What to do when there’s nothing to do

EVENTS

2022 Niwot Lobsterfest. 4 p.m. Saturday Sept. 3, Whistlestop Park, Murray Street and First Avenue, Niwot. Tickets: Adults $95, Kids $35, available at Eventbrite

Tuck into potatoes, corn, baked beans, rolls, cookies, ice cream and, of course, lobster at Niwot Lobsterfest. Adults get a welcome cocktail, and kids get a toy with their lobster mac and cheese. Cut a rug with music from the House Blend Band and Tim Stiles, and place bids in a silent auction. Proceeds will go toward individuals affected by the Marshall Fire. 

19th Annual Sans Souci Festival Premier. 6:45 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Sept. 2-4, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Tickets: $30, sanssoucifestival.org

Join members of the community for the 19th Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema premier on the rooftop at the Museum of Boulder. Enjoy a beer or a glass of wine while viewing live dance presentations and video installations throughout the museum before heading into the screening of a few select films offering the best of dance and cinema. 

Circus Foundry Presents: Smoke and Mirrors. 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder. Tickets: $25-$35, circusfoundry.com

Experience an evening of mesmerizing acrobatics, aerial arts, juggling, and dance in Smoke and Mirrors, presented by Circus Foundry. Smoke and Mirrors is made up of performers from Cirque du Soleil, Royal Caribbean, Marvel and So You Think You Can Dance.  

Author Talk: Vicki Ash Hunter— ‘Running and Returning.’ 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Tickets: $5, boulderbookstore.net

Vicki Ash Hunter qualified for the marathon Olympic Trials in 1988 and became a trusted coach to others. Even after motherhood and a life-altering injury, nothing could keep Hunter from the roads and trails around Boulder. But in this memoir, Hunter explores the darker side of her need to run, looking at generational trauma and her own overzealousness with exercise. Listen to Hunter reflect on her life with running at this author talk at Boulder Book Store.

Altona School Open House. 11 a.m-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, Altona Schoolhouse at Heil Valley Ranch Open Space

Drop by anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to go inside the historic schoolhouse where students studied and played from 1880 to the World War II era. Volunteers will be on hand to share the school’s history and restoration with visitors. If time allows, you can take part in a game or spelling bee. Park at the Corral Trailhead at Heil Valley Ranch and walk approximately 10 minutes on Schoolhouse Loop to the Altona School.

CONCERTS

Friday, Sept. 2

iDKHOW and Joywave with Savannah Conley. 7 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Hazel Miller and The Collective. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Entertainment Venue & Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette 

Jamestown Revival with Robert Ellis. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

Shady Oaks with Dayshaper. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder

Gasoline Lollipops. 8:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder

Saturday, Sept. 3

Courtney Barnett & Japanese Breakfast with Arooj Aftab, Bedouine. 5 p.m.Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver

Mom Jeans with Free Throw, Just Friends. 7 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Pete Olstad Quartet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette

Rolling Harvest—A Tribute to Neil Young and Bob Dylan. 7:30 p.m.Nissi’s Entertainment Venue & Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette 

Rising Appalachia with Birds of Play. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder

22 & Good 4 U—A Dance Party for Lovers of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

Ryan Dart Duo. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder

Sunday, Sept. 4

Laurie Dameron Duo. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder

Silverstein & The Amity Affliction with Holding Absence, UnityTX. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver

Cole Scheifele with Sound of Honey, Direvile. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

Echo & The Bunnymen. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

A’Bear Duo. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder

Monday, Sept 5

Jazz Jam Session with Host Brad Goode. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette

Flume with Prospa, Quiet Bison. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver

Oh Snap. 7:30 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette

An Evening with Peter Hook & The Light—Joy Division: A Celebration. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Tuesday, Sept. 6

Lauv with Special Guest Hayley Kiyoko, David Kushner. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver

The Collection with Jamie Drake. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder

Wednesday, Sept 7

Bourbon, Blues, & Grooves King Cake Blues. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Entertainment Venue & Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette 

Thursday, Sept. 8

Bruce Foreman. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette

NoCo LoCo Rocks. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Entertainment Venue & Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette 

Jessie James Decker. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver

Mindchatter with HARVE, Somelier. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

Bonnie and Taylor Sims Band. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder