Today
Jeff Nathanson Tonal Triage at Full Cycle Café: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Full Cycle Café & Bar, 2355 30th St., Boulder. Jeff Nathanson is one Colorado’s top virtuosic saxophonists of international renown. His Tonal Triage Quartet manifestation will be honing in on re-imagined jazz standards, bossa novas, beautified ballads, sultry blues and a multi-faceted, soulful serenade of the jazzy, funky, Latin variety. $20-$25, fullcyclebikes.us12.list-manage.com.
Celebrating Day of Planet Earth: noon Friday, Ana’s Art Gallery, 1100 Spruce St., Suite 101, Boulder. “Celebrating Planet Earth” art opening showcasing artists who use repurposed materials to create significant works. The April 6 opening includes masks made from gourds and shells, miniature scenes from sea-salvaged materials, paintings on wood recycled from torn-down buildings and ceramics, sculptures and tapestries made in part from recycled canvas. Free, 303-997-5346, anasartgallery.com.
Shine Sweet Moon at BOCO Cider: 6 p.m. Friday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Heralding from opposite corners of the southwest, award-winning San Diego artist Anna Zinova teams up with Denver songwriting powerhouse Jai Mukunda-Das (better known as Mookie) to form Shine Sweet Moon. The delightful duo has been likened to such artists as Syd Barret, The Mountain Goats and Rodrigo y Gabriela. In addition to their thoughtfully constructed originals, the duo presents a diverse array of familiar music, in both English and Spanish, in their own unique style. Free, 720-938-7285, bococider.com.
Girl Skate Night at Square State Boulder: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Square State Skate, Boulder, 5757 Arapahoe Ave., B1, Boulder. Skate With Us Boulder host a monthly skateboarding and quad skate night for girls, women and non-binary skaters. All wheels and abilities are welcome. $10, 720-441-4047, schedulicity.com.
Upcoming
Sanitas Brewing Company Earth Day cleanup: 10 a.m. Saturday, Tom Watson Park, 6180 N. 63rd St., Boulder. Join for an Earth Day clean-up event. After the clean-up, stick around for a well-deserved happy hour featuring specially priced beers and exciting raffles. Proceeds from the raffles will go towards supporting Boulder Open Space Conservancy, helping to preserve and protect the local environment for future generations. Free, sanitasbrewing.com.
Boulder Ballet School’s “The Wizard of Oz”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Boulder Ballet School presents the beloved story, “The Wizard of Oz.” Told through dance, this hour-long production is perfect for the whole family. There once was a young girl named Dorothy, who lived with her Auntie Em in the rural plains of Kansas. She lived a simple life and spent all of her time with her small dog, Toto. One day, Almira, a nosy neighbor, tries to capture Dorothy’s dog to send it away, claiming Toto is causing too much trouble. During this scuffle, a horrible twister touches down and causes a great disaster. Dorothy and Toto are swept away, and the twister drops them in the mysterious Land of Oz — a vibrant world overflowing with new friends, animals, witches and a peculiar wizard. $20-$35, thedairy.org.
Bluebird Music Festival: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. The Bluebird Music Festival returns to Boulder for its sixth year. There will be one Saturday event and two Sunday events featuring world class musicians Gregory Alan Isakov, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Langhorne Slim, Joy Oladokun and many more. $49, calendar.colorado.edu.
Dear Luna at BOCO Cider: 6 p.m. Saturday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Dear Luna is a Denver-based alternative rock-pop band. This four piece beautifully showcases each member’s incredible skills, remarkable creativity and undeniable talent in songwriting and instrumentation. They will keep the dance floor moving with amazing popular covers as well as their unforgettable and totally singable originals. Free, 720-938-7285, bococider.com.
Silversun Pickups at Boulder Theater: 8 p.m. Saturday, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Silversun Pickups’ sixth album “Physical Thrills” came together as a serendipitous accident during a dark time. The LA band began 2020 by touring in support of their record released the previous year, “Widow’s Weeds.” But the pandemic halted those plans, with the members, including guitarist and singer Brian Aubert, bassist Nikki Monninger, drummer Christopher Guanlao and keyboardist Joe Lester, finding themselves stuck at home. Once the band began working on “Physical Thrills” together, they made some of Silversun Pickups’ most stunning songs yet. $39.50-$45, z2ent.com.
