{"id":9852,"date":"2026-04-17T16:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/things-to-do-in-the-loveland-area-on-friday-theater-music-and-much-more-loveland-reporter-herald\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:28:56","slug":"things-to-do-in-the-loveland-area-on-friday-theater-music-and-much-more-loveland-reporter-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/things-to-do-in-the-loveland-area-on-friday-theater-music-and-much-more-loveland-reporter-herald\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Theater, music and much more &#8211; Loveland Reporter-Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>e-Edition<br \/>Sign up for email newsletters<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for email newsletters<br \/>e-Edition<br \/> \t\t\tTrending:\t\t<br \/><strong>Lost Marbles Theatrics \u2014 \u201cLes Miserables\u201d:<\/strong> 7 p.m. \u00a0Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. A non-musical dramatic adaptation of Victor Hugo\u2019s beloved classic about redemption and revolution. $20, 970-962-2120, rialtotheatercenter.org.<br \/><strong>Northern Colorado Performing Arts \u2014 &#8220;School of Rock: The Musical (Young Actors Edition)&#8221;:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Northern Colorado Performing Arts, 575 N. Denver Ave., Loveland. $18 in advance or $20 at the door for adults, and $16\/$18 for students, nocopa.org.<br \/><strong>Berthoud Bash Twist &amp; Shout:<\/strong> 6 p.m., Embassy Suites by Hilton, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. The 1950s sock hop-themed night will feature dinner, dancing and live and silent auctions to raise funds for local schools. $90, berthoudschoolsfund.org\/berthoud-bash.<br \/><strong>Hope Blooms Fashion Show<\/strong>: 6:30-8 p.m., House of Neighborly Service, 1511 E. 11th St., Loveland. Benefit for HNS with a runway show, shopping, community stories, desserts and beverages. $25, honservice.org\/events-resources\/hope-blooms.html.<br \/><strong>Colorado Eagles vs. Calgary Wranglers:<\/strong> 7:05 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Blue Arena, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland. $37 and up, 970-686-7468, coloradoeagles.com.<br \/><strong>Herons Galore \u2014 a Sunset Guided Walk:<\/strong> 6-7:30 p.m., Boise Bend Natural Area, 1225 S. Boise Ave., Loveland. Quarter-mile walk to view both a heronry and an osprey nest. offero.cityofloveland.org.<br \/><strong>Eric Golden:<\/strong> 8 p.m., The Boot Grill, 4164 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. Free, 970-685-4737, thebootgrill.com.<br \/><strong>Cledus Wheeler:<\/strong> 6:30-8:30 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.<br \/><strong>Song Sorcerer:<\/strong> 7-10 p.m., To the Fives Taproom &amp; Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.<br \/><strong>Singer-songwriter Nick Critchlow:<\/strong> 5 p.m., Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, 815 14th St. SW, Loveland. grimmbrothersbrewing.com.<br \/><strong>Next Stop Comedy:<\/strong> 7:30-9 p.m., Crooked Beech Brewing, 3121 N. Garfield Ave., Loveland. $27.86, crookedbeech.com\/events.<br \/><strong>Pub Quiz Night:<\/strong> 6:30-9 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Free, 970-619-8138, bigtbrewery.com.<br \/><strong>Colorado State University Master Gardeners Lecture Series \u2014 Pruning:<\/strong> noon-1 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Master Gardener Frank Lancaster will discuss pruning and care techniques for trees and shrubs. lovelandpubliclibrary.org\/events.<br \/><strong>Chess Games:<\/strong> 1-4:30 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Drop in to play chess with others in the lobby. Free, 970-962-2783.<br \/><strong>Drop-In Table Tennis:<\/strong> 1:30-4 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. 970-962-2783.<br \/><strong>Drop-In Open Craft and Connect:<\/strong> 2-4 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. \u00a0Bring your own crafts, games and projects to work on. 970-962-2783.<br \/><strong>Bingo:<\/strong> 7-9 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Fort Collins Lions Club charitable activities. $10. Email info@fortcollinslions.org.<br \/><strong>Homeward Alliance Mobile Laundry:<\/strong> drop off 8:30-11 a.m. at Loveland Public Library parking lot, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Pick up by 2:45 p.m. Free, 970-460-6451, email laundry@homewardalliance.org.