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

H Boulder Symphony: ‘Tchaikovsky’s Fourth’

7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, Grace Commons Concert Hall, 1820 15th St., Boulder. Tickets: $5-$25, eventbrite.com

Join the Boulder Symphony for a stirring performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, bringing the dance between good and evil to Grace Commons. The performance will also present Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with International Odyssiad Keyboard Festival Competition winner Shangru Du, and Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar theme. ON STAGE: It’s the fnal weekend to catch BETC’s ongoing production of The Royale. The award-winning play set during the Jim Crow era is based on the true story of Jack Johnson, the frst African American heavyweight world champion. It follows Jay “The Sport” Jackson, who dreams of taking home the title. The 2015 piece by playwright Marco Ramirez is an action-packed drama about one boxer’s refusal to be held back by systemic racism.

The Royale. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Nov. 19. Tickets: $17-$30, betc.org

Mary Poppins. The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., Boulder. Through Nov. 20. Tickets: $18-$34, thesparkcreates.org

Adaptation: A New Love Story. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Nov. 18-20. Tickets: $16-$33, thedairy.org The Crown. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Garner Galleria Theatre,1101 13th St., Denver. Through Nov. 20. Tickets: $42, denvercenter.org

Theater of the Mind. York Street Yards, 3887 Steele St., Denver. Extended through Jan. 22. Tickets: $65, theateroftheminddenver.com

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through Jan. 28. Tickets: $70-$75

H Ephrat Asherie Dance: ‘Odeon’

7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Tickets: $18-$78, cupresents.org

Odeon takes a hybrid approach to movement — mixing romantic music with samba and other Afro-Brazilian beats. With its rapid-fre rhythms, the performance shows what happens when street and club dance cultures come together to reach new choreographic heights.

H ‘The Last Waltz’ Revisited

8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. Tickets: $17 to $25

The Last Waltz documented the fnal concert played by The Band. Due in part to its numerous guest appearances, the flm is regarded as one of the greatest concert flms of all time. Kick off the weekend by joining Polytoxic and over 70 guest musicians from across Colorado as they perform songs from the flm.

H ‘The Lightning Thief’

Various times, Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19, Broomfeld Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. Tickets: $15-20, backstorytheatre.org

Join Backstory Theatre at the Broomfeld Auditorium for their performance of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Watch the story about a half-blood son of a Greek god play out on stage with a cast of young actors, all ages 9-18.

H 10K Turkey Trek

7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, Long Lake Regional Park, 17850 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. Tickets: $20-$60, runsignup.com

Earn that extra plate of turkey and stuffng at your Thanksgiving meal by pushing yourself to the limit this Saturday morning at the 10K Turkey Trek. About 1.5 miles of race are on gravel, and the remainder is on concrete.

H Birds of Prey Driving Tour

9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Nov. 19, location provided at registration

Take a ride around Boulder County and observe some of the birds surrounding us with Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Bring a pair of binoculars and an identifcation guide to get your best chance at observing raptors in the wild.

H Mixed Tape Trilogy: Stories

of the Power of Music

7-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, Etown, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. Tickets: $15, etown.org

This documentary screening explores the journey of three artists as they meet the fans who have been infuenced by their music. Learn to hear the music and perspectives of others on a new level through the Stories of the Power of Music. Following the screening there will be a Q&A with Kathleen Ermitage and Alan Cogen, the director and executive producer of the flm. ON VIEW: Can artists illuminate existential problems like the water crisis in ways lawmakers can’t? That’s the central question driving Water Is Life, a group exhibition ending its run at the Dairy Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 19. Showcasing a diverse slate of artists from across the country, the eco-conscious show explores the politics of water access in a changing climate.

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

Homelands. Creative Nations Sacred Space, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Nov. 26. Free

Quantity of Life: Nature/Supernat-

ure. Canyon Gallery, Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. Through Nov. 27. Free

Juan Fuentes: Pride on Your Side.

BMoCA at Aurora Central Library, 4949 E Alameda Parkway. Through Dec. 31. Free

Lived Experience. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. Through Jan. 14. Free

Karen Breunig: Woman in the

Water. BMoCA at Frasier, 350 Ponca Place, Boulder. Through Jan. 15. Tickets: $2, bmoca.org

Kristopher Wright: Just As I Am.

BMoCA East Gallery, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Through Jan. 22. Tickets: $2, bmoca.org

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks.

Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver. Through Jan. 22. Tickets: $21 (Colorado resident), denverartmuseum.org

Yvens Alex Saintil: Photographs.

The New East Window Gallery, 4550 Broadway Suite C, Boulder. Through Jan. 29. Free

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

Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists from the Fong-Johnstone

Collection. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver. Through May 13. Tickets: $12-$19

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

H Ninja Sex Party

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. Tickets: $42-$45, axs.com

One of the self-described “most popular comedy bands of all time,” Ninja Sex Party is hitting the stage this weekend at Boulder Theater. Vocalist Danny Sexbang and keyboardist Ninja Brian have toured around the world entertaining sold-out audiences with mature content and headbanging.

H ‘Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche’

4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $15.00, thedairy.org

Follow the heroic 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche crew who sprung into action in the spring of 1982 to try and save the lives of seven individuals caught under one of the most devastating avalanches in California history. The screening is presented as part of the Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival. ON THE BILL: New York pop-punk quartet State Champs bring their Kings of the New Age tour to the Gothic Theatre in Englewood on Nov. 22. The band will be supported by openers Hunny, Between You and Me and Games We Play. Learn more in the listing below.

n FRIDAY, NOV. 18

Rocky Mountain Chorale Presents- Simple

Gifts. 7:30 p.m. Heart of Longmont UMC, 350 11th Ave., Longmont. Tickets: $10-$50

Vince Herman Band.

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

Jon Gauer Octet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Tickets: $10-$20

Jake Leg. 8:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $10 cash

Disco Lines. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Tickets: $27-$75, axs.com

AFI. 7 p.m. Filmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., Denver. Tickets: $60, fllmoreauditorium.org

n SATURDAY, NOV. 19

Joe Hertler and The Rainbow

Seekers. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl Suite V3A, Boulder. Tickets: $22, eventbrite.com

Covet with The Velvet Teen, The

Speed of Sound in Seawater. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Tickets: $22-$25, axs.com

Cup-a-Jo. 7 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Free Daniel Rodriguez. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Tickets: $10, bluebirdtheater.net

n SUNDAY, NOV. 20

Victor Wooten feat. Steve Bailey & Derico Watson Bass Extremes with

Dandu. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tickets: $30-$40, z2ent.com

Fly in the Ointment. 7 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Free

Penny and Sparrow. 8 p.m. Gothic Theater, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. Tickets: $20-$25,

n MONDAY, NOV. 21

The Garden. 7 p.m. 1902 Blake St. Summit Denver, 1902 Blake St. Tickets: $55, livenation.com

Jazz Jam Session with Host Brad

Goode. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Free

n TUESDAY, NOV. 22

State Champs. 7 p.m. Gothic Theater, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. Tickets: $29-$34, gothictheatre.com

n WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23

Hot Flash Heat Wave with Sports. 7 p.m. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. Tickets: $20, livenation. com

Blanke. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Tickets: $35$80 axs.com