Faculty Jazz Tuesdays and other Boulder events for today

Sep. 5—Today

Faculty Tuesdays — Jazz Faculty: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grusin Music Hall (C112), Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder. Become immersed in an evening of jazz mastery as CU Boulder College of Music's esteemed jazz faculty takes the stage. Presented in person and streamed live on the website. Free, 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.

CrafterNoons in the CLUB Makerspace: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. An hour of crafting fun and conversation on the first Tuesday of each month. Free, 888-861-7323, mylibrary.evanced.info.

Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sanitas Brewing Co., 3550 Frontier Ave., Suite A , Boulder. Join the weekly bike ride, and enjoy some delicious Sanitas beer. The first round after the ride is BOGO. Free, 979-229-7279, facebook.com.

World Literature Series: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Join this series of lectures on authors from around the world, presented by faculty from CU Boulder and Boulder area literati. Leila Gomez, professor of Women and Gender Studies, will discuss the work of Gabriela Mistral. Free, boulderbookstore.net.

Songwriter Showcase with Carlos Barata and Ingrid Avison: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A , Boulder. Christopher Morse and Ian Steele will bring local songwriters to Roots Music Project to share their craft and stories. This week, Carlos Barata and Ingrid Avison will perform. Free-$15, eventbrite.com.

Upcoming

Vernon L. Smith talk: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, University of Colorado Boulder, Benson Center Suite, Kittredge Central, Second Floor, Boulder. Join 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recipient Vernon L. Smith as he discusses Adam Smith's "Theory of Society." Free, colorado.edu.

Beers and Cameras: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Backcountry Pizza, 2319 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Meet to show photos, talk about photography, network and drink beer. $10, 720-982-9237, meetup.com.

"Radical by Nature" book signing: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. James T. Costa will speak about and sign his new book, "Radical by Nature: The Revolutionary Life of Alfred Russel Wallace," at Boulder Book Store. $5, boulderbookstore.net.