🌱 Denver Arts Week + COVID-19 Surge Coming? + Metro School Closures

November 5, 2022 steven

Hello, friends! It’s Saturday in Denver and I’m back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Today you’ll find these stories and more:

Do you know someone that could be the next Colorado Poet Laureate?
Miraculously, there weren’t any major injuries in Friday morning’s 100+ car pileup.
COVID-19 surges possible this winter.

Saturday’s weather: Mostly cloudy and milder. High: 61 Low: 37.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

Do you have what it takes to be the next Colorado Poet Laureate? Nominations for the next Colorado Poet Laureate opened this week and you can nominate your favorite poet through Feb. 1, 2023. The governor selects the Colorado Poet Laureate, who then serves a four-year term and does lots of activities and events around the state. (Colorado)
Metro area school districts are facing the prospect of having to close schools. Here’s how each one is handling the process and the responses from the community. (CO Sun)
Sixth Avenue reopens after the Friday morning 100+ car pile-up. Sixth Avenue was closed in both directions between Kalamath Street and Federal Boulevard, as nearly 100 cars smashed into each other after the road had iced over. It appears that there were no drivers with life-threatening injuries caused by the pileup. (Patch)
Is another COVID-19 surge on the way? The past two winters have seen huge number of positive cases of COVID-19. What is the outlook for this winter and what can you do to protect yourself? (CO Sun)

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Today in Denver:

Día de los Muertos Festival: Denver Botanic Gardens. (9 a.m.)
Puttin’ on the Max: Mew York, Mew York. (5:30 p.m.)
Darrell Hammond: At Comedy Works. (7:15 p.m.)
In the Court of the Conqueror: Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center. (7:30 p.m.)
Ten more things to do: In Denver this weekend. (Westword)

From my notebook:

It’s Denver Arts Week. Celebrate the Mile High City’s arts and culture scene. There’s hundreds of events around the city to explore art districts, check out museum exhibitions and outdoor sculptures. Nov. 4-12. (Visit Denver)
Where to get a flu vaccine in Denver if you don’t have a primary care doctor. Just enter your zip code at to see a list of options. (Denver)
Beginning next week, you can sign up and register for winter activities through Denver Parks and Recreation. On Wednesday, Nov. 9 at noon the website will launch for registration. Highlights include ski and snowboard programs for youth and a variety of holiday events for the whole family. (Denver)
Don’t know where to drop off your ballot? Find a nearby 24-hour ballot drop-off boxes, in-person vote centers or mobile vote centers with the handy link included here. Ballots are due in person, in a drop-off box or be in line at a voting center by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. (Denver)