Thursday, December 6
music
Adam Bodine Trio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Ash & Andria Ganley. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Dead Winter Carpenters — With Musketeer Gripweed. 8 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Diiki Du & The Zydeco Krewe from New Orleans. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
The Feral West — With Paul Honeycutt. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
Green Genes. 10:30 p.m. The Walrus, 1911 11th St., Boulder, 303-443-9902.
Horse Feathers — With Frank Fairfield and Patrick Dethlefs. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Jeff Brinkman Band — CD release. 8:30 p.m. West Flanders Brewing Company, 1125 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2739.
Jimmy Seville — With Mojoville. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Smack Thompson. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
events
8 — A staged reading of Dustin Lance Black´s new documentary-style play. 7 p.m. Out Boulder at Nomad Theatre, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-499-5777.
Fine Art Market and Annual ACES Show Opening Reception — 12-5 p.m. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Dec. 16.
Free Pilates. 8:45 a.m. Athleta, 1133 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-443-9237.
Holiday RAWk — with Denver RAW Artists. 7 p.m. Casselmann’s Bar & Venue, 2620 Walnut St., Denver, 303-775-4543.
Holiday Reception — for the Colorado Trail Foundation. 4 p.m. American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden, ctf (at) coloradotrail.org.
Friday, December 7
music
Bonnie & The Clydes. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Cheryl Wheeler — With Steve Law. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill. 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.
Dikki Du — Zydeco Krewe. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Ethyl & The Regulars. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Goldensole — With Ed McGee, Ward Scott. 8:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Holiday Festival — Featuring University of Colorado Boulder´s College of Music choirs, orchestra, ensembles and faculty soloists. 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-492-4247.
Last Men on Earth. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Monocle. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.
Perpetual Groove — With Springdale Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Pete Kartsounes Band. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Rachel and The Ruckus — With Jim Herlihy. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
The Railsplitters. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.
Red Tail Ring. 5:30 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company, 1501 Lee Hill Road, Boulder, 303-449-2911.
Sambadende. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Silver Creek High School’s Annual Madrigal Feast. 6:30 p.m. Silver Creek High School, 4901 Nelson Road, Longmont, http://scopanews.org.
Sound Circle Solstice — With Beth Quist. 7 p.m. Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 800-838-3006.
Tim Crawford. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
Tom Weiser and Paul Fowler Jazz Duo. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
The Yawpers. 8 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St. Longmont, 303-834-9384.
events
1940s White Christmas Ball. 6 p.m. Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver, www.1940sball.com.
B.L.A.M. — Beer Local Art Music. 5:30 p.m. Prana, 1147 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-2199.
Fambul Tok — A documentary on the healing power of foregiveness. 7 p.m. The Caritas Spiritist Center, 5723 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3066.
Frequent Flyers Productions: Ratcracker. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.
Healing Sanctuary. 7 p.m. Adi Shakti Kundalini Yoga Center of Boulder, 2014 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-252-3962.
KGNU Art Reception. 5 p.m. KGNU, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-449-4883.
Niwot Native American Film Festival — Reservation Soldiers. 7:30 p.m. Elysian Fields Auction Co., 6924 79th St., Niwot, 303-931-3084.
The Nutcracker — Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 7:30 p.m. Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver, 303-466-5685.
Out Boulder Holiday Open House. 5 p.m. Out Boulder, 2132 14th St., Boulder, 303-499-5777.
Pre-Assembled — Art, glass, paint and mixed media open studio. 7 p.m. Art Mind Collective Glass Studio, 4417 N. Broadway, Boulder, 303-440-1449.
Sagittarius Party. 9 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Valtari — Sigur Rós’ film experiment. 7 p.m. Cherryvale Studios, 1166 Cherryvale Road, Boulder, www.communikey.us.
Winter Star Party — Telescope viewing of Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades. 7 p.m. Boulder Valley Ranch, www.naturehikes.org.
Saturday, December 8
music
Blue Mountain Ranchhands. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Blues Mafia. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914 x313.
Bonnie and the Clydes. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.
Delta Sonics. 9 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.
Hindsight. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Holden Young Trio. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Holiday Festival — Featuring University of Colorado Boulder´s College of Music choirs, orchestra, ensembles and faculty soloists. 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-492-4247.
The Jake Leg Shakers — With Wonderlic (with Adam DeGraff). 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Jeff Brinkman Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Jon Hogan String Band. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.
Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
A Midwinter Collage — Christmas with Ars Nova Singers. 7:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St., Boulder, 303-499-3165.
Monocle Stache — With Pretty Girl. 9 p.m. The World Famous Dark Horse Bar and Grill, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-8162.
Never Shout Never — With William Beckett, Anarbor, Me Like Bees. 6 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Pelta-Tiller Duo — With David and Enion from Taarka. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
The Sal Magundi Show. 6:30 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Silver Creek High School’s Annual Madrigal Feast. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Silver Creek High School, 4901 Nelson Road, Longmont, http://scopanews.org.
Soul School. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Sound Circle Solstice — With Beth Quist. 7 p.m. Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 800-838-3006.
Strangebyrds with The Ponyups. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
events
Class for Psychic Teens. 1 p.m. Register for location, 303-435-9267.
Frequent Flyers Productions: Ratcracker. 2 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.
Free Yoga. 8:45 a.m. Athleta, 1133 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-443-9237.
Gingerbread Teas. 12 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Holiday Tea — With music by the Yuletide Carolers of Julie’s Studio. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.
Home for the Holidays — With Santa, caroling, historic homes tour. 12 p.m. Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette, www.oldtownlafayette.com.
Kirtan — With Prem Sangha Band. 7 p.m. Adi Shakti Kundalini Yoga Center of Boulder, 2014 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-252-3962.
Lafayette Historic Society Annual Holiday Open House. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lafayette Miners Museum, 108 East Simpson St., 303-665-7030.
Longmont Lights. 5 p.m. Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-774-4757.
Louisville Parade of Lights. 6 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, 901 Main St., Louisville, 303-666-5747.
The Nutcracker — Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver, 303-466-5685.
Past Life Regression Workshop — With Colby Collins. 3:30 p.m. Adi Shakti Kundalini Yoga Center of Boulder, 2014 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-252-3962.
St. Nick’s on the Bricks — Free visits with Santa. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Downtown Boulder Visitor Information Center, 1301 Pearl St., Boulder, www.boulderdowntown.com.
Tibetan Thangka Art Workshop — Drawing the Buddha. 2 p.m. Hamsa Arts, 1919 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-449-5030.
Winter Star Party — Telescope viewing of Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades. 7 p.m. Boulder Valley Ranch, www.naturehikes.org.
The Yugas, or Cyclic Nature of Time — With Yogacharya Dharmananda. 7 p.m. The Caritas Spiritist Center, 5723 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3066.
Sunday, December 9
music
Blues Jam — With Heavy Cats. Players welcome. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
A Collaborative Community Holiday Music Performance. 7 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
David Williams Trio. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.
Felonius Smith. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Giddyup Kitty. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Engines — With Henscratch. 7 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.
Holiday Festival — Featuring University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Music choirs, orchestra, ensembles and faculty soloists. 4 p.m. Macky Auditorium, CU campus, 303-443-0028.
Kaia Nutting — With Jeoff Harris. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
Punch Brothers — With The Milk Carton Kids. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Skanson & Hanson´s Winter of Love Holiday Show. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Sound Circle Solstice — With Beth Quist. 5 p.m. Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 800-838-3006.
events
Bacon and Beer Festival. 2:30 p.m. Mile High Station, Denver, www.baconandbeer.net/denver.
Bolder Nights — An evening of local and original theatre, art and music. 7 p.m. Nomad Theatre, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-443-7510.
Boulder Holiday Gift Festival. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. YMCA of Boulder Valley, 2850 Mapleton Ave., Boulder, www.ymcabv.org.
Frequent Flyers Productions: Ratcracker. 2 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.
Gingerbread Teas. 12 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
The Nutcracker — Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 2 p.m. Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver, 303-466-5685.
Nutcracker Tea — Benefit for the Boulder Ballet. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.
Permaculture Potluck. 4 p.m. The Lyons Farmette, 4121 Ute Highway, Lyons, 303-746-6266.
Shakti Goddess Grove — With Willow Arlenea. 1:45 p.m. Adi Shakti Kundalini Yoga Center of Boulder, 2014 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-252-3962.
Monday, December 10
events
Pricing and Selling Wedding and Portrait Photography, Part 2. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Tuesday, December 11
music
Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.
Blues Jam with Al Chesis and Special Guests. Players welcome. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
David Booker Blues Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Gasoline Lollipops. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
Opera on Tap — Holiday Extravaganza. 9 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.
Ron LeGault Trio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
events
Jose Antonio Vargas — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and founder of DefineAmerican.com. 6:30 p.m. Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center, CU campus, Boulder, www.colorado.edu/ceb.
Wednesday, December 12
music
Bonnie Lowdermilk. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
The Boulder Blues Trio. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
New Breed Dance Company Cabaret. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Nissi’s Bistro, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Of Monsters and Men — With Elle King. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-998-9412.
Sharon & Grant. 6 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St. Longmont, 303-834-9384.
events
Budrus — Palestinian Lives Film Series. 7 p.m. Duane Physics Building, room G1B20, CU-Boulder campus.
Hoopy Hour. 5 p.m. Shine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, www.shineboulder.com.
The Maharaja Avery Tap Room Release Party — With Bollywood films and Indian cuisine. 5 p.m. Avery Tap Room, 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-440-4324.
KIDS CALENDAR
Thursday, December 6
Sacred Heart Bookfair. 4 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Friday, December 7
Hanukkah Celebration with Boulder Jewish Community Center. 11 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.
Mountain View Preschool Bookfair. 9 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Ryan Elementary Bookfair. 4 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Spanish with Kena. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.
Saturday, December 8
Community Montessori Book Fair. 10 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Homemade Greeting Cards. 11 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.
Sunday, December 9
Bear Creek Bookfair. 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Tallie’s Christmas Surprise — By Elaine Pease. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Monday, December 10
Eldorado K-8 Bookfair. 4 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Tuesday, December 11
Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library. 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Columbine Elementary Bookfair. 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Wednesday, December 12
Catalyst High School Bookfair. 4 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Cruisers and Crawlers. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Watercolor Wednesday. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.
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