Events: What to do when there’s nothing to do

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If your organization is planning an event, please email the arts & culture editor at jgray@boulderweekly.com

n ARTMIX 2022 Opening Reception

6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $125-$300, bmoca.org

Find new pieces of art to decorate your walls with at ARTMIX, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art’s signature art auction and biggest party of the year. Celebrate artists from across the country at the silent auction and enjoy food and drinks from some of Boulder’s fnest establishments.

n Marc Maron Comedy Show

8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $50-$65, axs.com

Marc Maron is a standup comedian and actor. His latest comedy special, END TIMES FUN, was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award.

n Arc’Teryx Boulder Pre-Opening

Climbing Party

6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, The Spot Climbing Gym Boulder, 3240 Prairie Ave., Boulder

Join Arc’Teryx and The Spot Bouldering Gym for a night of free climbing and special events. Special guests Drew Ruana and Madeline Sorkin will host skill clinics meanwhile a vendor village will be set up outside for food and drinks.

n ‘Stay Prayed Up’ Screening

5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $12, thedairy.org

Stay Prayed Up is a flm celebrating the story of 83-year-old Black woman Lena Mae Perry and her gospel group, The Brachettes. The North Carolina group combines ministry and music to move through life’s hardships, showing that “music, like faith, ain’t nothin’ without some fre inside.”

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n Downtown Boulder Fall Fest

5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16; 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18; Pearl Street Mall, Boulder

Spend a weekend on beautiful Pearl Street and welcome the changing colors of fall with concerts featuring local artists, beers and food at Downtown Boulder Fall Fest. This year’s music lineup includes local bands playing folk rock, Americana and more.

n Moyo Nguvu & Luciana Da Silva present

Viva Brazil Festival

7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $20-$30, thedairy.org

Celebrate the traditional and contemporary culture of Brazil at the Dairy with dance and music. Featured artists from Brazil include Thai Rodrigues, the Queen of Brazilian Carnival, and Patrick Carvalho, a well known choreographer. There are also several dance workshops for participants throughout the festival.

n ‘El Gran Movimiento’

Screening

5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $12, thedairy.org

Join the Dairy Arts Center for a screening of El Gran Movimiento. Elder and his mining compatriots arrive in La Paz demanding reinstatement to their jobs when Elder starts to get sick. After getting work in the market, Elder’s condition worsens and he is prescribed the help of Max, a witch doctor and clown who might be able to bring Elder back to life.

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Lounge open Wednesday - Sunday 5pm - Close Happy Hour(s) 5pm - 7pm

wed september

14th 9:00pmshow doors

DIAMOND EDWARDS

americana duo In the Bar

thur september 15th 8:00pmshow doors

hUNTER STONE BAND

w/ Brianna Straught folk music

No Cover

$10

+ $4 service charge

Fri september 16th 8:00pmshow doors

sat september 17th 9:00pmshow doors

KING CARDINAL

americana

ERIK BOA DUO

Rhythm & Blues In the Bar

SUN september 18th 7:00pmdoors open

FC19 DANCE PARTY

dj PHIL.I.AM spinning soul "funk"

thur september

22nd 8:00pmshow doors

Zach Deputy

w/ KHALIKO funk | blues | rock

Fri september 23rd 8:00pmshow doors

DAN HOCHMAN

soul | blues | rock $12

+ $4 service charge

No Cover

$5

GRAB YOUR TICKET IN NIGH APP UNDER EARLY ACCESS

$20

+ $4 service charge

$15

+ $4 service charge

sun september

25th 9:00pmshow doors

Shawn Cunanne

dead influenced

In the Bar No Cover

wed september 28th 9:00pmshow doors

thur september 29th 9:00pmshow doors

sat october

1st 8:00pmshow doors

THE DELTA SONICS

BLUES In the Bar

KOBER & SITERO

bluegrass In the Bar

CHAIN STATION

Colorado Bluegrass

No Cover

No Cover

$15

+ $4 service charge

sun october

2nd 8:00pmshow doors

MAPACHE

Americana $15

+ $4 service charge

wed october 5th Open Stage

Hosted by Hunter Stone In the Bar

Signup

7:00pm

Start

7:30pm

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n Cooking Class — Flavors

of Thailand

6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, Food Lab, 1825 Pearl St., Boulder. Tickets: $95, foodlabboulder.com

