AROUND TOWN

Winter Brew Fest VIP entry is 6-7 p.m., general admission is 7- 10 p.m. both Jan. 27 & 28. Mile High Station, 2027 Old West Colfax Ave. Tickets are $45 to $55. Visit denverbrewfewst.com/winter for more information.

Now that the Denver Broncos are a distant memory and Tom Brady is on his way to yet another Super Bowl, there’s really no better way to lament the most recent football season in this very-football town than with several toasty brews at Denver’s Mile High Station. This annual event celebrates craft beverages from around Colorado and other U.S. microbrews (Aurora brew slingers Mu Brewery will be there both days) with a backdrop featuring live, local music, food and vendors. But, mostly, beer. Just good ol’ fashioned beer, folks. And following the holidays, who couldn’t use an oat soda or three?

Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Nature Walk 9:30 – 11 a.m. Jan. 28. The Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Pkwy. The event is free, but registration is required at visiting auroragov.org. For more information, call 303-739-6660 or visit AuroraMuseum.org.

Whether or not you were one of some 200,000 people who marched on Denver last weekend, the Aurora History Museum is offering another chance to honor local women this weekend with a nature walk and a preceding discussion about several new inductees tot the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. The newest exhibit at the museum, called “Celebrating Colorado: Women in STEM,” features vignettes of 28 inductees to the state’s Women’s Hall of Fame who have influenced the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). City staff will lead a discussion about a few of those women before the nature walk on Saturday. Following the discussion, Aurora Natural Resource Specialist Joy Thompson will lead attendees of the free event on a walk around DeLaney Farm Historic Site and Open Space.

Chinese Calligraphy Exhibit 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Jan. 26 & 27; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Jan. 28. The Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda  Pkwy. Free. Visit auroragov.org for more information.

When looking through old reporters notebooks, it often looks as if there is some Chinese calligraphy tossed in there, wedged between margins with arrows and diagrams pointing every which way. But, that’s just a few decades of practicing very, very poor English penmanship. To our third grade teachers: “We’re sorry. Sort of.” To combat those horrendous etchings sometimes referred to as “notes,” check out some very legitimate and very beautiful work by several renowned Chinese calligraphers at the Aurora Central Library this weekend. Organized by the Rocky Mountain Chinese Calligraphy Association, the Community College of Denver Confucius Institute and the Chinese American Post, the exhibit features a slew of works through Jan. 28. There will also be a lecture on calligraphy at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. Visit the Facebook event page “The Beauty of Chinese Characters Exhibition” for more information.

MUSIC

Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks Doors open at 5 p.m. Jan. 27. Red Rocks Amphitheatre 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. Tickets start at $45. Visit icelanticskis.com/pages/winter-on-the-rocks for more information.

After Chance the Rapper showed off some new stuff with Anderson .Paak this week, there’s really no better time to size up the artist himself than at Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks this Friday. Anderson, The Free Nationals, Lil Dicky and ZEDD will all be performing at the annual, chilly event this weekend at Red Rocks. Bundle up, and consider carrying a sled or skis for the trip back down at the end.

Ullrgrass in Golden Showtimes vary. Jan. 27 – 29. Parfet Park and The Buffalo Rose, downtown Golden. Ticket prices vary from $25 for a single-day ticket to $250 for the VIP weekend pass. Visit ullrgrass.com for details.

Put on your faux fur and Viking horns for this family-friendly winter music and beer fest surrounded by the beauty of the Rocky Mountain foothills in Golden. Highlights include the UllrGrass Parade, music from local and national bluegrass musicians and tons of local food and craft vendors. Performers include Colroado darlings Euforquestra, Coral Creek, Thunder & Rain, and many more. Horns on, thumbs up. Get ready to get your party plunder on, people. 

Brilliant Traces

What do you get when toss a bitter old grump in a cabin with a slightly neurotic, slightly grief-stricken runaway bride? The Vintage Theatre’s first show of its 2017 season, “Brilliant Traces.” Such is the plot of the Cindy Lou Johnson drama, directed at The Vintage by one of the theater’s founders, Craig Bond. Christian Mast takes the reigns as the male lead in this heady and transformative drama. Dayton Street favorite Maggy Stacy is Rosannah. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 & 28; 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29. The Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St. Visit vintagetheatre.org for more information. The show runs through March 5.