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Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Fly fishing film festival; games; story times

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)
The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)
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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.

Vinyl Night: 6-9 p.m., Sky Bear Brewery & Pub, 272 E. Fifth St., Loveland. Help curate the ultimate playlist. skybearbrewery.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.

Open Mic Night: 6:30-9 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.

Hump Day Bingo: 6 p.m., Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.

Memory Café: 1-2:15 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, Cherry Room, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Dementia Together, a nonprofit organization, presents the interactive themed social gathering for people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment and their care partners and friends, with reminiscing, games  and music. Registration required, dementiatogether.org.

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.

International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4): 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. A curated collection of world-class films and cinematic storytelling from independent fly-fishing filmmakers around the world. $24, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.

“Disrupted Gardens” by Kristy Deetz Exhibit: 1-6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 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 Feb. 25. Free, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.

Collaborative Conservation Online Talk: 3-4 p.m.. Colorado Natural Heritage Program talk by Michael Smith on what Collaborative Conservation is and why it is more important now than ever. Free, all are welcome, cnhp.colostate.edu/greenbagseminar.

Upcoming

Loveland Historical Society — Abraham Lincoln Talk:  6:30 p.m. Thursday, Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Kurtis Kelly, professional storyteller and creative performance speaker, will draw upon Lincoln’s letters and quotations for a first-person portrayal of an American icon, culminating in the Gettysburg Address. Open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free; donations accepted; 970-988-3951, lovelandhistorical.org.

Country Jam Night with Cowboy Confessional: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, To the Fives Taproom & Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.

Texas Hold’Em: 7-8:15 p.m. Thursdays, Charlie L’s Pub, 271 14th St. SE, Loveland. Free to play, rockymountainpokervenues.com.

Rom-Coms 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.

Homeward Alliance Mobile Laundry: 9 a.m-noon 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.

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