Open mic at Vision Quest Brewery and other Boulder events for today
Feb. 8—TODAY
Open mic at Vision Quest: Jam out with music-makers at this singer-songwriter open mic hosted by Jim Herlihy (of Boulder band Augustus). Sign up at 5:30 p.m.; live music from 6-8 p.m., with three-song sets; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Visionquest Brewery, 2510 47th St., Suite A2, Boulder; free; visionquestbrewing.com.
Shawn Cunnane at Velvet Elk Lounge: Shawn Cunanne, a Los Angeles fixture for over a decade and originally from Philadelphia, plays a role in the Americana and singer-songwriter scenes of Southern California and Boulder, as well as the Grateful Dead Community; 9 p.m. Wednesday, Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder; free; velvetelklounge.com.
'Radical Lafayette — Exploring the Violence Amid 1920s Coal-Mining Strike': This exhibit explores an era when the Industrial Workers of the World fanned the flames of discontent. Lafayette became the center of the IWW's radical workers' rights movement. The exhibit prominently features the roles played by women as labor leaders and the massacre wrought by members of the KKK; 10 a.m. Wednesday, Lafayette History Museum, 108 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; free; lafayettehistoricalsociety.org.
Littlest Learners: Littlest Learners classes are designed with children in mind to explore gross motor, fine motor and cognitive experiences; 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, WOW! Children's Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette; wowchildrensmuseum.org.
UPCOMING
Women Writing Colorado book signing: Rachel King, Claire Boyles, Wendy J. Fox and Jenny Shank will speak about and sign their short story collections set in Colorado at Boulder Book Store; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
The Last American Trio at St. Julien Hotel: Enjoy live music from guitarist Steve Glotzer, bassist Steve Ignelzi and drummer Dave Young; 6 p.m. Thursday, St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder; stjulien.com.
Glass Animals Liquid Sky music show: Glass Animals in The Dome is an immersive show with mesmerizing graphics. Enjoy a beautifully crafted mosaic of images projected live, and relax under one-of-a-kind liquid painted skies; 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder; $8-$12; calendar.colorado.edu.
Dr. Jim's One Man Band at BOCO Cider: Dr. Jim Seely has been playing with different bands across the Front Range for the past 30 years, including Dr. Doctor, The Blues Ambassadors, Papa Juke and 50 Shades of Blue; 5 p.m. Thursday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.
Art & Love Collide — Series 2 event: Eight local and national artists have created unique art from vintage and current Louis Vuitton pieces that will be auctioned off at the Art & Love Collide — Series 2 event. All net proceeds will go to There with Care, a Boulder based non-profit that supports families with children facing a critical illness. Sips and snacks will be served, and Dave Kim, acclaimed Los Angeles DJ, will entertain; 5 p.m. Thursday, Black Lab Sports, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder; free; therewithcare.org.