The Food Lab on Pearl is hosting a Thai-dish cooking class. Participants will learn how to make muu bing, cucumber salad, green curry with shrimp and por pia tod in groups of four. Beer and wine are available for purchase during the class.

n Bruce Holsinger — ‘The Displacements’

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Tickets: $5, boulderbookstore.net

The Larsen-Hall family had everything. Just as they are settling into their new life in Miami, hurricane Luna, the world’s frst category 6 hurricane, hits the coast and everything is changed. Bruce Holsinger will speak about and sign his book The Displacements at Boulder Bookstore.

Noon. Wednesday, Sept. 22, Norlin Library East Entrance, 1720 Pleasant St., Boulder.

Celebrate Banned Books Week at Norlin Library with a discussion of the current state of censorship in schools and libraries across the country. Banned Books Week “celebrates the freedom to read” by highlighting texts and information that has been censored, spotlighting current and historical attempts to censor books.

n Fall Colors Hike

10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, near Nederland. Location provided when registering: bouldercountyopenspace.org

Fall is here, and Boulder County Parks & Open Space is organizing the Fall Colors Hike to get people outdoors. A volunteer naturalist will be your guide on a hike nearing 10,000 feet of elevation and will talk about how plants and animals prepare for the winter.

n Skills and Gear Clinic

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free, register: neptunemountaineering.com

Backpacker Magazine staff are heading to Neptune Mountaineering to present a backpacking clinic as part of the Get Out More Tour. At this event, outdoor experts will cover all the backpacking essentials, tips and techniques they’ve gathered over the years.

n Screening of ‘Home from

School: The Children of Carlisle’

6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Tickets: $10, museumofboulder.com

Follow the 2017 delegation of Northern Arapaho tribal members as they travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve the remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. After the flm, join Jordan Dresser and Jerilyn DeCoteau for a discussion on the flm and a Q&A afterwards.

n Celebrating Migratory Birds Festival

1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Waneka Lake Park, 1600 Caria Drive, Lafayette. Free.

Head to Waneka Lake Park to see birds of prey up close with the city of Lafayette. Attendants will learn about bird migration paths, the ecosystems where they live and the role they play in our lives. The event will also feature educational and entertaining games, art projects, local organizations and a scavenger hunt.

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ARRON IVES

H Friday, Sept. 16

Dave Tamkin Band. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder.

Matt Skellenger

Group. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Rd., Lafayette. Tickets: $15

Melvins with We Are

The Asteroid. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $25

THE SMALL

GLORIES, a roots powerhouse duo out of Canada, are set to play eTown Hall on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons. Tickets: $75

Bonnie Lowdermilk

Quintet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Tickets: $20 adults / $10 students

Guerrilla Radio (Rage Against the Machine tribute) & TEN (Pearl Jam

tribute). 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. Tickets: $15 Son of Town Hall. 7 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $15 cash cover charge

Stomp Street Heist. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $10 cash cover charge

Hempress Sativa. 8 p.m. The Caribou Room, 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland. Tickets: $25

H Monday, Sept. 19

Marcus Mumford with Danielle Potter.

8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $45-$50

H Tuesday, Sept. 20

H Saturday, Sept. 17

Phil Robinson Quartet. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder. CHVRCHES. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. Tickets: $50-$100

The Small Glories. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. Tickets: $24

Face Vocal Band. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. Tickets: $20-$25

Wax Motif with BRKLYN, Gano. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $22-$27

Gov’t Mule. 7:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $90

Mabon Harvest Concert Series. 4 p.m. Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons. Tickets: $75

H Sunday, Sept. 18 H Wednesday, Sept. 21

Remi Wolf with Jelani Aryeh. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $35

Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $45

H Thursday, Sept. 22

Ibibio Sound Machine with Terror Jr. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $20-$25

Brooks Lewis Trio. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder.