ON THE SHELF

It’s your last weekend to catch the regional premiere of Alma at Curious Theatre Company

The family drama from playwright Benjamin Benne explores the contours of the so-called “American dream” through the perspectives of its title character Alma, an undocumented immigrant facing deportation back to Mexico, and Angel, her first-generation daughter. See listing for more.

Celebrated Boulder author Stephen Graham Jones drops by Boulder Book Store on Feb. 16 for a reading from his new novel, Don’t Fear the Reaper, the latest installment of his pageturning Indian Lake Trilogy. Check out the listing below for more details, and keep an eye out for a profile on the author in next week’s issue of Boulder Weekly

STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES: DON’T FEAR THE REAPER. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5

GIOVANNI RUSCITTI IN CONVERSATION WITH VIC LOMBARDI. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, Tattered Cover, 1991 Wazee St., Suite 100, Denver. Free

DALE BRIDGES: THE MEAN REDS. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5

TANYA COOK: FANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, Tattered Cover, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton. Free

JOEL WARNER IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID SIROTA. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Free

KAY ALLISON: JUICY AF: STOP THE DRINKING SPIRAL, CREATE YOUR FUTURE. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5

THE FOREIGNER. Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. Weekends through April 2. $22

ALMA. Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Through Feb. 18. $35

THE ROOMMATE. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through Feb. 19. $20

BE MORE CHILL. CenterStage BlackBox Studios, 901 Front St., Louisville. Through Feb 19. $22

MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON, APT 2B. Grace Gamm Theater, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Feb. 25. $40

DUKE ELLINGTON’S SOPHISTICATED LADIES. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through March 5. $20

THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN — GIRLS ONLY. Garner Galleria Theatre, 1101 13th St., Denver. Through March 5. $52

LAUGHS IN SPANISH. Singleton Theatre, 1400 Curtis St., Denver. Through March 12. $35

HOTTER THAN EGYPT. Kilstrom Theatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street, Denver. Through March 12. $25

Past, present and future moviemakers will gather on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard to celebrate the best of 2022. Ten movies will contend for the Best Picture prize, 20 actors will compete in four categories — you know the drill.

You probably also know that 15 short subjects will compete in three categories: Animation, Documentary and Live Action. These categories often get short shrift at the ceremony, but if you’ve ever attended an area film festival or spoken to one of the programmers who run our art-house theaters, then you know the short subject packages are some of the most popular programs around. Why settle for one movie when you can buy a ticket to five?

And starting this weekend, you can with the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films, 15 titles across three programs. The International Film Series is first to the party, showing all three this weekend — they’ll repeat them over two more weekends, March 2-5 and 10-12 — with the Dairy Arts Center screening the Live Action