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Virtual Events
If your organization is planning an event of any kind, please email Caitlin at crockett@boulderweekly.com.
MUSEUM VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT: FELONIUS SMITH TRIO.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, facebook.com/longmontmuseum.
Enjoy a virtual concert from the Felonius Smith Trio live from Stewart Auditorium in Longmont on Thursday, June 25. Offering up pre-war blues music at its most authentic, the Felonius Smith Trio takes you back to a time when original bluesmen were pioneering a new musical style. These concerts — through July 30 — are free. Simply visit the Longmont Museum’s Facebook page at 7:30 p.m. on the night of the concert and click on “videos” to join. Learn more at longmontmuseum.org or call 303-651-8374.
THE BIG DREAM WEEKEND LAUNCH PARTY.
6:30 p.m. June 26-28, thebigdream.life.
Join in for a weekend of free online playshops, panels and parties hosted by Diana Sabreen and The Big Dream. Build community based around playfulness, creativity and adventure, get inspired, and start living your own big dream. Head to thebigdream.life to see a schedule of events and register.
DENVER BLUEGRASS ALLSTARS.
7 p.m. Friday, June 26, live at Mighty Fine Productions, nugs.net.
Members of the Infamous Stringdusters (Andy Hall and Chris Pandolf), Greensky Bluegrass (Paul Hoffman) and Leftover Salmon have joined together to form the Denver Bluegrass Allstars. The supergroup will perform live at Mighty Fine Productions in Denver with a free livestream at nugs.net. Donations are encouraged, with a percentage of proceeds going to the newly launched Arnold Shultz Fund, designed to support activities increasing participation of people of color in bluegrass music.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT PRESENTS ‘UNFOLLOW THE RULES: THE PARAMOUS SESSION.’
Noon, Saturday, June 27, facebook.com/ BoulderTheater.
Rufus Wainwright will present his new album, Unfollow The Rules: The Paramour Session, in a socially distanced acoustic concert from the iconic Paramour Mansion in Los Angeles. Tune in on Boulder Theater’s Facebook page at noon (Mountain Time) on Saturday, June 27 to watch the full show for free.
‘RESILIENCY MOMENTS: ART AND HEALTH CARE DURING A TIME OF CRISIS’ — A LIVE PANEL.
1 p.m. Thursday, July 2, letsreimagine.org.
Resiliency Moments, a project by Denver-based performance art group The Clinic, connects artists from around the world with health care workers for a one-on-one, 30-minute creative experience designed to make the health care worker feel seen, heard and cared for. This panel will feature artists and health care workers addressing how art might address implicit bias and racial disparities in health care, and opportunities to scale up. Breakout groups will follow the panel conversation. Registration is required.
THE LONGMONT LIBRARY’S TRASHION SHOW.
10 a.m. Monday, June 29-July 14, longmontcolorado.gov.
The Longmont Library’s Trashion Show is going virtual. Work on your own or as a team to create one or more fashion items from your household trash. Items can be clothing or accessories. Send the library a photo and or video of your creation to josie.brockmann@longmontcolorado.gov. Photos and/or videos are due on Monday, July 13. All ages are encouraged to participate. If you need trash, pick up a specially curated bag of (clean) trash at the Library’s Curbside Delivery station on the Library’s east side Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting June 29.
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ARTS FOR THE UNINITIATED.
7 p.m. Tuesday June 30 (and July 7) via Zoom, bouldercountyarts.org.
In this online workshop, artist Ian Garrest will help dispel myths, assuage fears, and contextualize how to start thinking about ecopositive change across all aspects of the arts by addressing the challenges you anticipate or barriers you’re running up against. The Zoom meeting link will be sent the day prior to the workshop to all registered participants. Please arrive at 6:45 p.m. to settle in and address any issues with Zoom.