• Animated Creature Feature for Teens - Teens in grades 6 to 12 are invited to learn how to make a flip book using basic animation techniques, 2:30 to 4 p.m. today, Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Free, but reservations required. 303-771-3197
• Outdoor Polynesian Dance Performance - Featuring traditional dancing and music from Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-795-3961
• Edgewater Days Festival - Featuring amusement park, concessions, parade, entertainment and more, Friday through Sunday, Citizen's Park, 24th Avenue and Chase Street, Edgewater. 303-238-7803 or www.edgewaterco.com
• Free Workshop for Kinship Care Providers - The Denver Center for Crime Victims sponsors this seminar for grandparents raising their grandchildren and other kinship care providers, titled "All About Bullies," 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the Denver Police Department District 2 Community Room, 3921 Holly St. Registration deadline is Aug. 15. 303-860-0660.
• Adoptive Parent Preparation - Core classes to prepare parents for adoption, 4 to 9 p.m. Aug. 18 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19, Adoption Alliance, 2121 S. Oneida St. RSVP: 303-584-9900, Ext. 27.
• Old Firehouse Art Center 20th Anniversary Celebration - Featuring children's art exhibit, live music by Wendy Woo and her students, Bongo the Balloon Guy, face painting, art projects, tours on vintage firetruck and more, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, 667 Fourth Avenue and Coffman Street, Longmont. 303-651-2787 or www.firehouseart.org
• Free day - Enjoy a day of discovery at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 20. 303-322-7009
• Baby Clydesdale - Budweiser Clydesdale Shakira and her mother are on display during Anheuser-Busch Fort Collins Brewery tours, every 30 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 4, 2351 Busch Drive, Fort Collins. Free. 1-970-490-4691
• Sunflower Farm - Visit the 55-acre working farm and experience pony rides and a petting zoo, 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. the second Saturday of the month, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. 303-360-5360
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