Stories in Spanish are at 6 p.m. Thursdays. Jefferson County Public Library publishes a monthly newsletter listing free classes, activities for children and special programs for adults. Ongoing Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation features a variety of ongoing activities for all ages. English classes for women are weekly at First Baptist Church, 19th Street and Washington Avenue, Golden. The Colorado Institute of Reading and Writing has classes on such topics as power reading, speed reading and study skills.
Classes begin monthly.
The Arvada Center has classes for all ages dealing with the visual arts, performing arts, music and humanities. 6750 Carr St. Human Passages Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emotionally challenged foster children, is seeking experienced parents for its Therapeutic Foster Care Program. Aug. 5 A hike to explore Forgotten Valley in Golden Gate Canyon State Park will leave from the visitors center at 9 a.m. A wetlands walk will be from 8 a.m. to noon at the Lockheed Martin Discovery Pavillion, 4.5 miles south of C-470 on Wadsworth Boulevard.