Cupid’s Undie Run
Registration open. Warm weather is bad for skiing but potentially good for the barely clothed runners of Cupid’s Undie Run. The annual event, which invites participants to don their best underwear outdoors, doesn’t arrive until Feb. 28, but you can (and should, given its popularity) sign up now for “the nation’s largest pantless party,” as organizers wrote.
The event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and fundraises for NF research through the Children’s Tumor Foundation, they added. The run “kicks off with drinking and dancing, then we jog it out with a mile(ish) run and end it all with an epic dance party!” The 21-and-up run starts at Stoney’s Bar and Grill, 1111 Lincoln St. in Denver. Registration is $45 per person. Visit bit.ly/4bLcS8V for more. — John Wenzel
Wells Fargo Ski Cup
Thursday-Feb. 20. The 50th annual Wells Fargo Ski Cup at Winter Park Resort, which benefits the National Sports Center for the Disabled, is set for Thursday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21. And this year’s edition includes a very special event.
On Thursday morning, the World Disabled Invitational will feature athletes from around the world competing just days before they depart for the Winter Paralympics, following the conclusion of the Winter Olympics in Italy. Friday’s events include a corporate challenge with skiers and snowboarders on corporate teams racing alongside athletes from the NSCD competition center. There are also parties and youth events.
The Wells Fargo Ski Cup raises nearly $600,000 annually for the NSCD. Donate and get more details at nscd.org/events/50th-annual-ski-cup. Admission to events is free at the base of the mountain, no lift ticket required. Visit winterparkresort.com for more. — John Meyer
‘Shiki Dreams’ to close
Through Feb. 14. Valentine’s Day is your final chance to check out “Shiki Dreams,” the immersive, art-driven installation from Denver company Prismajic. The exhibit, first launched in 2019, is being pushed out of its current lease at the Lakewood shopping center Colorado Mills, which makes the Feb. 14 closing your last chance to wander through its lofty, surreal environments, or hang out at the Night Owls bar.
This weekend features the culinary send-off Love, Course by Course, a Valentine’s dinner by chef Tiffany Winters. That night, the space is also hosting the latest Poetry Brothel, starting at 8 p.m. 14500 E. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. Tickets are $15-$23 via prismajic.com. — John Wenzel
Meshell Ndegeocello
Friday. Storied singer-songwriter and poet Meshell Ndegeocello will visit University of Denver’s Newman Center on Friday, Feb. 13, as part of its Black History Month Series. The Grammy-winning artist’s visit revolves around a musical “living tribute” to writer James Baldwin amid her latest project, “No More Water.” Ndegeocello’s genre-roaming mastery serves her well as she revisits his work through nimble, soulful new compositions.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver. Tickets are $30-$84 via newmancenterpresents.com. — John Wenzel