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High Plains Honor Flight Poker Run: 9 a.m., Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson, 4250 Byrd Drive, Loveland. Fundraiser for the High Plains Honor Flight. facebook.com/events/2159030658234142.
World Labyrinth Day Walk for Peace: 12:30-3 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 3448 N. Taft Ave., Loveland. Introduction to walking a labyrinth at 12:30 p.m. Open walk at 1-3 p.m. allsaintsloveland.org.
Find Your Light — “Cabaret”: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Mountain View High School, 3500 Mountain Lion Drive, Loveland. $20, findyourlightnoco.com/product-page/cabaret-tickets.
“Pippin the Musical”: 7 p.m. Saturday and May 8-9, Northern Colorado Performing Arts, 575 N. Denver Ave., Loveland. Parental discretion advised for ages 13 and younger. $16-$18 in advance or $18-$20 at the door, nocopa.org.
Friends of the Loveland Public Library Spring Book Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, McKee Building at The Ranch, 5260 Arena Circle, Loveland. On Sunday, everything will be priced by the bag, $5 for a standard-sized plastic grocery store bag. friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org.
City Nature Challenge ID Party: noon-2 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland in the Gertrude Scott Meeting Room. Party to identify the observations made during the City Nature Challenge Bioblitz. offero.cityofloveland.org/calendar.
Kentucky Derby Party: 2-6 p.m., 477 Distilling,123 E. Fifth St., Loveland. VIP experience with handcrafted signature cocktails and a look at the hidden Speakeasy Lounge. $45, 477distilling.com.
Kentucky Derby Party: 3-6 p.m., Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Dress in Kentucky Derby attire. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.
Run for the Hops — Derby Day Celebration: 2-6 p.m., Grimm Brothers Taproom and Kitchen, 815 14th St. SW, B100, Loveland. Live race coverage, contests, cocktails and Southern specials. Free, grimmbrothersbrewing.com.
Dances of Universal Peace: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Namaqua Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 E. Fifth St., Loveland. No experience required; child care available. $20 suggested donation, namaquauu.org.
Live Music with Dori Jo Duo: 6-8 p.m., Loveland Aleworks, 118 W. Fourth St., Loveland. Free, lovelandaleworks.com.
Live Music with Dominick Antonelli: 6:30-8:30 p.m., MeadKrieger Meadery, 452 N. Washington Ave., Loveland. Free, meadkrieger.com.
Live Music with Mike Ippolito: 7-10 p.m., To the Fives Taproom & Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.
Karaoke Night: 6:30-11 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.
Beltaine — A Pagan Celebration: 2:30-5 p.m., Verdant Nature Creations, 4113 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland. facebook.com/events/1550942120348109.
Guided Bird Walk: 8-10 a.m., River’s Edge Natural Area, 960 W. First St., Loveland. Leaders will help spot birds and give tips for identification on a 1-mile walk. Register at offero.cityofloveland.org.
NoCo Ballroom One-Year Anniversary Showcase: 6-7:30 p.m., NoCo Ballroom, 500 W. 67th St., Loveland. There also will be salsa, foxtrot, West Coast swing, rumba and two step lessons at 1-5 p.m. and social dancing at 7:30-10 p.m. facebook.com/events/1332662538570041.
Children’s Speech and Reading Center Book Fair Fundraiser: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 5835 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland. Proceeds go toward free speech/language and reading screens for all in Northern Colorado. csrckids.org.
Texas Hold’Em: 3-6 p.m., Charlie L’s Pub, 271 14th St. SE, Loveland. Free to play, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Texas Hold’em: 7-10 p.m., Boise Tavern, 1475 N. Boise Ave., No. 4, Loveland. Free, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Spring Craft Show: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wicked Tequila Room, 123 E. Fourth St, Loveland. With local vendors. wickedtequilaroom.com/events.
Banned Book Club: 3-5 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Discussion of “The Magic Fish” by Trung Le Nguyen. 970-619-8138, bigtbrewery.com.
Community Garden Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-noon, Pioneer Park’s Community Garden, East Indiana Avenue and Southeast Second Street, Berthoud. A variety of annuals, heirlooms, herbs and handcrafted items. Proceeds support the Community Garden and the Berthoud Local mission. berthoudlocal.wixsite.com/berthoudlocal/programs.
Stillwater Derby: 3:30-8 p.m., Grace Place, 375 Meadowlark Drive, Berthoud. Watch the Kentucky Derby, with a dinner and live and silent auctions to benefit programming for veterans and their families. $75, givebutter.com/c/stillwaterderby2026.
Hootenanny Anniversary Party: noon-10 p.m., City Star Brewing, 321 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. Live music with Younger Than Dirt at noon-1 p.m., Downright Ornery at 1:30-3:30 p.m., Rachel Alena at 4-5:30 p.m. and Constant Tourists at 6-8:30 p.m., food trucks and more. Free admission, citystarbrewing.com.
