EVENTS

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ATLAS EXPO 2023

4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 4, Roser ATLAS Center, 1125 18th St., 320 UCB, Boulder. Free

There’s a whole generation of inventors, artists and technologists at CU Boulder, just waiting to showcase their creations. Stop by the annual ATLAS Expo on campus for a hands-on community event featuring hundreds of projects showing true innovation with AR/VR, games, electronics and other immersive experiences.

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ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WILDFIRE

7 p.m. Friday, May 5, Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. $13

Boulder County is no stranger to the destructive power of wildfire. Elemental, a new movie by filmmaking trio Trip Jennings, Sara Quinn and Ralph Bloemers, aims to help communities “make sense of what is happening, and what we can do to prepare for more fire on the land.”

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JAZZETRY

6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

This portmanteau rolls off the tongue — and when jazz and poetry marry at Trident Cafe on Saturday night, it’ll sound even smoother. Local band Von Disco will be the backbone for this finger-snapping occasion, featuring readings by local poets.

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FULL THROTTLE YOGA

5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, Collision Brewing, 1436 Skyway Drive, Longmont. Free

“Get on your mat and take a ride with us” — that’s one of the mantras at Full Throttle Yoga. This inclusive form of Yoga travels from brewery to brewery around Boulder County, and this time around, Collision Brewing is opening their facilities for you to grab a beer, take a deep breath and “live wide open.”

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MASTER GLASS-CUTTING SESSION

10 a.m.-noon. Saturday, May 6, Colorado Glass Works, 1500 Pearl St., Boulder. $175

Colorado Glassworks’ Meggy Wilm is partnering with glass-cutting master Steve from Toyo Supercutters to show you the artform isn’t just for established experts. This two-hour class is a chance for you to try something new and exciting, or to elevate your glasscutting game.

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Longmont Cinco De Mayo Celebration

11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free

Longmont’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration is entering its 20th year — a testament to the city’s rich Latino heritage. Thousands will be in attendance for a day of festivities: food, shopping, live entertainment, a car show and even a break dance competition. Show up, show out and soak up the sun with family on Saturday in Roosevelt Park.

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RISE AGAINST SUICIDE: EMERGE 5K

8 a.m.-noon. Sunday, May 7, Boulder Reservoir, 5565 North 51st St., Boulder. Free

The Emerge 5K is the biggest annual fundraiser for Rise Against Suicide, a local organization dedicated to eliminating the social and financial barriers between young people and mental health treatment. Each dollar donated will be matched up to $25,000, so throw on your running shoes and get moving.

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Hope Chest Fundraising Event

2:30-6 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Großen Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont. Free

Left Hand Artist Group invites you to a night of live music by Good Music Medicine, food from El Herradera, quality brews and a silent auction for one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted boxes. All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Hope Longmont, a local charity providing outreach to people experiencing homelessness. 7

Unite To Fight Vii

6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $25-$55

Seicento Baroque Ensemble

3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder. $15

For this performance of music from legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion, The Seicento Baroque Ensemble will be performing with the very instruments Bach heard when he composed this masterpiece in 1724 — a first in Colorado. Don’t miss their stop in Boulder, as they put on a once-in-alifetime show with musicians and instruments from all over the world.

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Game Show Night

6-9 p.m. Monday, May 8, The Louisville Underground, 640 Main St. $30

Ever wanted to compete in your favorite game show? Head to the Louisville Underground for a night of fierce and fun gameplay in the mold of classics like Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud. It might not capture the full thrill of hearing Drew Carey invite you to “come on down,” but it’s pretty darn close. The best part? All proceeds from this 21+ event go to Coal Creek Meals on Wheels.

Want to watch a city councilmember and a local business owner beat the daylights out of each other for a good cause? Boy, do we have the event for you: Unite to Fight is hosting its seventh iteration of “Boulder’s one and only annual, amateur charity boxing event,” with each contestant fighting for a cause of their choice. Let’s get ready to rumble.

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Wednesday Night Square Dance

6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Free

Square dancing and award-winning pizza: a perfect combo we didn’t know we needed. On Wednesday nights, Rosalee’s on Main Street in Longmont clears out the chairs to make way for a full-fledged hootenanny in the heart of town, featuring music by David Lawrence So grab your dancing dancing boots and come join in on the fun.

ON STAGE:

Within the walls of a picturesque Victorian home, electrical scientist Dr. Givings has developed a new device for treating “hysteria” in women — but the arrival of a new patient and her husband turn things upside down. See what all the buzz is about when In the Next Room: The Vibrator Play opens this weekend, courtesy the Theater Company of Lafayette See listing for details.

