Springs Theatre: May 16-22: “X-2, X-Men United” (PG-13), 7 and 9:30 p.m. nightly, 1 and 3:30 p.m. weekend matinee; 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. Call 945-4000 to verify show times.Crystal Theatre: May 16-22: “Bend It Like Beckham” (PG-13) 8 p.m. nightly. 427 Main St., Carbondale. Call 963-0633 to verify show times.Movieland: May 16-22: “Matrix Reloaded” (R) 11:30, 12:45, 2:20, 3:45, 6:10, 6:45, 9 and 9:35 p.m.; “X-2, X-Men United” (PG-13) 12:15, 3:20, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. and 12:50, 4:45 and 7:35 p.m.; “Anger Management” (PG-13) 12:30, 5 and 9:30 p.m.; “Holes” (PG) 1, 3:35, 6:50 and 9:20 p.m.; “Down With Love” (PG-13) 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:05 and 9:15 p.m.; “Daddy Daycare” (PG) 12:35, 3, 5:10, 7:15 and 9:25 p.m.; “Identity” (R) 2:45 and 7:20 p.m. At the stoplight in El Jebel. Call 920-1300 to verify show times.Mall 3: May 23-29: “Matrix Reloaded” (R) Thursday, May 15: 12:45, 3:50, 7:10 and 10:15 p.m.; “The In-Laws” (PG-13) 1:15 and 3:40 p.m. weekend matinees; 7:05 and 9:40 p.m. nightly; “Daddy Daycare” (PG) 1 and 4 p.m. weekend matinees, 7 and 9:30 p.m. nightly. At the Glenwood Springs Mall. Call 945-1400 to verify show times.Rifle Creek Theater: May 16-29: “Matrix Reloaded” (R) 7 and 9:25 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday matinee; 7 p.m. only Sunday through Thursday. Call 625-2323 to verify show times.

In honor of our new exhibit “Wheels,” the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts is hosting an art car painting party at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, at the center. Don’t worry its just temporary poster paint you can wash off. Express your inner self on a moveable canvas. Drive your newely painted vehicle in the Strawberry Days Parade on June 21. Local artist and Art Car owner Linda Drake will be on hand to help out. To sign up call the Center, 945-2414.Artwork by Glenwood Springs artist Mary Noone is now hanging in the Village Smithy in Carbondale through June 9.

Crystal Meadows Resort presents a Weekend of Bluegrass June 6, 7 and 8, at the foot of Paonia Reservoir in Somerset. For information call 970-929-5656.A Healing Sounds workshop will offered by Judy Piazza from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at Aspen Health & Harmony, at the Wind River Tree Farm on Highway 82 in El Jebel. Piazza will also present a fram drum workshop the same day at 7 p.m. For information call Laurie Loeb at 963-2798.

A fundraiser for a swimming pool at the Glenwood Springs Community Center will be held from 7-11 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the community center in-line skating rink. Munchies, beverages, 50s music. The city of Glenwood Springs has installed a drive-up drop box for utility and sales tax payments, etc. in the gravel public parking lot off 8th St., west of the new city hall. For more information call 384-6400. The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public meeting on Ruedi Reservoir from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at Basalt Town Hall. For more information call Kara Lamb, 970-962-4326.Applications currently are being accepted for the 2003 Miss Strawberry Days Scholarship Contest. Applications must be returned to the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association office by Friday, May 30. To sponsor a contestant or for more information, call Raelyn at 945-6589 or Ginger Watts at 945-8169.The town of Parachute will host a presentation by Jim Evans of Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado on tax credits and the conceptual design for the town’s Main Street Revitalization, from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the Parachute Rest Area.An evening information forum is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, at Glenwood Springs City Hall, 101 W. 8th St., and will feature Neighbors for Responsible Planning, Community Voices for Responsible Growth. The Colorado Department of Transportation will apply fog coat (asphalt sealant) on Highway 82 between Basalt and Snowmass Canyon Thursday, May 29, weather permitting. It will slow traffic between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. with single-lane traffic in both directions.There will be a presentation of the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers Fishery Study from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at Basalt Town Hall. For more information, call Kristine Crandall or Ann Burns at the Roaring Fork Conservancy, 927-1290. Bridges High School graduation ceremony is at 5 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the ski lodge at Sunlight Mountain Resort.Local offices of the Colorado Workforce Center are currently preparing for the annual Governor’s Summer Job Hunt for young people. For more information call Allison Johnston, 945-8638 or visit the office at 51027 Highway 6 & 24 in the Glenwood Springs Mall (next to Kmart).The play, “The Boy Friend” is at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale. Limited tickets available. Reservations, 963-2562.The Salvation Army will host the Pet Olympics from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in Sayre Park, Glenwood Springs. For information call 945-6976. The entry fee is $15 per pet.