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SouthSide Johnny's Running Club
Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Sports & Recreation
Meet CrossFit: "Workouts comprised of constantly varied functional movements (like pushing, pulling, squatting, lifting, running) executed at high intensity," says CrossFit SoCo's website. Watch CrossFit run at SouthSide Johnny's (528 S. Tejon St., crossfitsoco.com), where crazed athletic-types meet to traverse a roughly three-mile route — hitting America the Beautiful Park, Fountain Creek and CrossFit SoCo's main location on West Las Vegas Street — then back up South Tejon for grub and drink specials, as official members of the new, hybrid SouthSide Johnny's Running Club. See CrossFit at 6 tonight, and find it every Wednesday night thereafter, running — run CrossFit, run. — Bryce Crawford
Word Wednesdays
Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
313-0683Literary Events
Would you like a little haute culture with that martini? No? How about some stand-up comedy or slam poetry? Hump Day is now Local Talent Day thanks to Word Wednesdays open mic nights at the V Bar (19 E. Kiowa St.). Every Wednesday, poets, singers, comedians and actors are invited to sign up before 8 p.m., when host Patrick James opens the show. Meanwhile, the audience benefits from an extended happy hour, including $3 shots and the chance to call a coin toss and get any drink for a dollar. Call or text 313-0683 for more information, or search "Word Wednesdays at V Bar" on Facebook, where 190 people like it already. — Claire Swinford
Public Free Day
Third Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Art Events
Should you have any free time on this particular Tuesday (or any third Tuesday of any month), head to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (30 W. Dale St., csfineartscenter.org) for Public Free Day. Even if you aren't a member, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. access to all first floor galleries is gratis. This month showcases contemporary works, Native American artifacts and the current stars of the FAC's permanent collection: some of the newly acquired artwork from the Vogel Fifty Works for Fifty States gift. Especially buoyant is the cheerful Mexican Popular Ceramics show, while Seductive Gesture: Figurative Drawing from the American Collection is sensitive and intimate. Docent-led tours start at 10 and 11 a.m. as well as 1 and 2 p.m. — Edie Adelstein
Swing in the Springs
Sundays, 7:30-10 p.m. 210-4697Dance Parties & Classes
beginner and intermediate swing dance classes covering a variety of styles, followed by a free East Coast Swing class and a DJed dance. Casual dress, but no street shoes. $6
