MOA will add a new Cabinet of Curiosities at its new location in Marjorie Park. Aided by Lonnie Hanzen, the Cabinet of Curiosities will be centered around fairy tale relics.

Hudson Gardens

Thinking about holiday season, Hudson Gardens is planning two separate events this year. Hudson Holidays is the first event. The second, coming after Jan. 1 is “Light up the New Year.” Ticket information can be found at www.hudsongardens.org/enjoy/holidays/.

Parker Symphony

The Parker Symphony will host a “Musical Cruise” to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The Oct. 20 show will be heald at PACE Center.

For tickets, call 303-805-6800, or visit the website at https://parkerarts.org/.

Englewood Civic Center

Englewood Arts Presents next chamber music concert will be on Oct. 28 with pianist Jooeun Pak. The 2 p.m. show will be held in Hampden Hall at the Englewood Civic Center.

Reserve tickets before the show at englewoodarts.org. Tickets can be purchased at the door

day of the show.

Miners Alley

Miners Alley, located at 12244 Washington Ave. in Golden, presents “The Cherry Orchard” through Nov. 5. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. on Sundays. For ticket information call 303-935-3044, or visit the website at https://minersalley.com/mapac_shows/the-cherry-orchard/.

Colorado Cowboy Gathering

Returning to Golden this year is The Colorado Cowboy Gathering at the Buffalo Rose Event Center between Jan. 11 and Jan. 14.

This event is celebrating 35 years of performances.

Audubon Nature Center

The Audubon Nature Center is offering travel opportunities with the Birds and Butterflies of Central Mexico Jan. 21-26. Overwintering Monarch Butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve plus birding hotspots in Mexico City, Valle de Bravo and surrounding areas.

Learn more about the six-day wildlife expedition at https://denveraudubon.org/travel/.

Free birding field trips are offered each month through the Front Range Birding Company. For information, call 303-977-2473.

Denver Audubon’s Kingery Nature Center is located at 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd.

There are about 345 species of birds living in or navigating through Chatfield State Park.

Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra

The Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Newman Center, locatd 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver.

The show will feature Igor Pikayazen on violin with Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances;” and Brahms’ “Violin Concerto.”

The orchestra will also perform Anna Clyne’s “Masquerade.”

As shows continues this season, the orchestra is celebrating its Platinum Anniversay season.

For information, visit the website at arapahoe-phil.org or call General Manager arapahoe-phil.org or call General Manager Bess Scully at 303-829-4857.

Colorado Gallery of Arts

The Colorado Gallery of the Arts will host “Shared Visions-Tactile and Interactive Exhibition” from Nov. 8 through Nov. 15. It will include multisensory art created by Arapahoe Community College students and students from the Colorado School for the Blind.

For information, visit www.arapahoe.edu/blog/shared-visions-tactile-art-exhibition.

Sonya Ellingboe has been writing about area arts and entertainment and sometimes local history since 1986. She has lived in Littleton since 1956 and has four adult children and nine grandchildren — plus...

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