Today
Senior fish-off: 6:30 a.m. Friday, Wally Toevs Pond at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat, 3893 N. 75th St., Boulder. The trout have fattened up and are biting. Prizes will be awarded for heaviest rainbow trout, most experienced (oldest) angler, best fishing hat and first to catch the limit. Don’t miss the fish fry after prizes. Free, 303-678-6219, boco.org.
Lauren Frihauf at BOCO Cider: 6 p.m. Friday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Lauren Frihauf is a rising star talent has been recognized on NPR Music’s 2022 Tiny Desk ‘Top Shelf’ and Season 19 of NBC’s “The Voice,” where she made waves on Teams Gwen and Legend. Listeners frequently compare her with Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse and Madison Cunningham. Free, 720-938-7285, bococider.com.
Middle School Ensembles concert: 7 p.m. Friday, Nevin Platt Middle School, 6096 Baseline Road, Boulder. The 2024 Middle School Ensembles program presents its closing concert. MSE is an inclusive, collaborative experience for middle school music students, high school musicians considering a career in music teaching and music education majors at CU Boulder’s College of Music. This program provides a supplemental musical experience to school-based music programs for sixth to eighth grade students across all socioeconomic backgrounds in the Boulder Valley School District and other districts, fostering opportunities for future music educators. This concert will feature the MSE string orchestra, MSE silver band and MSE gold band. Free, 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
CuBrazilian Fusion at Full Cycle Café: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Full Cycle Bar and Café, 2355 30th St., Boulder. Colorado’s top musicians converge to combine high-energy salsa grooves with driving Brazilian bossas and sambas. That infectious blend will certainly get listeners on their feet. The Cuban/Brazilian all-stars feature Gui Kroneberger, Alejandro Castaño, Leo Corona, Bill Kopper, Raul Murciano and Gonzalo Teppa. $20-$25, 303-440-1002, fullcyclecafebar.com.
Upcoming
Yoga with goats at Growing Gardens: 10 a.m. Saturday, Growing Gardens, 1630 Hawthorn Ave., Boulder. Join a local yoga instructor as they guide participants through a one-hour vinyasa yoga class with goats positioned at the base of the foothills in the orchard on Growing Gardens’ urban farm. $35, growinggardens.org.
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. World Migratory Bird Day is a global celebration dedicated to appreciating and raising awareness about the incredible journeys undertaken by migratory birds. This annual event, observed worldwide, highlights the importance of conserving their habitats and promoting international cooperation to protect these avian wonders. Fly into Reynolds Library and visit with Environment for Americas that will bring fun games for children and families, enriching information and ways to get involved. calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
Deadphish Orchestra at The Velvet Elk Lounge: 8 p.m. Saturday, The Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. DeadPhish Orchestra is a well-established and well-loved quartet of Colorado musicians whose roots together go back more than two decades and who have shared stages literally thousands of times. What started out as a lark, and got tagged with a toung-in-cheek band name, turned out to have some serious staying power. $22, 303-993-8743, etix.com.
Caroline Rose at Fox Theatre: 8 p.m. Saturday, The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. A witty, clever and eclectic singer and songwriter, Caroline Rose is a musician not afraid to evolve in public, growing from a contemporary folkie to an Americana artist with roots rock leanings to a sharp-humored indie pop performer. As a songwriter, Rose is unafraid to look deep inside their psyche, and the melodies are engaging whether they were exploring the earnest moods of early work, shifting gears to a playfully fractured pop approach or embracing their own vision of contemporary pop. $25-$30, z2ent.com.
