43rd Carnation Festival set
Head out to Anderson Park this weekend for the 43rd annual Carnation Festival. Festivities begin Friday night with plenty of activities for all.
There will be food, entertainment, a carnival, and fireworks Friday and Saturday night. The Zoppé Circus will hold its first performance at 1 p.m. Saturday, and will be stay through Aug. 26.
The parade will be at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
The festival will open at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17; admission is free. Parking is available for $5 or $10 at Anderson Park.
Shuttle buses will depart from Everitt Middle School, 3900 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, 7107 W. 38th Ave., and Wheat Ridge High School, 9505 W. 32nd Ave.
Grand opening
Rocky Mountain Drum Studio will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
The studio is located at 4965 Independence St., Wheat Ridge.
Zach Mailto, owner and lead instructor, holds lessons for all ages and skill levels.
The studio also has drum rentals for people who only need a set temporarily or would just like to try the drums out.
They also provide drum consultations by going to listen to drummers play in a live performance and offer them some tips on how to improve.
In the future they will present clinics and boot camps for students on Saturdays.
The studio allows students to learn while playing full drum sets.
For more information, visit www.rockymountaindrumstudios.com, call 303-424-9578 or email zach@rockymountaindrumstudios.com.
Walking audit
LiveWell Wheat Ridge will hold a walking audit on 38th Avenue 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
The group will meet in front of the Wheat Ridge Cyclery, 7085 W. 38th Ave.
This is an opportunity to study the new design of 38th Avenue, the business district and changes to transportation.
To RSVP, email tedheyd@gmail.com.
RTD Open House
Construction is under way on the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) Gold Line and Northwest Rail Westminster segment.
RTD’s contractor will be present to speak about current and upcoming work at an open house at Wednesday, Aug. 22.
The open house starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. Call 303-576-3352 with questions.
Outdoor pool closure
The outdoor pool at Anderson Park will close for the summer at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16.
It will reopen during the summer of 2013.