Wednesday, April 10 Poetry Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez. Free. Award-winning poet Lisa C Taylor is teaching a free poetry class. Author Talk, 5-6 p.m., C.
Local art collective The Art Squirrels will celebrate the opening of its new exhibit, “Emergence,” 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Smiley Cafe Gallery, 1309 East Third Ave.
The show features colorful and dive.