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Events: What to do when there’s nothing to do
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COURTESY DAIRY ARTS CENTER
n Creative Nations
Indigenous Arts Market & Festival
Various times, Oct. 6-10, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Ticket prices vary: thedairy.org
Observe Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend with a litany of art-forward events at the second annual Creative Nations Indigenous Arts Market and Festival. The fve-day, art-forward blowout features screenings from the 2022 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour, live music from Earth Surface People, a fne arts market, dance performances, an Indigenous fashion show and more.
n Boulder Burlesque
presents The Dark Forest: A Halloween Burlesque Show
8 p.m. Oct. 7-9, The Spark Theater, 4847 Pearl St., B4, Boulder. Tickets: $20-$50, eventbrite.com
Get lost in the woods as Boulder Burlesque beckons you into a realm of fear and seduction, challenge and sexuality, fear and unknown. Ten percent of all ticket profts will be donated to Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence. Please bring proof of vaccination or a medical exemption note and negative PCR test within 72 hours of the event.
KRISTOPHER WRIGHT
Impressionism.
R Gallery + Wine Bar, 2027 Broadway, Boulder. Through Oct. 16. Free
Georgia O’Keeffe,
Photographer. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Nov. 6. Tickets: $13 (Colorado residents), denverartmuseum.org
Marcella Marsella: Aqueous
Bodies. BMoCA at Macky, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Through Nov. 13. Tickets: $2, bmoca.org Water is Life. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Nov. 19. Free ON VIEW: Painting, printmaking and personal narratives collide in Kristopher Wright: Just As I Am, the latest body of work from the Denver-born artist featuring 16 large-scale works exploring themes of joy, community and healing at the BMoCA East Gallery through Feb. 19, 2023.
Kristopher Wright: Just As I Am.
BMoCA East Gallery, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Through Jan. 22. Tickets: $2, bmoca.org
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic
Impulse. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver. Through Feb. 5. Tickets: $10, mcadenver.org
Native Artist Exhibition. Creative Nations Sacred Space, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Nov. 2022. Free
Tipi to Tiny House: Hands-on
Homebuilding. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road. Through Jan. 8. Tickets: $8, longmontmuseum.org Lasting Impressions. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through June 2023. Free
Onward and Upward: Shark’s Ink.
CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through July 2023. Free
n Second Nude Foods Fest
3:45-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, Nude Foods Market, 3233 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
Need to get rid of those old batteries and grab a Halloween costume for this year’s spooky season? Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Nude Foods Market with live music, a Halloween costume swap, a hard-to-recycle materials drive and more.
n Dia De Los Muertos: Day of the Dead Family Celebration
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Downtown Longmont at Fourth Avenue and Main Street. Free
Honor the holiday with the community at the Day of the Dead Family Celebration in downtown Longmont. Enjoy music and dance performances, arts and crafts activities, and delicious food during this street festival.
n Justice Hall: NAACP Boulder
County Public Town Hall
3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, First Congregation Church (UCC), 1128 Pine St., Boulder. Free
Join NAACP Boulder County for a public town hall addressing bias in policing and prosecution. Listen, speak and engage on the critical issues facing Black and brown communities in Boulder during this afternoon town hall focused on the recent Vera Institute of Justice report on prosecution in Boulder County, which found “substantial racial disparities … in case flings, sentencing outcomes, and adult diversion referral.”
n Reproductive Rights March and Demonstration
9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Boulder County Courthouse, 1200 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
YWCA Boulder County hosts a “power at the polls” rally to support reproductive rights at home and across the country. Join a coalition of local organizations and activists for a march beginning at the Boulder County Courthouse along with a short program of speakers. The event is held in conjunction with the Denver Women’s March and other demonstrations throughout the U.S. ON STAGE: Don’t miss the fnal weekend of The Children, presented by Butterfy Effect Theater of Colorado at the Dairy Arts Center. The 2016 play loosely inspired by the Fukushima nuclear explosion in Japan tells the story of a pair of retired nuclear physicists who process ecological disaster from their isolated home on the British coast.
Butterfy Effect Theater of Colorado presents The
Children. Dairy Arts Center, Grace Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Oct. 8. Tickets: $15$51, thedairy.org
‘The Chinese Lady.’
Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Singleton Theatre, 1400 Curtis St., Denver. Through Oct. 16. Tickets: $35, tickets.denvercenter. org
Arts in the Open Presents ‘Fran-
kenstein.’ Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Through Oct. 30. Tickets: $15-$20, artsintheopen.org
Theater of the Mind. York Street Yards, 3887 Steele St., Denver. Through Dec. 18. Tickets: $65, theateroftheminddenver.com
n Boulder County Parks & Open Space: Black Bears
in Our Backyard
10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Location provided when registering: discover.bouldercountyopenspace.org
It’s the time of year when bears are gorging on berries in preparation for their winter hibernation. Join volunteer naturalists for this one-mile hike to learn more about the history of bears living in and around Boulder, and how to share our natural spaces.
n Persian Culture Day
Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Tickets: $10, museumofboulder.org
Join members of the community to celebrate Persian Culture Day with an afternoon of arts, traditional food, beverages, performances and activities celebrating Persian culture at the Museum of Boulder. Festivities include an art-card making station, an apothecary presentation, culinary demonstrations, an herbal tea station, live dancing and more.
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n Boulderthon: Signature
Boulder Marathon and Half Marathon
8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 1400 Block of Pearl Street. Registration and pricing: boulderthon.org
Run all over the beautiful city of Boulder in the upcoming Boulderthon. Participants have the choice of competing in a half or full marathon. The race begins at the Boulder Reservoir and fnishes in the heart of downtown on Pearl Street.
n Dogs Enjoy Afternoon
Reading (D.E.A.R.)
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, City of Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave. Free
Help your child practice their reading skills for a non-judgemental, furry audience. This program is designed to help kids gain confdence in their reading skills by reading to a group of local therapy dogs at the City of Longmont Public Library.
GORDON YELLOWMAN
n Remembering 1864: From Fort Chambers to Sand Creek
3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
Forty-six prominent residents of Boulder participated in the Sand Creek Massacre in southeast Colorado on Nov. 29, 1864, killing more than 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, including children. Join citizens of the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations in remembering those lost in the massacre and learn about the long-term effects on the two tribes during this free event.
CHRIS MAGGIO
ON THE BILL: Indie rock breakout Alex G brings his celebrated songwriting to the Ogden Theater in Denver on Oct. 12 in support of his latest LP, God Save the Animals, released last month via Domino Records. He will be supported by Brooklyn dream-pop band Barrie.
H Friday, Oct. 7
An Intimate Evening of Songs
and Stories with Suzanne Vega. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $25, axs.com
Viagra Boys + shame with Kills
Birds. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $22, z2ent.com
James Robinson.
7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Tickets: $20, museperformancespace.com
Halfway There
with Thunder Roads. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. Tickets: $10, dickensoperahouse.com
New Family Dog. 8:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $15 cash at the door, goldhillinn.com
H Saturday, Oct. 8
Here Come the Mummies with
Saxquatch. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $22, axs.com
Kyle Walker With Bathroom Break,
KandyShop. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $25, z2ent.com
Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears.
7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $20 cash cover charge, goldhillinn.com
H Sunday, Oct. 9
Noites do Nordeste: Jane Uitti
Brazilian Band. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Tickets: $20, museperformancespace.com
Half Pelican. 7 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: No cover charge, goldhillinn.com
Melt-Banana with Quits and Whiff.
7 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. Tickets: $20, etix.com
H Monday, Oct. 10
Choir! Choir! Choir! 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $20, z2ent.com
Jazz Jam Session with Host Brad
Goode. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. museperformancespace.com
2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, Center for Community, 2249 Willard Drive, Boulder. Free
What’s sweeter than a little queer camaraderie? Join CU’s Center for Inclusion and Social Change for a slice of cake and chat about aspects of LGBTQ+ life and culture at the Center for Community located on the CU Boulder campus.
n Garden Upkeep at Boulder
Public Library
4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. Free
If you need to work on your green thumb, look no further than this event hosted by the CU Farm & Garden Club. Learn the ins-and-outs of keeping up your garden at Boulder Public Library. Enter through the art gallery and take a right to fnd the garden space.
n Pumpkins and Paint
Brushes
2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. University Memorial Center North Stage, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder. Free
Take an hour for yourself to prepare for the spooky season with an afternoon of pumpkin painting and Halloween fun. The event is part of the CU Boulder’s Wellness Wednesday program, “[providing] a space to engage in self-care activities, learn about campus resources and build community.”
n Chris Davenport: Ski
Adventure & SCARPA Product Launch
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free
Chris Davenport has traveled all over the globe guiding explorers and pushing the envelope of professional downhill skiing. Join Davenport and Neptune Mountaineering at the Table Mesa Shopping Center in South Boulder to hear his stories as a ski adventurer.
