Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Washington ... The Performance Now Theater company, which started out in Highlands Ranch some years ago, is performing “1776” at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Parkway, Lakewood, through April 3. Box office: 303-987-7845, lakewood.org/Government/Departments/Community-Resources/Arts-and-Culture/Lakewood-Cultural-Center/Ticketing-and-Box-Office.
Colorado Gallery of the Arts
Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts is holding an online exhibit for Littleton Student work through April 8. My understanding is that exhibits this year are online only. See arapahoe.edu/littleton-public-school-district-art-show-2022.
Reminder to artists
Entries are invited to the All Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery, via CaFE, callforentry.org. Limited to the first 150 submissions of one to three works. Entry fee: $30-All Colorado at the Depot. Juror is Doug Dawson. Deadline is May 15 or the first 150 submissions, whichever comes first. Must have been created in the past three years, no more than 30 inches in height and width and weighing less than 25 pounds. Hanging works are limited to 20 inches height and width, 10 inches depth. Notification by June 17.
Curtis Center
Small prints by members of the Boston Printmakers will be exhibited at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E Orchard Road, Greenwood Village — one of many area exhibits that are part of the Month of Print (MoPrint). Reception April 2, 6-8 p.m. Free admission. This traveling show includes 130 small prints from across the country. All are no larger than eight by 10 inches and are about the theme of communication. Some area galleries already have exhibits of prints, and we expect there will be more, but have not been notified. (Blame COVID!) Hours: open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 303-797-1779.
Genealogy group
Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meets at 1 p.m. in-person and on Zoom. Meeting April 12 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Presenter: Jonathan Fairchild, historian for the National Park Service, at 1 p.m. speaking about Homestead Laws (Homestead Act of 1862) and techniques for researching homestead records and the effect the act had on the United States. On April 19 at 1 p.m., via Zoom, Susie Wickman will present “Mapping Your Family History.” columbinegenealogy.com.
‘Blue Ridge’
Miner’s Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, opens a regional premiere of “Blue Ridge” by Abby Rosebrock, playing April 15 to June 5. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.
ACC Foundation
The Arapahoe Community College Foundation presents “A Night in Monte Carlo,” its annual fundraiser to bring in money for student scholarships, on April 21 at Cielo at Castle Pines. Office phone for information: 303-797-5602.
