75 years of LASP lecture and other Boulder events for today

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Apr. 5—Today

Public lecture — LASP at 75: This lecture marks the beginning of the 75th anniversary of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. The one-hour lecture, presented by three speakers, will discuss the past, present and future of the laboratory; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, University of Colorado, LASP, 3665 Discovery Drive, Boulder; free; lasp.colorado.edu.

Printmaking as Activism: Attend this two-day event beginning with a lecture by Delita Martin, artist and printmaker based in Huffman, Texas. Martin's practice celebrates community and affirms social justice; 6 p.m. Wednesday, CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder; free; colorado.edu.

'The Many Stages of Love' book signing: Barb Colombo will speak about and sign her new book "The Many Stages of Love: A Collaboration between a Grandmother and Granddaughter" at Boulder Book Store; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

Hot Buttered Rum at eTown: Hot Buttered Rum is an American five-piece progressive bluegrass act based in the San Francisco Bay Area; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Etown, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $25-$40; etown.org.

Upcoming

Botanical watercolor painting class: In this class, participants will learn three foundational watercolor practices that have endless potential and will have the chance to make watercolor postcards; 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Terracotta, 2005 Pearl St., Boulder; free; boulderdowntown.com.

Dominick Antonelli at BOCO Cider: Antonelli plays modern fingerstyle acoustic guitar, a technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips or fingernails; 5 p.m. Thursday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.

Raptor ID workshop: Join Aron Smolley of Front Range Birding Company Boulder for this crash course in getting to know the common raptors of Boulder County; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Front Range Birding Company, 5360 Arapahoe Ave., Suite E, Boulder; free; facebook.com.

Italian Film Festival USA: Enjoy the local premieres of six acclaimed Italian films at the 2023 Italian Film Festival USA of Boulder. All films shown in original language with English subtitles on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder; 8 p.m. Thursday, Visual Arts Complex, 1085 18th St., Boulder; free; calendar.colorado.edu.