<br \/><strong>Public Star Night:<\/strong> 7-10 p.m., Little Thompson Observatory, 850 Spartan Ave., Berthoud. Telescopes available for viewing, weather permitting. starkids.org.<br \/><strong>Free to Play Texas Hold-em Poker:<\/strong> 6-9 p.m., Bradford\u2019s Grub &amp; Grog, 335 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. 970-344-5492, rockymountainpokervenues.com.<br \/><strong>Fort Collins Symphony and \u201cThe Gold Rush\u201d:<\/strong> 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. The symphony will provide live orchestral accompaniment at a screening of the Charlie Chaplin 1925 silent film classic. \u00a0Fort Collins Comic Con will be on-site hosting a themed photo booth. $28-$49 for adults, and $10 for students and children, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.<br \/><strong>The Square Dusters Big Top Parade Dance:<\/strong> 5:30-9:30 p.m., Club Tico, 1599 City Park Drive, Fort Collins. Potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m. and squares at 7:30 p.m. $10 for visiting dancers and $9 for member dancers. Non-dancing visitors free. 970-342-1823, squaredusters.com.<br \/><strong>FoCo Book Fest:<\/strong> 5:30-9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. Author talks, book marketplaces, panel discussions, writing workshops and hands-on creative crafts. Free, focobookfest.org.<br \/><strong>OpenStage Theatre and Co. \u200b\u2014 \u201cThe Cottage\u201d:<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Contains adult language and themes. $18-$44, \u00a0970-221-6730, lctix.com.<br \/><strong>Mo\u2019Print Exhibit \u200b\u2014 \u201cUnder Pressure: 2026 National Printmaking Exhibition\u201d:<\/strong> 1-6 p.m., Lincoln Center Art Gallery, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Nationally juried exhibition of artworks consisting of any printmaking media. Free, lctix.com\/art-gallery.<br \/><strong>\u201cChinatown Rising\u201d Film Screening:<\/strong> 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday and 6-8 p.m. Monday, Behavioral Sciences Building, Room A101, at Colorado State University, 410 W. Pitkin St., Fort Collins. The documentary captures the fight for justice, identity and community in San Francisco&#8217;s China town during the civil rights era. csu.eventive.org\/films.<br \/><strong>Spring Dance Concert:<\/strong> 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday and 2-4 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, University Center for the Arts &#8211; Dance Theatre, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. $15 adults, $13 ages 62-plus, $5 under 18, csuartstickets.universitytickets.com.<br \/><strong>Project RePlay Soft Launch:<\/strong> 4-6 p.m., Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. Project RePlay is a new sustainability-driven initiative from the Toy, Game, and Puzzle Library designed to reduce waste and reuse play materials. The space will feature tools like 3D printers, sewing machines and a soldering station. tgplibrary.org.<br \/><strong>Indigo Theatre Co. \u200b\u2014 \u201cSylvia\u201d:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Windsor Community Playhouse, 561 E. Garden Drive, Unit A, Windsor. A deeply human comedy about a midlife crisis and a stray dog, in which the dog is played by a human. $35.98, indigotheatreco.com.<br \/><strong>STEM Adventures:<\/strong> 5-7 p.m., Kiddie Academy of Windsor, 4701 Oakmont St., Windsor. Little learners can explore science, technology, engineering, and math through activities, games and creative challenges. Children must be accompanied by an adult. kiddieacademy.com\/academies\/windsor.<br \/><strong>Aims Community Theater \u200b\u2014\u200b \u201cSide Show:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, through April 26, Ed Beaty Hall Theater at the Greeley Campus, 5203 W. 20th St., Greeley. The Tony-nominated musical is based on the remarkable true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who rose from a carnival sideshow to the heights of vaudeville stardom. $15, aims.co\/side-show-tix.<br \/><strong>\u201cCentennial Revisited: An Oral History of the Epic TV Miniseries\u201d \u00a0Book Signing:<\/strong> 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, LINC Library Innovation Center, 501 Eighth Ave., in Greeley. Perry Hibner, author of \u201cCentennial Revisited\u201d will speak. perryhibner.com.<br \/>Copyright 2026 Loveland Reporter-Herald. All rights reserved. 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