Friday, Dec. 4
music
Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667.
Cheryl Wheeler — With Gretchen Peters. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org.
Conjunto Colores. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
CU College of Music Holiday Festival. 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-4-92-8008, through Dec. 6.
The Delta Sonics. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 South Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400.
The Grouch — How the Grouch Stole Christmas Tour with Mistah Fab, Fashawn n’ Exile & DJ Fresh. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
The Jack Douglas Trio. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul%u2008Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108.
Josh Blackburn. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490.
Lionel Young Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Old-Fashioned Hootenanny. 7 p.m. Tuft Theatre at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org.
Open Mic — For poets, comedians and musicians. 7 p.m. 8 Port Coffee & Tea House, 1727 15th St., Boulder, 303-955-2221.
Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.
Rosalie. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Stuart Davis. 9 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-473-9463.
That Eighties Band. 7:30 & 10 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Whiskey Bottles. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
events
A Tuna Christmas — Theater opening with Coal Creek Community Theater. 7:30 p.m. Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-665-0955, through Dec. 20.
BFA Annual Class Showing. 8 p.m. Naropa University Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-546-3568.
Chimera Fall 2009 BFA Exhibition — Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-492-8300, through Dec. 18.
East Boulder County Artists Holiday Art Show & Sale — Opening reception with the artists. 5-8 p.m. 1361 Forest Park Cir. Ste. #104, Lafayette, www.ebcacolorado.org, through Dec. 13.
Frolic at the Yard — Annual gala for the Boulder Chamber Orchestra. 7-10 p.m. The Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery & Event Center, 1301 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-583-1278.
Heart Connection Community Kirtan — Group chanting of sacred mantras. 7:30 p.m. White Stone Yoga, 442 Main St. Longmont, www.kirtancommunity.com.
Holiday Open House. 4-7 p.m. elements therapeutic massage, 2321 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-3998.
Salsa Dancing. 10:30 p.m. Trattoria on%u2008Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-0008. %u2008
Taking Woodstock — Film showing. 9 p.m. Chem 140 Auditorium, CU campus, Boulder, 303-492-7704.
2009 Boulder Gingerbread Bridge Competition — Front range engineers and architects put gingerbread building skills to the test. 3-6 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, http://gingerbreadbridge.com.
