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northern lights, brightens up the night sky off Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph Lighthouse, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)" title="An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, brightens up the night sky off Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph Lighthouse, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-article_feature" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=526" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=526 620w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=661 780w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=864 1020w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=1082 1280w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Northern_Lights_Solar_Storm_27253.jpg?w=1572 1860w" ></div> <figcaption> An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, brightens up the night sky off Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph Lighthouse, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) </figcaption> </figure> <div class="meta"><img class="avatar avatar-85 photo coauthor-avatar lazyload size-85x85" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wenzel-mug.jpg?w=85" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wenzel-mug.jpg?w=85 85w" alt="John Wenzel"><div class="coauthor-avatar-container"><div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/john-wenzel/" title="Posts by John Wenzel" class=" author-name" rel="author">John Wenzel</a> | <a href="mailto:jwenzel@denverpost.com">jwenzel@denverpost.com</a> | The Denver Post</pre></div><div class="time">UPDATED: <time datetime="2024-10-31 06:03:30">October 31, 2024 at 6:03 AM MST</time></div></div></div></div><div class="article-body"><div class="body-copy mng-subscriber-content"><div class="wp-remixd-voice-wrapper"><script type="text/javascript" id="remixd-audio-player-script" src="https://tags.remixd.com/player/v5/index.js?cb=%%CACHEBUSTER%%" charset="utf-8" async></script></div><h4>Aurora Borealis Festival debuts</h4> <p><strong>Friday-Sunday.</strong> While there won’t be any actual Northern Lights at the <strong>Aurora Borealis Festival</strong>, you can still expect a “stunning re-creation of the Northern Lights, interactive lighting installations, a Global Gift Bazaar, and Flavors of Aurora Food Court,” according to producers. Think LED projections, interactive installations, and live performances, alongside food trucks, vendors, yoga and other programming.</p> <p>The event at <strong>The Aurora Highlands’ Winged Melody Park </strong>is free and open to the public, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 1; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 2; and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 3. No pets allowed. 23578 E. 38th Place in Aurora. <a href="https://www.auroraborealisfestival.com/">auroraborealisfestival.com</a> </p> <figure id="attachment_6817312" class="wp-caption alignright size-article_inline_third"><img class="lazyload " alt="The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center's 40th Ceramics Sale and Exhibition runs Nov. 7-10. (Provided by JCC)" width="780" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-02.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="6817312" data-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-02.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-02.jpg?fit=210%2C9999px&ssl=1 210w" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center’s 40th Ceramics Sale and Exhibition runs Nov. 7-10. (Provided by JCC)</figcaption></figure> <h4>40 years of local, handmade ceramics</h4> <p><strong>Thursday-Nov. 10.</strong> Get a jump on holiday shopping at one of Denver’s longest-running art markets when JCC’s <strong>40th Annual Ceramics Sale and Exhibition</strong> returns Thursday, Nov. 7-Nov 10. The gathering, which takes over the lobby of the <strong>Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center</strong>, features handmade pieces by local artists, molded and fired in the JCC ceramics studio.</p> <p>It takes place at 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver. Call 303-399-2660 or visit <a href="https://www.jccdenver.org/portfolio-items/ceramicssale/">jcccdenver.org/portfolio-items/ceramicssale</a> for more information. </p> <figure id="attachment_6817314" class="wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline"><img class="lazyload " alt="The Denver Women's Choir performs " width="1200" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="6817314" data-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&ssl=1 780w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&ssl=1 810w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-01.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&ssl=1 1860w" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Denver Women’s Choir performs “We Are: A Celebration of Self-Acceptance” at Wellshire Presbyterian Church on Nov. 4, 2023 in Denver. (Photo by Seth McConnell, provided by RMAA)</figcaption></figure> <h4>Pre-election music — and civics</h4> <p><strong>Saturday-Sunday.</strong> Election anxiety, anyone? The <strong>Denver Women’s Chorus</strong> will kick off its 41st season Saturday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 3, with the timely <strong>“Do You Hear the People Sing.”</strong> The show carries themes of civic engagement and collective protest through music from Broadway’s “Suffs” and classics such as “Les Misérables,” “Anyone Can Whistle,” and “Cinderella.”</p> <p>The LGBTQ chorus, part of the Rocky Mountain Arts Association, will perform at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at <strong>Central Presbyterian Church</strong>, 1660 Sherman St. in Denver, and Sunday at 3 p.m. at <strong>Broomfield Auditorium</strong>, 3 Community Park Road in Broomfield. Tickets are $13-$28, including fees. <a href="https://denverchoruses.org/doyouhearthepeoplesing/">denverchoruses.org/doyouhearthepeoplesing</a> </p> <figure id="attachment_6817313" class="wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline"><img class="lazyload " alt="Denver's iZCALLi plays Longmont's Dia de Muertos celebration on Saturday, Nov. 2. (Provided by Longmont Museum)" width="512" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="6817313" data-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&ssl=1 780w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&ssl=1 810w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TDP-Z-Best-Bets-11-01-2024-03.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&ssl=1 1860w" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Denver’s iZCALLi plays Longmont’s Dia de Muertos celebration on Saturday, Nov. 2. (Provided by Longmont Museum)</figcaption></figure> <h4>Día de Muertos in Longmont</h4> <p><strong>Saturday.</strong> Longmont lays claim to the state’s oldest <strong> Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead)</strong> celebration, which this month marks 24 years of street festivals and cultural programming. The traditional Mexican holiday will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 2, with live performances that will “span the ages, from ancient Aztecan dance to the genre-bending rock and roll of iZCALLi.”</p> <p>The <strong>“Noche de Museo: Celebrating Day of the Dead”</strong> event starts at 7 p.m. at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road in Longmont. All ages. 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