Cerveceria Colorado and Denver Beer Co. will co-host the Great Mexican Beer Fiesta of Friday, September 21. Where the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) celebrates the best in American craft beer, the Great Mexican Beer Fiesta (GMBF) will be a Mexican Street Fiesta to celebrate collaboration in craft beer with several of the best craft brewers from Mexico. In addition, the GMBF will include Mexican cultural events including Lucha Libre, chihuahuas races and a chihuahua fashion show, live art, live music, and Mexican street food. Visit https://bit.ly/2ospA3a for more information.

DaVinci X - The Machines & You Exhibition, presented by Colorado School of Mines, displaying hand-crafted inventions built from Leonardo’s 500 year old designs brought to life the creations by the brilliant scientist, inventor and artist Leonardo Da Vinci. This exhibit will be on display at the Denver Pavillions, 500 16th St., Suite 268 from now until December 31. For more information visit discoverdavinci.com/ or call 303-534-0116.

In recognition of Deaf Heritage Month, Denver Arts & Venues, The Denver Office of Sign Language Services and ImaginASL invite Denver residents and visitors to celebrate the rich culture, language and heritage of deaf people through the Breaking Barriers Festival, Sept. 10-16. CJ Jones, a Deaf comedian, performs at Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building Atrium Friday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m. An unstoppable force within Hollywood as a Deaf actor, producer, director, writer and entrepreneur, Jones is also acclaimed for his humor and inspiration. This performance is free and open to the public.

Don’t miss the third annual Hops and Hot Rods car show event hosted at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten. This event is rain or shine and filled with exciting activities. Check out incredible cars, listen to great live music, and enjoy a brew or two. This event is open to the public and free to attend on Saturday September 15, at 2351 Busch Dr. in Fort Collins. Visit https://bit.ly/2Mov2Oa for more information.

It’s Military Appreciation Week at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Military Appreciation Week features a discount of 50 percent off the day’s normal admission base price, which is offered to all active-duty, veteran and retired military personnel and their dependents living in the same household. For all the details visit cmzoo.org/military.

This exhibit celebrates the ongoing 100-plus year history of original rare animation production artwork since the creation of this magical art form. This extensive exhibition presents the full range of animation techniques. Exhibit is open Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. from 4 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave. For more information visit sdc-arts.org/.