The Loveland Choral Society presents “Season of Celebration” at the Rialto Theater Center in downtown Loveland on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. . (Loveland Reporter-Herald File)
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Winter wonderlight: Chapungu Sculpture Park, Sky Pond Drive, Centerra, Loveland, 5-9 p.m. The 30-minute holiday light show will be held nightly through January 1st. Visitors were encouraged to donate canned food to the Larimer County Food Bank. Free. Visit lovelandco.org/Winterwonderlights.
Family tree support: 1-3 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Grant assistance from the Larimer County Genealogical Society. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Texas Hold’em: 7-10:30 p.m., Charlie L’s Pub, 271 14th St. SE, Loveland. Free play. Website: rockymountainpokervenues.com.
Euchre night: 6:30 to 9 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. free. Call 970-619-8138 or visit bigtbrewery.com.
Small batch trivia: 6:30-8:30 p.m., MeadKrieger Meadery, 452 N. Washington Ave., Loveland. free. Website: bit.ly/46DR4H6.
Bilingual Storytime: 11-11:30 a.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Up to 5 years old. free. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Waggin Tales: 4-5 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Children can practice reading with a licensed therapy dog. Please come to the children’s desk during the program or at least 30 minutes before the program starts so that your child or family can participate in a session with the dog. free. Website: lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.
Loveland Mountain Club — Disappointment Falls: 8.8 miles from near Red Feather Lake. For more information and to sign up, please contact Gail Frasier @ billgailfrasier@gmail.com. Non-members are also welcome. Visit lovelandmountainclub.org.
Foothills Audubon Bird Club: 6-8 p.m., Berthoud Public Library, 236 Welch Ave., Berthoud. Local naturalist Kevin Cook shares strategies for finding birds with purpose, not luck. The program is free and open to the public. Contact Kat Bradley-Bennett at 303-589-1832 or katpbennett@gmail.com.
Canyon Concert Ballet — “The Nutcracker”: Thursday and Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. “The Nutcracker” depicts the adventures of a young girl, Clara, at a Christmas Eve party visited by the mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer. $25-$40, lctix.com.
NoCo Winter Wonderland: 5:15-8:15 p.m., Colorado Youth Outdoors, 4927 County Road 36, Fort Collins. The one-mile drive-thru holiday light display will run Wednesday through Saturday through Dec. 17, and then every night until Christmas. $25 per vehicle to benefit Colorado Youth His Outdoors. Timeslots are scheduled in 15-minute increments (nocoWinterwonderland.com/tickets).
Future plans
Hanukkah Wonderland: Originally scheduled for Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., it was postponed to Sunday. Venue: Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. Comes with illuminated menorah. Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado’s kickoff to Hanukkah includes crafts, games, storytime, food, a balloon artist, Judas the Maccabee photo shoot, and more. Activities are first-come, first-served. Free, shopfoothills.com.
Night on the Town: Friday, 6-9 p.m., Downtown Loveland, off 4th Street. Live music, special restaurant and gallery openings, lovelandnightonthetown.org.
Loveland Choir — “A Season of Celebration”: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. From “The Messiah” to more contemporary classics, a choir accompanied by a Christmas orchestra will lead the celebrations of the season. $20-22, 970-962-2120, realtheatercenter.org.
Northern Colorado Textile Union’s “Celebrating 50th Anniversary” artwork opens: Loveland Museum Green Room, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Features a wide range of fiber art. The exhibition will run until his March 31st. Free, contact 970-962-2410, thelovelandmuseum.org.