EVENTS

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THE SECRET GARDEN

1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun., June 15-18, The Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder. $20

Award-winning playwright Marsha Norman and composer Lucy Simon captivated audiences with their musical stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel, The Secret Garden. Tara Performing Arts High School brings the work to life, right here in Boulder, for a series of six shows throughout the weekend. 16

SUMMER CARNIVAL: FAMILY FUNDRAISER 2023

5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16, WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette. $10

Round up the family for a night of food and fun at WOW! Children’s Museum. This event, benefitting the Play For All Initiative, features free games, a silent auction, hot dogs, a popcorn bar, cotton candy and even a pie throw.

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Girls Skate Night

6:30-9 p.m. Friday, June 16, Square State Skate, 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder. $10

Once a month, Square State Skate opens their indoor park for girls, women and nonbinary skaters to shred their complex during Girls Skate Night. “All wheels and abilities are welcome” during this 16+ event hosted by Skate With Us Boulder.

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Juneteenth Community Celebration

Sat.-Mon., June 17-19, Various locations. Free

NAACP and ECAACE are back for their third annual Juneteenth celebration at locations throughout Boulder County. Festivities kick off at Roosevelt Park in Longmont for an afternoon-long outdoor community bash, plus youth workshops with acclaimed author Nyasha Williams and more. Commemorate the end of slavery with a weekend of events emphasizing “culture, freedom and brave beginnings.” Details at bit.ly/JuneteenthBoCo

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Catfish Night At Stearns Lake

7:30-11 p.m. Friday, June 16, Carolyn Holmberg

Preserve at Rock Creek Farm - Stearns Lake Trailhead, 2190 S. 104th St., Broomfield. Free

Head to the Stearns Lake Trailhead in Broomfield for this special night-fishing event at Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm. The evening is limited to shore fishing only, and anglers over the age of 16 must have a current Colorado fishing license.

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Leftapalooza

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 17, Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. $20

Left Hand Brewing opens up its beautiful outdoor space each year for an ultimate battle of cover bands, and this year the lineup is chock-full of can’t-miss tributes. Message in a Bottle (The Police), Linger (The Cranberries), Sweater Destroyer (Weezer) and more — along with TEN (Pearl Jam), the 2022 Leftapalooza winner — will be ripping covers of their respective bands’ classic catalogs all day.

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FAROW MONTHLY COCKTAIL CLASS: ALL ABOUT GIN

3-4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, Farow, 7916 Niwot Road, Niwot. $70

No cocktail screams summertime quite like the gin and tonic. Become an expert of this seasonal staple at Farow’s monthly cocktail class, in addition to lessons on other quintessential gin cocktails like the martini, the negroni and more, along with a class on the history and production of the botanical liquor. 17

1940S BALL

4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, Boulder Airport, 3393 Airport Road, Boulder. $90

Teleport back to the 1940s at Boulder’s themed annual ball. Suspenders, ball gowns, vintage automobiles and music from the era are just some of what to expect at the transformed Boulder Airport. Plus a 1940s drive-in movie theater, bestdressed contest, scavenger hunt spanning the entire complex, and of course, lots of dancing.

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DAVE WILLIARD’S 50TH BIRTHDAY: A BOULDER SHELTER FUNDRAISER

8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Free

Boulder Shelter’s ongoing mission is to create solutions for homelessness through “unrelenting empathy and collaboration.” Support their work with a night of live music at the historic Boulder Theater, featuring Jesse Garland, Brian McRae, Chris Malley, Tyler Adams and Paul McDaniel.

Events

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HISTORIC THIRD AVENUE

WALKING TOUR 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. $12

Stroll down Third Avenue in downtown Longmont with the city’s history curator Erik Mason June 20 for tales of tragedy and murder among rows of historic homes built by its wealthiest early citizens. Register at longmontcolorado.gov

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CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SUMMIT: ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS

Noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl, Suite V3A, Boulder. Free

Roots Music Project hosts a discussion on coalition-building in the Colorado arts sphere with panelists Meredith Badler, deputy director at the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and Megan Wagner, lobbyist at Brandeberry McKenna Public Affairs. Learn best practices for advocating for the arts at the local and state level at this free event moderated by Boulder Arts Commissioner Caroline Kert. 21

ON-TAP TALKS: HOW BREWING MADE BOULDER

6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway. $10

Want to learn about the history of your favorite local breweries and their role in our community? Join Michael J. Casey, Boulder Weekly film critic and author of Boulder County Beer, for a crafty discussion at the Museum of Boulder — presented as part of the museum’s ongoing Beer Here!: Brewing the New West exhibition, on display through Sept. 3.

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On The Bill

Celebrated singer-songwriter David Bazan brings his trailblazing emo-slowcore project Pedro the Lion to the Front Range on Wednesday, June 21. The Seattlebased artist has revived the Pedro moniker for a pair of new albums in recent years, but he’ll be performing the stone-cold classics It’s Hard to Find a Friend (1998) and Control (2002) in full during this one-night performance with Erik Walters at Englewood’s Gothic Theatre See listing for details

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER WITH EMILY BARKER 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. $55

FANCY: QUEENS OF COUNTRY PARTY 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $25

LAURIE & LORRIE Noon. Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette. Free

PETER STONE. 5 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

BARBARA PARIS WITH MARK SIMON

7 p.m. R Gallery + Wine Bar, 2027 Broadway, Boulder. Free

WHISKEY MYERS WITH THE RECORD COMPANY AND BRENT COBB

6:30 p.m. Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $50

LEGS. THE BAND WITH THE EPHINJIS AND GILA TEEN 9 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $15

LOVELYTHEBAND WITH BEACH WEATHER AND AVA MAYBEE

7:30 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $29

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

FELONIUS SMITH TRIO 11:30 a.m. Bohn Park, 199 Second St., Lyons. Free

BAD DOG 6 p.m. Main Stage Brewing Company, 450 Main St., Lyons

MATTHEW HECHT 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

THE 89S WITH BRAD BYRD

8 p.m. The Times Collaborative, 338 Main St., Longmont. $18

ILLENIUM. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $65

DIRTY HEADS WITH STICK FIGURE, ATMOSPHERE, DENM, THE GROUCH AND MIKE LOVE 4:20 p.m. Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village. $50

UMPHREY’S MCGEE WITH MOE 6:30 p.m. Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $55 BURY MIA WITH SUITABLE MISS, WASTEBASKET AND LOSERS CLUB. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $20

JON STORK WITH DARCY NELSON AND RITARITA 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $10

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

TOWN MOUNTAIN 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $25

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

MICHELLE DEYOUNG 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder. Free