Thursday, August 16
music
Acoustic Night. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
Chicha. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Dierks Bentley, Pat Green & Kip Moore. 8 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Ginga. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
The Hazel Miller Band — Niwot Rock N Rails Concert Series. 6:45 p.m. Whistle Stop Park, 1st & Murray, Niwot, www.niwotcolorado.com/events.
Honeycomb. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
March Fourth Marching Band. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Open Mic. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.
Papa Juke. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Pete Kartsounes. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.
Prairie Scholars. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303- 485-9400.
Trio con Brio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Troubadours. 8 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Wellington Bullings. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
events
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, www.boulderfringe.com.
LCD Soundsystem — Boulder Weekly Film Series & Radio 1190 Presents. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Garden Harvest Dinners. 6 p.m. The Greenbriar Inn, 8735 N. Foothills Hwy, Boulder, 303-440-7979.
Getting Started with Adobe InDesign. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Insectomania Close-up Photography. 10 a.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282.
Tom Hayden on “Participatory Democracy, for the Future” — Presented by the Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center. 7:30 p.m. Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-444-6981.
Friday, August 17
music
Blissful Sisters Birthday Bash. 8 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Chris Daniels & The Kings. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Erica Brown Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Finders & Youngberg. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Firefall Trio. 8 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams — Art Night Out. Activities start at 4 p.m. Music at 7:30 p.m. Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette, www.cityoflafayette.com.
Jababa. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Janine Gastineau. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
Maria Moss and Jon Hogan String Band. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303- 442-5847.
Nina Storey, John Common, Melissa Ivey and Matthew Moon. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 77 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003 x2.
Old Town Pickers. 8 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
Phish — Live Stream from San Francisco. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Pretty Lights. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Quemando. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Ramaya & Friends. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.
The Real Folk Blues. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Romano Paoletti and the Usual Suspects. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.
Shakedown Street. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Something Underground. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.
Thomas Wynn & the Believers. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.
Zzyzzyx. 9:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
events
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, www.boulderfringe.com.
The Kink in the Cure — A multimedia, dramatic presentation on stories of people with a history of sexual abuse and how BDSM has affected them. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Center for Conscious Community, 1637 28th St., Boulder, www.consciousboulder.com.
Saturday, August 18
music
Back In The Day. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Bill McKay Band. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Blues Ambassadors. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Bonnie & The Clydes. 10 p.m., Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Cedar Avenue Blues Band. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.
George Winston. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 77 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003 x2.
Girls on Top! — With The Wolftones. 6:15 p.m. Twenty Ninth Street mall, 29th St. & Canyon, Boulder, 303-449- 3137.
The Haunted Windchimes. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Hot Soup. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Insomniac Folklore — With Elana Brody. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.
Jockamo. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Laurie Dameron. 11:30 a.m. Boulder Farmers’ Market, 1900 13th St., Boulder, www.boulderfarmers.org.
Moses Jones. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Pete Kartsounes. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776- 1914 x313.
Pretty Lights. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865- 2494.
Roda de Choro — With Daniel Ondaro & Friends. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
Words in Flight. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
events
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, boulderfringe.com.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. 4 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463- 6683.
Hard Rock Mining Tour — Towns, tools and characters of local hard rock mining heritage. 9 a.m. Register at 303-776-8848 for location.
The Hill Flea. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 13th and Pennsylvania, Boulder, 720-439-9870.
Reflections on Chief Niwot — A community storytelling performance with Motus Playback and Playback Theatre West. Boulder History Museum. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Third Saturday Swing Dance. 7 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-449-5962.
Sunday, August 19
music
311 — With Slightly Stoopid and SOJA. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Acoustic Jam. 3 p.m., Traditional Irish Session 7:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449- 1922.
Asleep at the Wheel. 7:30 p.m. The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200.
Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303- 485-9400.
Felonius Smith Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Jimmy Thackery. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Joe & Vickie Price. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303- 485-9400.
Maria Quiles & Rory Cloud — With Melissa Lyn & Obstacle Course. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.
Paper Bird. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.
Phish — Live Stream from San Francisco. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Sharon Van Etten. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Sunday Music School. 11:30 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Young @ Heart Chorus. 7 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282.
events
American Indian Art Show. 10 a.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Boulder County Farm Bike Tour. 7:45 a.m. Begins at Lone Hawk Farms, 10790 North 49th St., Longmont, 720-865-3519.
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, boulderfringe.com.
Cheese Making Class. 9 a.m. The Lyons Farmette, 4121 Ute Highway, Lyons, 303-746-6266.
Salsa Dancing. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Monday, August 20
music
Brad Goode Jazz Jam. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
Electric Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Open Mic. 5 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.
The Very Best. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
events
2012: The Prophecy — Has it Already Begun? 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library, Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline, Boulder, 303-264-9895.
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, boulderfringe.com.
Film On The Rocks — Awesome, I Shot That With School of Rock. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865- 2494.
“So, You’re a Poet” presents an open poetry reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
Tuesday, August 21
music
Crosby, Stills & Nash. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Denver Taiko — Third Tuesday Lunchtime Concert Series. 12 p.m. Boulder Library Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Gasoline Lollipops. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
George Nelson Band. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Kort McCumber. 6 p.m. West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3535.
Open Stage. 7:15 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Randall Dubis. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Will Swindler Organ Trio. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.
events
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, boulderfringe.com.
Fighting Crime with Pie — A pie-making class. 6 p.m. The Lyons Farmette, 4121 Ute Highway, Lyons, 303-746-6266.
Wednesday, August 22
music
Face. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
FreeBear. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.
GOTYE — With Missy Higgins & Jonti. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494.
Marlo & Farm Jazz. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Open Bluegrass Pick. 10 p.m., Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Wilco. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
events
Boulder International Fringe Festival. Various locations, Boulder, boulderfringe.com.
Getting Started with Adobe After Effects. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875- 0276.
Wednesday Waltz Etcetera. 7 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-449-5962.
KIDS CALENDAR
Thursday, August 16
Musical Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Summer Crafts. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., 303-604-2424.
Friday, August 17
Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Saturday, August 18
Art Stop. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122.
Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Kids Gone Fishing. 9 a.m. Cattail Pond at Boulder County Fairgrounds, 2298 Boston Ave., Longmont, www. bouldercountyopenspace.org.
Tiny Tim Center Inaugural 5K Family Fun Run. 8 a.m. Dawson Park at McIntosh Lake, Longmont, 303- 776-7417.
Sunday, August 19
Go Club for Kids & Teens. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Monday, August 20
Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Tuesday, August 21
Discovery Days — Can you Hear Me NOW? 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., 303- 604-2424.
Tactile Tuesday. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., 303-604-2424.
Wednesday, August 22
Discovery Days — Can you Hear Me NOW? 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., 303- 604-2424.
Storytime with Judy Volc. 10 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Storytime. 10:45 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Story Time and Children’s Hike. 9:30 a.m. Story time. 10 a.m. Magnification hike. Chautauqua Ranger Cottage, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, www.naturehikes.org.
Watercolor Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., 303-604-2424.