ON VIEW:

Want to see the natural world in a whole new light? Augmented Organics at Firehouse Art Center in Longmont explores “humanity’s extraordinary power to shape our environments,” with multi-media works by Eleanor Sabin, Cheryl Coon and Alexandra Christen-Muñoz — from sculpture to sound installations and points in between. See listing for details. (Artwork by Eleanor Sabin)

ON THE PAGE:

Author Marisa Ramel stops by Longmont Books to read from her latest work, The Goodbye Diaries: A Mother-Daughter Memoir The painful and poignant book explores the bonds of grief after a terminal diagnosis, told from alternating perspectives of a mother and daughter. See listing for details.

TO DIE BEAUTIFUL BY BUZZY JACKSON: SIGNING EVENT.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5

THE COLOR PURPLE

The Marvin & Judi Wolf Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 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

BVSD HIGH SCHOOL AND FACULTY EXHIBITION Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder. Through May 6. Free

HER BRUSH: JAPANESE WOMEN ARTISTS FROM THE FONGJOHNSTONE 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

IN THE NEXT ROOM:

THE VIBRATOR PLAY

Mary Miller Library Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette. May 5-20. $25. BW PICK OF THE WEEK

ROPE Louisville Arts Center, 801 Grant St., May 5-20. $28

THE SOUND OF MUSIC BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through Aug. 19. $75

AUGMENTED ORGANICS:

ELEANOR SABIN, CHERYL COON AND ALEXANDRA CHRISTENMUNOZ. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Through June 4. Free.

BW PICK OF THE WEEK

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

FRAME LITERARY SALON FEATURING JAY HALSEY, HILLARY LEFTWICH, CLAIRE CORINA STEVENS AND HEATHER GOODRICH. 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 5, East Window Gallery, 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder. Free.

TEEN WRITER’S WORKSHOP WITH YA

AUTHOR JC PETERSON 5-6 p.m.

Saturday, May 6, The Wandering Jellyfish, 198 2nd Avenue, Suite 1A, Niwot, CO.

THE GOODBYE DIARIES: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR BY MARISA RAMEL: READING + Q&A.

4 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Longmont Books, 624 Main St., Longmont. Free.

BW PICK OF THE WEEK

BOOK LOVER’S BOOK CLUB 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, May 8, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Free

THE GOOD NEWS BY MICHAEL KNISLEY 6:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5

COMMUNITY WRITING CIRCLE 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. $5 (Venmo: @teresaadele)

THURSDAY, MAY 4

GUSTED WITH KANDYSHOP, DONNY J AND PLANET BLOOP 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $25

JIMMY MITCHELL & JON SHERMAN. 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

WHITEWATER RAMBLE 6:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $15

TROUBADOURS WITH RAMAYA SOSKIN, PAUL KIMBIRIS, HAWKFATHER AND THE SWISS ENIGMA 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl, Suite V3A, Boulder. $10

FRIDAY,

May 5

CHAPEL HART WITH ROSEVELT

8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $40

LOS MOCOCHETES 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $12

VUDU SUNSHINE 7 p.m. Diner Bar, 160 Main St., Lyons. Free

THE HIGH HAWKS WITH DRUNKEN HEARTS 7 p.m. The Caribou Room, 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland. $25

SATURDAY, MAY 6

PRAIRIEWOLF (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Cellar West Artisan Ales, 778-B W Baseline Road, Lafayette. Free STORY ON P. 13

MACKENZIE RAE 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

WATERPARKS WITH HUNNY AND DAISY GRENADE. 7 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $35

ON THE BILL: There’s nothing quite like the ruckus cooked up by Death Grips, a cornerstone of experimental music that aggressively scrambles the boundaries of hip-hop, noise, hardcore and industrial electronics to thrilling effect. When the enigmatic trio of MC Ride, Zach Hill and Andy Morin performs at the Mission Ballroom on May 9, there’s only one guarantee: The roof will come all the way off the building. See listing for details.

DEVOTCHKA WITH THE BOULDER PHILHARMONIC 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. $25-$104. STORY ON P. 14

SUNDAY, MAY 7

BABE RAINBOW 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $25

AMIYA & SHANE. 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

MONDAY, MAY 8

MIGHTY POPLAR WITH PUNCH BROTHERS, ANDREW MARLIN AND GREG HARRISON. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $27

SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS WITH FULL BELLY 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $124

TUESDAY, MAY 9

BUILT TO SPILL WITH PRISM BITCH AND ITCHY KITTY 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $30

DEATH GRIPS 9 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $60. BW PICK OF THE WEEK

ONYX WITH R.A., RUGGED MAN, DJ LALA, STAY TUNED AND AFFLICTION

MUSIC 8 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St., Denver. $22

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

PIXIES WITH POND. 7:30 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $124

GREG PUCIATO 6:30 p.m. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. $32

MAHLERFEST XXXVI MAY 17–21, 2023

LOUD & LIVE

Hear 200 musicians on stage at Macky Auditorium in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with Wagner's Die Walküre, Act I

Go back in time with Liederabend, a re-created concert from 118 years ago ...and more!*