Friday, October 28, 2011

Best Bets for The Weekend: Ars Nov Singers, Chinese Art, high-style art from low-tech cameras and more

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Ars Nov Singers, Chinese Art, high-style art from low-tech cameras and more

Ars Nova Singers take on Mozart's Requiem

Today and Saturday. One of the most popular and storied of all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's creations is his Requiem in D minor, K. 626. The work, which was famously left unfinished at the time of the composer's death in 1791, offers his take on the traditional Catholic Mass for the dead. The Boulder-based Ars Nova Singers, augmented to 60 voices, will join conductor Bahman Saless and the 30-member Boulder Chamber Orchestra for two performances of the work this weekend. Concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. today in St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., and 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder. $12-$25. 303-583-1278 or boulderchamberorchestra.org.

This costume party is sure to be a real zoo

Saturday-Sunday. Halloween gets wild at the Denver Zoo's "Boo at the Zoo." The 27th annual fall freakout lets kids trick-or-treat around the zoo, with more than 25 stops along the way. Take public transportation or ride a bike to the Boo and get $2 off the admission price — a free shuttle will be available from the East 30th Avenue and Downing Street light-rail station. Motorists can park in City Park or at the Stapleton Park-n-Ride and hop a free shuttle to the zoo. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, 2300 Steele St.; 303-376-4800. Activities included with zoo admission: $13 for guests ages 12 to 64, $10 for seniors age 65 and older, $8 for kids ages 3 to 11. denverzoo.org

"Reinventing Radio": Ira Glass in Fort Collins

Sunday. Ira Glass, host and creator of the public-radio program "This American Life," will appear at 3 p.m. for a program called "Reinventing Radio: An Afternoon With Ira Glass," at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. "This American Life" is heard on more than 500 radio stations each week by more than 1.7 million listeners. The show is mostly true stories of everyday people who have the right to remain silent — but choose not to. Tickets $45-$65 ($100 seats include a private reception). fcgov.com/lctix or 970-221-6730

Navajo weavings sale benefits CU museum

Thursday. More than 100 historical and contemporary works will be on view as part of the 26th Annual Joe Ben Wheat Navajo Weaving Silent Auction and Benefit. The event, coordinated by the Toh-Atin Gallery of Durango, supports the textile collections at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. The event runs from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the lobby of the Denver Post building, 101 W. Colfax Ave., and includes free weavings evaluations and a lecture on the history of Navajo weaving. 303-492-6892 or toh-atin.com/cuauction.

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