EVENTS

NICK FORSTER’S HIPPY BLUEGRASS CHURCH: EARTH DAY

10:30 a.m.-noon Sunday, April 23, eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $15

Celebrate our beautiful planet with Nick Forster, the father of Hippy Bluegrass Church, with his brand of “guilt-free gospel” at eTown Hall. Sunday morning “services” will feature bluegrass music, poetry readings, storytelling and community.

DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING

1-3 p.m. Monday, April 24, NoBo Art Center, 4929 Broadway, Unit E, Boulder. $25

Celebrate the artistic rendering of the human body during this drop-in class, regardless of skill level or creative medium. Art of Modeling will supply workhorses, easels, tables and chairs — all you need is your own set of drawing supplies, an open mind and a blank canvas.

Live Music

WIZ KHALIFA AND JOEY BADA$$ WITH ACTION BRONSON 6:45 p.m. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $40

ROLLING HARVEST 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $10

MODERN DANCE CLASSES WITH MARY WOHL HAAN

5:15-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. $15

Get moving with Mary Wohl Haan, a seasoned artist and instructor in our community for more than three decades, for body expression on the dance floor at Boulder’s Avalon Ballroom. This modern dance class is open to dancers “intermediate and up.”

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STREET DOG COALITION CLINIC

2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Boulevard. Free

The Fort Collins-based Street Dog Coalition was founded “to provide free medical care and related services to pets of people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.” They’ll be providing free physical exams, vaccinations, microchipping and more at the Boulder Bandshell. Email info@ annieandmillies.org to schedule an appointment.

ON THE BILL: Loveland art rock outfit Shiny Around the Edges brings their cerebral post-punk sound to Meow Wolf in support of Texas stoner-gaze trio True Widow for a hypnotic and head-nodding night of feedback-drenched jams on Tuesday, April 25. You’ll want to pack your weed pen and ear plugs for this one. See listing for details. (Photo credit: Andi Harman)

THURSDAY, APRIL 20

MADDY O’NEAL WITH JOSH TEED, KASES AND SUBB SPACED 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $20

THE MARLEY BROTHERS 6:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $80

COLE SCHEIFELE WITH LONELY CHOIR 8 p.m. 301 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. $20

CITY MORGUE WITH VEIN.FM

8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $40

FRIDAY, APRIL 21

KAIVON WITH MERCI AND DJFEEDBACKCONTROL. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $30

ICE CUBE WITH WESTSIDE BOOGIE

8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $99

SOFI TUKKER WITH GIOLI & ASSIA

6 p.m. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $44

CORDAE WITH N3PTUNE

8 p.m. Glenn Miller Ballroom, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder. $50

SATURDAY, APRIL 22

SIERRA FERRELL WITH THE CACTUS BLOSSOM (DUO).

8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $32

CURSIVE WITH NEVA DINOVA

8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $25

HAZEL MILLER & THE COLLECTIVE WITH JOSH BLACKBURN 7 p.m. Herman’s Hideaway, 1578 S. Broadway, Denver. $26

SUNDAY, APRIL 23

THE FRONT PORCH BLUES SHOW WITH MAD DOG BLUES DUO AND LIONEL YOUNG 6 p.m. The End Lafayette, 525 Courtney Way. $20

GOTH BABE WITH YOKE LORE. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $95

WHISKEY REVOLUTION 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

MONDAY, APRIL 24

COLORADO’S BLUEZ CATZ BLUES JAM 7 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont. Free

TUESDAY, APRIL 25

CAROLINE ROSE. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $30

GOTH BABE WITH CAUTIOUS CLAY AND YOKE LORE 6 p.m. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $95

TRUE WIDOW WITH SHADOWS TRANQUIL AND SHINY AROUND THE EDGES. 7 p.m. Meow Wolf, 1338 1st St., Denver. $20. BW Pick of the Week

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

BOULDER BLUEGRASS JAM 7-11 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. Free

POUYA 6 p.m. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., Denver. $35

THURSDAY, APRIL 27

ANDY THORN WITH ADAM AIJALA AND BEN KAUFMAN OF YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 6 p.m. Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder. Sold out. Story on p. 12.

ON STAGE:

Playwright Mat Smart set out to spark contemporary political conversations in a historical setting with his Vietnam War-era play Eden Prairie, 1971, a Butterfly Effect Theatre Company of Colorado (BETC) production currently running at the Dairy Arts Center through April 29. See listing for details, and read last week’s Boulder Weekly feature on the show by scanning the accompanying QR code.

ON THE SHELF:

Lafayette Poet Laureate ZBassSpeaks (or simply Z) presents The Experience Project at the city’s Collective Community Arts Center on Thursday, April 27.

“The action of writing poetry sometimes isn’t perceived as being on the front lines [of political activism],” Z told Boulder Weekly “But how does one expect to have a rallying crowd if someone doesn’t first say what needs to be said, or inspire people to get into action and care? That’s where poetry comes in.”

Bare: A Pop Opera by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere. The Arts HUB, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette. Through April 23. $28. Story on p. 15.

Eden Prairie, 1971 Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through April 29. $40. Story at boulderweekly.com

Cat’s Cradle. Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. April 27-29. $25

Colorado Authors League: Michele Packard, Harper MacDavid, L.R. Braden and Joseph Hutchinson.

2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, Tattered Cover, 8895 Westminster Blvd. Free

Leigh Campbell-Hale: Remembering Ludlow but Forgetting the Columbine: The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5

Robert R. Crifasi: Western Water A to Z: The History, Nature, and Culture of a Vanishing Resource 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Free

The Color Purple The Marvin & Judi Wolf Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex Address, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. Through May 7. $25

Damn Yankees Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Through May 7. $45

A Great Wilderness Benchmark Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Through May 13. $30

ON VIEW:

There’s still time to catch Returning Home, the ongoing exhibition of works by Cindy Loya and Victor Escobedo paired with UndocuAmerica monologists Kiara Chávez and Cristian Solano-Córdova. Presented in partnership with Motus Theater, the show is on display in the BMoCA lobby as part of its Present Box series through April 27. See listing for details.

MOTUS + Cindy Loya: Returning Home. BMoCA, 1750 13th St. Through April 27. $2 BW Pick of the Week

Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists from the Fong-Johnstone Collection Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. Through May 13. $15

Jerrie Hurd: Beyond the Male Gaze. BMoCA at Macky, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Through May 26. $2

Lasting Impressions. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through June 2023. Free

Emily France: Daughter Dalloway 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5

Andrea Olsen: Moving Between Worlds: A Guide to Embodied Living and Communicating 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5

The Experience Project with ZBassSpeaks 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 27, The Collective Community Arts Center, 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette. Free BW Pick of the Week

Augmented Organics: Eleanor Sabin, Cheryl Coon and Alexandra Christen-Munoz Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave., Longmont. Through June 4. Free

Explorations of Resilience and Resistance / Our Backs Hold Our Stories 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder. Through June 28. Free (by appointment only)

Onward and Upward: Shark’s Ink CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through July 2023. Free