Avery's 30th birthday party tapping loads of beer and other Boulder events for today

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Jul. 29—Avery Brewing's 30th Anniversary Party: Avery is celebrating its big birthday by tapping unlimited pours of more than 160 beers from over 60 breweries — including rare barrel-aged beers, like the new anniversary strong ale that pays homage to 30 years of brewing. On stage will be local groups Justin Garber and The Desert Furs, Drunken Hearts and The Avery All Stars, featuring guest artists. There will be food trucks around, too. Proceeds will benefit PLAY Boulder Foundation; 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Avery Brewing Company, 4910 Nautilus Court North, Boulder; $93; bit.ly/3Kl1UrX.

Block Party on The Hill: Celebrate the return of community with the Family Fun Block Party presented by The Hill Merchant Association. The party will have a balloon artist, face painters, SweetCow ice cream truck and a live magic show by Inspector Magic. Guests can bring blankets or camp chairs for the show; 2-6 p.m. Saturday, The Hill, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder; Free; thehillboulder.com/ffbp.

RockyGrass: The annual event celebrating all things strings and 'grass returns to Lyons for its 51st annual festival. Running through Sunday, some of the top area and national bands will hit the stage. Saturday's lineup: Pick & Howl; The Slocan Ramblers; Hawktail; Laurie Lewis; Mighty Poplar; Big Richard; Sam Bush Bluegrass Band; gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday; Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons; bluegrass.com.

Ka Hula Ana: It's Hawaiian Cultural weekend in Colorado. Come celebrate with hula, music, lectures and hō'ike; 9 a.m. Saturday, Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bit.ly/3rINZFL.

From Farm to Table — Vegetable Cooking Techniques at the Farmers Market: Chef Dallas from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts will take participants around the farmers market then will will host a veggie-forward cooking class at Escoffie; meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Boulder Farmers Market, 13th Street, Boulder; $75-$95; bit.ly/3OeFda0.

15th Annual Jul-IPA Rooftop Party: Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) and West End Tavern will host the annual Jul-IPA fundraiser that will benefit survivors of domestic violence. This event will feature tastings from eight local breweries and two distilleries, food from West End Tavern, live music and auction items from local businesses; noon Saturday, West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder; $45; thewestendtavern.com.

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RockyGrass: The annual event celebrating all things strings and 'grass returns to Lyons for its 51st annual festival. Sunday's lineup: The Solar Sisters, featuring The Cody Sisters; Stillhouse Junkies; Jeremy Garrett & River Wild; Fireside Collective; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Peter Rowan's Bluegrass Band; Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway; gates open at 10 a.m. Sunday; Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons; bluegrass.com.

Summer Community Day with Street Wise: Community Day will highlight Street Wise's 2023 Summer Mural Series with ⁠mural tours and an artist meet-and-greet at R Gallery (2027 Broadway) from 3-6 p.m. The artists include Moe Gram, whose "Creature Comforts" was created in June. Also at the meet-and-greet will be muralists Grow Love, Danielle DeRoberts, Latasha Dunston and Will Barker, who are currently painting murals around town. Tours take place before the meet-and-greet; 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. walking tours or 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. e-bike tours with JD's Joyrides, Sunday, Street Wise Arts, 13th and Pearl streets, Boulder; donations accepted; bit.ly/44InOOf.

'The Winter's Tale' at Colorado Shakespeare Festival: When King Leontes inexplicably accuses his pregnant wife of infidelity he makes a cruel, rash decision that he must spend two decades atoning for. Shakespeare's nuanced epic explores both the heartrending corrosion of jealousy and the joyous redemption of forgiveness that is hard-won; 2 p.m. Sunday, Roe Green Theatre, University Theatre Building, 261 University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder; cupresents.org.

'Incoming! Asteroids, Comets, and the Hard-Hitting Stories of Our Cosmic Origins' at Fiske: A film narrated by George Takei from "Star Trek" looks at the past, present and future of our solar system and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder; $8-$12; calendar.colorado.edu.