SATURDAY

A vinyl day Saturday at the Colorado Springs Record Show. Rows and rows of records, stacks of LPs, 45s, cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes as well as T-shirts, posters and memorabilia. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Antlers Hotel, free parking. Admission $10 early bird, $3 at 9 a.m. coloradorecordshow.com

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

A weekend to experience the Aurora Borealis Festival in, yes, Aurora, at award-winning Aurora Highlands’ Winged Melody Park. They’re recreating the beautiful Aurora Borealis projected skyward through LED technology and with an immersive sound dome, a light tunnel, silent disco, art installations, and festival food trucks, music and artisan vendors. Free but timed reservations recommended. $75 VIP packages available with premium parking and special access to festival attractions. To reserve a spot, AuroraBorealisFestival.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Holiday shopping season gets a start for enthusiasts at the weekend’s Model Train Expo with a swap-meet style event.  Find model train layouts, railroad collectibles, tools and more, plus how-to clinics. Layouts HO, On3, N scale T-Track, O scale and HO Free-Mo presented by Train Expo Colorado — TECO. Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. $11 and children under 12 free. tecoshow.org/tecoswap.htm

SATURDAY

A local pre-Kwanzaa tradition, the 27th Annual African Marketplace is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hillside Community Center, presented by Kuumba Cultural Collective of Southern Colorado. Free and open to the community, with African crafts, clothing, food, performances, vendors and resources. Local Kwanzaa events will be Dec. 26-31. cospringskwanzaa.org

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Colorful, creative Dia de Muertos celebrations honoring those loved ones who have died fill the area. The Philharmonic salutes the culture and music of Mexico Friday night, tinyurl.com/ms3uexus. Friday and Saturday, artistic ofrendas, music, a children’s costume parade and a mercado at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, fac.coloradocollege.edu/dia-de-muertos/. Saturday, celebrate at Lulu’s Downtown, presented by the Smokebrush Foundation for the Arts. Music, costumes and bring a family memento. $30, tinyurl.com/4x7hjzft

SATURDAY

Something creatively fun for the political season, a humorous one-man show, “Give ‘Em Hell Harry,” about the life and presidency of Harry S Truman, starring Patrick Neill. 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Funky Little Theater, Westside Community Center, 16 W. Bijou St. Tickets: tinyurl.com/3c9ztbhc.

FRIDAY

Four Colorado Springs landmarks will “go teal” Friday as part of the national Light the World in Teal for Alzheimers Awareness. Broadmoor World Arena, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and Sunrise at University Park will join 1,300 businesses and landmarks in 50 states and 16 other countries for the annual lighting campaign for Alzheimers Awareness Month.

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