Things to do in Pueblo this weekend: Earth Day, 'Little Women', puzzles, pancakes and more
Friday, April 19
Loteria game day at Rawlings Library
First floor meeting room, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. | 3:30 p.m. | Play Loteria, a traditional Mexican game combining cards and bingo.
Role Playing Game Night at The Ethos
615 E Mesa Ave. | 5:30-10 p.m. | Enjoy four different tabletop role playing games in one location and play a full adventure in one night. Free to play, advance sign up recommended.
Art After Hours: Whimsy Reimagined at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe | 6-8 p.m. | Artist Sean O'Meallie will talk about his "Whimsy Reimagined" exhibit featuring painted wood pieces which feature tactile allure and multi-layered content. Light fare and refreshments will be served. Cost is $10 per person, $8 for members or free for Studio 210 members.
Girls Mic'd Up at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe | Doors open at 6 p.m., program at 7 p.m. | The event empowers Pueblo women to share their stories. A silent auction, drinks and light appetizers are included. Because some stories may be triggering, the event is for ages 16 and older. One high school junior will receive a $500 scholarship. Advance cost is $25 per person or $45 for two tickets at jlofpueblo.org/girls-micd-up. Tickets purchased at the door are $30.
Little Women at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. | Little Women is a timeless, captivating musical that follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March, each of whom is determined to live life on her own terms. Tickets start at $32 and can be purchased in person at the Pueblo Memorial Hall box office or online at etix.com.
Saturday, April 20
Wings and Wheels Car Show & Fly In at Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
31001 Magnuson Ave. | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Live music, vendors and food trucks will be a part of the fly-in and car show. Cost is $10.
Earth Day Celebration at Pueblo Community College
Student Center, Fortino Ballroom, 900 W. Orman Ave. | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | The event will feature environmental information and tips for sustainable living and gardening. Live music, a drum circle from noon-2 p.m. and informative documentaries on the benefits of renewable energy will be included. The event is free to the public.
Healthy Kids Day at YMCA of Pueblo
3200 E. Spaulding Ave. | 1-3 p.m. | The annual event is free to the public and features a variety of family-friendly activities to encourage healthy kids, healthy families and a healthy start to the summer season.
Pueblo has Talent Semifinals at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | 2 p.m. | The top 50 contestants will compete for a spot in the finals and just 25 acts will be selected to move on in this contest based on the popular "America's Got Talent" program. Cost is $15 to attend. Finals will be held April 27. Tickets are on sale at pueblomemorialhall.com.
Concert at Blo Back Gallery
131 Spring St. | Doors open at 6 p.m. | Patchwork Jack and Charlie Marks will perform. Cost is $10 and the event is open to all ages.
Americana/Blues concert at Brues Ale House
120 Riverwalk Place | 7-10 p.m. | Juno award winner Ray Bonneville of Austin, Texas, will share the stage with Seth Walker of Asheville, North Carolina. Each artist will play his own set as well as perform as a duo. After two decades working as a studio musician, playing rowdy rooms with blues bands and living hard, Bonneville’s lifetime of hard-won experience coalesced into an urge to write his own music. His latest record is "On The Blind Side." Walker is a prolific contemporary Americana artist who has released 10 albums, broken into the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. Tickets start at $20 and are available at bruesalehouse.com.
Retro Dance Series: 70's Night at The Ethos
615 E Mesa Ave. | 7-11 p.m. | Get down and boogie during a far out night of out of sight movin' and groovin'. Cost is a $5 cover, all ages welcome before 9 p.m., 15 and younger must have adult supervision after 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
Pancake Breakfast at Pueblo West Fire Station No. 1
51 E. Hahns Peak Ave. | 8 a.m.-noon | Donations for each meal will be accepted on behalf of the Pueblo West Firefighter's Association and the Pueblo West Professional Firefighters.
Fundraiser Breakfast at Our Lady of the Meadows
23 Starling Dr. | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | The Knights of Columbus will be serving up pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, green chile, coffee and orange juice. Cost is $8.
Pueblo Puzzle-Off at Fuel & Iron Food Hall
200 S. Union Ave. | 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. solo competition, 1:30-4 p.m. team competition | Pueblo Puzzleworks is set to host the speed-puzzling contest. Solo competitors will work a 300-piece puzzle. Teams of two will work a 500-piece puzzle. Entry fee is $15 for individuals or $25 for teams and includes a free soft drink voucher. Prizes totaling $500 will be awarded. Register in advance at Pueblo Puzzleworks, 204 S. Union Ave.
Variety Dance at Elks Ballroom
426 N. Santa Fe | Free dance lesson 1:15 p.m, dance from 2-5 p.m. | The SoCo Family Polka Club will host a dance featuring Carlos and the Boys performing ballroom, country, polka and other music styles. Cost is $5 for members or $7 for guests; cash only.
Monday, April 22
Pueblo Stamp Club Meeting at Rawlings Library
100 E. Abriendo Ave., Thurston Meeting Room | 1-3 p.m. | The topic is stamps of Australia. The meeting is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Donations of U.S. and foreign stamps for free distribution at club meetings are welcome.
Wednesday, April 24
Box Turtles of Colorado at Pueblo West Library
298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd. | 6:30-8 p.m. | Celebrate Earth Day by learning about a Colorado native species, the box turtle. Colorado State University Pueblo Professor Franziska Sandmeier discusses their habitat, behavior and current conservation efforts.
