrary.org/event.
Creative Writing Talk
The Creative Writing Reading Series will present authors Hoa Nguyen and Dale Martin Smith at 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Lory Student Center – University Ballroom and Lounge, 1101 Center Ave. Mall.
The authors will present an evening of readings and literary community.
All are welcome.
For details, visit english.colostate.edu/events.
Nuclear Reactor Talk
TerraPower, a company working on a sodium test and fill facility for a future nuclear energy plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, will offer a talk on the nuclear reactor construction and planned operation at 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Colorado State University, Scott Bioengineering Building, Room 101, 700 Meridian Ave.
What’s under construction is a sodium test and fill facility for the future plant, the first step of many to come before the nuclear plant will come online in 2030, according to projections. The test and fill facility is a key step in building this novel nuclear plant, a first of its kind in the United States.
TerraPower plans to test and prove a first-of-its-kind nuclear cooling system, a process that is expected to take about a year.
The public is welcome and admission is free.
For details, contact Richard Toftness at rtoftness@gmail.com or visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/514260.
GREELEY
Black History Talk
Black History comes alive this spring with the City of Greeley’s History Hour series.
The series will kick off just in time for Black History Month with a program on Charlie Clay, the first African-American settler in Northern Colorado, at noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Community Room at the Greeley History Museum, 714 Eighth St.
Historian Meg Dunn will present the program on Clay’s journey of adventure, hardship and determination.
Dunn serves as the president of the Fort Collins Historical Society and vice president of the Historic Larimer County Board. Since 2003, she has dedicated her time to volunteer work and historic preservation. Dunn is a University of Michigan graduate and a former teacher. Her historic preservation advocacy doesn’t stop there. She also runs the Northern Colorado History website and served for nine years on the Fort Collins Historic Preservation Commission.
The lineup for future talks is:
March 26: “Axiell Research Portal” by Katie Ross.
April 16: “A Slow Walk to Disaster: The Coming of the Holocaust” by Joan Clinefelter (in collaboration with Holocaust Memorial Observances of Northern Colorado).
May 28: “Home News” by Chris Bowles.
For details, contact the Historic Preservation Office at betsy.kellums@greeleygov.com or call 970-350-9222.
