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More than just the 1994 Sundance surprise that launched Kevin Smith's career, it signifies a movement of low-budget (Clerks cost less than $30k, grossed $3 million) self-produced movies, often with non-professional cast and guerrilla marketing. It also captured a post-ironic zeitgeist, with its low-key dialogue, droll humor, and minimal plot. Sometimes seen as social commentary on the plight of the working class and youth without future, it has a loose structure of Dante's nine rings of hell, set in the actual convenience store and video rental where Smith worked, 7 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $6-$11; 303-444-7328.

Photo Exhibit at St. Aidan's Gallery Boulder area photographer Sandy Backlund is exhibiting her work at the Muriel Sibell Wolle Art Gallery at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church through July. She has lived in Boulder County over 40 years and specializes in photographing gardens, farmers' markets, travels and the outdoors, 8:30 a.m., St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Boulder, 2425 Colorado Ave., Boulder; Free; 303-443-2503 or saintaidans.org.

Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas The Longmont Museum's hands-on summer exhibition series for families is back with an engaging show that reveals what living, breathing dinosaurs were really like. This exhibition highlights current research by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and other leading paleontologists around the world, 9 a.m., Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $8; 303-651-8374 or longmontmuseum.org.

"Heading Home: Field Notes" by Peter Anderson Heading Home begins with Peter Anderson's dharma-bum passion for the road, which leads him through the mountains and high deserts of the American West, and eventually lands him in an eccentric end-of-the-road town full of mystics, misfits, and other mountain dwellers. This book is a gathering of "field notes" observations, recollections, and stories along the way, where home is understood as a work in progress and the way is a road that never ends, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; 303-447-2074 or boulderbookstore.net.

Newspapers in Lyons since 1890, Exhibit 125 years of newspapers; five different First Editions, beginning in 1890. Issues will be changed weekly, so visitors can read the news and see what was advertised and reported decades ago. Visitors can also "put themselves in the news" and take home a digital souvenir of their visit through the interactive newspaper photo booth, 9:30 a.m., Lyons Redstone Museum, 340 High St., Lyons; Free; 303-823-5271 or rockymtretreats.com/lyons-event.htm.

Confident Cooking for Teens In this fun, five-day camp, young chefs will practice essential kitchen skills and master the fundamentals of cooking. Teens will enjoy working alongside classmates learning techniques for everything from grilling and searing to making pizza and pasta from scratch. We'll get hands-on and cover all the basics such as rules for handling knives, how to read and follow recipes, measuring and mixing, and the importance of kitchen safety. Teens will build on skills throughout the week and on day 5, they'll create an impressive menu of restaurant-style dishes. Teens ages 13-17 are welcome to join this popular summer cooking camp. Classes run about two hours each and last for five consecutive days, 12 p.m., Sur la Table, 1850 29th St., Suite 1004, Boulder; $250; 800-243-0852, 303-952-7084 or surlatable.com/browse/storeLocator/storeDirections.jsp?storeId=106.

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