Celebrating International Women's Day at The New Local and other Boulder events for today
Mar. 11—Today
International Women's Day celebration: The New Local, a creative women's collective and gallery, is hosting its inaugural International Women's Day Festival to celebrate pioneering women of Boulder. It will feature interactive history, demonstrations and education workshops hosted by 15 resident artists. From Boulder's famed naturalists, suffragists, women's rights activists and more, learn about local female trailblazers in this event that's open to all; noon-5 p.m. Saturday; The New Local, 741 Pearl St., Boulder; free; thenew-local.org.
Empowering the Future annual gala: YWCA Boulder County invites community members to celebrate what is possible when people embrace equity and work together to build a bold, bright future; 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder, 2601 Canyon Blvd., Boulder; $100-$125; ywcaboulder.org.
StoneHall at BOCO Cider: Based in Nederland, StoneHall creates and performs original award-winning songs from blending genres of folk, bluegrass and just about anything else. The trio consists of Eric Richard Stone, Tom Hall and Patricia Wolter; 6 p.m. Saturday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.
Liquid Sky Tame Impala music show: Accompanied by the music of Tame Impala, experience the beautiful, mind-warping and hypnotizing visuals of Fiske's liquid sky shows. Favorites from the playlist include "Breathe Deeper," "Patience" and "Let It Happen"; 10 p.m. Saturday, Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder; $8-$12; calendar.colorado.edu.
Family STEAMfest with CU Science Discovery: Get hands-on with all things science, technology, engineering, art and math at CU Science Discovery's Family STEAMfest; 10 a.m. Saturday, Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community Building (SEEC), 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder; free; colorado.edu.
Upcoming
American history film series: Dedicated to films that honor, celebrate and elevate Black culture and traditions, enjoy film, food and engage in conversations that educate, inspire and build solidarity with this film series; 6 p.m. Sunday, Trident Café, 940 Pearl St., Boulder; $5-$10; tridentcafe.com.
Paul Shupack at BOCO Cider: Paul Shupack performs a variety of styles including, jazz, blues, R&B and rock. He grew up in New York and studied guitar with some world class players, including jazz legend Joe Pass; 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; 720-938-7285, bococider.com.
Sunday afternoon tea dance: Enjoy couple dances such as waltz, foxtrot, swing, tango and one-step. Live music and light refreshments are included in the admission price; 2 p.m. Sunday, Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; $20; boulderdance.org.
Après street festival: Downtown Boulder's après street festival will reimagine the temporary use of streets for public spaces for a first-of-its-kind wintertime event. This event will include live musical ensembles, fire pits, outdoor picnic-style seating, games and hot cocoa; 11 a.m. Sunday, Pearl Street's West End, 1000 Pearl St., Boulder; free; boulderdowntown.com.