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta: 1-5 p.m., Downtown Johnstown. Family friendly. visitdowntownjohnstown.com/cincodemayojdda.
Fort Collins Trolley Season Opens: noon-5 p.m., Trolley Depot at City Park, 1501 W. Oak St., Fort Collins. The 1919 trolley will run noon-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays through Sept. 27. $2 adults, $1 seniors and children, and free for children under 3. Credit and debit cards accepted at the City Park depot; all other stops cash only. fortcollinstrolley.org.
Fort Collins Symphony — “Rhythms of Diversity and Energy”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. With a Maestro’s Musings Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:30-7 p.m. In-person and livestream. Adults $29-$83, students and children $10, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.
Debut Theatre Company — “The Odyssey”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday and other dates through May 16, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. With puppets of all sizes and over 60 mortal and mythological characters performed by 16 young actors. $15, lctix.com.
Blues Behind Bars Fundraiser: 8:30-10 p.m., 830 North, 830 N. College Ave., Fort Collins. Blues Behind Bars is both a band and a nonprofit organization, and will perform songs written behind bars along with classic blues. $10 donation suggested. chipperslanes.thundertix.com/events/262905.
Limitless Variety Show: 7-9 p.m., Live Beyond Limit, 353 W. Drake Road, Suite 130/140, Fort Collins. A monthly community-driven performance experience. $10-$15 pre-sale or cash at the door livebeyondlimit.com/variety.
Community Donation Drive: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Neighbor to Neighbor, 1550 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins. Donate new household items to stock the lending library. n2n.org/lending-library-donation-drive-may-2nd.
Hope Roots’ Annual Plant Swap & Sale: 1-3 p.m., Hope Roots, 109 Cameron Drive, Unit A, Fort Collins. At 1:30 p.m tickets will be drawn and participants can pick any item from the Plant Swap tables. After the swap, the remaining plants available to purchase for any donation at 2 p.m. Benefits Hope Roots to create better access to trauma recovery services in Colorado. hoperoots.org/events/plantswap.
Erica Rhodes: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., The Comedy Fort, 167 N. College Ave., Fort Collins. Ages 21-plus. $25, comedyfortcollins.com.
Contra Dance: 6:15 p.m., University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. Lesson at 6:15 p.m., dancing at 7-10 p.m., hosted by Friends of Traditional Dance. fotd.org.
Fort Collins Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl: 5-11 p.m., The Yeti Bar and Grill, 23 Old Town Square, Fort Collins. $24, pubcrawls.com.
Northern Colorado Potters Guild Spring Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Northside Aztlan Community Center, 112 E. Willow St., Fort Collins. Works by 35 local artisans. nocopottersguild.org.
Make and Mend: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Avenir Museum of Design & Merchandising, 216 E. Lake St, Fort Collins. Free, chhs.colostate.edu/avenir/programs-and-events.
Celebration of Healing Gala for ChildSafe: 6-10 p.m., Colorado State University, Lory Student Center Ballroom, 1101 Center Ave Mall, Fort Collins. $125, e.givesmart.com/events/NwS.
Big Brew Day: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Brew Fort, 309 S. Summit View Drive, Unit 1, Fort Collins. Homebrewing demos, hands-on learning and pro-level tips from area brewers, including The Liquid Poets and The Weiz Guys. Free, facebook.com/events/901575829525682.
Windsor Middle School Drama Club — “Moana Jr.”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Windsor High Auditorium, 1100 W. Main St., Windsor. $10 general admission and $7 for seniors, students and military, bit.ly/4csgRpw.
Down & Derby with Noco Unify: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, The Grainhouse, 1781-B RainDance National Drive, Windsor. Food, beverages, games, live music, dancing and more, for ages 21 and over. 225, downandderbyparty.com.
Coffee with the Commissioners: 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Windsor Lake Coffee inside Peculiar Ales, 301 Main St., Windsor. Meet members of the Historic Preservation Commission and learn about work to preserve Windsor’s historic sites. windsorgov.com/HistoricPreservation.
Greeley Philharmonic — “Beethoven to Bernstein”: 7-9 p.m.. Monfort Concert Hall at Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley. In-person and livestream options available. $50-$65, greeleyphil.org.
Estes Park Duck Race: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ducks will be dropped in the Big Thompson River in two flights at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Performance Park on West Elkhorn Avenue and will proceed to a finish line next to the Estes Park Visitor Center, with live music at both ends of the course. $25 per duck, adopt.epduckrace.org.
Bells of the Rockies – “Through Music We…”: 4-5 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1800 21st. Ave., Greeley. Free, but a freewill offering is welcome. bellsoftherockies.org.
