Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Week, February 27 through March 5

March has come in like a lion, with First Friday, the Month of Photography and International Women’s Day activities on the calendar. You can also catch illuminating events in downtown Denver and RiNo, or head for the hills for concerts in Aspen and ski joring in Leadville.

Keep reading for twelve of the best free events this weekend:

Side Stories
Nightly through March 5
Five locations in RiNo
Side Stories, the large-format outdoor film installation festival, returns to the RiNo Art Distroct for its fifth year. Five artists — Alejandra Abad, Andi Todaro, Jank Films, Payson Wick and Waveform Experiential —have been selected to create site-specific, five-minute films that align with this…