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R&B legend Ruth Brown died in 2006, but her music lives on in the world premiere of Miss Rhythm: The Legend of Ruth Brown at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) through Oct. 15. The cabaret show uses songs from Brown’s illustrious catalog to trace her quick rise to fame from modest beginnings in Portsmouth, Virginia. Scan QR code for a BW feature on the show. See listing for details.

ALICE @ WONDERLAND. Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield. 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 7 and 2:30 Saturday, July 8. $7

THINGS WE WILL MISS: MEDITATIONS ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS 7:30 p.m. July 7–22, and 3 p.m. July 15. Carsen Theater, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Name your price: $5-$50. Story on p. 18

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through Aug. 19. $75. Story at boulderweekly.com

WILLY WONKA Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. Through Aug. 6. $30

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING & KING LEAR PRESENTED BY COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Broadway St. & College Avenue, Boulder. Through Aug. 13. $25

MISS RHYTHM: THE LEGEND OF RUTH BROWN. Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Garner Galleria Theatre), 1101 13th St. Through Oct. 15. $46. BW Pick of the Week

ANNIE JR The Arts HUB, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette. 7 p.m. Friday, July 7 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 8. $12

Memory, identity and resilience collide in Tomboy and Old Salty: New Work from the Studio of Allyson McDuffie, on display at Bus Stop Gallery in Boulder July 7 through July 30. Celebrate the work of this local artist with an opening reception as part of NoBo First Friday, and be among the first to experience “an exploration of hardships and a celebration of the beauty in our contradictory society.” See listing for details

ONWARD AND UPWARD: SHARK’S INK CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through July 2023. Free agriCULTURE: ART INSPIRED BY THE LAND. BMoCA, 1750 13th St., Boulder; and Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road. Through Oct. 1 (BMoCA) and Jan. 7 (Longmont Museum). $2 / $8

CRAFTED: SUBVERTING THE FRAME. Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave., Longmont. Through July 23. Free

NO BOUNDARIES: WOMEN TRANSFORMING THE WORLD Jerry Crail Earth Science & Map Library, 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder. Through May 2024. Free

TOMBOY AND OLD SALTY: NEW WORK FROM THE STUDIO OF ALLYSON MCDUFFIE. Bus Stop Gallery, 4895 Broadway, Boulder. 6-9 p.m. July 7 through July 30. Free. BW Pick of the Week

BREAKING FREE BY SHOOT CAMERAS NOT GUNS NoBo Art Center, 4929 Broadway, Unit E, Boulder. 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 7. Free

Blending ecology, history and mythology with a first-person account of her travels, author and CU grad Gloria Dickie explores our relationship with one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures in Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future. Dickie will read from her new work during a signing event at Boulder Book Store on July 11. See listing for details

A YEAR IN THE HEART BY MICHELE DILLON 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 8, Longmont Books, 624 Main St., Longmont. Free

EIGHT BEARS: MYTHIC PAST AND IMPERILED FUTURE BY GLORIA DICKIE. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 11, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. $5 BW Pick of the Week

UNRAVELED: A CLIMBER’S JOURNEY THROUGH DARKNESS AND BACK BY KATIE BROWN.

WOMEN OF THE J BOOK

CLUB: THE GREAT BELIEVERS

7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 12, Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder. Free

AN EVENING WITH TRAVEL WRITER ROLF POTTS.

7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 12, Longmont Books, 624 Main St., Longmont. Free

ROBIN F. SCHEPPER IN CONVERSATION WITH REP. MEGHAN LUKENS. 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

Tuesday, July 11, Tattered Cover – Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Free

Thursday, July 13, Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. Free