The AAUW Lakewood Branch enjoys Diversions — one-time events that are entertaining, educational, and often “outside the box.” In the past we have experienced outdoor adventures, attended cultural and historical programs, and explored the world of chocolate.

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Diversions 2024

August 9, 2024
Garden Tea at the AAR Art Gallery in Old Westminster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 12, 2024
Attend Puccini’s “Girl of the Golden West” 
At Central City Opera
Activity includes a lecture prior to the performance.

February 16, 2024, Manitou Springs, Colorado

 

 

 

 

Valentines Tea in the Queen’s Parlour Tea Room
in the historical  Miramont Castle Museum.
Several members also enjoyed a guided tour.
Member Elnore Grow said “Of all the teas I’ve attended over the
years, this one is at the top of my list!”

Diversions 2023

May 17, 2023
Coffee Concert with Jeffrey Siegel, piano virtuoso, Franz Liszt: Saton or Saint. Casual 1 hour musicale. Mr. Siegel will discuss and then perform in their entirety engaging compositions. Lunch after in Old Town Arvada.

March 3, 2023
Afternoon Tea at Dushanbe in Boulder, Colorado

Diversions 2022

November 28, 2022
Members made their own wreath for the holidays at a fun wreath making class at Statice Floral in Wheatridge.

June 2, 2022
Tour of the K Gallery of Contemporary Art in downtown Denver, followed by lunch at a nearby restaurant. The impressive gallery is owned by Doug Kacena, the son of one of our members.

Feb 13, 2022
Frank Sinatra Musical at the Boulder Dinner Theatre

March 6, 2022
Attend World premier of Rattlesnake Kate at the DCPS Theater Campus, Wolf Theater with lunch at a nearby café. Katherine McHale Slaughterback, popularly called Rattlesnake Kate, was a real woman pioneer from Colorado. She garnered fame for an incident in which she killed 140 rattlesnakes. 

April 9, 2022
Kinky Boots: A Musical at The Arvada Center