• Flicks on the 'Fax - Bring a blanket or lawn chair and at sunset see a free show. Legend of Zorro on Saturday, and Madagascar on July 15, at Fletcher Plaza, 9898 E. Colfax Ave. Refreshments sold on site. No dogs allowed. For complete list of upcoming movies, call 303-326-8804.
• Getting Your Child Ready For Kindergarten - Jody Martin will share what to look for in a classroom and teacher, the purpose of kindergarten, and information about the challenges and adjustments you and your child will both face, 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sheridan Library, 3201 W. Oxford Ave. 303-789-5422. Free; reservation required.
• Free "Saving for College" Workshop - Featuring experts discussing how to financially prepare for college, including the benefits of 529 college savings plans, 6 to 7 p.m. July 13, Babies R Us, 7155 Business Center Drive, Highlands Ranch. For information, call 303-376-8831.
• Boot Camp for New Dads - Featuring a facilitator along with veteran dads and their infants, who will orient and teach parenting skills to rookie dads, July 15 at Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, 1835 Franklin St., and Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, 200 Exempla Circle, Lafayette, and July 22 at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. 303-866-8280.
• Kidspree - Colorado's largest free outdoor event for children featuring more than 60 fun activities, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 15-16, Bicentennial Park, East Alameda Avenue and Potomac Street, just west of I-225, in Aurora. Shuttle available. For information, 303-326-8FUN or www.auroragov.org/kidspree.
• Baby Clydesdale - Budweiser Clydesdale Shakira and her mother are on display during Anheuser-Busch Fort Collins Brewery tours, every 30 minutes 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 4, 2351 Busch Drive, Fort Collins. Free. 970-490-4691
• Sunflower Farm - Families are invited to visit the 55-acre working farm and experience pony rides, a petting zoo, egg collecting and more, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through October, 11150 Prospect Road, Longmont. 303-661-0954. Suggested donation: adults, $3; children, $7; under 12 months, free
• Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum - Cockpit demo day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Saturday of each month, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. 303-360-5360. Admission: adults 13 to 64, $7; 65 and older, $6; children 6 to 12, $5.
Send items to Family Calendar, Lifestyles, Rocky Mountain News, 100 Gene Amole Way, Denver, CO 80204; fax 303-892-5407; or e-mail Spotlight@RockyMountainNews.com.
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