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EVENTS
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■ Boulder Arts Week
March 25-April 2, various locations around Boulder, boulderartsweek.org The City of Boulder is the home to thousands of artists and over 140 arts organizations. Boulder has the nation’s third-highest concentration of artists, right behind Los Angeles and Santa Fe, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. Boulder Arts Week celebrates and supports our neighbors and friends, featuring digital and in-person arts and culture offerings, including art walks, exhibitions, performances, dance, music, theater, public art, lectures, readings and workshops at venues throughout the city. See all Boulder Arts Week events at: boulderartsweek.org
■ CC Season Kick-Off Party & Weekly Thursday Night Group Rides
5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, March 24, Full Cycle & Colorado Multisport, 2355 30th St., Boulder. Free, bouldercyclingclub.org Boulder Cycle Club is expanding its partnership with Full Cycle Colorado MultiSport this year by adding regular weekly rides on Thursdays from the shop. Wheels out at 5:30 p.m. for both road rides and gravel rides. Stay tuned for routes and rides in the coming weeks. Upon return from the rides, enjoy a brew and food options from Full Cycle’s bar and grill. If you are new to gravel riding, Full Cycle can rent you a ride at a special discount to let you give it a try.
■ Boulder Samba School: Brazilian Bateria Samba Percussion Class ■ When Words Guide Us: Poetry Workshop with Exhibiting Artist Paula Gasparini-Santos
3-4:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Free, thedairy.org In connection with her exhibition Forgiving Myself, currently on view at The Dairy, artist Paula Gasparini-Santos will lead participants through an introduction to subconscious poetry creation. With guidance, Gasparini-Santos will help participants create words for healing and a deepened understanding of self.
■ Author Talk: Scott Carney and Jason Miklian—‘The Vortex’
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Tickets: $5, boulderbookstore.org In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great Bhola Cyclone would kill 500,000 people and begin a chain reaction of turmoil, genocide and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how that storm sparked a country to revolution. Authors Scott Carney and Jason Miklian take us deep into the story of the cyclone and its aftermath, told through the eyes of the men and women who lived through it.
1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Frequent Flyers Aeriel Dance, 3022 E. Sterling Circle, Boulder. Free, bouldersambaschool.org This class will introduce participants to the instruments, techniques and rhythms of Brazilian samba music, focusing on the music of the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All instruments, including caixa (snare), surdo (bass drum), agogô, chocalho, repenique and tamborim will be provided. Only indoor, softsoled shoes or socks may be used in the studio. Additionally, all participants are required to wear a mask at all times inside the building.
■ Sleep Out to End Youth Homelessness
6 p.m. Thursday, March 24, First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder. Free, tgthr.org/sleep-out TGTHR is hosting our 10th Sleep Out to raise awareness of the difficulties young people experiencing homelessness face. You’re invited to join a night outside to raise critical funds for TGTHR’s programs, raise awareness of youth homelessness, and inspire others to join the movement to end this solvable issue. With a goal to raise $200,000 to provide life-changing assistance and support to youth who need us the most, every dollar raised transforms the future of hundreds of youth who’ve endured the realities of homelessness. Sleep Out in-person on March 24 in Boulder, or host your own Sleep Out on March 26 at your desired location and time, and tune in for TGTHR’s virtual Sleep Out program.
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