TAB Talks at The Ethos
615 E. Mesa Ave. | 7-11 p.m. | The Abstract Bar (TAB) Talks is an event like "TED Talks," just shorter, with more random topics, and presenters from the community. Free event. Email events@ethospueblo.com to participate.
Thursday, April 25
SoCo YoGo at Blo Back Gallery
131 Spring St. | 4-7 p.m. | Presented by the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment in honor of its new app launch. Festivities will include a dunk tank and more. Free and open to all ages.
Silent Book Club at The Ethos
615 E. Mesa Ave. | 6-8 p.m. | The first rule of Silent Book Club is to tell everyone who likes to read in peace about Silent Book Club. All ages welcome (if they can be silent.) Free, monthly event.
Fortepianist Daniel Maltz Concert at Rosemount Museum
419 W 14th St. | 7 p.m. April 25 and April 26 | The intimate concert will be held inside the museum. Tickets are $30 per person. Call 719-545-5290 to purchase your tickets.
Friday, April 26
Garden Party at Giodone Library
24655 U.S. Highway 50 East | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Celebrate the grand opening of the Giodone Library Tool Lending Library Shed, where library card holders can borrow gardening tools. Tools provided courtesy of the Pueblo Food Project.
Pueblo Film Festival Meet and Greet at Blo Back Gallery
131 Spring St. | 5-6:30 p.m. film screenings, launch party 7-9 p.m. | The event will feature youth documentary film academy screenings followed by the 21 and older inaugural launch party with Spyderland. Cost is $10.
Stayin' Alive - One Night of the Bee Gees at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. | Todd Mattina, Todd Sharman and Joseph Janisse capture the sights and songs of a Bee Gees concert with a production that offers big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. They will be singing hits such as “Night Fever,” “Jive Talkin’,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “You Should Be Dancing," and “Stayin’ Alive." Tickets range from $24.50 to $74.50 and are available online at pueblomemorialhall.com.
The Savannah Sipping Society at the Impossible Playhouse
1201 N. Main St. | 7:30 p.m. April 26-27 and again at 7:30 p.m. May3-5 and May 10-11 with 2 p.m. matinee May 5 | The comedy play, directed by Dawn Thompson, follows four unique Southern women, all needing to escape their daily routines who are drawn together for an impromptu happy hour. Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors or military or $11 for members and students. Reservations can be made by calling 719-542-6969 and tickets are sold online.
Saturday, April 27
International Sculpture Day at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Enjoy free admission and special events like the free clay giveaway, create your own garden pinwheel, scavenger hunt, crane making with folded paper and an art expression class from 2-3:30 p.m.
Pueblo Film Fest at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe | 10 a.m. April 27, Red Carpet event 7 p.m. April 27 and again at 10 a.m. April 28 | Enjoy short film screenings, exhibitors, vendors and food trucks. The film "Mirasol" will be screened at 10 a.m., April 28, and features the story of several Pueblo farming families and the Pueblo chile. Cost ranges from $25 for one day or $40 for all three days. Get tickets at pueblofilmfest.org.
Día del Niños Children's Day at Servicios de la Raza
805 W. Fourth St. | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Enjoy a day of games, food, music and fun for the whole family. Family resources, backpack distributions and more will be included. The event is free and open to the public.
Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros Celebration at Rawlings Library
100 E. Abriendo Ave. | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Join the Day of the Children/Day of the Books Celebration for community resources, bilingual book giveaways, crafts, Lotería and refreshments. El Vaquero: America's First Cowboy will be the topic of a 1 p.m. storytelling session with Angel Vigil.
Día del Niños Children's Day at Rocky Mountain SER
330 Lake Ave. | noon-4 p.m. | The event will feature fun games, face painting, free toddler clothing, music, dancing and food.
Brew at the Zoo at Pueblo Zoo
3455 Nuckolls Ave. | 2-6 p.m. | The event benefits exotic and endangered animals with 21 local brewers and vendors bringing everything from beer and hard cider to distilled spirits. General admission is $45 for members or $50 for non-members. Tickets are available at pueblozoo.org/brew. Participants must be 21 or older and no kids or dogs will be allowed.
Pueblo has Talent Finals at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | 3 p.m. | The top 25 acts will perform in this "America's Got Talent" themed contest. Cost is $15 to attend. Tickets on sale at pueblomemorialhall.com.
Tuesday, April 30
Grupo Folklórico del Pueblo Performance at Rawlings Library
100 E. Abriendo Ave. | 6 p.m. | The Pueblo-based performing group is a non-profit Mexican folk dance organization. The event takes place in the Grand Event Space located on the fourth floor.
Wednesday, May 1
Deadline to RSVP for May 10 Saluting Pueblo Seniors
St. Joseph Catholic Church Hall, 1145 Aspen Road | 11 a.m. May 10 | The Pueblo Area Agency on Aging event honors the senior citizen of the year, Puebloan's centenarians and pre-centenarians. Cost is $20 per person. For reservations by May 1, call 719-320-1817 or email jennyjacobs.realtor@gmail.com.
Thursday, May 2
Pueblo Past and Present event at Steelworks Center of the West
215 Canal St. | 4 p.m. | Curator Victoria Miller will talk about and sign copies of her newest book, "Pueblo: Past and Present."
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This article originally appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain: Pueblo things to do, activities April 19-May 2; Earth Day, Little Women
