TODAY
IN THE AIR
Boulder native Isaac Endo is at the helm of “Energeia: bright unbearable realities,” the new aerial dance and multi-media performance by Frequent Flyers, performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $26-$30; frequentflyers.org.
DANCE
Hip-hop, aerial and various forms of fusion dance highlight the CU Department of Theatre and Dance’s “FRESH: Spring 2024” dance concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the York Irey Theatre on the CU Campus in Boulder; free; cupresents.org.
MUSIC
Two unique chamber operas created by American female composers — Amy Beach’s “Cabildo” and Missy Mazzoli’s “Proving Up” — are performed by the CU College of Music at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder; $23-$35; cupresents.org.
WEEKEND
MUSIC
In the midst of his self-professed “two guitars and a car” tour, bluesman Tinsley Ellis pulls off the road for a stripped-down solo concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $25-$40; etown.org.
PARTY
Join others and dress up for the Downtown Longmont Masquerade Costume Crawl, and enjoy some food and booze and music by the Roots and Rhythm Band, from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Bricks on Main, 417 Main St., Longmont. Visit downtownlongmont.com for more info.
MUSIC
Singer Cody Qualls is joined by his band The Brand New Ancients for a show at 7 p.m. Sunday at Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Dr., Lafayette; $25; nissis.com.
FUTURE
FILM
Wes Anderson’s 2023 film “Asteroid City” takes place in a fictional American desert town in the 1950s when a stargazing event is disrupted by world-changing events, and it screens at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $5-$10; longmontcolorado.gov.
FREE
SONG
Area singers share the stage during the Hometown Musical Celebration “Expressions,” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the 6th Avenue Plaza, 540 Main St., Longmont; free; downtownlongmont.com.
KIDS
Usher in spring when the pint-sized fairies and elves follow the Tulip Fairy as they wake up the tulips during the Tulip Fairy and Elf Parade from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday on the 1300 block of the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder; free; boulderdowntown.com.