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Women of winter, unite!
Sunday. Watch three opening films for the ski season during the ‘Women of Winter’ film screening on Sunday, November 10. The event from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, organized by BASECAMP market stationwith “NISEI,” about biracial skier Sierra Schlag; the meditative “Consonance”; and “Kindred,” about U.S. Olympic team members and “ski soulmates” Devin Logan and Caroline Claire.
Market station vendors will have seasonal specials including Thule, Danner and Topo Designs, with complimentary hot chocolate and coffee from The Residences at Market Station. The film screening costs $15 per person, including a welcome drink. Pre-registration is possible via eventbrite.com. 1661 Market Street in Denver.
Be sure to check out the Winter movie tour for girls on Friday, November 8 in Glenwood Springs; Saturday, November 9 in Fort Collins’ Odell Brewing; Monday, November 12 at Boulder’s Sanitas brewingand Tuesday, November 13 at Denver Oriental Theater. Various prices. (girlwinterfilmtour.com)
Veterans Day parade, festival and more
Until Monday. Veterans Day falls on Monday, November 11 this year, so organizers are planning festive events for this weekend. This also applies to the ninth ‘Lighten their way home’ a luminaria display on the grounds of the Colorado Freedom Monument which runs from Thursday, November 7 to Saturday, November 9 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. “There will be 6,218 glass luminarias on display, one for every Colorado veteran killed since our statehood in 1876,” organizers wrote. Free and all ages. Springhill Community Park, 756 Telluride St. in Aurora. coloradofreedommemorial.com
The Denver Veterans Day Run, parade and festival returns to Civic Center Park in Denver on Saturday, hosted by the Colorado Veterans Project. The 16th nonprofit event, which raises money to feed veterans without housing, includes 5k and 10k runs (and a 1-mile fun run, both starting at 8:30 a.m.), the festival (opening at 9:30 a.m.) and the parade ( from 10:30 am). Free, minus race registration, and all ages. denverveteransday.com
The Associated Press
The August 28, 1948 file photo shows Henry A. Wallace listening to Pete Seeger, his banjo-playing singer, on a plane between Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia.
BanjoFest is for pickers (and banjo lovers)
Sunday. After nearly two decades of his beloved Denver folk nonprofit UkeFest Swallow Hill music launches its first BanjoFeston Sunday, November 10 – an event that seems overdue for our bluegrass-loving Colorado. It’s a “one-day festival of workshops, concerts and community for banjo lovers of all stripes,” organizers wrote, including live performances by Tony Trischka, Dom FlemonsAnd Brad Kolodner.
It takes place on Saturdays from 10am to 10pm at 71 E. Yale Ave. in Denver. Tickets cost $81 for the full day and $45 for workshops. Call 303-777-1003 or stop by swallowhillmusic.org/banjofest for more. (Remark: Ukefest returns March 8-10, 2025.)
Denver Fashion Week Fall Collection
Saturday-Nov. 17. Colorado’s top local designers – as well as some national and global names – will be featured as Denver Fashion Week returns for its fall events. Saturday November 9 – November. On Oct. 17, runway shows and model workshops will include the new Maximalism Fashion Show, Western Fashion Show (featuring Rockmount Ranch Wear) and the Be a Good Person brand, which recently partnered with the Denver Broncos, organizers wrote.
Shows take place on The Brighton3403 Brighton Blvd. in Deventer. Tickets cost €35-€45 per performance. See the full schedule, the Emerging Designers Challenge winner and more at denverfashionweek.com.