Katie Glassman of Denver will sing and play her fiddle in styles ranging from Western swing to vintage jazz and bluegrass at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Englewood's Hampden Hall, part of a new Friday night concert series called “Starlight Rhythms.” The series hopes to draw a somewhat younger audience for folk, blues and jazz and is presented in a cabaret style in Hampden Hall. Glassman's original music is recorded on her recent release, “Snapshot.” Hampden Hall is at 1000 Englewood Parkway in the Englewood Civic Center. Tickets: at the door or 303-860-8196. Englewoodarts.org.
Learn about herbs
“Growing Herbs” will be master gardener Therese Revitte's topic when she speaks to the Littleton Garden Club at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 9. (Note that this is the second Wednesday instead of the usual first Wednesday.) Learn about growing culinary herbs and different ways to preserve them. The longtime Littleton club meets at the lunchroom at the Educational Services Building, 5776 S. Crocker St., Littleton. (Access is from Ida Street, parking on the south side.) Guests and new members are welcome. Social time is at 6 p.m.
Genealogy get-togethers
The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society announced January meetings: 1 p.m. Jan. 8 — “Blogging: Telling the Story Behind Your Research” with Jen Baldwin, owner of Ancestral Journeys and genealogy blogger. 1 p.m. Jan. 15 —Program by Dave Hensley, owner of Scangaroo, a mobile photo scanning company. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month, except summer and December, at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Genealogy workshop programs are on the third Tuesday. Guests and new members are welcome. For information: C. J. Backus, 303-355-0731.
Tenor time
Lyric tenor Jonathan Hodel will perform the Franz Schubert masterwork “Der Winterreise” at 2 p.m. Jan. 6 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 9770 Foothills Canyon Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Also on the free program: arias of J.S. Bach. 303-683-1300.
Classics at Lone Tree
“Giants of Classicism” will be featured in a program at 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart's well-known “Symphony No. 40” as well as works by Haydn and Bach. Tickets: 720-509-1010, lonetreeartscenter.org.
Visit Pompeii
Extended hours are announced for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's exhibit, “A Day in Pompeii,” which runs until Jan. 13. The exhibit will be open until 7 p.m. each day except Jan. 10, with the last timed ticket issued at 5:30 p.m. The DMNS is at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Information: Dmns.org/Pompeii.
At the SSPR galleries
Sue Shehan's exhibit, “The Journey,” includes paintings in pastels. They are at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, through Jan. 30.
Daffy and Al Knoblock's underwater photography, “Below the H2O,” and glass exhibit are at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, through Jan. 30.
The Paint Box Guild is displaying “Artists of Littleton” at the Douglas H. Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton through Jan. 30. Subjects: Flowers, landscapes, people.
