Upcoming
Valentine Card Party: noon-4 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Church Bread of Life Hall, 1730 W. 12th St., Loveland. A $5 ticket includes an afternoon of card games, fun, dessert, coffee and a chance for one of many door prizes. Cards provided. $5, to purchase tickets, or reserve a table, call Roberta at 970-667-3802. Walk-ins are welcome.
“Wildfire!” Winter Lecture Program: 10-11:30 a.m., City Council Chambers, 500 E. Third St., Loveland. Join a certified interpretive guide to explore if there is a good side to wildfires, if fires today are more severe than in the past and lessons from the past that can be used to minimize the chances of similar situations in the future. Free, offero.cityofloveland.org.
Alternatives to Violence Community Chat: noon-1 p.m., online. Explore teen dating violence and is open to parents, educators, faith leaders and anyone wanting to better support teens. There’s no agenda — just thoughtful conversation and shared learning. alternativestoviolence.org/event/atv-community-chat.
Blues Jam: 6 p.m., To the Fives Taproom & Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.
Don’t Go Bacon My Heart: 3-7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Bacon and beer pairing. bigtbrewery.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., The 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.
Colorado State University Extension Gardening Webinar — 2025 “Best of” the CSU Trial Gardens: noon-1 p.m. online. Join Dr. Chad Miller, from the CSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, for an update on the best performing annuals and perennials from the 2025 Colorado State University flower trials. Free, sign up at col.st/8i1ba.
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.
ReadMore Book Club: 10-11:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. February book is “The Briar Club” by Kate Quinn. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
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.
Glenn Miller Orchestra: 6 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. The band has been touring since 1956, playing an average of 300 live dates a year around the globe to millions of fans. $95.50, coloradocandlelight.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.
Winter Concert Series – Luke Hahn-Zollo and Michael Kirkpatrick: 6 p.m., OBC Wine Project, 824 E. Lincoln Ave., Fort Collins. Free, theobcwineproject.com.
Ram Talk Series at Colorado State University — “Are Insects Romantic? A Debate”: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Fort Collins Welcome Center, 7 Old Town Square Suite 100, Fort Collins. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, get ready for a talk of buggy love with Tristan Kubik, rare invertebrate biologist for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, and Melissa Schreiner, CSU Extension entomology specialist insect. visit.colostate.edu/ram-talks.
