Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Concerts, games and more
Private Dancer and Lies or Lullabies:
BrotherBird Foundation Adopt-A-Palooza: noon-4 p.m., 132 W. Fourth St., Loveland. With adoptable pets, live music, pet education, dog training demonstrations and free face painting and hot dogs. bit.ly/4ebfKu3.
Fall Holistic Fair: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, First National Bank Exhibition Hall at The Ranch, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Explore alternative choices for taking care of the body, mind, spirit and environment. $10 a day or $15 for the weekend. Children under 12 free. Donate two canned or nonperishable food items for a $1 discount. holistic-fairs.com.
Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, First National Bank Exhibition Hall, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Symposium cost $60-$255. A trade show and Gallery of Wood art are open to the general public with free admission. rmwoodturningsymposium.com.
Bunco Bash to benefit Wreaths Across America:
Salsa Competition:
"Bears Along the River":
Karaoke:
Farmers & Artisan Market: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Promenade Shops at Centerra, 5971 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland. 720-597-0137, ourtownmarket.com.
OpenStage Theatre — "October Surprise": 7:30 p.m., The OBC Wine Project, 824 E. Lincoln Ave., Fort Collins. In the midst of a high-tension Texas Senate race, there's a political crisis at the border and a sibling rivalry. Mature language and subject matter. Runs through Oct. 12. Tickets $15-$27, openstage.com/october-surprise or 970-221-6730.
Youth Climate Action Event: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Old Town Square in downtown Fort Collins. National Public Lands Day event for students ages 15-25. Community service projects in the morning, and youth speakers starting at noon. Sign up at sustainablelivingassociation.org/youth-climate-action.
Hero Fest – Northern Colorado:
Live Involved:
Family Center Fiesta:
Garage Band Benefit Concert:
Picture Me Here Exhibits: noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Carnegie Center for Creativity, 200 Mathews St., Fort Collins. "The Places We Come From" is a collection of portraits and poetry of 35 people from 35 countries. "Querida Familia" is an intergenerational project involving five families from Mexico who now call Fort Collins home. Free, picturemehere.org/news.
Lyric Comedy Show:
Chris Turner — Childish:
Taste of Timnath Fall Festival:
Hoedown Hill Music Festival: 6:30 p.m., Hoedown Hill, 1781 RainDance Nat'l Drive, Windsor. With Asia featuring John Payne, then Steve Augeri, former lead vocalist of Journey. $49.66, hoedownhill.com/music-festival.
Ribbon-Cutting and Competition: 11 a.m.-noon, Eastman Park Skate Park, 31700 Eastman Park Drive, Windsor. With Olympic skaters Julia Brueckler and Cody McEntire. recreationliveshere.com.
Costumes and Props Sale and Open House:
Greeley Oktobrewfest:
Great Aardvark Embark Hot Air Balloon Launch: 6:30-8 a.m., Aims Community College at the field north of the Cornerstone building, 5401 W. 20th St., Greeley. The Colorado Balloon Club will inflate and launch balloons between 7 and 7:30 a.m. events.aims.edu/event.
Estes Park Elk Fest:
Rut Run 5K Race:
